"Brother, what are you doing?"

The village chief watched as Li Changlong, along with three others, returned all the chickens and ducks that had been delivered a few days earlier.

This immediately disrupted his plans and left him at a loss.

"Put it on the ground."

"Village Chief Tian, ​​we've brought back all six chickens and six ducks to you. We're here just to discuss this, so we won't stay any longer."

After saying that, Li Changlong waved his hand, signaling the people to walk back.

Tian Dalong couldn't just let Li Changlong leave like that.

In that case, the villagers would definitely think that he had offended the doctor.

If the villagers panic, it will only bring trouble upon himself.

Tian Dalong quickly ran a few steps and grabbed Li Changlong's right arm, saying, "Brother, let's talk this out. If there's anything we haven't done well in our hospitality, just tell me. If it's something I can do, I'll definitely do it."

Tian Dalong skillfully shifted the blame onto Li Changlong and his associates, remaining completely unscathed.

He treated them well; if Li Changlong and his group didn't appreciate it, then it wasn't his problem.

Li Changlong was about to demand an explanation for the incident where he led the villagers to block the area when he was pulled back by the top leader on Monday.

Zhou Yi said, "The plague cannot be cured, which is not our fault. Please, village chief, do not make things difficult for us."

"Hehehe, what are you talking about, brother? What is it? I don't know anything about it." Tian Dalong pretended to be stupid and put the matter of today out of his mind, not mentioning it at all.

Hearing the commotion, more and more villagers gathered outside Tian Dalong's courtyard.

Tian Xiaoyang also rushed over upon hearing the news.

"Village chief, there are so many people outside, what happened?"

Before they could be seen, their voices were heard. Only after Tian Xiaoyang successfully pushed past the people at the door and entered the courtyard did he see Li Changlong and the others.

Upon seeing what was inside the cage, I instantly understood what was going on.

"Let's go!" Li Changlong shouted, and walked out of the courtyard.

The villagers standing at the gate automatically made way for them.

...

The magistrate's residence, Zhu's residence.

Zhu Datou had just finished lunch and let out a hearty burp.

"My lord, please have a cup of tea."

The speaker was none other than Aunt Zhang, Zhu Datou's beloved concubine.

Aunt Zhang was beautiful, no less so than the "slender horses" of Yangzhou.

She also loved wearing peach-colored silk skirts, which made her seem like an innocent young girl.

Zhu Datou was captivated by her after just one glance.

A few days ago, Aunt Zhang learned some ways to please people from somewhere.

Now, in the Zhu family, she is the one who is most favored by Zhu Datou.

"How are you going to feed her?" Zhu Datou laughed, his eyes narrowing into slits as he looked Zhang Yiniang up and down.

"You're so mean, sir!" Aunt Zhang clenched her fist and punched Zhu Datou in the chest, but the force was less than a kitten's scratch.

But this made Zhu Datou's heart itch. He pulled Aunt Zhang into his arms, pouted his greasy lips, and wanted to kiss Aunt Zhang's fair face.

Just as Zhu Datou was about to kiss her, someone came to report from outside the door.

Interrupted, Zhu Datou roared, "What is it!"

Aunt Zhang was held in Zhu Datou's arms, and she trembled slightly from fright.

After Zhu Datou noticed, he patted her lower back reassuringly, and Aunt Zhang finally managed a weak smile.

She tried to get up, but Zhu Datou pressed her into his arms, making it impossible for her to move, so she simply gave up.

The servant who came to report said, "It's Master Zhao."

"Let him in."

When Master Zhao entered the room, he saw Zhu Datou playing with Aunt Zhang's delicate hand and bowed to Zhu Datou without changing his expression.

"Tell me, what did you find out?"

Master Zhao lowered his head, avoiding looking at the two people in front of him, and said, "The people who went to Luzhou Prefecture have returned and reported that the female doctor and the old doctor seem to have quite a background."

Zhu Datou didn't think that a woman and an old man could cause any trouble.

He said with a look of disdain, "Just say what you have to say. You've been with me for so long, how come you still look like a poor scholar?"

Master Zhao was used to Zhu Datou's ridicule. He said, "That doctor surnamed Luo originally lived in the residence of Physician Zhuang, who had retired to his hometown. I heard he was Physician Zhuang's honored guest."

"He's just an old doctor. At worst, we can send him back to Luzhou Prefecture. It's not a big deal."

Master Zhao glanced up indifferently, paying no attention to Zhu Datou who continued to amuse Aunt Zhang, before lowering his head again.

"That female doctor is named Lu Qiqi, and she is the god-niece of the magistrate of Luzhou Prefecture."

Zhu Datou dismissed it, thinking it might just be a mistress he kept outside.

Such things are common in the industry and not worth mentioning, so naturally no one would take them to heart.

"The newly appointed magistrate of Luzhou Prefecture is surnamed Hao. His mother is the only daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong, and the only person in the current dynasty with a certificate of merit."

Zhu Datou knew nothing about Magistrate Hao and his mother, but the imperial edict was not something everyone possessed.

The person who possesses this must be someone of high status, someone a lowly county magistrate like himself cannot afford to offend.

Meanwhile, Aunt Zhang was still causing trouble in Zhu Datou's arms, which immediately ignited his anger.

Suddenly, he pushed hard, knocking Aunt Zhang to the ground.

"oops!"

Aunt Zhang, in pain and lying on the ground, was bewildered. She slowly raised her head and looked at Zhu Datou with teary eyes.

In the past, if Zhu Datou had seen her like this, he would have gone up to coax her long ago.

At that moment, he was extremely agitated and roared, "Get out! Get out! You can't read the room! Even a dog is smarter than you! You're all useless!"

Aunt Zhang was so frightened by Zhu Datou that she scrambled out the door, losing a shoe in the process, but didn't dare turn back to pick it up.

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