Joe's Farming

After dinner, Ling Lie's identity as a chef was unanimously recognized.

Qiao Yu assigned him a single room, and Bai Lan arranged daily necessities for him, so he finally settled down in the villa.

The next day, Qiao Yu and Gu Feng had breakfast and went to Taoyuan Town.

The people in the county government office already recognized the two of them, and when they saw them they took them directly to find Xie Changyu.

Seeing the two of them coming, Xie Changyu hurriedly asked with a smile, "Is the potato harvest good?"

Qiao Yu and Gu Feng looked at each other and said helplessly, "The potatoes should have a good harvest.

However, Brother Gu and I came here today to ask about the bandits in the neighboring county. How are the people you sent to investigate going, sir?"

Xie Changyu stopped smiling when he heard this and asked the two to sit down. "To be honest, our people have been gone for more than half a month and have not found anything. Their village is really secretive, so I asked them to return in case of alerting the enemy."

Qiao Yu had never expected this result and looked at Gu Feng with some worry.

Gu Feng patted his hands: "It's okay, I'm here."

Gu Feng said to Xie Changyu: "Master Xie, I went up the mountain to rescue a man a few days ago. That man escaped from Qingfeng Village."

This was what Qiao Yu and the others had agreed on. Ling Lie's identity was somewhat special, and now that it was exposed he was afraid of being caught and beheaded by the government.

So I can only keep it a secret from Xie Changyu for the time being.

Xie Changyu sat up straight when he heard this: "Where is that village? How many bandits are there?"

Gu Feng: "That person said that the village is behind Shanya Village in Suining County. The people in that village are inseparable from the village, and the entire village is their spies."

Xie Changyu nodded: "No wonder my people couldn't find anything when they went there. Their spies must have discovered something."

Qiao Yu: "Yes. It is said that Qingfeng Village rarely moves outside the village on weekdays, and only comes out when they need to take action. They made a lot of money last winter, but they scared the wealthy businessmen in Suining, and many of them moved their families to our Taoyuan. It is very likely that they will come to our Taoyuan County to take action this year."

Xie Changyu slammed the table and said, "They dare?! By the way, how many people are there?"

Gu Feng: "It is said that there are more than 200 people in the whole village."

Xie Changyu sucked in a breath of cold air. Compared with the surrounding areas, the number of yamen runners in his county government was relatively large, only about eighty or so.

"It seems that I will have to go to the provincial capital in advance to borrow troops." Xie Changyu frowned.

Qiao Yu suggested: "Or, you can gather the rich people in Taoyuan to contribute money and form a guard team. When bandits come, the first to suffer are the rich people. I believe they will be willing if you go and talk to them."

Xie Changyu's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Yes, Brother Qiao, you are so smart. Your family..."

Qiao Yu immediately said seriously: "Of course our family will also contribute money. When the time comes, just let us know how much you want to contribute."

"Good good."

Thinking of the potatoes that Xie Changyu had been thinking about at the beginning, Qiao Yu smiled and said, "By the way, I plan to dig the potatoes the day after tomorrow. When you are free, just ask someone to come and get them. I will give you the one pound I promised you before."

"Okay, I'll come the day after tomorrow."

After talking with Gu Feng, Qiao Yu went to the dental clinic again.

Although the village already has a patrol team and the county will have a guard team in the future, Qiao Yu still wants to be absolutely sure.

He still had some money and wanted to buy a few more strong men so that his family could have their own guard team.

So this time when they went to the dental clinic, their purpose was very clear, they wanted someone who was in good health and preferably able to fight.

Because the goal was clear, there was no need to hesitate in making the choice. After all, Gu Feng had been on the battlefield and had a sharp eye. He picked out two people at a glance.

Taoyuan is not a provincial capital after all, and the remaining people are indeed not particularly good.

Qiao Yu selected two more young men who looked like good prospects.

The two people Gu Feng picked were named Chen Han and Tie Zhu, both in their twenties.

Chen Han was tall and muscular, and used to be a thug in the town's gambling house. It was impossible for such a person to be sold, but his experience was really sad.

The cause was that his wife was cheating on him and he found out, so he punched the lover to death.

This kind of thing was legal in Dayan, so Xie Changyu did not detain him.

But the lover has elderly parents and young children to take care of. The pillar of the family died, and the whole family came to him every day to make trouble. Chen Han's parents died early, and he has no brothers or sisters.

His wife was always trying to commit suicide at home, and the gambling house could no longer make a living.

In the end, he simply divorced his wife, sold himself, and paid the money to the family in exchange for a peaceful life.

This matter spread throughout Taoyuan County. Qiao Yu heard about it from Wen Ge'er two days ago, but she didn't expect that Gu Feng and the others would encounter it in the end.

Tiezhu is nothing special in comparison, except that his family is poor and there are many children. He feels that he is the oldest and deserves to suffer.

The original plan was to sell her to a wealthy family as a security guard, but unexpectedly, she ended up marrying a young couple.

The two boys chosen by Qiao Yu were more miserable, they were twin brothers named Da Mao and Er Mao, only fourteen years old, and their father was sold to the pawnbroker by their stepmother.

The stepmother saw that they were good-looking and wanted to sell them to a brothel. Fortunately, their biological father still had a conscience and finally sold them to a pimp.

"Da Mao and Er Mao don't sound very nice, so from now on, we can just call them Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang, okay?"

Qiao Yu asked.

The two young men nodded quickly: "Okay, Master."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "You can call me Brother Qiao, or Master. I don't like Master."

"Okay, boss!"

After the indenture contract was ready, it was lunch time, so Qiao Yu and Gu Feng took the person to Wen Ge'er's shop.

When Wen Ge'er saw Qiao Yu buying another person, he hurriedly pulled him to the backyard and asked him what was going on.

Qiao Yu told Wen Ge'er about Ling Lie's story, and Wen Ge'er was terrified: "What if the bandits really come?"

Qiao Yu comforted him: "It's too early to think about these things now. I heard that they took action only when they had eaten up all the resources. And the county magistrate also knows about this matter. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Don't be afraid."

Brother Wen nodded and said to Qiao Yu: "You should rest more at home and don't get tired."

"Oh! I know, I know. Please make me a bowl of casserole. I'm so hungry."

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Before Chen Han got into trouble, he had come to the snack bar to eat.

"I didn't expect this shop belonged to the boss. I've eaten here twice and it tasted great."

Gu Feng nodded: "Well, Qiao'er's craftsmanship is very good."

Chen Han: ...

Qiao Yu was embarrassed: "Haha, the store is run by Brother Wen now. You can come over anytime when you come to town to do business. Food is provided when you work in our house."

Da Shuang: "Boss, can we still go back to town in the future?"

"Of course, but you have to finish the work that Brother Gu and I arranged first."

Da Shuang: “That’s no problem!”

"But let me be frank. Brother Gu and I bought you to be our bodyguards, so in addition to working, you also have to learn martial arts."

Dashuang and Xiaoshuang's eyes lit up: "No problem!"