Quick Wear: Passerby A's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons

After resting for a night at the post station, they got up at around four o'clock the next morning. It was already half past five when they packed their luggage and had breakfast. It was just dawn and it was just right to travel while it was cool in July. This went on day after day until the end of August when they arrived at the county town where Jiang's father was working.

The small county town can barely be considered a city. The city walls are all made of earth and have collapsed in many places due to years of disrepair. It looks dilapidated, which is understandable. There are rarely wars here, so defense is not taken so seriously. In addition, there is no way to make money, so there is no money to repair the city walls.

The Jiang family looked at the city gate, and the people entering and leaving the city were also looking at them. After all, they were obviously outsiders, because the yamen had been notified that the new magistrate would take office today, so there were people to greet them. Jiang Yue had already seen someone in the sedan chair.

No matter whether others welcome it in their hearts or not, at least they have to do their best to save face. After Jiang's father got off the carriage and straightened his clothes, the officials and gentry of Qinglan County surrounded him. Everyone had a warm smile on their face and seemed to be sincere.

"I've met the county magistrate."

"I'm sorry to bother you all. It's hot today. I feel deeply ashamed to have made you wait."

After everyone introduced themselves, they continued with the process. After receiving the seal at the county government, they were officially appointed as the county magistrate of Qinglan County. Of course, Jiang Yue was not here at this time. Someone led them to the back house to settle down.

It doesn't matter if Jiang's mother doesn't know the process. The puppet came with a family of four. Jiang's mother just needs to stay in the center. She doesn't need to worry about the specifics, because the backyard has been cleaned very clean. She just needs to put away the luggage she brought. It is estimated that she will stay here for many years.

In the evening, Jiang's father did not eat at home because the county magistrate and the gentry had prepared a welcoming banquet. It was reasonable for him to go for the first time, but the puppet also went with him. After all, Jiang's father had no such experience. It would take some time to make the transition from a scholar to an official.

Around nine o'clock in the evening, Jiang's father came back from outside. He had drunk a lot of wine and walked a little unsteadily. Jiang's mother helped him back to the room. After breakfast the next day, the family walked around the county town and bought some daily necessities. They didn't bring much with them this time, so many things had to be bought again.

After a busy day, he finally bought everything and spent a lot of the money he brought. On the third day, Jiang's father began to deal with the affairs of the county. There were too many things to do when he first arrived. Not to mention other things, there were dozens or even hundreds of backlog cases alone. In addition, it was almost September, and he was also busy collecting taxes. Jiang Yue was nowhere to be seen for several days.

She was not idle either. There was a small garden here. Although it was not large, it was beautifully maintained. She brought her younger brother here to play. There was no other way. She was only four years old and too young to do anything. It was good enough that she didn't cause trouble for the adults.

However, Jiang's mother recently had an idea and wanted to hire someone to teach her to read. She also asked Jiang Yue for her opinion. Jiang Yue thought that Jiang's mother could teach her. Yes, Jiang's mother also went to school for a few years, so it was enough for Jiang Yue to learn to read. In fact, Jiang's mother had taught her before in her hometown. The main reason was that her status was different now, so she wanted to find someone capable to teach her.

There is no need to hire someone who is as capable as Jiang Yue. Jiang's mother teaches her usually, and Jiang's father can ask her for advice when he is free. There is no need to spend that money. You must know that the court regulations prohibit officials from doing business. The family's income depends entirely on Jiang's father. There is no way to increase income at present, so it is better to save as much as possible.

"Yuer, where is the letter you wrote? Give it to me quickly. I will mail it home tomorrow."

"Wait a minute, I'll get it, Mom, please take good care of my brother."

Now that they have settled down, they want to send a letter back to report their safety. After Jiang Yue brought the letter, Jiang's mother didn't even read what was written on it and put it directly into the envelope. Jiang Yue took it and looked at it. It was almost noon and the child was so sleepy that he kept nodding his head. Jiang Yue took him back to the room and fell asleep as soon as he got into bed.

Jiang Yue was not sleepy, so she called Bai Ze to find out about the situation in Qinglan County. There were many problems. The economy mainly relied on inefficient agriculture and handicrafts, commerce was underdeveloped, and there were problems such as smuggling and corruption. Politically, Jiang's father was faced with problems such as tax arrears, collusion between officials and gentry, and frequent civil unrest. In terms of people's livelihood, the people lived in poverty, diseases were prevalent, there was confusion in beliefs, and there were also forces such as bandits and salt smugglers.

However, we have to deal with the taxation issue first. The former magistrate, Cui Mingyuan, was a Jinshi from a poor family. He had not been promoted for three years after taking office. He was reprimanded by the state government for "consecutive years of tax shortages under his jurisdiction." If Jiang's father cannot solve this problem, his fate will probably be the same as that of the former magistrate.

But it's not a big problem for Jiang's father to have Jiang Yue. Things can be solved slowly. Jiang Yue looked at the plan given by the puppet and found it very feasible. Take your time. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

With Bai Ze's help, it took Jiang's father three years to turn the situation around, but because the position above was vacant, Jiang's father could only continue to serve as the county magistrate. Five years later, Jiang Yue was ten years old and his younger brother was five years old. In these years, Jiang's mother gave birth to a little brother who is two years old this year.

back yard.

Grandpa, grandma and Jiang Mu are drinking tea here. In the past, the county government office did not have a back garden, only a small garden. But now that the county economy has developed, the county government office was renovated and rebuilt the year before last, and the entire county government office has been expanded a lot.

"Old Third Family, your father and I have thought about it and want to go home."

"Dad, Mom..."

Grandpa waved his hand to stop Jiang's mother from continuing. He continued, "It's good here, and you guys are very dedicated, but we've lived in our hometown for half our lives, so we're used to it."

Jiang's father and mother tried to persuade him but to no avail, so they could only help pack up. Half a year after they sent their grandparents away, Jiang's father was promoted from a seventh-rank county magistrate to a fifth-rank prefect. Since he was no longer in this prefecture, he had to move again.

On the day of his departure, people from all over the county came to see him off spontaneously and presented Jiang's father with an umbrella. There were not many good officials like him. Although everyone was reluctant to see Jiang's father go, they knew that they could not block his future and could only reluctantly see him go. Jiang's father had tears in his eyes when he saw this.

Everyone's emotions calmed down only after they were far away from the county town. It took more than two months to reach the new place. After that, Jiang's father's changes were not that big. He would basically work here in the future. When Jiang Yue grew up, she had a fake marriage with the puppet, but this time she did not let the child out, as there were already enough children in the family.

After Jiang's father and mother passed away, Jiang Yue chose a certain day to announce that she had an acute illness. After taking back the puppets that had been released and saying goodbye to her brothers, she left this world.