The next morning, Li Wei was taking the mute girl back to the county town. The mute girl returned home by herself. Li Wei was going back to the yamen to cancel the leave and was preparing to continue to be his urban management team leader. As soon as he arrived at the yamen, a yamen runner from the station team came to tell him that the magistrate had something to do with him.

Li Weizheng changed his public uniform and walked quickly towards the Santang. It was lunch break. The county government was very quiet. Most people went to have dinner. As soon as he walked to the door of the Santang, he saw Master Ma coming out. When he saw Li Weizheng, he smiled and said, "Brother Li, I want to treat you!"

Although he didn't know what role Ma played in the case of his father being arrested, judging from the fact that County Magistrate Li found his father and said that he embezzled money in the matter of selling slaves, this Magistrate Ma couldn't escape. However, these people were all cunning and were very good at protecting themselves. Once they were bitches, they would immediately erect the archway, and there was no need to be too serious with them. Li Wei was quickly bowing and said with a smile: "Master Ma, how do you say this? Is there anything good about me?"

"If you don't say it for the time being, you'll know when you go in." Master Ma kept it a secret, smiled, and walked in a small step.

The yamen runner went in and reported to him, and soon came out and said, "Fifth brother, the master asked you to go in."

"Thank you." Li Weizheng bowed and walked into the hall quickly. The three halls were the places where the magistrate received superior officials, discussing political affairs and office work. Li Weizheng saw Zhang County for the first time. The room was filled with a strong smell of medicine. Zhang County, the parent of Linhuai County, was sitting behind the table and carefully preparing his medicine. A little maid stood behind him and gently massaged his back.

"Subordinate Li Weizheng met with the magistrate!" Li Weizheng bowed and bowed.

Magistrate Zhang glanced at him and was even more tantrums and refused to kneel down. The son could teach him. He waved his hand and ordered the maid to retreat. He put down the spoon in his hand and asked with a gentle smile: "Is Lingzun in good condition now?"

"Report to the Lord, my father's health has recovered."

"Oh! The county has handled this matter in a hasty way of dealing with Ling Zun. Please tell him not to take it seriously." Magistrate Zhang spoke very slowly and his voice was not loud. He needed to concentrate his energy to hear what he was saying. Li Weizheng quickly bowed and said, "Sir, he is willing to rehabilitate his father and gave him a plaque. My father is already grateful and dare not have any other thoughts."

"It's good if you don't have any ideas." Zhang Magistrate Zhang smiled slightly and turned to the topic today. "When I saw the New Year, Fengyang Prefecture ordered the Dianshi of each county to lead elite yamen runners to Fengyang to participate in Zhongdu's safety precautions. Qin Dianshi was temporarily seconded to Fengyang and could not return after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. So I think about this period of time, let you temporarily replace Qin Dianshi and maintain the public security of Linhuai for the county. What do you think?"

Li Wei was unable to understand the intention of County Magistrate Zhang. He pondered for a moment and asked, "If I temporarily take over the position of Qin Dianshi, who will take over my current affairs?"

This is the key to the problem. If they arrange someone to take over their own affairs, such as Zhang County Magistrate Zhang's nephew, it means that after Qin Dianshi comes back, Li Weizheng should get out, but if not, then he will say something else.

County Magistrate Zhang did not answer him immediately. He slowly walked forward and looked at Li Weizheng and smiled: "Yesterday, County Magistrate Li proposed that you have no merits and no longer serve as an official in the county. He also suggested that his nephew would take over your position after the New Year. This county disagrees. This county thinks you are doing a good job. At the end of the year, someone will come to check public security in Linhuai County, and a lot of problems are found every year, but today there is no problem. The county is praised by the prefect for this. Thanks to you, so this county decided that you are just taking over the position of Qin Dianshi. Now you are fully responsible for what you have in your hands."

Speaking of this, County Magistrate Zhang patted his shoulder heavily and whispered: "I know you are actually not related to County Magistrate Li. You can do it well in the future. If you have any difficulties, come to me directly."

