Chapter 98: The Rising Contribution Value
"I have already reported the incident to the court. Now we have to wait for the court's arrangements. So these people don't need to continue their journey. Wait until the court's orders come down."
Xie Yunshang pointed at the people behind him, not only to help them gain some time to rest, but also as a fact.
After all, almost half of the yamen runners in the exile team were killed or injured, especially the yamen runner captain was also dead. Without the yamen runners to escort him, how could the exiled captain go on?
Moreover, with such a big incident happening, the imperial court would definitely send people to investigate and confirm the situation before making any arrangements.
"no problem."
County Magistrate Xu naturally would not refuse. It was not a big loss for him and it was just a piece of cake. Besides, he didn't know where the incident happened. If it happened within his jurisdiction, he would need General Pingwei to say a few good words for him to avoid being held responsible.
"Thank you, General, thank you, sir!"
When everyone heard the conversation between the two, they were immediately grateful. They had been living in fear these days, and now that they had entered the county town, they could finally relax.
"Also, these are the bandits who attacked our team. We need to borrow the prison cells to detain them while they await the court's decision!"
After Xie Yunshang finished speaking, a soldier pushed the bandit who was tied up over. County Magistrate Xu saw that the bandit still had arrows stuck in his body and was shocked by his miserable appearance.
But he quickly reacted and arranged for the bailiffs to help escort him to the cell, and then he looked at Xie Yunshang.
"Thank you, General. I have already prepared a banquet in the city to welcome you!"
As he spoke, before Xie Yunshang could reply, he looked at Master Chen and said, "Master Chen, would you please do me the honor of meeting you?"
Xie Yunshang originally refused, but when he heard what he said to Lord Chen, and then thought of the food Lord Chen ate during his exile, he suddenly felt distressed and agreed on Lord Chen's behalf.
When County Magistrate Xu saw this, he was overjoyed. He had thought he would be rejected, but unexpectedly, fortunately he was smart and knew to involve Lord Chen.
really!
He could see that General Pingwei wanted to refuse at first, but after looking at Lord Chen, he agreed.
Lord Chen and the others naturally didn't care. They were now prisoners. Both County Magistrate Xu and Xie Yunshang had higher official positions than them.
He would not rely on the fact that he saved Xie Yunshang when he was a child to regard himself as an elder and give him orders.
So, Xie Yunshang agreed. As long as the request was not too excessive, he would not object.
County Magistrate Xu led Xie Yunshang and the Chen family away, but did not forget the others and asked the yamen runners to arrange rooms and food for them.
Although everyone envied the Chen family for being able to follow Xie Yunshang, they did not dare to be jealous or say anything.
After all, the Chen family has survived riots and bandit attacks without any harm, which shows that they are not simple.
More importantly, their lives were saved by the Chen family.
If Lord Chen had not stepped forward, those bandits would have already started a killing spree, and most of them would not have survived, or waited for General Pingwei's rescue.
Moreover, when they saw the yamen runners arranging houses and food for them, they were no longer envious and just wanted to have a good rest.
The other side.
"So it's Master Chen," Magistrate Xu said respectfully, bowing. "Come to think of it, we took the imperial examination in the same year. It's a pity that we didn't get a high ranking, while Master Chen was the top scorer."
When County Magistrate Xu was talking to Lord Chen, he tried to test his identity. When he heard that Lord Chen was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he remembered what had happened before.
It's a pity that although they took the imperial examination in the same year, they didn't know each other. But with this entry point, the two had a lot of topics to talk about.
Lord Chen could see that although County Magistrate Xu seemed to respect him, he actually wanted to curry favor with Xie Yunshang through him, so he pretended not to notice.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, County Magistrate Xu also arranged rooms for everyone.
Even the servants of the Chen family had a share.
It can be said to cover all aspects.
Xie Yunshang knew that Lord Chen and the others must be tired after experiencing the bandit attack, so he did not disturb them.
Chen Xue and others were indeed tired and went to rest early.
Early the next morning.
Chen Xue got together with her parents.
"After this incident, the court will definitely send a new captain. If he's easy to talk to and upright, that's fine. But if he's another Captain Sun, then..."
Lord Chen sighed as he spoke. Although they should be happy that something bad had happened to the hateful Captain Sun, they were more worried at this moment.
"Dad, we don't have to worry. Captain Sun couldn't do anything to us before. Besides, we've already survived the difficult and dangerous attacks by bandits. What are we afraid of?"
"That's right." Lord Chen laughed, "Xiaoxue is still very insightful!"
"It's just that we've already won over most of the yamen runners, except for Captain Sun and his men. Then we can go into exile with peace of mind. We'll definitely send some more yamen runners over this time, and then we'll have to start all over again..."
"Too!"
Chen Xue frowned. It took her a lot of effort to resolve the difficulties caused by those yamen runners before. Now that some new yamen runners have arrived, it is impossible for them to threaten them like they did to Converse!
"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time!"
Seeing his daughter frown, Master Chen said, "We'll wait and see what kind of yamen runners we see, and then we'll come up with a plan."
"Now let's go to the city and at least stock up on some more things."
"That's right."
Chen Xue's eyes lit up and she said, "I'm not sleepy anymore when I talk about this."
"We've already reclaimed a piece of land for growing crops, another for vegetables, another for fruit, a few farms, and a lake for raising fish..."
Master Chen nodded. "We've already collected a lot of grass for the sheep along the way. And you said you wanted to buy some pigs. We can go take a look..."
People here don’t eat pork very often, perhaps because they don’t know how to cook it, as pork has a strong smell.
And the pigs here are not white pigs, but black pigs.
In fact, Chen Xue wanted to see if there were any fragrant pigs.
If you can’t find fragrant pig, black pig will work. It has chili peppers, which can remove the fishy smell.
A group of people found Xie Yunshang and said they wanted to go into the city for a stroll. Xie Yunshang naturally would not stop them and even offered to be their guard, but was rejected by Lord Chen.
What a joke.
What if he follows and Xiaoxue's space is exposed?
When County Magistrate Xu heard that the Chen family wanted to go out for a walk, he did not stop them. He also suggested sending a few people to protect them, but was rejected by Lord Chen.
Chen Xue and her companions did not go to buy pigs immediately, but walked around. They had discovered a way to collect contribution points before, so they naturally would not miss such a good opportunity.
Whether it was technology, recipes, or handicrafts, mainly those that had not been included before, Chen Xue bought a copy of each and had the system recycle them all.
Then, Chen Xue saw the contribution value rising rapidly.
I spent tens of thousands of contribution points before, and now they have been earned back in an instant.
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