Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

A wise person advised him, "You should hurry up and go in, even if it's just to pretend to lead the way."

The person who let them through immediately chased after them inside.

The others asked the person who had given the advice, "Did it really work?"

"Once he chases after us, it's none of our business."

Meng Changqing naturally didn't know what was happening outside the gate. He only knew that it was quite good that the soldier had let him through, as he was afraid the soldier didn't know where Chen Tong was and had even come after him to lead the way.

"What's your name?" Meng Changqing asked the soldier.

The soldier's mind raced. If he gave his name, he wouldn't be able to avoid it at all. What if the general asked Lord Meng who let him in? If Lord Meng opened his mouth and gave his name, he would definitely be punished.

Or should I use someone else's name?
The thought flashed through his mind but he dismissed it immediately. Lord Meng wasn't blind; if the name and the face didn't match up later, wouldn't he be in even more trouble?

"The younger one is called Du Zhou."

Meng Changqing never imagined that behind his simple five-word answer lay so much worry from another person.

"Du Zhou," Meng Changqing said with a smile, "It's a good name, it has a beautiful meaning."

"Are we almost there?" Meng Changqing asked Du Zhou.

"Almost there." Du Zhou wiped his sweat, quickened his pace, and led the person to a courtyard.

There were guards at the gate. Du Zhou asked Meng Changqing to wait a moment and went up to talk to the guards.

He remembered now and said he would wait a moment.

Meng Changqing was very cooperative, since it wasn't his own territory and he needed to ask others for help.

The guards at the gate went in and soon brought Chen Tong out.

"Lord Meng," Chen Tong's expression clearly showed some surprise, "Did you need something from me?"

"General Chen," Meng Changqing bowed and went straight to the point, "Are you aware of the foul smell coming from the south?"

"I just heard about it," Chen Tong asked sincerely. "Is there something wrong with the taste?" Meng Changqing said, "I was just about to investigate, but unfortunately I don't have enough manpower. I was wondering if you could lend me about ten people."

"Sure." Chen Tong clearly didn't care about the smell. At most, it just didn't smell good. It wasn't like the Yan army was coming. There was really nothing to be surprised about.

But because of Meng Changqing's act of borrowing grain and blankets, it was clear that he was kind to the people. For this reason, Chen Tong was willing to give Meng Changqing some face, "Hey you!"

Chen Tong pointed at Du Zhou, "Go to the back and call ten men to go to Lord Meng's side. They will be under Meng Changqing's command for the rest of the day."

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Du Zhou was completely relieved. The general did not pursue the matter, and Lord Meng did not say anything more. He had luckily escaped a disaster.

"Thank you, General Chen. I'll head back to the county office now." Just as Meng Changqing was about to leave, Chen Tong stopped him and said, "Lord Meng, you must return what you borrowed this time."

Meng Changqing nodded and smiled, "Thank you for reminding me, General. I will definitely return it on time."

Meng Changqing returned to the county government office before the people he had borrowed.

Wanbao was waiting for him at the back door. Seeing him come out alone, she asked worriedly, "Did you go over there and start yelling at someone?"

Meng Changqing clicked his tongue. "Do I look that uncivilized? I'm going to borrow someone."

"Borrow people?" Wanbao caught up with Meng Changqing. "We need to borrow people to find something smelly? We don't have enough manpower. Can't we just send two or three people over to check the situation?"

"What if it doesn't taste good?" Meng Changqing countered. "Go look around and see if you can find some fabric."

"Hey!" Wanbao quickly searched everywhere.

They know everything about the county government office; they've searched it dozens of times in the past few days.

Where can I find any fabric?
At most, there are a few scraps of fabric of indistinct color in one of the gaps.

Although I don't know what the adults need the cloth for, I can tell that they certainly wouldn't want those scraps of cloth.

After searching high and low, Wanbao had no choice but to gather all the bundles and cloths in the kitchen and give them to Meng Changqing. (End of Chapter)