It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Judging from Master Yuan Tianshi's experience in cheating and deceiving people over the years, Lu Kui must feel that this time is a bit too long.

"Master, don't worry. Let me calculate it again."

So Yuan Tianshi muttered to himself and started calculating.

After about half a quarter of an hour, Master Yuan Tianshi suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes were twinkling like stars.

"Master, there is also an auspicious day after the ninth day. Although it is a little less auspicious than the one after the twenty-fifth day, but..."

"That day, the star Ziwei was hanging in the east, and it happened to match the star named after the young master."

"For others, it may not be as perfect as the auspicious day after the 25th, but for the young master, it is just the opposite. The Purple Star and the young master's name really complement each other. The young master will definitely be invaluable in the future."

It is said that Master Yuan Tianshi's mouth is slipperier than a bearing greased with butter.

"This county believes that Master Yuan will definitely be able to calculate an auspicious day for my son." Lu Kui's brows relaxed and he smiled deeply.

Master Yuan Tianshi also showed a faint smile on his face.

"Then I will have to trouble the Heavenly Master to set up a Taoist temple on that day and perform a ritual for my son. This county will announce in public that the position of county magistrate will be given to my son."

"It is my honor." Yuan Tianshi stood up, swung his whisk and nodded slightly.

Lu Nie failed to convince his wife and daughter, so he had to order Lu Feng and Lu Yun to follow him back to his hometown in Hexi Road.

Lu Nie had also run his own business in Xing County over the years, so when he decided to leave Xing County, he began to contact those who had run the business.

But he was too optimistic. He thought that many people would follow him and leave Xing County and head towards Hexi Road.

Of course, he also promised these people many benefits after they arrived in Hexi Road.

For example, they can grow and develop on the road, and when they reach Hexi Road they can capture a county and rule it themselves.

Of course, not many people believe these unrealistic promises.

In the end, only a hundred people agreed to follow Lu Nie to leave Xing County and go to Hexi Road.

The words that are spoken, the water that is poured out.

Although he also felt that one hundred people were too few, he had already gambled to this extent out of anger and there was no way out.

In the blink of an eye, the auspicious day for Lu Xingchen to ascend to the position of county lord arrived.

Lu Kui had been operating in Xing County for more than twenty years, and his foundation among the people was very good.

He usually cared for the people and never put on airs as a county magistrate in front of them. Every spring he would farm with the people and every autumn he would harvest with them.

When refugees came to Xing County, he took care of them to the best of his ability.

So compared with several surrounding counties, Xing County has the largest population.

Moreover, the taxation in Xing County was relatively low. He always kept the taxation at a certain proportion so as to prevent the common people from suffering too much.

When there were years of disaster or famine, he would reduce or exempt some taxes and open warehouses to provide relief.

The people of Xing County very much support Lu Kui.

Unexpectedly, Lu Kui was getting old and was about to retire and give the position of county magistrate to his son.

According to the common people's simple understanding, it is a legitimate thing for a son to inherit his father's business, and no one will refute it.

On the contrary, if he gave the position of county magistrate to Lu Nie, people would have a lot of suspicion.

For ordinary people, working diligently to earn money is nothing more than supporting their children and then passing it on to their sons.

Master Yuan Tianshi set up a large temple, and yellow paper labels were flying all around the temple.

Master Yuan Tianshi wore a Taoist hat, a bright yellow Taoist robe, held a sword in his hand, and there were gongs and drums around him to accompany his performance.

After performing a set of fluent sword skills, Master Yuan Tianshi muttered something, and then he spit fire and scattered rice.

Then he received the divine will of their Taoist ancestor, that today was an auspicious day, and Lu Xingchen was also the chosen son of heaven. No matter in terms of virtue or ability, he was worthy of the position of county lord.

So, Lu Kui walked to the stage with the help of everyone, read out his order, and then handed the county magistrate's seal to Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen took the county magistrate's seal and held it high in his hand.

The people burst into cheers.

This set of processes is organized very smoothly.

Lu Kui was very happy to see that his position as county lord had been inherited, and he even held a buffet in the square.

Lu Xingchen returned to the county government office and sat down in the lobby, ready to start her first day of work after taking office.

Ordinary people were eating a buffet in the square, so there was no case to be tried.

The system in Lu Xingchen's mind popped up with a ding.

'Congratulations to the host for becoming the magistrate of Xing County!'

'The entire Xing County is your territory.'

'The newbie function has been unlocked for you.'

'In addition, the host's vitality can be extended by four months.'

"Only four months." Lu Xingchen was a little jumpy, "How come it's only four months."

By acquiring a county town, her life span was only extended by four months. If she wanted to live a hundred years, how many kingdoms would she have to conquer? Would she still have to go out to sea? Would she still have to fight her way to the ninth heaven like in the immortal cultivation stories?

This system is too tricky.

"That's the rule. There's nothing I can do about it."

The system sensed Lu Xingchen's dissatisfaction and responded with an emotionless robot.

What kind of bullshit rule is this?

She wanted to say a few words of "fuck me".

"I guess you got the territory of Xing County too easily, because you didn't fight for it, but inherited it."

"The most precious and valuable things still need to be fought for by oneself, with the power of hard work..."

Lu Xingchen, "Don't feed me chicken soup, this poisonous chicken soup will kill me."

"Who the hell is willing to work hard and fight to inherit the beautiful mountains and rivers and mountains of gold and silver?"

Four months is four months, it’s better than no extension at all.

The system no longer worries about this issue and turns the page faster than it changes its attitude.

'Host, do you want to turn on the novice function?'

'Open it and see what good stuff it is?'

There was a ding-ding-ding sound coming from the system, and then a brilliant light shot out in all directions.

'Can you turn off your 50-cent special effects?'

System, 'This is a system setting, and I can't change it.'

'But don't you think it's gorgeous?'

The light finally faded away, and then something like a box slowly opened, and the first thing that jumped out was a book.

The cover of the book reads "Long-staple Cotton Planting Technology and Outline."

Lu Xingchen felt like he was going to faint.

This can also be called a newbie benefit.

Isn't long-staple cotton only grown in Xinjiang? How far is it from here?

What's more, long-staple cotton is a product invented by modern technology and can only be produced through genetic cultivation.

Where in this era is the technology to cultivate long-staple cotton seeds?

This dead system lets the horse run without giving it grass to eat.

The system did not explain further and the box continued to open.

In the end, the second benefit was still a book.

The name of this book is "Mountain Combat Command Art in the Cold Weapon Era".

Lu Xingchen felt tired and didn't want to react anymore.

She wanted to see what other strange things the system could give her.