Wearing a county magistrate to build infrastructure

Xu Qingcheng had been waiting in the county government office for half an hour. Seeing that it was getting dark and Tang Zisheng hadn't come back, he felt more and more anxious.

"Young master Xu, let's have some snacks. When you left yesterday, your lord said that you would be back today. You must be on your way now."

Shuqi saw Xu Qingcheng's anxiety, went to the kitchen and brought Yueniang's new snacks, and comforted him.

"Yeah." Xu Qingcheng accepted Shuqi's kindness, but he didn't have the mind to eat. Mr. Tang hasn't come back for so long. In case he meets the group he thought of along the way, only Brother Shen is alone. Very dangerous.

"I'm back, I'm back, my lord is back." Shumo saw Mr. Tang's car driving at the back door, and immediately ran back to the front hall to report the letter, because he was afraid that Brother Xu would wait for a long time.

Hearing this, Xu Qingcheng felt relieved, as long as he was fine, at this time he touched the purse at his waist, which contained the rags he picked up in the mountains this afternoon, and he was waiting for Tang Zisheng to come over and hand it over to him. he.

Tang Zisheng got out of the carriage, and it was rare for him to leave the county office for so long, and he didn't know if there was any unexpected situation in the county office during this period.But before he stepped into the back door, the concierge ran over with small steps, "My lord, there are guests at home."

"Visitor? Which guest?" Except for Xu Ge'er and Zhou Nanchuan who visited the county magistrate's back residence, he did not see other guests from the county.

"It's Brother Xu who came here a few days ago. He just came here at Youshi today. He looked a little hurried, so Shumo and Shuqi invited people to sit in the front hall." The porter said carefully.

You hour has just passed, and now it is half past Xu hour, could it be that he waited for half an hour, Tang Zisheng heard this, and hurried to the front hall.

He only left Baihe Village in the morning, and Brother Xu still found the county government when he was young, so he might have encountered some difficulties in the afternoon.

When he arrived at the front hall, he saw Brother Xu waiting for him at the door. Tang Zisheng walked over two steps faster and asked worriedly, "But what happened?"

Xu Qingcheng didn't say much, and opened the purse that he had just taken from his waist, and handed it to Tang Zisheng, "I found this in the mountain when I went up the mountain in the afternoon, and it was not far from the place where I rescued Brother Shen. , I thought it might have something to do with Brother Shen, so I thought of coming over and telling Mr. Tang you."

Tang Zisheng opened the purse according to his words, saw a few strands of rags inside, touched it with his hands, and his expression became serious. The material of this material is not like the coarse linen clothes worn by farmers, and it is all black. The place where Shen Yiran was found was near. The saved position, these are added together, and the conclusion drawn is probably not good.

"Shen Yiran, what do you think?" Tang Zisheng handed over the rag. Whether it was an enemy or a friend, Shen Yiran, an insider, judged that they were all outsiders.

Shen Yiran twisted the rags carefully. Naturally, he couldn't tell from the material of the clothes whether it was his colleagues or his enemies, but it was not difficult to judge.

Because his colleagues knew at best that he lost contact in Cang'er County, and it was impossible to know where he disappeared in the mountains and forests of Cang'er County.

And these clothes were found near the place where he passed out, so it is very clear who came.

"After I was rescued, there was no change in Cang'er County. I think the people from Xinwang's Mansion who chased and killed me were probably transferred back.

Now this group of people appeared in the mountain forest, where I lost track at the beginning. It should be that the people watching in the northwest discovered that the soldier talisman had not been delivered.

Therefore, it was concluded that I did not connect with the Northwest General's Mansion. For this reason, the Xinwang Mansion sent another team over, intending to search from the place where I disappeared. "

Whether it is an enemy or not a friend, these four words determine the dire situation of the current situation.

