Chapter 2: There is spiritual energy in the county government office!
"???"
Xu Chong was stunned at first, then he became furious and stepped forward to grab the scholar and said, "I treat you well on weekdays, why are you cursing at me?"
The scholar's name was Zhang Shunyi. His family ran a small bookstore and was considered middle class.
I used to work as a clerk in his family's bookstore, so the two of us were much closer than ordinary classmates.
"Brother Xu?"
Zhang Shunyi reacted and apologized repeatedly: "I said something careless, please forgive me."
"What do you want from me, you're yelling?"
Xu Chong nodded and then let him go.
"Brother Xu, your father is dead!"
“…”
Xu Chong wanted to give him a big bibao, but he still wanted to curse me after all the changes?
Unexpectedly, Zhang Shunyi continued to explain: "The county government's document library caught fire last night. Your father died while trying to put out the fire. His body was burnt beyond recognition ..."
"What did you say?!"
Xu Chong cried out in shock, staring at Zhang Shunyi intently: "This kind of thing is not something you can joke about. Are you sure you are not lying to me?"
"The body was in the front yard of the county government office, and many people were there watching the excitement."
Zhang Shunyi patted his chest and said, "I came here to inform you as soon as I heard the news. How about that? Are you a good brother?"
Xu Chong was struck by lightning and didn't hear a word of what was said afterwards.
Just when repairing the father-son relationship was on the agenda, the third master suddenly became a target of criticism?
This fucking...are you kidding me?!
Seeing his friend's expression, Zhang Shunyi's heart skipped a beat, and then he realized that no matter what, he was still Xu Chong's father, and his behavior was inappropriate.
"Brother Xu, there are some things I will say straight now."
Zhang Shunyi pondered for a moment and said solemnly.
Xu Chong was doubting the world, "What?"
"If I'm not mistaken, Brother Xu's failure in the provincial examinations twice was intentional right?"
"Don't deny it. I have long been aware of your pain and contradictions."
"I have a lot of talent and ambition, but I can't use it because I don't want to encourage evil..."
"It's because you, Brother Xu, have a strong character. If it were me, I would have become a ghost under the red stone bridge long ago."
"In the past, I racked my brains but couldn't figure out how to help Brother Xu untie this knot, so I could only keep silent, but now it's different."
"Dying in the line of duty is the best outcome for your father, isn't it?"
"At least he's not imprisoned for his crime and beheaded in public, right?"
Zhang Shunyi took a breath and put his left hand firmly on Xu Chong's shoulder: "Brother Xu, it's time to move on in your life."
I had been planning to move forward, but now the road ahead is blocked... uh, it seems...
Is there another way to inherit the estate?
Xu Chong was suddenly stunned in the middle of his complaints, and his face immediately looked sad.
"Going to the county government office, after all... after all, it's my father."
Soon, the two arrived at the county government office.
Just as Zhang Shunyi said, the entrance was packed with people.
"It's good that the dog official died!"
"God has finally opened his eyes!"
"He did all sorts of bad things, and now he's getting his comeuppance, right?"
"It's good that you died. After you die, you won't be a burden to Mr. Xu anymore."
“…”
All kinds of gloating were whispered among the crowd. If most of them were not qualified to wear hats, the term "celebrating" would be very appropriate.
How much sin has the Third Master committed?
Xu Chong sighed with some complicated feelings.
Cough cough.
Zhang Shunyi coughed twice to remind the people.
"Hmm? It's Mr. Xu."
"Make way, all of you make way."
"Mr. Xu, please accept my condolences..."
"Yeah, don't hurt your body."
“…”
People's attitudes towards the Xu father and son can be said to be completely opposite and very different.
Xu Chong didn't say anything, just nodded and walked through the crowd into the county government office.
In the open space in the courtyard, four corpses covered with white cloth were lined up in a row, and two yamen runners stood beside them, talking about something.
"Oh, isn't this our famous scholar?"
As soon as Xu Chong entered the room, Liu Er started to speak in a sarcastic tone, "Why? Scholar, don't you mind that this filthy place will dirty your feet?"
"Then you are wrong about our scholar master."
Zhao Liu smiled and replied, "No matter how dirty his feet are, he has to come to the county government office. Otherwise, he will be criticized."
"Excuse me, which one is my father?"
