The matter of silver will not be clear for a while.

Liao Qing asked about another thing, "Master Zhang knows about Old Man Zhou, right?" What's going on? ”

Master Zhang was dissatisfied, thinking about this new master, is this determined to go against himself?

So entangled.

He thought he had done enough to welcome him!

I didn't expect it to be so unpopular.

But it's nothing, and it's not the first time he's had had such an experience.

At the moment, he looked like he was doing business, and he explained the causes and consequences one by one.

It is said that Zhou Laohan's son lost his land property in gambling and was sued to the government, he acted in accordance with the law, and the plaintiff held Zhou Xiaochai's mortgage book, which was signed by Zhou Xiaochai. He naturally upheld justice and asked the Zhou family to hand over the land to the plaintiff, and he was willing to lose the gamble! But the Zhou family was unwilling, wanted to cheat, and refused to accept his trial, and the two sides could not reason, so he could only temporarily put the defendant Zhou Xiaochai in prison. It's just that I never expected that the yamen cell was in disrepair and leaking, and Zhou Xiaochai was frozen to death! He doesn't know what to do, but you are here, please deal with this matter......

The reason why Liao Qing mentioned this matter was just to see what the master bookkeeper said and see if there were any loopholes to drill.

I didn't expect this guy to be sophisticated and sleek, and after saying something, he didn't leak.

After the affairs of the yamen were handed over, the group went inside again.

***

Zhang Zhushu personally took Liao Qing and his party into the third gate of the county office, the house gate.

That is, where the county magistrate lives.

The snow here is so thick that the snow on the trail has not been cleared, and most of the legs are drowned when you step on it. The house was dilapidated, as if it hadn't been inhabited for a long time.

Master Zhang was busy ordering the two little yamen to get tools to clean up.

He smiled at Liao Qing and them, "Look, my lord, you came too suddenly, otherwise, we would have cleaned up the yard a long time ago." This is also the most magnificent house in our Hancheng Yamen, and all the county lords have lived here, please ......"

Liao Qing replied with a calm face, "It's okay, let's just clean it up ourselves." ”

"I'm so sorry, how can I let the adults clean up the house by themselves,...... Hey, you guys, hurry up! Cleared all the snow for the adults......"

Zhang Zhushu smiled politely for a few words, and then said goodbye first on the grounds that there was still something to do.

After Zhang Zhushu left, Liao Qing and the others began to clean up the house by themselves.

The place where the county magistrate lived was also called the Hou Ya or Inner House, and it was one of the most heavily guarded portals in the entire Yamen complex. It stands to reason that there should also be a "door" at the instrument door, which is equivalent to the modern gatehouse, communication room, and security department.

But there's no one here, not even a dog.

There are a lot of rooms, but they lack care, they all look a little shabby, the stone place is good, the wood is difficult to see, there are holes everywhere, and even the wooden door is broken.

When you open the door, you can see that there is a leak of wind everywhere, and there are many places where heavy snow has drifted into the house, and it looks like a place to live.

It was similar to the ruined temples in the wilderness that they saw on the road.

The only advantage is that it is made of stones, and it is not afraid of heavy snow collapse.

Xu Jiaojiao quickly looked at some of the rooms, most of the doors and windows were broken, but fortunately, some necessary living utensils were still available, such as beds, chairs, stoves, etc.

Don't look at the many houses, there are more than a dozen, but there are few rooms that can live in people.

Noticing Xu Jiaojiao's frowning, Liao Qing thought she was disgusted, and said comfortingly, "Daughter-in-law, the house is not good, let's overcome it for the time being, and wait for tomorrow, ask someone to repair it." ”

Xu Jiaojiao said with a smile, "I'm fine, just clean up, tidy up those good doors and windows, first build three rooms to live in, the kitchen also has to be repaired, the cooking and eating place leaks wind and snow, and it is not easy to make a fire." ”

Liao Qing also smiled.

His daughter-in-law is indeed not a pampered person, and there is no need to worry that she will not be able to adapt to the harsh environment.

Sometimes, he felt that she could endure hardships better than him, and he had more experience in surviving in harsh living environments, and he had been waiting for his daughter-in-law to really tell him what he didn't know one day.

He didn't ask either.

He waited for her to tell him one day, so he told him.

No matter how hard it is to accept, as long as she says it, he will believe it......

This is God's generous gift to him, everything has a definite number, and the reason why he was abandoned when he was a child must be to go to Xujia Village to meet Xu Jiaojiao.

……

The two looked at each other, didn't say much, and while the sky was still bright, the couple said they would do it.

Liao Qing is a jack of all trades, he can also do some carpenter's work, and without further ado, he began to tear down the east door and repair the west window.

There is also Ji Fu, who is also very hands-on.

However, there are still many things missing, so Ji Fu went to find Xiao Yacha.

"Let's not talk about the broken doors and windows, we will repair them, but there is no charcoal and wood in the house on this cold day, and the house is empty, even the tables, chairs and benches are broken, and there is not even a teapot for drinking tea, you go and find some......"

A little yacha looked at him, "This adult, I'm afraid you don't know when you first arrive, our Hancheng is so poor, you don't have anything, please take care of it more." If the adults don't believe it, the little one takes the adults to the warehouse to take a look, don't say that the charcoal fire tables, chairs and benches are there, but there is not even a needle. ”

Ji Fu narrowed his eyes slightly, "Then your former county lord is here and lives like this?" ”

Another little yacha replied in a businesslike tone, "That's already the best house in our yamen, and the former county lord naturally lived here." It's just that the house wasn't like this before, and after the previous county lord was bitten to death by a snow wolf, everyone easily didn't dare to come here, so it looked a little dilapidated. ”

As for how the county lord died, Ji Fu and they already knew it.

Everyone in the cold city knows it.

When the county lord was sleeping, the big snow wolf suddenly came from nowhere, and attacked the yamen at night and gnawed off the head of the county lord......

Speaking of which, it's scary.

There are city walls in front of and behind the cold city, but there are no on both sides, because there are snow-capped mountains on both sides, perennial glaciers, ice and snow are steep, and people and animals can't pass, but I don't know how to break in a snow wolf, and bite the county lord to death in the middle of the night.

The little official deliberately brought up the matter of the county master, and saw that Ji Fu was not afraid at all.

Slightly surprised.

Then, he returned to the original topic, "Our master bookkeeper has also been talking several times, I want to repair it, and give it to the new county lord to live, but the conditions in our Hancheng County are too poor, all aspects are poor, and silver is needed everywhere, plus the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and the imperial court doesn't care what we are here, the annual tax money is not enough to repair the wall, and the life is very difficult, so the inner house of this yamen has been dragged and cannot be repaired, so that the adults have been wronged......"