However, it was only after arriving at the county that Gu Jinli realized that the one crying the most bitterly was not Village Chief He, but droves of villagers from all directions who had come to see off County Magistrate Xu.
The entire county was swarming with people, each one weeping and wailing, shouting: "County Magistrate Xu, please don't go, stay with us!"
Gu Jinli was dumbfounded, it was the first time she discovered there were so many people in Tianfu County.
More dumbfounding scenes followed.
An old farmer with a walking stick and a head full of white hair shakily stepped forward and slowly kneeled towards County Magistrate Xu, trembling as he kneeled, which made Gu Jinli's heart tremble, fearing his old bones wouldn't hold up and he would fall flat on the ground.
Fortunately, the old gentleman's bones were strong, and he managed to kneel properly.
