Dressed as a top-notch girl, leading the whole village to become rich

As soon as the identities of the two men were revealed at the city gate, someone went to inform Magistrate Lu.

Ye Laoer and his men naturally would not really wait for County Magistrate Lu to come and greet them before entering the city, but instead they rode straight to the county residence without stopping.

"Mom, little sister." When Ye Zifeng saw Aunt Li and Little Sister Ye rushing out after hearing the news, he dismounted from his horse and knelt on the ground.

"Xiaofeng, you're finally back." Aunt Li hurriedly pulled him up, but failed.

"Aunt Li, let him kneel down. He should bow." Ye Laoer supported his mother with one hand and said with a smile.

Although it was raining, it was hard not to be heard with so many horse hooves sounds.

People who came out from the surrounding houses to inquire about the news witnessed Ye Zifeng paying homage to his mother.

One bowed three times respectfully, and the other burst into tears. They were showing filial piety and thanking the father for raising and nurturing them over the years.

Soon, news spread in the city that the new top scholar had returned.

As for why the protagonist changed from Ye Zifeng to Ye Laoer, it was mainly because the title of Tanhua was too big and out of reach for ordinary people.

This is like gossip, there is a market only when there is a hot topic.

Ye Lao Er was extremely surprised when he saw Ye Lao Tai. After a simple greeting, he went to the backyard.

Wang had received the news a long time ago, but due to her health condition, she could only wait anxiously in the house.

The moment she saw Ye Laoer, tears welled up in her eyes. All the suffering she had been enduring alone suddenly turned into grievances.

"Don't cry. You're already a mother of two children, why are you still so pampered?" When Ye Laoer saw Wang's tears, he was a little at a loss.

It would have been better if he hadn't said it. After he said it, Wang burst into tears even more. "Why did Ali stay in the imperial city and couldn't come back? It's all your fault. Ali is still so young and hasn't even been engaged yet."

Can I go against the emperor's decision?

But Ye Lao Er also knew that this was not the time to reason, so he could only coax her, "You have another baby in your belly, just give birth to the baby first, and we will go to the Imperial City together."

There was no way Wang could be coaxed into peace with just a few words. When the Wang family next door came over after hearing the news, Wang was still wiping her tears, making Ye Laoer extremely embarrassed for a moment.

By the time Wang finished crying and fell asleep, an hour had passed.

"Siyuan, it turns out that mother was right about you. Now that you have won the third place in the imperial examination, I can die with peace of mind." Old Lady Wang said, holding Ye Laoer's hand.

Old Lady Ye beside her smiled and said, "Please don't say that, my dear relatives. There will be many good days in the future. You can enjoy Siyuan's blessing."

Old Madam Wang also knew that on such a happy day, she should say something auspicious, so she readily said, "Yes, yes, Yunniang is about to give birth, and both of us will have another descendant, which is really a double happiness!"

The two old ladies were arguing back and forth, and it seemed like the situation wouldn't be resolved in a short while.

Ye Laoer stood up and went to the side to thank Uncle Wang and Uncle Wang for taking care of Wang during this period.

When he knew that Xiaolu and Xiaomu were also at the house, and that they had invited a teacher to stay at home and give lessons because the school was suspended, he expressed his gratitude even more.

After everyone finished greeting each other, Uncle Wang couldn't help but ask about the situation in the north. After all, the news in the imperial city was much more well-informed than here.

Ye Laoer knew that Uncle Wang had been learning martial arts and actually had the idea of joining the army, so he told him everything he knew.

We talked until dinner time, and of course everyone ate dinner together. The famine and flood had an impact on everyone, and it was particularly evident in the evening meal.

Although there were chicken, duck, fish and meat, they were not fresh at first glance. There were also very few varieties of vegetables and fruits.

But everyone actually knows that this is already the best food available in the city today.

Originally, Uncle Wang suggested drinking to celebrate, but was stopped by Ye Lao Er on the grounds that he had to accompany Ye Zifeng to take up his new post the next day.

But who would have thought that County Magistrate Lu would come to the door in the rain after dinner.

After greeting each other, Ye Lao Er, Ye Zifeng and County Magistrate Lu went to the study room alone.

"Judge Ye, how are you?" Ye Laoer is now Magistrate Lu's superior, and Magistrate Lu is a little uncomfortable with it for a while.

"We're not in the county government office, you can just call me Siyuan as before. Zifeng, please take care of me in the future." Ye Laoer said politely, and Ye Zifeng also bowed quickly.

"Of course. The chief clerk of Changhua County has been vacant for so long. Your Majesty has finally assigned me a young talent."

"Zifeng came here not because of your majesty's intention, but because of the imperial teacher's intention." Ye Laoer said with a smile.

"That's right. Given the relationship between the county lady and the national teacher, having Zifeng come here at this time is really a great help to me."

"I'm afraid the people who come here will have too many ideas and disrupt the disaster relief procedures." County Magistrate Lu was not afraid that the two would do anything dirty, so he spoke the truth.

Ye Zifeng had been sitting on the wall painting, smiling without saying a word, and occasionally pouring tea and water for the two of them. At this time, keeping silent was the best way to express himself.

The two then began to talk about the current situation of the flood.

After learning that Magistrate Lu had already announced the flood in the name of the imperial teacher, he was extremely satisfied.

As far as he knew, the national teacher's prediction should have reached the three southern provinces by now.

When they learned that it was Ye Guo's suggestion to use Taoist temples outside the city as temporary shelters for the victims, Ye Laoer and Ye Zifeng both felt that it was as expected.

As for when the flood will come, no one knows, so we can only prepare early and wait.

As for the food problem of the people outside the city, County Magistrate Lu had already made arrangements.

"At the end of last year, Master Ye Xuan made arrangements to build two more granaries in Changhua to prepare for emergencies. I think at that time, Master Guoshi had predicted the current situation."

"A granary can store 50,000 kilograms of grain. Even if the imperial court does not release grain, the people of Changhua can still barely survive. But now, many disaster victims from other places have heard the news and are rushing to Changhua."

County Magistrate Lu's words were exactly the same as what Ye Lao Er had said to Ye Zifeng. Ye Zifeng looked up suddenly, only to see Ye Lao Er looking like he was humbly trying to learn.

Is this the officialdom?

Ye Zifeng secretly made up his mind to learn more from his second uncle.

I can only say that this is really a beautiful misunderstanding.

It is not difficult to see the influence of Ye Guo behind Magistrate Lu's current practices and measures. This is the best that can be done now.

Ye Lao Er would naturally not interfere with these arrangements anymore.

However, when Magistrate Lu proposed to hold a welcoming ceremony and banquet for Tanhualang and young talents like Ye Zifeng, Ye Laoer flatly refused.