A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

Ping'an Town is only two hundred miles away from the capital, and Tai'an Town is less than two hundred miles away from the capital!

Therefore, the imperial court had already known about the disaster that had occurred here.

In fact, before County Magistrate Yao could report to the emperor, the emperor had already sent an imperial envoy to resolve the disaster.

The imperial envoy sent this time is named Chen Shijun, who was the third place winner of the autumn competition this year. He has no definite official title yet.

The emperor intended to appoint him as the Minister of Rites, but being an official required not only talent but also ability.

Therefore, the emperor sent him to the disaster relief mission this time specifically to test his ability to handle affairs.

If Chen Shijun can solve the problem this time, he can smoothly take up the position of Minister of Rites. On the contrary, if this matter is not done well, then it is another matter.

Yingzi went to wait at the gate of the county government office in the evening, but her grandfather didn't show up until dark!

Shen Qingqian and Wang Ke'er did not accompany her, but waited in the inn.

Seeing that it was getting late and Yingzi had not returned yet, the two men became a little worried and went out together to look for her.

When we arrived at the gate of the county government office, Yingzi was pacing back and forth there, looking anxious.

"Yingzi, your grandpa hasn't come back yet?"

When Yingzi saw Shen Qingqian, she felt like she had seen a savior, and hurriedly said, "Miss, I don't know what happened. The officer guarding the gate said that the people who went to the stone quarry have not returned."

The two officers guarding the gate were still the same two. Knowing that Shen Qingqian had really bought the mountain, their attitude became better. They explained, "Miss, the master sent someone to the stone quarry to pick someone up early in the morning, but the person who went has not returned yet. We don't know what happened!"

Shen Qingqian said, "Maybe something delayed him. Yingzi, don't worry. I'll go in and ask the county magistrate."

"Look, they're both back!"

"Hey, why are there only the two of them? I didn't see them bringing anyone back?"

As soon as Shen Qingqian finished speaking, she heard the two gatekeepers say.

When they turned around, they saw two officers coming over. They were covered in dust and their shoes were soaked.

Yingzi hurried forward and asked, "Two officers, are you the ones who went to pick up my grandfather? Where is my grandfather? Why didn't he come back with you?"

One of the officers said, "A section of the bridge leading to the gravel pit has collapsed and we can't pass through it!

There was a river under the bridge, and the surface of the river was completely frozen. We tried to walk across the ice, but we fell down after taking two steps, and we couldn't get across!

Another official replied, "Yes, and the ice on the river surface is thin and thick. If we step on the thin part, the ice will collapse and we might fall in. It is really difficult for us to cross, so we have to turn back."

"Ah? How could this happen?"

Yingzi's face was full of disappointment.

Shen Qingqian patted her on the shoulder, took out two taels of silver from his purse, stuffed them into the hands of the two officials, and said, "You two officials have worked hard. Take this money and buy some wine to warm your bodies."

There is no one who doesn't like silver. The two officers looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes.

They had a really hard day today. They walked seven or eight miles and finally reached the gravel quarry, only to find that the bridge had collapsed.

I thought about walking on the ice, but I fell more than ten times and still couldn’t reach the other side!

The snow was so thick that we had to return the same way. We were really cold and hungry.

The two were just thinking about taking a hot bath and having a few drinks after returning, but they didn’t expect that the girl in front of them generously gave them money for the drinks!

"Thank you very much, young lady. We will report the bridge collapse to the adults so that the bridge can be repaired as soon as possible."

After the two officials left, Shen Qingqian said to Yingzi, "How about this, I'll go to the county magistrate to ask for the imperial edict, and we'll go pick them up ourselves tomorrow!"

Yingzi said, "But girl, didn't they just say that the river was too slippery and they couldn't cross it?"

Shen Qingqian said: "Don't worry, I have a way."

After saying that, he entered the county government office.

When Magistrate Zhu heard that Shen Qingqian was going to the quarry to pick someone up in person, he naturally agreed, saving their people the trouble of making a trip.

Magistrate Zhu wrote a letter, stamped it with his seal, and handed it to Shen Qingqian, saying, "When you get to the gravel field, go find a manager named Zhu Dahai, give him this letter, and you can take the man away."

"Then thank you, Master Zhu!"

Shen Qingqian took the letter and thanked County Magistrate Zhu.

County Magistrate Zhu said, "Miss Shen, you don't have to be polite. I would like to thank the people of Tai'an Town for sending so much food."

Shen Qingqian did not comment, exchanged a few polite words with County Magistrate Zhu, then said goodbye and left.

After leaving the county government office, he took Wang Ke'er and Yingzi directly back to the inn.

The three of them had a simple meal, and then Shen Qingqian started drawing.

She drew a picture of the ice skate from memory and planned to find someone to make it early tomorrow morning.

Shen Qingqian thought that after finishing this matter, she would go back quickly.

I went out and encountered heavy snow, so I stayed here for six or seven days. My family must be worried!

The next morning, Shen Qingqian went out to find someone to make ice skates. With the blueprint, it was not difficult to make this. In the morning, he found a craftsman, and at around 3 pm, three ice skates were ready.

Yingzi was anxious, and Shen Qingqian was anxious too. As soon as they got the ice sled, they quickly rented a carriage and went to the gravel quarry.

The road was difficult to walk on, and when we arrived at the place where the bridge collapsed, it was already past five in the afternoon.

Shen Qingqian looked at the river in front of him. It was quite wide! Almost fifty meters wide.

What the two officers said was right. The river was completely frozen and it was indeed difficult to cross it on foot.

There is a stone bridge about seven or eight meters wide across the river, spanning the two banks.

The stone bridge has four archways, and one of them has collapsed.

Shen Qingqian took out the ice skate and explained its purpose and usage to Yingzi and Wang Keer while demonstrating it herself.

Yingzi was anxious, so after looking through it once, she tried to row the line.

Just then, a dozen people came from the other side of the river, all riding tall horses.

Upon closer inspection, they saw that all of them were wearing official uniforms.

The leader was a young man, about 20 years old, wearing an official uniform and hat.

Even across a river, one could tell he was handsome and elegant.

Shen Qingqian and the other two paused for a moment and looked at the group of people opposite them.

Those people came to the river and all got off their horses. They started to whisper to each other, as if they were discussing something. Their voices were not loud, so Shen Qingqian and the others could not hear what they were saying!

After a while, two people led away a dozen horses, and the rest of the people walked onto the river, no, it should be said that the ice surface.

It seems that these people are going to cross the river!

Two people were supporting the young man who was in the lead, one on each side. The others also surrounded the young man like stars surrounding the moon, fearing that he would fall.