It turns out that Chrysanthemum's concerns are not unfounded.

The officials of the county government took people to search in various villages, and more or less found some beautiful girls.

There are all kinds of people in this world, most people in Qingnan Village don't want their daughters to be selected, but others don't think so, there are many people who want their daughters to be selected, thinking that if they take this opportunity to let their daughters enter the high-ranking households, then the whole family will follow the development in the future, therefore, some people actually take the initiative to dress up their daughters carefully and send them to the front of the officials, including many wealthy families with solid families.

However, in this area of Qingnan Village, Xiatang Jiqing, most of the women of the right age are married, and even if they are not married, they are crooked melons and cracked dates. Because the news of this place spreads all over the place, I know some inside information, as long as I am not a greedy father, most of them will not do that foolish thing.

The new Li County Commander was in the backyard of the county government, looking at the group of girls who had been collected, although they were also good, but there were only a few outstanding ones, and most of them were cringe, with a small family spirit; Either the eyes are warm, and the appearance of wanting to climb the high branches for wealth and nobility is still to be trained well.

He explained to Mama Liu in his wife's room, turned around and went to the front, and asked the servants for details about the search for girls. After hearing about the situation in Xiatangji, his face became gloomy, and someone stepped forward and told him something like this, and immediately sneered.

It turned out that the informant was called Huang Yan'er, and he was the most greedy. A few years ago, he followed Hu County's order, was managed to death, and saved up a lot of resentment, always missing when Hu County's predecessor was there, and how beautiful the errand was - even if he was very poor below, when he went out to run errands, he could easily bring back some chickens and ducks and other animals, and the family was very rich.

Now. This Li County order came, he observed his words and feelings, and knew that he was restless, and his heart and eyes were activated.

This time when he went back to Qingnan Village, Li Gengtian didn't treat him badly, and before leaving, he also sent some local products such as fungus, hoping that he would let him go, but this person was just insatiable, and he had already stared at the two workshops in the village.

He played with his lips and tongue in front of Li County Order, and saw that the county commander sneered, and said, "Get ready, master, I'm going to go to Xiatangji to have a look." ”

After saying that, he shook his hand and went to the backyard, thinking as he walked, is it just a lifter, can he turn the sky upside down? It's Ding Xuezheng's brother-in-law's son-in-law, and it's not Ding Xuezheng's son-in-law, I'm not even afraid of Ding Xuezheng, but I'm afraid of these relatives in his family?

Li Gengtian looked at Li County Commander who was sitting above his hall, and was very uneasy - on such a hot day, the county magistrate actually came to Qingnan Village in person, and brought a large number of entourage, what is this for?

If you say it's choosing a beautiful woman, haven't you already selected it last time?

When Li Changyu learned the news, he also hurried back and stayed with him. He had a smile on his face, but his heart was itching with hatred, and he said in his heart, why didn't this dog official fall into the Qinghui River?

Li Xianling took a sip of chrysanthemum tea slowly and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it is a treasure land of mountains and rivers, good tea!" He glanced up at the hall and said, "It's cool here, not as hot as Qinghui." ”

Li Gengtian hurriedly lowered his head and said with a humble smile: "The countryside is full of rough wild things, which make adults laugh." ”

Li County Ling smiled and said, "Village Chief Li is too humble! This county order is still the same surname as you, and it was a family five hundred years ago. Although your son Li Changfeng fell off the list last year, but with the cultivation of Ding Xuezheng, he will definitely go to high school in two years, and we will be officials in the same dynasty at that time. ”

Li Gengtian hurriedly smiled and said: "If it is really like that, our whole family will thank the emperor for his grace."

The county magistrate chatted with Li Gengtian's father and son for a while, especially about the two workshops.

Li Changyu said with a smile: "My lord doesn't know, Qingnan Village runs this workshop, but it is just to let everyone have more living money on hand, and life is better, in fact, it is still mainly farming." Unlike those big merchants, the workshop is very large and has a wide range of sales. The shopkeeper Song of the Fang family laughed at us for not doing business, earning a few taels of silver a year, and tossing a lot. There are many of their houses. ”

Li Xianling glanced at him with a smile, did not answer, and asked about the acorn trees on the mountain.

Li Gengtian hurriedly stood up and replied, "There are a lot of acorn trees growing on the small green mountain, otherwise we wouldn't be able to pick them up and feed the pigs." If you can't get by, you will get it and eat it. However, it was very bitter, and then it was vigorously washed with water, and it was able to eat. ”

I can't hide this at all, of course I have to say it, and the harder it is, the better.

Li Xianling nodded, dropped the topic again, took a booklet from the hand of his entourage, and asked nonchalantly: "Village Chief Li, this time the selection of people is an order from the capital, and this official is also acting on orders, you should also understand." But why are all the daughters in your village getting married recently? And the nearby villages too, are you dissatisfied with the orders from above? His gaze shot at Li Changyu like a knife.

Li Gengtian chuckled in his heart, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed in panic, and said in his mouth: "My lord, the villain really doesn't know about this." The villain has a few guts, and he doesn't dare to do this kind of thing, besides, it's not a family or two, so many families are married to daughters, what does it have to do with the villain? ”

Li Changyu was shocked and angry in his heart, and he also knelt down and said loudly: "Please be aware of it, so many people marry daughters, and they are not relatives of the Li family, is it possible that my Li family's brain is in the water, and I run to take care of this thankless idle matter?" ”

Li County Commander squinted at Li Gengtian's father and son kowtowing, and didn't shout, and said after a while, "Originally, this county order will not disturb Village Chief Li for this matter-Pi monk looks at the face of the Buddha, and always wants to give Ding Xuezheng a face-However, this behavior of the foolish people is too contemptuous of the imperial court......"

