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

After a conversation, both father and daughter returned satisfied. Only Mrs. Bai was the most worried. Gu Bole wanted to stay and comfort Mrs. Bai. After all, Mrs. Bai and Gu Niannian would not see each other for a while after they left for their new posts. However, Mrs. Bai was too worried and kept asking, "Master, will Nian Nian be exposed?"

"Will the government chop off my head if they find out? Can we not let Nian Nian go? Can't we just wait for our son to come back?"

The more Bai spoke, the more frightened she became. The more frightened she became, the more she wanted to know. Gu Bole grew increasingly impatient as he listened. In the end, he really didn't want to reply, so he simply stood up, dressed, and left, saying, "Stop making noise. I'm going to sleep at Xiaowan's."

Xiaowan's name is Lin Xiaowan, also known as Aunt Lin. As her name suggests, she is also gentle and lovely. She is Gu Bole's new lover.

In the past, when Mrs. Bai heard this, she thought she had done something wrong again, and then she would apologize and beg her husband to stay. Of course, Gu Bole would never stay.

This time she had no thoughts. She was going to take up her post with her daughter. It would take 20 days to arrive, and the journey would take another two days. She also had to buy a house and clean it up there. Although the county magistrate had a county government office to live in, it was still inconvenient for a girl. Besides, she had to buy a house too. Thinking about it, she fell asleep.

The next day, Bai got up early, washed up, and walked towards her daughter's yard. Gu Niannian was having breakfast, a bowl of millet porridge with some side dishes. Seeing her mother coming so early, she must not have eaten yet, so she asked her maid Xiantao to bring another bowl of porridge.

After they finished their porridge, Bai asked, "We need to buy a house when we go to Lingnan, right? Mother has some money of her own, I wonder if it's enough."

Gu Niannian: "How can I let my mother spend money to buy a house? My father should pay for it. Didn't he say he would give more money?"

Bai smiled as if he had just realized something and said, "That's right."

Two days later, everything was ready. Gu Niannian looked at the colorful silk and satin on the bed and sighed, "I won't be able to wear it for the next few years."

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Bai comforted her, "You'll always have a chance to wear them. Take two with you! Just in case you need them."

"Okay, take her along! We have mother and so many maids! It wouldn't be strange if someone saw her."

Two days later

The mother, daughter, and a group of maids arrived safely at the gate of the Qingshan County Government Office. A man inside saw an unfamiliar carriage with the Gu family logo parked at the gate and stood up and walked over. "Excuse me, is this Gu Rujun, County Magistrate Gu?"

Gu Niannian got out of the car, looked at the man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and said in return, "It's me. Who are you?"

It was the first time that County Magistrate Li Jing saw such a handsome boy. After all, he was his boss, so he had of course asked around and heard that he was a young and handsome man. At that time, he was still wondering how handsome a man could be, but he didn't expect that he would lose his mind for a moment.

Seeing him staring at her blankly, Gu Niannian felt a little uncomfortable and raised her voice unconsciously: "Who are you?"

Li Jing was pulled back to his thoughts and apologized for his earlier rudeness without hiding anything. "My humble servant is so rude. It's really because you, the County Magistrate, are so..."

Li Jing didn't know how to describe it afterwards. He had always been a big, rough guy and had never even praised a woman for her beauty, let alone a man, his immediate superior. He didn't know how to start.

Gu Niannian heard this man speak so frankly, and he didn't seem like a lecher. He was waiting for her in the yamen, and he even called himself a lowly official. She had a general understanding of his identity in her heart, and she felt a sense of amusement in her heart. With a serious face, she said, "What's the matter? Is this county magistrate too ugly and scared you?"

Li Jing had no idea that Gu Niannian was joking, so he quickly waved his hands and explained, "No, no, it's just too beautiful."

Gu Niannian ignored him and walked straight to his mother's carriage, helping Bai get out of the carriage.

