Zhang Zhong rode his horse and galloped in the heavy rain, and when he came to the foot of the mountain, he found that the people hadn't eaten and were still working. It was dark and couldn't see the situation there.
"The adults are here, the adults are here." Amid the shouts of a sharp-eyed child, other people also noticed the magistrate who was wearing rain.
Zhang Zhong got off his horse, wiped the rain on his face with his hand, and looked at the people under the shed. At this time, it is not only the people who work, but there are also some children who are also with their families. They gathered together, looking at themselves with curious eyes.
"Where is the person in charge? What's the matter, when it's so dark, don't eat, but still work?" Zhang Zhong called out aloud when seeing the shadows of people over there through the flames under the shed.
Immediately a person in charge ran over and said respectfully: "My lord magistrate, everyone is not tired. I want to do more. Don’t worry, adults. I didn’t go up the mountain at night. In the afternoon, someone had an idea to let everyone stay in the sky. Before it gets dark, just dig, and only transport it at night. Transporting soil is easier than digging, and it can be transported even if you can’t see it."
"Who made the idea?" Zhang Zhong didn't expect the people in the county to be able to work in this way.
"It's brother hope, brother hope to come over, the adults want to see you." The person in charge yelled into the crowd, and a twelve or three-year-old girl was squeezed out over there, she didn't know what she was rubbing against her face. , One on the left and one on the right.
Under my feet is a pair of straw sandals. The front part is open, revealing a big finger. The pants are short and patched like clothes. There is also a naked two-year-old baby in her arms, a little baby. A small hand was holding the clothes around the girl's neck, and a small hand was waving curiously with a fist half-crunched.
"I hope my brother will come soon, my lord, this is the brother Pan who has come up with ideas. The family name is Zhu. That little boy is her younger brother. There is also an older sister above her, and two younger sisters below, one is nine, one is seven, and one It's called Brother Wang, and the other is Brother Brother."
The steward beckoned, asked the little girl to come over, and introduced to Zhang Zhong. The details were very detailed. Zhang Zhong understood when he heard that there were four sisters in the family and a younger brother. From the name, he could tell that he wanted someone in the family. Boy.
"Big, sir." The little girl hoped her brother took a few steps forward and yelled timidly at Zhang Zhong.
"Oh, well, brother Pan, how did you come up with that idea?" Zhang Zhong tried to soften his voice, beckoning to let the person next to him who had prepared him to change his clothes for a while, and took the dry clothes in his hands. He tore off the cyan silk lining and wrapped it around the naked little baby.
"My lord, how can I be willing to do this? Brother Pan, if you ask me something, don't hesitate to say it." The steward felt a little bit of the torn clothes. At the same time, he was grateful to the magistrate in his heart, and urged the brother Pan, who didn't dare to speak. One sentence.
Brother Pan touched the silk cloth with his hand, felt the smoothness on it, and finally said courageously: "My sister is married. I have to take care of my sister and brother and work when I am at home. I can't be too busy alone. When I came, I thought of doing things first.
When chopping wood, let the third sister take her younger brother when picking vegetables, and let the fourth sister wash clothes. In a yard, I can see them. When I go to cook, let the fourth sister take her younger brother to watch the pot and let the third sister burn the fire. , I dig out rice and cook, and I can still see them. "
Brother Pan couldn't say too clearly. He gave a simple example that seemed irrelevant to the idea of working there.
Many people may only be able to listen to the general idea and wonder what it means, but Zhang Zhong can understand what it contains. This is what the son and daughter-in-law talk about when arranging home affairs.
Thinking that his son and daughter-in-law would spend great efforts to train them when they met some smart children, Zhang Zhong decided to leave this brother hopeful.
"Okay, well said, reward." Zhang Zhong nodded in satisfaction and winked at the person next to him. The person immediately took out a dozen coins, grabbed them in his hand, and passed them to him.
"The adult rewards you, take it quickly, otherwise the adult should be unhappy." Seeing that the brother didn't dare to stretch out his hand, the steward urged.
Zhang Zhong looked at Brother Pan taking the money, and asked the steward, "What is going on with so many children and old people?"
"Adults are all family members of working people. You let people eat more food every day. Everyone found that as long as you add some wild vegetables to it, you can feed more people. Little children can pick wild vegetables, and the elderly can help them. You can make a basket or anything to fix the housework.
In the morning, people close to home called their family members, sir, these people don't need to be paid, the food we eat every day is still the grain and oil and salt, and the adults will not spend money. "
The person in charge was a little worried, and explained to Zhang Zhong, emphasizing that he didn't need to spend more, because he was afraid that the county magistrate would drive people away.
Hearing this, Zhang Zhong felt uncomfortable, it was not caused by him, but now it is under his control. He can't catch the man with the surname Wen from the capital and let him spit out a lot of money.
