Zhuzi was furious: "It's that Qiu family member who just spoke to my young master!"

"Oh, you mean Qiu Jieyuan's family? I don't know, we never spoke."

"Now that I'm done, I can go back!"

Zhuzi was so angry that he grabbed her and said, "Give me back the silver, you liar!"

"Swindler, you gave me the money yourself, why are you trying to take it back? I'm going to yell, you're trying to steal my money!"

There was a glint of cunning in the old woman's eyes, and Aunt Tao was very amused watching from the side.

Zhuzi looked grim, let go of his hand, and stared at the old woman with a cold face, as if he could do nothing about her.

The old woman proudly took the silver and went to the courtyard where she lived. Not only that, she also went back to announce: "Everyone, come here quickly, there is a fool over there, he is the servant of that foolish young master."

"He's distributing money there, just go quickly, just do this..." Then he told the people in the courtyard what had happened.

Just when Zhuzi was still thinking about who to ask about the Qiu family, a group of people came running towards him.

Zhuzi saw the old woman who had asked him questions earlier and was so scared that he turned around and ran back to the boat.

"Hey, young man, don't run away. Don't you want to know about the Qiu family?"

"It's not that I'm not clear about it. I went back and promoted it for you. Some of them know about it. Are you still going to pay them the original five taels of silver each?"

The old woman's voice was so loud that Zhuzi was scared so much that he almost fell off the board into the river.

Han Junyan also heard the noise and walked over. He saw more than a dozen refugees gathered in front of the boat. When he heard what they said, he became extremely angry.

"Get out! If you keep surrounding the boat, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Tsk, if you can't afford the money, why are you pretending to be a bear?"

"So he's a liar, pretending to be rich."

"Let's go, let's go back and eat braised meat."

The refugees walked towards the yard where they lived while mocking him. Han Junyan's face turned completely black and he kicked Zhuzi in the abdomen.

"What on earth have you done!"

Zhuzi also felt aggrieved and told Han Junyan what he had done.

Han Junyan clearly understood that these people were just playing tricks on them.

"What a great Peach Blossom Village, what a group of refugees."

"You, ask the boat captain for a small boat, go to Qingquan Town, and ask the pavilion chief to come over. Qiu Hanyan, I want you to be ruined and take the imperial examination? Ha, that depends on whether I am willing to let you go!"

Han Junyan lowered his head with a gloomy expression.

When Zhuzi heard Han Junyan's words, he pursed his lips, feeling aggrieved, but still responded respectfully.

"yes."

After a while, a small boat was lowered into the water. Zhuzi carefully pulled the rope down from above, but still could not stand firmly and fell into the water.

After struggling for a while, he finally climbed onto the boat. Han Junyan looked at him with a cold face.

"Idiot, if you can't even handle such a small matter, then don't ever come back and just die outside!"

Zhuzi pursed his lips, not daring to say a word. After he finished scolding, he quickly replied: "Master, don't worry. I will definitely complete your instructions."

"Hmph." Han Junyan snorted coldly, and Zhuzi rowed the boat towards Qingquan Town.

Fortunately, Taohua Village is not far from Qingquan Town. Although it was upstream, it only took Zhuzi an hour to reach Qingquan Town.

The weather was so hot and stuffy that his wet clothes had dried.

When he arrived at the town gate, it was already closed.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

"Who is it? The town gate is closed. Enter the city tomorrow morning." The soldier guarding the gate shouted impatiently.

Zhuzi knocked on the door again and said, "Sir, I am a servant of the Han family in Wen County. My young master was killed near Taohua Village, and I am here to ask the pavilion chief to rescue him."

"What? What happened to Taohua Village?" The soldiers guarding the city hurriedly asked someone to open the door.

Not long ago, a secret order came down from the higher authorities, requiring that everything concerning Taohua Village be taken seriously.

You must be respectful to the Qiu family in Taohua Village, especially Miss Qiu and her family.

The garrison commander was a little puzzled at first, as he had a relative working in the Wen County government office. Later, he learned that Miss Qiu's second uncle was an official in the capital.

Miss Qiu's grandparents have now settled in Taohua Village, and the old lady is a second-rank imperial official.

So when he heard Zhuzi say that he had died near Taohua Village, he immediately had the door opened.

"There are many refugees outside Taohua Village, and my young master's boat was stopped by those refugees."

In a panic, Zhuzi made up an excuse.

When the guarding general heard this, he was so angry that he immediately reported it to his superiors.

The superiors immediately took it seriously and quickly called in more than ten guards.

He went to find Chen Jingzhi in person and took a boat with him to Taohua Village.

Zhuzi didn't even take his small boat and followed the big boat to Taohua Village. He was a little confused at this time, wondering why things had become so complicated.

It seems as if there is some extraordinary person in Taohua Village. Why do these guards and pavilion chiefs care so much about Taohua Village?

The more Zhuzi thought about it, the more scared he became. It seemed that the Han family was doomed.

In less than half an hour, the boat arrived.

There are now three boats moored in the river outside Taohua Village, it is really lively.

The headman and others came ashore holding torches. The refugees came out of the huts and looked at everyone in confusion.

"Who are you?"

Chen Tingzhang and his men still alarmed other refugees and the Taohua Village villagers who were on guard.

"Hey, isn't this Chief Chen?" The one leading the night watch today is the eldest son of the headman, Qiu Shoufu.

He followed the village head to the yamen to meet Chen Tingzhang, who was looking at the orderly team.

I couldn't help but ask, "Is everything okay in your village?"

"The village? The village is fine. What happened? Why did the headman come here in person?"

Qiu Shoufu was puzzled and looked at the headman and the guards.

"It was this guy who suddenly knocked on the door and said that his young master's boat was surrounded by refugees outside Taohua Village. We came here immediately."

The soldiers guarding the city pulled the pillar to the front and looked at him seriously.

Zhuzi was so frightened that he fell to his knees and said, "I didn't lie. Those refugees surrounded our young master's boat and demanded money..."

"You're talking nonsense. It's obvious that you were the one who was willing to spend money to buy off the Qiu family." The old woman who first took the silver spoke unhappily.

Then the refugees talked about what had happened.

Chen Jingzhi and others were extremely surprised. They did not expect that the county lady (a member of the Qiu family) would spend her own money to buy food to help the refugees.

"The town was also hit by a disaster earlier, and many refugees arrived. I've been busy with these things recently and haven't had time to inquire about the situation in the villages below."

"I never thought that Miss Qiu would be the first to rescue the refugees. Tianxiang Pavilion also took in many refugees, which greatly reduced the burden on Qingquan Town."

"The Qiu family is indeed well-educated, and every one of them is a kind person." Chen Jingzhi couldn't help but praise them.

Han Junyan also came down after hearing the news. When he heard Chen Jingzhi praising the Qiu family, his expression immediately turned unfriendly again.

"Captain Chen, please don't speak too hastily. I'm afraid there are many problems in Taohua Village."