An Xiaoshun looked at the red coral that was carried up, showing a surprised expression.

Li Minglou said: "I didn't know Governor An Xiaodu's birthday when I came, so now I will make up a congratulatory gift and ask Governor An Xiaodu to smile." ”

There was no need to make up for the birthday gift later, An Xiaoshun should have refused, but looking at the dazzling red coral that was uncovered and the room was full of brilliance, he couldn't say anything about refusal.

If An Dezhong knew that such a good gift was rejected by him, he would definitely be killed.

"Young Lady Wu broke the bank." He thanked him with a haha, "It's better to be respectful than to obey." ”

Li Minglou said: "This is a happy event, congratulations." ”

The red coral was re-covered, cutting off the sight of surprise and envy, and letting the chief bookkeeper and other officials come back to their senses.

With such a big gift in hand, An Xiaoshun had no intention or didn't want to stay, thanked the master for retaining, and immediately set off: "There are still many return gifts to give, don't dare and can't delay." ”

The entourage of the Jiedu envoy is also a big man, and it is already very good to be able to set foot in Dou County, and the master book does not ask him to stay longer, and happily sends An Xiaoshun out.

The red coral was carefully packed by the businessman himself, and An Xiaoshun did not forget to bring the dim sum sent by the main book, and the main book led a group of officials to personally send it to the city gate, and by the way, the identity of An Xiaoshun was promoted, and the envoy of the western Zhejiang Festival also sent people to Dou County, as for why he came, he did not need to say so clearly, and the identity was enough to make the people feel more at ease.

Of course, An Xiaoshun's intention to come still spread, and he was not disappointed when he learned that soldiers and horses were not sent to assist the people in Dou County to suppress bandits.

"To give a return gift also shows that the envoy of the western Zhejiang Festival knows our Dou County."

"Even if it's just a casual return gift according to the gift list, then you will definitely know about it next, because Mrs. Wu Shao gave him a rare treasure as a late gift."

"I saw that the merchant had left with a car and hired a dozen dart masters, and the car was full of money."

"He is the slowest to sell, but the most profitable, and he said that he will come back to find more treasures for Mrs. Wu."

A new round of discussions and legends have been sparked around Mrs. Wu Shao, the envoy of the western Zhejiang Festival, and Dou County, a merchant who made a fortune.

Li Minglou didn't care about these discussions, the county government was as quiet as ever, when Yuan Ji came back, Li Minglou had already eaten, Kumquat put tea and snacks in front of Yuan Ji, and then led the woman to the hall on the other side to drink tea and read the story.

"In the first three days when An Xiaoshun came in, there were a total of ninety-eight new people in Dou County." Motoyoshi said.

Although the mountain bandits have not been really suppressed so far, the people have not been confined in the barracks, and Zhu Tong has arrived, and they have been constantly taken out to patrol and investigate.

Their activities are not limited to the territory of Dou County, but extend to the surrounding areas.

Since the bandit incident in Dou County is well known, the government and people in other places welcome them very well, and they pass through unimpeded.

When An Xiaoshun had not yet entered the territory of Dou County, Yuan Ji already knew.

Li Minglou looked through the stack of rosters placed on the desk, nodded to Yuan Ji, and pointed to the refreshments in front of him: "Uncle Yuan Ji, eat a little first." ”

Doing so many things in a short period of time Yuan Ji was busy and hadn't eaten yet, but the matter was urgent, Li Minglou didn't let him go to eat first, and it was okay to have some refreshments.

There is nothing unaccustomed to this, Yuan Ji thought of the days when he followed Li Feng'an to fight in the Anxi Protectorate, when everyone inevitably slept in the open air, and ate dry food and drank snow water on horses.

Although Li Minglou has eaten, his heart has been sleeping in the open air.

It's not easy to earn what you have now, and it's not easy to keep it all.

Yuan Ji lowered his head and picked up a piece of dim sum and put it in his mouth, drank a large sip of hot tea, and his voice was a little vague: "About eighteen people were screened out with suspicious identities, some went to the barracks, some were strong men, and pretended to be disabled and mixed with the old and weak. ”

Li Minglou looked at the names on the paper, there was nothing special mixed in different registers, and it was obvious that there was a problem when they were picked out and written together, they were about the same age, with a sharp body shape and similar accents.

