After traveling through time, she still led the villagers to make money as a county magistrate

Chapter 8 Taking office

Tomorrow is the day he will take office. Gu Niannian tried on the green official uniform and found it barely fit him. It was made in advance according to the size of the official's brother. Men develop later than women. Although the two are about the same height, Gu Rujun is more robust than Gu Niannian.

Gu Niannian tightened her belt: "It's not a big problem"

Bai smiled and said, "You are becoming more and more unrefined now. Take it off and I will help you to tighten your waist."

Gu Niannian: "Mom is still the best to me"

Bai helped her daughter take off her heavy official uniform and said: "If I am not kind to you, who else can I be kind to?"

The next morning, Gu Niannian arrived at the post in his official uniform. People on the street looked at him with awe, especially the young ladies, who all said, "Is this the new county magistrate? He's so handsome!"

The older girl said: "It looks like it. He's wearing the county magistrate's official uniform. How could it be fake?"

Young wife: "He looks young, I wonder if he's married yet"

However, the young girls and wives did not dare to speak loudly and just talked in a low voice.

Gu Niannian felt the gazes around her and quickened her pace. Fortunately, her residence was not far from the county government office, only about one kilometer, but this one kilometer felt a bit like a parade.

Although she had experienced many such scenes with her leaders in modern times, she was just a minor supporting role at that time, and now she is the leader, which makes her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

However, in modern times, she has also increased the rate of boys turning back. Now the boys have been replaced by girls. "Small scene, hold it"

Gu Niannian walked in step with her head held high and arrived at the gate of the county government office.

When Zhang Da, the chief clerk, saw Gu Niannian in her green official uniform, he was also amazed. "My God, this girl is so beautiful that she can't let other men survive."

While complaining in his heart, he also went to greet them. When he arrived at the yamen gate and had no time to say anything, he saw those young girls and wives peeking behind the county magistrate. He scratched his head and said, "This is really strange. Normally, no one dares to look around at the yamen gate, let alone women."

Turning around and seeing his county magistrate, he slapped his head and said, "I was wondering what was going on. So this is the problem."

Of course, he could only think about this in his heart, and his face was indeed flattering: "My lord, you have worked hard, why didn't you come in a sedan chair?"

Gu Niannian: "It's only a few steps away, I just walked over here."

Li Jing walked out and pointed to the entrance of the yamen and shouted to the people who were looking in: "This is the yamen, not a place for you to watch. If you have any grievances, please report them. If you have nothing to do, please don't stay here and disturb others' grievances."

When the women saw that it was the county magistrate who was usually mean to them, they dispersed.

After closing the yamen, he turned around and said angrily: "Sir, please come in a sedan chair next time!"

Gu Niannian didn't understand yet, and asked in confusion, "Why?"

Li Jing: "It hinders traffic"

Gu Niannian coughed lightly and changed the subject: "Show me the unresolved cases. We should proceed to court and handle them as needed. Don't delay."

Li Jing was not the type to dawdle, and immediately several case files piled up on the desk.

Gu Niannian picked up the most recent case file and looked through it carefully. After a moment, she said, "Can the suspect and victim of this theft and rape case be brought here as soon as possible?"

Li Jing said nothing more: "I'll bring it to you in a quarter of an hour."

These cases all passed through Li Jing's hands, but there had been no progress, and they had been delayed until now. He had also been asking the yamen runners to keep an eye on these people.

a moment later

The three theft suspects were Wang Gang, Li Qiang, and Sun Chao, as well as the victim Chen Hao and Chen Hao's wife Zhao Azhi, all kneeling on the ground.

Gu Niannian slammed the gavel and said, "Chen Hao, tell me the whole story of what happened, and I will make the decision for you.

Chen Hao was a little unfamiliar with the new county magistrate and turned to look at Li Jing.

Li Jing stood up and bowed to Gu Niannian, saying, "This is our new County Magistrate, Gu, from Qingshan County. If you have any questions, you can report them to him, and he will give you justice."

After hearing this, Chen Hao understood what was going on. He immediately kowtowed and cried, "My Lord County Magistrate, my money was stolen by a thief. A total of three taels of silver is my annual income. And this... this beast didn't want to just take the money. He also... he pretended to be me and raped my wife! Why is my life so miserable..." As Chen Hao spoke, the grown man actually wiped away his tears. Seeing her husband like this, Zhao Azhi beside him also wiped away her tears.

Seeing that both of them were crying, Gu Niannian couldn't continue the conversation. She could only slam the gavel and said, "Silence, finish your case first, otherwise how can I give you justice?"

Chen Hao and Zhao Azhi reluctantly stopped crying. Zhao Azhi took over her husband's words and said, "Sir, my family makes and sells tofu. On the day of the incident, my husband Chen Hao was out discussing business with someone. He said that he had a big deal and couldn't come back at night. I was alone at home. I drank a glass of water and prepared to go to bed. In the middle of the night, I felt a person lying next to me. I thought it was my husband who came back, so I called out "Ahao". The man just said "hmm" lightly and didn't say anything. I didn't care. Just as I was about to turn around and go to sleep, the man came up to me. I thought it was Ahao, so I let him do what he wanted. The next day, Ahao came back and said that he had not been home. He spent the night outside and found that three taels of silver were missing from his home." Zhao Azhi sobbed and her words were barely audible.

Gu Niannian: "Have you noticed any characteristics of that person?"