Li Weizheng suddenly understood that County Magistrate Li and Chief Yang became enemies for their position, but the one who laughed the last was County Magistrate Zhang.

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In this way, Li Weizheng became the highest criminal and public security officer in Linhuai County. He rode his horse on the street. Almost every person who knew him would respectfully call him, "Fifth Brother!". Although he didn't like this title, he had no choice but to know that there were very few people who knew the origin of his "Fifth Brother".

Time slowly came to the New Year of the 23rd year of Hongwu. After more than 20 years of hard work by Zhu Yuanzhang, the economy and people's livelihood of the Ming Dynasty began to recover from the withering of the late Yuan Dynasty. The people had spare money in their pockets and leftover rice in the jar. Therefore, the New Year in the early Ming Dynasty became more and more lively every year, especially Linhuai County, which was even more lively during the Spring Festival. Every household got rid of the dust, wrote Spring Festival couplets, changed door gods, slapped peach talismans, pasted spring signs, worshiped ancestors, big and round waisted men gathered together to make rice cakes, slaughter pigs and sheep, chopped pine branches and smoked bacon, and women brewed rice wine early, prepared New Year's goods, and were busy pulling flower cloth to make new clothes. The children were happiest. As the New Year approached, they also had a few more pocket money in their pockets, and various rare snacks and fun novel things were also launched one after another.

But there are also people who are busier in the New Year. Li Weizheng is one of them. He holds two positions and is under great pressure. Although he has a great ambitions, he will do his duty in his position. He works diligently every day, leading a team of yamen runners to work in various places in the county and the countryside to resolve neighborhood disputes and arrest thieves. He cannot even go back to his hometown to reunite with his family on New Year's Eve. On New Year's Eve, a shop set off firecrackers and fired fires. He took advantage of the wind and burned more than a dozen stores in a row. He led the yamen runners and the people to fight for three hours before putting out the fire. When he returned home, it was January 1, 23, Hongwu.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Li Weizheng, who had been busy for half a month, finally took the mute girl to Linhuai County's largest restaurant: Xihuai Restaurant for dinner to make up for the New Year's Eve dinner that had not been eaten.

It snowed heavily yesterday overnight. The streets and alleys of Linhuai County were covered with silver, and the roofs and trees were covered with thick snow. The snow on the street melted into black due to people walking, making the road very muddy. Pedestrians were careful when walking, for fear that they would fall into the mud and ruin the fortune for a year. The sky was still floating with stars of snowflakes, which could melt when they entered the ground.

The sad, thin orphan girl in Hongwu was no longer visible. She had a pretty face, fair skin, and was dressed very well. Today she changed into a new light beige jacket and skirt, which looked petite and slim. She was combed with a double-ring bun, and only a small flower of the same color as the jacket and skirt. The hem of the jacket and skirt seemed to flutter with the wind. Occasionally, a crisp ring-shaped ring-shaped fight followed Li Wei on the street, attracting countless stunning gazes. Many people knew Li Weizheng and went up to greet each other, but in their words, they always pulled the mute girl intentionally or unintentionally to ask about this beautiful girl they had never seen before.

"Mummy girl, it seems I have to hire you a sedan chair." Although Li Wei said that, he was also full of pride with this sister with a very high rate of turning back.

The mute girl gave him a faint look, meaning, "Aren't you just asking me to dress up?" It would be great to wear the usual green small flowery jacket. If you don't draw your eyebrows or lip, you will be relaxed and comfortable, you will be blamed.

Li Wei was just understanding her eyes and couldn't help laughing, making the mute girl blush even more.

Xihuai Restaurant is about two miles away from their residence and arrived soon. Although it was during the New Year, the restaurant business seemed good today, and most of them invited relatives and friends to dinner and party.

"Oh! It's the fifth brother here." The knowledgeable waiter recognized Li Weizheng at a glance. Although Li Weizheng had no official position and was just a low-level official, he had real power. He only said that he was suspected of colluding with bandits, and ordinary shops would have to be closed for half a month. Although Xihuai Restaurant has a little Fengyang background, the county magistrate is not as good as the current officials. A local snake like Li Weizheng is still not good at making trouble. The waiter greeted him with a smile on his face, "Does the fifth brother come to the small shop for dinner?"

