mtl008 Chapter 308: The people in the government office are paying attention to her, and Shen Zheng begins
Chapter 308: The people in the government office are paying attention to her, and Shen Zheng begins
"Lord Yu can't come, so I'll have to ask Constable Sun to make the trip." Shen Zheng said politely.
Constable Sun cried out, "Ouch!" and said quickly:
"You don't know that I can deliver letters to you twice. It is a blessing that many people in the government office envy. They look forward to visiting your Tong'an County every day! This time, the master sent me here, and I am very happy. How can I trouble you?"
He sighed, full of regret:
"I am on my day off, and I was thinking of staying in Tong'an County for two days after finishing my work, and drinking with Captain Zhao and his men. But my Lord has told me not to delay after finishing my work, and he is waiting for your reply."
After he finished speaking, he took out a thick stack of envelopes from his arms and handed them to Shen Zheng.
"This is a letter from the Lord."
Just as Shen Zheng was surprised at the thickness of the letter, Constable Sun took out another letter from his bosom.
"This is a letter from my uncle."
"Did the uncle write to me?"
Shen Zheng took the envelope and squeezed it curiously.
Well...it's not as thick as Yu Zhengqing's letter, but it also has some weight.
Detective Sun nodded quickly and reached into his arms to continue searching.
Shen Zheng opened her mouth slightly and asked, "Anything else?"
"And... Sir Shen, please wait a moment."
In order to hide the letter, Constable Sun wore a coat with deep pockets, for fear that he would accidentally drop the letter on the way and be badly hurt when he returned.
After a moment, under Shen Zheng's expectant gaze, he took out two letters from his arms and handed them to her with both hands.
This is the letter from the eldest lady to you, as well as to Master Pei and Master Fang."
"A letter from Nan Shu?"
Shen Zheng looked at the simple drawing of a little rabbit on the envelope and suddenly laughed.
It feels so good to be remembered by everyone.
Like a family member, she felt connected to this world.
Shen Zheng held a thick stack of letters and said with a smile, "Detective Sun, I will definitely reply to all of these letters. You can't go back to the government office today. You have to leave tomorrow at the earliest."
“Hey…Hey!”
Constable Sun was half-hearted.
Lord Prefect, you heard it, it's not that I don't want to reply, it's just that Lord Shen is so affectionate! As a subordinate, how dare he disobey the most difficult person in Liuyang Prefecture!
He glanced outside, suppressed his smile and said:
"Sir Shen, my mission this time is not over until I hand you the letter."
"Anything else?" Shen Zheng asked.
The feeling she had when meeting Constable Sun this time was like opening a blind box, with always a surprise waiting for her.
"Also, please ask Lord Shen to follow me."
Constable Sun led her to the front yard of the county government office.
This time when he came to Tongan County, he did not ride a horse, but drove a horse carriage. The reason was one: there were too many things and he could not carry them all on horseback.
The curtain of the carriage was opened, and Shen Zheng was stunned when she saw the carriage full of things.
She couldn't help asking: "What are these..."
Constable Sun jumped onto the carriage, closed the curtain, and introduced them to her one by one:
"The baskets in the front are snacks for you and the people in the county office. Lord Yu said you like them. The two baskets in the back are tea leaves that Lord Yu brought for you."
After he brought out the snacks and tea and handed them to Zhao Xiu, he added:
"My Lord said that the two baskets of dim sum in the front are your favorite flavors, and the basket in the back is for Young Master Fang's favorite. The rest will be shared among you."
After he said that, he got into the carriage and carried things out.
Next came two large boxes. Zhao Xiu and Constable Sun worked together to carry the boxes down.
"These are the books that my Lord and my uncle have collected. My Lord said that he didn't have much with him on the first day of the county school, so he couldn't add color to the county school. This time he made up for it."
Shen Zheng walked forward and looked at the two boxes. The boxes were so big that she couldn't hug them all by herself.
She was touched and said softly, "The adults are thoughtful. The children will definitely like it."
Constable Sun smiled and continued to move things out.
Next came two cloth bags. Constable Sun held one in each hand and handed them to Shen Zheng.
"This is from the eldest lady. She didn't tell me what it is. She just said you will know after reading the letter."
Shen Zheng nodded, took the cloth bag and held it in her arms.
Shen Zheng felt warm inside when she held the cloth bag in her arms.
......
It took a quarter of an hour just to move the things, and finally we reached the last box.
Constable Sun had a thin layer of sweat on his head. He took a breath and said:
"This last box was put there by the eldest lady a long time ago. She said it was for Young Master Fang and Young Master Pei."
Shen Zheng nodded. She knew that the box contained the thoughts between friends.
After moving everything, she took the letter back to the study.
The first letter to be opened was Yu Zhengqing's.
He said a lot in the letter, the first thing being his promise to Shen Zheng and Li Hongmao.
"The magistrate of Lishou County, Hezhou Prefecture, Bi Keji, has sent a letter to investigate and will be imprisoned soon."
Just by reading this short sentence, Shen Zheng understood Yu Zhengqing's confidence.
As long as what Li Hongmao said was true, with Yu Zhengqing sending letters to investigate and Yu Shizhang exerting pressure from above, Bi Keji's imprisonment was a foregone conclusion.
She had never sought power before and thought that she could just let things take their course.
But at this moment, she truly understood that with power, she could really make complicated things extremely simple.
Shen Zheng looked at that sentence over and over again, and was suddenly stunned.
She got it.
She understood where her depressed mood came from when she was discussing the printing issue with the Chamber of Commerce.
It was her heart that was sighing and blaming herself.
After serving as an official for half a year, she could often feel the difficulties faced by farmers and empathize with them.
But when has she ever felt the same way as a businessman?
In her mind before, businessmen were always associated with profit-making, so at the beginning, she was unwilling to have a close relationship with Hu Li.
Compared with farmers, merchants have a slightly better life, but what Wang Guangjin and others said today is true.
At some times, their social status was even lower than that of farmers. Decades ago, they could not even read books or take part in imperial examinations.
So who is nobler than who?
Only scholars, officials, and royal families are truly noble.
As for the other characters below, no matter whether you are a businessman or a farmer, they are all as lowly as ants.
This is the real sadness of this era.
That's why the Tongan Chamber of Commerce fought with all its heart and blood to help the printing house. This was also their hope born out of resentment after being suppressed for generations.
Why was Shen Zheng so upset? Because she blamed herself.
She blamed herself, because only today did she truly understand the business class.
The leaves outside the window rustled in the wind, and the wind passed over the window, blowing up a corner of the letter.
I forgot to bring a paperweight to weigh down the letter.
It seems that her goal is no longer to ensure that everyone in Da Zhou has enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear.
She wants to work with all the "ants" to not flatten the class, but to weaken the class as much as possible and make it invisible.
Just like in her previous life.
In this case, she will also begin to covet power.
After Shen Zheng figured it out, her mind became clear. She was not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, but she was afraid that she would not be able to understand her own heart and waste her time.