Qin Hai raised his head in shock and saw Chu Xuan's slightly familiar facial features.

He wondered, "Are you ......?"

Chu Xuan hurriedly said, "I'm Chu Xuan!" My father is Chu Gang, and my mother is Qin Lan. ”

Qin Hai's eyes widened, and he gradually matched this face with his nephew, who he hadn't seen for five or six years.

"Xiao Xuan, you...... You're alive?! I thought you were dead! ”

He hurriedly walked out from behind the counter, grabbed Chu Xuan's shoulder, and looked up and down.

"I heard about your father's mother, and then I asked people to go to White River City to pick you up, but you disappeared, I thought you were ......"

Qin Hai pulled Chu Xuan to the side and sat down, sighing for a long time.

Chu Xuan said in a low voice, "After my father and mother died, those uncles wanted to divide the family property, and I was worried about being retaliated against by the gangsters, so I simply left Baihe City with some money. ”

"I practiced martial arts while hurrying, and I met demons on the way, and I have been fleeing in the mountains, but fortunately, I came to Yushan City."

Qin Hai sighed, "Child, it's good to be alive, and your uncle will take care of you in the future." ”

Chu Xuan nodded, "Thank you, uncle." ”

The experiences of both parents of the predecessor are real.

His father, Chu Gang, was originally the head catcher of Baihe City, and he had arrested many wandering bandits and gangsters.

During a mission, he was ambushed and killed, and the other party even sent the corpse to the Yamen of Baihe City after dividing the body.

After seeing the corpse, her mother Qin Lan was grief-stricken, cried and fainted, and lost her breath the next day.

Chu Gang's family property was snatched by several of Chu Gang's brothers and took a fine light.

He was afraid of his body and mind, coupled with his weak strength, he didn't dare to fight, and he was worried that he would continue to retaliate against those gangsters, so he finally decided to come to Yushan City to join his uncle Qin Hai.

Of course, in Chu Xuan's opinion, this kind of behavior of the predecessor is really a bit stupid.

At least it is safe in the city, no matter how bad it is, you can find Chu Gang's colleagues to take care of it, and it will not be too late to wait until Qin Hai sends someone to take him to Yushan City.

It is too risky to spend money to hire a few warriors to go out of the city directly.

Qin Hai patted him on the shoulder, "Child, don't worry, since you have come to join your uncle, your uncle will not abandon you, after all, there is blood and kinship between you and me." ”

"I'll bring your aunt and them over later, you haven't seen each other for a long time, get to know each other."

After saying this, Qin Hai instructed the little guy in the pharmacy again, "Find clean clothes for Xiao Xuan, and then prepare something to eat for him." ”

"Yes, yes, Xuan Gongzi, please." The little guy nodded again and again.

The little servant led Chu Xuan to the backyard of the pharmacy and led him into a side room.

Clean clothes and hearty meals were delivered quickly.

Chu Xuan looked at his surroundings and exhaled lightly.

Finally settled down.

This uncle is also very affectionate to him as he remembered in his predecessor.

However, my uncle is like this, and my aunt and uncle's son probably don't think so.

At least, in the memory of his predecessor, his aunt often ridiculed him for not learning and being lazy, and his cousin had bullied him since he was a child.

"Qin Hai is in the medicinal materials business, and he is at least a middle-class person in Yushan County."

"I'm here now as a poor relative, and in the eyes of my aunt and cousin, I'm afraid that I'll treat me as a family property."

Chu Xuan smiled.

After a while, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Xiao Xuan." Qin Hai's voice sounded closely.

Chu Xuan opened the door.

Immediately, he saw Qin Hai and the three people behind Qin Hai.

One of them was a plump and beautiful woman, dressed in a dark red dress with wide sleeves.

This is my aunt Zhao Hui.

The other was a strong and sturdy young man, dressed in a black trapping suit and carrying an iron knife at his waist.

This is his cousin Qin Ziyang.

The other was a knee-high girl.

His hair was tied into two pigtails, his stubby hands and legs, and his round face.

His eyes were like little black beans, and his eyes were staring at Chu Xuan fiercely, as if he was staring at something new.

The look in the eyes of the woman and the young man looking at Chu Xuan was obviously not quite right.

Chu Xuan smiled, "Auntie, cousin Ziyang, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

The two of them also laughed, "yes, yes, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Qin Hai said with a smile, "Ziyang has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, he is strong and strong, and now he is a county magistrate. ”

"Your aunt sometimes helps me with some of the things in the pharmacy."

"And Xiaoyu, who is only five years old this year, you shouldn't have seen her." Qin Hai patted Xiao Douding's head, "Xiaoyu, call the eldest brother." ”

Qin Xiaoyu's eyes were still blazing, "Big brother...... Will the eldest brother rob me of food like Brother Ziyang? ”

Zhao Hui and Qin Ziyang's expressions were embarrassed for a moment.

Qin Hai coughed lightly in embarrassment, "This child will be very young next year, but he can eat very much, he can think of anything to eat, don't care." ”

Chu Xuan smiled and nodded.

Qin Hai said again, "Xiao Xuan, we are a family now, but my uncle doesn't raise idlers here, so I have to find something for you to do, what do you want to do?" ”

Qin Hai smiled and said, "I know Elder Zhao of the Evergreen Martial Academy of our wonderful handicraft workshop, send you to the Evergreen Martial Academy, and ask Elder Zhao to open a small stove for you, it is not difficult." ”

"You can also choose to run a pharmacy business."