"Yes! There is a room for elegance."

The waiter looked puzzled, "To be honest, the elegant room in the shop was full before the New Year. Now there are people. Why don't the fifth brother wait a moment, and I'll see which room is almost finished and I'll leave it for you."

"It's okay if you don't." Li Wei was smiling and waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, just sit in the lobby!"

"I'm really sorry for Brother Fifth. I will make up for it next time. Please follow me."

The waiter enthusiastically led the two to the second floor, found them a good seat by the window, and then laughed and said, "I don't know what Brother Wu wants to eat."

"Select eight dishes for me. You can decide on the combination of meat and vegetables, but you must have your signature dishes."

"Don't worry! It will definitely satisfy Brother Wu."

The waiter ran into the kitchen to go side dishes, but the mute girl took out a white paper and a pencil from the silk bag she carried with her. Of course, the pencil was Li Weizheng's invention. He made pencils in an interest group in his previous life. He also had a little impression that it was actually very simple. Without graphite, he milled the Hui ink into powder and mixed it with clay, and then asked a carpenter to make a hollow pen and pour the clay toner into dry. This small invention was tailor-made for the mute girl. You can't bring pen, ink, paper and ink at any time when you go out! However, although the invention was ahead of time, there would be no market in ancient China where calligraphy was popular, and Li Weizheng never thought of promoting it.

The mute girl quickly wrote a sentence on the paper, "Why do we have to order eight dishes? We can't eat it!"

"If you can't eat, pack it and take it back. I like Eight, so I'll be lucky in the New Year."

The mute girl thought for a while and then wrote with a smile: "Then why don't you order nine dishes, which symbolizes eternity."

"Waiter, add another dish!"

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The dishes were brought up quickly and the table was filled. Li Wei was pouring himself a glass of wine and filling the mute girl with a glass of wine. He picked up the glass and apologized: "This New Year's elder brother has too many chores and can't accompany you well. Even if the elder brother apologizes to you."

The mute girl looked at him deeply and drank the wine in one gulp. Slowly, a bright redness rose on her face like white jade. She poured herself a glass of wine, picked up the wine glass, pointed to Li Weizheng, and pointed to her heart. The bright eyes were filled with autumn water.

Although she didn't understand what she said, Li Weizheng's eyes were on the delicate and plump hills on her chest, and his heart jumped with a "pounding!". The mute girl suddenly understood something from his eyes, "Ah!" and let out a low voice, lowered her head with a red face, but her body turned sideways.

Li Weizheng seemed to be a thief, and pointed to the wine glass with guilt and laughed dryly: "This wine glass is quite cute, round and full. Let's buy two of them to take them back." After saying that, he felt something was wrong again and drank the wine in a panic. Unexpectedly, he drank too quickly and was choked all of a sudden, bent down and coughed violently.

The mute girl hurriedly came up to massage his back. Li Wei was waving her hand and signaling that she would not be in trouble. He took a sip of hot tea, then slowly recovered, and breathed a long breath and said, "Let's stop drinking, eat food!"

Both of them lowered their heads to eat, but they couldn't find anything to say for a moment. The scene was very awkward. Li Wei was putting down his chopsticks, picking up his glass, and looking at the situation in the lobby while drinking. The second floor was a little less than the first floor, but there were more than a dozen tables sitting, and the crowds were crowded and very lively. The two tables in front and behind were booked and temporarily empty, while three people sat on the left table. Because of the snow, they all wore straw hats, covering most of their faces. However, now they were in a restaurant, eating with straw hats seemed a bit out of place. Li Wei was really puzzled. At this time, the mute girl gently touched his arm and pointed to the stairs. Only then did Li Wei find that the two people were sitting at the stairs, which turned out to be Wang Sanbao and Zhang Erhu.

Li Wei was stunned. They were here too. He was about to wave and shout, but he saw Wang Sanbao wink at him with a very strange expression.

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Chapter completed!