Chapter 60 The Liu family: The county magistrate is cold and violent (please vote!)
"Let him be a parent official, not really a parent."
Not far from the deserted Liu family porridge shed and the nursery.
Liu Zilin, who had always had a bad temper, looked surprisingly calm today and turned to his two brothers seriously.
Liu Ziwen said nothing, silently looking at the cold and lonely porridge shed and the nursery.
Nowadays, the price of rice in Longcheng is extremely low. Anyone who has some wealth does not have to worry about rice. Those who have no wealth are all in the disaster relief camp outside the city. Even if some people who are greedy for cheap come to have sex for free, they only have a bowl of porridge in the morning and evening.
Leave.
Nowadays, no one hangs hungry next to the porridge shed, waiting eagerly for porridge.
At present, Longcheng County is recruiting workers everywhere. As long as the refugees have an arm and a leg, they can work part-time jobs and get enough money to eat. No one is waiting here to waste time.
This is especially true for nurseries.
I heard that there was a new female master in the county government, who went to tidy up an official residence and opened an infant care department to take in orphans.
Even from the disaster relief camps on the outskirts of the city, many women of childbearing age were recruited to specifically raise children. The wages were not much less than those of strong men on the docks, and they were easy. Many refugee women were vying to enter...
So the Liu family... seems to be really good people this time.
The eldest brother didn't speak, so Liu Zian and Liu Zilin had no choice but to stand aside and remain silent.
Behind the three brothers, there was an old steward who took care of the porridge shed and the nursery, hunched over and waiting in embarrassment.
"Turn it off first."
Liu Zian turned around and spoke first.
He was originally staring at a certain swordsmith and a certain sword furnace in the sword shop, but suddenly someone sent by Liu Ziwen called him over. The third brother Liu Zilin should be the same.
Liu Zian looked like a sick man. Now he lowered his eyelids and looked at the two old antique buildings with a dull look on his face.
The current financial source of the towering tree of the Liu family is not the porridge shed and the nursery, but the money tree of Guyue Sword Shop. The former is just making pocket money at best.
The poor people in Longcheng County could no longer squeeze out much profit. If they wanted to make money, they had to make money from the rich and powerful people of the Zhou Dynasty.
Liu Zian had already suggested that his eldest brother should be shut down, but he also saw it, so the latter naturally didn't listen.
When the old steward of the porridge shed heard the second young master's words, he suddenly had a grimace on his face and said at a loss: "Young master, it's useless for us. Why don't you listen to the second young master..."
"The porridge shed and the nursery cannot collapse."
Liu Ziwen said seriously, stating something.
He turned around, raised his hand to straighten the trembling old steward's hat, and said calmly:
"Taibo has done a good job these years. You have always taken good care of my father's porridge shed. Thank you for your hard work. If you can hold on for a while, after this year, Taibo can go to the purchasing bureau of Jianpu and choose a relaxing position to retire.
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"It's not hard, it's not hard! Thanks to the young master, I still remember my old servant..." Tai Bo burst into tears.
Liu Ziwen waved his hand.
Liu Zian looked on with cold eyes.
Liu Zilin looked indifferent. He was only focusing on one thing at the moment, mumbling beside his eldest brother and second brother, giving eye drops to some awesome parent.
"Brother, the collapse of the porridge shed is a small matter, but the loss of our Liu family's face is a big deal! It has been so many days since he took office, and he hasn't even come to our Liu family to pay homage to the dock!"
Liu Ziwen ignored him and took his second brother and third brother to each get a bowl of hot porridge to drink. He lowered his head and drank it silently, shaking his head and saying:
"It's a bit thin, please make it thicker in the back pot."
"Yes, young master."
When Taibo nodded and bowed to leave, Liu Ziwen didn't even look back and yelled: "Drink!"
Liu Zian, who was sipping the porridge with his head down, drank the remaining half of the bowl in one gulp.
Liu Zilin, who was still mumbling, panicked, quickly raised his head, and poured all the hot porridge on the edge of the bowl with his thumb into his stomach bag in one breath. The amount was so large that he coughed violently and choked his mouth and nose.
The young head of the Liu family asked his two younger brothers who looked puzzled:
"Have you forgotten Father?"
Liu Zian was silent, and Liu Zilin's expression turned stern.
The latter gritted his teeth:
“I have not forgotten that it was these untouchables who killed my father!
"My father was kind enough to open porridge shacks to help these untouchables during the calamity. When the food ran out, the number of porridge shacks would naturally be reduced. These untouchables were ungrateful, and instead, encouraged by people with ulterior motives, they attacked my father and looted the Liu family's house."
