Chapter 256 Cui Qingyi's Plan
After waiting for Lu Da to leave, Tao Zhi asked Cui Qingyi in confusion, "Village Master, if you want the list of Luhua Town residents, why don't you just go to the county government office and check it? Why do you have to ask Lu Da to do it?"
Cui Qingyi stared at the chessboard in her hand. She only had a basic understanding of chess, but after playing a few games with Jing Wei when she was free, Jing Wei gave her this white jade chessboard. Now she often pondered the chessboard and found it quite enjoyable.
"Luhua Town is in chaos, and the list kept by the government may be missing. I suggest that the relief food should be distributed according to the number of people in each household. The list prepared by Lu Lizheng will definitely be as detailed as possible.
Waiting to get the new flower list, I can make plans for the next step."
Taozhi nodded, not quite understanding. The village chief had been in a bad mood ever since he came back from Luhua Town that day. He had been in low spirits for the past few days since returning home. Taozhi was worried but could do nothing to help.
She racked her brains to think of something fun to entertain Cui Qingyi. "Since we came back, Wangcai has been running outside from time to time. He never liked going outside before without anyone to take him with him."
Hearing this, Cui Qingyi suddenly remembered something: "Mother Chen said that a wolf broke into the house one night?"
Taozhi nodded. "Yes, Aunt Chen was frightened. After that, the mansion was safe and sound, so they went on patrol together at night. We haven't seen any wolves come again. Logically speaking, the walls of our village mansion are so high, how could a wolf get in?"
How the wolf came here will definitely be a secret for the time being.
Cui Qingyi thought for a moment and instructed Taozhi, "Go ask Aunt Chen if she saw clearly what color the wolf that broke in that night was."
If it is black, then all the abnormalities that have been happening to Wangcai these days can be explained.
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When General Lu delivered the new list of flowers in Luhua Town, Wang Xiaoqian also arrived at the gate of the township chief's mansion at the right time.
Along with Wang Xiaoqian came a handwritten letter from Zhou Yanxiu. Since everything had already been done, Zhou Yanxiu had no reason to argue. He simply gave Cui Qingyi the result she wanted in the letter: "Luhua Town is a fiefdom granted to the township lord by the imperial court. The township lord can punish any injustice or evildoers within the fiefdom on his own.
I will personally plead my case to Your Majesty, and everyone in Qinghe County will understand the village chief's love for the people."
The reason why these words reached Cui Qingyi in the form of a letter written by Zhou Yanxiu himself was simply that Zhou Yanxiu was telling Cui Qingyi that she could just go ahead and do it, and he would take care of the consequences. This letter was the evidence.
It was also Zhou Yanxiu's implicit apology to Cui Qingyi for his previous actions. Zhou Yanxiu always had his own reasons for doing things in the past. If the Luhua Town incident had been revealed in the past, he would not have felt any guilt, but who made him suffer from the sidelong glances in his house every day?
How could the powerful Lord Zhou bear such an insult? He vowed to compensate the village chief.
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He turned his gaze to Wang Xiaoqian and asked, "County Magistrate Wang, I wonder how the government will support me?"
Wang Xiaoqian looked at the smile on Cui Qingyi's face and felt a little scared. This person was the one who scolded Lord Zhou so harshly. He needed to be cautious in dealing with her.
"Lord, I have reviewed the historical archives of Luhua Town and discovered that its people are known for their fierce character, with vicious crimes frequently occurring. To ensure your safety, from now on, whenever you are handling matters concerning Luhua Town, all the county yamen runners will be at your disposal."
Cui Qingyi thought secretly. A county magistrate's office was staffed with only about forty yamen runners, and among them, we had to exclude clerks and others who had no fighting power at all. In total, there were only thirty people who could be used.
With only thirty people, I'm afraid they won't be able to suppress the rebellious people of Luhua Town.
She raised her head and said in an unquestionable tone, "Zhou Yanxiu is indeed a man who burns bridges after crossing them and forgets his loyalty when he sees profit. I helped him by offering him potatoes, but now he is setting traps for me everywhere and even trying to kill me.
Is he trying to find a way to kill me, the village chief, so that all the credit for finding new grain varieties for the people of Dajin will fall on him?"
This statement is extremely bold and unreasonable.
Wang Xiaoqian wiped the sweat from his forehead and said hurriedly, "What are you talking about, Village Master? Why would Lord Zhou think so?"
Zhou Qi was not happy to hear people making up stories about Zhou Yanxiu like this. He immediately stood up and glared at Cui Qingyi: "What nonsense!"
Cui Qingyi glanced at Zhou Qi and said even more harshly, "Your master is an ungrateful person, and you are also an ungrateful person. I don't know who had the audacity to eat so many meals in our house, and now you have turned your back on us."
Zhou Qi....he didn't!
"I think I should write a memorial to His Majesty myself, so that I won't be framed one day because of this fiefdom. I'm still a fool counting silver for others."
Zhou Qi was so angry that he was panting. It took him a while to find a point to refute Cui Qingyi:
"Don't forget, if it weren't for my master, you wouldn't have become the village chief."
Speaking of Cui Qingyi, she had even more to say, "Heh, this young lady has new grain seeds in her hands. Even if she asked any lord for help, His Majesty would have given her a reward. But now it's your lord's achievement that counts. How can you be so shameless?"
Seeing that the situation was gradually getting out of control, Wang Xiaoqian could only stand between the two of them, pushing Zhou Qi, who was only causing trouble, away, while bowing to Cui Qingyi.
No one in this world is as humble an official as he is.
"Village Master, please calm down, calm down. Let's discuss the matter of Luhua Town again, okay? Tell me, how can our county government support you?"
Taozhi handed over some tea at the right time, and Cui Qingyi took it and moistened her throat. "When I first came to Dongping County, I knew that Lord Zhou was very capable and had managed Dongping County in an orderly manner. Who would have thought that now I would know that there could be such filth and dirt hidden under the scorching sun?
Even Lord Zhou hasn't solved the problem in Luhua Town. What else can I do? Why don't you, the county magistrate, take care of it for me?
If all else fails, I can shamelessly write a memorial to His Majesty, asking him to take back this fiefdom?"
Wang Xiaoqian...Even Lord Zhou can't control it, so there's no way he can do it.
Wang Xiaoqian gritted his teeth and said, "Village Master, how about I write a letter to the Qinghe Camp and ask them to send someone to accompany you to Luhua Town and protect your safety?"
Cui Qingyi: "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. County Magistrate." She should have said no earlier, instead of wasting so much time and energy.
Quit while you're ahead.
Wang Xiaoqian wiped his sweat and said, "But Village Master, these soldiers are only here to protect your safety. You must not do anything out of line."
Cui Qingyi's attitude took a 180-degree turn at this moment, and the smile on her face became much more friendly: "Of course, this village chief has always been the most disciplined.
Now that we have discussed everything, would you two like to stay for dinner?"
Wang Xiaoqian's eyelids twitched. "You're holding your teacup so high. Are you really inviting us to dinner?"
"No, I won't bother you, Mr. Village Chief. I still have a lot of things to do in the county government office. We'll leave now."
After the people left, Taozhi had another question, "Village Master, why did you ask for people from the camp? Are you going to kill them?"
As she spoke, Taozhi made a gesture of wiping her neck.
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