The dinner table.

There were three or four dishes, including fish and meat. In Jingyang County, this was already the most sumptuous meal.

The people outside were starving and were selling their children for a bite to eat. Song Jinshu couldn't bring himself to eat with his chopsticks.

She has a guilty conscience!

In the original owner's memory, Jingyang County was a notoriously poor and barren county.

Otherwise, how could she, a small official bought with money, become the head of a county so easily?

When talking about the original owner, she was angry and hateful. Unkind, unjust, unfaithful and unfilial were not enough to describe her.

He clearly came from a poor family and knew the difficulties faced by the common people, but after obtaining an official position, he oppressed the people.

The original owner's official position was obtained thanks to her mother...

My mother, Liu, was originally the daughter of a merchant, but she was a love-brained person and fell in love with the poor scholar Song Changsong, the father of this person.

The family relied on Liu's dowry to barely have enough to eat. Later, with the help of her maternal grandparents, the family's life gradually improved.

A house was bought in a remote area of ​​the county town, and the original owner's father's potential as a Phoenix Man was stimulated because they had been married for four years and Liu only gave birth to her, a girl.

Song Changsong took advantage of this opportunity to take Liu's two maids as concubines. Liu was so angry that she fell ill, but she didn't dare to say anything because she was pregnant and she was in love.

Later, the two concubines gave birth to two daughters respectively, and Liu also gave birth to another daughter. Including her, the Song family had six girls.

Because Song Changsong lost his son, he gave up and refused to take the imperial examination. Liu Shi worked hard to support the whole family.

More than ten years of hard life made her much more sober. Fortunately, the original owner was smart since childhood, especially in studying, she was even better than Song Changsong.

Because women in this time and space can become officials, Liu followed her father's advice and let the original owner take the imperial examination. Initially, she just wanted her to win face for herself.

I didn’t expect the original owner to actually pass the exam…

It was smooth from being a student to being a juren, but after becoming a juren, it was difficult for the original owner to continue to climb up.

But Liu was unwilling to give up the original owner's path to the imperial examination. Even when she reached a certain age, she refused to find a husband for the original owner, wanting her to concentrate on her studies.

Four years passed like this, and the original owner still could not make any further progress. Coincidentally, at the end of last year, the Liu family was falsely accused of selling illegal salt, and the county magistrate confiscated their property and exiled them.

The men were exiled to the far north and the women were forced to serve as courtesans. When Liu learned of the fate of her family, she fell ill and never recovered.

In the end, he held on to his body, sold all his dowry, and donated a small official position to the original owner. Before his death, he held the original owner's hand and repeatedly urged her to overturn the verdict for her family after he got his footing.

The original owner also swore an oath, and Liu was relieved. However, Song Changsong had his eyes on the money.

After Liu found out, she tricked Song Changsong into drinking poison, and the two of them died together.

The original owner was also a simple-minded person. After the two died, she buried Liu and Song Changsong together, not afraid that the two would quarrel in the underworld.

Thinking about the bad things in the original owner's family, Song Jinshu rubbed his forehead. It was really a headache!

But the most important thing right now is not these, but that her head is in danger!

How can we have the ability to save people?

She should first think about how to save her own head!

After she cleared her mind, the food had gone cold and she hadn't eaten a single bite.

Okay! Let’s eat some cold dishes!

It was time to go to work, Song Jinshu put on his official robe and prepared to go to the front yard to handle official business.

There is no other way, I have to go to work before I die!

Before leaving, she told her servants to eat her leftovers for lunch.

Then he sighed and went to the front yard dejectedly.

As soon as he entered the hall, Song Jinshu took a deep breath, and his face turned red.

A man stood in front of him, wearing a moon-white robe, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. He wore a light green belt around his waist, which made his waist look even thinner.

The wind blew the ends of his hair slightly. He heard movement behind him and turned his head to look over. Song Jinshu's face turned even redder, and he even felt like he couldn't breathe.

The man in front of me has skin as white as jade and incredibly delicate features. He is like a work of art, far surpassing those popular young actors.

The corners of his eyes were slightly raised with a hint of indifference, and he pursed his lips as he looked at her in confusion.

"Sir? Are you sick with a fever?"

Ying...her ears are getting pregnant...

Damn! How come this man has such a nice voice!

"grown ups?"

Lu Ruoyu frowned slightly, feeling very nauseous. He knew that his face attracted a lot of attention, but she didn't have to stare at it all the time!

But he felt that the woman in front of him was a little strange from usual. In the past, she would stare at him, but it was disgusting.

Although she was staring at him today, he didn't feel the disgust or discomfort of being stared at all times. Instead, he simply admired her.

"Huh? Oh! Sorry!"

Song Jinshu realized that he was staring at someone and felt even more embarrassed.

Don’t look at what is inappropriate. This time she is wrong!

"Um, handsome! I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything else. I just... I was confused in my sleep! Yes! I was confused in my sleep!"

Why is it that the more she explains, the more confused she becomes?

Fortunately, Lu Ruoyu didn't care. He reported official business to Song Jinshu in a businesslike manner.

Since taking office two months ago, the original owner has become a hands-off boss, doing nothing and just trying to make money in every possible way.

Listening to Lu Ruoyu's work report this time, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him. Having a colleague like her was really a lot of hardship!

She also remembered who was in front of her!

The future magistrate of Jingyang County is currently her subordinate, County Magistrate Lu. After she is beheaded in half a year, this person will take over her official position.

The slightest ripple in Song Jinshu's heart disappeared. She was about to die, so how could she still have time to be obsessed with him?

"Sir, there's a problem with the dam, and the river is about to rise. Do you think we should recruit laborers to repair it?"

Song Jinshu came to his senses instantly. It was because of the river dam collapse that several people from the village died. The imperial court sent people to investigate, and that’s why he lost his head!

"Make it up! It must be made up!" she said excitedly.

Lu Ruoyu breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, the river dam was already dilapidated and shaky. If it was not repaired in time, the consequences would be disastrous when the water rose in the summer.

Today the adults were easy to talk to, so he didn't have to worry about relocating the villagers.

"Your Excellency is wise. Repairing the dam is a massive undertaking. Last autumn's harvest was poor, and the people have no rice to eat. Life is difficult. Repairing the dam requires labor. I ask that you allocate funds to pay for the labor."

He was very nervous and didn't hold any hope when he said this. After all, they were colleagues and he knew everything she did in private.

It's just that he is in a position and a subordinate, so he has no right to judge, and he doesn't want to meddle in other people's business and get into trouble.

Song Jinshu nodded in agreement. Wages must be paid, and not only wages, but also three meals a day must be provided.

"It's up to you! We'll go find Master Shi later to see how much money is in the account, and then we can make plans!"

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