Zhao Azhi shook her head: "I was so confused at the time that I had no idea."

Gu Niannian: "Then how can you doubt these three people?"

Li Jing replied, "This Wang Gang is Chen Hao's good brother and business partner. He has the key to my workshop, which is connected to my house. It would not be difficult for him to get in without making any noise. And since the doors and windows were not damaged at the time, he is indeed a suspect.

Gu Niannian: "Where's Chen Chao?"

Li Jing: "Chen Chao is Chen Hao's brother, a scoundrel who's lazy and never married. He often flirts with Zhao Azhi. It wouldn't be difficult for him to get the key to Chen Hao's house and make a copy."

Gu Niannian then asked: "Li Qiang"

Li Jing didn't wait for Gu Niannian to ask and said directly, "Li Qiang has always admired Zhao Azhi. They are in love with each other. At that time, Li Qiang's family was poor, and Zhao Azhi's parents did not agree. Now Li Qiang has made some money but has not yet married. From time to time, he will help fetch water or chop firewood when Chen Hao is out on business. If the two of them had fallen in love long ago, it is not impossible that Zhao Azhi opened the door herself."

So there's a reason why Li Jing hasn't married. Gu Niannian's mouth twitched, "This directly defines the victim as a suspect, leaving no mercy for the woman at all."

When Zhao Azhi heard this, she cried even harder: "Aqiang and I are not like that. You... you are slandering us."

Seeing Zhao Azhi crying, Li Qiang couldn't bear it and said, "Sir, please stop talking. There is really nothing between Azhi and me. We are innocent. If you have anything to know, you can ask me. Don't embarrass her."

Li Jing: "Whether he is innocent or not, we will know after the case is thoroughly investigated."

Gu Niannian silently gave Li Jing a thumbs up in her heart, thinking: "This deputy is good. Although he doesn't know how to be gentle with women, he is a good helper in investigating cases and is impartial."

Seeing that the other two were silent, Gu Niannian asked, "Wang Gang, Chen Chao, what do you two want to say?"

Wang Gang: "Sir, I have never been to Chen Hao's house. I am innocent."

Chen Chao also quickly denied: "Xiaomin is unmarried but he would not peek at his own brother's wife. Isn't that a beast?"

Li Qiang's voice was a little angry: "You are worse than an animal."

Gu Niannian heard him say that Li Qiang must have done something, so she asked, "What did he do? Why do you say that?"

Li Qiang: "This beast, one time Ah Zhi was washing clothes by the river alone, and he...he actually tried to drag her into the bushes. Luckily I passed by and saw it, otherwise...otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

Chen Chao pinched his nose and said defensively, "My sister-in-law accidentally fell into the water and I rescued her. She was frightened and her legs were weak and she couldn't walk. I dragged her to the grass to rest for a while, but you came here before I dragged her there. If you don't believe me, ask my sister-in-law."

Zhao Azhi: "I don't know how I fell into the water. It seemed like someone bumped into me. I don't remember much about what happened afterwards."

Li Qiang pointed at Chen Chao and said, "You beast, did you fall into the water? You have always denied it when I asked you before. Now, in front of the Lord, tell me clearly."

Chen Chao still denied it again and again: "I didn't do it"

As the two were talking, Zhao Azhi retched twice and everyone looked at her.

Gu Niannian thought of something: "Zhao, are you pregnant?"

Zhao Azhi shook her head: "No, no."

Chen Hao's face flushed with anger, and he pointed at Zhao Azhi and said, "After that day, I haven't touched you again. You're pregnant with that bastard's child. I'm going to divorce you, you slut."

Zhao Azhi felt even more upset when she heard her husband say this: "I didn't, I didn't..."

Gu Niannian slammed the gavel and said, "Quietly, Li Jing, go get my mother."

He pointed at a yamen runner and said, "Um...Wu Bo, go find a doctor."

The yamen runner's eyes widened in surprise, and he quickly said yes, then trotted out and headed straight for the nearest medical clinic. As he ran, he thought to himself, "The lord actually remembered my name right after he arrived. He only remembered introducing himself three days ago. You know, there are dozens of people in the three shifts and six rooms, and there are ten yamen runners standing in the yamen. In the past, it would take more than ten days for the county magistrate to call out their names after he arrived. Even if he knew them, he rarely called them by their names. He would just point at them and ask them to go do something. Compared to this, this county magistrate is really good. He invited them to dinner the first time he came, and he can remember their names now that he has taken office. I think their lives should be good after he takes office."

In less than a cup of tea, Bai and the doctor arrived.

Gu Niannian: "It's late today, so let's stop here. Take them to the cell first. Zhao Azhi and my mother will go inside to let the doctor take her pulse to confirm whether she is pregnant."

Chen Hao, Chen Chao, and Wang Gang didn't want to stay in the cell. They were about to ask if they could go home and come back tomorrow, but Gu Niannian didn't wait for them to speak and slammed the gavel: "Dismiss!"

The bailiffs took the men directly to the cell. Since they were all men, they were not imprisoned separately and were put in the same cell.

Gu Niannian whispered a few words to her mother and asked her to take Zhao Azhi to the room for the doctor to check her pulse.

Li Jing and Zhang Da were completely bewildered watching the magistrate's actions. Zhang Da wanted to ask why, but Li Jing stopped him and shook his head, "Let him be."