The residence prepared by the local official for the imperial envoy was a mansion of nearly 2,000 square meters. It was said that it was generously provided by a gentry in the county, and Xu Jin was arranged to live in an independent courtyard in the southwest corner of the mansion.

When night fell, Xu Jincai dragged his tired body back to the small courtyard, and Erniu followed closely behind him, holding a stack of account books from Chang Pingcang in this county in his arms.

As soon as Xu Jin entered the hall, he slumped down on the chair and rubbed his thighs that were sore from standing for too long. He couldn't help but laugh at himself. Others thought he was an imperial envoy, but he was a coolie.

It is said that as soon as they got off the ship this afternoon, Xu Jin followed Xiao Huai to the county's granary to check whether there was any shortage. Lao Xiao was obviously a meticulous person, and he was not just going through the motions. When he saw the packed granary, he still arranged for people to weigh it.

The weighing made the local officials turn green with fright, but the final result of the weighing confirmed that the warehouse was not in deficit.

Although the scale of grain storage in Changping Warehouse in Shouzhang County is only 10,000 dan, it is not a small amount. Hundreds of county government officials worked tirelessly for several hours to complete the scale. Xu Jing just stood aside and watched.

Got sore legs.

Of course, Xu Jin also understood that the reason why Lao Xiao went to war in such a big way was just to shock the mountain and warn the local officials not to take chances. If every warehouse really needs to be checked like this, then there is no need to do anything else and just do it every day.

It's about weighing grain. You must know that Changping warehouse in Shouzhang County is just a smaller local warehouse. If it is Linqing warehouse, Yanzhou warehouse and other large warehouses that easily cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dan, don't even think about it in a few days.

The scale is completed. The current main task is disaster relief and rescue, and checking whether the granary is in short supply is secondary.

Xu Jin sat paralyzed for a moment, then recovered a little, reached out to pick up the teapot on the coffee table, and found that it was empty, so he called Erniu several times, but there was no response, and he ran away somewhere.

Xu Jin couldn't help but shook his head, regretting not taking Yue'er with him. Er Niu was a fool who could do rough work, but he really wasn't good at serving people.

Xu Jin picked up the teapot and was about to go to the kitchen to get some hot water when he saw a young woman in a Jingchai sarong walking in, holding a steaming tin pot in her hand.

This young woman was about 20 years old, with a married woman's hairstyle. She was very pretty, but her skin was a bit thicker. She stood there with a tin pot in her hands, looking awkward and uneasy, and said: "Big."

…Sir, would you like some tea?”

Xu Jin nodded and put the teapot back on the coffee table. The woman hurriedly came over and hesitated for a while before taking out the small porcelain jar containing tea leaves from under the coffee table. She grabbed a handful of tea leaves and threw them directly into the teapot and added boiling water.

Brewing, at first glance, he is not someone who is used to serving others.

Xu Jin asked calmly: "What is your name? Are you the original servant of this house?"

The woman timidly replied: "Slave... my name is Li Xiuzhen, and I am not a servant of the house."

"Oh, then why are you here?"

"My family fled from Fan County. The Yellow River lacked a dike and our village was flooded. Many people died. My husband was probably also drowned. I was in trouble with my two children and my life was not stable.

.It just so happened that the county official said that he wanted to select some decent-looking people to serve the imperial commissioner, so I came here to earn some money to live."

Xu Jinjian frowned. Although the woman looked calm when she spoke, the bitterness and sorrow contained in her words made people moved.

"Sir, please have some tea!" The woman poured Xu Jin a cup of tea quickly and then left.

Xu Jin picked up the tea and took a sip. It was very bitter, and the tea was too strong. Alas, natural disasters are merciless. This time the Yellow River lacked embankments, and countless families were separated from their wives, and the yin and yang were separated.

Although the tea was bitter, it was undoubtedly very refreshing. Xu Jin picked up a granary account book and flipped through a few pages before throwing it away. This journal-style accounting method was messy and disorganized, which made people have a headache. Even if they moved their hands and feet, it would be difficult to

Find out. What's more, Magistrate Ma dared to hand over the account books generously. Naturally, he had evened out all the discrepancies, so it was unlikely to find out any clues.

