Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 266 He's Staring at You

The other party did not dare to underestimate the token sent by the military personnel, let alone delay it.

Thinking of this, Qi Renli handed the token to Yang Zheng and said, "Captain Yang, please keep it for me."

Seeing that he gave it so straightforwardly, Yang Zheng couldn't help but wonder, is it that Lord Meng is overthinking? I hope it's Lord Meng who is overthinking. He likes Lord Qi very much. He doesn't have the bad temper of a scholar. He knows how to help out wherever there is a busy job in the government office.

With the guards brought by Yang Zheng, Qi Renli felt more confident and traveled faster.

Qi Renli thought that he had to resolve the problem quickly so that this group of people could return to Lord Meng as soon as possible, as Lord Meng did not have enough manpower.

With this in mind, they did not stop along the way, not even for meals. They just ate the dry food they brought with them right away in the car.

At this speed, we finally arrived in Dazhou in the afternoon.

"Captain Yang." Qi Renli came out of the carriage and called out to Yang Zheng who was heading towards the Dazhou government office, "Wait a moment."

Yang Zheng turned his horse around and stopped beside the carriage. "Master Qi, the Dazhou government office is ahead."

"Not yet." Qi Renli said, "I want to go to Hongfu Village first."

Yang Zheng's gaze shifted from Qi Renli to Qi Xiang and Qi Rui, and then back to Qi Renli's face.

"it is good."

Qi Renli felt that Yang Zheng's eyes were looking at him in an unusual way, and he instinctively explained, "Lord Meng said that once the news reaches Dazhou, the officials in the county government will soon know the truth. I want to find out the truth before that."

Yang Zheng said: "Master Qi is thoughtful, so let's continue to Dao County."

The group continued on their journey and before the sun set, they stayed at the inn where they had stayed last time.

The postmaster saw Qi Renli coming again, and asked as he stepped forward to greet him, "Didn't you find a suitable silkworm breeder last time?"

"I've found it." Qi Renli replied with a smile, "I came here for a personal matter."

The postman immediately asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"It's not a big deal." Qi Renli gestured to Qi Rui to pay, "Is the room from last time still there?"

"Yes, yes, I will take you there right away."

The last time he stayed here, Qi Renli was so preoccupied with finding someone that he didn't pay attention to small matters. But when he came again this time, he found something strange about this inn.

The atmosphere was strange, just like now, after putting their things down in the room, they gathered in the front hall to eat.

There were no other guests in the inn except them, but Qi Renli always felt that someone was staring at him.

He slowed down the speed of picking up the dishes. Just when he was about to turn around to look for the source of the gaze, he heard Yang Zheng coughing twice. The two looked at each other. Yang Zheng very pretentiously picked up a piece of food for Qi Renli with his chopsticks, "Master Qi, eat more."

Then Qi Renli heard Yang Zhengji's warning in a low voice, "The postmaster is watching us, don't look back."

Qi Renli couldn't figure it out, and asked in a low voice: "Why did he?"

"Let's talk after dinner."

Beishan County, Liangzhou. Meng Changqing was selecting gifts in the storeroom of the back office.

Bafang and Laicai opened every box in the warehouse. The noise they made while rummaging through things was quite loud. Wen and Liang Jiujiu had no time to rest, so they simply came over to take a look.

Seeing that the three of them had already searched through everything in the box, Wen asked, "What are you looking for?"

The three of them stopped and looked back.

Meng Changqing said: "I want to find a suitable gift for Lord Ding."

Liang Jiujiu didn't know much about the outside world, so when she heard this unfamiliar surname, she asked, "Which sir is it?"

"The magistrate of Luojiang County." Meng Changqing introduced, "In Liangzhou, Luojiang is the county with the largest cultivated area and the highest crop yield, and it also has the most oxen.

Last year I borrowed three oxen from the county, and I need to borrow them again this year, so I plan to pick out some suitable gifts.”

Liang Jiujiu was puzzled. "Don't we have more than a dozen oxen in our county? I saw you lent them to the people two days ago. Isn't that enough?"

"Not enough." Meng Changqing explained the reason. "Among the people who immigrated this year, there are many elderly, weak, women and children. Most of them don't have any labor to help them."

Wen said, "I heard the discussion in the front office earlier that someone from another county came to help them farm."

"there is."

Before Meng Changqing finished speaking, Wen continued, "But overall, it's not a lot, right?"

Meng Changqing nodded.

"Let's work together to decide what kind of gift to choose," said Mrs. Wen.

He simply called Xiao Dai over, turned on a few more lights in the warehouse, and several people started selecting things from the boxes one by one.

Most of the things here were rewards Meng Changqing had received when he was in the palace. They were either too valuable or had special meanings and were difficult to give away to others.

Apart from these rewards, there were also the relics of Meng Changqing's father and three brothers. To her mother, these things were the deceased and it was even more difficult to give them away.

In the warehouse, there was really not much that belonged to Meng Changqing.

After looking at these boxes, Wen realized her shortcomings over the years and looked at Meng Changqing with guilt in her eyes.

"It can't be expensive, nor can it be too cheap, and it'd better be something the other party needs." Bafang muttered, "How can there be such a thing?"

Meng Changqing turned around and decided not to embarrass these boxes. Digging out the holes wouldn't yield anything that would suit Ding Aixue's taste. "Forget it. If it doesn't work, just give me some money."

"That's fine." Wen said, "You can go to the street and pick a good one, or give a little money, both are fine."

Meng Changqing nodded, "I know, mother, you should go back and have some rest."

"I have something to tell you." Mrs. Wen spoke, and Meng Changqing followed her to her room.

Wen said, "The soldiers in the front yamen are very grateful to you. I heard that you specifically asked for grace to allow their families to come to Beishan County."

"That's what happened."