Liaozhai: I just want salted fish with invincible magical powers

Chapter 149 Invisibility
Hu Qian was a little surprised at first, and then asked: "What's going on? Didn't you let you watch it?"

Baitou said: "Master is aware, Xiao is indeed watching.

But those coins suddenly seemed to have grown legs, and slowly jumped out of the box one by one, and then slowly walked into the ground, disappearing after a while.

Seeing what happened, the little one desperately hugged a piece of silver, but the silver still slowly sank into the ground, the little one was powerless! "

Hu Qian nodded, and then quickly walked to the warehouse.

It was night, and the yamen servant on duty was bored. While chatting, he saw Hu Qian coming, and immediately bowed to salute.

Hu Qian ignored it, raised his eyes, and saw a cloudy and cold air through the door of the warehouse.

"ghost?"

He collected himself, and immediately said: "Go and invite Mr. Qin here."

The yamen servant went immediately, and after a while, Qin Jia arrived in front of him.

While walking, he put on his official uniform, clasped his hands and said, "Master Hu, what's the matter with calling down the officer so late?"

Hu Qian greeted him first, and then pointed to the warehouse, "Seeing that the disaster is getting worse, I decided to open a warehouse for disaster relief, so I want to see the money again."

The seal on the warehouse door was intact, and the two keys were in the hands of Hu Qian and Qin Jia respectively, and they needed to be present at the same time every time they were opened.

Seeing that Hu Qian didn't seem to be joking, Qin Jia nodded, tore off the seal, took out the key he was carrying, and opened the lock.

However, when I went in, I saw that the three large boxes that originally contained silver were empty.

Hu Qian said: "This...what's going on?"

Qin Jia was also surprised: "Where's the silver? The silver is gone! Oh, what can I do!"

Qin Jia was still complaining there, while Hu Qian had already carefully checked the lock of the box.

There was no sign of damage, as if something got into the keyhole, moved the machine, and opened the lock.

He looked at the ground again, and there were no signs of damage, let alone holes in the ground.

It seems that either it is really the work of ghosts, or it is a spell like five ghosts.

Just as he was thinking, a hint appeared in his mind.

[The land in the county town seems to know something]

He was taken aback immediately, a little bewildered.

Although there is a lot of money, it is not a big case, and it seems that it is not worth reminding.

Isn't it the case?Or is there something hidden.

But since the reminder has appeared, I can't help but ignore it.

Looking at all the supernatural powers he possesses, the only ones that can be related to gods are Youtong and Fushui.

But the former can only be seen by him, while the latter has the ability to summon gods and impeach ghosts, subdue demons and suppress demons, and cure all diseases and eliminate thousands of disasters.

But now that Qin Jia and others are here, it is difficult for Hu Qian to show his strength.

After discussing, Hu Qian and Qin Jia decided to hide the matter first.

As for the money for disaster relief - Hu Qian planned to pay by himself first.

The money given by Princess Zhennan is still left, and together with the jewels given by Ma Sigang, it is not a problem to make up 5000 taels.

However, this money is only a temporary advance, and it is definitely not paid by myself.

Back in Houya, it was already the second watch.

Hu Qian first found an empty house and asked Hu Jiu to guard the door, then closed the door, pulled out the Longyuan sword, tapped it a few times, and immediately a talisman fell on the ground.

After a while, a phantom slowly rose up.

A dark, monkey-like thing emerged from the ground.

It was illusory at first, but it became solid after a while.

When he saw Hu Qian, he was startled at first, then bowed and said, "What is it that the Shangxian summoned the little god?"

It was the first time in Hu Qian's life that he saw the so-called god, and he also looked at it curiously.

"Are you the land of Guobei County?"

"The little god is right."

"Let me ask you, who stole the silver from the county government treasury?"

"Little God...Little God doesn't know..."

Hu Qian said: "Since the money passes through the ground, you don't even know that it's the land!"

As he spoke, he shook the Longyuan sword in his hand.

The land immediately took two steps back, "Shangxian wait a minute, the Shangxian has great powers, how dare the little god deceive him.

It's just that the thief also has a background, if you tell his name and he comes to the door, the little god can't resist it. "

"What? You can be regarded as a living god, so there are still ghosts who dare to touch you, aren't you afraid of revenge from other gods?"

"Shangxian doesn't know something.

Having said that, no one cares about such a small land like Xiaoshen. Even if he is killed, the higher-ups will not care, and just send another one. "

Hu Qian frowned and said, "Stop talking nonsense! If someone provokes you, just come to me!"