Gu Niannian asked Li Jing, "Is there any house for rent or sale nearby? My mother is worried about me, so she came with me. It's really inconvenient to live in the government office."

Li Jing frowned, feeling a little more contemptuous. "He brought his mother with him when he took office? This is the first time he has seen such a thing since he became the county magistrate."

Li Jing thought so in his mind and recommended a house with two entrances and two exits to them. It just so happened that this family was planning to move to Beijing to do business.

One hundred and fifty taels was a reasonable price here. The man selling the house didn't dare to raise the price when he heard that he was the county magistrate. The two of them were really anxious to find a house to live in, so they just decided on a five-year term, which was not too much, not too little, and they could just sell it when they left.

When it comes to spending money, Gu Niannian has always adhered to the principle of saving where possible and spending where possible. Besides, this money belongs to his cheap father, so it would be a waste not to spend it.

They first cleaned up a few rooms. Actually, there was nothing much to clean up. The previous owner had taken good care of them and they were very clean. So they just cleaned them up briefly, changed the sheets and quilt covers, and made do for the night.

Gu Niannian has her own ideas about the design of the house. She doesn't want to compromise on her own life. In the 21st century, when living conditions are poor, she tries her best to decorate the room the way she likes. Now that she has such a big house, she has to decorate it well.

"But I have to go to the county yamen tomorrow to get to know the situation. Li Jing seems quite reliable and a man who can get things done. I still have to wait and see about the other yamen runners... Also, I heard that the previous magistrate of Qingshan County was promoted. I have to deal with the cases that have been pending for so many days."

Gu Niannian shook her head. All she could think about was a lot of things, so she decided not to think about them anymore. She was also tired after a long day, so she decided to have a good rest first and deal with them one by one tomorrow.

The next morning, Gu Niannian washed up, had breakfast with her mother, and went to the yamen. There were still three days before he officially took office, so she planned to take a look at the situation first so that she would have a better idea of ​​the situation.

He was also wearing an ordinary moon-white long gown, which made him look handsome and elegant.

Before the county magistrate was away, Li Jing handled all the affairs of the county government office. Since Gu Niannian had told Li Jing yesterday that she would be coming here today, Li Jing also gathered the yamen runners early.

The county magistrate and the chief clerk stepped forward to introduce themselves, and Gu Niannian assigned each person to their seat. In her modern days, her favorite pastime was to read history books, especially the history of the Song Dynasty, which she read over and over again. The history of the Great Sage Dynasty was not much different from that of the Song Dynasty. Combined with the memories of this body, she also had a certain understanding of this dynasty.

The county magistrate and the chief clerk of the county government were both officials of the same rank as her, and were equivalent to her right-hand men working in the county government. After the county magistrate and the chief clerk finished their self-introductions.

Gu Niannian nodded and smiled, without making any further movement. Before she could understand the other person's character, she had to maintain her dignity. After all, she didn't look very intimidating. If she didn't act more serious, people would think she was weak and easy to bully. Although she had never been a county magistrate in modern times, her years as a village official had made her grow a lot, and she still understood some of the ways of the officialdom.

Next came the Dianshi and the three squads and six offices of the yamen's administrative structure. The three squads were the Zaoban, Zhuangban, and Kuaiban, responsible for security, law enforcement, and arrests. Sometimes there would also be an additional Naoban, the familiar Constable.

The six rooms correspond to the six ministries of the imperial court, namely, Rites, Personnel, Households, Works, Military, and Punishments, each with its own responsibilities.

The people working in these institutions were collectively known as clerks. Traditionally, the chief clerk, Zhang Da, would have explained the situation directly to the county magistrate. However, Gu Niannian stopped him from introducing himself and instead asked the yamen runners to introduce themselves, or to ask them questions and have them answer them. She wanted to get a better understanding of the personnel, including their personalities and families. After all, these individuals would influence her future work, so she needed a general understanding of who could and could not be employed.

