The Rise of a Farm Girl

Wang Jingru and her friends arrived at Xinghai County just as the county gate was about to close. It was already completely dark at this time. At about 9 o'clock in the evening, the family of three asked passers-by and came to the county government office.

They knocked on the door of the county government office, and the door opened and an old man about 50 years old walked out.

The old man had a fierce face, but when he saw the big carriage in front of his house, he spoke in a gentle manner.

Wang Jingru took all of this in. She thought this man was not a good person and blamed her brother in her heart, asking why he hired such a person as a servant. Her brother really didn't know how to judge people.

Wang Jingru looked at the old man and said, "Wang Youliang can live in the county government office." The old man was shocked when he heard that. "How dare you, a little girl, call us adults by our names directly?"

The old man's tone became unfriendly, and he asked, "Young girl, what do you want from us?" When Wang Jingru heard his tone, she knew that her brother must be in the county government office.

May I ask what your name is, the old man said, my last name is Meng, Meng Xiang, and I am the county magistrate's steward. Oh, it turns out to be Steward Meng.

Please ask Manager Meng to ask your Lord to come out and greet his parents and sister. Manager Meng heard that Lord Wang's parents were coming, which was simply a fantasy.

Manager Meng shouted loudly, "What a ridiculous thing for a young girl to talk." "Our lord is from Huaqing County, Shanhuan Prefecture, which is thousands of miles away from here."

How dare you pretend to be our county magistrate's sister? I advise you to leave as soon as possible.

Never recognize relatives randomly. Wang Jingru got angry and kicked Manager Meng aside.

Then I looked at him and said, you old thing, I gave you face, but you can't even be a police officer, what else can you do?

Why did Wang Youliang choose a loser like you? Are you trying to make the county magistrate look like someone who doesn't recognize his parents and relatives?

Wait for me to find your brother, and then I will deal with you.

Then he walked into the county government office, shouting loudly as he walked, "Wang Youliang, come out here. If you don't, I will tear down your county government office."

Wang Youliang was in the study, handling the case of the day, and there was a woman in the study, grinding ink for Wang Youliang.

This woman is beautiful and charming, with a graceful figure. Her smile can make men's heart flutter.

But in Wang Youliang's eyes it was just pretentious.

When Wang Youliang heard his sister's voice, his hands, which were writing, stopped.

Then he heard his sister shouting that she was going to tear down the county government office. He was sure it was really his sister, so he put down his pen and rushed out.

Wang Youliang followed the voice and found Wang Jingru. Wang Youliang hugged his sister and said, "Sister, it's you. You really came."

That’s great! Wang Youliang picked up his sister and turned her around.

At this time, Manager Meng called the yamen runners on duty, and saw two yamen runners following behind Manager Meng.

Manager Meng shouted, "Hurry up and catch the woman who broke into the yamen."

Once you catch her, I will give you a big reward. Then Manager Meng rushed over, but when he got closer, he found that the county magistrate was holding the woman.

Manager Meng was extremely angry. Could this be the county magistrate's concubine?

What about my daughter? My daughter will no longer be the only mistress in this mansion.

What was his purpose in being the steward of this mansion? Wasn't it to watch over the mansion and guard the door, not letting any woman in, to prevent the county magistrate from looking for other women.

Even though her daughter was a concubine, what was there to worry about? Her daughter was the only mistress in the mansion.

When my daughter gives birth to a child, it will only take a word from the county magistrate to control him.

Once she becomes the county magistrate's legal wife, he will be his father-in-law in all formal terms.

Then, the wealth and glory for the rest of your life will be secure.

But this woman who came in made Manager Meng very angry. Such a wild woman actually dared to hit him.

When Wang Youliang saw Manager Meng, who was leading two yamen runners and rushing towards his sister in a menacing manner, he became furious and asked, "Manager Meng, are you really that brave?"

You even dare to hit this county magistrate's sister.

I think you should stop being a manager. Pack up your things and go back to the countryside tomorrow!

When Manager Meng heard that it was the county magistrate's sister, he was in big trouble. He had really offended this person.

Manager Meng kowtowed and bowed to beg Wang Jingru for forgiveness, but Wang Jingru ignored him and pulled her brother, saying, "Hurry to the gate, our parents are still outside!"

At this time, Meng Xianfeng came out of the house and asked, "Husband, who is this?" Wang Jingru looked back and saw that she was such a beauty, but it was obvious that she was not a good person.

Wang Jingru ignored her and pulled her brother out the door.

Meng Xianfeng hurried to the gate, came to her father and asked him what had happened.

As they walked toward the gate, Manager Meng explained.

The woman and her parents came knocking on the door, saying that she was the county magistrate's sister and those two were the county magistrate's parents. I didn't believe her and didn't let her in.

But the county magistrate's sister was too aggressive. Not only did she beat me up, she also broke in.

When you tell your husband about this, you must persuade him with some advice and say something nice to dad, but don't let him go back to his hometown.

You are my only daughter, and I count on you to provide for me in my old age!

