The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

Seeing the solemn expression of the old postmaster, the escort master was afraid of misunderstanding, so he said hurriedly: "Brother! These people were kidnapped by mountain bandits. We rescued them on the way and will send them to the county government office tomorrow to be handled by Lord Xie."

"Really?" The old postmaster asked with a suspicious look on his face.

"really."

The escort shook his head helplessly, made a gesture of invitation, and stepped forward to guard the door and said, "If you don't believe me, you can go and ask."

Upon hearing this, the old postmaster was about to leave, but then he thought that if there was any trick, his life would be over.

Immediately! He glanced at the merchants behind him warily, said nothing more, waved his sleeves and walked out.

Although there was no verbal encouragement, everyone understood what the old postmaster meant, and each of them took a few steps towards the door with trepidation.

They are not the kind of people who just want to watch the fun, but they are forced to do so.

After all, they were now at the post station, which was government territory, and they dared not disobey the old postmaster's suggestion.

What's more, they also wanted to know whether the person outside the door was really the one they rescued from Cuiping Peak.

If what the escort said was true, it would mean that the bandits on Cuiping Peak had really been wiped out, and then they could do business in peace.

For a businessman, standing still is a crime, after all, there is no way to make money.

The old postmaster came to the door with a nervous mood. He glanced at the heads in the yard and couldn't help trembling. After all, the escorts' attire was too domineering.

After taking a quick glance at everyone, he fixed his gaze on the twenty or thirty slightly disheveled women, and in his heart he believed a little more what the escort had said before.

"Were you captured by the bandits on Cuifeng?"

One of the women stepped forward, knelt down with a plop, and cried, "Sir, we were indeed kidnapped by the bandits in the mountains. I hope you can help us."

After the woman finished speaking, she kowtowed repeatedly, which made the old postmaster blush a little. After all, he was just a servant and how could he dare to call him "sir".

Seeing that the woman did not move to get up, the old postmaster hurriedly helped her up and comforted her: "Don't worry, young lady. When you meet Master Xie tomorrow, he will definitely give you justice."

As soon as the old postmaster finished speaking, another woman slowly walked out of the crowd, bowed and said, "We also heard the conversation between the officials in the house."

"Yeah!" The girls nodded in agreement.

After receiving everyone's affirmation, the woman said thoughtfully, "These people really destroyed the stronghold and saved all of us. This is the real slave's willingness to guarantee with my life."

"We would like that too."

The old postmaster nodded when he heard this, knowing that there was no doubt about the identities of these people, so he turned to the merchants and said, "In that case, everyone can set off tomorrow."

"We can finally set off. If it weren't for those bandits, I would have cashed in all my goods long ago."

"Who said it wasn't? Luckily, mine are leather goods, but it's a pity that brother..." One of them pointed at the man in the corner and whispered, "More than a dozen carts of fruit, if they can't be shipped out, I'm afraid a lot of them will rot."

Upon hearing this, Xie Shuting, who was sitting in the guest room on the second floor, looked through the window at the man in the corner of the hall and sighed slightly in her heart.

"Hey! They say businessmen seek profit, but who knows there is no free lunch in the world."

Lian Xi blinked and asked in confusion: "Miss! What are you talking about?"

"Hey! We are all businessmen, let's help if we can!"

At this point, Xie Shuting turned to look at Lian Xi and whispered, "Xi'er! Go... and tell them that it was Master Xie's intention."

"Yes!~" Lian Xi leaned over and responded, then quickly went downstairs.

After learning that Xiang Lin and his group were fine, the old postmaster smiled and arranged for the yamen runners to prepare the corresponding items according to their instructions.

In theory, the post station can only be prepared for people with official status, but if Laigu County wants to develop business, everything must change.

Furthermore, the maintenance and expenses of the post station were to be controlled by the county government. Xie Tingwen took Xie Shuting's advice and directly allocated the post station to the county government.

The post station still had a postmaster, who was in charge of five yamen runners, but the monthly wages of these six people were no longer paid by the household office, but were supplemented by the income of the post station.

To sum it up in one sentence, profits and losses are at your own risk, so when the old postmaster received the silver ingot, although his expression did not change at all, he was already very happy in his heart.

In addition, Laigu County's business is developing rapidly and the momentum is getting better and better, so the business of the post station is naturally not bad.

The man in the corner of the hall looked at Lian Xi suspiciously, and then followed Lian Xi's gaze to the second floor. Unfortunately, there was no one on the second floor except for the closed doors and windows.

Lian Xi naturally saw the worry in the man's eyes, and immediately took out her accessories from her waist and said, "This is a token of trust. Go to the county government to find Captain Cao, and he will lead you to find me."

After Lian Xi finished speaking, she no longer cared whether the man would believe her or not. She lifted her skirt and walked straight to the guest room on the second floor, leaving the man sitting in the corner with a suspicious look on his face.

Touching the jade pendant in his hand, the man's sorrow disappeared in an instant, because just by looking at the jade pendant, he knew that its value was far greater than those dozens of carts of fruit.

"Thank you."

The man nodded slightly towards Lian Xi's back and put the jade pendant into his arms.

Lian Xi returned to the room and told Xie Shuting what had happened. Although his words were sincere, a blush inexplicably appeared on his face.

"Yeah!~"

Xie Shuting obviously noticed something was wrong, and stroked the teacup in her hand and asked, "What token did you give him?"

"Ah!~"

Lian Xi suddenly came back to his senses, thinking back to the conversation he had just had with the man. He then reached for his waist, only to find that the jade pendant was gone.

Lian Xi's actions were not concealed at all, and Xie Shuting saw it at a glance. She shook her head helplessly and said, "The jade pendant is your personal belonging, you!"

"Miss!~"

Lian Xi lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong, and said with a little melancholy, "Miss! I was careless just now."

Xie Shuting comforted him softly, "It's okay. It's just a jade pendant. Maybe I'm overthinking it."

Lian Xi didn't dare to say anything and just nodded slightly. However, she felt uneasy in her heart. She didn't know why she kept thinking about the man's face.

Xie Shuting saw all the changes in Lian Xi's expression, and she was wondering whether this man had any connection with Lian Xi.

In her previous life, after she entered the palace, Lian Xi followed her as a dowry maid. After Lian Yue got married and became pregnant, she was worried about Lian Yue and let her leave the palace.

What a pity! Lian Xi didn't meet a good match in her previous life. It was her fault.

If Lian Xi met someone worthy of trust in this life, she would not mind marrying her off in a grand manner to make up for the regret in her heart.