Gu Niannian drew an organizational chart on paper while listening to their self-introductions. As a village official, she'd developed a habit of visiting each household and writing down the names corresponding to their addresses. This way, she could easily tell a household's status, location, and so on.

For more information about a family, a family file will be created, which contains detailed information about the villagers in a village, so as to facilitate future work. Of course, this cannot be accomplished overnight. It is through her daily visits and inquiries that the work is gradually accumulated and continuously updated.

Fortunately, there were not many people in the county government office, so she did not have to visit and investigate one by one, and she finished the record in one day.

After the meeting, Gu Niannian generously took out three taels of silver and let the yamen runners go out for drinks and meals. Most of the yamen runners were serving here. To put it nicely, they were officials, but in fact, they were free laborers without wages. They were willing to eat and drink just for the sake of talking. In their hearts, they had some good feelings towards the county magistrate.

Chief Clerk Zhang Daze looked at Li Jing with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's going on?"

Li Jing didn't know what this picture meant, so he just shook his head and said, "Let her be."

Seeing that the two were confused, Gu Niannian didn't intend to hide it. After all, she wanted to promote this atlas so that she could learn about the villages and people in Qingshan County.

Introduced: "This is the organizational chart"

Zhang Da, the chief clerk, asked earnestly, "Your Excellency, why are you painting so carefully?"

Zhang Da had been slacking off in the past few days because the county magistrate hadn't arrived yet, so he hadn't come to the yamen much. As a result, he hadn't received the magistrate's call yesterday. He thought he had to be more attentive now. He couldn't let the county magistrate think he was someone who didn't do anything or didn't want to do anything.

After hearing his question, Gu Niannian put down the brush, blew on the wet ink on the paper and said, "It will be convenient for management personnel. It can be promoted to various towns and villages in the future."

Zhang Da was even more confused. What could be managed with such a graph? However, he didn't want to ask too much, for fear that Gu Niannian would get annoyed by his questions and feel stupid.

Having been a chief accountant for so many years, he also knew that the boss's instructions would not be too detailed, and it mainly depended on the understanding of the subordinates. If the work was done well, it was because the boss led well, and if it was done wrong, it was because the subordinates did not correctly understand the boss's intentions.

Gu Niannian didn't think so. Seeing that Zhang Da didn't ask any more questions, she rolled up the paper and gave it to them: "There's no point in saying more. You'll understand once you take a look."

The two of them also bowed in agreement. Originally, Zhang Da planned to invite Gu Niannian to have dinner together. After all, he was his immediate superior, so it was necessary to win him over. Gu Niannian said that her mother was waiting for her at home and there were a lot of things to deal with at home. Li Jing also said that he had agreed with his parents to go home for dinner, so they made an appointment to have dinner together on the day he officially took office.

The few of them separated and just after taking a few steps, Gu Niannian turned back and said embarrassedly: "Why don't you just copy it down yourself and then give this back to me?"

Zhang Da immediately said, "Of course, I'll return it to you tomorrow after I finish copying it!"

After Gu Niannian left, Zhang Da patted Li Jing on the shoulder and said, "What kind of personality does this gentleman have? He's stingy, but he's quite generous to the yamen runners. He's generous, but he's still urging us to pay back with just a piece of paper!"

Li Jing ignored him and quickened his pace. Zhang Da also quickened his pace to catch up and bumped into Li Jing's shoulder: "Why are you walking so fast? It's not like my parents will run away!"

Seeing that Li Jing still didn't respond, he said, "But you must admit that this gentleman is really good-looking, even more pleasing to the eye than the girls in the brothel!"

Li Jing saw that the man was getting more and more out of control and even said such disrespectful words, so he quickly stopped him: "Misfortune comes from the mouth."

Zhang Da didn't take it seriously and laughed, "He can't hear me!"

Seeing that he was unmoved, Li Jing said goodbye and went back to accompany his parents.