Liu Zian also said coldly:
"There is also the new county magistrate who came after Mr. Di left. He was jealous of my father's good reputation and our property. The victims of starvation falsely accused me of poisoning my father's porridge and beat him to death. In the harsh world, no one spoke up for my father.
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Liu Ziwen stared at his two younger brothers: "Do you know what my father said to me before he died unjustly?"
Liu Zian and Liu Zilin both shook their heads.
"Tell me to keep the porridge shed open."
The atmosphere was silent.
Liu Ziwen suddenly smiled and pointed to the porridge shed and nursery hall in front of him:
"Signing up favors and fighting against enemies, that's fine. Then we, the Liu family, will change our approach. Look, don't the people in the whole county say that our Liu family is a good person? Is there any one person who dares to scold us?"
He nodded again:
"So as long as I'm here, my father's porridge shed must be opened."
Liu Zian nodded and said coldly: "We in Longcheng County will not allow such unscrupulous people to exist again."
Liu Zilin's eyes flashed fiercely, and he said bitterly: "We are not allowed to have officials who can stand. Either they be beheaded, or they kneel down and become dogs!"
Liu Ziwen patted the two younger brothers hard on the shoulders.
Not long after, the three of them left the porridge shed and returned to the carriage.
On the way back.
Liu Ziwen glanced at the lively streets at the end of the Dragon Boat Festival, lowered the car curtain, turned back towards the city, and said to his second brother, who was deep and reserved:
"Keep an eye on the Jianpu side. You were right last time. It's not the right time to stir up too much trouble right now. The calmer the situation in Longcheng County, the better. The Jianpu matter is the most important!"
Liu Zilin was dissatisfied, "Are we just going to watch that man named Ouyang be so arrogant?"
Liu Ziwen glanced at his third brother, his expression as usual:
"Naturally, he will not be allowed to eat meat so smoothly. Since it is a group of sheep brought from outside, and he is not the only wolf in Longcheng County, let's eat them together, or even eat him in turn..."
The young head of the Liu family chuckled: "When the price of food drops below five cents a dou in the next two days, we will try to buy the bottom."
A smile appeared on Liu Zian's lips and he nodded: "Don't worry, brother, I've been keeping an eye on you. I've already prepared it."
"But these must be done quietly. When the price of food drops to the point where it is worthless, the second brother will take the sincerity of our Liu family and go to Shopkeeper Ma, Shopkeeper Li and the others. How can the icing on the cake be easier to make friends than offering help in times of need?"
Liu Zilin's face turned red the more he listened. If the space inside the carriage was not too small and bumpy, he would have stood up and walked around excitedly rubbing his hands:
"The eldest brother and the second brother are good at cutting off beards. I like cutting off beards the most. Hahaha, the dog officer named Ouyang will definitely look very good-looking when the time comes!"
Liu Ziwen turned around and asked: "Last time I asked you to think carefully about how to put the broken leg back together. What do you think?"
Liu Zilin nodded vigorously, with an excited expression on his face: "I have thought about it! I have been preparing for a long time to take the leg! Didn't Big Brother say that killing people is not a skill, killing the heart is the top operation!"
Liu Ziwen said calmly: "Okay, when we get back, let's talk about it and let your second brother check it for you. Sometimes a soft knife can't see blood, so you have to use a hard knife."
After giving these instructions, the young head of the Liu family couldn't help but sigh:
"Why bother? We have been holding on for so long and it is already the rainy season. Without our Liu family craftsmen, would the Digong Gate be repaired?
"I had to hit my head with blood before I could look up and see the road clearly. You came to Longcheng for only one thing? It is indeed one thing... come here to have a meal and admit your mistake."
The three Liu brothers looked at each other and laughed together.
Soon, the carriage slowly stopped in front of the tall stone lion at the entrance of the Liu family mansion.
The three brothers Liu Ziwen, Liu Zian, and Liu Zilin got off the car and prepared to go in, each going about their business.
Suddenly, a lame servant who had been waiting at the door for a long time came up to him with a serious face and said immediately:
"Uncle, Second and Third Master, what's wrong, the county magistrate suddenly held a meeting in the county government hall in the afternoon. Not only did he invite the sixteen foreign grain merchants who were still in Longcheng, he also invited twelve other rural gentry and landlords, but only
...didn’t invite us!”
The three Liu brothers were all stunned.
Liu Ziwen's usually calm and composed expression suddenly changed, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.