In addition to kowtowing at this time, Li Gengtian also clarified vigorously in his mouth: "My lord must be aware that people are coming and going in Xiatangji now, and when Qinghui began to choose people, it has already spread all over here, and it is indeed not done by villains." Doesn't the villain know that if this is chosen, maybe the whole family will follow from now on? That's a good thing. Those countrymen don't know what to do ......."

Li Xianling interrupted him gloomily: "Then what's the matter with your niece Li Jinxiang?" Why did you get married recently? ”

Li Gengtian raised his head and said embarrassedly: "Alas! This ······ What do you mean by that? Of course I want her to marry a good family—my sisters are all married to Qinghuili, and I don't want to marry my niece in the countryside at all—but the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, and I can't do it. ”

He turned his head and glared at Li Changyu hatefully, and said, "You all recruited that Luo San, otherwise there would be such a thing?" ”

Li Changyu lowered his head and didn't dare to answer.

Li Xianling just sneered and didn't answer, and said to him after a while: "Call everyone to verify it according to this roster." If there is someone who deliberately deceives, you should know the consequences. Also, don't say excuses like not being at home, as the saying goes, 'If you can hide from the first day of junior high school, you can't hide from the fifteenth, so it's better to call over early.'" As he spoke, he threw down the booklet in his hand.

Li Gengtian's face suddenly turned to ashes, he picked up the booklet and looked at it carefully, it was all the names of girls between the ages of ten and twenty, including those who had recently married, but there was no chrysanthemum's name in it - I think I knew that this was an ugly girl.

He was very helpless, and said in his heart that his father and son had done their best, and they almost got into trouble, and now that there was such an accident, he couldn't do anything, so he summoned people to call these daughters-in-law and daughters-in-law. Don't worry about marrying out of the village, the county magistrate has already sent someone else to investigate.

After a panic and riot, all the girls on the roster gathered in the Li family compound, and surprisingly, Li County Ling did not particularly embarrass everyone, but the accompanying mother-in-law took Xiaoyan out and said that this girl was still a virgin.

The girls in the yard were worried when they heard this. Xiaoyan finally married Zhou Xiaoman, but she was underage at all, so naturally she didn't have a round house, of course, she was still a virgin.

Li Xian Ling glanced at the girl coldly, her posture was okay, but it was not very good, so he said: "Write it down first, and then deal with it later." He looked at the little daughters-in-law outside, and a few of them were still very good, but unfortunately they were no longer virgins.

Hum! These Diao people, dare to play tricks with him, see how the master will clean you up in the future, it's important to do business first today!

Someone stepped forward and took Xiaoyan down. Although Li Changyu was angry, he couldn't think about it; However, Xiao Yan's face was very calm, and when she left, she stared at Li Xian Ling deadly.

Outside, Xiao Yan's father and mother and Zhou Xiaozi were stunned when they heard this, and Xiao Yanniang fainted when she rolled her eyes; Li Gengtian was also very sad - Xiaoyan was his niece.

He wanted to intercede for her, but before he could open his mouth, he listened to Li County's order: "This draft, even Ding Xuezheng has to support it, and Village Chief Li will definitely not embarrass him." Go back and talk to the child's father and mother, what a blessing it is to be chosen. ”

Li Gengtian nodded weakly, and cursed his ancestors for eight generations in his heart. Hmph, fart draft! Can the draft be selected from this country?

Li Xianling turned to ask Li Gengtian: "I heard that there is a Zheng family in your village, and the sausage workshop was built by his family?" The Fang family's farm tools are also provided by his family? Even the previous Hu County Commander was full of praise for his family, Qinghui County has such a capable person, and the county commander naturally wants to come to the door to take a look. ”

Li Gengtian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "The adult wants to see the Zheng family, and the villain just goes and calls him over, how can the adult come to the door in person?" ”

Li County Commander had already gotten up and walked out of the courtyard, and said in his mouth: "It's okay, it's okay, this county order is the most close to the people." Such good people, visiting the door is also a good story. ”

Li Gengtian couldn't, so he had to accompany him and took a group of people to the Zheng family.

Li Changyu was shocked in his heart, and he didn't know what tricks this dog official wanted to play with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, but it was certain that he would never reward the Zheng family as he said.

Aoki and Zhang Huai had already gotten the news, knowing that the county magistrate had personally brought people to Qingnan Village, and they had already been on guard, and the chrysanthemums were painted with fake leprosy skin, and they hid in the room to do needlework honestly; Liu Yunlan also got Chrysanthemum's instructions and made all preparations.

It's just that none of them expected that after waiting for a morning, it was the county magistrate who came to the door in person. Aoki had a bad feeling in his heart, but he still calmly greeted Zhang Huai, led by Zheng Changhe and Zhang Dashuan, and respectfully knelt down to receive Li County's order.

Seeing that they were so respectful, Li Xian Ling was open-minded, and called out with a pleasant face, and then accompanied by everyone, he slowed down.

He looked at these households scattered at the foot of the mountain, with his back to the green mountains, the water in front of the door, the willows along the river, the peach trees were green, and the fields in the distance were green, and he couldn't help but praise: "What a place with green mountains and green waters, it is strange that the road is so rich." ”

Hearing this, the faces of Li Gengtian, Aoki and others changed greatly.