jdhmnovel Chapter 5 I am the County Magistrate
Chapter 5 I am the County Magistrate
Chapter 5 I am the County Magistrate
Of the four who had just arrived, one was dressed in the uniform of a yamen runner. This man was named Li Hechen, and he was known as the Little Tyrant of Hanshan.
That day, Li Hechen was on guard duty at the city gate when someone suddenly came to deliver an order for him to hurry back to the yamen (government office) to welcome the new magistrate. Li Hechen eagerly ran off to greet him. However, he didn't see the magistrate; only the magistrate's steward and the former magistrate were going through the handover procedures. It was said that the new magistrate, due to the fatigue of his journey, had caught a cold and was resting in the back office.
At noon, Li Hechen was on his way home for lunch when he met three friends from a neighboring county. Li Hechen was always loyal to his friends, and when he saw it was lunchtime, he quickly invited them to eat at the No Return Restaurant.
"Jiaojiao?" Wang Wenzhou's eyes reddened when he heard this name. Jiaojiao was the name of his first love; over the years, the two had broken up and gotten back together many times.
Wang Wenzhou was so drunk he was practically half-asleep, and in his delirium, he thought that Jiaojiao had come looking for him again after their breakup, just like before.
Wang Wenzhou stood up, wiped away his tears and drool, and shouted excitedly, "Jiaojiao?"
"Young master, is there anything else you would like?" Zhang Jiao asked as she walked over.
"No way! Jiaojiao, have you been watching too much 'Go Princess Go' and transmigrated into a man's body?! Oh my god! I don't want to be gay!"
Wang Wenzhou stared at Zhang Jiao for a long time before realizing that the boy who called himself Jiao Jiao, with delicate features, was not a boy at all, but a girl dressed as a boy.
"call……"
Wang Wenzhou took a deep breath, drank a bowl of wine to calm his nerves, and teased, "Jiaojiao, you've gone too far! How could you be so frightening! I really didn't expect this..."
"Haha..." Wang Wenzhou laughed wildly for a while, then suddenly burst into tears, his cries filled with sorrow, tears streaming down his face...
Wang Wenzhou was deeply moved, more and more so the more he thought about it. He said affectionately, "Jiaojiao, you still love me the most! We've been broken up for so long, and while I traveled through time, my current girlfriend didn't follow me, but you came after me. Time really reveals true character, and adversity reveals true feelings!"
Zhang Jiao stared blankly at the incredibly ugly fat man in front of her, who ate and drank like a gluttonous sack.
Zhang Jiao was bewildered by Wang Wenzhou's actions. She didn't understand why this fat man, after rambling on, suddenly burst into tears. But from his unpretentious sobs, she vaguely sensed an inexplicable sadness. True joy and sorrow are contagious.
"Master!"
Seeing Wang Wenzhou's current state, his face covered in a mixture of tears, snot, and drool, Wang Qiang thought to himself, "Young Master, you're supposed to be the county magistrate, aren't you? With your current state, are you here to understand the people's plight or to make a fool of yourself? If people knew that the newly appointed magistrate of Hanshan County got drunk and went on a rampage in a tavern on his very first day in office..."
Forget about what the master wants, that you bring honor to the Wang family; you will squander all the reputation and goodwill that the Xinjian Earl family has built up over the past hundred years.
Wang Qiang quickly stepped forward, wiped the mixed liquid from Wang Wenzhou's face, and bowed in apology: "Please forgive me, my young master is drunk and has behaved somewhat inappropriately."
"Who's drunk!" Wang Wenzhou pushed Wang Qiang aside, looked at Zhang Jiao with deep affection, and said, "A man doesn't easily shed tears, only when he's truly heartbroken! I'm not crying because I'm drunk, but because I love you!"
"Xiaoqiang, let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Jiaojiao." Wang Wenzhou pointed to Zhang Jiao.
"Brother, you have a great sense of humor!" Zhang Jiao smiled.
There was no specific word for "girlfriend" in this era. Zhang Jiao took it literally, thinking that in Wang Feng's words, "girlfriend" meant that she was a girl, and "friend" was a term of address similar to "brother".
Zhang Jiao clasped her hands in a fist and smiled, "Brother, you have a good capacity for alcohol. Just for that, I'll consider you my friend."
After saying that, Zhang Jiao boldly picked up a bowl of wine and drank it all in one gulp. She showed absolutely no trace of the gentle tenderness expected of a girl.
"Jiaojiao, you understand me best! Cheers!" Wang Wenzhou also picked up a bowl of wine and downed it in one gulp.
After finishing his drink, Wang Wenzhou stared at Zhang Jiao's chest for a moment, then suddenly reached out and touched it, laughing loudly, "Jiaojiao, you've transmigrated! You've changed bodies, but you're still Wangzai Little Buns!"
"What are you doing!" Zhang Jiao shouted angrily.
