After getting used to everything in Qihuai County, Cui Yuanzhao finally realized what a paradise on earth it truly was.
It seems the people were right; some people were desperate to join Qihuai County, and even then, they hadn't managed to snag a spot.
Cui Yuanzhao himself was reluctant to leave and wanted to stay here forever.
I'm so happy here, I don't miss the capital.
This made Cui Yuanzhao understand even more clearly what the phrase "without thinking" truly meant.
In the past few days, the two young masters did not do nothing. While traveling with Tang Huan, they brought up the matter of cooperation several times.
After delaying for a few days, Tang Huan finally presented a specific cooperation plan.
Outside the government office, Cui Yuanzhao looked at the people in front of him with some reluctance.
Tang Huan still had that same smiling face, Li Daikui looked extremely serious and indifferent, and Tang's little maid whose identity was unknown.
After spending time with them, Cui Yuanzhao almost treated them like family, and he no longer felt any fear when facing Li Da Kui.
"Brother Tang, after today's farewell, I don't know when we'll meet again. I really hate to leave!"
Cui Yuanzhao expressed his feelings.
"Yuan Zhao, there's no need to be sad. The capital isn't far from Qihuai County. If you miss it, just come back," Tang Huan said with a smile.
Wang Jingze also said, "Lord Tang is right. Besides, our business will continue, and there will be plenty of time to come again in the future."
Cui Yuanzhao nodded.
After a few days of sightseeing, Cui Yuanzhao finally gave up the toilet business and chose to tell a strange story in vernacular Chinese.
According to Cui Yuanzhao himself, he wanted to promote the wonderful and practical vernacular language of Qihuai County throughout the capital by selling books of unique stories.
Make sure everyone has access to books.
To ensure that everyone is literate.
This became his ambition, and he vowed to make it happen.
Under Tang Huan's arrangement, the people of Qihuai County, together with Zhang Da, transported storybooks onto the carriage, and Cui Yuanzhao also participated in the process.
After collecting a fee to leave the city, Tang Huan waved goodbye from afar.
Cui Yuanzhao leaned out of the carriage and shouted, "Goodbye, Brother Tang! We'll meet again!"
As the carriage drove away, Tang Huan could no longer contain her smile.
These two young noblemen had the idea of doing business, but no understanding of it at all. With just a few words, they abandoned their more important business and instead became obsessed with vernacular storybooks.
A big business like barbecue is naturally reserved for the wealthier and more important people.
This decision was made after assessing the strength of these two young masters. In any case, protecting oneself through their connections only requires maintaining contact; there's no need for significant financial transactions.
Besides, this business will continue, so there's no need to take it one step at a time.
Taking too big a step can easily lead to trouble.
Tang Huan had been secretly developing his skills in Qihuai County for so many years, and he didn't want to ruin everything at once.
Just as Tang Huan was preparing to take Li Daikui back to Qihuai County, he suddenly saw a carriage approaching from afar.
It's called a horse-drawn carriage, but it's more like a modern tricycle.
Six or seven people were sitting in a huge open cargo box, pulled by a horse.
Compared to expensive horse-drawn carriages, this mode of transportation was more readily accepted by the public.
"The people who went to help in Kuizhou have returned."
Tang Huan immediately recognized them as the people who had gone to Kuizhou with Xie Wu for disaster relief. Now that they had returned, it meant that things there had completely stabilized and these people were no longer needed.
In the blink of an eye, the carriage arrived, and a group of people grinned and greeted Tang Huan.
Tang Huan responded to each of their condolences, confirming her suspicions through their words.
"This time, Xie Wu has made such a great contribution in Kuizhou. Even if he is not reinstated as a judge, it will definitely not be a problem for him to keep his life."
Tang Huan murmured.
Li Daikui said, "The Wu family benefited the most from the disaster relief effort. They have done so much for the royal family, and they will definitely be given important positions afterward."
According to Li Daikui, business is business, and he shouldn't have given that batch of supplies to the Wu family for free in the first place.
For this reason, the official himself also provided a lot of subsidies to the people of Qihuai County.
Watching the carriage enter the city ahead of them, Tang Huan also turned and walked into the city. He did not choose to ride a horse or take a carriage, but walked.
"You think I'm only doing this for disaster relief?"
Tang Huan glanced at Li Daikui beside her. This man, who came from a bandit background, was simple-minded and rarely considered anything.
"Isn't that right?"
Tang Huan chuckled and said, "Do you know why I caught you back then? Your brothers in the village numbered over a hundred, but in the end, they all scattered like birds and beasts."
When the past was mentioned, Li Daikui scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.
"Because you didn't communicate with the authorities properly, or rather, you only showed them the threat, not the benefits..."
Tang Huan didn't continue. These things were hard to explain to Li Daikui, and besides, she was somewhat different from the Li Daikui she had been back then.
Tang Huan patiently explained, "Do you know why Qihuai County has been able to survive unscathed for the past few years without attracting the attention of the imperial court?"
"I don't know."
"Because everyone who comes to Qihuai County receives some benefit, either economically or spiritually, they naturally won't reveal anything about this place."
Tang Huan continued, "But eventually, the truth will come out, so we must plan ahead."
"Disaster relief is not only helping the Wu family, but also helping ourselves. If one day the imperial court wants to deal with Qihuai County, and suddenly finds out that we have also participated in this disaster relief, or even been the biggest contributors, wouldn't they have to reconsider? At that time, the people will also plead for us."
The same applies to Wang Jingze and Cui Yuanzhao.
However, the protection they sought did not come from the common people, but from the court officials.
After a few casual words, Li Daikui seemed to understand but didn't ask any further questions.
Before long, the two returned to the government office.
Why did the carriage stop here?
The carriage that had been seen at the city gate was now parked at the back gate of the government office, where a person was waiting.
Upon seeing Tang Huan, he immediately smiled and said, "Sir, I forgot to tell you earlier that we met a disaster victim on our way back. We took pity on him and brought him back with us. Now we're entrusting him to you!"
After saying that, the other person turned and left without hesitation, as if worried that Tang Huan would refuse.
The person disappeared in the blink of an eye. Tang Huan looked towards the back of the carriage and found that there was indeed a figure lying there.
He was disheveled, his clothes were covered in mud and dirt, and he looked like a wild man.
Tang Huan felt a surge of anger and turned around to shout:
"This is the government office, not a junkyard. Do you think I'm that kind of person? Take them away right now!"
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