Okay, Dad, now is not the time to talk about this. We have to coax this sister-in-law first.

Besides, I don’t know whether his parents like me or not!

The two men also quickly came to the door. Although Wang Youliang became the county magistrate, he was only seventeen or eighteen years old and was still a child who had not grown up!

He hugged his mother and started crying. Yu Wenjiao patted her son's back, and tears fell in pairs.

He was thinking about his two children. The eldest one had been seen, but the second one had not been seen yet!

The mother and daughter cried for a while, and then Wang Laosan coughed and said, "Okay, this is on the street."

If you have anything to say, let’s talk inside. Wang Youliang then left his mother’s arms embarrassedly.

Wang Jingru also said very mischievously, "Daddy is jealous because brother only hugs mom when he comes."

I didn’t even go to hug my daddy. Wang Laosan said with a fierce face, you little girl, what are you talking about!

When did your father get jealous? Wang Youliang then led his parents and turned to walk into the county government office.

As the four people entered the gate of the county government office, Meng Xianfeng bowed, and Concubine Meng paid her respects to the master, madam, and young lady.

Wang Laosan glanced at his son, and Yuwen Jiao also glanced at her son. Wang Youliang, if you don’t explain it clearly to me, I will show you how I will deal with you.

He left after saying this and walked away. Wang Jingru whispered in her brother's ear, "Brother, you just wish me good luck!"

You dare to take a concubine before you even have a wife. Then Wang Jingru chased her parents to the backyard.

Wang Youliang glared at Meng Xianfeng fiercely and said, "Go back to your own yard. If you dare to come out again, I will sell you out."

Who asked you to come out? Then you quickly walked to the backyard.

Meng Xianfeng listened to Wang Youliang's cold words. Her delicate body stood there helplessly, tears streaming down her face.

He got this concubine through calculation, and Wang Youliang had never touched her.

Since she came to the county government office, she has been courting Wang Youliang every day, thinking that she is so beautiful that she will be able to win his heart sooner or later.

But I never thought that he had never looked at me straight in the eye.

Meng Xiang was very angry after hearing this, and turned around to argue with Wang Youliang, "Sir County Magistrate, after all, Feng'er is also your concubine who was brought into the mansion."

How could you treat her like this? She didn't do anything wrong. Why do you have to lock her up in the yard? She's not allowed to come out.

Wang Youliang stopped and looked at Meng Xiang. I hope you can put yourself in the right place. As for how your daughter got into the mansion, you know it very well.

You and your daughter had better behave yourself and not cause trouble for me in this house.

I may still be able to let your daughter live in peace in the mansion. I don't hope to see you tomorrow.

Meng Xiang wanted to say something, but was stopped by Meng Xianfeng. Watching Wang Youliang leave, tears flowed down his face.

Meng Xiang was very anxious when he saw his daughter crying. Just when he was about to go over to comfort his daughter, he heard Meng Xianfeng say, "Daddy, I'm going back to the yard first. You should go back to your place too!"

After saying this, Meng Xianfeng returned to her yard, sat in front of her dressing table, and looked at her own face.

Thinking about it again, when I saw his sister and mother today, I finally understood what a beauty is.

No wonder he was indifferent to me, because he was used to seeing beautiful women.

His mother's beauty is that of a lady from a noble family.

His sister is so beautiful that there is no other woman as beautiful as her in the entire county.

When she saw her husband hugging her sister-in-law just now, she admitted that she was jealous, jealous to the point of madness.

He wanted to pounce on the woman in his arms and tear her into pieces.

It turned out that the woman was his sister. Meng Xianfeng wiped away her tears, sighed, and lay back on the bed.

I'm afraid my life will be difficult from now on.

Her husband's parents don't like her, and her sister-in-law is even worse, never even looking at her.

Her own father could no longer help her in the mansion and was driven back to the village by her husband.

I am the only one left in this house.

She felt a little regretful, regretting her plot against Wang Youliang.

She should get in touch with him slowly and win his heart.

On the other side, Wang Laosan and his wife came to the backyard, to Wang Youliang's study. Since they didn't know which house they lived in, they came to the study first to find out why he had a concubine.

After Wang Laosan and his wife sat down, their daughter and son came in one after another.

Wang Laosan slammed the table and said, "Wang Youliang, kneel down in front of me. You are becoming more and more outrageous. Have you learned bad things?"

They actually learned how to take concubines. Let me tell you, the Wang family doesn't have such a family tradition.

Besides, you have to discuss it with me and your mother before you can take a concubine!

Wang Youliang hurriedly knelt down. Wang Jingru also couldn't stand those masters who took concubines, and now her brother also took a concubine.

How could she tolerate this, so Wang Jingru fanned the flames. Dad and Mom, my brother is grown up now, how can he discuss everything with you!

It's just taking a concubine, right, brother?

Wang Youliang gritted his teeth and said, "Little sister, are you itching for trouble?"

Wang Jingru hurriedly hid beside her mother.

