Taicang Mountain is located in the east of Jingshi City, take the carriage suspension bridge to cross a moat about two or three zhang wide, and then go forward a hundred meters, and then arrive.

Taicang Mountain is in the east of the city, Wangtian Peak is in the west of the city, a mountain and a peak form the trend of facing each other from east to west, plus the expansion of the imperial city in the past few years, the flat land between the city and the mountain and the peak is much less, and the people and horses that can be accommodated are also much less. In the future, if there is a resumption of fighting, the pressure on the east and west gates will be much less.

Taicang Mountain is majestic, standing on the outskirts of the eastern part of the city, like a god protecting the century-old city behind him. Taicang Mountain is rich in resources, whether it is minerals or forests, it is a unique existence.

There are many farmers at the foot of the mountain, which is divided into eight counties, and the county government is added to govern them one by one. This time, Li Xiao's destination was Lin'an County, one of the eight counties. The eight counties of Taicang are all located on the other side of Taicang Mountain, and a winding and flat road needs to be taken to bypass the majestic Taicang Mountain. In normal times, farmers from the eight counties also go to Jingshi City through this road. Among the eight counties, Lin'an County has the most acres of land and the largest number of farmers. In other words, the land is fertile, the land is abundant, and the labor force is abundant.

The road is often passing, so there is no gravel and no bumps. Sitting in the carriage, dragging through the pane to look at the beautiful scenery along the way, it is a pleasure, but it is a pity that it is close to the middle of the day, and I can't appreciate the magnificence surrounded by mountains and clouds. Of course, even if there were, Li Xiao didn't plan to stay for a while, because Shi Shifan's appearance almost made him miss the opportunity, and there was no shortage of smart people in the Jingshi, as long as someone deliberately looked for him, he would be able to find him in a short time.

Glancing at Zhou Shuyi, who was driving the carriage seriously, Li Xiao was a little embarrassed. It was a lot later than the scheduled time, so they waited a long time for Zhou to join the army.

"They're all in Lin'an County?" Li Xiao changed into a blue official uniform and asked.

Joining the army is also an official uniform for joining the army. Haoguo's official uniform is blue as a whole, Li Xiao belongs to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, and the government is red, with a circle of white on the chest, and gold silk satin. Because he is a civil official, the pattern on it is a picture of a Hongshu, birds flying in the blue sky, and willow branches and birds.

This time I went to Lin'an County, to do business, to serve the emperor, I believe that Lin'an County Ya also got the order, the first time they met, dressed in the official mansion, to show their identity.

Zhou Shuyi was still dressed in cloth, blue-gray, and had a long knife pinned to his waist, but because he needed to drive a carriage, the long knife was placed in the car, but it was not far from him, and he could touch it as soon as he stretched out his hand. He knew that today's protagonist was not him, although he was at the same level as Li Xiao and joined the army in Jingzhao Yinfu, he did not wear an official uniform. He kept his eyes on the road ahead while keeping his eyes on what was happening around him, a habit he had developed while he was on the sidelines.

He raised his horsewhip slightly, grabbed the reins, and replied: "Gongzi has not appeared for so long, and he is a little worried, so let them wait in Chong'an County in front of Lin'an County, and if something happens, they can come back in time." ”

Chong'an County is the closest to Jingshi City, and it only takes a moment to drive a horse, and Zhou Shuyi's arrangement is really good.

This time the emperor meant to let the officials of Jingzhao Yin's Mansion help plant chili peppers together, in this regard, Li Xiao has never figured out why he has to bring so many servants to plant a chili pepper, the chili peppers at this time are only a few seeds, and they must not germinate and bear fruit first, how to wait for the next batch of fruits to take seeds, step by step, and finally wait for enough seeds to go to the ground. Of course, Li Xiao just complained, he knew what the emperor meant, and asked him to go out and hide for a few days to avoid the limelight and save some trouble. But it was mainly the officials who made him strange......

According to Zhou Shuyi, there are many farmers in Lin'an County, and most of them have contracted the surrounding land.

One thing to mention, if Li Xiao didn't know that the emperor was his hometown, I am afraid that he would be surprised by the land system of this era - the household contract responsibility system. However, this system is now only implemented in a few cities around Beijing, and to see the effect, naturally, Taicang Eight Counties is also among them. And this time, for this pepper, the emperor specially approved a few acres of land for his use, and at the same time, the farmers who were responsible for those acres of land were also among them, and the officials would not let the people suffer, during this time, those farmers were exempted from taxation, and there were also silver subsidies, in short, the fields were expropriated by the state, and the peasants were also expropriated. For them, that's a good thing.

Since there are farmers and professionals, why do you want to bring the servants with you? Is it really because Jingzhao Yin Mansion is too leisurely? The emperor deliberately gave them something to do? Li Xiao didn't dare to guess this, who knew what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd.

Having said that, although Taicang Eight County is not far from Jingshi, it only takes half a day to go back and forth, but if it arrives, no one will rush back to Jingshi, so they are going to live in Lin'an County temporarily, as for when to go back, he should go back during the scientific expedition. It's still troublesome, why not find a piece of land in the palace and plant it first, wouldn't it save time, effort and money.