"It's inevitable, in fact they came much later than I thought." "We don't have anything we can't see here, just keep an eye on them." ”

Yuan Ji nodded in response: "Zhu Tong don't worry, he likes such a good day now, and he no longer wants to drive us away, but persuades us to go again after the New Year, and then travels when the spring flowers bloom, and euphemistically says that the bitter cold young lady over there in Mobei will suffer a lot." ”

Li Minglou smiled and did not speak.

"There is no problem with the county government, no matter what can be done in their name, the master is very willing to help." Yuan Ji said, looking at Li Minglou and smiling slightly, "Everyone likes the young lady very much." ”

There is no liking in this world for no reason, Li Minglou doesn't care how this liking is exchanged, she only needs their liking is enough, she can stay here justifiably.

"What's the news about Han Xu?" Li Minglou asked.

Yuan Ji shook his head: "Zhonghou sent someone to keep an eye on Han Xu, Han Xu has already left the capital to visit his mother in his hometown, and he is still on the way." ”

This time is much later than the previous life, because Li Mingyu became a festival envoy in advance, and the details of many things have changed.

It seems that Han Xu can't come a year ago, since it's a visit to his mother, how can he have to celebrate the New Year, will the Xuanwu Dao military rebellion arranged by An Dezhong also be postponed? An Dezhong was obsessed with pretending to be a bandit because he failed to lurk once? It's been so long, and there is no movement in the army, and bandits keep popping up.

But that's okay, the more bandits there are, the more chances she has to gain a foothold in Dou County and expand outward.

Yuan Ji saw that the corners of Li Minglou's mouth were crooked, and he couldn't help but stretch his brows, and ate snacks without disturbing the little girl's good mood.

But unfortunately, the footsteps outside came in a hurry.

"Young lady, something happened in the barracks." The man stood outside the door and said.

When twilight fell, the lights of the county office were already on, and suddenly a group of people came and cast a chaotic shadow on the ground.

"I want to see the young lady."

"Shut up."

"It's the people in the barracks."

"It was said that the fight hurt someone."

"Ah, why don't you rush out of Dou County, why bother the young lady, these people are too bad at being an errand."

"The young lady said that she wanted to see him, alas, the young lady is like a fairy, and she will always respond to people's requests."

The crowd who came over talked about the county government one after another, and Lao Han, who was squatting on the corner of the street, was suddenly overwhelmed by the crowd, and he was about to stand up, Wu Ya'er reached out and held him.

"It's a good time to go in and out right now." Old Han said in a low voice.

Wu Ya'er shook her head: "Look ahead first." ”

He got up and followed the crowd and squeezed towards the gate of the county office, Lao Han wanted to make a joke but felt that it was inappropriate and pressed back the idea.

The people crowded to the gate of the county government but could not enter, only the tied Minzhuang was carried in.

The lights in the hall of the county government were bright, and the officials on duty were uneasy and angry, and for the first time they lost their temper with the people in the barracks: "Why should such a trivial matter disturb the young lady? Wouldn't it be embarrassing to let such a person splash in front of the young lady? Isn't there a big celebration in the barracks? There are military laws and regulations, and it is enough to deal with them. ”

"He's too fierce, and he's holding a weapon." Someone to explain.

"He's got a weapon, and you have so many people, can't you beat him?" The officials on duty were even angrier.

The attitude of the person who came was still kind: "He didn't want to fight us, he wanted to kill himself." ”

What the? The official looked at Min Zhuang who was pressed in the hall, and Min Zhuang was pressed by two guards, half-kneeling on the ground and hanging his head, his sideburns scattered to cover his face, and he looked very young.

"Do you want to see me?" Li Minglou walked out from behind, "What's the matter?" ”

Before the officials could speak, the kneeling Minzhuang jumped up violently, and the two guards who pressed him were thrown away, and an exclamation sounded in the hall, and Fang Er, who was standing beside Li Minglou, stepped out, but the Minzhuang did not pounce, but just jumped up and landed, and his hair was flicked to reveal his face.

This is a young man of about twenty years old, handsome, with eyes as bright as stars, and the stars shine brightly at the woman shrouded in darkness.

"Young lady, I have come to ask you to reward me." He said loudly.

It's him, the young man who stood outside the county government and watched the lively crowd was really obsessed.