".....You...you dare!!" The chief officer looked at the messy and dirty footprints on the ground and wanted to escape guiltily.
No wonder he smelled a strong stench as soon as he pushed the door into the inn, and thought it was coming from the backyard.
There were so many people making noise in such a small space in the backyard last night, it was impossible not to step on something.
I was in a hurry to go out this morning and didn't pay attention to the ground.
"See if I dare." The people at the post station were not afraid of the officials at all. "If you dare to do it and don't deal with it, I will go out and make a fuss."
The imperial envoys from the capital are the enemies of King Qianhuang and also the enemies of Qianhuang City.
He is not polite at all when dealing with his enemies.
If it weren't for Prefect Deng who stopped him from acting rashly, he would have kicked the man out long ago.
Why sleep in an inn? Just sleep on the street.
Qianhuang City is now in the period of city-wide development. All the people in the post station have gone out to work, and one person is arranged to come back to clean the post station every three days.
He was so unlucky that when it was his turn, he met this group of dirty guys.
He would rather build city walls and training grounds than guard this disgusting post station.
The officials also got angry when they saw the impolite attitude of the post station staff.
"court death!!"
The postman from such a small post station actually dared to yell at them. It was totally lawless.
Even if they made the mess, the people at the post station should clean it up honestly. That's what they should do.
Just when the two sides were about to quarrel, a light cough was heard from the second floor.
"What are you making a fuss about? Come up!!"
Qu Yutang heard the noise in the hall and forced himself to walk out of the room.
Seeing the officials rushing back, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s a good thing that Magistrate Deng hasn’t taken action against his people yet.
This means he still has time to maneuver.
"Sir!" The officers looked up at Qu Yutang, their faces filled with grievance. "He committed treason and deserves death!"
In terms of status, any one of them is several levels higher than a small postman.
Who gave the postman the courage to shout at them like that?
Qu Yutang frowned and said in a hoarse voice, "Come up!!"
"......" The officers twitched their lips in frustration, "Yes."
The officials collectively glared at the postman fiercely and walked towards the second floor.
At this moment, no matter how tired their bodies were, their backs were straight, and they could not be weak in momentum.
"He~~tui~~" The postman rolled his eyes in disgust and spat towards the second floor.
"What a thing, I don't care about it."
"That dog even dug a hole to bury its shit..."
“.......”
The postman turned and walked towards the backyard, cursing and muttering.
The shouting and cursing were so loud that it was hard for the high-ranking officials not to hear them.
The officials who were halfway up the stairs were so angry that they almost jumped down and beat the postman.
But Qu Yutang was waiting for them on the second floor with a sullen face.
The officers gritted their teeth angrily and walked to the second floor with heavy stomping on the ground.
Just wait and see, sooner or later this damn postman will be dealt with.
The officers entered Qu Yutang's room with resentment on their faces.
The moment they entered the room, the expressions on everyone's faces instantly turned guilty.
Qu Yutang sat at the table, frowning as he looked at the officials in front of him.
"Where have you been? Why are you covered in so much dirt?"
"Going to buy breakfast and digging in the fields?"
The person who bought breakfast didn't come back until dusk, so it makes sense that the person who went to find out the news hasn't come back yet.
He was just curious about where these people went to dig for food.
The chief official pursed his lips awkwardly and took a step forward, placing the two large bags of steamed buns in his hands on the table in front of Qu Yutang.
"Sir, there are 44 white flour buns in here."
"The dirt on our bodies is made just to earn these steamed buns."
"Earn these steamed buns!?" Qu Yutang looked at the chief officer in confusion and reached out to open the package.
The moment the package was opened, a strong aroma of sweet wheat hit me.
The fragrance made Qu Yutang swallow his saliva unconsciously twice.
It was indeed fine grain. When he touched the package, it was still warm, which meant it had been made not long ago.
I haven’t eaten such soft steamed buns for a long time.
Qu Yutang struggled to move his eyes away from the steamed buns and looked at the officials.
"Aren't you using the money to buy food?"
"Your Excellency doesn't understand," the chief official sighed. "My subordinates went out to buy breakfast this morning and searched every street and alley, but there weren't any restaurants or hotels open."
"I pulled people over and asked them, and then I found out that everyone in the city was working. They had food and drink, and they only had fine grains, so there were no food shops open at all."
"Not only are the food shops closed, but all other shops are also closed."
"When I asked, I found out that they were all out working to earn food."
"The subordinates went out to find food, and they couldn't come back empty-handed, so they followed the people to where they were working."
The chief officer looked down at his body covered in mud and said sadly,
"My subordinates can't take the people's food, so they can only exchange it for their labor."
"We worked all day over there, digging dirt and filling the ground. We were exhausted, and we only got so many steamed buns in return."
After saying that, the chief officer looked at Qu Yutang with tears in his eyes, and he looked as aggrieved as he could be.
The feeling of grievance was not so strong before.
For some reason, after telling Qu Yutang about these things, he couldn't help but want to cry.
During this journey with Qu Yutang, they had never suffered such hardships before.
No matter where they went, they were treated well and taken care of politely by local officials.
Only the people in Qianhuang City don't take them seriously at all. They really have the nerve to ask them to do heavy work.
They originally thought that they could have a meal by simply pulling out some weeds, but who knew...
After listening to the chief officer's recounting of the entire process, the officers felt inexplicably sad.
Some even sobbed in grievance.
They are almost exhausted for such a small amount of food, and now their whole bodies feel like they are falling apart.
Now that I think about it, that fat supervisor simply didn't treat them as human beings.
“…” Qu Yutang was petrified after hearing this.
Looking at the exhausted officials in front of him, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.
"You guys.....have worked hard!"
"Only those who endure the most hardships can become the best. When I return to the capital, I will definitely report this matter to the emperor."
"This is what our subordinates should do." The chief officer was delighted.
If the adults mentioned them in front of the emperor, maybe they would have the honor to meet the emperor.
If that's the case, then their work isn't in vain.
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