Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Pang Xiu'e pulled Zhang aside to complain, "There are so many people in this family, but we live in these few rooms. It's not as spacious as at home. Alas, they are using us as handymen..."

Shen took over the conversation, "There is half fine grains and half coarse grains on the table, but we are asked to eat coarse grains. The weather is a little warmer now. In the winter, you don't know, if we want to burn more firewood, we have to ask for it three or five times."

"We are stuck in this yard all day long. We are not allowed to go anywhere, saying that we might affect her uncle's evaluation. All of us are crammed into this small room. Sigh..."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law kept complaining, but Zhang and Xiaolan just listened and didn't respond.

"Didn't the child's second uncle and her brother Xiaoyuan find a job or something?" Zhang asked.

If the adult males in the family got a job, they could receive some money every month, and combined with Sheng Nuo's salary, it would be no problem to support the whole family.

"What kind of job is that? They just follow the boss every day and get no money." Shen said.

"It's just that he has no ability." Pang Xiu'e glanced sideways in the direction of the eldest wife, "After all, he is a county magistrate. In this county, except for the county magistrate, he is the most senior official. Forget about arranging a few people, even arranging ten or eight people is like a piece of cake."

"Speaking of the assigned tasks makes me angry. They said they would assign tasks to us, but guess what, they just let us sweep the streets in front of the government office. It's really shameful."

"That's right. There's no good job, but there's always a hard job." Shen made a pooh sound and spat on the ground.

When Xiao Lan heard what the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said, her mind couldn't help but move. It seemed that Sheng Nuo's job was in name only.

Although the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law may have exaggerated their words, it is not difficult for a county magistrate to arrange a few people to do the work. Why can't Shengnuo do it? Is it because he doesn't want to do it or what?

It shouldn't be that he doesn't want to do it. Sheng Nuo came to Hejian County, where he was unfamiliar with the place. Wouldn't it be a good idea to let Sheng Kai and Xiao Yuan do the work for him? It would also increase the family's income. There was no reason for Sheng Nuo to be unwilling to do such a good thing.

That means it didn't work.

The county magistrate is in charge of the government affairs of a region, and the county magistrate's deputy has a lot of flexibility in his authority. If a county magistrate can delegate power, the county magistrate will have power, but if the county magistrate does not delegate power, then the county magistrate will be nothing.

It seems that it is not easy for Sheng Nuo to be the county magistrate. He cannot even arrange jobs for his brothers and nephews. This only shows that he is not popular in Hejian County and has no real power.

Xiao Lan was still thinking about the matter of the county magistrate of Shengnuo. At this time, she heard Xu's voice outside, "Aunt San, Xiao Lan, the meal is ready. Please come to the upper room to eat."

"Okay." Zhang agreed and said goodbye to Xiaolan.

The dining table was placed on the kang. When the food was served, Wang invited Zhang, Xiaolan and Xiaowen to sit on the kang to eat.

"We've been busy these past two days and haven't prepared enough meals. Just make do with it for now and we'll prepare the meals in the evening." Perhaps while standing under the edge of the kang to serve rice to the mother and her two children, Wang said hurriedly.

After serving the food, Wang and Xu went out and called Shen over to accompany Zhang and her three daughters.

There were four dishes and one soup on the table, all of which were very common dishes, but quite delicious. The staple food was rice.

"Is the food delicious?" asked Shen.

"Not bad." Zhang replied, and then asked Shen, "What kind of family did Chunhua marry into? The child's grandfather wrote to us and only said that she was from an official family, but didn't go into detail."

After they arrived, Cui had that attitude and they couldn't talk about this topic, so while eating, Zhang asked Shen.

Mrs. Shen seemed to perk up all of a sudden. She simply sat on the kang and started talking.

"The family Chunhua mentioned is named Zheng. The Zheng family is a well-known wealthy family in our Hejian County. Even the county magistrate has to give some face to people with the surname Zheng when he meets them." Shen said.

"Then how old is this Mr. Zheng this year?"

"I heard from the matchmaker that he is eighteen years old this year and is still studying. He will definitely be a scholar next year."

"Then she is one year younger than my aunt." Xiao Lan said.

"It sounds really good." Zhang said.

"That's more than good," Shen said, "this little Zheng Gongzi is Mr. Zheng's late-born son, and he is very precious. The family has mountains of gold and silver, so he can spend them as much as he wants. If Chunhua marries him, she will be lucky."

"Who suggested such a good marriage?" Zhang asked.

"It was the official matchmaker from the county government." Then Shen lowered her voice and whispered, "But, I heard that this marriage was chosen by Mr. Zheng for the young master."

"Ah, is there such a thing?" Zhang asked puzzledly.

"That's right. It was said that Chunhua was strolling in the back garden of the county government office that day. It just happened that the county magistrate was hosting a dinner party that day. Mr. Zheng and his young master were both having dinner at the county magistrate's house. After the meal, they were also digesting their food in the back garden. It was a coincidence that they just happened to meet each other."

"At that time, Young Master Zheng's eyes were glued to Chunhua and he wouldn't move away." When she said this, Mrs. Shen started laughing.

"Within two days, the official matchmaker came to propose marriage. It was such a good family, and once they talked, Mr. Sheng and Mrs. Sheng agreed."

Zhang asked in confusion, "From what you said, Young Master Zheng isn't that old, so why is he in such a hurry to get married?"

"It's all because of his father. Young Master Zheng said that while his father is still strong, he should get married and have children so that his father can have grandchildren sooner. Listen to what Ge said, what a filial child he is. Coincidentally, my old lady is also anxious about Chunhua's marriage, so..."

In the upper room, Cui and Lanhua were also talking, "Each person has a different fate, and our Chunhua is so lucky." Cui folded the cloth while chatting with Lanhua, "In Shengjia Village, there is no chance of such a good marriage. At that time, I was very anxious and angry. Who could have thought that Chunhua's marriage would be here? It seems that we came here for the right reason. If not for anything else, it is worth it just for Chunhua's marriage."

"Chunhua is not young anymore, and she is lucky to have this marriage. The Zheng family is a good one, and if your sister marries there, she will have someone to serve her. As for Young Master Zheng, I asked someone to find out, and he has no concubines..."

After Zhang, Xiaolan and Xiaowen finished their meal, Shen ordered someone to clear the table and the dishes away.

Originally, Zhang wanted to talk to Shen again, but Shen had something to do and went out, so she had to give up.