The village chief relayed the county magistrate's words to Fang Qing.
Fang Daniu was sitting right next to him, and his face froze when he heard this.
"The county magistrate said that our county's high grain yield is all thanks to the county magistrate, and has nothing to do with my bean sprouts, right?"
"That's the idea, and they don't want to spend a single penny on road repairs."
Fang Qing pursed her lips tightly.
She didn't care who got the honor.
She just felt uncomfortable with the county government's attitude.
He's a miser, not willing to part with a single penny.
Asking the government for money is probably impossible.
"No matter what, the road still needs to be repaired for our convenience. How about this, let's call on the villagers to donate money spontaneously, and I will make up the difference."
Fang Daniu and the village chief both widened their eyes at the same time.
The road connects several villages; it would cost at least a hundred taels of silver.
"Bean sprouts..."
“I have benefited greatly from the road construction, so I should contribute the lion’s share. Money is not a problem, it’s just that I need to trouble the villages to provide manpower.”
The village chief was so excited he didn't know what to say.
"I thank you on behalf of all my fellow villagers."
As he spoke, he stood up and bowed to Fang Qing, who quickly helped him up.
"I already said it's what I should do."
The village chief's eyes welled up with tears.
"What do you mean by 'should' or 'shouldn't'? You've done so much for all of us, everyone has seen it... I don't even know what to say anymore."
The village chief said a few more words before leaving.
Afterwards, the village chief joined forces with several other village chiefs to organize a road repair fundraising campaign.
Xiaodou has reminded Fang Qing several times that the task she was given last time has not yet been completed.
The task was to help Majiazhai.
She didn't think the system was assigning her tasks for no reason.
But she didn't find anything special about Majiazhai.
If I had to point out one thing, it would probably be the terrain of Majiazhai.
[Young master, the system keeps urging us on, and judging from the points reward upon completion, this seems to be a very important task.]
Fang Qing also saw the points reward, a full four hundred points, which was on par with Zhao Shi'an.
"How can I help out in order to complete the task?"
[The system hasn't provided detailed information, so I believe this task might be related to the development of this world.]
Fang Qing frowned slightly.
"You keep talking about this world, but what exactly do you mean by 'this world'?"
Xiaodou initially said that Zhao Shi'an was a major villain who was threatening the world, but after thinking about it, she suddenly felt that Xiaodou was exaggerating.
Just like in that dream, Zhao Shi'an ordered the gates of Yuquan Pass to be opened, leading to an enemy invasion and widespread suffering.
But that was just the fall of a dynasty; it didn't amount to the destruction of the world.
And Xiaodou just said that her help to Majiazhai has implications for the development of the world.
This makes it sound like the world is predetermined.
After Fang Qing finished asking the question, Xiao Dou was noticeably silent for a moment.
The world is the world...
"Don't try to fool me. We've known each other for so many years. Do you think an AI can fool me?"
Xiaodou snorted.
I don't know, I've withdrawn.
As he spoke, the soybean-shaped figure jumping on the screen disappeared.
Fang Qing called out twice but received no response.
She found it increasingly strange.
Could it be that this world was truly pre-programmed, and she, an outsider, was merely here to complete a mission?
Fang Qing shook her head, told the driver to turn around, bought medicine in the county town, and then went to Majiazhai.
Fang Qing climbed the mountain path of Majiazhai again, but she wasn't as tired as the first time.
When she arrived, she found that she was still surrounded by a group of children playing outside. After a short while, the person in charge of guarding the gate came out and, seeing that she was alone with an elderly driver, let us in.
Fang Qing used a few pieces of candy to get some children to take her to Uncle Zhong's house.
There were only two thatched huts in a secluded corner, with a small stove by the door, on which medicinal soup was simmering. As soon as Fang Qing walked to the door, she smelled a strong herbal aroma.
Fang Qing called out from outside, and a boy who was about her age came out a moment later.
It was Mian'er, the grandson of Old Zhong.
"Hello, is Uncle Zhong home?"
Mian'er looked at her with a wary gaze.
What do you want with him?
"I came to your village to take care of some business, and I'll bring you some herbs while I'm at it."
As she spoke, Fang Qing took several packets of herbs tied together from the driver and handed them to him.
He didn't take it, and continued to look at her with a scrutinizing gaze.
Just then, Old Zhong returned from outside carrying a hoe.
"Miss Fang! Why are you standing outside? Come inside and sit down."
"No need, I just came to see you. Take this medicine, I still need to talk to your chieftain about some things."
After expressing his gratitude, Old Zhong took the medicinal herbs and handed them to Mian'er, then took Fang Qing to the village chief's place.
The house on the chief's side is better than the other houses in the village.
Although the chieftain was not as hostile as before when he saw Fang Qing, his expression was not much better.
"What are you doing here again? We thanked you for giving us seeds last time, but we will never submit to the imperial court."
Fang Qing explained with a smile.
"I think you've misunderstood. I'm really not one of the imperial court's people. I've come here this time because of road construction."
What kind of road are you building?
"Several villages down the mountain are planning to jointly build a road, and Majiazhai happens to be within that area. I wonder if Majiazhai is planning to join in..."
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