Transmigrating To The Ancient Times With Lu's Convenience

Chapter 118

Chapter 118: True Identity Exposed

As winter approached, the weather became colder and colder day by day.

Lu Lin got his salary this day, there also came the silver for the Yamen runners. As the county magistrate, Lu Lin got 3 taels of silver per month, he would get subsidy at every festival and at New Year, he got 3 tales of silver subsidies for heating expenses as well, Lu Lin felt so happy this day.

Lu Lin didn't have any income since he sold his commercial house, he touched the silver in hand and savored the moment, it was not much compared to what he made on a daily basis in Forest Town, but it was still an income.

The Yamen runners' pay was 1.3 taels of silver per month. After Lu Lin came to Sha County, he made the Qins and Wan Li his Yamen runners. He didn't have to pay them with his own money now.

As a county magistrate, there were actually many benefits. For example, he could hire 12 Yamen runners in his authority, and if he made up a few people, he could pocket their pay. And that was no small amount for years on end.

Lu Lin had only made his male employees the Yamen runners for fear of catching unnecessary attention from the patrolling camp.

Lu Lin had been thinking it was time to build a Yamen runner team, he didn't have to pay them with his own money anyways. Yamen runners' major duties were to keep law and order and collect taxes. He figured he could send the Yamen runners on errands as long as he didn't go too far.

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Time passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, several days had passed.

Lu Lin looked at Ji Yun An in the yard and frowned, "How come there's still no one looking for this boy."

Chen Xiao Mi nodded and said jokingly, "Yeah! I have been thinking about asking for a small fee if his family came to us, but no one has come."

Lu Lin was a little speechless, "This guy stayed at home every day. It seems like we've got a new employee at home."

When Lu Lin kept Ji Yun An in the beginning, he felt that the boy's family would come fetch him soon. However, it had been ten days since Mai caught him, yet no one had come.

"How come no one knows who this guy is, even locals like Luo Wen? I don't think he is an orphan, he looked like he has a really good upbringing!" Chen Xiao Mi said.

Lu Lin narrowed his eyes and said, "Yeah! Qin Yi said that the kid had a jade pendant in his neck, a piece of jade pedant is worth a small fortune, he must from one of the influential and privileged families. But how come his family is still so calm and peaceful about his missing."

"If not for the fact that this guy doesn't look like a poor person, I would have thought that it was someone who can't afford to raise him had deliberately told him to sneak into our house."

Chen Xiao Mi said sullenly, "He sure is a big eater."

Chen Xiao Mi's first impression of Ji Yun An was indeed not very good. Neither did Mai.

Mai started off giving him just some coarse food like a bowl of porridge. However, this guy somehow had patched things up and became familiar with Mai, Mai was easy-going and desultory by nature, soon he forgot about this guy was an intruder technically. When Lu Lin cooked some special snacks for Yuan Bao and Mai, Mai would even keep some for Ji Yun An secretly. Chen Xiao Mi approved none of that.

"I think this guy knows martial arts," Chen Xiao Mi said.

Lu Lin touched his chin and said, "Really? You really mean that? I hope he isn't the general's family."