When Zhao Hengzhi heard the name "Wu Feng" from Li Cui'e's mouth, his face was gloomy and he didn't say a word. Yao Yuran could see that Zhao Hengzhi was guilty of Wu Feng's death.

"Sister Li, don't worry, we will definitely protect you." Yao Yuran solemnly promised. With Wu Feng's previous experience, they would never let those people take advantage of it again.

Li Cui'e and Meng Yaoyao followed Zhao Hengzhi and them back to the yamen, and Yao Yuran settled them down.

It's night.

The night stars are scarce, and the cold night of winter is more gloomy and cold than ever. Zhao Hengzhi was lying on the bed and couldn't sleep, and he walked out of the room alone.

Since coming to Micheng, Zhao Hengzhi has been very unstable. Now is different from the past, he is no longer the Zhao Hengzhi in the capital who idly drinks flowers and wine all day long and walks around the kiln, he knows that he is carrying a heavy burden, this rice city is not big, it is not small, and he is not small in his position, and he also wants to do his best to do something for the people of rice city.

However, the two royal families are currently the biggest obstacle, as long as they exist, Micheng will never be at peace.

Zhao Hengzhi looked up at the moon, full of emotion, and couldn't help sighing: "Alas! ”。

"Zhao Gongzi, I didn't expect you to rest yet......"

A familiar voice sounded from behind him, and Zhao Hengzhi looked back and found that the person standing behind him was Chu Xiao.

Zhao Heng's heart moved, Chu Xiao's eyeliner was all over the place, and he was the owner of Tingyu Building, so it was very likely that he would have information from many aspects.

Zhao Hengzhi walked towards Chu Xiao and came to Chu Xiao.

"Master Chu, since Lord Chu can't sleep like me, it's better to follow me to the stone chair over there to talk." Zhao Hengzhi smiled slightly.

"Good!" Chu Xiao bowed his head and said, he followed behind Zhao Hengzhi, came to the stone table in the courtyard, and Shi Shiran sat down.

Zhao Hengzhi remembered what Li Cui'e said, so he said to Chu Xiao: "Master Chu, I rescued two people on the road with my wife today......

"Heh, save people again? Zhao Gongzi is really chivalrous. Chu Xiao smiled.

Their fate was very similar to that of Xie Ling, whose husband was addicted to gambling and sold them to Qinglou. So, I would like to ask you more about this rice city Wanhualou. Why can these two families be so rampant? Zhao Hengzhi stared at him, and the expression on his face was extremely serious.

Chu Xiao was quite surprised by Zhao Hengzhi's words, in Chu Xiao's impression, this second son of Zhao was clearly a prodigal, but how could he change as if he was a person when he arrived in Micheng, perhaps, it was someone who had an impact on him.

At that time, Chu Xiao's thin lips lightly said: "That's right, there is indeed an inside story in this, are you really willing to get involved in this whirlpool?" ”

"Yes, I want to protect the safety of the people of Micheng, and I want them to live and work in peace and contentment like the people of the capital!" A trace of firmness flashed in Zhao Hengzhi's eyes.

Chu Xiao stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, I can give you news, but I'm not a good person, I'm a businessman." You'll have to give me a hundred taels to buy me news. ”

Zhao Hengzhi touched his clothes, pulled the corners of his mouth in embarrassment, and said, "Master Chu, let's owe this silver first." ”

Chu Xiao didn't embarrass him, he stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said, "You guessed right, the reason why the Wang and Fang families dared to be so rampant was indeed because someone supported them behind their backs, and that person is not something you can shake." This person, let alone you, even your father is jealous of him. ”

"Huh? The backers of the two Wang Fang families are so hard?! Zhao Hengzhi couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

"However, Zhao Gongzi, you can eradicate these two big pests first. The two casinos of the royal side have harmed many gamblers, and many of them have lost all their money because of this, and they have no choice but to sell their wives and daughters. And you also saw that Wanhualou was their den of thieves. It was not just a place of relaxation, but also a place where many officials frequented...... Wanhualou can be said to be a place where dirt and dirt are hidden. ”

Chu Xiao revealed the unknown shady scenes, which made Zhao Hengzhi feel incredible. Zhao Hengzhi's mood was extremely heavy, he was just a small county master, how could he bring down these two big trees?

Inside the house, Yao Yuran turned over and found that Zhao Hengzhi beside him was missing. She opened the door and found Chu Xiao and Zhao Hengzhi sitting on a stone chair chatting.

Yao Yuran was quite curious about the content of their conversation, and she secretly crouched in the corner to eavesdrop.

I only heard Chu Xiao say: "Zhao Gongzi, I have told you everything I know, as for how to punish these two big pests, it depends on your ability." ”

Zhao Hengzhi was silent, and his eyebrows were tightly locked. Chu Xiao got up from the stone chair, he patted Zhao Hengzhi's shoulder, turned around and went back to the room.

Yao Yuran didn't hear much, and he didn't know what Chu Xiao said to Zhao Hengzhi. It's just that when I saw Zhao Hengzhi's expression, it was very heavy.

This kind of Zhao Hengzhi is different from the Zhao Hengzhi he saw before. Yao Yuran suddenly felt that he knew too little about Zhao Hengzhi. She remembered the nonsense that Zhao Hengzhi had said when he was drunk before. He's just deliberately turning himself into a gentleman......

