Book Synopsis
A man and a woman, weary from their travels, knocked on the door of the county office, only to be greeted by a man dressed in luxurious attire, who appeared quite at ease.
"Why did you take so long to arrive?"
To think that even the errand boys were acting so high and mighty these days! Bringing their families along and still delaying their work hours.
Huo Zhenyan, the Advisor and acting County Magistrate, glanced at the pair before him, slightly raising his chin with a hint of disdain in his eyes. He sighed softly and pointed at the overgrown weeds in the courtyard, saying, "You should clear out the weeds today; they’re quite bothersome to look at."
The Advisor added, "By the way, the newly appointed County Magistrate is coming soon. Do as you please; after all, I’m the one footing the bill."
The short man looked indignant. Was he being treated like a mere errand boy? This was outrageous! His eyebrows shot up, and his eyes widened in disbelief.
"What? Not satisfied?"
Ma Tianjin glared at him with a stern face, fists clenched tightly as he declared loudly, "I am the new County Magistrate!"
He had heard that the position of County Magistrate in Fengcheng County had been vacant for a long time, leading to chaos within the county. He never expected that upon his arrival, this insufferable Advisor would treat him with such contempt!
The Advisor squinted at him for a moment before responding, "So you heard what I just said? You can get started now; I’m feeling tired..." With that, he stretched lazily and strolled toward the back hall, dragging his feet.
"Oh, by the way," the Advisor turned back around. "Fengcheng County is in dire straits; businesses are failing and taxes aren’t coming in. You should make an effort to collect some money and be frugal with it!"
Didn’t he just say to spend freely? Now that he knew Ma Tianjin was the County Magistrate, he suddenly wanted him to be careful with money?
Ma Tianjin stood there dumbfounded, his small face flushed red with anger as his mouth hung slightly open.
Beside him, the petite Liu Xiaoyuan sighed dejectedly. "My dear husband, it seems we've gone from a wolf's den into a tiger's lair."
They were truly unfortunate—having offended those in power in the capital only to be sent here and encounter this tyrannical Advisor.
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