Chapter 281: Incognito Visit

Luo Jiu hurried over and pulled Feng Qi aside, "What's going on?"

Feng Qi said angrily, "I booked a room and he asked about my ancestors. He even said I looked like a Japanese? When I was killing Japanese, he didn't even know what he was doing!"

Amid the noise, an old lady came out from the back hall and said with a smile, "Harmony brings wealth, don't quarrel. Ladies, tell me what troubles you have encountered. I am the owner of this store."

She pushed the man at the counter away as she spoke, "I just let you watch the store for a while, and you caused trouble. You useless thing, go home."

The man snorted, took out two bills from the drawer, put them in his pocket, and walked away.

Luo Jiu frowned, "Your son?"

The old woman smiled awkwardly, "I'm not married, how can I have a son? This is my younger brother."

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

The old woman smiled again and said, "My brother is not very good at speaking. I think he must have offended you with his words. I apologize on his behalf. My last name is Ye. You can call me Boss Ye or Aunt Ye."

Boss Ye flipped through the registration book and said, "How many of you are from Peking? You probably don't know that our Yi County is a mess, with many tricks. Accommodation registration has always been stricter than other places."

Cheng Yaoyao glanced at Gu Meng and said, "In that case, take your student ID to Boss Ye for registration."

Zhong Jialing couldn't help but ask, "The whole country has been liberated, what's the chaos?"

Boss Ye sighed, "I've heard that the whole country has been liberated, but there is something mysterious about Yi County. The mystery is that no matter how the outside world changes, it remains as unshakable as a mountain. If I were young, I would definitely go see the new world outside, but unfortunately I'm old now."

Boss Ye wrote the registration form and handed the certificate back to Gu Meng with both hands, "Southwest Associated University, what a famous school, I have only seen it in the newspaper.

Girls, listen to what I have to say. Yi County is not a place for sightseeing. You should stay here for one night and leave as soon as possible. "

Feng Qi was stunned for a few seconds, then asked hesitantly, "Are there really devils here?"

Boss Ye smiled and shook his head. "If they were real devils, General Fu would have killed them. Unfortunately, the people here are more difficult to deal with than the devils. There is neither General Fu nor President Luo and Marshal Feng here."

When Feng Qi heard this, he straightened his back instantly, as if to say: Look at me, look at me, do you think I look like you?

Boss Ye glanced at her and said calmly, "Girl, don't stand there like an idiot. Go upstairs and have a rest."

A few people chuckled and went into the room trying to suppress their laughter.

Feng Qi couldn't help but curl his lips and said, "Boss Ye is really short-sighted. I couldn't recognize her even when I was standing in front of her."

Zhong Jialing pushed her in front of the mirror and said, "Look at yourself now. How can you look like a marshal?"

Yes, Feng Qi was wearing a light blue Chinese schoolgirl uniform with a large cotton-padded jacket underneath, and a black woolen skirt with cotton pants underneath.

She was tall and strong, and Cheng Yaoyao had hand-made large changes to her clothes and skirt, otherwise she couldn't wear them. The skirt was as big as a sack, and it was completely different from her usual military uniform.

Feng Qi cut her hair into a buzz cut some time ago. Zhong Jialing was afraid that she would be exposed, so she found her a wig.

With bangs and two pigtails, when Feng Qi put them on, everyone laughed so hard that they almost fell off their chairs. Who could recognize her?

Feng Qi took off her wig, and Luo Jiu took off her big black-framed glasses. Everyone took off their disguises and chatted.

Zhong Jialing: "What does Boss Ye rely on General Fu for? General Fu is probably doing his homework at home right now. He definitely can't finish it, so he's just scratching his head and stalling for time."

The three of them laughed, and Lu Qingyun came over to ask for instructions: "From what Boss Ye said, Yi County is not peaceful enough to select talents, and it is not suitable for the leaders to take risks. Let's leave tomorrow morning and send someone to investigate after we return to Beiping."

Luo Jiu smiled and said, "How much trouble is that? I want to see what kind of big waves Yi County can stir up now that the whole country has been liberated."

The next day, after breakfast, the group deliberately strolled around the street.

Everyone is keeping an eye on all directions and listening carefully to see if there is anything mysterious here.

We walked around half of the market, but didn't see anything else except more beggars on the street.

Luo Jiu: "It's not bad, not as scary as I imagined. When I heard what Boss Ye said before, I thought this was an occupied area."

Just as he finished speaking, the sound of gongs and drums came from not far away, and a crowd of people quickly rushed to one place.

Zhong Jialing hurriedly stopped a passerby and asked, "What are you all running for?"

The eldest sister said, "You are here to watch the fun. Don't you know? Our country is going to participate in the Olympics. Our county is selecting talents. There are competitions every day. It's really exciting."

Luo Jiu couldn't help but exclaimed: "The local official of Yi County is very far-sighted. He did things on his own without instructions from above? Qingyun, who is the county magistrate of Yi County?"

Lu Qingyun thought for a moment and said, "It should be Ma Youguang. He has been the county magistrate of Yi County for thirty years, the longest tenure among all county-level officials."

Thirty years? Luo Jiu calculated silently in his mind and sighed: "So this person has worked from the late Qing Dynasty to the present, so he can be considered a veteran of three or four dynasties and has experienced many ups and downs."

Zhong Jialing: "You mean he is experienced, so he can understand what is going on?"

Luo Jiu shook his head. "I want to say that he has been in this position for more than 30 years without any promotion or demotion. Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary."

Feng Qi said: "Maybe they are honest people who do practical things, they don't flatter others, and they don't have connections to recommend them, so they can't get promoted."

The six people followed the crowd to a large square. There was a platform in the center of the square, and staff were arranging and cleaning on it.

Behind the square is the newly built Yi County Government Office Building, which is majestic and imposing.

Luo Jiu stood in the crowded crowd, looking at the brand new two-story office building. He couldn't help but frown and said angrily, "In a remote place like Yi County, it's so poor that the people live in shabby earthen, wooden and stone houses, and some are even starving to death. Yet the officials are willing to spend a lot of money to build such an office building."

Zhong Jialing whispered, "Don't be upset, maybe it was built with funds from the local gentry, and the local finances were not used."

"Yes!" Cheng Yaoyao pointed to a three-story house behind the government building. "Isn't there a more magnificent house over there? It seems that they still have some conscience and did not build the office building into the most luxurious house in the area."

The few people spoke in low voices, but at this time, the crowd was so crowded that the people nearby heard and immediately responded, "You are from other places, right? Don't you know who the owner of the three-story house is?"

Several people hurriedly asked: "Who is it?"

The people around him gnashed their teeth and replied, "The county magistrate is Ma Ba Pi!"

"Ah?" Several people were a little bit unconvinced. "So, County Magistrate Ma is a corrupt official?"

The person on the left said, "He is greedy! He has been greedy for decades. He has plundered all the land in Yi County. They say that we can live a good life after liberation. How can we have a good life?"

Cheng Yaoyao asked hurriedly: "No one reported it to the higher authorities?"