It's just a complaint, first than staying in Beijing for a few days, he is still willing to stay in Lin'an County. Today's situation is even more exciting than he expected, the prince is waiting for him on the street, isn't he afraid of the emperor's blame?

"Childe, are we going directly to Lin'an County? Or go to Chong'an County with them. Zhou Shuyi grabbed the reins and let the carriage slow down. In front of them is a fork, one side leads to Chong'an County, and the other side is inward, directly to Lin'an County.

Among the eight counties in Taicang, Chong'an County is the closest to Jingshi, and geographically it is in front of the other seven counties, but it is horizontal and vertical, and Chong'an and Lin'an are not on the same road. Zhou joined the army and temporarily arranged the officials in Chong'an County in order to get a timely response. Lin'an County is farther away, and during the period, you have to pass through three counties in a row.

Li Xiao looked out the window, the verdant scenery around him calmed his uneasy heart a lot, he sighed, looked back at Chu Chu's unfolded map and said, "Send someone to inform me, let's go to Lin'an County first and wait to see the situation." ”

There is a bit of a distance from Chong'an County to Lin'an County, and if you deliberately go over to notify you, you will waste a lot of time.

Zhou Senjun answered, waved his hand and motioned for a Jingzhao Yin Mansion official who followed the carriage to leave. The latter nodded, and rode the tall horse to the mountain road on the left and left quickly.

The official left, and the carriage immediately turned into the official road on the right, and the short bump made Li Xiao's body shake slightly. Since he left the city, no, or since he talked to Shi Shifan today, his heart has been uncomfortable, as if something is blocked, and the feeling of bad heart has been difficult to dissipate for a long time. He casually took a medical book left by Sun Miao, looked at it twice, and then frowned and threw it away.

Can't stand it. He brought these medical books from Suzhou, thinking that he could read and learn them in his spare time, but since he entered Beijing, let alone read them, he has not even opened the box containing the books. I'm afraid that Sun Miao will know, but I have to be said a few words.

"Young Master, are you alright?" Chu Chu's face was worried. Li Xiao's state at this time he had never seen before, he didn't have the usual calmness, but was a little irritable, this must have happened in Aunt Huang's tea stall just now.

Li Xiao didn't speak, but shook his head with an ugly face, he glanced at the file about Taicang Eight County sent by the procuratorate yesterday on the side, and frowned slightly. The bright sunlight shone in and fell on his beautiful and immaculate face, but it was gloomy. He clenched and released his right fist, repeating several times.

Shi Shifan was the most special person he had ever seen since he came to Beijing, not because of his appearance, not because of his physical disability, but because of that feeling, that kind of untouchable tone, as if everything that all the people in this world did was arranged by him. Li Xiao never thought of himself as a genius, but he was also an undergraduate student in the 21st century, although he did not distinguish between arts and sciences, but he also learned a wide range of things, but he always felt that he was powerless in front of Shi Shifan.

Especially the sentence left by Shi Shifan at the end, what does it mean, can he find it next time, is he treating this matter as a game.

"Gotta hide." He said secretly in his heart. But this sentence was like a wisp of white smoke, which dissipated in an instant, leaving nothing. He always felt that he would meet Shi Shifan soon, and next time, he shouldn't be like today's tea stall, sitting and chatting and saying a few words.

Shi Shifan is really a strange person, what others think is to win over, but he doesn't have this idea.

Chu Chu didn't continue to ask, but knelt beside Li Xiao obediently, and intimately pinched the latter's numb shoulders with a pair of small hands. She felt that she couldn't share her worries for Li Xiao, she could only do what she could, in her cognition, she was a slave bought back by Li Xiao, the person who was born was Li Xiao, and died was Li Xiao's ghost, and Li Xiao was not like other slave owners, but very gentle, like this, it was her luck.

Zhou Shuyi sat in front of the carriage and drove the carriage without saying a word, accompanied by a Jingzhao Yin Mansion official beside the carriage.

For this errand in Lin'an County, Jingzhao Yin Mansion was really shocked, for several years, the emperor finally gave the job, but they didn't know that this errand was to plant peppers, in popular terms, it was farming. If you know, I'm afraid it will make the officials who come here a lot of spirits. How to say that they are also Yamen people, and farming is still the top priority in Haoguo, but Haohao Tangtang's trip turned out to be this errand, and it would be uncomfortable for anyone else.

Of course, that's another story. What will happen next, no one knows. But Li Xiao always felt that the emperor's arrangement was simple farming.

Zhou Senjun is very satisfied at present, thinking back to a few days ago, since Li Xiao had a relationship with Jingzhao Yin Mansion, Jingzhao Yin Mansion, which was originally idle, became busy in an instant. He is a cheap bone, he can't be idle, whether the errand is investigating the case or something else, it's good to have a job to do, otherwise if it goes on like this, the dignified Jingzhao Yin Mansion may really be canceled.

"Huh......" He grabbed the reins, stopped the carriage steadily, and then said to the carriage behind him: "Childe, Lin'an County, it's here." ”