After Xu Qingcheng heard about it, he knew that he couldn't help much, so he could only tell Tang Zisheng the whole process of finding the cloth on the mountain today in detail, "The rags were found on the thorns of the thorns, and the quantity is still small." There are so many, they should have searched the mountain at night, and their night vision is not good, so they left so many traces."

"Well, Brother Xu, no one except Uncle Xu's village knows about your rescue of Guard Shen. Now that Guard Shen is with me, it's not so easy for them to find someone. But recently, Guard Shen, you'd better stay at the county government office. Don't go out."

Shen Yiran's whereabouts were completely cut off in the mountains and forests. No matter how powerful the people who believed in the palace were, if no one provided them with information and directions, finding someone in Cang'er County would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

What's more, they don't have that much time. According to the time calculation, in three days, the merchant team should contact the Northwest Army. As long as there is a slight change in the Northwest General's Mansion getting the soldier talisman, then the Xinwang Mansion will naturally give up on the Cocklebur. Counties waste time.

"I know that, but what if they use my portrait to find someone in the village?" Shen Yiran knew the methods of the people who believed in the palace. He and Tang Zisheng had recently been in and out of three villages.

Lianhua Village is fine, he stayed in the car, no one saw him, and Stone Village is not mentioned for the time being.But in Baihe Village, more than one person saw him. Most importantly, he ran into someone who had a feud with Tang Zisheng when he went to Baihe Village that day.

Reminded by Shen Yiran, Tang Zisheng immediately thought of the involuntary gloom on Wang Dawang Er's face. If so, the Mo and Xu families might be in danger.

Xu Qingcheng didn't know that there was something about Wang Da and Wang Er, but he knew that many people in the village had seen Brother Shen. If someone really asked about the portrait of Brother Shen in the village, they would definitely not be able to hide it.

If someone says that their family is acquainted with Mr. Tang, and these people are going to his house, wouldn't it be dangerous for his father to be alone at home now, "Mr. Tang, I have to go back first."

"Don't worry, nothing will happen tonight." Tang Zisheng reached out his hand to stop Xu Qingcheng who was going back to Baihe Village, "It was already Youshi when you came, if someone in the village came to ask about the portrait, it must have spread the word in the village. Not now, which means that they haven't found Baihe Village yet, and if they really want to take action to question, in order not to arouse suspicion, they will disguise their identities in daylight, don't worry."

"Really?" Xu Qingcheng broke into a cold sweat just now, fearing that something might happen to his father at home.

"Of course it's true. From the fact that they searched the mountains at night, we can tell that these people don't want to cause trouble. If they really planned to take the portrait into the village to ask for clues, they would definitely make up a story so that the villagers would not suspect it."

What Tang Zisheng said was reasonable and well-founded, which slightly calmed Xu Qingcheng's worries, as long as nothing happened tonight.

"It's already late, and the city gate has been closed. Brother Xu, you're staying at the county government office today. You must have not eaten dinner all the way here. After dinner, we are discussing how to deal with it carefully. I'm here, and nothing will happen to you." Tang Zisheng patted Xu Qingcheng's shoulder, and comforted him softly.

Xu Qingcheng nodded, he believed that Tang Zisheng could protect him and his father.

"Shumo, let Yueniang cook dinner, book chess, and go clean up a guest room."

"Okay, my lord."

……

After dinner, Tang Zisheng almost thought of a solution, and after sending Brother Xu to the guest room, he told Brother Xu how to deal with it.

"Tell them directly, but then they will come to the county government to trouble you, Mr. Tang." Xu Qingcheng was unwilling to betray Mr. Tang like this.

"Nothing, I will have a way to deal with them when they come. Wang Da and Wang Er bumped into Guard Shen and followed me. If someone really came to ask, I would not be able to hide it. I am afraid that Wang Da and Wang Er will not only sell me when the time comes, It will also involve you and Uncle Mo."

He couldn't fully judge how those people would act after hearing about Shen Yiran.

But if you judge others by yourself, if you know that Shen Yiran is now with the magistrate of Cang'er County, the situation will be more complicated than before.

