In the county, Mingyue Restaurant.

Xu Gui sat in the corner with Qiao Xuan with a nervous face.

I don't know what the county magistrate had in mind, so after gathering everyone together, he sent someone to send them to the restaurant.

Someone muttered irritably, "We've been waiting for so long, why haven't anyone paid attention to us?" ”

"What the hell is going on?"

"Isn't it going to be an increase in taxes?"

Everyone's brows were furrowed tightly, obviously thinking that it was not a good thing to call them.

Qiao Xuan took a sip of tea, propped his chin with one hand, and listened to the whispers of the people around him.

Most of the people present were the same age as Xu Gui, and they were all men, just she, a young girl who was pushed out of Taoyuan Village, was very eye-catching even if she sat in an inconspicuous place in it, and her eyes fell on her from time to time.

"Here comes the food!"

The guy in the restaurant greeted with a smile, and there were people behind him who successively brought dishes to each table.

"Hey! We didn't order! A man grabbed the guy who was about to leave after serving.

Others also hurriedly chimed in: "That's right! Is there a mistake? We've been here for a while, but we haven't really ordered any food. ”

"Our Mingyue Building was chartered by adults today, the village chiefs can rest assured, the meal money has been settled" The guy explained with a smile and stepped back, everyone looked at me in the clouds, I look at you.

What do you mean? Good and good to them these mud legs? These dishes don't poison, do they? Will you be able to go back alive today?

Qiao Xuan exchanged a look with Xu Gui, and he already had a guess in his heart.

"Eat! The dishes are all served, don't eat for nothing," Qiao Xuan said lightly, and then picked up the chopsticks and ate.

Seeing this, Xu Gui no longer restrained himself and ate heavily.

In the end, it is a restaurant in the county, and the dishes are simply delicious in the world, and if someone doesn't treat them, they won't have a chance to set foot here in their lifetime.

The others hesitated for a while and chose to join Qiao Xuan and Xu Gui.

It's useless to worry too much, it's better to eat full first, and only what you eat in your mouth can be considered your own, so many delicious things, if you don't eat yourself, it's cheaper for others.

They want to.

The guys in the restaurant served the wine in time when everyone was eating hotly, and the atmosphere began to improve.

"How's your food? Would you like to have some more food and wine? ”

After everyone had eaten and drunk, everyone leaned back in their chairs and chatted, and a richly dressed man in black appeared waving a fan.

Everyone was silent and looked towards the comer.

The man's Chinese face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, thin lips, and a pair of eyes give people a sense of solidity and stability when looking at people.

Qiao Xuan sat in the corner, looking at the person who suddenly came like everyone else.

"He is the steward of the county magistrate's family" Xu Gui didn't know where to learn the identity of the person who came, and introduced to Qiao Xuan in a low voice.

"My name is Zhou Qin, and I am the steward of the county magistrate's family, and I have an important matter to discuss with the village chiefs when I come here today."

After Zhou Qin identified himself, he found a vacant seat and sat down.

The village chiefs of each village stared at him and waited to hear what he had to say next, and Zhou Qin didn't sell it and continued to speak.

"The emperor's grace is immense, and the imperial court ordered us to repair the roads in Gupo County within two years.

Now the two-year period is about to arrive, and although the adults are urging day and night, they have only repaired some roads in the county and town......"

Before Zhou Qin's words were finished, the faces of the people present changed slightly.

Road? They hadn't heard of it, let alone seen it, they were from the village and the county rarely came, but they had come to the town many times, and they didn't see where the roads were being repaired.

It is clear that the person in front of him is talking nonsense with his eyes open.

Xu Gui glanced at Qiao Xuan, as if to say: Look! I was right, and sure enough, I called everyone here for this purpose.

Qiao Xuan hooked his lips and rubbed his fingers on the table, from this steward, it could be seen that the county master behind him was not a good official, and the meal he ate today was not a good meal.

……

When they came out of the restaurant, everyone had fifty taels of silver stuffed into their arms, but everyone's faces were not good-looking.

Qiao Xuan sat on the ox cart, still thinking back to what Steward Zhou had said.

Fifty taels of silver was used to repair the road, and the blame for not completing the road on time was detained on the head of the village chief.

"Alas! Fortunately, there are not many sections of the road to be repaired, all of them are repaired from their own village to the next village, and if you go back and call more people, you can almost finish it in seven or eight days," Xu Gui sighed and said.

Xu is county order was really a little anxious, and gave each village fifty taels of silver to hire people, otherwise no one would be willing to work if there was no money.

The completion of the road is the credit of the county order, and the failure to complete the road is that the village chief takes the money and does not do anything, and will be imprisoned.

"Qiao girl, go back, hurry up and let the people in your village prepare to build the road!"

Although he knew that Qiao Xuan had no prestige in Taoyuan Village, Xu Gui still couldn't help but admonish.

"I think you can hire someone else, right?" Qiao Xuan asked, if the people of Taoyuan Village did not cooperate, she would not beg them.

"Absolutely! The people who work part-time jobs in the town, as long as the money is in place, how much they need" Xu Gui guessed what Qiao Xuan meant, "If you don't mind, you can also hire someone from our Qingfeng Village." ”

There are more people in Qingfeng Village than in Taoyuan Village, and everyone is willing to do it if they have money to earn a living.

"Good! Thank you, Village Chief Xu," Qiao Xuan said gratefully, and suddenly she stared at Xu Gui's face and frowned.

Xu Gui was a little confused, "Qiao girl, what's wrong?" But what's wrong? ”

"If Village Chief Xu believes me, let your grandson not go near the river in the next two days," Qiao Xuan took out a talisman from his sleeve, "This is a peace talisman, you can bring it to him when you go back." ”

Xu Guiyun took the talisman in a fog and put it away, and Qiao Xuan jumped off the ox cart.

"I still have some business, you can go back first!"

After she finished speaking, she disappeared into the crowd, and Xu Gui smacked her lips and said to her son who was driving the car, "Let's go back!" ”

As soon as Xi He was struck out with a palm, he was caught before he landed, and a familiar fragrance filled the tip of his nose.

Qiao Xuan helped him to stand firmly, "Someone bullied you?" ”

When she asked this, the sun sprinkled on her face, her skin was fair, her face was round, she was just a little girl, but she gave people a strong sense of security.

Xi He looked at her, and his originally cold heart gradually warmed.

A whip struck with a cool breeze, Qiao Xuan pulled Xi He back half a step to avoid it, and looked up, a delicate woman dressed in red with a red eyebrow was riding on a horse, looking down condescendingly.

"Where did the village girl dare to spoil my good deeds?" The woman was proud, and the jewels on her head sparkled.

"Where do the demon girls dare to beat people in the street?" Qiao Xuan quickly glanced at the woman's face.

was born in a wealthy family, but it was difficult to be rich for a long time, and her family committed troubles and caused trouble.