Dongzi couldn't believe it since he found out that the boss was a little girl. He couldn't even understand how such a young girl could be so smart! She played tricks on them and took down the Xionghu Gang. Now she even dared to bring him (the bandit) into the county magistrate's mansion in such a grand manner.

He even wondered if the boss had found them a stable job.

Dongzi had always been with his uncle, doing odd jobs in the inn, and had never been anywhere. This was the first time he had seen such a beautiful house. However, he secretly compared it with the cement house he went to see with his eldest brother yesterday. It seemed that the house over there was much brighter than here, and even the corners were not so dark.

But the corners of this big house are pitch black, which looks a bit scary.

Before entering the mansion, Xing'er told him not to speak, not to look around, and to just follow her.

The servant took her to the living room and said, "The master needs to change his clothes before coming. Please wait for a while." Tong Wenyao nodded after hearing this.

After a while, Xiaoying came up with tea and said, "Miss, the Madam asked me to come forward and serve you."

After hearing this, Tong Wen Yao smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Sister Xiaoying." After hearing this, Xiaoying narrowed her eyes with a smile. She didn't expect that it had been so long since she rescued the lady last time, and she still remembered her name as Xiaoying.

Xiaoying can brew a good pot of tea. When the lid is opened, the fragrance of the tea overflows, and the taste lingers on the lips and teeth. Before she finishes her cup of tea, Ji Shikang arrives.

"Are you satisfied with the tea?" Tong Wenyao said with a smile, "The tea is good, and the tea maker has good skills."

"Hahahaha, Xiaoying's tea-making skills are beyond reproach. It was Madam who taught her how to make tea."

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Tong Wenyao finally spoke, "A few days ago, when I went to Cangzhou, I discovered something puzzling. On the way to Cangzhou, pedestrians ignored the official road and took a secluded path instead."

Ji Shikang drank his tea in silence. Tong Wenyao glanced at his expression and continued, "What a coincidence! I was taking the official road and couldn't see the inn clearly at night, so I ended up walking into a bandit's lair."

Ji Shikang had already put down his teacup and looked at Tong Wenyao solemnly, "If you want me to suppress the bandits, then I tell you, I really can't do anything. I don't know if you noticed that there are fewer soldiers guarding the gate when you entered the city. The court hasn't paid us money for more than two months, so I reduced the number of people.

Tong Wenyao laughed after hearing this and said, "How dare I trouble Lord Ji to lead the troops to suppress the bandits? Come, bring up these boxes I brought."

Two servants carried up a box, and a total of three boxes were placed in the hall. Tong Wen Yao walked to the boxes and opened them one by one. Suddenly, the gold, silver and jewelry inside were revealed. Tong Wen Yao took the small box handed over by Xing'er and opened the box. Two night pearls emitted a faint light in the daytime.

Ji Shikang was a little shocked when he saw it. You know, the Tong family was poor and destitute not long ago, but they could actually come up with so much money now?

"Master Ji, these are the money I seized from the bandits. Master Ji, you can use this money as start-up capital to train soldiers and go to suppress the bandits. Wouldn't that make a lot of money?"

Ever since Lord Ji said that the government had not issued silver for two months, Tong Wen Yao directly used these boxes of silver as the starting funds for the training of officers and soldiers. Firstly, the silver seized by the bandits was taken from people who were killed. Secondly, even if Lord Ji was asked to look for the victims' families now, the officers and soldiers would not have enough manpower, so he gave up.

But Tong Wen Yao thought of a way to compensate the victims, which was to count the number of people killed by the Bear and Tiger Gang, and then post a notice saying that the bandits from the Bear and Tiger Gang had been killed. When the time came, people could take the official road to Cangzhou and no longer have to take a detour.

It's just that Tong Wen Yao was a little careless. Most of the people from the Xionghu Gang had left, and now only the old, weak and sick were under her command, so it would take some effort to find the victim.

Ji Shikang pointed at the silver and jewelry in front of him and asked, "This... was this taken from the bandits?" Tong Wenyao nodded after hearing this. Ji Shikang looked at Tong Wenyao and said, "Where are the bandits?"

"Sir Ji, I need your help here. I want to accept them, but I can't handle their household registration. I still need your help." After hearing this, Ji Shikang walked back and forth in the hall, shaking his head from time to time, with a hint of hesitation on his face.

Tong Wenyao said, "Sir, although the bandits heading to Cangzhou have been eliminated, they will inevitably gather again in the future. Moreover, there are also many bandits near Yuguan County, and the villagers are afraid to enter the city. If there are fewer people, there will be less business. If there is less business, it will affect your assessment."

After hearing this, Master Ji paused his pace and lowered his head in thought. Tong Wenyao continued, "Master, as soon as you arrived in Yuguan County, you were able to lead the troops to suppress the bandits, and you also won a great victory. This is undoubtedly a political achievement."

After hearing this, Ji Shikang calmed down completely. He waved his hand and asked Tong Wenyao to tell him in detail.

Tong Wen Yao began to talk about the battle plan, as well as the time and place, but the bandits rose up in resistance and the bandits present were killed by the sword.

After that, they would need to handle household registration issues for them, and Master Ji would also gain a lot of reputation from it. Ji Shikang pondered for a while and finally made up his mind to cooperate with Tong Wenyao. Since his wife had given birth, she had not left her home for a long time. This place was far from the capital, and he could not go back. Only when he made some achievements would his father-in-law propose it to the emperor, and his wife could go back to meet her parents.

Lord Ji looked embarrassed. He couldn't guess why Tong Wen Yao would accept this evil bandit, but if she could guarantee that the bandit would no longer harm the people in the future, then handing the bandit over to her would not be a bad idea.

"It's not that I don't want to register the bandits for new household registration. Wen Yao, you should know that these bandits are unreasonable when it comes to killing people." Tong Wen Yao quickly assured him, "Sir, I can guarantee that if the bandits dare to kill innocent people, you don't have to do anything, I will deal with them."

After hearing Tong Wenyao's promise, he finally said, "In that case, when will you go (to suppress the bandits)?"

In his opinion, he only needs to cooperate to gain a good reputation and achieve good results, which is simply too good to be true.

Tong Wenyao knew that Master Ji had agreed, and immediately said, "Master, I think we should set off today while the weather is good. Otherwise, I'm worried that it will snow in two days."

"Okay, then gather them together and take them out of the city for some hunting. Remember, be high-profile when you go out!"

After hearing this, the housekeeper went out to make arrangements.

At noon, Lord Ji was riding a horse, and Tong Wen Yao followed behind him, followed by a large group of officers and soldiers. However, there was a man in the crowd who stared at Tong Wen Yao intently, as if he could poke a hole in her.