In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

"What exactly are you going to do?" The bailiff was very impatient and was about to attack Su Zhizhi.

Before the yamen runners could make their move, Su Zhizhi took a deep breath and said calmly, "Wait a moment, listen to me."

The bailiff was stunned, not knowing what Su Zhizhi was up to. After hesitating for a moment, he stopped what he was doing and wanted to listen to what Su Zhizhi was trying to do.

Su Zhizhi took a deep breath and then said, "I came here today to look for Lord Xie. But even if I wasn't looking for Lord Xie, you just said that this is the government office, so why can't I go in? What if I have something important to report..."

Su Zhizhi spoke eloquently and incessantly, while the two yamen runners were stunned and had no idea what they should say.

After a long time, until Su Zhizhi stopped talking breathlessly, the two yamen runners didn't know what to say anymore.

At this time, Su Zhizhi looked at the yamen runner with a smile and said, "Can I go in now?"

The two yamen runners looked at each other, and saw hesitation in each other's eyes. However, thinking of what Su Zhizhi had just said, even though they were still a little reluctant in their hearts, they nodded and said, "Forget it, you go in."

Su Zhizhi showed a victorious smile on her face and walked slowly past the two of them.

Xie Chengjin was handling official business and had no idea about Su Zhizhi's arrival or what was happening outside until Su Zhizhi came to Xie Chengjin's side.

Xie Chengjin subconsciously looked up and unexpectedly saw Su Zhizhi. Xie Chengjin was immediately surprised, "Zhizhi? Why are you here?"

Su Zhizhi smiled and said, "I want to see what you are busy with. Why haven't you been home for so many days? I am a little worried about you."

Xie Chengjin felt extremely guilty when he heard this. He reached out and pulled Su Zhizhi into his arms, whispering, "I'm sorry, Zhizhi. It's all my fault. I didn't expect this matter to involve so many people. This is why I wasted some time and left you alone in the mansion. Thank you for your hard work."

Su Zhizhi shook her head. "There's a housekeeper taking care of everything in the mansion, so I think it's okay. But I don't know if you've been eating and resting well during this period. Look at the dark circles under your eyes. You haven't rested well at all."

Xie Chengjin touched his face and smiled guiltily.

Su Zhizhi suddenly felt a little helpless, but still said: "Okay, I don't know what you look like. I brought you some food. These things won't run away if they are here. Let's have a meal first."

As she spoke, Su Zhizhi opened the food box on the table. Inside were the dishes that Su Zhizhi had carefully prepared for Xie Chengjin. However, they were delayed by two yamen runners outside and had become a little cold.

Looking at the cold dishes, Su Zhizhi felt a little distressed, but more of annoyance. "Where are those yamen runners outside from now? I came to see you, but you pushed me out!"

While eating, Xie Chengjin listened to Su Zhizhi talking about what had just happened outside. Seeing that Su Zhizhi's lips were a little dry, he kindly handed the tea at hand to Su Zhizhi.

By the time Su Zhizhi finished speaking, Xie Chengjin had almost finished his meal. He looked at Su Zhizhi with a smile and said, "So it's because of this matter. Ultimately, they were wrong. But these people were seconded from other places and don't know you. Otherwise..."

"Of course, this isn't a matter of acquaintance." Su Zhizhi rolled her eyes when she saw Xie Chengjin hadn't grasped the point. She explained, "I'm here today, and I don't have anything important to do. They can stop me outside, but what if it's villagers who need help in the future? Are they going to chase them out like they did today? If that happens, what's the point of the government office?"

After hearing what Su Zhizhi said, Xie Chengjin fell into deep thought. He had indeed not thought about things on this level before, but now that Xie Chengjin knew about it, he would definitely make some adjustments.

Seeing that Su Zhizhi was still a little angry, Xie Chengjin quickly comforted her, "Okay, Zhizhi, don't be angry about this. I will take care of it."

After saying that, Xie Chengjin called the people outside in and began to let these yamen runners learn what it meant to "serve the people."

After his men left, Xie Chengjin once again embraced Su Zhizhi in his arms. A short separation is better than a new marriage. Although the two had only been separated for a few days, they missed each other no less.

Xie Chengjin just hugged Su Zhizhi and kept cuddling with her. Su Zhizhi knew that she couldn't resist, so she just let Xie Chengjin do what he wanted.

Su Zhizhi looked around in Xie Chengjin's arms, her eyes finally landing on the table in front of Xie Chengjin, "Ah Jin, what is this?"

Su Zhizhi casually picked up the documents on the table and began to look through them. Xie Chengjin glanced at them casually and said, "This is the information I just compiled about the local tyrants here. The reason this grain store can run smoothly here without anyone coming to disrupt it is that it is protected by these local tyrants."

"A local tyrant..." Su Zhizhi nodded in understanding, but no one knew what he was thinking.

But before the two of them could be intimate for long, there was a knock on the closed door. The voice was urgent, as if it was something very important.

Su Zhizhi was startled, and after she reacted, she immediately wanted to leave Xie Chengjin's arms. Xie Chengjin was obviously a little dissatisfied, but he was busy with things at the moment. No matter how reluctant he was, he had to let go of his arms around Su Zhizhi and shouted, "What's the matter? Come in and tell me."

The door was pushed open, and the yamen runner who came in lowered his head and reported: Sir, there is a couple with some men and horses blocking the outside, clamoring for us to release Hu Laosan. It seems that they are Hu Laosan's family members.

"I understand. You go down first, I'll be there soon." Xie Chengjin nodded, his face as usual and very calm, as if this was not a big deal.

After the bailiff left, Xie Chengjin's expression instantly became extremely distressed. Su Zhizhi suddenly thought of something and continued to look through the document. Then she asked, "What's wrong? Is this difficult to handle?"

Xie Chengjin nodded and then shook his head, "It's not that difficult, just a little tricky."

"Why?" Su Zhizhi was a little confused.

Xie Chengjin explained, "This isn't the first time they've come. Ever since we captured Hu Lao San, these people have been coming here every few days to demand his release."