Chapter 193: Continue the Investigation
After coming out of Li Shuzhen's house, Chen Jiayu didn't go far and rushed towards Nangong Xue, and shook his head and said, "Nangong Xue, I'm sorry, I didn't ask anything." www.biquge.info really didn't help you, don't mind. β
"It's okay. It's also your fault. And I wouldn't mind. Nangong Xue smiled, "I'm already very grateful if you can help me run to ask for news, where can I blame you for not doing things well?" β
ββ¦β¦γβ When Chen Jiayu heard this, his mood suddenly became much brighter, and he said, "Then did you ask here?" β
ββ¦β¦γβ Nangong Xue smiled slightly and said, "Forget it, I won't run today, let's rest and rest, anyway, the medicine has been delivered, and the return visit has been completed, so there will be nothing to do, and the other things will be handed over to the thirteenth brother to do." Let's go back early. β
"Well, that's fine." Chen Jiayu replied, "This village is also quite big, and it is very tiring to walk around, even if it is not to ask about things, then after walking around, my legs are also very sore, and it is good to go back early." β
As they spoke, the two of them wanted to follow the Yuelai Inn and walked back slowly.
As soon as he returned to the inn, the shopkeeper stepped forward very politely and said, "Yo, the two guest officers are back?" It's early enough. β
"Well, it's okay." Nangong Xue nodded in response, "Alas, why don't you seem to see them come back?" β
"Not really." The shopkeeper replied, "They haven't come back yet, and today you are the first one to come back." β
"Oh, that's right, after all, they're going to see a doctor, and I'm delivering medicine, so I'll be back early." Nangong Xue thought for a moment and replied, "By the way, Xiao Er, when is it now?" β
"Back to the guest officer, it's just three o'clock." The shopkeeper replied, "That...... You won't be ...... Hungry, right? β
"No, no," Nangong Xue shook her head and replied, "I'll just ask casually." β
"Oh," replied the shopkeeper, "then if you don't need anything, I'll go to the back first." β
"Okay," Nangong Xue said, "By the way, is there hot water?" I'm quite thirsty when I come back from this trip, so can I come to a pot of boiled water to drink? β
"Ah, it's not ready, the water is boiling." The shopkeeper replied, "If you're in a hurry, I still have a pot of cold white boil in the back, but it's for yourself to drink, if you don't mind, then you can take it and use it first, the water may not be too hot." β
"It's cool and white." When Nangong Xue heard it, it was exactly what she meant, so she hit it off and replied, "That's great, I can't drink it if it's too hot this day, and I just drink it when it's cool and white, I don't mind." Chen Jiayu, do you mind? β
ββ¦β¦γβ Chen Jiayu saw that Nangong Xue didn't care about these details, so he also agreed, "It's good to have saliva to drink, I naturally don't mind." β
"Then in that case, please come with me, go back and get it." Shopkeeper said.
"Yes, you can." Nangong Xue nodded in response, and then said to Chen Jiayu, "Chen Jiayu, you sit first, and I'll come when I go." β
"Uh-huh, okay." Chen Jiayu nodded.
After speaking, Nangong Xue followed the shopkeeper through the lobby and walked straight towards the back hall. As soon as she walked out of the lobby, Nangong Xue asked, "Little Er, let me ask you something." β
"Well, what do you want to ask, guest officer, just ask, as long as the little one knows, he will never hide it." The shopkeeper replied.
"That's right, did our Yuelai Inn once live with a group of merchants from the Western Dynasty? The leader is still our people from the Central Plains, do you have an impression of this? Nangong Xue asked.
"Merchants of the Western Dynasty? β¦β¦ The leader is still the Central Plains? The shopkeeper muttered repeatedly, and tried to recall, and after a while, he said, "Oh, if you want to say that, it seems that there are such a group of people." But these people didn't stay long, and they all left in about a few days. β
"Oh," Nangong Xue nodded slightly, "Then can you remember what they all look like?" β
"Ah, it's ....... I'm afraid I won't be able to remember it after a long time. But if they appear in front of me again, I will still recognize a few. But most of them are afraid that they won't be recognized. The shopkeeper replied, "What's the matter, why do you ask?" Do you want to buy from them too? β
"Uh......." Nangong Xue paused and replied, "I just asked casually to see if it was the businessmen I met before, but their things were not bad." It's all pretty and beautiful. β
"Oh," replied the shopkeeper, "it will have to be them again, and I will only recognize it when I see it, otherwise I can't remember the specific appearance even if I think about it like this." I'm sorry, officer, I couldn't help you. β
"Well, it's nothing," Nangong Xue replied, "Actually, you've already helped a lot, didn't you just say that if you see you again, you might be able to recognize you, didn't you?" That's fine. β
"Oh, yes. There's one more thing. Nangong Xue suddenly thought of something and continued to ask, "For the situation of our Yunshui Village, don't just be a county official to take care of, then such a big territory is not just a county office, right?" β
"Guest officer, what you said is to the point." The shopkeeper replied, "Don't you know, guest officer, this Yunshui Village is a small village in Shicang Province, this Shicang Province is not very big, there are only two prefectures, four counties, four villages, and there are relatively few people, our Yunshui Village is a village with a large population." Therefore, there are not many officials in Shicang Province, and they can be counted on their fingers, but the one who really does things for the people is the county magistrate of Kunhai County, and there is no second official to do things for the people. This adult's surname is Wen, called Wen Shilong I heard that when this person was not in office, he was a very kind person, as if he could still stay in the capital as an official, but he insisted on coming here to be a small county official, this Lord Wen has really done a lot of good things for the people over the years. This time, the illness in Yunshui Village was also reported by him. Otherwise, where would we be able to meet you doctors with the heart of a bodhisattva? β
"Then do those officials not know or don't want to care?" Nangong Xue asked, "Is it because this Lord Wen is close, so you can take care of it?" β
"Guest, you're wrong." The shopkeeper replied, "Don't look at people like Lord Wen to take care of our lives, but people are not close to us, and it takes four or five days to walk on foot." Moreover, Yunshui Village is not directly under the jurisdiction of Lord Wen. Our Yunshui Village is under the jurisdiction of Linshu County, but the county official who governs our village has never seen him out of the government and never come to Yunshui Village. Even the usual collection of grain taxes was only collected by the officials, and he never came once, and we don't know who he was or what his name was. I haven't seen it either. It is rumored that this county official in Linshu County seems to be a protΓ©gΓ© of the governor and governor of Shicang Province. (To be continued.) )