The Female Officer Became a Farmer After Getting Reborn

After all the things were moved into the house, several bodyguards came out and hugged Li Qing and said, "Master Li, we brothers are leaving."

Li Qing smiled politely and said, "Captain Song, why are you in such a hurry? If you stay here for one night, you can leave in time tomorrow morning?"

"Yes! I haven't even eaten yet. After eating, I'll rest here for the night before walking." Liang Cheng laughed at the side.

Song Biaotou clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Let's just keep bothering you all night long."

Li Qing nodded and said to Alei: "Alei went to the street to invite two tables of banquets. After dinner, everyone has a good rest."

"Yes, sir." Alei bowed and left.

Lin Su stood next to Li Qing and said in a low voice: "Sir, according to what Wang Xiancheng said, Lord Liu lingered on the sickbed not long after he took office. We have never heard anyone from the Ministry of Civil Affairs mention this in Kyoto. Since he is lingering on the bedside, who is taking care of the affairs of the county government during his tenure? Why didn't he report his serious illness? "

Li Qing thought for a moment, "What I'm curious about is, is Mr. Liu so frail and sick to begin with? Or is it just Le County who can't afford to get sick? Also, after exchanging seals, the accounts and official affairs were checked before handing over."

Lin Su nodded and said: "How are we going to get out? There is no place to inquire about the news, so we can only take a step at a time."

Li Qing said: "Early tomorrow morning, I will ask Brother Ding and the others to go find out the news."

Liang Cheng and others helped arrange the large pieces of furniture, while Fan Mingfang and Mrs. Yun were busy cleaning the house and placing it neatly.

Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Yang cleaned the kitchen and saw a bundle of firewood in front of the stove, so they started to boil water for washing.

Arei filed in with a few waiters from the restaurant.

Li Qing pointed to the main hall and the flower hall and said: "Place a table of food in the main hall and a table in the flower hall. Let everyone eat first, wash up and rest."

The waiter put the food on the table and stepped back to pick up the unfinished food.

Wang Zhi called the four women who were helping the kitchen in the houya to the second door.

When several women saw the waiters filing out of the restaurant, the long-faced woman grabbed the round-faced woman in front of her and whispered with shining eyes: "This is the waiter from Xiangmanlou. Please book a table at Xiangmanlou." The cheapest food and wine cost two taels of silver."

The round-faced woman nodded, "It seems that the newly appointed county magistrate has a strong family background."

Several other people also nodded. When they walked to the door of the back office, their disciple A Kun stopped them and asked, "Who are you?"

The round-faced woman took a look inside and shouted loudly: "We are rough ladies hired by the yamen to help cook. Why don't you allow us to go in?"

A Kun glanced at her and shouted: "Speak nicely, why are you yelling so loudly? Just wait, I will report to the master."

After Fan Mingfang heard the report, he said to Li Qing: "Ah Qing, the woman hired by the yamen to work is all related to the arrester and the scribe. It is difficult to manage, and she spreads the affairs of the inner court to outsiders." . These people’s wages are paid by the county government. I want them to go back and their wages will still be paid. What do you think?”

Li Qing nodded, "It's up to you to decide the affairs of the back hall. You can do whatever you want."

Fan Mingfang nodded and said to Alei, "Go and tell them what I said."

After Alei agreed, he went to the second gate and saw several women standing at the door and looking into the inner courtyard. Alei told a few people what Fan Mingfang said.

I saw two women looking happy, and two of them had expressions that were changing. The round-faced woman looked at Alei and said, "Brother, if we don't work we just get paid, isn't that good?"

Alei glanced at her and said, "My master already told me, there's nothing wrong with it."

Several women left muttering. After a while, Wang Zhi told Wang Xiancheng about Li Qing driving away the women, "Cousin, what do you think we should do about this?"

Wang County Cheng touched his chin, thought for a while and said: "Let them go back first, and we will talk about it after a while."

As soon as Li Qing and the others had finished their meal, an old man who claimed to be the Master of the County Magistrate of Liu County came to pay homage to Li Qing.

Li Qing asked someone to bring him in. The old man bowed to Li Qing and saluted: "Master Li, this old man, Liu Chun, is Master Liu. My master is unwell and wants to return to his hometown for medical treatment as soon as possible. I would like to ask Master Li to take over as soon as possible."

Li Qing stepped forward to help him up and said, "Master Liu, no need to be polite, I will take over as soon as possible."

After hearing Li Qing's words, Master Liu saluted again and said, "Thank you, Mr. Li. My master will be waiting for you at the front office tomorrow morning."

Li Qing smiled and said: "Easy to say, easy to say."

Early the next morning, Li Qing saw Mr. Liu in the front hall of the county government office. He saw that he was emaciated and pale, and he looked like he had been ill for a long time.

After the two exchanged polite greetings, Wang Xian Cheng and Zhang Xian Wei brought the head catcher, scribes and servants to visit Li Qing.

Magistrate Liu pointed at the old man behind Wang County Cheng and said weakly to Li Qing: "Master Li, I am ill and jet lagged. Official affairs are taken care of by Wang County Cheng and my master. The accounts and They know the official business best, so they will take care of the transaction. After the transaction is completed, I can go back to my hometown for medical treatment."

Li Qing cupped his hands and smiled and said: "Easy to say, easy to say. I will make sure to take stock as soon as possible and hand over as soon as possible."

Magistrate Liu didn't expect that Li Qing had to take inventory even after changing the seal. He was stunned for a moment and could only nod, "Okay."

County Magistrate Wang lowered his head and his expression changed. He did not expect that Li Qing would ignore Magistrate Liu's health and want to check the accounts.

Li Qing took Lin Su and Alei to take stock of the accounts at the Yamen. Liang Cheng and Ding Yi went out and walked towards the street separately.

There are four main streets in Le County, which lead directly to the doorway under the four gate tower. There are also more than a dozen large and small streets and alleys in the city. These large and small streets and alleys crisscross each other, making it very convenient to travel between the city and the market.

Liang Cheng and Ding Yi walked around the streets and found Sihai Bank when they found East Street. There was also a Huiheng pawnshop next door to Sihai Bank. The two stood at the door and took a look, and found that there were quite a few people coming to the pawn shop to pawn things.

Liang Cheng said to Ding Yi: "Have you noticed that although the streets in Le County are clean and tidy, there are not many vendors in the market, and even the vegetable market has fewer vendors than in other places."

Ding Yi frowned, "It seems like I have to go find the locals to find out."

Liang Cheng looked at Ding Yi and smiled and said, "It's up to you to take action. It would be weird if I didn't scare people away if I asked him in this state."

Ding Yi glanced at him and nodded with a smile, "Okay, let's go our separate ways. You continue shopping while I go find someone to get the news."

Li Qing took Alei to take stock of the taxation and expenditure situation since Magistrate Liu took office, as well as the government's treasury balance. Lin Su was checking the amount of grain stored in the county government granary.

After County Magistrate Wang and Master Liu took the clerks to move the account books and various bills out of the warehouse, Master Liu went back to the inn behind the county government office.

Wang Xian Cheng stood aside and helped diligently. He saw Li Qing and Alei dialing the abacus with one hand and keeping accounts with the other. Their posture was faster than the accountants who had been doing it for many years.

When Wang Xiancheng saw the noon hour, he came out of the Yamen and hurriedly took the car towards North Street.