Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 104 Wan Jian’an_1

Chapter 104: Chapter 104 Wan Jian’an_1

Mo Wenxuan appeared very polite and soon explained his purpose to the Yamen’s guard. The guard asked if the village chief had a letter of recommendation issued by the town’s Lizheng

The village chief was taken aback, saying that the Lizheng had only verbally asked them to come and didn’t give them any letter of reference. Upon hearing that, the guard refused to send a message to help, saying they must obtain a letter of recommendation.

No amount of persuasions from Mo Wenxuan and the village chief could sway him.

Helplessly, the group of them had to return to the town to find the Lizheng.

By coincidence, the Lizheng had gone to a cricket fight that day and wasn’t present.

Mo Wenxuan suggested searching for Lizheng at the cricket fighting place, but the village chief refused outright, "Wenxuan, you cannot do this, do you know who Lizheng is? If we find him there, would he save his face? Isn’t it like catching him red-handed, showing his indulgence in trivial pleasures? Better we wait here for him to return."

Mo Wenxuan complained unhappily, "Again with the officialdom."

"Isn’t it necessary, son? You are the one who will aim to ace the imperial exam in the future, you won’t get to hold important roles if you don’t learn how to deal."

"..." Mo Wenxuan didn’t retort anymore, but from his expression, it was clear he was not satisfied.

Having waited for such a long time, Nan Feng grew a bit impatient. But seeing Ye Ge’s calm demeanor, she repressed her dissatisfaction, found a spot on the roadside, sat down, and continued to wait patiently.

So they waited until it got dark. Lizheng finally returned with a bowl dedicated to the cricket fight. The village chief, seeing him, quickly went up to him with a flattering smile, "Ah, Lizheng, it must have been exhausting for you..."

After receiving the recommendation letter from the Lizheng, the group hurried back to the village, agreeing to wait at the village entrance early the next morning.

...

The next day, when Nan Feng and Ye Ge went to wait for the village chief at the village entrance, they discovered that the village chief wasn’t coming. Only Mo Wenxuan and his family’s coachman were there.

It turns out that due to all the running around from the day before, the village chief didn’t want to splurge his energy like that today.

Besides, he wasn’t even familiar with the people in the county. Whether he went or not made no difference.

It was only now that Nan Feng understood why the irrigation system in Daping village was always a mess. The procedure for getting things done was too troublesome, so people who weren’t truly determined to accomplish things usually didn’t have the patience to run errands.

Mo Wenxuan called Ye Ge and Nan Feng to get in the carriage. Like yesterday, Ye Ge let Nan Feng sit inside while he sat outside.

Since the village chief wasn’t there, Nan Feng began to chat with Ye Ge today. She asked Ye Ge a lot of questions, such as how the current dynasty chooses a county magistrate, whether the current dynasty favors agriculture over commerce, etc., and Ye Ge answered them all...

These were questions that Mo Wenxuan also knew the answers to.

Mo Wenxuan wanted to join in the conversation several times, but firstly he felt awkward doing so and secondly he had always been feeling bottled up with resentment.

He didn’t even know where this resentment stemmed from, but he felt a touch of anger whenever he saw Nan Feng and Ye Ge cozying up to each other.

He felt as if Nan Feng was a toy he had thrown away, he didn’t want to play with it, nor did he like others playing with it.

...

Finally when they arrived at the county, after Mo Wenxuan handed Lizheng’s recommendation letter to the guard at the entrance, the guard finally agreed to help them find the sluice official.

The sluice official was a man called Wan Jian’an. He was in his fifties and didn’t seem too pleased to receive Nan Feng and the others.

"Young ones are too young, ugly ones are too ugly. Isn’t there anyone with authority in your village coming over?" Wan Jian’an questioned.

Mo Wenxuan made a nod of respect, and responded, "My father was supposed to come originally, but unfortunately, he caught a cold this morning and entrusted us to come discuss the matter."

Wan Jian’an raised an eyebrow and asked, "And who is your father?"