Chapter 140 The War Is About to Break Out
Trick them into the city and then get rid of them, so their secret can be kept.
Xia Xing'er couldn't help but laugh secretly. Since he wanted to keep the secret so much, she must be a good person and help him spread the news!
Thinking of this, Xia Xing'er wrote a letter with her left hand in the space, informing him of the situation of the plague in Qu County, and gave it directly to Jiujiu, asking it to find a way to deliver it to the prefect.
Xia Xing'er had finished writing the letter, and County Magistrate Gou had also given his instructions to his lawyer, asking him to do his job quickly according to his instructions.
As soon as the lawyer left, the dog county magistrate immediately ordered his servants to make him a soup to prevent and treat the epidemic. Just drinking it was not enough, so he asked them to make more, and he wanted to take a bath directly.
The County Magistrate's wife also walked in at this time and asked with a worried look on her face, "Master, you are not really going to take the legal advisor with you, are you?"
The dog-like county magistrate said smugly, "Of course I won't take him with me. He's out there every day doing things for me. Is there any medicine to prevent him? If we take him with us when we leave, wouldn't that bring danger to us? Am I such a fool?"
Hearing the County Magistrate's words, his wife finally felt relieved. "Master, you are wise. I was so scared just now. I thought you really wanted to take the legal advisor with you. After all, she has been doing things for you for a long time. You must be very familiar with her! You will not want to leave her here to fend for herself."
The Dog County Magistrate said proudly, "Looking at the entire Qu County, only we have the herbs to treat and prevent the plague. We don't have to worry about the spread of the disease. Who else has it? The master is a time bomb right now. How can I possibly keep him with me?"
The county magistrate's wife proudly praised her husband: "Master, you are so wise. You had the doctors and pharmacists send all the herbs to the mansion early on. This is why we have a sufficient supply of herbs in our mansion. We can drink preventive medicine for three meals a day. Otherwise, our entire mansion would be in trouble."
When the couple was feeling proud, suddenly the steward from the mansion came to report.
"Master and Madam, all the herbs in the mansion's medicine storehouse are gone, not even a leaf is left."
Upon hearing this, the smiles on the faces of the couple, who were originally very proud, disappeared instantly.
"How could there not be even a single leaf? I've brought all the herbs from the entire Qu County Clinic to my mansion, even those I've just picked from the mountains. How could there be nothing left?"
The manager who came up to report was also very panicked. He also wanted to know where all the medicinal herbs had gone!
"Master and Madam, you should go and take a look. Not only are the herbs gone, but even the storehouse is empty. The boxes of gold and silver sent by the wealthy families are gone. Master's treasures are gone, and Madam's precious head ornaments and jewelry are gone..."
Upon hearing this, the county magistrate and his wife could no longer sit still and stood up like chickens with their feathers standing on end.
"What did you just say? Tell me again. Which reckless little thief actually stole from me?"
"Right now, the people of Qu County are living in dire straits. Some are suffering from the plague, while others are on their way to contracting it. They are like chickens with dead skin. How could they have such skills to rob the county magistrate's mansion, let alone take away all the gold and silver he has?"
The two of them could no longer sit still, and while talking, they went to the storeroom in the mansion.
What the two of them saw was an empty warehouse. There was not even a leaf or residue left of the medicinal herbs used to treat and prevent the plague.
All the gold, silver, jewelry and rare antiques they had saved were gone.
The county magistrate's wife could not bear the blow. Her eyes turned black and she fainted on the ground.
The dog county magistrate had a strong psychological endurance. He knew that fainting now was useless. The most important thing was to get someone to quickly investigate who stole his things, his life!
At this time, Xia Xing'er had already left and had no interest in staying to see their current situation.
The lawyer had already left the county magistrate's mansion, and she followed him directly. She was not interested in watching the chaos that followed the loss of medicinal materials, gold and silver in the county magistrate's mansion.
If she had left a little later, she would have seen the county magistrate's wife fainted from anger, and her mood would have been better.
But she has more important things to do now.
She wanted to return to the exile team quickly, even though she knew that her family members were all good at martial arts and that the entire exile team was not just made up of their Xia family.
I’m afraid that Zhang San and the others will listen to the lies told by the lawyer and get into trouble when they enter the city.
The legal advisor acted quickly. Less than a quarter of an hour after Xia Xing'er returned, the legal advisor and the government officials and soldiers had arrived at the city gate.
The lawyer immediately ordered his officers and soldiers to take the two people suffering from the plague away, wrapped in quilts, and prepare to burn them.
But before that, they have something more important to do.
The lawyer walked up to Zhang San and his companions, who were dressed in official uniforms, greeted them politely, and invited them to go into the city together.
Zhang San and his men had already guessed the situation in the city and were definitely unwilling to go in. He sincerely requested his lawyer to tell the county magistrate to give them the customs clearance documents so that they could continue to the next stop.
The lawyer remained polite and said, "I am only inviting you into the city on behalf of the county magistrate. I cannot make the final decision. If you need customs clearance documents, please go into the city and discuss it with our county magistrate."
Zhang San was also a little unhappy. When they wanted to enter the city before, the city gates were closed and they were not allowed to enter. Now they know that there is a plague in the city and don’t want to go in, but these people still want to force them to go in. I don’t know what they are trying to do. They must be up to something, right?
Zhang San didn't want to go in and get himself killed, so he immediately refused, saying, "There are so many of us. We've already wasted a lot of time on the road, and now we need to hurry. Master, could you please be accommodating and help us get the customs clearance documents from the county magistrate? We won't go in."
When the lawyer saw that they refused to enter the city no matter how he tried to persuade them, his face changed immediately, and he directly surrounded the entire exile team with the officers and soldiers he brought.
Zhang San saw the scene of the master and his men and immediately became angry: "I don't know what you mean, master. We just don't want to enter the city. Is this against the law?"
The lawyer sneered without anger and said, "If you have any questions or opinions, please come to the city to see our county magistrate and tell him in person. We are just clerks and cannot make the decision!"
After saying this, he was about to order the officers and soldiers to escort the entire group of exiles into the city.
The officers, led by Zhang San, also picked up their knives, ready to fight to the death.
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