Jiang Liu invited Song Jiao into the house and said something to Cui Zhu, who was following closely behind her.
"Serve tea."
Then, he sat down opposite Song Jiao and started an awkward conversation.
"Miss Song Jiao, has Ling'er's zither skills improved?"
"The second young lady is exceptionally intelligent; she understands things immediately."
"..."
Outside the hospital, Tang Yi tried his best to act as if he were invisible.
He didn't want the villagers to know that the county magistrate had personally visited Lingnan Village.
To avoid being seen by Jiang Liu, he instructed the driver to wait there, while he himself walked to the nearby mountain.
Looking at the vast expanse of medicinal herb fields, he immediately guessed that it must have been Qiu Yan's doing.
After all, Qiu Yan is a female doctor.
He walked and looked around, and further ahead, he saw rows of houses, which were pharmaceutical factories.
Tang Yi's gaze lingered on the pharmaceutical factory. After a moment of astonishment, he continued on his way.
He came across another pasture and stared at it intently.
His observations of Lingnan Village overturned his understanding of mountain villages.
He no longer felt that the mountain village was impoverished; on the contrary, he felt that it was a rare and auspicious place.
At that moment, Qiu Dafu, carrying a freshly slaughtered fat sheep, had just come out of the Li family's ranch when he saw Tang Yi wandering around. He couldn't help but pause slightly.
If Zheng Hong alone wasn't enough, then Tang Yi also came.
The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere became somewhat tense.
Finally, Qiu Dafu first clasped his hands in a fist salute.
"Lord Tang."
Tang Yi's eyelids twitched slightly as he glanced at the fat sheep that Qiu Dafu had just slaughtered in his hand, and his expression became more serious.
At the same time, because he really couldn't stand the muttony smell next to Qiu Dafu, he stepped back a few paces.
"Is this your ranch?"
"No," Qiu Dafu shook his head.
"May I ask what brings you here, Lord Tang?"
"I came here with Jiaojiao," Tang Yi said calmly.
"The person you're looking for, it seems, won't be coming back." Qiu Dafu's abrupt remark caused Tang Yi's expression to change.
He simply asked directly:
"Do you know who I'm looking for?"
"Qin Feng." Qiu Dafu always spoke directly and never liked beating around the bush.
Furthermore, if he doesn't address this issue, it will inevitably fall on his eldest niece.
"Oh, I see. Jiang Liu told you. But how do you know he won't come back?"
"...I guessed."
"A guess? Do you know where he is?"
"Qi Capital".
"What? The battlefield? How do you know that?"
“I went with him.”
Tang Yi was astonished.
"What's he going to the battlefield for? He joined the army too? With his physique, can he handle it?"
"...You'll have to ask him about that."
"You went to the battlefield too?" Tang Yi knew, of course, that Qiu Dafu hadn't returned for a year.
He had initially thought that Jiang Liu had entrusted the wrong person and had even felt indignant on Jiang Liu's behalf.
"Sir, farewell!" Qiu Dafu said noncommittally, turning to go home.
"Wait!" Tang Yi stepped forward and called out to Qiu Dafu.
"Why did Qin Feng go to the battlefield? Why do you say he won't come back?"
"Lord Tang, if you would heed my advice, it would be best if you did not come anytime soon."
Qiu Dafu knew how much Gu Qian's men hated Qin Feng.
His words were gentle, but to Tang Yi, they were extremely offensive.
"Should I not have come? Hmph, what a joke. The entire Baiyang County is under my jurisdiction."
"I was just trying to give you a friendly reminder."
Although Qiu Dafu and Tang Yi did not get along, Qiu was, after all, the magistrate of Baiyang County, and had been quite diligent in his duties.
Of course, there were also mistakes.
After saying that, he strode away.
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