"Over there in the Yamen, I have a good relationship with Zhou Jian and Zhou Zhou, if you want to go, I can ask him for help, but now it's an eventful time, and I'm worried that it will be dangerous to do fishing soon."

Qin Ziyang and Qin Ziyao were all staring at Chu Xuan.

I was afraid that he would want to take over the medicinal herb business.

Chu Xuan had already thought about the decision, and said, "Uncle, I want to inherit my father's will and catch it quickly." ”

No matter how you say it, you are also a member of the Yamen.

There are many files in the yamen, which have accumulated over the years.

Being on an errand there, he could get more information, and it was better than being a disciple of the Martial Academy.

Qin Ziyang and Qin Ziyao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Hai laughed, "Okay, I'll fix a book, and then let Ziyang talk about it, it won't be a problem to send you to be a catcher." ”

Chu Xuan nodded, "Thank you, uncle." ”

Qin Hai waved his hand, "Thank you for saying something between the family, your mother is my own sister, and now that you have no parents, I should take care of you." ”

After speaking, he turned to Qin Ziyang, "Ziyang, I'll write a letter of recommendation, you can bring it, and go to Zhou Zhutou with Xiao Xuan." ”

"Okay."

Qin Hai finished writing the letter of recommendation, stuffed something into it, handed it to Qin Ziyang, and hurried back to the back of the counter, continuing to settle the accounts cracklingly, very busy.

After Qin Hai left, Zhao Hui and Qin Ziyang showed their original complexions.

Zhao Hui snorted coldly, and directly picked out the words, "Chu Xuan, something happened to your family, and you came to join my husband, which is understandable." But you'd better not think anything wrong. ”

Chu Xuan was amused in his heart, but he still nodded, "I understand what my aunt means." ”

Zhao Hui and Qin Ziyang's expressions eased a little.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the county office." Qin Ziyang waved his hand and motioned for him to follow.

The two of them walked through the bustling streets of Miaoshoufang.

Qin Ziyang deliberately circled a few times, and quickened his pace on the way, but found that Chu Xuan didn't blush and pant at all, and his physical fitness seemed to be very good.

"I see that you have a strong physique, and your blood is very vigorous? Already refining the second stage of skin? He asked.

Chu Xuan shook his head, "No, I'm the third stage of skin refining." ”

Qin Ziyang was stunned.

Because his family was a medicine shop, he soaked in medicinal baths since he was a child and often took pills, so that he could reach the third stage of skin refining at the age of twenty.

But he remembered that Chu Xuan had been lazy in cultivation since he was a child, greedy and cunning, and his realm was actually the same as him?

Chu Xuan noticed his gaze and took out the words that had been prepared a long time ago.

He sighed, "I was chased by demons on the way to Yushan City, and when I fled, I fled into the mountains in a panic, because I was too hungry and accidentally ate some medicinal herbs, maybe it is because of this that the realm can advance by leaps and bounds." ”

Qin Ziyang nodded.

Some inaccessible mountains and valleys do contain precious medicinal herbs that can enhance qi and blood after taking them, but those herbs are extremely difficult to find.

It seems that Chu Xuan is lucky.

Soon, the two arrived at the county office.

The county government sits in the north and faces south, and there are two stone lions that are slightly taller than people at the door.

The surface of the red-lacquered gate is inlaid with brass nails, and there is a large drum on the right with peeling paint.

Two strong men dressed in black and armed with iron rods were guarding the gate.

They were not quick duty officers who hunted down thieves like Kuai, but strong squad officers who were in charge of guarding key points such as yamen, prisons, money and grain depots, and armament depots.

In addition to the fast class and the strong class, there are also soap class officers, who are in charge of internal work, such as raising horses, executing, or serving as a guard of honor when ascending to the court.

Seeing Qin Ziyang approaching, the two of them suddenly showed smiling faces.

"Brother Ziyang? How did you get back? ”

Qin Ziyang pointed at Chu Xuan, "This is my cousin, I brought him to find Zhou Tou'er." ”

The messenger nodded again and again, and opened the door wide.

The two of them walked briskly to the courtyard.

The first thing that catches your eye is the majestic main hall, but it is only used when important cases are heard in public or important ceremonies are held in the prefectural government.

Usually, the magistrate will only hear the case in the second court.

With the main hall as the central axis, the officials' room, the household room, and the ceremonial room are located in the east, and the military room, the torture room, and the workshop are located in the west, corresponding to the six departments of the imperial court.

"When the county government was built, a few more wings were built, and they were left to our third-class officers." Qin Ziyang pointed to a wing room in the west.

After the two walked in, they immediately saw a strong man in a navy blue headcatcher suit sitting upright in front of the desk with a sad face.

He is one of the three head catchers of Yushan County, Zhou Jian.

Seeing Qin Ziyang approaching, the strong man said casually, "Ziyang, weren't you called by your father, why did you come back again?" ”

Qin Ziyang handed over the letter of recommendation and explained Qin Hai's words.

Zhou Jian took the letter of recommendation, originally in a lazy state with squinting eyes, but when he saw the contents of the letter clearly, he immediately sat up straight and smiled.

Chu Xuan immediately understood that his uncle was using the ability to use money.