New and dark light years

Chapter 263 Let's just listen for now

When Li Lin woke up in the morning, he found that his two wives were already up.

That's normal now, since last night's dual cultivation involved Li Lin dealing with two people at the same time, while they had enough time to rest.

He got up, dressed, and walked out of the small spiritual vein, where he saw the hall where lunch had already been prepared.

It turned out that it was already noon.

As Li Lin sat down in the main seat, he saw Li Yanjing emerge from the altar in the corner.

Li Lin asked, "Where are Qing'er and Hongluan?"

"I went on a spring outing with a group of wives from various families."

"No guards?"

"Of course I brought it."

Although Huang Qing spent most of her time at home, she would occasionally 'socialize' and hold poetry gatherings, lantern festivals, and other events with other women.

That's how the Youth Preservation Pill and Body Strengthening Pill opened up the market.

Li Lin wiped his mouth and asked, "Are you hungry?"

"Although I'm not hungry, I wouldn't mind if you insisted I eat."

Li Yanjing smiled seductively.

Li Lin shook his head helplessly: "Never mind then, I'll go to work first."

After finishing lunch, he put on his official robes and went to the county government office.

Coming back here after a month, I felt a little unfamiliar with the place.

However, the constables and yamen runners were extremely enthusiastic towards him.

It would be strange if they weren't enthusiastic; the 'rewards' from Kongji Temple last time have already been distributed one after another.

Everyone made money; each person received at least seven years' worth of income in a lump sum. They all knew who brought this to them and were naturally extremely grateful to him.

Li Lin did not go to the military quarters, but went directly to the court to find the county magistrate.

It turned out that the county magistrate was standing to the side, while a young man was sitting in the main seat of the court.

Upon seeing Li Lin, the other party immediately stood up, clasped his hands in greeting, and said with a smile, "Oh, the county magistrate is finally back! Now we can rest easy."

Jiang Jili said from the side, "This is the newly appointed magistrate, Wen Bi, whose courtesy name is Zhijie."

"Magistrate Wen!" Li Lin clasped his hands and smiled, "I just returned yesterday and was unaware that you had already taken office. I am very sorry."

"Of course, of course. I had already heard of the county magistrate's reputation before I took office." Wen Bi laughed. "I am a half-jianghu person. My father and mother traveled all over the north and south when they were young, so I know a little about the affairs of the jianghu. The name of the Paper Prince is truly legendary."

Li Lin clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, "You flatter me, Magistrate."

"After get off work, I'd like to invite you two to sit at Fugui Restaurant. There are some things that are not convenient to discuss here."

Li Lin and Jiang Jili exchanged a glance, then clasped their hands in agreement.

Then the county magistrate and the county lieutenant left the courtroom.
Upon arriving at the barracks, Li Lin asked, "What is the magistrate's background?"

The other person looked young, but didn't seem arrogant at all.

Compared to the county magistrate, when Jiang Jili first arrived here, he was truly arrogant, practically looking down on everyone.

Jiang Jili said, "If the information my family gave me is correct, Magistrate Wen is indeed from a poor family, and his family does practice martial arts. Can't you tell that he practices martial arts?"

Li Lin shook his head: "He seems to be powerless, but it's also possible that he's hiding it well."

Jiang Jili laughed and said, "He passed the imperial examination last year, I think he ranked seventeenth. He worked as a judge in the Court of Judicial Review for two years and has now been transferred here. He has finally made it. On the surface, he seems to have a simple relationship with people, but as you know, the capital is a place where many powerful people are hidden. Whether he has connections behind him or not, my family is not very clear."

Li Lin nodded and then asked, "How long has he been here?"

"More than half a month."

What do you think of his temperament?

"It's hard to say." Jiang Jili thought for a while and said, "But in the past ten days or so, he has been quite restrained and has not done anything like a 'new broom sweeps clean'."

"That sounds like you have a pretty mild personality."

Jiang Jili raised an eyebrow: "You mean, I wasn't in a good mood when I came here?" "Don't you have any self-awareness?"

Jiang Jili's face immediately darkened, and he snorted and left.

He was actually a little unhappy, but it wasn't directed at Li Lin.

After all... he had been acting as magistrate for nearly half a year, and he was quite happy.

Now that the power has been returned, there is naturally a sense of loss.

Li Lin went to the barracks and processed some documents.

In the past month, nothing major has happened in Yulin County, not even a murder case. It's just petty theft and neighborhood disputes.

The constables and county magistrates could handle these situations well.

When it was time to leave work in the evening, Li Lin went home first to change his clothes before going to the banquet.

Huang Qing and Hong Luan have also returned.

Upon seeing Li Lin, Huang Qing said happily, "My lord, I've sold a third of the pills stored at home. The profits have all been put into the warehouse. Would you like to take stock of them?"

"Thank you for your hard work, my wife. You can take care of it." Li Lin said with a smile, "I won't be having dinner at home later. I'm going to Fugui Restaurant. The magistrate is treating."

Huang Qing leaned closer and whispered, "I heard the new magistrate... isn't very good."

"What do you mean?"

"When we went on our spring outing today, Madam Qi said that this Magistrate Wen was a married man, but I heard that his wife went missing in the second month after he passed the imperial examination. He gave up after searching for less than half a month, showing no regard for his marital relationship."

Li Lin raised an eyebrow slightly: "Anything else?"

"Nothing."

Li Lin found it strange that the Jiang family didn't know about this, or did they think it was unimportant and didn't need to be explained?
However... gossip among women may not be true, so let's just listen for now.

Li Lin called Hongluan over to help him change his clothes, and then called Xiaozhen to go out with him.

As a servant, Xiao Zhen needs to do some work; at least she can already help run errands.

Li Lin went out dressed in white casual clothes, with Xiao Zhen following beside him.

He was now wearing a brand new, clean set of clothes, which, although not very valuable, were much better than the tattered clothes he had worn before.

Upon arriving at Fugui Restaurant, the waiter greeted us as soon as we entered.

"The county lieutenant, the county magistrate, and the county assistant are waiting for you in room number 'Tian' on the third floor."

Li Lin thanked her and then led Xiao Zhen up to the third floor.

Several servants stood outside the top-tier room, divided into two factions.

Li Lin told Xiao Zhen to stay with them, and then gently knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

It was Wen Bi's voice.

Li Lin pushed open the door, and there were already two people sitting inside.

Wen Bi sat in the host's seat, and Jiang Jili sat in the guest seat to the right.

Li Lin walked to the left guest seat and sat down.

Fine wine and delicacies were already on the table. Li Lin clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, "I apologize to you both for being a little late."

Wen Bi smiled and said, "We've only been sitting here for a short while. It's just the three of us chatting this time, so we don't need any outsiders to serve us. How about we pour our own drinks?"

Li Lin and Jiang Jili naturally agreed.

Wen Bi laughed and said, "No matter what, let's have a drink first. It'll be easier to talk after we've had a drink."

The three raised their glasses.

After three rounds of drinking.

Wen Bi's face turned red, and he looked like he couldn't hold his liquor: "I've had enough to drink, so I'll say a few words from my heart. Please listen."

(End of this chapter)