After traveling through time, she still led the villagers to make money as a county magistrate

However, this matter is not something the government can handle, so Gu Niannian can only wish them good luck.

Finally, a matter was concluded. Gu Niannian breathed a sigh of relief and sighed, "Finally, the case is closed."

Zhang Da also finished recording the entire case and suggested, "Let's go out for a drink?"

Gu Niannian stretched lazily and said generously: "Okay, I'll treat you, you can choose the place."

The three of them changed into casual clothes. Gu Niannian wore a gray long gown in line with her low-key style.

Zhang Da glanced at him and asked, "Sir, are you so low-key?"

Gu Niannian said with a wry smile: "Be low-key, be low-key."

Li Jing was wearing a white gown, which made him look less rigid and more gentle. In fact, Li Jing was not bad-looking, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a slightly square face. He looked very upright, but his behavior was a bit unkind, with an expression that said "keep away from strangers", which naturally gave people the impression of being fierce. He was not interested in women.

Gu Niannian was unfamiliar with the place and didn't know much about the restaurants and hotels here. Zhang Da often ate out and occasionally visited brothels or something like that, so she let him lead the way, and the group sat in a private room of Yanminglou.

Originally, Gu Niannian thought that it would be the same for the three of them to sit in the lobby outside, and there was no need to waste money, but Li Jing and Zhang Daque tried their best to dissuade her.

Gu Niannian asked them: "Why?"

Li Jing: "I'm afraid of being treated like a monkey"

Zhang Da said directly: "You are too good-looking. You are afraid of being surrounded by young girls and wives. Then you can forget about eating."

Gu Niannian looked down at her gray clothes: "I'm dressed like this..."

Zhang Da: "Clothes are not important, face is what matters"

Zhang Da continued to ask: "Sir, how did you know that Li Xiumei and Chen Hao had that kind of relationship?"

Gu Niannian couldn't say it was her woman's intuition, so she pointed to her eyes and said, "I see..."

"If you want to solve a case, you can't just look at what others say, you have to look at what they did. A sleepless night and a restless mind made him think Zhao Azhi was pregnant with Wang Gang's child. You said he hadn't been able to make Zhao Azhi pregnant for all these years, so how could Wang Gang do it this time...? No normal man could tolerate this. Even if he did, didn't I still call Li Xiumei here?"

Zhang Da gave a thumbs up: "High"

Li Jing drank tea silently, with a smile on his face.

The waiter came over with the dishes: "Here are the dishes. Dongpo pork, Yangchun Baixue, Tongshen cake, crispy bone fish, stone soup, and mountain-cooked lamb."

The waiter placed the dishes on the table one by one: "Sir, the dishes are all here. The drinks will be here shortly. Please enjoy your meal."

Gu Niannian looked at the dishes on the table, her appetite already growing. "You two, stop looking and eat!"

Li Jing: "Sir, please."

Zhang Da: "Sir, please."

Gu Niannian was not polite. Today she was the host and she was the highest-ranking official among them. She could be said to be their boss. If she didn't make a move, the other two probably wouldn't dare to move either. She picked up the shredded pancake and said, "There's a story behind the name of this Tongshen Pancake."

Li Jing: "Thinly chop ginger and finely chop scallions, blanch each in salt water, mix with thin flour, ... and fry in shallow oil until it cools down. Zhu's "Commentary on the Analects" says, "Ginger can communicate with the spirits," hence the name."

Gu Niannian: "Oh~ The County Magistrate knows a lot. Do you usually cook?"

Li Jing: "My mother often does it at home, and I help out occasionally. I only know a little bit."

Gu Niannian took a bite of the shredded pancake and said, "It's rare. According to the salary of the county magistrate, he should be able to afford some maids and cooks."

Li Jing: "My mother is always busy and likes to cook."

Gu Niannian: "Your Excellency's filial piety is admirable."

He turned around and looked at Zhang Da: "Master Zhang, can you cook?"

Zhang Dazheng was fighting with a piece of Dongpo pork. When he heard the county magistrate asking about him, he quickly took off the piece of meat and whimpered, "Sir, I have a wife."

As a woman, Gu Niannian couldn't stand it and directly retorted: "What are you talking about? If you have a wife, then all the work is hers? Then doesn't Lord Li also have..."

