Chapter 3 I, Xu Chong, respect my father the most in my life
"I will definitely take this position!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone inside and outside the county government gate fell silent.
Zhang Shunyi: Oh no!
Wu Wenjing: Done!
Only the spectators were confused, looking at each other, hoping to get an explanation from others.
"Brother Xu..."
Zhang Shunyi was worried, and walked forward to look at Xu Chong seriously: "I will take care of your uncle's funeral, and I will also ask for leave from the county school for you. You should go back soon, you really need to rest now."
rest?
Are you kidding? I'm in high spirits now.
Xu Chong didn't understand what Zhang Shunyi meant, but he knew very well what he was doing.
[The spiritual energy concentration has reached the minimum standard, and the spiritual energy is being generated.]
It can be confirmed that the prompts on the panel were changed after I came to the county government.
There must be something in the county government office that contains spiritual energy!
There is a small probability that it is a person, a high probability that it is an object, or it could simply be the county government office.
Since something like a subsidy has been offered to me, of course I should accept it just in case.
After all, the identity of a scholar is not enough to enter the county government casually.
Xu Chong made up his mind and looked at Wu Wenjing: "I wonder when my nephew can take office?"
Wu Wenjing's face froze, and he felt something was wrong.
And Zhang Shunyi was already anxious.
"Brother Xu!"
Zhang Shunyi's eyes were red as he said in a hurry, "This official had no good intentions from the beginning to the end. He must have known that you two were not close, so he deliberately used words to provoke you. You must not be fooled..."
"What nonsense!"
Wu Wenjing was anxious, knowing that he had been too obvious, and quickly interrupted loudly: "Zhang Shunyi, you can be disrespectful to me, but Brother Xu's family is a loving father and filial son, so there is no reason for me not to envy you. If you dare to make up rumors again, I will deal with you according to the law!"
He will retire in two years, and he is thinking of returning home with honor, so how can he let anyone ruin his reputation?
Regardless of whether Xu Chong is crazy or not, let’s leave this matter here.
"you!"
Zhang Shunyi gritted his teeth and wanted to say more.
“Ahem…”
Xu Chong suddenly coughed and pulled Zhang Shunyi away, "Uncle is right, the person I respect most in my life is my father."
Zhang Shunyi: “???”
Wu Wenjing: “???”
Everyone looked at Xu Chong as if they had seen a ghost, unable to believe that these words came out of his mouth.
"Well……"
The expressions of the crowd made Xu Chong pause for a moment, but things had come to this point, and for the sake of his spiritual energy he could only bite the bullet and continue speaking.
"Just as Uncle said."
"My father has been an official for ten years, and he has only one thing in mind, which is to benefit the people of Canglong County."
Xu Chong spoke more and more fluently, and in the end he began to believe it, and spoke very passionately.
"Although my father has passed away, I, Xu Chongsheng, as his son, shall inherit his unfinished wishes!"
"I hope you can help me with this matter, uncle."
Wow~
One stone can cause a thousand ripples.
The onlookers began to discuss among themselves.
Preconceived notions can easily determine the direction of people's minds.
Xu Chong had never expected that the image that his original body had built over the years would play a huge role at this time.
"Why is Xu Xiucai also telling lies with his eyes open?"
"I don't know, maybe... he's gone mad?"
"How dare you curse Xu Xiucai?!"
"Is it possible... that he did it on purpose?"
"How to say?"
"Think about it, in order to make up for his father's sins, Xu Xiucai has been starving himself to help everyone over the years, but how much can he help alone? If he becomes an official..."
“So that’s how it is!”
"Hey, this kid, he doesn't owe us anything..."
"Xu Xiucai is a good man!"
“…”
During the discussion, everyone quickly figured out the 'truth'.
Even though they did not think Xu Chong owed them anything, they all became excited at the thought of Xu Chong being an official in Canglong County.
So they started to follow suit.
"Xu Xiucai is right!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Xu. Now that the county lord has spoken, he will definitely submit a petition to the court to allow you to become an official."
"It is a blessing for us ordinary people to have officials like the Xu family father and son."
"I, Wu Laosi, was born in Canglong County. It's really a blessing from my ancestors."
“…”
? ? ?
Now it was Xu Chong's turn to be confused.
I said that just because I wanted to get the position of Dianshi, and I had a clear purpose.
