Start with three days of hunger and nine meals, and become rich and tempting

But he still said something polite.

"I am just a servant. I have to serve others wherever I go. How can I be blessed?"

As he said this, he took out his purse and prepared to pay for the pastries.

The fat woman quickly took back the purse.

With a smile on his face, he said, "I don't need you to pay for this little money, just think of it as a chance for me to show my filial piety."

"When you enter the Chen Mansion in the future, don't forget me. My old man is still waiting for your good news."

The woman who bought the cakes withdrew her hand with a smug look on her face and accepted the bribe openly.

The little girl who entered the house first became alert when she heard the Chen family.

The county magistrate's surname is Chen. Everything about him is good except his bad habit of liking young girls.

She is a maid who follows the eldest lady and has worried about her a lot over the years.

He often keeps an eye on all directions and keeps an ear to all sides, helping his wife to resolve many crises, and therefore he is very much trusted by the first lady.

Seeing the two of them leave, the little girl asked the shopkeeper curiously, "Whose family was that person just now?"

The shopkeeper looked embarrassed.

"I can't really say. I live on Front Street and haven't been here long."

The little girl saw that the shopkeeper couldn't give her the answer she wanted.

She hurriedly bought some cakes and caught up with the two people. It was not until they separated that the little girl stopped the fat woman.

He simply took out dozens of copper coins and handed them to the fat lady.

"Auntie, whose family was the one you were talking to just now?"

The fat woman looked at the copper coin, feeling greedy but also hesitant.

The girl was straightforward and revealed her cards right away.

"I am from the county magistrate's family. If you tell the truth, you will get benefits. If you dare to lie, you know the consequences."

When the fat woman heard this, she immediately spilled the beans and said that it was the county magistrate's mistress who lived in the front yard and was already more than three months pregnant.

After hearing this, the little girl no longer wanted to walk around and ran straight to the Chen family's backyard.

When the eldest lady heard the little maid's report, she was immediately furious.

"Someone, go and get the master to come over to me."

The county magistrate was enjoying delicious food in his concubine's room, but he was thinking about the delicate mistress.

When he heard the servant's report, he couldn't help but curse in his heart.

I don't know what the old witch is up to...

But he walked to the main courtyard without stopping.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw the lady staring at him with a frown, and his heart skipped a beat.

He smiled and said flatteringly: "Who has offended my wife again?"

The lady snorted coldly.

"Stop pretending to be stupid. That little bitch of yours is about to get on top of me."

The county magistrate's heart tightened. He had kept this matter secret very well, so how could it be exposed so quickly?

He swept a cold gaze over the servants.

"Who is gossiping in front of the lady?"

The lady became even more angry when she saw him like this.

"You don't need to threaten the servants in my courtyard. Everyone in Qinghe County knows except me that your little bitch will soon enter the Chen Mansion. She has already been shouting to the world that she will replace me if she gives birth to a son."

"Why, do you want me to make room for you now?"

The county magistrate listened to his wife's sour words but dared not respond.

Make room, are you kidding?

The lady's family was powerful and she had children. In order to appear virtuous in front of outsiders, she also took in two concubines for him.

She is able to stand firm both in her parents' home and in-laws' home.

Not to mention divorcing his wife, he didn't even dare to think about it.

But he was also puzzled. He had clearly told the little girl from the You family not to make the matter public, and to wait until she gave birth to a son quietly before asking the clan leaders to step in.

At that time, taking a concubine in was no longer a problem.

Logically speaking, that little girl couldn't be so stupid.

After some consolation, he hurried to the villa.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw several old women surrounding the little girl and praising her.

She said that she was pregnant and would definitely give birth to a son. With her beauty and her son's support, she would definitely live a prosperous life in the Chen Mansion.

And the little goblin was touching her belly with a look of joy on her face.

Mr. Chen's last bit of hope was completely dashed.

This girl is beautiful, but unfortunately her brain is empty.

Even if you try your best to get into the mansion, there is no way you can survive under the lady's control.

He shook his head in disappointment and left the outer courtyard.

People who don't know the importance of things are not worth his trouble.

In the yard were Zhou Mingan's wife and several sisters-in-law from her natal family. They were talking happily and didn't notice the disappointment of Master Chen coming and going at all.

Qin Feng saw from afar the county magistrate coming out of the outer courtyard with a look of disappointment on his face, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

I thought to myself that Liu Siyu would definitely be happy to hear this news.

……

Liu Siyu from the village was also busy. After he finished dealing in lime, he packed up and went to Liu Fugui's house.

In the Liu family courtyard, Liu Fugui was chopping wood with sweat all over his forehead.

Sitting on the eaves of the corridor were his wife and daughter, doing embroidery with their heads down.

Liu Fugui looked up and wiped the sweat off his face. He saw his wife looking at him and they smiled at each other. He was about to continue with his work when he looked up and saw Liu Siyu walking to the door. His smile became even wider.

"The eldest lady is here, please come in and sit down."

The three people on the eaves also hurriedly stood up. Liu Fugui's wife was 26 years old and was very gentle and lovely.

But there was one thing: she only gave birth to two daughters in 10 years after getting married. Fortunately, her husband didn't despise her, and the family lived a happy life.

Seeing Liu Siyu, he greeted her hurriedly.

"Come and sit down, young lady. Even though the sun is about to set, it's still very hot."

Liu Siyu smiled and said politely.

"Thank you, sister-in-law. I want to talk to Brother Liu about something."

Liu Fugui was just wondering why Liu Siyu came to his house?

When he heard that something happened, he immediately put down the axe in his hand.

Two stools were moved and Liu Siyu was welcomed to the grape trellis in the yard.

Then he said to his wife on the porch, "Mother, pour me a bowl of sugar water."

"Hey," the stepmother on the wolf's eaves immediately went to prepare.

Liu Siyu and Liu Fugui sat under the grape trellis and chatted for a few minutes before getting down to business.

"Brother Fugui, what do you think about the election of the village chief?"

Seeing Liu Siyu's sincere eyes, Liu Fugui did not hide anything.

He said directly: "Since you come to ask me, you probably want to hear the truth, so I will tell you my opinion."

"Our Yingshan Village used to be pretty good in the surrounding area, but over the past twenty years or so, it has been getting worse year by year."

"Why? It's because there is no good leader. Look at Xinghua Village. When the old village chief was alive, there were only seven or eight families in the village. He boldly accepted refugees and led the villagers to plant trees in the mountains in spring and cut wood in winter every year."

"We turned a poor Qingshijiao into today's Xinghua Village. The current village chief was not wrongly chosen. He has been following the old village chief's footsteps. To put it bluntly, in a dozen years, Xinghua Village will surpass our village."

Liu Siyu nodded repeatedly as she listened.

Liu Fugui's views are indeed different from others.

Everyone is thinking about who will be the most beneficial to them as the village chief. So far, Liu Fugui is the first person who is thinking about the whole village.

His eyes lit up, and he asked tentatively: "Brother Fugui, have you ever thought about competing for the village chief?"

Liu Fugui was obviously excited, but then he looked lost.

"I'm afraid I'm not qualified."

Liu Siyu was stunned when she heard this. Could it be that Liu Fugui had done something unforgivable? Why was he not qualified?

"Brother Fugui, why do you say that?"