Before Gu Niannian finished speaking, Li Jing silently said, "Sir, I haven't married yet."

Gu Niannian felt uncomfortable. The offensive words were stuck in her throat. She couldn't say them out, nor could she swallow them. Her face turned red.

She also didn't expect that Li Jing, who was in his twenties, was still unmarried in this era. In her impression, the ancient men shown on TV all got married at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and if a man didn't have a child by the age of twenty, his family would urge him to take a concubine.

Li Jing seemed to see Gu Niannian's embarrassment: "However, I still think that household affairs should not be left to the wife or mother alone. If I had a wife, we would definitely support each other and help whenever possible."

Zhang Da, who was chewing meat at this moment, opened his mouth wide and thought to himself, "Is this iron tree blooming? Normally, he would not even look at a girl when I introduce her to him, and he can still say this?"

If it wasn't night time, he would have looked up and down to see if the sun was rising from the west.

Gu Niannian felt relieved after hearing this: "Any woman who marries Lord Li in the future will definitely be happy."

Zhang Da rolled his eyes silently

"After three rounds of wine, the dishes have five flavors.

His tongue was so big that it was almost enlarged, but he still kept toasting Gu Niannian.

"Sir, I respect you. You are truly the most upright person in the world."

After two glasses of wine, Gu Niannian felt a little dizzy. She was afraid that she would black out if she drank any more, so she waved her hand and said, "No more. Why don't we stop here today? It's getting late..."

The three of them left the restaurant

Li Jing seemed to be fine, and his words were very clear.

He looked at Gu Niannian, who was a little unsteady on her feet, and said, "Zhang Da, I'll take Master Gu back. Is it okay for you to go back by yourself?"

Zhang Dada waved his hand and said, "What problem can I have? I've walked this street so many times, I can get back here with my eyes closed."

"Your Excellency, you have delicate skin and flesh like a woman. If you encounter a bad guy in the middle of the night and mistake your gender, it would be a big joke."

"It's funny to think that the magistrate of Qingshan County was mistaken for a woman and molested by evil people." After saying this, Zhang Da burst out laughing.

Gu Niannian still had some rationality, and said jokingly, "Zhang Da, you are talking nonsense, slap your mouth." After saying that, he also laughed.

Zhang Dana slapped his mouth gently, saying, "I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong, please spare my life..."

Li Jing was speechless about these two funny guys. He dragged Gu Niannian to her home without thinking twice.

After being dragged for more than twenty steps, Gu Niannian was almost awakened by the night breeze. She pulled her arm free from Li Jing's grasp and said, "Thank you for today."

Li Jing suddenly felt his hand, which was holding his arm, empty. He felt a little empty inside. He squeezed his palm and asked, "What are you thanking me for?"

Gu Niannian, "It's nothing, you go back! I'm sober now, I can go back by myself."

Li Jing didn't reply and continued to follow her at a distance.

Gu Niannian didn't say anything else. Li Jing sent her home before turning back.

The night wind was very cool, but Li Jing didn't feel it. His mind was filled with the image of Gu Nian Nian, who was blushing because of drinking, saying thank you to him. He felt an inexplicable heat on his body.

He slapped his face and said, "Wake up and stop thinking about it."

……

In the next month, Gu Niannian handled the accumulated cases one by one.

Gu Niannian stretched and said, "Finally everything is done."

After his mind was empty for a moment, he called Zhang Da and said, "Inform everyone and call the village heads of each township tomorrow so that I can understand the local situation."

Zhang Da, "Yes, I will give the order right away."

As soon as the person turned around, Gu Niannian called him

"Wait, how many townships are there in Qingshan County, how many villages are there in each township, what are the local characteristics of each township, the land situation, and the number of households? Is there any record of it? Bring it out so I can take a look."

Gu Niannian had read the history books of the Song Dynasty. The books recorded that the household registration book was established during the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang and was updated every ten years, similar to the current census.

There are two copies, one is kept by the local government and the other is submitted to the central government. Although the yellow household registration books in the central government were suspected of being forged and were damaged by snakes, insects, rats and ants, and there are only a few left, the local household registration books should be good, not to mention that the local government collects taxes based on the information in the household registration books.

Zhang Da, "Yes"

Gu Niannian, "Pick out a few representative ones from each township for me."