Chapter 514 - 512 - Trial
Jiang Yifan, though he was the Master County Magistrate in charge of the entire Qingyuan County, was regarded by the poor common folk as a figure high above. Yet, the Master County Magistrate had been visiting the Qi family so often over the past two years, especially this year, with frequent visits to inspect the workshop’s experiment progress. Thus, the craftsmen had grown accustomed to Lord Jiang’s presence in the workshop.
In light of all this, when the Magistrate Sir came to inspect the civilian workshop in Clear Water Village, no one took the trouble to set up a desk and chairs for Lord Jiang in the workshop.
Jiang Yifan could only stand in the center space the craftsmen had voluntarily cleared out, leading his two servants, just like Ye Xinyan and Zhou Biyao, waiting to witness the experiment of lifting heavy objects with the Chain Inversion Device.
At that moment, the workshop was bustling; all the craftsmen had stopped their work, gathering together, waiting to see if this wooden contraption could really lift things up.
Song Ping’s Household frowned, often casting disdainful looks at the big shots present in the workshop, deeply concerned about Second Miss being in such a noisy environment. But since the Second Miss was the official in charge of the workshop, she couldn’t stop her from coming.
Moreover, she was well aware that even if she thought the Second Miss didn’t necessarily have to come in person, the Second Miss certainly wouldn’t listen to her anyway. She could only follow the Second Miss closely, making sure she stayed as far away from the craftsmen as possible.
All she could do was constantly watch over the Second Miss, instructing Bi Ning, Jiu Yue, and the other four maids to surround the Second Miss, to prevent her from being touched or bumped into by these rough men.
As for herself, she stood alongside Nanny Zhong, behind and to the side of the two young misses, vigilantly watching their surroundings, daunting the craftsmen nearby with stern looks.