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Judging from the appearance, Deng Ji is a very kind young man.

He is not tall, about 175 cm long, and looks a little obese. His round face and eyes are not big, but he is very energetic.

But perhaps because of excessive fatigue, Deng Ji's eyes looked very empty at this time.

His face was very bad, with an unhealthy pale. His hair was a little messy, his black cotton robe was wrinkled, and there were a few less obvious stains. Standing in the living room, he respectfully saluted Kuai Zheng: "Little official Deng Ji, pay homage to the magistrate of Kuai County!"

I was a little confused and didn't understand what instructions Kuai Zheng suddenly called him and asked him to do.

Logically speaking, although Deng Ji was a subordinate of Kuai Zheng, he had never had any contact with Kuai Zheng. He was not a person who was good at ease and liked to welcome him. No matter when, he worked diligently and never cared about other things.

Originally, he was sorting out his household registration in the county government office.

Due to the replacement of the county magistrate, the household registration information of Jiyang County must be submitted to the new county magistrate.

The household registration management in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was not as standard as that of later generations. Especially after the Yellow Turban Rebellion of Taiping Road, household registration management became particularly loose. The last time I sorted out the household registration was when Liu Biao first arrived in Jingzhou. After that, the magistrate of Jiyang did not pay any attention to this. Although the county magistrate Wang Wei was very concerned about it, he was busy with trivial matters and had to sort it out sporadically.

Jiyang County is a middle county with a population of 10,300 households and a population of nearly 50,000.

Almost every day, birth, old age, sickness and death will occur. After a few years of accumulation, it is not a simple matter to come up with the correct statistics at once. In addition, Deng Cai deliberately made things difficult for Deng Ji to sort out the things for several years. Deng Ji is indeed very capable, but under such circumstances, it is impossible to complete it immediately. In short, he has been working in the county government for more than three days, and he has not even had time to go back to change clothes... Even so, he still has to face Deng Cai's aggressiveness every day.

When Kuai Zheng saw Deng Ji, he was also stunned.

I couldn't help but feel strange, why did Cao Peng's brother-in-law look so embarrassed?

He seemed to have understood the taste a little...

Cao Peng is here to ask for guilt!

Of course, Kuai Zheng was not afraid of Cao Peng. Even if Cao Peng was Pang Ji's disciple or even Pang Ji's son, he would not be afraid.

But offending someone for no reason is not a good thing.

Besides, Cao Peng did not ask for guilt in person, and his words seemed very polite and humble. The other person's sister had a conflict with someone at home, so it was normal for him to come and pick up his brother-in-law back. But the problem is that Deng Ji did things under his hands, but he looked like this. When he spread it, he had no glory on his face. Kuai Zheng was still surprised, what exactly Deng Ji was doing in the public room?

It's not easy to be able to toss yourself like this...

Originally, Kuai Zheng planned to call Deng Ji over and let him and Cao Peng go back.

But now, he also became interested and asked in a deep voice: "Deng Ji, the county has just taken office, everything is unclear, and it has not been time to meet you yet. I heard that you have not been home for three days, I don't know why? If you have difficulties, just ask this county."

Deng Ji's eyes were dull and he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard it.

"Didn't the county magistrate ask the minor officials to sort out the Jiyang household registration?"

Kuai Zheng nodded and said, "This is indeed the case...but I didn't let you not go home for three days?"

"If you return to the county magistrate, you have to organize the household registration and report it in the next day. The minor official has a simple and simple knowledge, so he can only go all night long and keep up with the day and night."

Kuai Zheng said in surprise: "When will I want you to report your household registration tomorrow?"

After he said that, he seemed to explain to Cao Peng: "Since my brother took office, I heard that the household registration in Jiyang County has not been repaired for several years, so I ordered someone to sort it out... Deng Ji, I said that there is no need to be too anxious about this matter. It is difficult to repair the household registration, but it can be repaired slowly. When will you report it next day?"

"ah?"

Deng Ji said dizzyly: "But the chief clerk said, this is what you ordered..."

"Nothing!"

Kuai Zheng was annoyed as soon as he heard this, and his face darkened, "Did you mean that Deng Cai ordered you?"

“That’s right.”

"How can you do this like this?"

Kuai Zhengzhen was really angry!

The reason why Deng Cai was appointed as his chief clerk was that he introduced his clan members before he took office. He thought that even if he had no great ability, he could be a confidant. After all, the Kuai family was not in Jiyang at all, and if Kuai Zheng had no available person, it would be difficult to show his skills. But now, Deng Cai made him lose face in front of the Lumen disciples... This was not a good thing to spread.

"Brother, this matter... my subordinates are making trouble, which has actually caused Brother Deng to be implicated. I hope my brother can forgive me."

Deng Ji then noticed that in this hall, in addition to Kuai Zheng, there was also a sick and simple-dressed boy sitting. At first glance, Deng Ji felt that the boy looked familiar. When he married Cao Nan, he had met Cao Peng. However, because Cao Peng was withdrawn, he didn't pay much attention. When he saw him again, Deng Ji couldn't remember who Cao Peng was. He couldn't think about Cao Peng... After all, he knew the situation of his wife's family, how could he be a county magistrate and treat him like a guest?

