At this time, Xu Xiaoyi, who had fooled Xi Xiao, came to the door and saw a group of people in simple clothes and a person in better clothes. He counted them and there were 14 people in total. Although not many, it was worth a try!
"How is your life lately?" Xu Xiaoyi asked this group of former businessmen.
"Sir, thanks to you, we've been able to enjoy refined rice porridge lately. It's so comfortable! Even the pickled mustard greens we had the other day are still making us want to leave!" the group's representative spoke up. They had just witnessed Xu Xiaoyi and the Xi family father and son jokingly playing at the door. The county magistrate was a completely unassuming person, a perfect example of what they considered a good official.
Huh? Zhacai (pickled mustard greens). If he hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it. I only distributed a little bit of zhacai to the villagers at the time, so I left it alone.
"Is this kind of life really comfortable? How does it compare to the past? It wasn't like this before. In the past, it was common for you to have fine wine and beautiful women!" Xu Xiaoyi said with an expression of deep understanding on his face.
The businessmen couldn't help but burst into tears after seeing his expression and hearing his words. They thought of their previous lives, and compared to their current lives, their current lives were simply hell! Some of them had tears in their eyes, and some covered their faces and sobbed.
"But I know that you could have gone far away to continue your development, but you chose this land because you are kind! You can't bear to leave this land that feeds you!" Xu Xiaoyi roared passionately, then pounded the door and covered his face and cried. Although there were no tears, the emotions of the businessmen in the audience had been aroused. They cried more violently than Xu Xiaoyi. Some people hugged each other and cried. They didn't expect that the county magistrate understood them so well.
"That's why I found you because your kindness, your loyalty, and your sincerity touched me!"
"Mr. County Magistrate, tell me, what do you want us to do? I used to think you were a god who could pray for rain and talk to the sky. Now it seems you are our mentor." The businessmen cried bitterly. They witnessed groups of people leaving them. They had thought about taking their families and old mothers with them to develop elsewhere. But how could the old woman leave the land that had nurtured them for decades? They were reluctant to do so. As a result, their wives and children were separated, their family assets were emptied, they were out of ammunition and food, and they were left with nowhere to go.
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting heated, Xu Xiaoyi immediately raised his hands and roared:
"Do you want to live a good life again?"
"Yes!" The businessmen raised their hands and answered in unison!
"Do you want to continue living your life of listening to music and drinking in the brothels?"
"think!!"
"Do you want to see your mother's relieved eyes again?"
"think!!!"
"Do you want to work for me forever?"
"Think!!! Huh? No!"
"Then come and help me! I need you to help me barter."
"What does 'exchange' mean, sir? Is it what we think it is?"
"That's right. Gather at the gate of the County Magistrate's Mansion at Yin hour tomorrow. Bring the carriage. I will explain everything one by one when the time comes."
"We will definitely come on time tomorrow." All the merchants answered in unison:
After Xu Xiaoyi sent the group of "merchants" away, he turned around and prepared to return home, but Old Man Xi was behind him with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Sir, you are truly a god! How do you know their family situation and what happened to them in the past?" Old Man Xi asked:
Xu Xiaoyi clasped his hands across his chest and looked at Old Man Xi with a troubled expression.
"Of course I don't know!" Xu Xiaoyi said frankly:
【Old Man West's Shocking Reward*20】
"So you're fooling them?"
"What I say may not be right, but as long as I say it according to people's inclinations, it will always be right." Xu Xiaoyi remembered watching a video explaining the constellations in the past. He was fascinated by it. The video talked about all kinds of evil things. After growing up, he watched it again and found that the words in the video could even trick a dog on the street. As long as people are under pressure, they will selfishly attribute external, undefined words to themselves and regard them as salvation or faith.
"Sir! You are truly a god! And...what you said about erecting a statue for me." Old Man Xi said embarrassedly with his head squinted.
"What sculpture?" Xu Xiaoyi looked at Old Man Xi with an innocent look on his face.
Old Man Xi was petrified instantly. Was he fooled?
"Sir, you said that after I led the people of Xiqing County to plant the seeds, you would erect a statue for me! How could you cheat?" Old Man Xi knelt on the ground, hugging Xu Xiaoyi's thighs and crying.
"There's no chance, Old Man Xi. It's not that I won't stand up for you, but do you see those two people tied up on the ground?
They said that in half a month the Qingshan horse thieves would bring people to slaughter the county. You can see how anxious I am now. I originally wanted to open up the market in Xiqing County by growing crops from those seeds.
It's too late now, that's why I asked you to go find a businessman. We don't know whether Xiqing County can be saved yet, so forget about the sculpture for now. "Xu Xiaoyi patted the old man Xi's shoulder, showing an expression of "I have no choice, it's not that I don't want to give you", just like the hateful expression of his previous boss who made a promise but couldn't do it.
Old Man Xi was stunned for a moment before rushing in and beating the conscious Wang Shou madly, saying with each punch: "You have to pay for my statue! You have to pay for my chance to be remembered in history, and you have to pay for my grandson's bright future."
"Crazy old man, stop hitting me. Are you crazy? You and I don't even know each other! Who touched your statue?" Wang Shou was beaten and cursed Old Man Xi in pain.
Xu Xiaoyi passed by without paying any attention. No one in the entire mansion cared about Old Man Xi. Only Xu Jia and Xu Yi were there betting on how many punches from Old Man Xi would make Wang Shou faint.
When Su Yanyue saw this scene, for some reason, although it was violent, she felt it was indeed very warm. Xu Jia and Xu Yi treated her very well, just like ordinary older brothers, and Lord Xu never looked at her with strange eyes. He seemed to treat everyone equally. She felt that this place was warmer than home.
"Xiaoyue, why are you in a daze?" Xu Xiaoyi waved in front of Su Yanyue's face.
"Ah! Sir, I'm in a daze." Su Yanyue was as flustered as a little deer. When did Sir Xu come to her?
"No problem, I have something to ask of you."
"What is it? I will definitely do it." Su Yanyue was very excited. Finally, there was something for her to do.
"I want you to teach Old Man Xi Xiao and Xu Jia and Xu Yi how to write." Xu Xiaoyi looked at the excited girl in front of him and didn't understand. How could someone get excited while doing something? It would be normal for Old Man Xi to look impatient, right?
[Su Yanyue's shocking reward*100]
"Sir, how do you know I can read?" Su Yanyue was shocked. She had never revealed it, or shown any signs of being literate, so how could he know?
"Ah, judging from your manners, actions, conversation, and temperament, you are obviously not an ordinary person. Shouldn't it be natural for you to be able to read?" Xu Xiaoyi said naturally:
"Then why don't you ask me about my true identity? Maybe if you knew my true identity, you wouldn't think so." Su Yanyue lowered her head and said weakly:
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