After observing for a few more days, Wada determined the pattern of the bandits' surveillance of the village.

One night, it was extremely dark, and the sky was full of dark clouds, looking like it was going to rain soon.

Vada dug up the silver that had been buried under the wall of his room. He woke up his family.

Hold the child in your arms and tell them that you must not let the child cry.

Don't bring anything from home, don't turn on any lights, put on your clothes, and leave the house quickly.

Don't even bring your clothes.

Quietly opening the door to the house and the gate to the yard, the eldest son, with the best night vision, held his wife's hand.

The eldest daughter-in-law then took the second daughter-in-law's hand, the daughter-in-law took the second son's hand, and so on, and the whole family fled Green Grass Village overnight.

We walked all night, bypassing the nearest town.

By daybreak, the family was exhausted, but they still dared not stop.

They encountered an oxcart passing by, and for 300 coins, the family rode in the horse-drawn carriage into Mogao County.

Wada led his family straight to the county government office.

At that time, Wang Huaijing had only been serving as the magistrate of Mogao County for a short period of time.

Therefore, they were in a difficult position for a while when they received the report.

After all, there weren't enough constables.

As for his fighting skills, he can only be considered so-so.

You can't exactly bring your wife along when you're fighting bandits, can you?

I went to the prefect for help, but what did the prefect say?

Such things happen far too often in the Northwest, and the prefectural government has no soldiers to send.

That almost made Wang Huaijing furious.

"What about the garrison? Does our entire prefecture have no garrison?"

Wang Huaijing was still unwilling to give up.

The prefect was not angry.

"Well, there are garrison troops, but not many. Even if you line up, it won't be long before you reach Mogao County."

What could Wang Huaijing say?

At that time, he was unaware that his family had powerful backing.

So, upon returning to the county town, he began training the yamen runners, a training that, of course, began with the runners' provocations.

Six months later, under Wada's leadership, Wang Huaijing led his soldiers to wipe out the bandits surrounding Green Grass Village.

A year later, Mogao County became a well-known safe county.

Wang Huaijing was decisive enough, and Zhao Qingyi had financial support.

Naturally, whether it's bribing them with benefits or appealing to their emotions and reasoning, they can all be manipulated by the yamen runners.

Whenever a serious incident occurred, the yamen runners of Mogao County would act like mad dogs, digging three feet into the ground to find the bandits.

Of course, "mad dog" was a nickname given to the yamen runners by the thugs.

They just couldn't understand why the former yamen runners were all so irresponsible and didn't do their jobs properly.

These people are now impossible to bribe.

Of course, you can't bribe them.

After each case was closed, the county magistrate would give a reward, the specific amount of which was calculated based on the recovered illicit funds.

If the case is not profitable, the magistrate's wife will offer a reward of real money.

The reward standard is generally between 1 and 20 taels of silver.

Nobody's stupid. If there are legitimate and just ways to make money, who would want to make money through dishonest means?

Mogao County's good reputation and sense of justice were thus supported by money.

This is because Zhao Qingyi is good at business; otherwise, no one could afford to support a spendthrift official like Wang Huaijing.

Of course, whether the reward was given to the yamen runners or someone else,

Whenever money was involved, Wang Huaijing kept a record of it.

Furthermore, the money given by the daughter-in-law was considered a loan to the impoverished Mogao County.

When the economy of Mogao County improves in the future, he will return all this money to his wife.