After having lunch at Qin Yao's house, Qin Yao took Song Zhang to the village chief's house, ready to see the abandoned houses in the village.

I didn't expect that the village chief would be sick. The weather has been hot and cold these days. The old man is old and accidentally caught a cold. He is currently recuperating in bed.

Song Zhang came in a low profile, and the village chief didn't know who the visitor was even inside the house. He just told Qin Yao to go and take people to check it out, and to tell him when she came back.

She can take care of all the abandoned houses in the village, since this was her idea in the first place anyway.

So, Qin Yao had no choice but to take Song Zhang to choose a house herself.

He was quite direct and only called out those closest to the Lotus Courtyard.

"This is easy. Let's do it this way." Qin Yao pointed to the low slope covered with weeds at her feet and said with a smile.

Song Zhang looked around and saw no trace of broken walls or ruins. He asked in confusion, "Is this an abandoned house?"

"Of course it is!" Qin Yao used her foot to push aside the weeds and stepped on the hard yellow soil underneath. "Isn't this the foundation of the house? It's just that it has been vacant for too long, and the original owner built it very simply. Over the years, it has collapsed."

"Your Excellency used to live in the city, so it would be difficult for you to see a mud house like this. I understand."

Song Zhang was speechless for a moment, but seeing that this place was opposite the Lotus Courtyard and it was getting late and he had to return to the city, he reluctantly nodded and said, "Then let's go this place."

"Okay." Qin Yao agreed readily, and asked him when he planned to start construction. It would be better to build the house as soon as possible. In the summer, the village has a cool breeze and the brook gurgles, which is the best place to escape the heat.

Listening to her urging, Song Zhang could only smile bitterly and replied, "As soon as possible."

Qin Yao also smiled and said, "Bring your wife along when the time comes."

"Of course, of course." Song Zhang responded while wiping his sweat secretly.

Finally they arrived at Qin Yao's door. She didn't waste any time inviting him to come in and sit down. She took the horse and immediately sent Song Zhang back to the city.

Before leaving, he asked Awang if his family needed anything, and also took on the job of buying soy sauce.

The three of them drove all the way and arrived at Kaiyang County in less than an hour.

At the gate, Qin Yao and Song Zhang walked into the city together, chatting and laughing, leading their horses. When the city guards saw the county magistrate, they hurriedly saluted.

Almost all the officials in the county government had seen Qin Yao and heard a lot about her deeds. They didn't expect that she would be with their county magistrate. The two of them were talking about going to Liujia Village to build a private summer residence.

The news of the two men traveling together soon spread throughout the county.

Regardless of whether they had met or not, they talked in a very convincing manner, saying that the county magistrate actually went to Liujia Village in person to find Qin Yao, and that Qin Yao personally sent the county magistrate to the door of his house, and even went in to sit and have a cup of tea before coming out. Their behavior was very intimate, and they seemed to be on good terms.

If the target had been another woman, rumors about the county magistrate's romantic affairs would have been flying everywhere by now.

That is Qin Yao. Just hearing this name, no one can associate beauty and sexiness with her.

First of all, she was famous for her ferocity, and men were only afraid of her when they saw her.

Secondly, everyone in the county knew that she had a handsome husband at home, and ordinary people would probably not be in her eyes.

So, when the county magistrate walked with her and behaved in a friendly manner, the situation was very delicate.

When Wang Mawu was having fun in Lady Pan's brothel, Lady Pan kicked open the door, rushed in hurriedly, pulled her girl away, closed the door, and threw Wang Mawu's clothes to him.

Lady Pan said unhappily, "Hurry up and put on your clothes. It's going to be a big fuss outside, and you still have the energy to seduce my girl!"

Wang Mawu was almost scared to death by this damn woman. He was not wearing anything!

After all, he was not as knowledgeable as Lady Pan. Wang Mawu quickly hid behind the screen and put on his clothes, asking:

"What's the big fuss? Who seduced your girls again? It's obvious that these girls in your family are scheming and they took advantage of my unpreparedness and crawled over here on their own."

Lady Pan pouted at him, "You shameless bastard! You can even talk nonsense about something so obvious. Aren't you afraid of having your tongue cut off?"

But now was not the time to argue with him about such a small matter. Lady Pan sat down at the eight-immortal table in front of the screen and said with a sigh:

"Do you know what big thing happened in the city just now?"

"What's the big deal? Why are you so scared? Has someone reported you to the government again?"

Wang Mawu had already dressed himself and walked out from behind the screen in a respectable manner. He sat down opposite Lady Pan, poured himself a cup of tea, and planned to take a sip to calm his nerves.

Lady Pan laughed sinisterly and deliberately raised her voice, saying, "The evil ghost lady you fear the most just came into the city with County Magistrate Song, chatting and laughing, and even stayed at the County Magistrate's house for a cup of tea before coming out."

As expected, as soon as she finished speaking, Wang Mawu spat out a mouthful of hot tea. Fortunately, she was prepared and covered her face with a handkerchief and dodged to the side.

Lady Pan sneered, "Oh, by the way, Xiaoju, who went to open the door just now, said that she saw the evil ghost lady standing downstairs for a while. When she saw someone open the door, she left with a jar of soy sauce. Tell me, what do she and County Magistrate Song mean by this? They are obviously coming for us!"

Wang Mawu used his sleeve to wipe the tea that had overflowed from the corner of his mouth. The more he wiped, the more his hands shook.

Lady Pan clicked her tongue twice, "Look at you, you're so scared just by hearing her name. If she and Magistrate Song really want to team up to deal with us, what else can I expect from you? Do I expect you to piss your pants when you see her?

Wang Mawu glared at her and said, "What do you know? You haven't experienced it yourself!"

"You are so brave to be mean to me. If you have the guts, find someone to find out what these two people are up to!" Lady Pan said excitedly.

Wang Mawu raised his hand to signal her to let him calm down. After taking a deep breath for a while, his trembling hands finally recovered a little.

"I'll go back and take a look first." Wang Mawu stood up and was about to leave.

Lady Pan grabbed his clothes and said, "What are you going to look at? Don't tell me you are scared."

Wang Mawu shook her hand off, his expression unusually serious, "I'm going to close the gambling house for a few days, stay in the countryside for a few days, and wait until the storm has passed."

Then he reminded Lady Pan, "I advise you to take a few days off, lest disaster strikes!"

Since ancient times, the people have had a consensus that the people should not fight against the officials.

Because there is no way to win.

And now, Song Zhang has made it clear that he is going to target the two of them, and he has also brought in Qin Yao as his helper. If they don't keep their tails between their legs, they will be the next golden toad.

Wang Mawu has made up his mind that no matter what Song Zhang and Qin Yao want to do, he will just hide and not let them catch him.

As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. You can give up making money for the time being, but you cannot give up your life!

As for those people behind the scenes who just take money and do nothing but give him orders, by that time they will probably be unable to protect themselves, so how can they care about him?