Unexpectedly, the boy stood up and waved his hand indifferently.

"Why do you have to blame yourself for your elder brother? This matter has nothing to do with you. People below are just messing around and just turn around and discipline them. Don't take it to heart."

As he spoke, the young man walked up to Deng Ji and bowed and said, "Brother-in-law, let's go home."

Brother-in-law?

Deng Ji was even more confused. He stared at the boy for a long time before he stammered and asked, "You, you, you... are you Ah Fu?"

"Brother-in-law, can't you recognize me?"

Deng Ji opened his mouth in surprise and stammered: "Afu, why are you here?"

Cao Peng smiled, "Brother-in-law, this is a long story, so let's go back and talk about it.

My sister had a conflict with Deng Cai’s wife today and was a little injured... Go back with me quickly, I will explain to you slowly on the way."

Deng Jizhen was a little confused!

Is this still my brother-in-law who is inseparable and difficult to get close to?

Kuai Zheng, who was standing beside him, was shocked when he heard this.

Cao Peng had previously told him that his sister had conflicted with the evil woman in the village. Kuai Zheng didn't care... In his opinion, something bad woman was not worth mentioning at all. As long as Cao Peng asked, he could help Cao Peng get out of his anger without saying a word. But if this was the case, Kuai Zheng might underestimate Cao Peng. Fortunately, Cao Peng did not mention this matter, and of course Kuai Zheng would not ask.

But now...

Deng Cai, it’s Deng Cai again!

"Brother Cao Xian, you just mentioned Deng Cai, which Deng Cai is it?"

Cao Peng pretended to be stunned and replied: "It's a member of Dengcun... Brother, I'm here today. To be honest, I don't know what's going on."

Kuai's face was gloomy and looked at Deng Ji.

"Brother Deng Xian, how many Deng Cai is there in Deng Village?"

“…Uh, there’s only one brother.”

"Deng Cai or your brother?"

"It's...it's just a half-brother."

The ancients often said, "Brothers and Friends are kind." These four words were left by Saint Confucius and are also an important basis for evaluating a person's virtues. Deng is Deng Ji's elder brother, but he makes things difficult for his brothers everywhere. It seems that it has nothing to do with the word "Brothers and Friends"! However, Deng Ji is gentle and respectful, and he speaks slowly, which has the taste of "Brothers and Friends".

Inadvertently, Kuai Zheng's favor for Deng Ji increased rapidly; at the same time, his sense of Deng Cai suddenly dropped to freezing point.

"Brother Cao Xian, you go back with Deng Ji first.

After Sister Ling is in good health, my brother will welcome you in the county town... Deng Ji, you are taking care of Miss Cao at home these days, so you don’t have to rush back to do things. As for your household registration, don’t worry about it. When you come back, the county will entrust you with other important matters."

"Here!"

Deng Ji was overjoyed and quickly intervened to answer.

Cao Peng stood beside him, his pale face still looked particularly calm.

After he came to the county government and talked to Kuai Zheng, every word he said was carefully considered. Originally, if Kuai Zheng did not ask about Deng Ji's work, he would have brought the topic to this. Unexpectedly, Kuai Zheng would have been the master and brought it up automatically, which would save him trouble.

Children of such families are the most concerned about face.

Today I came over with the hat of Pang Ji student and gave Kuai Zheng face.

Then Kuai Zheng will definitely give him enough face...

"Brother-in-law, let's go."

After saying that, Cao Peng bowed to Kuai Zhengyi, "Sir, I will say goodbye first."

Cao Peng took Deng Ji out of the hall, but Deng Ji was still a little dizzy.

He is still as if he has fallen into the clouds and is a little confused. Why did his brother-in-law suddenly appear in Jiyang? And judging from his posture just now, Kuai Zheng and him seem to be extremely intimate. Deng Ji also knows the temperament of these aristocratic families. If they are not of the same status, they will not let go of their figure like this... It has been almost three or four months since they last met Cao Peng.

Could it be that during these three or four months, my brother-in-law became a climate?

Deng Jishen followed Cao Peng with one kick and one kick. In a short while, he arrived at the gate of the county government.

"Brother-in-law, can Wang Shifu still recognize him?"

In private, Cao Peng can call Uncle Wang Meng; but in the scene, he should respect the "father of the world".

The Father and Uncle mean the same thing, but he respects it more.

This is the county government office, and Cao Peng’s every word and action must be paid attention to.

Deng Ji and Wang Meng were very familiar with each other and immediately called out in surprise: "Uncle, don't be fine."

"Sun, you haven't changed either."

"Uncle, you guys are... today..."

"Haha, this matter has a long story, let's go back first.

Your brother hired a doctor, and maybe it's time to get home now. Let's deal with these things first, and then let's have a good chat."

Deng Ji nodded, raised his legs and was about to get into the car.

At this moment, someone shouted sternly by the gate: "Deng Ji, where are you going?"
To be continued...