Li Hechen, who had been happily drinking with his friends and occasionally glancing over, suddenly yelled, "Beast!"
"boom!"
Li Hechen overturned the table, grabbed a chair, rushed over, and started beating Wang Feng mercilessly.
Wang Qiang had learned martial arts from his grandfather since childhood, and when he saw his young master being beaten, he immediately rushed over. Even if his young master was in the wrong, he couldn't just stand by and watch him get beaten.
"Come with me and beat these two thieves to death!" Li Hechen quickly called on his men to start a group beating.
"Bang!" Wang Qiang, being a trained fighter, kicked Li Hechen away. Li Hechen immediately fell face-first into the dirt.
When the three friends who were eating with Li Hechen saw that their brother had been beaten, they couldn't sit still, so they picked up their chairs and rushed over.
"Young Master, you go first!" Although Wang Qiang was a martial artist, he had no practical combat experience and did not carry any weapons with him, so he could only parry.
"Xiaoqiang, I can't run anymore! That guy hit me with a stool, I'm still dizzy!"
Wang Qiang grabbed the stool that was thrown at him, tossed it aside, and thought to himself, "Young Master, with your build, you wouldn't be able to run away unless you were knocked unconscious!"
Wang Wenzhou was hit on the head with a stool, cracking his skull. He clutched his head wound and shouted, "Stop hitting me! I'm the newly appointed magistrate!"
"You beast! You pig are the county magistrate! I am the county magistrate's own father!"
After Li Hechen finished speaking, he swung a stool and smashed it into Wang Wenzhou's face.
"Duang..."
Li Hechen was a regular at the No Return Inn, and the Li and Zhang families were very close. Li Hechen's grandfather had served in the army with Old Zhang. Li Hechen's father and Zhang Jiao's father had also served in the army together. When Li Hechen was a child, his father, Old Li, often said that he and Old Zhang had originally planned to arrange a marriage between their children. However, Old Zhang died on the battlefield. Old Zhang didn't like Old Li very much, so the marriage was off.
As Li Hechen grew up, and Zhang Jiao's daughter blossomed into a beautiful young woman, Li Hechen was filled with deep regret. Every year during the Qingming Festival, Old Li would take him to Old Zhang's grave. Each time, Li Hechen would kneel on the grave and weep bitterly, crying even more heartbroken than his own son. Old Li thought his son missed his uncle. Little did he know that Li Hechen was thinking, "Uncle Li, how could you have died so young? If you were still alive, I would have been your son-in-law long ago!"
Although the childhood betrothal didn't happen, ever since Li Hechen developed a sense of gender, he treated Zhang Jiao as his future wife, even though Zhang Jiao wouldn't even glance at him.
Li Hechen had already declared that anyone who dared to propose marriage to the Zhang family would have their three legs broken. The Li family was a prominent and powerful family in Hanshan, and Li Hechen himself was the kind of daring and ruthless gangster. So, no one actually went to the Zhang family to propose marriage.
Of course, Li Hechen's words were only one aspect; Zhang Jiao wasn't married yet, so the main responsibility lay with Old Zhang. Old Zhang's three sons had died in battle one after another, and his wife, overwhelmed with grief, fell ill and passed away.
Of Old Zhang's three sons, only Zhang Jiao's father got married. Zhang Jiao's mother died in childbirth when she gave birth to Zhang Jiao.
Old Zhang, having lost both his wife and son, was nearly driven mad. When Zhang Jiao was young, Old Zhang was an alcoholic. He raised Zhang Jiao as a boy. Later, Old Zhang squandered all his wealth, and only then, with the help of relatives and friends, did he open this tavern to make a living, where the grandfather and granddaughter relied on it.
Because of Old Zhang's constant and earnest teachings, Zhang Jiao was a complete tomboy, wearing boys' clothes all year round. Even though she was quite pretty, no one wanted to marry her except Li Hechen. In this era, girls were expected to do needlework and embroidery; who would want to marry a tomboy like Zhang Jiao?
When Zhang Jiao grew up, Old Zhang realized things were going badly. His precious granddaughter couldn't get married. She was already 18 years old, and in an era where 16 was old enough to be a mother, being unmarried at 18 meant being considered an old maid. Old Zhang hired many matchmakers to propose marriage, but no one agreed to marry her.
Of course, Li Hechen, whom he disliked, agreed. Not only did Li Hechen agree, but he also said that he and his father had proposed marriage to the Zhang family several times. Because of some old grievances, Old Zhang would rather his granddaughter remain unmarried than agree.
Li Hechen had gone to the No Return Tower with his friends for drinks, hoping to catch a glimpse of his sweetheart. But suddenly, a huge, fat monster appeared, crying and making a scene fueled by alcohol.
Li Hechen immediately flew into a rage and lost his temper. In this situation, apart from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, no male animal could tolerate it.