Chapter 2901 Flattery
Because there were so many vines in this clump, several nearby trees were entangled with them. Manbao cut off a lot of them and also selected a plant that didn't look too big and dug it up with its roots. As a result, the vines could not fit in a backpack.
Manbao asked Daji to pull a piece of vine, tie it up, and then carry it away.
Among the people Bai Shan left for Zhou Man, there was only one yamen runner to lead the way and translate, and the others were his own guards.
They had been used to Zhou Man's behavior of digging flowers and plants and breaking branches for more than ten years, so the group was not in a hurry at all. If she wanted to go into the mountains, then she would go into the mountains. If she wanted to climb a tree to break branches, then everyone would take turns. They were also used to seeing a bird chasing them for a long time trying to catch it.
Unfortunately, the bird that the lady had her eyes on was not caught, and she didn't like the other birds. Everyone could only crane their necks to watch the bird disappear among the trees in two whooshes, and no one knew where it flew to.
Manbao looked away regretfully and asked Keke, "Anything else?"
Koko felt sorry, but he also knew that animals, unlike plants, could not stay still and allow their hosts to collect them. So he was very open-minded and said, "There is a plant that can be collected 858 meters ahead and to the right."
To the front right, that was the direction of the road, which was fine, so the group walked forward, and after seeing the path, they crossed it and went forward a bit, and found a plant in the mountains on the other side.
Manbao also dug up some precious medicinal herbs she saw on the road, some of which she had never seen before.
Unfortunately, these herbs are already in the encyclopedia, which means that they are already available in that world, so they cannot be included. Manbao can only dig them up for fun and use on his own.
Manbao put all the herbs into his backpack. After digging up this one, there would be no plants that had not been included in Keke's scanning range.
Manbao happily led his men to the road and mounted his horse when a yamen runner came running back to find them, shouting, "Master Zhou, we've found a village ahead. It's Xiaojing Village, and Dajing Village isn't far away. Master has sent me to pick you up."
"Is it far?"
The yamen runner said, "Not very close."
The main thing was that the sun was almost setting, so how could they have only walked three or four miles? He had run all the way here and thought he had missed them, and he was very nervous.
"But we have horses, and they're fast. We should be there before dark."
The group quickly rode forward. After running for half an hour, Manbao couldn't help but look back at the winding road. He realized, "Are we running around the mountain?"
"Yes, Xiaojing Village is also at the foot of a mountain. It turns out that we just need to go along this mountain."
Xiaojing Village is at the foot of the mountain. Manbao looked up at the familiar mountain. Although it looked a little different from the other direction, the ding-dong sound of Koko was the same.
Manbao asked Keke: "Is this the mountain behind Xiaoliu Village?"
Koko: “Yes.”
Manbao raised her eyebrows and saw Bai Shan coming out with a group of people to greet her. She smiled and walked towards Bai Shan.
Bai Shan introduced her to someone, "This is Jia Lichang, and this is Huai Cunchang, the village chief of Xiaojing Village. This is Mr. Zhou, the director of the Qingzhou Medical Bureau, and also my wife."
Jia Lichang knew about it and had seen it before. After all, Bai Shan had summoned them twice after taking office. During one of those meetings, Director Zhou also came forward to introduce the Qingzhou Medical Bureau and asked them to publicize the medical bureau to the people under their jurisdiction.
Jia Lichang immediately brought the people behind him forward to salute Zhou Man.
Zhou Man raised his hand to let them off the hook, and said with a smile, "I'm here to provide free medical treatment in the countryside, so there's no need to be polite."
She turned to look at Wen Tiandong and asked, "Have you hung the banner for the free clinic?"
"It's available," Wen Tiandong said. "I've already introduced the clinic to the villagers of Xiaojing Village. Several families have expressed interest in seeing a doctor for sick family members, but none of them are emergencies. Since it's getting dark, we're planning to wait until tomorrow."
Zhou Man nodded and said, "Very good. After visiting Xiaojing Village tomorrow, we will also go to Dajing Village. Our medical office has just been established, and we must make sure that every citizen knows about its existence. In the future, if they get sick and other clinics and drugstores cannot treat them, they will know to try the medical office."
Wen Tiandong agreed obediently, but he knew that these words were not meant for him, but for Jia Lichang and others beside him.
He knew this truth very well. Mr. Zhou rarely said such things in public, and it seemed a bit artificial to mention it now.
Wen Tiandong thought about the only thing that could make the master act pretentiously recently and that was the incident with the bandits in Xiaoliu Village. So he was particularly well-behaved, fearing that a wrong word would arouse suspicion.
There are more than a hundred bandits in the legend, but there are only about ten of them. I hope nothing happens to them.
As expected, Village Chief Jia didn't think of Xiaoliu Village at all. He just thought that Bai Shan and the others came from the county town, so he welcomed them into the village very warmly.
He felt that Xiaojing Village was a bit shabby, so he pointed to the wisps of smoke rising from the end of the field and said, "Please look, sir, that's Dajing Village. It's not far away and it's more spacious and prosperous. Why don't you go to Dajing Village?"
Bai Shan stood by the road, looked up, and said with a smile: "It's indeed not far. We will go there tomorrow and stay in Xiaojing Village tonight."
He said, "The county would also like to learn more about Xiaojing Village. When I entered the village just now, I saw that many wheat fields had been harvested. I wonder how the harvest is this year?"
Jia Lichang was well prepared. Wasn't Bai Shan going to the countryside at this time to encourage people to engage in agriculture and sericulture?
Although this place is far away from the county town, he has been to the city twice and has also been in contact with other village heads. He has long known that the county magistrate pays special attention to farming. Since taking office, he has basically been in the countryside and pays special attention to farming.
Therefore, he said with ease: "This year's harvest is much better than last year. This is also due to the blessing of your Excellency. Since your Excellency took office, it has rained several times, and then the sky cleared up immediately. It can be said that the weather is just right, and the wheat is growing very well..."
It was the first time that Zhou Man saw Bai Shan being flattered so obviously, and he looked at him in surprise.
It was the first time for Bai Shan to be praised so unnaturally, and he felt very surprised. It was a pity that he did not feel very happy, but embarrassed instead, especially with Man Bao, who had sparkling eyes, standing next to him.
He coughed lightly and waited for the village head to finish speaking before asking, "So the harvest was good this year?"
"Yes, the harvest this year is indeed good." Even if it is bad, you can't say it is bad. The county magistrate has personally gone to the countryside to inspect it. He attaches so much importance to farming, how could it be bad?
Bai Shan nodded and asked, "How was the harvest last year?"
Jia Lichang: "It's far inferior to this year."
Bai Shan wondered what County Magistrate Lu would think when he heard this answer.
He smiled, turned around and walked towards the village chief's house, asking Village Chief Huai who was standing behind him, "I wonder how many bags of wheat your family harvested last year."
Since they refuse to tell the truth about the general situation, just ask for the detailed figures. I don’t believe they can come up with a perfect lie.
See you at 11pm
(End of this chapter)
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