"But"

"No, but, listen to me, when the time comes when outsiders really come to the door, you just pretend that you don't know Guard Shen, and just say that you have met with me. If they ask you about me, show some impatience."

"Ah?" Xu Qingcheng was puzzled.

"We don't have a good relationship, so you can shirk it. If they arrest you because of our relationship, wouldn't it hurt you? You just think that I am a disciple who comes to harass you from time to time."

Everyone in Baihe Village knew that Brother Xu had saved him, so they could naturally find out that he and Brother Xu had a good relationship.

If the group of people think of threatening Brother Xu's life, the situation will be critical.

"In this way, Mr. Tang, wouldn't your reputation be good?" Xu Qingcheng understood what Tang Zisheng meant, but if it was spread, Mr. Tang's reputation in Cang'er County would be ruined.

Tang Zisheng shook his head with a smile, Brother Xu is the one who should be worried about his reputation. His reputation has long been gone thanks to his original body, "They won't spread the word. If you say that, they will think that I Rescuing Guard Shen is also coveting his appearance, if it can reduce their guard against me, it is a good thing, isn't it?"

Whether life or reputation is more important, Xu Qingcheng naturally hoped that Tang Zisheng would choose his life, "Then, you have to make sure that you will be fine if you do this."

"I promise."

"Okay, I'll do it." Although Xu Qingcheng agreed, he didn't know what to do, and he didn't know if he could do it well.

"Don't go to the mountains these days. They may have scruples in the village, but once you meet in the mountains alone, they're afraid they'll kill you."

Tang Zisheng was afraid after thinking about it. If Brother Xu went up the mountain today and met people from Xinwang's Mansion, most of these people would kill Brother Xu in order not to expose their whereabouts, and then pretended to be Brother Xu and died when he met wild things in the mountains.

"I know, these days I will stay at home with my father, and I will go to the mountains after Mr. Tang comes."

Xu Qingcheng knew the seriousness. When he rescued Brother Shen, he didn't go to the deep mountains for a few days, and he searched for herbs near the hillside.

Now that the situation is so critical, he will definitely not run up the mountain privately, he is very sorry for his life.

"That's good." Tang Zisheng said, his eyes fell on the back of Xu Qingcheng's hair, "Why don't you see wearing that hairpin, but I don't like it."

Originally talking about a fatal urgent matter, Tang Zisheng suddenly changed the subject, Xu Qingcheng hadn't reacted for a moment, the hairpin unnaturally flicked back the broken hair by his ear.

"I don't dislike it, but I haven't brought hairpins with me, and I walk on the mountain all day long, so I'm afraid I might lose them accidentally."

His hair has always been tied up in strips of cloth that he didn't need. Hairpins, hair-fixing accessories, are unsafe to use. If they are lost in the mountains, he will be very sad to death.

"It turned out to be like this. I didn't think carefully. I should have bought a headband." Tang Zisheng only thought that his brother didn't have many accessories available, and happened to see that wooden hairpin with a different shape, so he thought it would be a good gift. Brother Xu thought.

"Nothing, I like hairpins very much. I don't need to go up the mountain these days. Next time Mr. Tang comes to my house, I will wear it for Mr. Tang to see."

Xu Qingcheng was a little embarrassed when he said that, he didn't know how to use a hairpin to fix his hair, and if he really wanted to wear a hairpin, he had to ask his father to teach him.

"Okay, that hairpin must look good on Brother Xu." Tang Zisheng agreed, but it's not polite to stay alone with Brother Xu after the matter has been discussed, "It's getting late, earlier Rest, if there is anything to do at night, you can find Shuqi."

Xu Qingcheng nodded, watched Tang Zisheng leave and shut the door, leaned his back on the door, squatted down, covering his blushing face, what did he say just now.

Wearing hairpins to show others is simply too...

But Mr. Tang agreed, so he probably didn't feel that his words were impolite.