Chapter 182 Check-in at the Inn

"... Feng Guard said this is a bad word. There is only so much money... If you spend more here, you will get short of money. The officials think that nothing is more important than the people. More than 10,000 taels of silver are used to repair and maintain a station that has never received officials. It is better to give the people some benefits. If Feng Guard does not believe it, you can go to Wenxi City to ask and see with your own eyes how the people live?

It is the fault of Xiaguan to embezzle silver. However, the Pingwang Mansion only allocates tens of thousands of taels of silver to Wenxi every year. For more than 100,000 people in Wenxi, tens of thousands of taels of silver are to build bridges and roads. When encountering disasters, they also need to provide relief to the victims. Xiaguan thought that since the establishment of this station, it has never been used once.

Raising those dozens of servant maids is a waste. It would be better to save the money to help the people. If Mr. Yin thinks that the subordinates have done something wrong, he can give the fifth prince a note and punish him."

"You!" Feng Yi's honest face was really not suitable for quarrels with others, let alone Chen Liu, who is accustomed to pretending. If he had not seen through his nature, even Xiao Ying would have been fooled by the Chen County Magistrate.

I really thought he had spent all his money on the people.

But the station was so dilapidated... Chen Liu was really brave.

The carriages stopped one after another, and everyone on the carriage got off one after another.

Jia Jun was so suffocated that he finally could stretch his waist. He stretched out his arms and kicked his legs while cursing his lips and complaining.

"...In fact, the inns are all furnished in the towns under the jurisdiction of Taiping County. No officials have ever been to each other. Even if there are officials who make friends in private... they all live in the county government office, which is convenient for talking. Who would want to stay in the inn far away? So most of the inns are quite desolate.

However, it is rare to be so desolate. At least two old servants in Fuyang have sweeping the yard to guard the gate. Even the weeds are almost at waist level. This is not a station? It is clearly a black shop that no one wants."

"Maybe the money is really used on the people. No one comes to the post station anyway, so it's really a waste of money to maintain every year." Jia Jun's voice fell, and the little scholar spoke tremblingly.

The two of them rode together, which was considered to have formed some revolutionary friendship.

The little scholar finally dared to speak loudly in front of Jia Jun.

However, as soon as the little scholar finished speaking, he was beaten by Jia Jun. "You stupid boy. Who would be so stupid that he would use all the embezzled money on the people? Our County Magistrate Miao, who loves the people as much as his son, would hide his private interests. For fear of any emergencies, he had to leave some money for emergency response, let alone this skillful and polite County Magistrate Chen."

"...Brother Jia, I just talked casually and couldn't be treated as real. Don't hit me." The little scholar hurriedly begged for mercy.

The magistrate Chen had a dark face on the side, and pretended that he had not heard these mobs. He endured it and then turned to Yin Jiuming.

"It's true that the officials are inappropriate in their work. Young Master Yin is so tired that he has no place to settle down. Why not follow the officials to enter the city? The guest rooms in the yamen have been cleaned up long ago."

"Yes. Let's go to the city. What do Miss Xiao think?" Xie Nian came out to be a peacemaker. Although he didn't know why County Magistrate Chen had let the post station be abandoned so far, he was considered a person from County Magistrate Chen and always had to stand on County Magistrate Chen's side.

Xiao Ying didn't speak, but just stood by silently.

It seems that as long as County Magistrate Chen is there, Xiao Ying has a pretty face cold.

Xie Nian seemed to realize that he did not mean to wait for Xiao Ying to reply. "What's more, Young Master Yin has brought so many entourages and they have to be placed in the inn. I'm afraid the place is not enough." Even if he packed up the inn and lived in twenty or thirty, these nearly a hundred guards...

"It's okay. Feng Yi, let me work hard for you brothers." Yin Jiuming shook his head slowly.

His face was still pale, so he stood by the door with his hands behind his back. At that first moment, Xiao Ying even wanted to go up and help him regardless of everything. But she knew that Yin Jiuming's behavior must have a deeper meaning. In the eyes of County Magistrate Chen, she was valued because she was a woman, perhaps the woman in Yin Jiuming's house. But this was not what Yin Jiuming wanted...

He hoped that County Magistrate Chen realized that there was no relationship between her and Yin Jiuming. The reason why she was valued by Yin Jiuming was because of her ability to perform autopsy.

That's why Yin Jiuming asked her to come forward to entertain the magistrate of Chen County.

Because County Magistrate Chen came under the guise of asking for help from Xiao Ying, Yin Jiuming followed the situation and simply asked Xiao Ying to meet County Magistrate Chen.

County Magistrate Chen’s preconceptions will gradually change.

Finally I realized that Xiao Ying, a girl, did not win by her appearance, but by her talent.

No one would be happy when they first met, so it was normal for Xiao Ying to dislike County Magistrate Chen. If her temperament suddenly changed drastically, County Magistrate Chen would be confused.

"This? Isn't it right." Chen Liu seemed a little surprised. No one who saw this dilapidated scenery would have the urge to move in. This is also the reason why he allowed the inn to abandon it.

Instead of spending a large sum of silver here, it is better to use it to make some...

He didn't expect Yin Jiuming to be so difficult to deal with. He is a young man from a noble family and has been living in luxury since he was a child, so he actually planned to live here?

"...I'm tired of living in the big yard, so it seems good to have such a scenery. Lord Chen doesn't have to worry. Although it's a bit desolate, it's a different scenery." Yin Jiuming coughed a few times, then looked around, and seemed to be really satisfied with the set where he could directly shoot ghost movies.

"But... the young master's guards?"

"Don't worry, sir, we are all rough people. We can sleep for one night with extra mats on the ground. It's okay. Since my young master thinks this place is good, it must be good. What kind of house has my young master never lived in since I was a child? It's rare to like this place, so I let my young master stay for a few days... Maybe I lost my interest and moved into the yamen room." Feng Yi came back after arranging all kinds of things and bowed and replied.

Speaking of this, even if County Magistrate Chen didn't want to agree, he had to agree.

He felt believable about Feng Yi's words.

A young man who lives in a pampered manner may have never lived in such a place, so he feels interested.

When he is fully satisfied, he will not worry about not entering the yamen.

Staying in this kind of place for one or two days is considered fun, and staying in a few more days will cause you to suffer.

"Okay. Then the official called some servants to help Master Yin clean up the place."

"...Sir, don't have to worry, our own guards are enough." Feng waved his hand to refuse. Chen Liuben didn't really want to send someone, so he sighed a few more words, and then used the excuse of having something to do in the yamen.

Before leaving, he had not forgotten to pull Xiao Ying. "When will Miss Xiao go to the charity house?"

"...I said to Lord Chen, my girl is exhausted and she can rest for ten or eight days. What's the matter with her?" Feng Er met County Magistrate Chen, and her tone was so angry.
Chapter completed!