Chapter 353 Arrival at Anhua County


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Qiao Xin's first impression of Anhua County Government. Did she take the wrong road?

The gate of the county government office was closed, and the red paint on the door was peeling off, revealing mottled wood grain.

Several broken places were still nailed with wooden boards. Not only was the county government's wall low, but several broken places had been repaired. From a distance, it looked like a few patches on an old jacket.

The wind blew Xuan'er as she passed by their eyes, blowing away a few fallen leaves and cooling their hot hearts.

Xu Can looked around with his lips trembling for a long time before he managed to say: "If you hadn't told me this was the county government office, I would have thought it was that dilapidated temple."

Magistrate Wu was optimistic. He smiled and did not think it was shameful at all.

I’m too poor, what can I do?

Qiao Xin glanced at him without saying anything, but just looked around carefully.

Although the place was dilapidated, there were traces of repairs on the eaves, no cobwebs, and the ground was quite clean. There was no weeds or moss on the steps, and the stone steps were polished smooth, showing that people often came in and out.

Although the desk in the lobby was shabby and even had stones under its legs, the chopping board was spotless and the documents were neatly classified.

Under such poor conditions, it seems that Magistrate Wu and others did not give up on themselves and neglect their government affairs.

Magistrate Wu had not informed the government officials in advance when he would return. Now was the time to leave the government office, and there was no one to greet him.

Qiao Xin didn't care about these things. It was obvious that this county government office could not accommodate more people, so everyone had to find a place to stay first.

County Magistrate Wu personally took the people to the only inn in the county.

But the scene before him was completely unbearable.

Xu Can pointed at a dozen thatched houses and asked Magistrate Wu in a lost voice, "This is the best inn, Lord Wu, you are not lying to us, are you?"

The light in the short adobe house was dim, not to mention the poor sanitary conditions. One had to bend down 90 degrees to enter the door.

In a place like this, it might not be their turn to live there at the moment.

The inn was already full of cars, and the servants who were waiting had accents from all over the country! It was obvious that the place was full of merchants from other places. He even saw a newly built straw hut not far away.

Sure enough, Shunzi, who went to inquire about the news, reported back: "Madam, the inn is full and there is really no room left. Many people have gone to other places to stay. Anhua County is really too small to accommodate so many caravans coming at once."

Magistrate Wu was also having a headache: "Our place is not a major transportation route. It's all locals who go out to find a job. There are only a few caravans from other places every year. Otherwise, we wouldn't be so poor. With so many people showing up all of a sudden, the government office can't handle it. If this continues, there will probably be trouble!"

Xu Can was the first to solve the mystery: "The old lady has helped you spread the reputation of golden camellia. I guess all these people are here for the tea. You should be mentally prepared for what's next!"

The merchants who returned with County Magistrate Wu were also dumbfounded. It was so fast. They thought they would have to wait at least a year and a half to see the results.

It's only been a few months. Has Anhua's Fuzhuan Tea become so famous?

President Meng looked at Magistrate Wu and Qiao Xin standing in front of the crowd, and once again felt fortunate for his original decision.

He squeezed to the front and suggested to Qiao Xin and others, "I have a three-story house in the south of the city. It's currently vacant. If the old lady doesn't mind, you might as well go over and rest for a while."

"Okay, thank you for your help!"

Qiao Xin wanted to live in Magistrate Wu's house, but after asking around, she found out that the magistrate was only accompanied by two servants and a legal advisor, all of whom were so poor that they could only feed the whole family. They lived in a courtyard behind the government office, barely making ends meet.

As the day went on, Qiao Xin really couldn't say anything!

It stands to reason that Qiao Yunqing subsidized a lot of relief money and food every year to support this poor county. But this place is like a bottomless pit that can't be filled at all. Money is needed everywhere. Compared with filling the stomachs of the people and preventing them from starving to death, spending a lot of money to repair the county government is naturally not that important!

This is also the reason why County Magistrate Wu has always had a good reputation among local officials. Regardless of the results, he is really working for the people!

He felt really embarrassed to let his old boss see him in such an embarrassing situation, but he could think that wherever Qiao Xin went, the people's lives would be better, and the embarrassment in his heart suddenly disappeared without a trace!

It's better to be poor, because poverty can arouse the old lady's sympathy. Then she can come up with one or two ideas, which will be enough for the people of Anhua County to live a good life.

That’s right, people from the Qiao family are so confident in Qiao Xin!

But even Qiao Xin didn’t know that she had been elevated to the level of a living Bodhisattva in everyone’s eyes!

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Even in the poorest places, there are still rich people. On the way to the south of the city, Qiao Xin saw many large houses and shops of good size, which formed a sharp contrast with the county government office! The environment of this area made the county government office look like a slum!

This is obviously not normal!

As she had just arrived, Qiao Xin didn’t want to ask too many questions directly, so she decided to settle down first!

In the next few days, Qiao Xin asked Xu Can to take Shunzi to find out the situation in Anhua County. He and a few guards went into the surrounding mountains and disappeared without a trace.

County Magistrate Wu and Chairman Meng visited Qiao Xin several times but did not see her. County Magistrate Wu knew Qiao Xin's style of doing things, but Chairman Meng was getting restless.

Just then, early in the morning, several people met again at Qiao Xin's place, and President Meng pulled County Magistrate Wu aside to complain.

"Sir, when the old lady comes back, we can't live like this. There are three or four groups of people coming to our house every day, and we can't afford to offend any of them. I'm worried so much that my hair is almost falling out. What are the old lady's plans for the future? Please tell us a little bit, so that we can have a better idea in our hearts."

The merchant named Cheng also said, "Yes, sir, those people are not good at using soft tactics, so they want to use hard tactics, and they are just short of robbing us openly. Everyone in my family is trembling with fear, fearing that they will hurt someone's life one day."

"Don't panic, don't panic. The old lady hasn't shown up yet. She must have something more important to do. No matter who asks, I'll tell you there's no stock. That's the truth!"

But they couldn't stand it! Those small caravans all had strong backgrounds, and they could crush them into powder with just a flick of their fingers.

"If anyone asks again, just push it to the old lady. Anyway, all the goods for the next five years have been sold to the old lady, and this is an indisputable fact.

Besides, even if you agree, who among you can be sure to make golden camellia in one go? This time we can say it is a blessing in disguise, but do you all understand the technology and tricks involved?"

The coordinators of the tea party looked at each other in bewilderment.

Yes, how could I forget this important thing!

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