kvmb Chapter 141 Taking office
Chapter 141 Taking office
Li Dajiang's appointment letter has come down.
Chengyang County, not far from Jiunu County, was dismissed by the court because of corruption and bribery. There happened to be a vacancy, so Li Dajiang was appointed as the magistrate of Chengyang County.
The news that one must take up the post within seven days of receiving the appointment letter was like a bolt from the blue.
The entire Li family cheered at once. They would be a family of officials in the future. They would no longer have to eat coarse grains and wild vegetables. They would have big fish and meat every day. When they went out, they would have a group of maids and servants with them. They would truly live a life of ordering servants around. The whole family looked forward to a happy life in the future.
"My son is really promising. The court values you so much. It must be because he is good at studying. That's why they made you a high-ranking official right from the start." In the eyes of Old Lady Li, the county magistrate was the highest official on the planet. All the people in a county were under his jurisdiction. How could he not be a high-ranking official?
"That's right. My husband should have passed the exam years ago, but he was unlucky. Now, my husband finally got what he wanted." Liu straightened her back and felt proud. Her brother and sister-in-law, who had not had a good relationship with her for many years, actually took the initiative to come to her door with things in their hands. From now on, she would be the wife of an official. Let's see who dares to look down on her.
"Sister-in-law is so lucky. I can tell from your face that you will bring good luck to your husband. It's just as I expected." Jiang spared no effort to flatter Liu. She didn't ask for much. As long as she could get a little bit of benefits from her, she would be satisfied.
"Really?" Liu looked at her with disdain. Whenever they came to the old house to get money in the past, she was the one who made the most noise, so much so that later on she asked Li Jiaojiao to come.
Now that you know how to say nice things, what were you doing before?
"Of course, you are the lucky one in our village. Good days are ahead." Jiang pretended not to see Liu's expression and continued to speak shamelessly.
Hearing this, Liu felt much better. Although she didn't like her fourth brother's wife and even stopped her from coming to her hometown to ask for money, she knew that Li Laosi was not as easy to deal with as the third and second brothers, and it was basically impossible to get rid of Li Laosi's entanglement.
Three days later, Li Dajiang took Liu, Li Chengcai and Li Laosi to Chengyang County to take up their posts. Before leaving, Wang the witch performed a ritual for Li Chengcai.
The ritual was quickly completed, and witch Wang told him that the magic power of the female ghost that was haunting him had weakened a lot, so he should continue to do good deeds, and soon the female ghost would be scared away.
Liu happily took out another two taels of silver and gave it to her. Wang the witch weighed it in her hand calmly and put it in her arms, then took out twenty yellow talismans from another cloth bag.
"I got these talismans from Taishang Laojun. Mr. Li, burn these yellow talismans with fire and then drink water. It will ensure that no female ghosts can get close to you in the next ten years." The witch raised the talisman paper in her hand and said solemnly.
Upon hearing that there had been no female ghost haunting people in the past ten years, Li Chengcai immediately became interested and looked at Liu eagerly.
Liu really loves her son. She has seen the torture her son has endured over the past few days and feels pain in her heart. She just wants to bear it for her son: "How much silver does this cost?"
“This yellow talisman is not an ordinary one. I exchanged my life span for it from Taishang Laojun. I only got 20 of them in total. You are my old customer. Since your master is a scholar and has a kind face, I will take two taels of silver from you. If anyone else offers less than five taels of silver, don’t even think about taking it from me.” The witch had a painful expression on her face. She stared at the yellow talisman in her hand, as if she had made a great decision.
Liu's heart skipped a beat. Another two taels of silver were needed. She had just borrowed ten taels of silver from her daughter yesterday. She had originally intended to use it as travel expenses or to buy things in Chengyang County. But now she had spent four taels of silver in one go.
She looked at Li Chengcai, then at the yellow talisman in the witch's hand, and gritted her teeth and bought it. Money is only external material possessions, and nothing can be as important as her son's health.
With great reluctance, he handed the yellow talisman in his hand to Liu and told her how to use it.
"At midnight every night, the evil spirits are at their worst. Take out a yellow talisman, burn it to ashes, mix it with two bowls of water and drink it. Do this for 20 days in a row and I guarantee that you will not be haunted by evil spirits again within ten years." The witch assured them.
The two of them listened carefully and kept the witch's words firmly in their hearts. Chengyang County was neither close nor far from here, about a hundred miles away.
Li Chengcai also has to go to Chengyang County. It will be troublesome if he doesn’t know how to use the yellow talisman by then.
The witch walked out of the Li family's house and snorted coldly after she was far away. She touched the silver in her arms through her clothes and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Originally, a ritual would have been enough to complete it, but you insisted on giving her half the money. Okay, you have a scholar in your family, and I can't afford to offend him, so I will find ways to make you spend more money.
Something that can be accomplished with four taels of silver, but you insist on spending six taels of silver. Anyway, your family has plenty of silver, so I will help you.
As for Li Chengcai's yellow talismans, they were what she usually used for performing rituals. As for Taishang Laojun, where could she find Taishang Laojun? He was just used to deceive people.
Three days later, Li Dajiang took them away.
A few days later, the eldest son, who lived far away in Chengyang County, asked someone to bring back one hundred taels of silver to the Li family.
Old Mrs. Li had never seen so much silver in her life. Her eyes widened. There were ten silver ingots in total. She touched each one like a treasure.
Jiang's eyes were full of joy. They had become rich, their family had become rich. She also wanted to touch it, but she knew that with Old Lady Li's temper, she would definitely not let her touch it.
"Mom, bah, look at my mouth." Jiang had just said this, and immediately seemed to think of something, raised her hand and gently patted the corner of her mouth.
"It should be old lady. Your daughter-in-law is here to greet you." Jiang changed her words with a smile and even imitated the actors in the opera, bowing slightly to Old Lady Li as a way of greeting her.
Old Mrs. Li had lived with Jiang for several years, so how could she not know her little thoughts?
He looked at her with contempt, seeing her useless look, and took out one of the silver ingots and handed it to Jiang.
"Go to the county town tomorrow and buy the best fabrics from the cloth shop. My son is now the county magistrate, and we must dress decently so that we won't be looked down upon by outsiders."
"Yes, yes, I'll listen to the old lady." Jiang stretched out her hands, took the silver ingot, and bit it with her teeth. It was true. Their family had indeed made a fortune.
Within a day, the whole Qinghe Village knew that Boss Li had someone bring back 100 taels of silver, and everyone looked at Old Lady Li with envy.
Without waiting until the next day, Jiang was impatient to go to the county town in the afternoon.