The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

Xie Chen hurried and finally arrived at the gate of Laigu County before sunset. Looking at the people coming in and out in an orderly manner, he realized that his worries were unnecessary.

"Master! We are here."

"Yes!~"

Xie Zhenghong nodded, lifted the curtain and took a look at the convoy that entered one by one, and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Why are there so many people?"

"Laigu County is located on the trade route, so it is normal to have a lot of people. How about I go forward and ask around?" Xie Chen asked tentatively.

Xie Zhenghong understood what Xie Chen meant. He was about to nod, but suddenly he thought of Xie Ningzhi in the carriage behind him. He said with displeasure, "Let that rebellious son come to the front."

"Yes!" Xie Chen nodded repeatedly in response.

Immediately! He quickly winked at the guard beside him, who understood and went to pass on the message.

Not long after, Xie Ningzhi reluctantly came to Xie Zhenghong's carriage. After getting in the carriage, he bowed respectfully, not daring to be rude.

"When I see Shu Ting, you will be in trouble."

After Xie Zhenghong finished speaking, he looked outside and said in a cold voice: "How long will it take for so many people to line up? Why don't you go to the front and take a look?"

Xie Ningzhi's mouth twitched when he heard this, but he still suppressed his resentment and stroked his hand, saying, "Grandfather! There is nothing I can do about this. This is my younger sister's rule."

"Shu Ting?" Xie Zhenghong asked with a suspicious look on his face.

"Yes."

Xie Ningzhi responded and whispered, "I didn't go through the back door as my sister asked. Because the east and north gates are for entry but not exit, and the west and south gates are for exit but not entry. Since most of them are caravans, the household office only counts the items for tax collection, so it won't take long."

After hearing Xie Ningzhi's introduction, Xie Zhenghong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Shu Ting is really a genius. Yes, this method is very good."

Xie Ningzhi was completely numb when he heard this. This was pure double standards. He had just been accusing someone of something, but now he was praising her.

As the two were talking, the long team moved forward a little bit. Xie Chen looked at the speed at which the team was moving forward and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

He ordered the guards beside him, "Watch here, I'll go to the back."

"Yes!" the servant replied in a low voice.

Xie Chen gave a few simple instructions, then quickly came to the carriage behind, knocked on the shaft and said, "Lian Qiao girl!"

Lian Qiao hurriedly lifted the curtain when she heard this. When she saw the person coming, she nodded slightly and said, "Uncle Xie! What's wrong?"

"Lian Qiao! You have been to Laigu County, why don't you go to the front and tell me, the master is old after all, and it is really hard for him to travel all the way, you see..."

"The servant understands."

Lian Qiao got off the carriage and said slowly, "Uncle Xie, please wait a moment. I will go to the front to take a look."

"Hey, hey!" Xie Chen responded repeatedly, his face showing unconcealed joy. He was really worried that Xie Zhenghong was tired from the long journey.

Lian Qiao quickly passed through the convoy, and when she arrived at the city gate, the yamen runners had already noticed her.

There are only three masters of the entire county government, the county magistrate Xie Tingwen, the young master Xie Ningzhi, and the young lady Xie Shuting. The rest are Lian Xi, Lian Qiao, and Uncle Qin.

Compared with other county magistrates, whenever he took office, his wives and concubines in the back office would be in chaos.

But Xie Tingwen's back office was extremely simple. Apart from the three masters, there were only three personal servants, whom the yamen runners could naturally recognize.

"Miss Lianqiao, you are going into the city. Why didn't you take the bus today?" someone asked with a smile.

Lian Qiao bowed and said, "I am following the young master back to Xunyang to visit his relatives. The old man is in the carriage behind us. Can you brothers help the convoy to move faster?"

Lian Qiao didn't dare to cut in line. In Laigu County, Xie Shuting attaches great importance to businessmen. If you cut in line, you will break the rules.

No one wanted to wait outside, and everyone wanted to go into the city early to arrange their affairs and start their business. In the eyes of merchants, wasting time was equivalent to committing a crime.

Lian Qiao's words were very artistic, and the yamen runners naturally understood the seriousness of it. Several people immediately sat together and began to think of countermeasures.

"The master's father is here, the back door must be opened!"

One person whispered, "Opening a back door? Do you want to be caned? Lord Xie hates subordinates abusing their power the most. This back door cannot be opened."

"Yes! If the merchants knew about this, Mr. Xie's reputation would definitely be damaged."

While several people were discussing, one person chose to remain silent. He looked up at the long convoy and soon discovered two carriages mixed in with the convoy.

"Hi hi hi!~"

A yamen runner pushed him and said dully, "Zhang Pu! You are the smartest among us. Think about it!"

Zhang Pu suddenly came back to his senses, glanced at everyone, and then walked towards Lian Qiao, whispering: "Miss Lian Qiao! Go back to the carriage first, we will let you go immediately."

"Thank you, brothers." Lian Qiao bowed and walked back.

Seeing Lian Qiao leave, several people said in horror: "Zhang Pu! You can't be..."

Before the other party could speak, Zhang Pu raised his hand and said, "Brothers, it's the same if we bring the convoy into the city for inspection. It doesn't say that we can't inspect it in the city, right?"

"It seems to be right!" Several people nodded subconsciously.

Zhang Pu smiled but said nothing. He walked to the city gate and waved his hand at the convoy that was still being inspected. He said, "Let's lead them into the city first and check them thoroughly under the city wall."

The official naturally did not think much about it and began to guide the merchants' caravans into the city one by one. After all, these people were from the Household Affairs Office and they had the final say on matters at the city gate.

After a while, Xie Chen drove his carriage to the city gate. He simply explained the purpose of his trip to the servants guarding the city and entered the city smoothly.

After Xie Chen's carriage entered the city smoothly, the convoy was stopped by people from the household office, who said that there was not enough space inside and asked the people behind to wait.

Fortunately, there was no queue cutting and the merchants were still cooperative and waited in order at the door. After all, the city gate would not be closed and there was no harm in waiting for a while.

Zhang Pu looked at the carriage going away with a smug smile on his face, while the other yamen runners breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey! Brother Zhang still has an idea."

Zhang Pu heard this and said with a smile: "Now that we have not offended either of them, we can get the job done."

"Yes, yes, yes! Brother Zhang has solved a big problem today. I won't say much and will leave the government office soon. The brothers will treat Brother Zhang to a good meal."

When the others heard this, they echoed, "That's right!"

Since Xie Zhenghong reformed the business tax, the treatment of the yamen runners has also improved. Not to mention how much the monthly salary has increased, just the benefits given by the yamen during festivals and on the first and fifteenth days of the month are quite a lot.

Xie Shuting knew very well that if you want a horse to run, you must feed it well, so she simply copied the treatment of those civil servants in her previous life.

Families with children were given food and cloth, and single people were given wine and drinks. Except that they were not given money directly, the material aspects gave people a full sense of happiness.