A time-travelling peasant girl becomes a wealthy woman

Chapter 147 Xue Shaogui's Test

Especially, the county lady was just a child, and the adopted daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. With the Duke of Zhenguo towering behind her, she didn't dare to think of any small moves.

"......This time, in addition to visiting Lord Zhenguo and Lord Xianjun, I also want to ask if there is anyone here to take over?"

If Huang Mulin arranged someone to take over his position, then he would have to go back immediately to prepare for the handover. Fortunately, many of the things he had done before had been properly handled.

There was another thing that gave him a headache.

If he were replaced now, he would be a person waiting for a position in the court and would need to report to the Ministry of Personnel and wait for him to be assigned to another position.

The prerequisite is that there is a suitable place. If not, he has to wait.

I am afraid that after a few years of idleness, the court will forget about him, and he will be left with nowhere to turn. The Ministry of Personnel will probably abandon him completely, or he will just be able to work as a clerk without any power.

This is also the reason why he is anxious.

If there was any other place to go, he would be willing to go.

With the suppression of Yu Zhenzhou and Huang Mulin in Qiling County, he could no longer do whatever he wanted as before, and he was even more worried about being exposed for some of his past deeds.

Whether being replaced or staying, it would be a dilemma for him.

But given the current situation, it would be better to stay.

Yu Zhenzhou and his wife had discussed this matter with Huang Mulin. Since Xue Shaogui came to ask about it today, Yu Zhenzhou told him clearly.

"Although Magistrate Xue has not made any great achievements in these years, he has also not made any great mistakes."

Yu Zhenzhou looked at Xue Shaogui with a meaningful look, which made his heart tighten and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"I've thought about it. My daughter is still young and not qualified to take on the responsibility of managing Qiling County, so Magistrate Xue's position will remain unchanged. However, I have other arrangements for the tax collectors. After all, Qiling County will no longer be under the management of the court in the future."

"Of course, Feng Yin, you won't be missing from my side."

"I hope County Magistrate Xue will continue to serve the people."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Xue Shaogui didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a moment, so he had to agree quickly.

The two sides chatted for a few more minutes, and Yu Zhenzhou let him go back.

Xue Shaogui left the private room respectfully.

"Father, can he believe it?"

Yang Lijun and his wife did not hide from Huang Mulin what Xue Shaogui had done over the years and told her everything, so she knew what kind of person Xue Shaogui was.

"I will arrange for someone to keep an eye on him and won't give him the chance to make a big mistake."

Yu Zhenzhou said: "It is more appropriate not to move him for the time being. Whether it is from the emperor's side or to stabilize the people's hearts in the county, this is the most appropriate way to do it."

Except for places like Linhai Town and Xiushan Village, where people who have had contact with Huang Mulin know her a little, no one else in the entire county of hundreds of thousands of people knows of her existence.

Such a little girl suddenly became a county lady, the master of a county. If she was a well-known talent or celebrity, people might still have some expectations for the time being, but she was just a child, and the imperial edict came too suddenly, which would only make people cautious, worried, uneasy, etc.

Human unrest is the most difficult to deal with.

It would be better to let Xue Shaogui continue to be the county magistrate to stabilize people's hearts. For the common people, at least their daily lives would not change much, except that there would be one more county magistrate in name only.

Huang Mulin is very smart and has so many strange ideas. When she grows up and slowly integrates into the world, she will definitely come up with methods and actions that benefit the people, and the people will gradually know how good and excellent she is.

Yu Zhenzhou and his wife were not worried at all.

Huang Mulin saw that Yu Zhenzhou and his wife had already made arrangements, so he didn't say anything else.

Since there were only three of them together, they decided to have a meal at Weimancheng and then take a stroll on the street.

After leaving Weiman City, Xue Shaogui hurried back to where he was staying.

After thinking about it again and again alone in the room, he called his personal servant and asked the servant to pass a message to Mr. Jia, inviting him to come over for tea and chat.

Mr. Jia arrived very quickly.

He had a shop in the county town and had once managed Xue Shaogui's business. They had eaten a few meals together, so they had a certain degree of friendship.

"Brother Jia~" Xue Shaogui poured a cup of tea for Jia Yuanwai: "It's been a long time since we last met. I see you are living a comfortable life~"

Mr. Jia quickly took the tea respectfully and said with a smile, "No, no, thank you for the compliment, County Magistrate."

Mr. Jia didn't want to come. It was really dangerous to meet the county magistrate Xue Shaogui alone in Linhai Town.

But it was difficult for him to refuse, so his attitude towards Xue Shaogui was respectful yet distant.

Xue Shaogui didn't take it too seriously and continued casually, "This county is going to change. Suddenly there is a county lord. I don't know what Qiling County will become in the future."

"I wonder what Mr. Jia thinks?"

Are you trying to drag him down?

Mr. Jia snorted in his heart.

But it doesn't show on the face.

"I dare not speak nonsense."

"It's just you and me here, we can talk about family matters, there's nothing we can't talk about."

Mr. Jia seemed to be in a dilemma and pondered for a while before he spoke carefully: "The county lady is the adopted daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. I'm afraid that the Duke of Zhenguo will take the lead in everything. What can a little kid do?"

"Let's see what the Lord Zhenguogong decides."

Mr. Jia also knew the laws of the time, so he could probably guess what Xue Shaogui was thinking at the moment, but he didn't know that Xue Shaogui had already gone to find Yu Zhenzhou and got the accurate information.

"Yeah... just a six year old."

Countless thoughts flashed through Xue Shaogui's mind.

He secretly regretted that he had not paid enough attention to Linhai Town over the years and had not arranged for people to come here to serve as spies. Otherwise, he would not have been completely in the dark and lost his way this time.

Mr. Jia said no more. It was already very risky for him to come to see Xue Shaogui at this time. He didn't know how Yu Zhenzhou planned to deal with Xue Shaogui. If he got on the wrong boat and said the wrong thing, he might end up in trouble.

Even though Yang Lijun had called him over and had a nice talk with him before, if she really wanted to get rid of him, she had many ways to do it. Even his cousin in Beijing might not be able to protect him.

What's more, Qiling County is now Huang Mulin's fiefdom!

He had seen the little girl before and she was very smart.

Qiling County is in her hands, and he is looking forward to seeing what it will become in the future.

As for the Huang family, it has only been less than a year, but they have already set up a canteen, fermented bean curd, and a bakery. They are no longer your ordinary farmers who only know how to make a living.

Be smart, be hardworking, and most importantly, have great luck.

Otherwise, why didn’t Yu Zhenzhou adopt someone else as his adopted daughter, but chose their family’s?

Mr. Jia is a person who believes in fate.

No one knew what Xue Shaogui was thinking and he didn't say anything. Jia Yuanwai also sat there without saying a word.

After a while, Xue Shaogui asked him again: "Brother Jia, you have been in Linhai Town for these years. Are you familiar with the Huang family?"