Tian An asked Chen Qiang to go to the county government office to inquire about the grain issue. The next day, Chen Qiang came to tell Tian An that he had to go to the county government office to get the grain himself.
Originally, Tian An thought that County Magistrate Gu would at most send someone over, but he didn't expect that he would come in person. When Tian An received the news, he was already standing in front of the warehouse.
Tian An and Zhao Yiming had no choice but to rush to the warehouse.
Tian An originally built two warehouses, and now County Magistrate Gu ordered people to open both warehouses.
Standing in front of the warehouse and looking at the two warehouses full of food, everyone felt that he was smiling even happier than Tian An! It was as if the food belonged to him.
Tian An and Zhao Yiming ran there. When they arrived at the warehouse, Zhao Yiming was fine, his breathing steady and his face normal. Tian An, however, was in a bad state. His face was flushed with exhaustion and he was panting.
After resting for a while in the distance and waiting for Tian An to calm down, the two men approached the county magistrate.
Tian An saluted and said, "Uncle Gu, why did you come here in person?"
Hearing Tian An's voice, County Magistrate Gu turned around with a harmless smile on his face.
Seeing the two of them bow, he raised his hand and said, "No need to be so polite. Uncle Gu entrusted so many people to you before. Now that all this time has passed, he should come and see how you are doing!"
Come to see her? I'm afraid your real purpose is not to go to the bar!
"Uncle Gu, the sun is shining brightly now. Let the farmhands load the grain. Why don't you come to my house and have a seat?"
County Magistrate Gu looked back at the granary before signaling Tian An to lead the way.
The village chief was about to follow when County Magistrate Gu said, "Village chief, please help me supervise the loading of grain."
The village chief naturally agreed readily and turned around to stare at the farmhands moving the grain.
Tian An and Zhao Yiming looked at each other, and both saw the doubts in each other's eyes, but they still smiled and led the county magistrate home.
Along the way, the county magistrate saw several families building houses and asked Zhao Yiming, "Did your village have a good harvest this year? Did they make money? Why are so many families building houses?"
The houses currently under construction were the same ones that had signed contracts with Tian An. Originally, they were supposed to start work after one house was finished.
Because there was less work to do in the fields, many farmhands couldn't sit still and went to help the bricklayers build houses for the villagers. Tian An asked them to start working together. With two masters and a few helpers, there would be enough manpower.
Zhao Yiming carefully told Magistrate Gu the whole story.
The county magistrate praised her repeatedly: "You are really amazing, girl! This way you will have a lot of land!"
Then he laughed even more happily, and after a while, he squinted his eyes and asked tentatively: "You have gained a lot of land, so doesn't that mean you are short of people again?"
Tian An keenly sensed something was wrong and said hurriedly, "I'm not short of people! Many of the farmhands have nothing to do now!"
The county magistrate suggested, "Why don't you rent more land?"
Tian An didn't say anything. Zhao Yiming asked, "Sir, are there still many refugees?"
County Magistrate Gu sighed and began to complain to the two men.
Tian An had previously taken away more than 200 refugees, which reduced his pressure immediately. He also used the same method to mobilize some gentry and villagers to accept the refugees.
Unfortunately, the villagers had no money and no food. The weather was very dry in the first half of the year, and they did not dare to take the risk of borrowing money and food like Tian An.
The gentry did give him face and were willing to accept some refugees, but they asked them to sell themselves into slavery, which many refugees were unwilling to do.
He did not want to enslave the refugees, so the matter was ultimately left unresolved.
So after a long time, the refugees here in Tian'an are the best resettled so far.
As soon as he heard that Tian An had a lot of land, he became interested.
What a pity! The county magistrate shook his head and sighed.
Tian An knew that this was a show to her, in order to soften her heart. She also wanted to help the refugees more, but with the land she had, she could only feed these refugees at the moment.
Tian An sighed and said, "Oh! These refugees are so pitiful! It's a pity that I can't help them. This important task can only be entrusted to Uncle Gu!"
After hearing the first half of her words, County Magistrate Gu thought there was hope and was very happy! But when he heard the second half, he almost had a heart attack in anger.
We arrived home while we were talking.
County Magistrate Gu never stopped looking at Tian Anjia from the moment he entered the door, praising him as he looked.
"The material used for your door is good. It's strong and durable."
Tian An: ...No matter how good my house is, can it be as good as yours?
"You've taken good care of the land in your yard. No wonder your family has the best harvest in the whole village."
Tian An: ...What's in the field are herbs? What does that have to do with food?
"Hmm! Your table is also nice. Your..."
Everyone at home...
Tian An suddenly felt that the county magistrate in front of him might be a fake!
"Uncle Gu, if you like my door, tables and chairs, how about I give them to you when you leave? I can't give away the land in the yard, but I can give away the tables and chairs."
Hearing this, County Magistrate Gu, who was drinking tea, almost spit out his tea. However, in order not to be disrespectful in front of his juniors, he held it back and ended up choking himself.
“Cough cough cough… cough cough cough…”
Mr. Han, who had just walked in, couldn't help but twitch when he saw him like this.
The county magistrate, who had just recovered from his shock, looked up and saw Han Xun. He coughed twice in embarrassment and was choked by his saliva again.
Oh! This time I have lost all my dignity.
He glanced at Tian An with resentment, "Isn't this girl unlucky for him?"
Not long after, Granny Qin, who had heard the news, also arrived. Seeing that the three of them seemed to have something to say, Zhao Yiming and Tian An exchanged a glance and wisely found an excuse to leave the main room.
"Brother Yiming, what is the relationship between Uncle Gu and Mr. Han?"
Zhao Yiming shook his head. "They all lived in the capital before, so they must be old acquaintances. We just need to make sure they won't harm us, and there's no need to ask anything else."
Tian An nodded and asked no more questions.
Not long after, Mr. Han came out to call the two of them.
After Tian An entered the house, he noticed that Grandma Qin's eyes were slightly red, as if she had been crying, but she did not look sad, but rather as if she was crying tears of joy.
Seeing the two of them enter the house, Granny Qin took the initiative to explain to them, "Granny and Zhenqi's mother are very good friends. He has been taking care of us both openly and secretly over the years."
Zhenqi is the name of County Magistrate Gu. Tian An saw it on the plaque that Gu Jinyan sent when the shop opened.
After that, they started chatting about family matters. Granny Qin and the others would sometimes mention things from the past, without shying away from Tian An and Zhao Yiming.
It was just that Magistrate Gu always brought the topic back to the refugees. But he didn't say it directly, so Tian An played dumb.
Finally, Mr. Han couldn't stand it anymore: "Gu Zhenqi, are you going too far? Just say what you want to say. You are really good at beating around the bush with a little girl."
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