Xu Chong was too lazy to bother with the two minions and just went to look at the corpse on the ground.
"Look, the one on the far right is it."
Liu Er pursed his lips and said, "The coroner just did an examination."
After all, he was a scholar, so the two of them did not dare to be too presumptuous.
Xu Chong walked to the far right, squatted down, and lifted a corner of the white cloth.
When a relative passes away, the younger generation must take a last look at the deceased. This is the custom.
Xu Chong was already prepared for this.
However, when Xu Chong actually saw the blurry face covered with unknown oil and carbonization, he still felt panic in his heart.
Especially the faint smell of burnt meat, which made his stomach churn wildly.
Hold on!
This is the first time the father and son meet after the time travel, and it would be very rude to spit.
And also to inherit the estate.
Xu Chong instinctively called up the panel to distract himself.
The next moment, his distorted expression froze on his face.
The prompt at the bottom of the panel has actually changed!
[The spiritual energy concentration has reached the minimum standard, and the spiritual energy is being generated.]
Aura?!
There are only a few charred corpses here , where does the spiritual energy come from?
Or maybe it’s not a corpse, but something else?
Xu Chong didn't care about the nausea and looked around subconsciously.
Zhang Shunyi, who was in the crowd, felt a jolt in his heart.
From his angle, he could see Xu Chong's entire expression.
His eyes were wandering and his expression was stiff.
Brother Xu, is he unable to bear the blow and going crazy?
As expected... no matter what, father and son are still father and son.
Zhang Shunyi was anxious and was about to squeeze into the county government office when a slightly hoarse voice suddenly sounded.
"Is it Nephew Xu who is here?"
County Magistrate Wu Wenjing came out of the ceremonial gate with a big belly and a sad expression on his face: "Brother Xu died in the line of duty. It is a loss for the county government and even more so for the people of Canglong County. My dear nephew, you must mourn for us."
Wu Wenjing spoke beautifully and his expression was very realistic, but he could not hide the teasing in his eyes.
Especially when he saw Xu Chong looking like he couldn't bear the blow, he felt relieved.
"Xu Youan, Xu Youan, you probably didn't expect this day to come, did you?"
"How dare you threaten me with preventing me from retiring and demand half of my wealth?"
'Who gave you the courage?'
"Now that you are dead, your son, a scholar, will go crazy."
"Canglong County has lost two troubles at once, which is really a double blessing."
"Oh no, you're not completely crazy yet. I'll make things worse."
Wu Wenjing stared at Xu Chong, his eyes turned and he immediately came up with a plan: "Brother Xu has been an official for ten years and has made outstanding achievements. In addition to your contribution in saving the fire this time, if my nephew is willing, I can submit a petition to the court to ask for a subsidy for you to take over the position of Dianshi, which can be regarded as a son inheriting his father's career. What do you think?"
The four words "the son follows in his father's footsteps" are very strong and are truly heartbreaking.
However, the people were not surprised by such lies.
For so many years, the bad reputation of Canglong County has been attributed to Xu Youan, and the people's views on the county magistrate Wu Wenjing are mostly "old and incompetent" and "a celibate".
But one person couldn't help it.
"shut up!"
Zhang Shunyi stared at Wu Wenjing with red eyes: "Wu Wenjing! Don't go too far!"
He also originally thought that Wu Wenjing was just doing nothing and was not a big villain.
But what he just said made him alert instantly.
To insult Xu Chong at this juncture is simply asking for death!
"Why does Mr. Zhang say that?"
Wu Wenjing was surprised. "God knows what I am talking about. I am thinking of my nephew Xu out of good intentions. If it were a normal imperial examination, even if you passed, you would have to wait for many years before you could get a government position. How could it be as fast as getting a promotion through nephew's influence? Don't you agree, nephew?"
The last sentence was asked while looking at Xu Chong.
"you!"
Zhang Shunyi's face flushed, and he was about to expose Wu Wenjing's true face when a voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Uncle is right."
Xu Chong stood up slowly.
“…Brother Xu?!”
Zhang Shunyi suddenly turned his head and looked at Xu Chong in disbelief.
"Brother Zhang, no need to say more."
Xu Chong raised his hand and pressed it lightly, then looked at Wu Wenjing eagerly: "Since uncle is so kind, how dare I refuse?"
"I will definitely take this position!"
