Before long, Xie Wu led Wu Lanxi and Lin Wan'er to a private residence near the restaurant.
Unlike the high city walls of Qihuai County, the houses in the county are not particularly special; they are just ordinary wooden houses.
The gate of the house was wide open, and the scene inside the courtyard could be clearly seen.
They seemed completely unconcerned about being robbed or anything like that.
Such a thing is extremely rare even in the capital.
On the contrary, the capital city has a large population and countless people from all walks of life. If anyone dares to do such a thing, they will throw away all the valuables in the courtyard the next day.
It's not impossible that they might even be fatally injured by thieves.
“These people are quite bold; they aren’t afraid of bad guys at all.”
Lin Wan'er looked around curiously, but didn't see anyone in the courtyard.
"You don't know this, but theft and assault are simply impossible in Qihuai County. Even if the main gate is open, or even if the door to the main house is unlocked, no one will steal anything."
Xie Wu turned around and explained something to Wu Lanxi and Lin Wan'er.
Why?
As Wu Lanxi asked questions, she followed Xie Wu into the courtyard.
"Lord Tang has enacted rather strict laws and regulations. Any illegal behavior will be severely punished if discovered. Not to mention, there are also city management officers who are responsible for patrolling the area. If they discover such a situation, I'm afraid you'll be in deep trouble."
Urban management team?
The image of the middle-aged woman Wu Lanxi had seen before flashed before her eyes. "Were they those women with red cloths tied around their arms?"
"Yes," Xie Wu answered affirmatively. He walked into the courtyard and shouted loudly into the house, "Is anyone home?"
No one responded.
Xie Wu stepped forward, went inside and looked around, then returned and shook his head at Wu Lanxi.
No one is home.
Nobody here?
The front door was open, and the room door was open, but no one was home?
Just as Xie Wu said, the people here are not afraid of being robbed at all.
She asked curiously, "Can those middle-aged women really stop theft?"
It seems that many people have asked this question before. Xie Wu laughed and said, "Don't underestimate the urban management team. Those women are all capable of holding up half the sky. They are all eloquent and can fight just as well as men."
"Not only that, even if other people see someone causing trouble, everyone will rush to help."
Wu Lanxi frowned. "Why is that?"
There are quite a few people in Beijing who do good deeds.
But the vast majority will just stand by indifferently.
If the situation is dangerous, people will stay far away and won't go near it at all.
How come everything turned out the other way around when we got to Qihuai County?
"Lord Tang calls this 'acting bravely for a just cause.' Anyone who acts bravely for a just cause will be rewarded. In addition to the reward, they will also receive commendation from Lord Tang, which is what everyone values most."
"A commendation?"
Xie Wu nodded, "Besides getting praise from adults, you also get a little red flag. People who get a little red flag are afraid that others won't know about it, so they put it in their living room and want others to see it."
It seems the key lies with Tang Huan.
This is similar to the waiter asking for an autograph before, but can one person have such great magic?
Wu Lanxi fell into deep thought.
It seems that this is possible.
If Xie Wu is right, before Tang Huan arrived, Qihuai County was no different from a living hell; it was practically another disaster area.
It was Tang Huan who pulled the people of Qihuai County out of the abyss.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration for the people to regard such a person as a god.
Wu Lanxi even suspected that in Qihuai County, perhaps that small county magistrate was more loved and respected by the people than she, the emperor.
"Oh, isn't this Lord Xie? What brings you here!"
As she was pondering, a voice entered her ears, directly interrupting Wu Lanxi's thoughts.
Her voice was cheerful; she was a loud woman.
"I am no longer Lord Xie, just call me Old Xie."
In front of Wu Lanxi, Xie Wu dared not act like an adult.
The woman didn't care at all, and waved her hand, saying, "You're Lord Xie for a day, and you'll be Lord Xie for life. If it weren't for you and Lord Tang, we wouldn't be where we are today. Have you eaten yet? Would you like me to make you something?"
As she spoke, the woman noticed Wu Lanxi and Lin Wan'er standing to the side and asked in confusion, "Who are these two?"
"He's a wealthy merchant from the capital, doing business with Lord Tang."
In that instant, Wu Lanxi saw the woman's eyes light up.
The woman beamed and said, "So you're a distinguished guest from the capital! No wonder you're so beautiful, unlike us poor folks from the backwaters. Your skin is so fair, and your face is so pretty..."
Xie Wu interrupted them and got straight to the point: "These two want to see your cellar."
"A cellar? What's so interesting about that? Every household has one. It's just filled with potatoes and sweet potatoes and the like. Do dignitaries from the capital like this?"
The woman asked, puzzled, and at the same time turned and walked to the other side of the courtyard.
Near the wall, there was a wooden plank on the ground with a stone on top of it, which looked to weigh about 30 or 40 kilograms.
The woman walked to the stone and bent down.
Xie Wu stepped forward and said, "I'll do it."
The woman laughed and joked, "Lord Xie, with your delicate skin, you shouldn't do such rough work."
As she spoke, the woman bent down and held the stone in her arms. She then placed the stone aside with remarkable ease and opened the wooden board, revealing a dark, deep hole below.
They just moved away like that?
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