Chapter 188 The County Magistrate has arrived. All outsiders should leave immediately.
This news is very gratifying to the people.
The people outside the county government office took the lead in shouting, "The great Lord Qingtian is mighty..."
At the same time, Meng Huaining also sent people to seal off Cui's house. Cui Wen and his wife Liu were temporarily detained in the county jail, and would be convicted after the interrogation.
Today's trial of County Magistrate Cui has come to a temporary end, and Meng Huaining once again took Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran back to the study.
"Brother Mo, sister-in-law, how about I help you find a new place to live right now?"
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran knew that Meng Huaining wanted to make their living environment more comfortable.
However, neither of them answered immediately.
If it weren't for the Cui family's deliberate obstruction, He Zhiran would think Xiling Village was nice.
As soon as she entered the village, she found that there was a very wide river at the northernmost part of the village, which meant that water was not a problem here.
There is still such a vast amount of arable land, but perhaps because the population of Xiling Village is not large, a lot of land is obviously abandoned.
With so much idle land, they can make good use of it in the future and don’t have to worry about not being able to buy arable land.
Xiling Village is backed by mountains and has several grown men with great martial arts skills in the family, so it will be convenient to eat wild game in the future.
What's more, she also wanted to use the seeds in the space to create a magnificent orchard.
Taking all these factors into consideration, Xiling Village is a very suitable place for them to live.
Now that Meng Huaining has come to Yuncheng to serve as the county magistrate, he has dealt with County Magistrate Cui on the first day. Presumably, when the Cui family learned that their backer had fallen, they would have to behave themselves and keep a low profile.
Mo Jiuye likes Xiling Village because it is located in a remote area and is close to mountains and rivers. As long as he builds a house in the spring of next year, it would be nice for his family to live a peaceful life there.
The couple had their own ideas and discussed with each other before Mo Jiuye responded to Meng Huaining.
"Brother Meng, your sister-in-law and I both think Xiling Village is good, so there's no need to reallocate our accommodation."
Seeing that he was sincere and had no intention of being polite to him, Meng Huaining stood up and said:
"In that case, I will accompany Brother Mo and his wife to take a look at the environment there."
In fact, Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran both knew that Meng Huaining personally accompanied them on this trip not just to take a look at the environment of Xiling Village.
He intended to help his family establish their authority and let the villagers know that they had a close relationship with the county magistrate, so they would have to think twice before trying to make things difficult for them or squeeze them in the future.
Neither of them objected to this.
Although they are not afraid of the villagers causing trouble, who would complain about a comfortable life?
Mo Jiuye stood up and clasped his fists: "In that case, thank you for your hard work, Brother Meng."
Meng Huaining made a gesture of invitation and followed Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran out of the study.
In order to increase his momentum, he rode a tall horse in a high-profile manner and brought a dozen officials with him.
As soon as the group walked out of the gate of the county government office, Henry ran over.
"Ms. He Zhiran, we haven't agreed on a time and place to meet tomorrow."
He Zhiran slapped his forehead when he heard this.
This matter was really her fault. She was so anxious to reminisce with Meng Huaining that she actually overlooked this.
She smiled and replied in English, "Mr. Henry, how about we meet at the gate of the county government office around ten o'clock tomorrow morning?"
Facing the foreigner, He Zhiran did not tell the time, because she had just seen a pocket watch chain on Henry's chest. Therefore, she could conclude that Henry's time was based on a clock.
Henry nodded repeatedly: "Okay, it's settled. See you tomorrow morning at ten o'clock."
Seeing Henry walking away, Meng Huaining ordered to set off for Xiling Village.
On the way, Meng Huaining rode his horse along the side of the mule cart, chatting with Mo Jiuye and carefully inquiring about the situation in Xiling Village.
From this, we know that Cui Wen’s clansmen are also domineering in Xiling Village.
Meng Huaining had already made up his mind about this. If there was still time today, he would dismiss Cui from the position of head of the village and select a qualified headman later.
At this time, it was already the afternoon. The sun sets early in winter. Mo Jiuye was worried that his fifth brother would have a relapse, so he drove the mule cart at the fastest speed.
At this speed, Meng Huaining was riding a horse, so he naturally had no fear of not being able to catch up.
However, those officials had a hard time. In order not to fall behind, they almost jogged all the way. It was not until they were near Xiling Village that Mo Jiuye slowed down the mule cart.
The officers were all exhausted and out of breath, but they didn't dare to complain in front of Meng Huaining.
Not only that, they also have to line up in formation, with the two people in front beating gongs to clear the way.
"The county magistrate has arrived. All outsiders, please leave immediately..."
It has to be said that Meng Huaining entered Xiling Village with great momentum.
The villagers had never seen such a scene before. After hearing the noise, they all ran back to their own yards.
In the past, the highest-ranking official to come to Xiling Village was County Magistrate Cui, and the Cui family would always come out to greet him.
Therefore, in the minds of these villagers, when the county magistrate arrived, it was also the Cui family who came out to welcome him.
This was indeed the case. The Cui family members, who did not know that County Magistrate Cui had been dismissed, ran out when they heard the noise outside.
Cui Li was walking in the center of the crowd and knelt down when he saw Meng Huaining.
"I, the humble commoner, greet you, Your Excellency."
Meng Huaining did not ask them to get up.
The Cui family members kowtowed to the ground for a long time, but did not hear the county magistrate's words to stand up. One after another, some of them checked the situation out of the corner of their eyes.
It didn't matter that he saw that the two Mo family members were standing next to the county magistrate.
Encountering such a situation, the Cui family immediately had a bad feeling.
Especially Cui Lizheng, he had originally thought that after paying his respects to the county magistrate, he would ask him to make a decision for himself and the clansmen who were beaten today.
But what did he see?
He saw that the two culprits who had committed the assault were standing side by side with the county magistrate.
Being able to stand side by side with the county magistrate is enough to explain a problem.
That is, the county magistrate knows these two people and they have a close relationship.
Thinking of this, Cui Lizheng clearly felt a chill coming out of the top of his head, and at the same time, his body shivered unconsciously.
Meng Huaining still had no intention of asking them to get up. He was now anxious to see how the Mo family was doing. He asked Mo Jiuye to lead the way and ignored the Cui family as he walked towards the back of the village.
Seeing the county magistrate walking away, the Cui family was in a dilemma, not knowing whether to get up or not.
In the end, Cui Lizheng made a bold decision. They got up and followed the county magistrate to take a look.
If those exiles secretly reported them to the county magistrate, they would also find an opportunity to refute them.
The road to the foot of the mountain passes by the Zhao and Zhou families.
Although those people didn't dare to come out, since such a high-ranking official had come to the village, they naturally had to lie on the wall to take a look.
Off topic: I will detoxify Fifth Brother tomorrow.
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