I am a fairy

Chapter 8 Reality
Zhangjiacun.

A group of people dressed as officials walked down the mountain path. Before they entered the village, Zhangjia Village was already in an uproar. Someone on the ridge of the field started running madly and went into the village to report the news.

After a while, Muramasa came to the village entrance with a few people to greet them. As soon as they met, they asked the chief servant in a flattering manner.

"Hey, hey, hey, Liu Yitou, why are you here today?"

"This is all unprepared, neglected, neglected."

This officer is not easy to deal with. As the saying goes, it is easy to deal with the King of Hell, but it is difficult to deal with the little devils.

The constables and head constables of a county cannot even stand up straight in the government offices, but when they arrive in the countryside, they are like dragons crossing the river and tigers descending from the mountains, with frowning brows and cold eyes and a menacing look. In the eyes of ordinary people, they are even more terrifying than jackals, tigers and leopards.

Just asking for bribes is already a benevolent act. They can fabricate a crime and take you away at will, or send you to forced labor. The destruction of your family is just the first thing these officials and servants say.

Muramasa was still able to stand and respond a few words, greeting warmly and warmly with a smile on his face. The other ordinary villagers, dressed in the gray clothes of the officials, bowed their heads and did not even dare to look at them.

Liu Yitou also knew Muramasa. He nodded and walked straight inside. Muramasa followed closely behind him.

The head servant first took a look at the situation in the village, and then came to Muramasa's house. Muramasa immediately took out delicious food and drinks to entertain the group of servants, and then quietly took out a gift and handed it to the head servant.

However, the head of the household took one look at the middle-aged man in a long gown and a black hat who was following him, and immediately rejected Muramasa's gift, and spoke seriously instead.

"Spring is coming soon, and the county is worried about disasters in the mountains, so they sent me out to take a look."

He just said the county, but didn't say who it was.

At this point, Muramasa still thought that Liu Yitou was using this as an excuse to extort money from the lower classes, and he kept saying this.

"We in Zhangjia Village all listen to the county and Liu Yitou."

"Whatever you say, that's what we'll do."

But today, Liu Yitou, who came with a group of runners, really didn't come here to take bribes. When he heard Muramasa say this, he immediately said.

"That's good. In order to prevent mountain disasters, all the villagers in Zhangjia Village will go to the high ground on the other side of the mountain in the next few days, and the young and strong people from several nearby villages will also go to help."

"We built a shelter there to prevent disasters, and provided two full meals a day."

Once these words were spoken, people were confused.

This group of officers did not ask for any benefits, and even provided them with two meals. It was such a good thing.

After the winter, many villagers were short of food at home and had nothing to do anyway, so they would do anything as long as they could have two meals a day.

However, Muramasa had only heard of disaster relief, but had never heard of disaster prevention. To prevent a disaster, one must know about the disaster in advance, but this is not something that can be known casually.

Muramasa: "Prevent disasters. Prevent what disasters?"

The head of the army said: "Be prepared, how can the county harm you?"

Regardless, the matter has been settled.

On that day, under the supervision of a group of runners, the people of Zhangjia Village began to move to high ground, where they hastily built sheds and where men, women, and children even rested at night.

At this time, the middle-aged man in a long gown who followed the officer spoke.

"Take with you your belongings, livestock, and everything else you can carry. Don't leave anything behind."

The middle-aged man in the long gown meant well, but when Muramasa and the villagers heard this, they suddenly felt a little uneasy and looked at each other.

"What is this for?"

"Why do you want to bring your belongings with you?"

"What are you doing? We're just going to build a shed. Why do we have to go together and bring our stuff with us?"

Some people thought that they were going to be taken to the mountains to do something, or that these people had other plans, so they immediately didn't want to go anymore. Some people started shouting and stopped moving forward.

Finally, the middle-aged man in a long gown stood up and spoke to everyone.

"I told you, this is for disaster prevention."

"The snow has thawed in the past few days, and it is the season when disasters frequently occur in the mountains. In order to prevent disasters, we built a shed here for everyone to hide."

"And once a natural disaster strikes, you may not have anything left, so we ask everyone to take your belongings with you."

"Take your own things, just bring them here, and don't go anywhere."

"But it's all voluntary." "If you want to bring it, bring it yourself. If you don't want to, you don't have to bring it."

The villagers were still talking about it, but under the cold eyes of the police officer and the head of the service, with the explanation of the middle-aged man in the long gown and the mediation of Muramasa, the commotion was finally quelled.
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“You don’t have to bring it…”

The screen shot changed, and what was being played was exactly what happened in Zhangjia Village.

Seeing the commotion subside, Jiang Chao's expression did not change, but he felt a little relieved.

Jiang Chao is still paying attention to this matter.

but.

Originally, he just knew about the mudslide and wanted to rescue as many people as possible, but he didn't expect that things would have such twists and turns.

However, through this incident, Jiang Chao also gained some understanding of the situation of this era, at least he understood some of the situations and operating modes within a county.

For such a seemingly insignificant task, the county magistrate needs to rely on the servants and the head of the service to accomplish it. The head of the service needs the assistance of the village chief. The village chief and the head of the service need the county magistrate to mobilize resources and rely on the authority and prestige of the county.

"I didn't expect that simply wanting to save someone would be so complicated."

"If I were to do this right away, I probably wouldn't be able to do it."

Wangshu lifted a corner of the picture and appeared in front of Jiang Chao.

"You can just show your spirit in front of the villagers and ask them to move away."

Jiang Chao nodded, it was indeed possible to do so.

"But what about the aftermath?"

"A village was hit by a disaster, and all the fields and houses of so many people and families were gone. If they hadn't moved to another place to avoid the mudslide, the disaster would have ended."

"Only the county magistrate who is in charge of a county has the resources and power to properly handle this matter, so it is most appropriate to hand it over to him."

Wangshu calculated according to Jiang Chao's way of thinking. In this case, Jiang Chao's choice was actually the optimal solution, the most labor-saving method and the one that would get the best results.

Wangshu: "But this matter has nothing to do with you. You have no responsibility to save them, and there is no need to consider it to this extent."

Jiang Chao nodded and said.

"That's it."

"I just happened to see it, and I just happened to be able to do something with it, so I did it."

"I'm not someone who likes to meddle in other people's business, but when something happens to me, I can't help but do something."

Jiang Chao stood up and continued.

"Although it looks complicated, in fact, for me, it was just a drink while watching the snow scenery by the river at the door and a few words with a county magistrate who was about to take office."

"And we have gained something, haven't we? We have collected more information and have a better understanding of the situation outside."

His eyes were fixed on the appearance of the chief servant and the servant in the picture.

"However, a head of a military service actually has such power. When he stands there, he is like a local emperor, making people tremble with fear. Someone must be suppressing them."

"I saw a county magistrate the other day who didn't agree with me."

"Now when I look out into the countryside, I realize how honorable the officials are!"

This sounds a bit ridiculous, that the word "criminal" is actually associated with the word "noble", but it is the fact.

If the police officers were like this, how majestic and frightening it must be to see the county magistrate sitting in the office.

What should a county magistrate and a provincial governor be like?
What are real kings and emperors like?
At this moment.

Jiang Chao finally felt that the existence of this world was so real.

It is not a virtual picture, but a group of flesh-and-blood people with different names and identities living here.

The dull and cowardly poor peasant, the servile Muramasa, and the arrogant official are all frozen in one picture.

The breath of another world and era rushed towards him.

(End of this chapter)