freenovelworld Chapter 1162 What's the Use of Worrying
Chapter 1162 What's the Use of Worrying
The shopkeeper thought the same thing and said, "Damn, what you said makes sense."
Zhou Guo and his group finished their meal. Seeing that it was still early, Dashu said, "Master, how about going out for a walk?"
Zhou Guo nodded, "Go and take a look."
Chef Zhang and his apprentice were reluctant to go. They had been on the road almost every day for such a long time. They had felt tired of traveling early in the morning and now just wanted to stay in the house and rest.
The two of them stayed, and Zhou Guo took the others out.
This county town is really small. Apart from a few main streets that are still presentable, the rest are just narrow and dilapidated alleys, which are not even as big as some villages.
After a few turns, they arrived at the county government office.
Zhou Guo looked at the county government office in front of him. For some reason, it was closed in broad daylight.
Xiaoshu sighed, "We have been to so many places, but we have never seen a county government office more dilapidated than this one. Is there anyone inside? Where did all the people in the county government office go?"
It feels like a dead house, but this is the county government office.
Where can ordinary people go to get their affairs done?
Zhou Guo said to Dashu, "Go up and knock on the door."
"Yes."
Dashu grabbed the copper ring and knocked it more than ten times, and finally there was a movement inside, "Who is it?"
After a long time, the door slowly opened and a head popped out from inside. It was an old man who looked at him and frowned. "Do you know where this is?"
Dashu said, "Isn't this the county government office? We want to see the county magistrate."
"No, no, our masters are busy and don't want to see anyone!" As he said that, he was about to close the door and go in.
Dashu stretched out his hand to hold it.
"Hey, what are you doing? Are you going to make a scene? Do you want to go to jail in the county government?"
Zhou Guo stepped forward and said calmly, "Go to jail? That requires waiting for the county government to open. If it is closed all day long, does your lord regard this county government as his own home? Does he still want to be the county magistrate?"
When the man saw Zhou Guo, he closed his mouth again. Judging from the way he was dressed, he was definitely not an ordinary person and had a powerful background, so he did not dare to offend him easily.
He explained, "Sir, it's not that our master doesn't want to open the door, it's that he can't open the door. Our master is so sick that he can't get out of bed, how can he open the door!"
Zhou Guo said: "Take us to have a look."
"Hey, sir, please come in."
He really let Zhou Guo in without even asking about her identity, and he was not afraid of letting a wolf into the house.
Zhou Guo walked all the way to the back court.
The county town was small, and the county government office wasn't that big either, with only three courtyards in total. She had never seen such a small county government office before, it was even smaller than their home.
It was shabby and run-down, with only a few trees and a grape vine in the yard, and not even a single flower.
There were only a few servants in the entire county government.
It seemed that there was not even a hostess. The old man led them directly to the main room and said, "Please wait here, young master. I will go in and inform you."
Zhou Guo nodded.
After they had been in for such a long time, they only met two servants, both men.
Dashu said, "Master, this really doesn't look like a county government office. Where is the county magistrate's wife?"
Zhou Guo said: "Maybe they are not here, or maybe they just want to avoid us."
After all, she is dressed like a young man now.
After a while, the servant came out and said, "Sir, please come in, young master."
Zhou Guo asked a few personal soldiers to wait outside, and walked in with Dashu and Xiaoshu. He felt that this servant was a bit scary. She dared to lead anyone in, and led them to the sick county magistrate. If she was a bad person, how could the people in this county government have a good life?
When people get old, their brains stop working?
When he walked in, he saw a person lying on the chaise longue outside the screen. His face was pale, he was as thin as a stick, his hair was disheveled, but his eyes were bright and staring at the door. When he saw Zhou Guo, his eyes widened.
Zhou Guo paused. The room smelled a bit bad, a mixture of medicine and other smells, making it a bit stuffy. It was so cold and there wasn't even a charcoal fire in the room.
The person on the bed asked, "Who are you?"
The voice was weak and feeble, but the tone was full of doubt.
When Zhou Guo heard the voice, he looked at his face carefully and realized that he was not old, but probably in his twenties or thirties.
Instead of answering his question, she asked, "How long have you been ill? What is wrong with you?"
The county magistrate frowned slightly and stared at her, "What is your purpose in coming here? Who asked you to come?"
Zhou Guo found a seat and sat down, saying, "Don't worry, I'm just passing by. I heard that our county government office has not been open for a month, so I came to take a look.
Sir, Fengfei County has suffered from a severe drought this year. The crops have all been lost. Many people in the county have left, died, or scattered. Many people have not survived this winter. Did you know that?"
The county magistrate turned his head and looked out the window, then sighed for a long time, "I won't live for a few more days, there's nothing I can do."
He thought of all the possible solutions. He was only a county magistrate, and a magistrate of a remote and small county at that. He couldn't produce food and couldn't save so many people.
The old servant came in from outside with a cup of tea, "Sir, please have some tea."
Then he stood there motionless.
Zhou Guo asked: "What disease does the master have?"
The adults said nothing.
The old servant at the side said, "The doctor said it was caused by overwork and excessive worry. He fell ill a month ago and no medicine worked. The doctor said it wasn't that serious and that he would get better if he took good care of himself. But he seems to be getting worse these days."
Zhou Guo frowned and said, "Sir, if you are concerned about the people, you must take action to make their lives better. Lying in bed all day, worrying about it, even if you worry to death, it won't solve the problem!
The people under your rule will remain poor as they should be, and no one will be able to live a good life because of your worry."
If there is a problem, solve it. What's the point of staying at home worrying all day?
The adult finally turned around and looked at her, trying to sit up in excitement.
The old servant hurried forward, "My lord, my lord."
The adult coughed twice and said, "Help me up."
He sat up, put on thick clothes, looked at Zhou Guo and said excitedly: "Young Master, you have been pampered since childhood and don't know the sufferings of the world. We are a remote county, and the taxes collected by the county government every year are not much, and there are even fewer in the past two years.
There is not much grain in the granary. Due to the disaster this year, I have donated all the grain in the granary, but it is just a drop in the bucket and cannot make up for the problem.
There aren't many wealthy families in the county, and they've all moved away in the past two years. Where can I get so much food? The court has been busy these years, and there are wars everywhere in the world. Who can make decisions for us ordinary people? Who cares about us ordinary people? "
He became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally he choked on his saliva, and his face turned red from coughing.
The old servant was frightened, "My lord, calm down, calm down, this young master is rich and powerful, he must have a way to find you."
Zhou Guo: “…”