Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 437 Give me a chance

Mo Lixiao got into the car again, quietly lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out.

They saw the carriage leaving the city gate and saw a row of low houses built outside the city wall. Outside the houses, there were a few people who looked like yamen runners, who saluted in their direction.

Then heading north, there is a vast wilderness, and from afar you can see high mountains blocking the road ahead.

The official road below the car is flat, with birch trees of different heights planted on both sides of the road.

The carriage traveled for a long time. After passing the mountains, what we saw was no longer wilderness. Neat houses and large tracts of fertile fields appeared before our eyes. There were many people working in the fields.

Mo Li smiled as he looked at everything in front of him, and his tense body relaxed a little.

The further the carriage went, the denser the houses became.

"The Beishan County Government Office is in front of us." Meng Changqing pointed to the government office a few meters away and said, "Miss, please stay in the guest room of the government office for a while. I will ask someone to prepare a place for you to stay."

"Thank you, Lord Meng." Mo Li said with a smile, "I would like to take this opportunity to meet Madam Meng. I wonder if Madam Meng is available to see me."

"The school has just resumed classes recently, and my mother is busy arranging the courses and classrooms. She may not be in the county government office." Meng Changqing explained and then said to Bafang, who was in the front, "Go find my mother and tell her that Miss Mo is here. If it's convenient for my mother, I will take Miss Mo over there."

"Hey!" Bafang drove his horse a few quick steps, waved to the bailiff on duty at the gate of the county government office, and then he ran quickly to find Wen.

The carriage stopped only after entering the west gate of the county government office.

When Laicai heard the commotion from all directions, he took a step ahead and waited outside the backyard for the door to open.

"The county government has two guest rooms, which are always taken care of by someone." Meng Changqing said, "This is my sworn brother Laicai, let him take you there."

"Thank you, Master Meng." Then he bowed to Lai Cai and said, "Thank you, Master Lai Cai."

"Miss, please follow me this way."

Laicai brought the person to the front yamen.

They immediately cleaned up the new guest room, but it was clear that there was not enough time. If Mo Lixiao was not ill, she could have waited for an hour or two in the tea room for a cup of tea, but she was not feeling well.

Laicai simply took her to the room where Qi Renli had lived before.

When Qi Renli first came to Beishan County, he lived in this room for nearly a year. Later, when he built his house outside, this room became empty and no one has lived in it since then.

Until now, the furnishings in this room are still to Qi Renli's liking.

However, even though no one lives there, the room is often cleaned. Except for some dust in inconspicuous places, it is generally clean. After a little tidying up, you can live there. Of course, this is for people who are particular. If you meet someone like Meng Changqing or Lai Cai Bafang, they will not tidy up the room and will just lie down and sleep.

Lai Cai first wiped a chair and asked Miss Mo to sit down, then took Miss Mo's servants to get the cleaning tools and told them where the water source, toilet and kitchen were.

Xiaojun was very nervous all the way, and even when he arrived, he still couldn't relax.

Now there were only two people left in the room, and Xiaojun urged again: "Miss, why don't we go back to Beijing?"

Mo Lixiao had been sitting in the car for a long time. He had just talked to Meng Changqing and had to stay awake. Now he felt dizzy and his stomach was uncomfortable. "Xiaojun."

Seeing that she looked unhappy, Xiaojun immediately stepped forward to support her.

"Bring that blue package here." Mo Li smiled and ordered.

Xiaojun quickly opened the box, took out the blue package that Mo Lixiao mentioned, and placed it in front of Mo Lixiao.

Mo Lixiao opened it and took out a blank, unsealed envelope from it.

As soon as Xiaojun saw what was in her hand, he immediately knelt down in front of Mo Lixiao and said, "Miss, please don't chase me away. Where can I go without you?"

The envelope contained Xiaojun's indenture and a hundred taels of silver.

This was not the first time Xiaojun had seen it. When she was begging Mo Lixiao to let her return to Beijing on the way, Mo Lixiao had taken it out before.

Today, Mo Lixiao still said the same thing as before, "Take it and go wherever you want, whether it's back to Beijing or somewhere else, it's up to you."

"Miss, I am a weak woman. I am afraid that I will be poisoned before I can leave Liangzhou." Xiaojun cried, "Even if I return to the capital by chance, once the lady knows that I left you in Beishan County, how can she forgive me?"

"Ah." Mo Lixiao sighed, "I know you really don't want to leave the Mo Mansion, but you can't disobey your mother's orders. You have no choice..."

"What do you mean by having no choice?" A clear voice came from the door, and the person who spoke was Meng Changqing.

She had been listening outside for a while.

"Miss Xiaojun, you feel bad just after coming to Beishan County?" Meng Changqing said with a smile, "It seems that I have not done enough."

Xiaojun was eager to explain.

Meng Changqing raised his hand and said, "However, you can stay for a few more days to see if your mind will change after a few days. Miss Xiaojun, please give me a chance to show your hospitality."