"Mr. Shen, this is..."
Seeing Shen Tang's happy face, several officials bowed to him, but they still had many doubts in their hearts.
Shen Tang asked a few people: "What's wrong with me?"
One of them hesitated, "Mr. Shen looks very happy this morning. What good news has happened to him?"
They wanted to know if Shen Tang had received any "benefits" from visiting Zhang with his name card last night. What was the matter with the dried blood at the entrance of the government office and the messy furnishings inside? It looked like a fight.
Shen Tang smiled and said, "Hey, you really guessed it right. It's almost the end of the year, so I bought a lot of 'New Year's goods'."
The officials felt a little sad when they heard this.
Speaking of "New Year's goods", they haven't had a proper New Year for their family for a long time, and have caused their parents, wives and children to worry.
After all, it is not easy to be an official in He Yin.
Fortunately, Shen Tang paid March's monthly salary out of his own pocket, otherwise this year's New Year atmosphere would be even bleaker than before.
Thinking of this, the officials' resentment towards Shen Tang for trying to curry favor with Zhang in the middle of the night was reduced a little, and they congratulated him.
Shen Tang: "As everyone's life is not easy, after the 'New Year's goods' are settled, everyone will settle the remaining monthly salary as well."
Hehehe, she is also a rich person now.
The monthly salary of several minor officials is not much, but paying them can win people's hearts and make them more passionate and motivated to work in the future.
If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it well!
The officials of He Yin: “…”
They looked at each other.
I didn't know how to react.
Didn't this happiness come too quickly
Moreover, the day before yesterday, Shen Jun said that he was short of money and could only advance them three months' salary. How come he had to pay all of it the next day? Did they misjudge Shen Jun's financial resources
Is he actually from a wealthy family with a powerful background
At this time, one of the most senior officials caught a glimpse of the jade ornaments worn by Shen Tang. He initially felt familiar with them, and the more he looked at them, the more he felt he had seen them before. Then, in a flash of inspiration, he suddenly remembered something and his eyelids twitched wildly.
He had seen these jade ornaments before.
There is the collection of the head of the Zhang family, who was seen showing off to others from afar; there is also the collection of the second branch of the Zhou family which was "seized by trickery and plundered" from a wealthy businessman, and it is said that the jade is of top quality and rare in the world; there is also the collection handed down from ancestors of the Miao family, which can only be inherited by the male descendants of the direct family business.
Old official: “…”
How could these things appear on the same person? He secretly squinted his eyes, fearing that his old eyesight was blurry and he had seen it wrong.
But no matter how he looked at it, the scene did not change. The old official said hesitantly: "Looking at the ingenious accessories on Mr. Shen's waist, they must have been made by skilled craftsmen. Each piece is a rare masterpiece..."
"You mean these? They are all the 'New Year's goods' I bought this time. I don't know if they were made by skilled craftsmen, but they look pretty anyway." Shen Tang played with the tassels with his fingers, letting the exquisite items mentioned by the old official collide with each other and make a crisp and pleasant sound. He didn't feel sorry at all. "They look pretty, so I'll take them with me."
The old official wanted to speak but stopped, and wanted to speak again.
He wanted to know if these items belonged to those families.
But he was used to being cautious, and would not ask casually no matter how curious he was. This was also the reason why he had not died after serving as an official in Heyin for so many years. He watched more, thought more, did more, listened less, talked less, and asked less.
Otherwise you won’t even know how you got killed.
They soon found out what the so-called "New Year's goods" were.
Shen Tang asked them to help sort out the piled up files, and asked one of the officials to take people to inform every household that there would be important announcements at noon. The people of Fugu City who wanted to watch the excitement could do so, but it was okay if they didn't come.
At most there will be some regrets.
Several officials: “…”
They wanted to complain that Shen Tang's behavior was a joke.
But this was the order from the county magistrate and it had to be carried out.
"Hehe, their expressions look interesting..."
Shen Tang ordered people to clean up everywhere, stretched himself and prepared to take a nap, sleeping until noon before getting up to work again. He teased the officials who were still kept in the dark, and his mood became more and more charming.
Sure enough, becoming rich overnight makes people happy.
Qi Shan asked, "My Lord, aren't you afraid that they will give up?"
Shen Tang said as a matter of course: "How is that possible? The remaining months' salary will soon be paid, and they won't oppose us even if they have any objections at this time. We are all hardworking office workers who are trying to make a living, and I understand that very well."
You're not listening now and don't want to get your salary
Qishan: “…”
Although I don't quite understand some of what Shen Xiaolang said, I can understand about 70% of it by considering the context...
Social animal, what a nice word.
but-
Qishan said: "It is inappropriate to compare people with animals."
He knew that Mr. Shen had no ill intentions and was mostly joking, but if he met someone who took things too seriously, he would definitely scold him to death.
Shen Tang: “…”
The government office was even messier than yesterday, but she didn't care. She just pulled out a thin blanket to cover herself and found a place to sleep. She had no idea that several officials were being bombarded by such a "huge thunder" that they were almost scared to death.
"No, no—"
There was a familiar face, panting and holding up the hem of his clothes, while his legs ran so fast that they almost left an afterimage. The old official scolded: "You are so flustered, what a mess!"
"No, no, something serious has happened."
Upon hearing this, several people came over worriedly and started talking at once.
"Something happened? What happened?"
"Who else is going to call?"
"Or has someone caused trouble again?"
"No, none of them! Yes, those families were wiped out. Just last night, everyone from top to bottom was captured and detained. The dungeon in the government office was filled with people... It's true, I saw it with my own eyes!" His words were too fantastic and bizarre, and no one believed him. He was so anxious that he stamped his feet and wanted to point to the sky and swear that what he said was true.
"They really fell!"
Old official: "How can they fall? Who can bring them down?"
The man was holding a pile of bamboo slips that was taller than him.
After taking a breath, he said, "Yes, it's our Mr. Shen!"
One stone can cause a thousand ripples!
The officials looked at each other in bewilderment.
Their Lord Shen had brought down the local tyrant who was entrenched in Heyin? When did it happen? Why didn't they hear any movement? One of them shook his head in disbelief and pinched himself, only to be sure that he was not dreaming after feeling the pain.
"Really last night?"
The man stamped his feet and emphasized his tone.
"Yes, I led a group of people to attack seven clans in one night!"
Officials: “…”
They still couldn't believe it.
It was not until that person said that organizing these files was to prepare for trying each case one by one, and to kill people before the New Year and use the heads as sacrifices to the ancestors, that everyone woke up from their dreams and started to organize them tacitly. It was better than having a shot of chicken blood!
At noon, the Yang energy is strong.
The crude platform built overnight was already crowded with people who had received the news. They were whispering to each other, looking up at the sky and counting the time.
Until one after another, the crowd heard "people are coming", and the crowd automatically parted like a tide and looked over.
Shen Tang finally got enough sleep.
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