"oh?"

Putting down the hollow teacup in his hand, Fang Chang and Gu Shan spoke at the same time, expressing their surprise.

After Magistrate Qi finished speaking, he closed his mouth and seemed to be a little hesitant, as if he didn't know how to describe it next. The old servant next to him suddenly stiffened when he heard this, and poked it there with a teapot, not knowing what he was thinking.

Fang Chang went up to take the teapot, added tea to all three of them, and then picked it up and tasted it. The tea in the county government did not seem to be as good as the ones made on Xianqi Cliff, nor were they as good as those in the restaurant outside, but it was much better than those in Gushan's family.

For the people, this is also a variety that only a well-off family can afford to drink.

Seeing that the environment was a little silent, he asked, "The real magistrate? When did he die?"

The magistrate Qi Nan came to his senses: "I died of illness on the way to his post."

Then, it seemed that the language had finally been organized, and Qi Magistrate said:

"Originally, the magistrate was named Qi Nan. I was actually the follower next to him. I followed the head's surname and was named Qi Ping."

"He was very talented in the master's family. He won the imperial examinations one after another. He was a Jinshi as soon as he was middle-aged. After training in the Hanlin Academy, he was awarded the position of magistrate of Yongjia Prefecture, so he left Beijing and took office."

"Because of being obsessed with the work, the master's family has been alone for many years, without parents, wife and children. That time, he took office, and only brought us two. It was just a hard time, and the master's family felt sick and unfortunately died halfway."

Fang Chang nodded.

It should be possible to guess later that this is Qi Ping's name and comes here to take office.

The story is quite ordinary, but I am a practitioner and I don’t care about this kind of thing. Moreover, it seems that Qi Ping has done a good job after renamed Qi Nan as the magistrate, at least the people live and work in peace and contentment.

After all, he remembered someone saying that being an official is the easiest thing in the world.

It just depends on the specific situation.

In front of him, Magistrate Qi continued:

"When I saw the master's family die of illness, I had no choice but to have a chance. The new Jinshi family was poor and could not run for funerals. He could only sell his horse and run out of money. He bought an ordinary coffin for the master, found a good place without a master in the wild, and buried it in a hurry."

"Originally, considering that the future is confused, I was going to go up the mountain to be a bandit." The magistrate Qi Nan pointed to the old servant next to me, "But he advised me that I might take another road. After two days, I took the name of the head of the family and came to Yongjia County to take office."

"Fortunately, under the guidance of the master for many years, I recognized a few words. The master once asked to introduce a master to the same year. Soon after he took office, he came to his door with a letter of introduction."

"My master is skilled in his business and experienced, which makes me feel relieved. Since then, I have settled the position of magistrate until now."

The old servant next to him was a little depressed and interrupted:

"Originally, the master is very kind to me and has always taken good care of me. It is considered a kindness, and the old servant always remembers it. But the master suddenly let go of the world, which also made me feel at a loss. I have been thinking about it all those days."

"It was indeed my suggestion for Qiping to replace the master's family to take office. I thought about it for a long time, but still felt that I didn't want to see the master's family's hard work turned into flowing water. I knew this Qiping's character, so I asked him to replace him."

"Then, I am selfish. Since I have been with the Qi family for many years, I have no children, no relatives, and no savings. Once the master leaves, I will have no support. If I share my luggage equally with Qi and go my own way, I will only end up in a miserable future, so I have an idea."

Magistrate Qi and the old man Gu Shan just listened silently, with a calm expression but remained silent.

Fang Changze expressed his understanding of this, just like listening to a story, but this did solve his doubts.

Just now, he saw that County Magistrate Qi had no literary spirit, but had an official career, and was even quite successful. He asked directly in confusion, never thinking that he could hear such an interesting past.

The county magistrate Qi next to him finally found the person he talked to and started chatting:

"...I became the magistrate but knew that this was a chore, not as powerful as I thought I had seen back then. After I had made up my mind, I really had to do some things, such as taxation, urging farming and sericulture, and river engineering and water conservancy... I had to do it all the time."

"When I was a child, my family was poor, and I knew the sufferings of the people. I really couldn't take action against the people, and I didn't want to accept the filial piety."

"So the position of the magistrate is not as rich as I imagined. The only thing I do is to calculate the usual food and consumption in the yamen expenses according to the convention, and save all my salary."

"Because of my personality, I have been working hard these years and I am too tired... I even had a tired month, and I thought I was going to die... As a result, I encountered the magistrate recently and couldn't even sleep."

"Fortunately, the master is very capable, and the mansion has been repairing water conservancy, so it can be said to be a good weather in recent years. Seeing that the people are doing well, I can feel relieved..."

"well……"

Sighing deeply, with the look of fatigue on his face, Magistrate Qi raised the teacup in his hand and drank it all in one go. The posture was like it was not clear tea, but strong wine.

He wiped his mouth hard with his official robe sleeves, and lowered his head and said:

"I know that the two are powerful people, and even the City God admires them. Since I have seen through this matter, if I tied up and told me to sue, I will be relieved and finally free. I will not complain."

Fang Chang looked at Gu Shan next to him and smiled.

Gu Shan said, "We are outsiders and do not care much about these worldly rules. And whether we are in charge of things will only depend on fate. It is not a big problem for us. Although people in practice are good at meddling in other people's business, they are too lazy to care about this situation."

"After all, you have done a good job in this position. At least as the people under the rule of Yongjia Prefecture, you can see the people around you live and work in peace and contentment. The fundamental reason for being an official is to benefit the people and live up to the people. If you do this, it will naturally prove that this position is very suitable for you."

"I hope that this time we will not cause any trouble. I also hope that after we resolve this crisis, you can continue to keep your original intention in mind and continue to be a good official for the sake of the people."

Originally named Qiping, the magistrate of Qi Nan, is now called Chen Mo.

After a few more breaths, he nodded, took a few deep breaths, and said, "I feel a lot more relaxed when I talk about the past today. Thank you both."

After saying that, he stood up from his seat and bowed to the ground.

Fang Changhe Gushan received his gift before he moved.

Then they stood up and said to the magistrate: "Now there is nothing wrong with you today. magistrate Qi, please buy lanterns as soon as possible, so we will leave."

Magistrate Qi bowed together with the old servant beside him: "Let's go slowly, let's see you off."

After leaving the door, Fang Chang's feet rose and led the valley toward the sky.
Chapter completed!