Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The people who had gone with Fang Zheng Yi to the Taoyuan County had already returned, and the news naturally spread throughout the county.

The news of Fang Zheng Yi's disappearance could not be concealed, and the people below were naturally panicked by the rumors.

Compared to the past, there was less vitality, and many people even began to pray to gods and Buddhas at home.

Praying that Lord Fang could return safely.

However, as soon as the news of Lord Fang's return came out, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

The entire county was decorated with lanterns and colored banners, as if celebrating the New Year.

When Fang Zheng Yi and his party appeared in the Taoyuan County territory, many of the county's residents had already gathered in groups at the city gate to wait.

Seeing the crowd of people in the distance, Fang Zheng Yi put on a professional smile and stood on the carriage.

A sharp-eyed citizen recognized Fang Zheng Yi at a glance, holding up flowers and screaming: "Lord is back!"

"It really is Lord! Everyone, let's go welcome him!!"

With someone taking the lead, the people surged forward to greet him.

Fang Zheng Yi kept waving in greeting, while the several women who had come with him in the carriage sat inside, watching the lively scene through the car window with smiling faces.

Xiao Tao, on the other hand, was already used to it. Someone outside the car handed her food, and she reached out and casually grabbed some melon and fruit to nibble on, while responding with a smile.

Luo Ningxin, on the other hand, was seeing such a scene for the first time, and murmured in disbelief: "Xiao Tao, I have never seen an official as beloved as Master."

Xiao Tao smiled and said: "Taoyuan County has gone from being poor and desolate to what it is today. I have seen such scenes no less than five or six times. After a long time, the people in the county panic when they don't see him."

"Haven't you seen it? Every day, people come to the county government to ask where Master has gone."

Luo Ningxin smiled knowingly, and suddenly saw Sister Chun facing her.

At this time, Sister Chun was watching the excitement through the car window with great interest, her left hand still holding a small dumbbell, constantly exercising up and down, and her right hand gently resting on her belly.

Luo Ningxin also stroked her own abdomen, and glanced at her enviously...

Outside the carriage, seeing that the crowd showed no sign of dispersing, Fang Zheng Yi put on a stern face and struck a serious pose, saying: "Alright! Alright! Everyone go back, do what you're supposed to do. If the county's tax revenue doesn't meet the standard this year, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Seeing that Lord was angry again, many people dispersed back to the city with smiles on their faces.

In the end, only the people from the yamen were left.

Ao Chen led the constables to Fang Zheng Yi in front of the city gate. Ao Chen was always serious, but at this moment, he couldn't help but be a little moved.

Fang Zheng Yi was the backbone of Taoyuan County, the stabilizing force.

Before, when this stabilizing force was lost, he was also very panicked, but he still had to rely on him to preside over the affairs of the county, so he could only maintain his usual seriousness.

Now that he saw him, he felt a little relieved.

"Lord, if you hadn't come back, I was really afraid that I wouldn't be able to hold on," Ao Chen said with a slight bow.

Fang Zheng Yi smiled and said: "I'm usually in the capital anyway, how could you not be able to hold on after I've only been gone for a short time?"

Ao Chen sighed: "Lord, let's go into the city first. Many major events have happened in the county recently, and I have to report them to you one by one."

"Well, let's talk at the county yamen."

The main force began to enter the city. Fang Zheng Yi got off his horse and walked, feeling a sense of unreality as he walked on the bustling street.

In the end, it was still comfortable to stay at home. The place he had built with his own hands was just different. Returning to the county always allowed him to drop all defenses.

With Fang Zheng Yi in the lead, the group walked slowly on the street.

People on the left and right kept saluting and greeting him, and Fang Zheng Yi smiled and nodded in response, while observing the new changes in the county.

Ao Chen took out a small notebook from his arms, preparing to report on his work.

Just as he was about to speak, Fang Zheng Yi's eyes narrowed, and his face quickly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Pointing to the entrance of a restaurant, he said with a hint of anger: "What's going on? How come there are beggars in the county now?"

Where his finger pointed, two beggars were surrounding the swill bucket, chatting and laughing.

Ao Chen looked closely, and explained with an embarrassed expression: "Lord, they...they were originally the city gate guards of our city gate guard team, but later they went bankrupt in business and went to the streets to beg for food."

"Bankrupt in business? Didn't anyone in our county lead them?" Fang Zheng Yi asked.

Ao Chen explained with a stiff face: "No one led them. These two people didn't know what kind of madness they had, and suddenly wanted to do business."

"Their idea was right, it's fine to do business, but they had to sell horses. Is that something ordinary people can sell? The older one mortgaged his family's house to the county and borrowed a sum of money."

"Then he found Old Chen to make two sets of fake certificates and went to Hengjiang Prefecture to buy horses. The horses were bought back privately, but the cost of fodder, customs fees, and favors along the way emptied their capital, and it wasn't enough for them to transport them to the capital."

"Later, the older one went back to his wife's family to borrow money, and only then did he barely transport the horses to the capital. When they arrived in the capital, because they didn't have official documents for buying and selling horses, more than two hundred horses were confiscated by the Bing Ma Si as soon as they entered the city, and the two of them went crazy when they returned to the county."

A look of pity appeared on Fang Zheng Yi's face. Pitiful entrepreneurial dogs, entrepreneurship ruins a lifetime!

"I can say a few words at the Bing Ma Si, and they dare to confiscate things from our county. Didn't they mention me?"

Ao Chen looked embarrassed: "They mentioned you, Lord, but more than two hundred horses, that's not a business that ordinary people can do. They have no experience and they do it openly! It would be fine to kill them, it's giving you face to let them come back..."

"....." Fang Zheng Yi was speechless, turned his head and asked: "This...when they went crazy, didn't the county have disaster relief psychological counseling? Didn't you send them over to get a good look at their illness?"

A trace of sadness flashed in Ao Chen's eyes: "Don't mention it, Lord, they were sent over. After they were cured, the two of them went out to do business again. The younger one mortgaged his father's house as capital, but this time he learned to be good and knew to find a master. The two of them went out with Old Sun, who collects monkeys in the county, to peddle monkeys."

"Before two days were up, Old Sun said he was marrying a new wife and wouldn't do it anymore, so he transferred all the monkeys to them."

"Hiss, I remember that monkeys have always been in short supply in our county, right? Then they should have made money?" Fang Zheng Yi asked.

"It used to be, but after the penicillin research was successful, Xiao Tao stopped the research institute's funding, and no one wanted monkeys anymore. This group of monkeys all crashed into their hands and they lost even their underwear. The two of them went completely crazy, and we gave up after treating them for a while without getting better."

"Later, thinking that they were so miserable, we thought it was fine for them to beg for food, so we didn't care much."

Fang Zheng Yi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. They really were two talents, why not live a peaceful life?

At the same time, the two beggars still had happy expressions on their faces next to the swill bucket.

The younger one kept rummaging through the soup and water, and suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Liu, there's steak!"

Brother Liu quickly scooped out the poor piece of meat, tore off half of it and put it in his mouth to chew carefully, and also exclaimed in surprise: "It really is steak, Xiao Qiang, you try it!"