Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

Gu Zhi is now too far away from home due to his work and has been unable to go home for the New Year. Fortunately, he has several grandchildren to keep him company, so it doesn't seem lonely at home.

Qin Yunhe chatted with the teacher about their daily lives in the past year, and then talked about official business. Finally, he had lunch with the teacher before rushing back to the village.

Qin Yunhe went to his house with Zhuzi first, wanting to ask Zhao Ping if he wanted to go to the river to play together, but he heard that Zhao Ping had been called away by Yuger and the others after lunch.

It seems that they have gone to the river first.

Qin Yunhe returned home and changed his clothes before going to the river alone to find Chen Er and others.

The people were easy to find, because from a distance Qin Yunhe saw two or three groups of people gathered on the river, one of which was half surrounded by tarpaulin.

Qin Yunhe smiled and shook his head. It was obvious that Yuger's servants had wrapped him in it to block the wind.

In the linoleum circle, Yuger, Fan Hong and Ruyi were each sitting on a small stool holding a fishing rod, looking excited and anxious. Zhao Ping was talking happily beside them.

A few steps away, next to an ice cave, Chen Er was sitting alone with a few fishing rods. Qin An and Qin Fei were observing the situation in the ice cave curiously, throwing a small stone in from time to time.

Further away were Zhao Ping's younger brothers, who seemed much more patient than Ruyi, Qin An and others.

Qin Yunhe walked over to Yuger Ruyi with a smile and asked, "Did you catch anything?"

"Sir, you're back." Yu Ge'er looked up and said, "I haven't caught anything yet. Uncle Chen said there might be too many people and the fish were scared away."

Ruyi said, "I seemed to have caught it just now, but it ran away."

"It's okay, I'll catch another one later."

Fan Hong stood up and said, "Uncle, please sit here and fish."

Qin Yunhe patted Fan Hong and said, "You guys go have fun. I'll talk to your Uncle Chen."

Qin Yunhe came back yesterday, and he still hasn't talked to Chen Er. Chen Er saw him approaching and said with a smile: "Ah Wen, you're back. Mr. Gu is doing well, right?"

Qin An and Qin Fei were getting impatient waiting and ran to play with Zhao An and the others.

Qin Yunhe sat down on a stool nearby: "Well, the teacher is quite strong. Did you catch any fish today?"

"I just caught a small one."

Chen Er smiled and tilted the other side of the bucket to show Qin Yunhe that a fish inside jumped and swung its tail.

Qin Yunhe also smiled: "Last time my elder brother went there, he said you bought a few acres of land?"

Chen Er smiled even more when talking about this: "Well, I bought two acres. This time I bought a first-class field, which is right next to those acres of medicinal fields. It will be convenient to clean up when the time comes."

As the two were talking, Ruyi and the others cheered, and then Ruyi ran out with a rod and line.

"Dad, I caught it, I caught it."

Qin Yunhe was also quite surprised: "Ruyi is amazing, come quickly, dad will help you take it off."

The weather was too cold, so Qin Yunhe didn't dare let her daughter pick the fruits by herself, for fear that her hands would get frostbitten.

After showing off her results, Ruyi went back happily. Qin Fei and Qin An saw that Ruyi had caught a fish, so they ran over to see the fish and then ran to their tarpaulin to watch.

Qin Yunhe turned around and continued chatting with Chen Er.

"I heard that the county encourages the planting of crops such as mulberry, hemp and medicinal herbs, and has specially reduced the land tax on mulberry, hemp and medicinal herbs?"

Chen Er nodded: "Yes, the new master is really good. Not only did he reduce the land tax on mulberry, hemp and medicine, he also removed a lot of donations."

Lin Zhaotang had previously praised Xunlin County Magistrate Lu many times in his correspondence with Qin Yunhe. He never expected that they would have the opportunity to have such a capable person like Lord Lu come to serve in Buyeo County. This is truly a blessing for the people of Buyeo.

Speaking of the new county magistrate, Chen Er was reminded of the previous county magistrate.

"Ah Wen, I hope I didn't cause you any trouble when I helped Yunniang's brother last time."

Qin Yunhe shook his head: "No, I didn't ask directly. Besides, wasn't Wei Chengji transferred? I only saw that he was sentenced to thirty lashes. Was it carried out later?"

Chen Er looked a little unnatural: "Afterwards, Yunniang's mother never came again, so we just heard that she was beaten thirty times."

"Yunniang's mother never came again?"

Chen Er nodded awkwardly.

Qin Yunhe was really speechless.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. How are your cakes and bait now? Didn't you say that a restaurant had ordered cakes and bait from you before?"

Chen Er nodded: "That restaurant has placed orders with us two or three times. Unfortunately, the cakes are not easy to preserve, so people have to place orders in advance and then they come to us to make them."

"That's not bad. Once you get used to it, other restaurants will definitely come looking for you, and we'll have it available every day."

Chen Er smiled and scratched his head, saying, "If we order every day, we won't be able to handle it..."

……

Chen Er couldn't help but ask about Qin Yunhe's daily duties and talked about the various strange cases Qin Yunhe encountered.

"…..There are actually robbers who specialize in robbing clothes?" Chen Er was so amused that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It's okay when the weather is warm, but robbing people's clothes in the middle of the night in the middle of winter is like asking for death."

"Yeah. Some people may only have one set of winter clothes, and if he takes it away, they won't know how to survive the winter..."

……

The two of them chatted about their daily trivia, the past, and the future, and they went home when the sun was setting.

In the end, Chen Er caught two fish, Ruyi caught one, and Zhao Ping's younger brothers caught two or three.

Although the harvest was not particularly rich, and Yuger and Fan Hong still felt a little regretful, the process was still pleasant and everyone was very happy.

The next day is New Year’s Eve, and it is another lively and festive time, with another year gone and a new year beginning.

The short vacation was too short to waste, and the printing press was about to start again. Qin Yunhe took his family and set off on the journey home again.

During the Chinese New Year, there are usually some cases of drinking and making trouble, and relatives falling out with each other. Every time the seal is issued, the hall has to deal with similar cases for a while.

Qin Yunhe was mentally prepared for this.

Unexpectedly, on the fifth day of the first lunar month, the first day of opening the seal, the government office received a homicide case.

A family of four was killed and all their belongings were stolen. The case was discovered and reported by relatives who went to pay New Year's greetings.

The case happened in the provincial capital and was sent directly from the government office.

Xu Ningfu City could not be said to be very stable, but this murder case was the first one in recent years, which made the prefect very angry.

Qin Yunhe immediately sent a coroner to perform an autopsy and asked a clerk to compile a list of all the relatives and friends of the victim's family.

He ordered the bailiffs to look for clues and investigate the movements of the victim's family in recent days.

It may seem that it is difficult to investigate during the Chinese New Year when there are so many people coming and going, but in fact, it is precisely because of this that it is easier to find the murderer.

The result was just as Qin Yunhe expected. The case was solved in just over ten days.

Qin Yunhe finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After reviewing the case and organizing the case files, I submitted them to the three judicial departments for review. After all the busy work, it was already February.

On February 18, the office received a warrant promoting Liu Dianshi to be the chief clerk of the Xu Ning Prefecture's office.