The land looked at Hu Qian again, nodded and said: "Shangxian said, the ones who stole the treasury's silver were a group of young ghosts who died young, and they seemed to be controlled by others. As for who controlled it, the little god has no idea." Know."

Hu Qian nodded, "Which direction did they go? In the city or outside the city?"

"Outside the city, in the direction of the mass grave."

Hu Qian asked again: "What caused the severe drought in Guobei County?"

"It's a drought."

"where?"

"This villain doesn't know."

Hu Qian nodded, "You step back."

Back in the bedroom, it was already midnight.

Ying Cai and Rong Ning'er were talking, when they saw Hu Qian coming in, they immediately stepped forward to undress him.

Lying on the bed, Hu Qian buried his head in Rong Ning'er's hair, sniffing the fragrance greedily.

Rong Ning'er was itchy by him, and saw that he was tired, so she couldn't help but hold him in her arms.

Hu Qian said, "How, what did your sister say?"

"My sister is still a little vacillating, but she has already made up her mind, and she just needs to add some fire."

Hu Qian couldn't breathe under her cover, "Don't go anytime soon, lest someone who cares will see you and say something, wait two days before going."

Rong Ning'er playfully kissed Hu Qian's nose, "That's fine, it's just that the fire needs to be added from now on..."

Hu Qian wondered, "What's your idea?"

"Don't you know, sir?
When I was young, I once saw a romance story book in the hands of a wandering doctor.

There is a sentence above, I didn't know what it meant when I was a child, but now I understand it a little bit. "

"What?"

"It's hard to say that I'm a concubine."

"What's wrong with that, is there any secret between you and me?"

"Forgive me, my husband, it's not that I don't want to say it, even if I did, it's useless.

Maybe you can hear it, but..."

"What are you worried about?"

"Master, do you know that there is a ferocious beast in this world called crane crab, which can eat such words the most.

In fact, I have already said this sentence just now, but I was eaten by this fierce beast before it reached your eyes and ears. "

Hu Qian nodded, "I've encountered this before, so forget it, I probably know how to do it."

After speaking, he carried her to bed.

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After Maoshi, Hu Qian solved several cases of family disputes in the classroom.

After lunch, he changed into casual clothes and took Hu Jiu out of the city.

Although I have heard about the drought from other people every day, I haven't seen it personally after all, and I don't know what the situation is.

Three months have passed since the Chinese New Year.

It stands to reason that it is the season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, but outside the city is a desolation, not only the wheat in the field is there, even the weeds are all withered and yellow.

Hu Qian said, "Hu Jiu, have you ever planted land?"

"Before I told the master, the family rented two acres of thin land."

"You can see how long this wheat can last."

Hu Jiu shook his head and said: "Those blackened ones are already dead, even if it rains now, they can't be saved.

The ones that haven’t turned black won’t last long, at most three to five days, and if it doesn’t rain, all the wheat will dry out.

If the tenants cannot receive food, they will not be able to pay the rent. At that time, the landlords may drag their families to sell to pay off the debt. "

Hu Qian shook his head.

While he was talking, he suddenly saw three horses slowly approaching from a distance, and each of them was leading a rope, behind which five ragged farmers were tied.

"Come on!"

"hurry up!"

The horse in front of the head grabbed the rope, and the men on the two horses behind waved their whips, driving the five people like driving animals.

When Hu Qian saw it, he immediately stopped in front of the leading horse.

"What are you doing in broad daylight?"

Immediately, the man was stunned for a moment, and then he waved his whip regardless.

Hu Qian grabbed the tail of the whip and yanked it, pulling the man off the horse.

Under the pain, the man became angry from embarrassment, and shouted: "How dare you! Do you know that we are from Mr. Wang's family! How dare you do anything to us! You probably don't want to live!"

Having said that, seeing Hu Qian knocking him off the horse with a casual tug, he knew that he had kung fu on him, so he only yelled, but he didn't dare to rush forward again.

Hu Qian said: "Master Wang? Which Master Wang?"

"Boy! Dare to block the way if you don't know anything! Which other master Wang is there in Guobei County, of course it is Master Wang Shengdong!"

Hu Qian nodded, "So what?"

The man got up from the ground and was about to speak when another person shouted immediately: "Brother, don't talk nonsense with him, kill him first!"

As he spoke, he drew out his knife and rushed over from left and right.

Hu Qian didn't want to say more, and when the two approached, he knocked them down one by one.

"Can you talk now?"