"Well, let's do this first. Someone will send some food and oil and salt tomorrow to survive this period of time."
Zhang Zhong can only make arrangements like this, and it's absolutely impossible to drive people.
"Master Xie, everyone has your heart now. Your Excellency, haven't you eaten yet? Let's eat together here." The person in charge said happily, and the people who were also worried around were relieved now.
"After eating, you have to eat, I'll come and have a look, eat early, rest, and continue to work tomorrow." Zhang Zhong felt uncomfortable when he thought that he would be given slices of fat when eating.
The person in charge waved his hand to disperse the people around him. "My lord, I'm not tired. I usually find something to do, I can only get a meal, and it takes a whole day to do it."
Zhang Zhong nodded and said nothing. Following the person who took another set of dry clothes, in a corner, he pulled up a curtain and changed the wet clothes.
This night was another night that made the people happy. The magistrate's mark was a good official, and it was deeply imprinted in their hearts.
Early the next morning, Zhang Zhong got up and had breakfast with the people. He prepared a little bit and looked up at the sky. The light rain was still falling on the ground. He knew that today was the time to face some things. With a group of guards, splashing away in the voice of the people.
Master Zhan and Cheng Xiaoxian also got up early, freshened up, and drove toward the Yamen in the car. The merchants also pulled the sellers from the field.
The door of the yamen opened halfway, supported it with a stick, and started to deal with the things that will be encountered today, maybe it was raining, or maybe the people really had nothing to trouble the yamen, and after waiting for more than an hour, one came. None of the people.
When the sound of horseshoes came, I was also telling those who had thoughts, the magistrate came.
Zhang Zhong came to the door of the Yamen, got off his horse and landed on the ground, straightened his soaked official clothes, and walked in.
There were also some people here who prepared dry clothes to change into. After a lot of busyness, Zhang Zhong finally came to the detention room in the anxious waiting of Zhan and Xiao Xiancheng.
"What did the two of you encounter today? I went to the mountain to take a look at the county last night, and the progress was pretty good."
Zhang Zhong calmly said to Master Zhan and Xiao Xiancheng.
Xiao Xiancheng looked at Zhang Zhong's appearance and secretly said, "You can just pretend to be here, what should you do later?"
He said in his mouth: "The county magistrate Zhang, the people in the county live and work in peace and contentment. There is nothing to do today. Oh, those merchants have come, and the land has already been bought. It's better to take care of their land first."
"Is it anxious, it's still raining outside, and you can't repair the house right away if you buy the land?" Zhang Zhong said deliberately.
Sure enough, his words made Master Zhan and Xiao Xiancheng look like they knew this.
How could Cheng Xiaoxian let go of the opportunity and continued: “It’s raining now, and you can’t build a house. You can still do other things, mainly to reassure the businessmen. Look at the magistrate of Zhang County. All the things you said are written, as long as they come and read the same, and the three of us are stamped again, the matter will be done."
He deliberately increased the printing when he was speaking, and looked at Zhang Zhong with a smile. Zhang Zhong hesitated for a while and said: "Why don't you take a good look, if something is inappropriate, wouldn't anyone suffer?"
"What is appropriate and inappropriate depends on what the businessmen say. What Zhang County Order wants to say to him will not be considered inappropriate, why hasn't he come yet?"
When Xiao Xiancheng was speaking, he looked at the doorway. Zhang Zhong himself, when he came in just now, that Shen Wenyan passed by. He should have been looking for a businessman. Seeing Xiao Xiancheng looking at the door, he followed.
It was said that Cao Cao was here, and the voice here was less than ten breaths away, and the footsteps could already be heard. After waiting a few more breaths, Shen Wenyan brought a group of businessmen over.
First, the land seller and the merchant traded. In this transaction, the county magistrate's seal was not necessary. The three people in the yamen were able to take care of the affairs. Anyone could do the job. Therefore, Zhang Zhong did not take out his seal. .
Xiao Xian Cheng did not persecute, and stamped it with his own seal. Waiting for the land seller to go out, he said to the merchants: "This is the document drawn up by the county. Wait and see, do you disagree? "
A piece of paper was delivered to the merchants, and the merchants just walked around. Yesterday they knew what was written on it. One copy per person. After a few glances, he shook his head to show that there was no disagreement.
"Press your fingerprints." Xiao Xiancheng first used his own printed sheets of paper to cover them. Zhan's master book also had a lesson. Then the businessman pressed his handprints, stained them with ink pads one by one, and pressed them on their respective papers. Red fingerprints were put on.
The fingerprints were pressed, and everyone's eyes were on Zhang Zhong. Xiao Xiancheng finished a piece of paper and handed it to Zhang Zhong respectfully, "My lord county magistrate, it's your turn."