Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 271 I'm not afraid that he will show partiality

Aunt Geng nodded. "This elder's surname is Liao. People in the town call him Mr. Liao. He is very willing to do things for the villagers and is fair. So if everyone has any trouble, they like to ask him for help."

Zhang Qiongsi muttered, "He sounds like a good person."

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "Hehua, ask Zheng Hui to pass the message and ask Mr. Liao to come to the Geng family to see me."

Hehua responded and left.

Zhang Qiongsi was surprised and said, "Sister Nankui, this amount of money is not a lot, but it is also not a small amount. It is several hundred taels of silver in total. You just gave it to him without checking it out. What if he secretly swallowed the money?"

Jian Ying glanced at Shen Nankui and smiled softly, "I think Madam Zhou Zun has already made up her mind."

"What is it? Why didn't you tell me?" Zhang Qiongsi was angry.

Shen Nankui laughed, "Just now when we entered the town, Zhao Fu saw our carriage and wanted to come over to greet us. I told him not to worry and to come over with the villagers in a while. Do you know why?"

"why?"

Shen Nankui tapped her forehead and said, "Although this money will be handed over to Mr. Liao for safekeeping, it is not up to him alone to decide. I plan to find a few fellow villagers to supervise it together to ensure that every account is open and transparent and traceable."

Zhang Qiongsi understood immediately, "You found a few pairs of eyes to stare at Mr. Liao?"

Jian Ying smiled and said, "This way, we don't have to worry about him showing favoritism."

……

Soon, Zheng Hui came with his men.

Mr. Liao, who was following behind him, was about sixty years old. Although his hair and beard were all gray, he looked energetic and had a faint, friendly smile on his face.

As soon as he saw Shen Nankui, he saluted and said, "This old man greets Madam Zhou Zun and Miss Zhang."

"Mr. Liao, please don't be polite. Please take a seat."

Shen Nankui did not exchange too many pleasantries. After a simple greeting, he went straight to the point and expressed his intention to hand over the relief funds to him for safekeeping.

Mr. Liao did not agree immediately, and asked, "Madam Zhou Zun, you gave me this job, which shows your appreciation for me. I am honored, but the town's affairs have always been decided by the head of the village. Is it inappropriate for me to take this job?"

Shen Nankui said, "Mr. Liao, don't worry. The head of Taoyuan Town will be replaced soon. Besides, the villagers trust you. The government will also be relieved if this job is handed over to you."

She also took the opportunity to talk about getting fellow villagers to participate in the supervision.

Mr. Liao was a straightforward man. After listening to it, he only thought about it for a while and then agreed.

"In that case, I will serve you."

Shen Nankui called Zhao Fu and others in, and they all signed the contract in person and put their fingerprints on it. Then she handed the relief money to Mr. Liao.

Although this money did not fall to everyone, the villagers were still very happy. At least, when they get old and can't make ends meet, they can still count on this relief fund.

After the discussion, the villagers paid their respects to Shen Nankui and then went back.

Aunt Geng was filled with emotion. "Madam Zhou, I didn't expect that just one request from an old woman would require you to spend so much energy to make this happen. Thank you so much!"

As he said this, he kowtowed.

Shen Nankui hurriedly stopped her, "Auntie Geng, please get up quickly. This is what I should do. You don't need to thank me."

She smiled and said, "I have already told them that Mr. Liao will send someone to give you a sum of relief money every month."

Aunt Geng was stunned. "Why is there a share for me?"

"No no no!"

She waved her hands and said, "I don't want the money. I donated the money to atone for my sins. How can I take the money from here again?"

Shen Nankui held her hand, "Auntie Geng!"

When she gradually calmed down, Shen Nankui said again: "Aunt Geng, I know this is difficult, but life must go on. Promise me to live a good life, okay?"

"I……"

Aunt Geng's lips were trembling, but she couldn't utter a word.

After a while, she staggered two steps and fell into the chair, two lines of tears silently sliding down the corners of her eyes.

Jian Ying suddenly lowered her head and whispered something in her daughter's ear. Then, Atong, who was less than two years old, staggered towards Aunt Geng with a somewhat unstable step.

The little girl stretched out her chubby little hand, held Aunt Geng's hand, and babbled, "Grandma Geng, come here and get ready to ride. Atong loves riding!"

She was small and her pronunciation was a little unclear, which made everyone laugh.

Aunt Geng was also amused by her appearance. She wiped her tears and said, "Okay, whatever Atong wants to eat, Grandma Geng will make it for you right away!"

After wiping away her tears, she sighed deeply and said to the others, "Madam Zhou, Madam Jian, and Miss Zhang, don't worry, I will not let you down for your hard work."

Having said that, she carried Atong to the kitchen.

The moment she went out, tears started to flow from the corners of her eyes again.

Who could have thought that her own flesh and blood, her own son, made her lose hope of living, while these strangers who had nothing to do with her all hoped that she could live well.

"Geng Nanny is here, don't cry, it's ugly."

Atong in her arms stretched out her little hand to wipe away her tears.

Aunt Geng smiled with tears in her eyes and said, "Okay, Atong is really good. Grandma Geng will listen to Atong."

Everyone in the room looked at this scene and felt relieved.

Jian Ying smiled and said, "It seems that Geng Jin will not live for many days. Aunt Geng lost her only child in her old age and has no hope for the rest of her life. This is indeed a big blow to her. Fortunately, she has always liked Atong. These days I often bring Atong to accompany her, hoping to help her gradually figure things out."

Shen Nankui sighed: "I hope so."

It took quite a long time to travel from Taoyuan Town to the provincial capital and back. After Shen Nankui finished his business, he sat for a while at Geng's house and then returned with Zhang Qiongsi.

……

Not long after Shen Nankui returned to Deshui Lane, Gu Yichuan also came back, but he went straight into the study and did not come out for a long time. Even at dinner time, when Hehua went to call him to eat, he said he didn't want to eat.

His behavior was somewhat abnormal.

Shen Nankui finished her meal alone and waited for a while. Seeing that it was dark and he still didn't come out, she asked Hehua to prepare some food, and she personally brought it to the study.

When I pushed the door open, I saw Gu Yichuan sitting behind the desk with a frown on his face.

"Yichuan, no matter how important it is, you still have to eat. Come over and take a rest first. I'll accompany you to eat more, okay?"

"Okay." Gu Yichuang forced a smile and walked over as he was told.

Shen Nankui placed many dishes on his bowl and said with a smile: "Try this crispy pigeon, it's tender, fresh and delicious. And this salted cabbage heart, it's crisp and refreshing, just right to relieve the greasiness of the pigeon."

Gu Yichuan was originally feeling upset, but after listening to her voice, he felt much better and ate up all the food that Shen Nankui had brought him without realizing it.

Shen Nankui waited until he finished his meal and put down his chopsticks before asking, "Yichuan, what happened?"