Mother, you see, my elder brother is threatening me. He doesn't love me anymore, he only loves his concubine now.

Yu Wenjiao became even angrier when she heard this. "Wang Youliang, you are a county magistrate, so you are planning to rebel against the heaven? How dare you bully your sister?"

Wang Youliang said with a smile, "Mom, how dare I do that!" Wang Laosan said seriously, "Kneel down for me," with a joking face.

If you don't explain today's matter clearly, you'd better kneel down in front of me!

Only then did Wang Youliang put away his playful expression and said seriously, "Dad and Mom, someone has plotted against me. It's also my son's fault that I'm young."

I was tricked by a bad guy. Not long after I took office, the teacher in the academy invited me to dinner at a restaurant. As the teacher of the academy, I had to give him this face.

So I went there that day, and I was accompanied by three of the teacher's students. I had no idea that the teacher was such a person. I was actually tricked when I was drinking.

This woman is the cousin of Meng Haoxue, a student from Meng.

I was drunk that day and was tricked. When I woke up, Meng Xianfeng was already lying in bed with me. But I was so drunk that I couldn't touch a woman.

But Meng Xianfeng was trying to commit suicide, and I had just taken office, so I had no choice but to swallow this loss and bring him into the house.

I also investigated afterwards, and found out that it was Meng Haoxue who framed me. We were all drinking together. I don't believe that Mr. Li in the county town was unaware of it. Maybe he also knew about it and framed me together with Qihuolai.

I've already made note of this matter, and I won't let it go like this.

Dad, mom and sister, please believe me, I am not that kind of person.

Even though I brought Meng Xianfeng into the mansion, I didn't touch her at all.

After hearing what her son said, Yu Wenjiao was so angry that she was speechless, and she also felt very sorry for her son.

He quickly pulled his son up, saying, "Son, you've been working so hard here alone.

Wang Laosan glanced at his stupid son and thought that he was useless as he was tricked just because he drank some wine.

He said angrily, "Hurry up and arrange a yard for us and provide hot water for bathing and changing clothes."

And we haven’t eaten yet since we came all this way!

Wang Jingru said, Brother, you are the county magistrate now, but you don’t even have anyone to serve you. Look at how miserable your life is.

Yu Wenjiao said, "Don't add fuel to the fire. Didn't you see your father's disgusted look?"

The four people left the house. Wang Youliang called the yamen runners on duty in front and asked them to chop wood and make a fire. He then took his parents to their yard.

The previous county magistrate had many wives and concubines, so the county government house is very large. It was not so big originally, and it was expanded by the previous county magistrate.

The house had not been cleaned yet, so Wang Youliang rolled up his sleeves, went to the well to fetch water, and cleaned the house for his parents and sister.

Sister, your yard is right next to my parents, right next to them. Wang Jingru said I will clean it myself, so you can clean it for my parents!

After saying that, Wang Jingru rolled up her sleeves, fetched some water, and went to the yard next door to clean the room.

It was so late, so I just wiped the table in the room, made the bed, put the sheets back on, and got new bedding.

By this time the hot water was ready, and the three of them took a hot bath and changed into clean clothes.

After taking a shower, Yu Wenjiao went to the kitchen and cooked four bowls of noodles.

After the four of them finished eating, it was already midnight, and they all went back to their rooms to rest. Wang Jingru lay on her bed and fell asleep comfortably.

The next morning, the whole family got up.

After breakfast, Wang Jingru informed Manager Meng to leave immediately.

No matter how much Manager Meng cried, he was driven out by the yamen runners.

When Manager Meng was being chased away, Meng Xianfeng also came and followed her father to plead with Wang Youliang for mercy.

She was crying with tears in her eyes. If it were another man, he would have been extremely heartbroken.

But she touched Wang Youliang's sore spot, and he, her cousin, and the teacher plotted against her, so she would never be able to get Wang Youliang's pity.

No matter how she cried, her father was ruthlessly driven out.

Wang Jingru went to the pawnshop. She wanted to buy a few servants for her and her mother. First, the family needed a loyal housekeeper, and then she would find a few servants and maids, and a cook.

There is no one to clean such a big house. With only a few people in their family, they would be exhausted just by cleaning the house every day.

So Wang Jingru and her mother came to the pawnshop. The people in the pawnshop had heard in the morning that the county magistrate's father, mother and sister had arrived.

When he saw Wang Jingru and her daughter come in, he immediately and enthusiastically introduced the maids, servants and boys in their pawnshop.

She didn't have the ability to choose people, so she left it all to her mother.

Although Yu Wenjiao has lost her memory, her inherent pride and innate ability to judge people cannot be ignored.

Yuwen Jiao selected two maids to cook and eight servants, one of whom was a carriage driver.

Four more maids were selected, all of whom were honest and simple.

She gave two to her daughter and kept two for herself. Wang Jingru paid the money and led these people back to the mansion.

Yu Wenjiao managed the affairs of the mansion in an orderly manner. Five or six days passed in a flash. The village chief and his companions finally arrived in Xinghai County.