In the early morning of the next day, the originally peaceful yamen became less peaceful.

Yao Yuran asked Li Zhong to take a gong and struck it with a "dong dong" sound.

"Get up! Everybody get up! Yao Yuran stood in the courtyard and shouted loudly while striking the gong. For a while, Zhao Hengzhi, Chu Xiao, Ye Junjun and others walked out of the door one after another.

Ye Junjun rubbed his hazy eyes and muttered, "Oh, early in the morning, why are you beating gongs and drums!" ”

"That's it, lady, you're just disturbing your dreams!" Zhao Hengzhi also complained, and yawned.

Yao Yuran's eyes swept around, almost everyone got up, only Lu Hai hadn't come yet, Yao Yuran said to Lu Tian: "Lu Tian, you go and call Lu Hai to me!" ”

"Telat!" Lu Tian walked to the room and dragged Lu Hai, who was still asleep, out of bed.

"Alright, everyone is here!" A smile appeared on the corner of Yao Yuran's mouth, and she said loudly: "Calling everyone up today, there is something important to announce!" ”

Xie Ling blinked his eyes, looked at her curiously, and said, "What do you have to say?" ”

"I know that everyone is pitiful, many people are homeless and have no food. The yamen has provided convenience to everyone. However, relying only on the silver taels we brought from home, we will soon be ......empty," Yao Yuran said about this cruel situation.

Lu Tian, Xie Ling and the others all nodded, they also knew that they had caused a lot of trouble to Zhao Hengzhi and Yao Yuran.

"Mrs. Zhao, otherwise, Yaoyao and I should leave the yamen!" Li Cui'e felt ashamed and said hurriedly.

Yao Yuran waved his hand and said, "No, you don't need to leave, I have a better idea!" ”

At this time, Yao Yuran set his eyes on Li Zhong's body, and Li Zhong immediately took out a dustpan from the warehouse, which contained small seeds, which emitted a shining light under the sun.

"What is this?" Zhao Hengzhi leaned over, couldn't help but pick up one, and sniffed it in front of his nose.

"These are green vegetable seeds, which I asked Li Zhong to buy for me. Not only these vegetable seeds, but I also buy seedlings and chicks...... From now on, we must be self-reliant! Feed yourself with your own hands! Yao Yuran made an impassioned announcement of the decision.

"Ahh You want all of us to be self-reliant??? Ye Junjun was stunned in place, thinking that she was a young lady from a general's family, and she had never done farm work.

Everyone else was stunned, some of them had never been to the ground, and they didn't know how to live on it.

"Don't be surprised, in fact, this is not difficult, as long as we have perseverance, we will be able to overcome difficulties!" Yao Yuran's words were sonorous and powerful.

Zhao Hengzhi looked at that sweet and delicate face, and he was immediately impressed by Yao Yuran. He also thought that Yao Yuran would only fight, kill, punch and kick, but he didn't expect Yao Yuran to have such great ambitions.

"Lady, support you for your husband!" Zhao Hengzhi looked at Yao Yuran approvingly, as her husband, he was the first to stand up and support her.

"Mrs. Zhao, I also support you!" Li Cui'e shouted in support.

Everyone agreed with Yao Yuran's proposal. However, it is useless to shout support, and it can be proved by practical actions.

Yao Yuran asked them all to roll up their sleeves and follow her to the back mountain of the yamen. The back mountain was overgrown with weeds, and the loess under his feet was still hard, and when Zhao Hengzhi saw the wasteland in front of him, his face turned green.

"Let's get rid of these weeds first! Let's hoe the field again and grow vegetables! Yao Yuran made arrangements.

Zhao Hengzhi was facing the loess with his back to the sky, holding the sickle given to him by Li Zhong and mowing the grass. In a moment, Zhao Hengzhi was sweating profusely, and even his forehead was covered with sweat.

As soon as Yao Yuran raised her head and saw Zhao Hengzhi panting, she took out a handkerchief from her arms and walked towards him slowly.

"Wipe your sweat." Yao Yuran said softly. She raised her hand and helped Zhao Hengzhi wipe the hot sweat off her forehead.

A faint fragrance lingered in Zhao Hengzhi's nose, which was the unique fragrance of Yao Yuran.

Zhao Hengzhi suddenly realized that the relationship between him and Yao Yuran didn't seem to be what it used to be. The two can also live in peace with each other and even take care of each other.

"Thank you, lady." Zhao Hengzhi showed a light smile.

"No thanks, husband has worked hard." Yao Yuran is also smiling like a flower.

Ye Junjun, who was not far away, was disgraced, she was not used to such an environment, at this time, Ye Junjun raised his eyes and saw Yao Yuran and Zhao Hengzhi's intimate behavior, Yao Yuran even helped Zhao Hengzhi wipe his sweat.

"How can this be true? How could this Yao Yuran do that to Zhao Hengzhi! Ye Junjun said angrily.

Ye Junjun always thought that only the talented Chu Xiao could be worthy of Zhao Hengzhi, but now that she saw Yao Yuran taking the initiative to get close to Zhao Hengzhi, she regarded Yao Yuran as a traitor to the rotten girl.