Quick Time Travel: I'm the Villain's Goldfinger

Chapter 16 Prince, I'm Covering It! 17
"What?" Si Yuanhuai broke down a bit, "Is someone in the village infected with the plague?"

The guard outside replied, "That's right. It is said that the entire village in the next door escaped, leaving only some corpses. It was probably infected when someone from Liujia Village tried to steal something from the next village."

What Long Hongbang wants to know now is, "Are there many infected people? What's the situation outside now? Do the county government and the prefectural city know?"

"Master Qi, now there are about 4 or 5 people who have been found to be infected in the village, and the doctors from the city have also stayed in the village. The county government already knows about it, but the prefectural city is not yet clear."

Long Hongbang held his chin, "If the county government already knows, does it mean that the county government is ready to seal the city?"

Brother Liu just woke up at this time, heard the conversation of several people, and wept bitterly, "Then we are finished! Our county magistrate had an accident a while ago, and I'm afraid he hasn't woken up yet. If the people in Fucheng If we come down to take over, I am afraid that our entire village will fend for itself!"

Long Hongbang heard something, "What happened to your county magistrate?"

Brother Liu nodded, "Yes, it seems to be at the beginning of the month, right? I fell off my horse, and I haven't dealt with official business for a month. Otherwise, our life wouldn't be so difficult."

Long Hongbang glanced at Si Yuanhuai, "Your county is not bad?"

Brother Liu nodded very positively, "Yes, the people in our county are very good, but the luck is bad, and it is said that there is some conflict with the people above."

Perhaps, it was because of the disaster that the county magistrate was attacked!
It's a pity that now that there is a plague in Liujia Village, they may not be able to enter the county, and they don't know how to chat with the county magistrate.

Long Hongbang turned his gaze to Yun Yuxuan, and Yun Yuxuan looked back suspiciously.

what to see?

Long Hongbang coughed lightly, "I wonder if Master Xuan can make a trip to the county?"

Yun Yuxuan refused without hesitation, "No."

Long Hongbang sighed, "However, if the city is closed, only Master Xuan can enter the county. For such an important matter, I still have to ask Master Xuan."

Yun Yuxuan was unmoved at all, "My mission is to protect you, what if something happens to you when I leave?"

Seeing that Yunyuxuan refused to enter, Long Hongbang was also very helpless, "Then what should we do now?"

"Master! This subordinate is willing to go!" A guard knelt down.

Long Hongbang also nodded helplessly. At present, there is only one way. Master Xuan is unwilling to go, but they need to get in touch with the county.

I hope that the county magistrate is really a good person as Brother Liu said.

Si Yuanhuai quietly chatted with the guard for a few words, and gave the guard some money and dry food before letting him go.

Brother Liu, a big brother, was crying with snot and tears, "I can't live on anymore! There is no food, my daughter-in-law and son are dead, and now there is a plague again, I don't think there are many days left."

Si Yuanhuai sighed, not knowing how to comfort this simple rural man.

Brother Liu cried and cried for a long time, calmed down quickly, and said to Si Yuanhuai, "Hurry up, before the news of the plague spreads, you may still be able to go back to the capital!"

Even Yun Yuxuan didn't expect that the first reaction of this simple man would be to tell them to run away immediately when encountering such a big incident!
Si Yuanhuai reached out and patted Brother Liu on the shoulder, "Don't be too sad, life will always be passable."

Brother Liu took Si Yuanhuai's hand, and began to sigh again, "What do you think you are doing in Jiangnan at this time? Making money is important to your life?"

After rambling on and on for a long time, Brother Liu suddenly remembered, "Brother Si! Didn't you come to Beijing to catch the exam? Why didn't you become an official?"

Si Yuanhuai didn't expect this old brother, his brain circuit jumped so fast, so he could only explain to Brother Liu, "I didn't pass the exam at the time, and it would be pretty good to be a housekeeper at my young master's house later."

Brother Liu shook his head regretfully, "Hey, if you become an official, you can help us be a master. How can you become a housekeeper if you are a good scholar? Read more books, and then take the exam! You are still so young."

Si Yuanhuai scratched his head in embarrassment, he is not an ordinary housekeeper, but the prince's housekeeper!

This is more powerful than the gold list title!

Si Yuanhuai didn't know how to tell Brother Liu, so he hurriedly said, "Brother Liu, isn't he hungry? We brought some dry food, let's eat something first."

Brother Liu's eyes lit up when he heard it. It's been a long time since he had eaten seriously. Having dry food is already very good!
The group sat down to eat smoothly, and Si Yuanhuai started to say, "Brother Liu, how do you know that our county is good?"

Unprepared, Big Brother Liu said carelessly, "The county magistrate is very nice, and he doesn't dislike us as a farmer. Whoever has any grievances will find it and he will be able to do it! We never charge too much for taxes."

Si Yuanhuai thought about the tax issue just mentioned, "But, don't you still have to pay the tax as usual?"

Brother Liu sighed, "Hey! After the county magistrate fell, the affairs of the county government are handled by the master. This master is an old fritter, especially not a thing."

Si Yuanhuai secretly looked at Long Hongbang, Master.

If this master is the prefect, or someone else, I am afraid that the county magistrate will not be able to keep any evidence.Moreover, the master might have sent someone to keep an eye on the county magistrate.

not good!

Long Hongbang suddenly realized that if the master was bought by the people above, then if a stranger came into contact with the county magistrate, he was afraid that the county magistrate would be silenced!
Now, Long Hongbang and Si Yuanhuai can only hope that the guards who went there will be smarter and not be discovered by the master.

"Hey!" Brother Liu sighed, "Since the flood broke out, I heard that many officials, large and small, had accidents in many places, and I don't know what happened."

Si Yuanhuai chatted with Brother Liu calmly, "Oh? Many officials have accidents? It can't be retribution, can it?"

Brother Liu quickly sat up straight and waved his hands, "That can't be done! Those who have troubles are all good officials! I don't know what happened."

Sighing, "God has no eyes!"

When a natural or man-made disaster occurs, the people who suffer the most are the common people.

"I heard that there are people in our town who work in Fucheng, and the officials over there are even darker!" Brother Liu said viciously, and he had a very bad impression of those officials.

Si Yuanhuai pretended not to know, "Oh? What happened to the officials in Fucheng?"

"I heard that people in Fucheng have very high taxes, and if they want to see officials, they have to pay first." Brother Liu stretched out his hand and rubbed it, "Many ordinary people have no money, and they solve it by themselves by asking the patriarch or something in private. What about the Yaman who solves this kind of thing?"

(End of this chapter)