Chapter XVIII
After several days of bumpy driving, we finally arrived in Hedong County. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoBefore he arrived in Hedong County, Zhao Chengping didn't think that he might be excluded here, after all, it was an independent area sent by the central government to report on his work for three years, but even if he was a hostage of Zhao State who was forcibly detained in Qin State in Xianyang, at least the conditions of the post house he lived in were not bad, so at least he could still get by in life...... Right?
Now, Zhao Chengping is standing at the door of the Governor's Mansion, his mood is very delicate, he wants to know if this house was originally used for Yizhuang, the paint on the wooden door is mottled, the bricks and stones laid at the door are full of cracks, the green grass is seen from a distance, and the faint insect chirping can be heard when you get close.
"It's quite meaningful...... Zhao Chengping smiled, pushed the door and wanted to go in, but the door fell to the ground in response, raising a cloud of dust.
Walking further in, the doors and windows are broken, and the house is full of cobwebs, and if this is Lanruo Temple, there is no sense of disobedience.
As far as I can remember, this place is inaccessible on the game map, and it is purely in the background. I knew it earlier, so I drew it seriously, and after the Handan prison, this is the second time that Zhao Chengping regretted not drawing well.
"Lord Commander said that the war has been tight recently, and there is no extra money to repair the house for Lord Commander, so I have to ask Lord Commander to do so." A thin soldier said with a blank face.
As soon as he arrived in Hedong County, Zhao Chengping went directly to the county guard to visit, thinking that whether it was a warm reception or a dismount, it would be better to meet him, but unexpectedly, Wang Ji did not come forward on the grounds that he was busy with military affairs, and only sent a small soldier to bring Zhao Chengping to his residence.
"If Lord Lieutenant has no other orders, I will retire first."
Zhao Chengping smiled and said, "Thank you, there is labor." ā
The little soldier didn't leave, just looked at him directly.
Is this going to be rewarded? Haven't done anything, and still want to tip?
Since he is here to ask for a reward rather than a meal, he has to provide something valuable, Zhao Chengping thought for a while: "I don't know what Lord County Shou likes on weekdays, I will be a little thin tomorrow, and I will visit again." ā
"Lord Gunjo, it's nothing special, I don't particularly care about rare things, and it's no different from the preferences of ordinary people." The creep spoke weakly.
Is that like cash? This is easy, I saved a lot of money to complete various system tasks before, and because I have always followed Pingyuan-kun, I don't even have the opportunity to spend money.
It wasn't until today that he took a look at the system, and it turned out that there were already hundreds of thousands of dollars.
With today's purchasing power, you can buy thousands of horses and buy more than 100 houses in Xianyang.
If you like money, it's the best, if you like any good horse and beautiful antique calligraphy and painting, you have to find it for him.
Zhao Chengping checked the soldier's past and found that his monthly salary was only 200 yuan, the Qin Dynasty system was rewarded by military merits, and there had been no large-scale wars in Hedong County for a long time, and he couldn't get rid of the small border conflicts, and he had been dissatisfied.
"It's been hard work to go so far." Zhao Chengping sold 1,000 yuan, and the soldier almost couldn't believe his eyes.
"So much, Lord Lieutenant is too polite." The little soldier said.
"I'm new here, and I still need everyone's support to do a lot of things, and I live up to the king's trust."
Zhao Chengping looked at the dilapidated house: "Originally, I wasn't too particular about where I lived, but the gray here is too big, and snakes, insects, rats and ants came in the middle of the night, which really disturbed people's dreams." ā
Xiao Bing nodded again and again, and Zhao Chengping asked, "What's your name?" ā
"Villain Liu Quan." Liu Quan's voice changed, and he became extremely flattering.
"Liu Quan, then I'll trouble you to find a few people and clean up this house, do you think it's okay? Rest assured, I'll pay for everything. Zhao Chengping said with a smile.
The rich man has a life, how can he not obey?
Liu Quan hurriedly agreed, and ran out to call someone.
After a while, I heard footsteps coming outside, and Liu was followed by a large number of people, holding different tools in his hands, and happily ran into the house, and saw Zhao Chengping: "I've seen Lord Duwei!" ā
Liu Quanyi waved his hand:
"The big guys are moving!"
