Qingyang City, this is a remote town located among the rugged mountains and fields.

Because it is far away from the court, it is difficult for the emperor to control his hands here, and he does not have so much thoughts to be on guard. Therefore, there are inevitably many barbaric acts of bandits and looting.

The court naturally set up an official here, but because of the fierceness of the locals, the huge government office is more like a decoration. The yamen runners inside are lazy and even if someone comes to report the case, they will ignore it. The county magistrate also gave up his plan to make political achievements to be promoted. Haven’t you seen how the previous ambition and aspiring county magistrates disappeared after they came here?

The above also sent someone to investigate, probably because of the bandits. However, the mountains are connected to the mountains. The bandits who are familiar with the road have eaten and drunk enough and crawled into the woods, and there is no one to find, so the constables can only return in disappointment.

It’s okay to have political achievements, but life is more important.

Now the county magistrate in office understands this truth. Even if he has ambitions in his heart, he has nowhere to show his strength and can only be lonely and depressed.

But in such a small town, there is a small private school where the sound of young children reading comes from it, which is so incompatible with this tough folk custom.

Until the sunset begins to emerge.

"Okay, today's class will end here. Don't forget the words I teach you today. I will take the exam tomorrow when I take the exam. Whoever can answer will have candy!

The teacher was a middle-aged man in his thirties, with his hands behind his back, reminding him that his face was not as elegant as a master, nor as a scholar as a pedantic person. Instead, he smiled kindly, giving the children in the hall a feeling of being close.

After the words came, more than a dozen children packed up their things at hand during the meal, but a mean-looking woman came in outside the door. When a child saw it, he shouted timidly: "Mom..."

"I'll talk to you boy later!" The woman cursed fiercely, then looked at the teacher: "I said my surname is Zhou. Why are you always lie to my son to come to your class? Could it be that I want to cheat money? I will tell you that we won't give you money!"

Teacher Zhou smiled helplessly and said, "Aunt Liu, I have already said that my school does not charge money, I just want to teach children to study and write. If they don't study a little, they may not be able to recognize calligraphy in the future. I think your child is quite smart and may have the opportunity to take the imperial examination..."

"So what if you take the imperial examination!" The woman refused to give in and cursed fiercely, "Look at yourself, what's the use of taking the bullshit imperial examination? You're not here, and you're having the same meal as us!"

"This..." Teacher Zhou frowned slightly.

"Besides, can you eat enough by studying more? Now is the time to do farm work, and the family is too busy..."

After all, it was a tough custom. The woman scolded her for a long time and walked out in anger. The other children were also nervous, wondering if their parents would let them attend class tomorrow.

In the empty school, Teacher Zhou was soon left alone. He looked at the clean table and the original pen and ink paper were swept away by the other party. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head slightly.

He has experienced many such things. At first, when the school was opened, there were dozens of children, but not only did not increase in half a year, but only a few dozen were left now.

The reason for opening this small school was indeed for the sake of these children, hoping that they would not be trapped by the scene in front of them and become useful talents. However, no matter how much he persuaded them, it would be useless. Most of the parents here were ignorant and did not want their children to waste their time studying.

So most people here can only be trapped in this loess and have no chance to go out and see that brand new world.

Of course, there are also reasons why he is influenced by his teacher and likes to teach and educate people...

That's right, he is Zhou Shize, the county magistrate here. However, in fact, his official position is no different from that. The ruthless people here don't care about these things at all. What they really care about is whether they have food to eat or money to earn money. Whoever dares to stop them is their enemy, and they will never stop until they die.

The last yamen runner in the county government also handed his resignation a few days ago. There was no way. In the eyes of the locals, the so-called yamen runners were just for the court and the lack of officials. The salary was pitifully small, which was a fool. In order not to be ridiculed, he had to quit his job.

Today, Zhou Shize is completely alone, with only an official position but no power.

As for finding the officials above to report it? He may have been "mysteriously missing" before sending people from above, just like the young man from the previous few.

In the words here, mountain people have their own way of life, and there is no need for outsiders to intervene.

After tidying up his things, he got up and walked towards the house. There was still someone waiting for him at home, which was also the only pillar he had been sticking to until now.

The county government has temporarily closed down because it is unattended. His home is a small yard he bought here. It is not luxurious, but rather a simple bamboo house, which can protect the insects and ants from the mountains and forests and shelter from wind and rain. The area is not large, but it is quite warm.

Following the muddy path, he walked to the fence of his yard and saw his wife squatting in front of the soil, as if she was smelling the fragrance of flowers gently, and a smile on her lips.

This is a small nursery he specially cultivated for her, and she planted many flowers she liked. When the season blooms, it is quite beautiful and the fragrance of flowers is everywhere.

"Madam..." He took two steps forward, gently held her shoulder, and whispered, "You can't blow the wind in your body, why did it come out?"

"Husband?" The woman could hear his footsteps, leaned back slightly with confidence, leaning on his shoulder, and smiled gently, "I just smelled the familiar fragrance of flowers and wanted to get closer..."

Zhou Shize looked down at her side face lovingly. It was not that charming beauty, but the more you look at it, the more you look at it, the more ordinary and soft the more you look at it. The two of them met childhood sweethearts, but they were never tired of it.

But when he saw her pale face, his heart felt ache.

I couldn't help but recall the past. He was still a young man back then and wanted to go to Beijing to take the exam. He swore in public to be the top scorer in high school and returned home in glory to marry her. The girl blushed and said softly that she followed her parents' orders. Both parents were happy to see it and hit it off. In those days, he could even dream about what the day of marriage would be and how high his ambition would be!

However, unexpectedly, just when he was taking the exam in the capital, a heavy rain in his hometown in half a month triggered a flood that was rare in a century, taking away countless lives and causing the family to be destroyed. How many beautiful visions are completely broken...

I usually add typing to work, and I rarely have time to read the comments of all book friends. I would like to thank all the friends who support me and point out the shortcomings of this book! I occasionally took the time to read a few comments and saw many book friends saying that the current plot is too dull and there is no such thing as a pleasure. It is indeed my negligence, and my writing skills are limited, so I did not show what I thought in my mind better. In fact, in the direction of the preset outline, the protagonist travels through the daily farming life of the strange and treacherous world from two different and almost opposite perspectives of the Ghost King and the Son-in-law (i.e., Mortals and Supernatural). The conflicts and unknowns that may arise here are the most interesting.
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