The leader took a step back, cupped his hands and said, "Brother, what is your business?"

Hu Qian said: "Why did you detain these people? What did they commit?"

"These people couldn't pay the rent, so they voluntarily sold them to Master Wang as coolies."

"But now that the wheat is not completely dead, how do you know they can't pay the rent?"

"Then you don't need to ask, if you look around yourself, you will know.

Pull them back now, they are still alive, if two months later, maybe these people have eaten their hands and feet, or they are skinny, what do they need to do at that time. "

Hu Qian sighed helplessly, "How much money do they owe Master Wang?"

"40 taels!"

Hu Qian said: "I gave it for them!"

As he spoke, he took out the silver and threw it over.

Although the man was a bit reluctant, but he really couldn't beat him, so he picked up the silver and said with a smile, "Where are you from, why haven't you seen him before?"

Hu Qian said: "I live in the county government office and come to play when I have time."

The man was startled at first, and then looked Hu Qian up and down again, "Aren't you the newly appointed county magistrate?"

"What do you say?"

The man cupped his hands, greeted the other two immediately, and rode his horse to the city.

Seeing the five farmers, they immediately came to kneel and thanked: "Thank you, sir."

Hu Qian said: "Get up, the drought is raging, and it cannot be countered by manpower. Go back and tell your neighbors, and say that the county government will open a warehouse tomorrow to release grain, and let the villagers come to collect it."

Several people looked overjoyed, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Master Qingtian!"

Back in the city, Hu Qian asked Wang Shisan and others to notify Lizheng everywhere, and asked the farmers in Guobei County to come to receive relief food.

Qin Jia said: "My lord, in such a big disaster, even if all the food in the warehouse has been donated, it will not be enough!"

Hu Qian said: "Then go to the grain store to buy. If you can't buy it, go to the next county to buy it."

However, in the afternoon, Wang Shisan hurried over to report.

"My lord, all the grain stores in the county have raised their prices!"

"How much has it increased!"

"three times!"

Hu Qian nodded, "Go and check for me, who owns these grain stores."

After a while, Wang Shisan ran back again.

"My lord, there are six grain stores in the county, three of which belong to Mr. Wang Sheng's family, one belongs to Mr. Li's family, and the other two are run by relatives of Mr. Hang's family."

Hu Qian smiled and said: "Understood, you go down, tell Master Qin and the chief bookkeeper to use the grain in the warehouse first, and then talk about the rest."

In the afternoon, Hu Jiu came and said that the price of grain in each store had doubled again, and now the common people could no longer afford grain, so many people gathered at the gate of the county government office, asking Hu Qian to come forward to stabilize the price of grain.

Hu Qian nodded, "Go tell them, just say that I am negotiating with the grain store in the city, and let them wait patiently."

Hu Jiu was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions, and then walked out.

In the evening, Hu Jiu came back and said that the price of grain had risen fivefold, and now everyone was panicking.

Many people even knelt at the gate of the county government office, asking Hu Qian to deal with it quickly, otherwise they would starve to death.

Hu Qian nodded to show that he understood, but he still ate on his own.

After a while, Qin Jia and other officials, large and small, begged to see Hu Qian.

In the second hall, Qin Jia said: "My lord, otherwise we should let go of the disaster relief and put the grain in the warehouse on the market first to stabilize the price of grain.

Otherwise, if the common people make a fuss, we won't be able to explain it to the higher authorities. "

The rest joined in.

Hu Qian said: "Everyone, don't panic, just do as I tell you."

"But……"

"No need to say too much! No matter how high the food price is, there should always be a price. If the county government has no money, I will pay for it myself."

Qin Jia said: "With such a high price, even if you have a family of ten thousand, my lord, I'm afraid it will be gone in a flash."

Hu Qian said: "Don't worry, just do it."

When everyone was almost gone, Hu Jiu hesitated and said, "Master, where do we have so much money?"

Hu Qian said: "If there is no one, I can borrow it."

"borrow?"

After a while, Hai Daliang asked to see him, probably because he knew about the price of grain, worried that Hu Qian would be embarrassed, and said that he could lend him all his money.

Hu Qian smiled and refused.

Seeing that he was confident, Hai Daliang took his leave and left.

In the middle of the night, when Rong Ning'er was asleep, Hu Qian quietly put on his night clothes and went out.

After arriving in the courtyard, he made a virtual engraving on himself.

In less than a moment, he suddenly became illusory and transparent, and then his whole body completely disappeared in the courtyard.

(End of this chapter)