The carpenter began to saw, the gardener was busy pulling out the weeds in the yard, and the originally desolate yard was in full swing, so he almost pulled up a banner: work hard and work for three hours, as a gift for the captain.
It was really noisy, and Zhao Chengping said to Liu Quan: "Why don't you take me out for a walk, and come back when this is almost good." ā
Liu Quan responded with a smile on his face, and shouted to the craftsmen who were doing the work: "I'll take the lieutenant out to check the people's situation first, and you all have to hurry up." ā
Everyone responded in unison: "Hey! ā
The prosperity of Hedong County and Xianyang is naturally incomparable, there are not even hawkers on the main road, and in the afternoon, there are no pedestrians.
The exterior walls of the sunny side of the houses are lined with dogs and chickens basking in the sun, and it seems that their owners are not at all worried that they will be taken away.
"It seems that this folk style is very simple."
"But it's not, here is preparing for war all year round, and every time there is a war, strong men are recruited in each family, saying that they are neighbors, and they are all lifelong friendships." Liu Quan was very emotional.
Zhao Chengping knew that he once wanted to join the army, but unfortunately every time others saw him, they laughed at him for his thin body, and if he wanted to join the army, he wanted to mix military salaries.
He also thought about practicing foot strength and being a scout, but he was born night blind, so who would want such a scout?
"People are always useful." Zhao Chengping said.
Liu Quan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Adults don't have to comfort me, I've been used to it for so many years." ā
From his past experience, I really didn't find anything particularly outstanding about him, Zhao Chengping asked:
"And what do you usually do for a living?"
"I have a better memory of guarding the door for the county guard, and I can remember his appearance and official position to anyone I have seen."
Zhao Chengping looked at him in surprise: "This ability is very powerful, I will never forget it!" ā
Liu Quan laughed: "What's the use?" Did you rush to the enemy and remember what he looked like and cut off his head? ā
Seeing his self-defeating appearance, Zhao Chengping patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I am born to be useful!" ā
The county seat is not big, and it was quickly finished, which was similar to the map in my memory, and the houses that I drew casually at that time became people's residences.
At that time, due to the need to highlight the style of this place that had been burned by war all year round, the houses designed were all low and simple, and the walls were mostly made of grass roots and wood branches mixed with mud, and there were not even a few brick structures.
After being really immersed, Zhao Chengping felt very sad in his heart, these were caused by him.
Suddenly, a bright color on the windowsill of a house jumped into view, and it turned out to be an unknown small flower swaying gently in the breeze.
"I didn't expect that the harsh environment could still bloom." Zhao Chengping sighed.
Liu Quan also saw it, and he turned his head: "It's not a good fate, otherwise even if you have the intention of flowering, you won't be able to fly to the high platform." ā
As he spoke, a bowl reached out of the window, and a small hand held it, carefully pouring water on the roots.
It turned out that someone was taking care of it.
The two approached the house together, and now they saw clearly, it was a little girl who was only about seven or eight years old, Zhao Chengping asked:
"Girl, is this the flower you planted?"
The little girl was a little scared and looked at him in a daze.
Zhao Chengping smiled softly at her: "This flower is so beautiful." ā
The little girl bit her fingers embarrassedly: "Hmm." ā
"Qiaoqiao, who are you talking to?" A woman came out of the back room and saw Liu Quan: "Yo, Brother Liu, who is this?" ā
"The new Lieutenant Zhao Chengping."
The woman hurriedly came out to salute: "It turns out that I just said that I repaired the Captain's Mansion, just for this adult?" ā
"It's a special place for this flower." Zhao Chengping pointed to the small flower.
The woman smiled: "The girl picked it up outside from nowhere, I like it very much, so I planted it on the windowsill, I thought I couldn't survive, but I didn't expect it to be quite energetic." ā
After greeting for a while, the two said goodbye and left, Zhao Chengping said to Liu Quan: "I can give you the opportunity to fly on the high platform, it depends on whether you have the ability to stand firm." ā
In the past, all Liu Quan heard was cynicism, where would anyone talk to him like this, he was puzzled:
"My lord and I are just meeting for the first time, why are you willing to promote me as a useless person?"
Zhao Chengping's face was sincere: "With my many years of experience in knowing people, I know at a glance that you are an honest and reliable person with great ambitions, but there is no way to serve the country!" ā
Liu Quan was almost moved to tears.