Why are the folks starting to tell lies too?
Wrong script?
After thinking for a long time without being able to figure it out, Xu Chong simply gave up and asked again in a very simple manner: "When does your uncle plan to submit a petition to the court, and when will the appointment document of my nephew be issued?"
“…”
Wu Wenjing pulled back a tuft of his beard and said with a stiff face, "Well... my dear nephew, the matter of the imperial grant needs to be submitted to the capital. It will take a month just to go back and forth, not to mention the layers of approval from the Ministry of Personnel..."
Xu Chong's heart skipped a beat.
This old man, he spoke so nicely before, why is he starting to make excuses now?
No, this is a matter of immortality, how can I just let it go like this!
Xu Chong rolled his eyes, glanced at the people at the door, and immediately came up with a plan: "Okay! Nephew will listen to uncle, then it will be one month!"
"?"
Wu Wenjing looked confused: "I said that the paperwork would take a month, I didn't say..."
"How long will it take?"
Xu Chong interrupted directly, pursed his lips to one side, and said with a smile: "Uncle, you don't want the villagers to wait too long, do you?"
When the time came, he no longer cared about offending Wu Wenjing.
If I miss this opportunity, I don’t know when I will have the chance to go again.
At worst, you can just be honest after taking office and give up all your interests and power.
Xu Chong thought so, but the threat in his words made Wu Wenjing want to kill him.
"This kid has been pretending to be crazy and plotting against me?"
'He's as brave as his damned father.'
Wu Wenjing's eyes were cold, but he immediately noticed the expressions of the people and his heart suddenly tightened.
He could kill Xu Youan, because if Xu Youan died, everyone would applaud and no one would care whether there was anything fishy going on.
But if Xu Chong died soon after, the impact would be far greater.
But then again.
If Xu Chong could be brought into the government, then Xu Youan’s property…
Thinking of this, Wu Wenjing smiled brightly, "One month is just one month. I will keep my word."
"Really? Thank you, uncle."
Xu Chong was overjoyed and smiled as he cupped his hands: "I am busy with official duties, so please handle it yourself. I dare not trouble you to worry about my father's funeral affairs."
"Um."
Wu Wenjing nodded, waved his sleeves and returned to the inner courtyard.
Xu Chong watched him go.
When the fat figure completely disappeared, the prompt on the panel remained unchanged, still saying "generating".
Wu Wenjing can be ruled out.
Xu Chong retracted his gaze and turned to look at the corpse on the ground.
"Brother Xu..." Zhang Shunyi looked ashamed, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"We can talk later if you have anything to say. Let my father rest in peace first."
Xu Chong waved his hand and turned to ask the yamen runner: "Have any family members claimed the other three remains?"
"Reply to Master Xu's words."
Liu Er bowed his body and smiled awkwardly, "These three brothers are all lonely, without elders or children."
"Master Xu, we just said something without thinking... Look..."
Zhao Liu smiled apologetically.
They could never have imagined that Xu Chong would become the new Third Master in the blink of an eye.
I just made a few sarcastic remarks, and now I have to worry about the revenge later.
There is simply no way to reason.
"I am alone..."
Xu Chong did not notice the embarrassment of the two men. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Since they died in the line of duty, let them be buried next to my father. I will borrow the funeral expenses so that they can have a tombstone with their names on it."
"this……"
Liu Er and Zhao Liu looked at each other and felt a strange feeling in their hearts.
Lowest-ranking yamen runners like them may be able to show off their power by relying on their hide while they are alive, but even ghosts will not want to pay any attention to them after they die.
Just like the three people lying on the ground, they died in the middle of the night, and the pension was distributed in the morning.
It can be said that not even any money was left for burial, and the final outcome was to leave the body exposed in the wilderness and be eaten by wild dogs.
Although they also shared the money, they couldn't help feeling sad.
Unexpectedly, Xu Chong, an unrelated outsider, stood up.
Perhaps, it would be a good idea for Xu Chong to take over as Dianshi?
"Don't just stand there, do something if you have something to do, and lend a hand if you don't."
Xu Chong squatted down and lifted up the Third Master's feet.
Crash!
All the people rushed in.
"You are a scholar, let us handle this matter..."
"Mr. Xu, I have some strength..."
"I'm going back to get the hoe now..."
“…”
