"Mr. Shen, what do you mean?"

"What? Didn't County Magistrate Lu tell you?" Shen Fenghua raised his eyebrows and asked back.

Song Jinshu shook her head. Lu Ruoyu didn’t say anything to her!

Shen Fenghua's mouth curled up. Looking at her like this, he seemed to feel better for some reason.

Then he explained with a joking tone, "County Magistrate Lu invited me to the county office to serve as the chief clerk, and Lord Song didn't even know about it? Tsk tsk tsk tsk... It seems that County Magistrate Lu has the final say in this county office!"

"From now on, shall I obey the orders of Lord Song or the orders of County Magistrate Lu?"

Shen Fenghua looked at Song Jinshu out of the corner of his eye, trying to see an angry expression on her face.

The fact was the opposite, and Song Jinshu accepted this fact in just a few seconds.

Recommendations are allowed in this dynasty, and as a county magistrate, Lu Ruoyu naturally has the power to recommend.

It's just that they have been so busy these days that he might have forgotten to tell her about it.

and…

The county government has a lot of messy accounts, and since Shen Fenghua came to her voluntarily, she would rather not refuse it!

It can also reduce the workload of himself and Lu Ruoyu.

Song Jinshu smiled broadly and welcomed him warmly, "I trust County Magistrate Lu's judgment. Since Master Shen is here, you can officially take up your post tomorrow!"

After throwing away the pile of rotten things, Song Jinshu felt in a good mood and had a bigger appetite. He ate one more bowl of dinner than usual.

Shen Fenghua watched her leave, with a bad feeling in his heart.

the next day.

Shen Fenghua looked at the table full of accounts, his mouth twitching constantly. He finally figured out the whole story.

No wonder Lu Ruoyu agreed so quickly at that time, and no wonder Song Jinshu showed such bad intentions yesterday.

It turns out that both of them were plotting against him!

Outside the city, Song Jinshu couldn't stop laughing.

"Hahahaha! I want to laugh just thinking about Shen Fenghua's expression when he saw that pile of account books."

Who understands! It feels so good to have someone take the blame!

Listening to Song Jinshu's wild laughter, Lu Ruoyu also had a faint smile on her lips.

When he promised Shen Fenghua, he didn't think so much about it, but now it seems like it was just a coincidence.

"County Magistrate Lu! Let's take a detour from here first, and then go to the hot spring town."

That’s right, after returning that day, Song Jinshu named the unknown town at the foot of Wenquan Mountain Wenquan Town.

However, they suppressed this news. To be on the safe side, the two men reached a consensus and agreed to wait until the hot spring mountain was divided into government-owned properties before informing the villagers.

The villagers will naturally benefit from it.

"Well! Sit down, sir! I'm going to whip the horse!"

Originally, Lu Ruoyu was going to pull the ox cart this morning, but Song Jinshu thought of the horse-drawn carriage brought by Shen Fenghua, and then told him to temporarily requisition the carriage for transportation.

The two of them were now sitting in the carriage brought by Shen Fenghua.

She could already imagine Shen Fenghua's anger and collapse. They were here traveling and sightseeing, while he was working in the county government office.

What a cruel thing this is!

When Song Jinshu and his companions came to Wenquan Town again, the town was still as bustling as before, and they even saw many traveling merchants from other places.

Listening to them talking, it seemed like they were running towards the hot spring water in the mountains.

Song Jinshu felt a sense of crisis and wanted to settle down in Wenquan Mountain more urgently.

This is the gold mine and silver mine of their Jingyang County, their cash cow!

If this place is given to someone else, she will die with regret!

"Greetings, Lord Song! County Magistrate Lu!"

At the foot of the hot spring mountain, an old man, supported by a middle-aged man, bowed and greeted the two people.

Song Jinshu stepped forward and asked, "You are the village chief, right?"

The village chief hunched over and replied, "Yes! I am the village chief of Dashan Village. Lord Song has come from afar, and I feel really bad for not coming to greet you."

"Lord Song and County Magistrate Lu haven't eaten yet, right? My wife has already prepared a delicious meal at home. Why don't you two come home with me for breakfast before discussing matters?"

Song Jinshu wanted to refuse, but when he thought that they did have something to discuss with the village chief, he nodded.

The two followed the village chief to Dashan Village, which was only one kilometer away from the unknown town.

This hot spring mountain belongs to Dashan Village.

The village chief's wife was a hardworking and quiet person. After calling people with her children, she drove them out so that they would not disturb Song Jinshu and others from talking at home.

"Lord Song, County Magistrate Lu, please forgive me for the simple food in the countryside!"

Song Jinshu shook his head. How could this be considered crude?

The sight of the table full of dishes made her feel painful. How much money would this cost?

Fish, chicken and duck are all on the table!

Song Jinshu thought that the village chief's wife and the children at home must not have eaten, and they couldn't eat so much, so he just ate most of the food.

There was only one plate of meat and one plate of eggs left on the table, as well as other vegetarian dishes.

The village chief was surprised: "Master Song, what are you doing?"

Song Jinshu remained calm and explained calmly, "Village Chief, these dishes are enough for us to eat. We can wait for Auntie and the children to come back and eat the rest!"

The village chief's family prepared so much food, and it must have cost a lot of money. Therefore, when she was serving the food just now, she secretly stuffed some change into the bottom of the bowl.

Lu Ruoyu did not express any opinion from beginning to end, and even helped Song Jinshu when he was picking vegetables himself.

Therefore, the village chief and his son did not dare to speak, for fear of angering Song Jinshu.

When the father and son heard her say this, they felt mixed emotions and were both shocked.

Although they had heard early on that their Lord Song was not as the rumors said, they were used to being cautious.

When he learned that they were coming to the village, he asked his wife to prepare food early and entertain them carefully.

"Village Chief, to be honest, we came here this time to buy out the mountain behind you!"

The village chief looked at the two men hesitantly, feeling conflicted. If he refused, he was afraid of offending them and that the village would suffer in the future.

If they don’t refuse, how will the villagers live in the future?

Song Jinshu saw his hesitation and understood his concerns, so he said bluntly, "Although this mountain belongs to Dashan Village, it is ownerless. The court understands that the people have a hard time making a living, so the villagers can go up to these ownerless mountains and cut down trees.

But now I have other plans for it. I want to take it back to the county government office!"

The village chief was shocked and at the same time felt sad. He knew that Song Jinshu had made up his mind and came here today just to inform him.

How can the people have a chance of winning in their fight against the officials?

The village chief lowered his head in resignation and said sadly, "Since Lord Song already has an idea, why did he come to me?"

If she wanted to do that, why didn't she just do it secretly herself? Why did she come to inform him?

Song Jinshu knew that the village chief had misunderstood, and hurriedly took out the written contract: "Village chief, although this mountain is ownerless, Dashan Village has lived here for generations and relies on this mountain to survive.

What I mean is that in the future, villagers can go to Changshan to collect firewood or pick mushrooms.

As long as you don't randomly cut down trees and cause vegetation damage, I won't pursue the matter!

On the contrary, after I have completed the planning of the hot spring villa, I will need to recruit workers, and the villagers of Dashan Village will be given priority for employment!"

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