The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

An acquaintance?

Shu Yu followed Ying Dong’s gaze, but only saw a bustling crowd.

”Since it’s an acquaintance, why don’t we go say hello? Anyway, we need to go back to the inn first.” Shurui and the others hadn’t come to the dock; they were still waiting at the inn.

Ying Dong shook his head and sat on the driver’s seat, ”No need, he’s already left.”

”Alright, then let’s head back.” Seeing Daniu also got on, Shu Yu waved to the Xu family’s steward, and the carriage quickly left the dock.

After walking a long way, Ying Xi asked curiously, ”Brother, who was the acquaintance you saw just now?”

”It seemed like it was Uncle Lin, the former Deputy Head Escort of Quansheng Escort Agency,” Ying Dong wasn’t really sure.

Ying Xi was even more confused, as she had no impression of the Deputy Head Escort.

When Quansheng Escort Agency was burned and disbanded by Gong Qiu, she was only four years old, and many memories had already blurred. Not to mention the Deputy Head Escort of Quansheng Escort Agency, she hardly remembered any of the escorts there.

So Ying Xi just said ”Oh” and didn’t ask further.

By the time the carriage stopped at the inn, it was already mid-morning during the 9 a.m to 11 a.m slot, Shu Yu initially planned to pick up Shurui and the others and head straight to Tianning County. But after getting off the carriage, she learned the three had heard that a great scholar was composing articles nearby and had run over to see.

Since that was the case, Shu Yu decided to have lunch here before leaving.

Daniu happened to have something he wanted to discuss with her, so everyone ate lunch while chatting about the situation in Jiangyuan County.

”Yu, when you return, there’s something you need to mentally prepare for.”

Shu Yu took a sip of soup and looked up, surprised, ”What is it?”

Beside them, Yuan Gui clearly knew what had happened; he slightly turned his head, seemingly wanting to laugh.

Shu Yu, ”...”

Daniu said, ”Your becoming county magistrate is now known throughout the county town. Oh, no, it’s also spreading like wildfire in the prefecture.”

Shu Yu was stunned for a moment and then seemed to think of something, her mouth twitched, ”Was it spread by Third Uncle?”

”Yes, initially, the county office had received the news of you becoming Wen’an County Lord. However, Lord Xie didn’t announce it widely, seemingly wanting to wait until your return to officially post a notice. But when Third Uncle returned, he felt that this was an important matter for family pride and shouldn’t be kept too low-key.”

At first, Lu Sanzhu’s promotion was relatively normal. After returning to work at the Peach Blossom Forest, he would casually mention it when meeting people.

The stream flows smoothly; he enjoyed seeing people shocked and congratulating him after knowing.

Who knew that during the Qingming Festival, when the Lu family returned to Shangshi Village for the sacrificial rites, they heard about Tang Wenqian becoming county magistrate.

Only then did Lu Sanzhu learn that Tang family parents had spread the news of Tang Wenqian becoming an official to the neighboring ten miles and eight villages before leaving. Now everyone would tell anyone they met that Tang Wenqian was promising, the Tang family would have good days ahead, and from now on, they were government people, requiring greetings when meeting.

Some even said Tang Wenqian had been promising since childhood, and sure enough, now he was the most powerful person in the entire Shangshi Village and even Wenlan Town.

My goodness, these words were like setting off a powder keg, instantly making Lu Sanzhu explode.

Lu Sanzhu’s unyielding competitive spirit got triggered, and he couldn’t hold himself back, could he?

What’s a county magistrate? At our house, Yu is a county magistrate too, and the position of county magistrate is rarer than that of county magistrate, isn’t it?