At this time, the young woman named Li Xiuzhen came in again and said, "Sir, the water is ready. Please take a bath."

"Thank you, Sister-in-law Li!" Xu Jin nodded. The weather was hot now, and after another busy day, I felt sweaty and uncomfortable. I really needed a comfortable bath.

Xu Jin entered the room and saw that there was already half a bucket of warm water in the tub. As he was taking off his clothes and soaking in the water, the door to the room opened with a creak. The young woman walked in and closed the door. She took off her clothes with a blushing face.

He was completely naked, and then walked over with a coy expression, the pair of mountains in the shape of a figure on his chest trembling.

Xu Jin was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around and said: "Sister-in-law of the Li family, you don't need to wait here, go out!"

"Oh...!" The woman's face turned red, she quickly picked up the clothes on the floor, put them on, and left the room as if she was running away.

Xu Jin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but the woman's figure was indeed attractive. It was big where it should be, and round where it should be, especially the scenery when she bent down to pick up clothes. Xu Jin shook his head and put away the unbearable thoughts in his mind.

He went and secretly despised himself, but now Mr. Xu regretted even more that he didn't take his beautiful maid with him.

…

It was late at night, and the lights were still on in the Shouzhang County Yamen Hall and the study room of Magistrate Magistrate. Song Chi, the magistrate of Yanzhou, Zhang Wensheng, the fellow magistrate, and Ma Debing, the magistrate, were sitting around the coffee table talking.

Ma Zhixian said with lingering fear: "I'm scared to death today. Xiao Huai actually weighed all the grain in the warehouse. It's really cruel. Fortunately, the magistrate has a clever plan and made sufficient preparations, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

"I know Xiao Huai quite well." Song Chi took a sip of tea with some satisfaction. Long before the imperial envoy arrived, he had ordered Magistrate County to borrow grain from the gentry in the county and have it shipped from neighboring counties.

Part of it was to make up for the grain storage gap in the Shouzhang County warehouse, so I luckily escaped a disaster today.

Zhang Wensheng, a fellow acquaintance, said with a worried look on his face: "Sir, we cannot take it lightly. If Xiao Huai continues to investigate like this, he will find problems sooner or later, and then we will be in big trouble."

Ma Zhixian nodded with deep understanding.

Song Chi stroked his beard and said calmly: "Xiao Huai is just knocking on the mountain today to show off. It is impossible to check warehouse after warehouse. We have more than 20 counties in Yanzhou Prefecture and more than a dozen Changping warehouses. He can check it.

?However, we still need to make adequate preparations, and the granaries in Fanxian, Caozhou, Yuncheng, and Puzhou must find ways to fill the deficit as soon as possible."

Mazhi County shook his head and said: "Let's not mention that the flood over there has not receded yet. Even if it recedes, everyone will be short of food after the disaster. I'm afraid it will be difficult to borrow food."

Song Chi frowned and nodded: "We have no choice but to take a risk and take a gamble. Let's try our best to hold off Xiao Huai so that he has no time to check the granary. By the way, what about Xu Jin, the deputy imperial envoy?

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"According to my observation today, although this man is young, he is mature and prudent, and he treats people well and thoughtfully. He is not a fuel-efficient lamp!" Zhang Wensheng, a colleague, replied.

Song Chi smiled and said: "It's better to be all-rounded. It's easier to deal with than that pedantic, stupid and straightforward old guy. Mazhi County, has that woman Xu Jin moved?"

Ma Zhixian shook his head and said angrily: "This kid has quite a lot of self-control. According to the woman, she even took off her clothes and was kicked out."

Song Chi couldn't help being a little surprised and said calmly: "It is said that Xu Hanlin's family has a lovely wife and beautiful maids, and is not related to the third girl from Feige's hometown. At the Lantern Festival Spring Appreciation Party, he received a pair of gifts from Wei Guogong.

Twin sisters, there is no shortage of women around him, and vulgar village women may not be able to impress him."

The Mazhi County prisoner said: "What should we do? I'm afraid it will be difficult to find high-quality beauties for a while."

Song Chi said calmly: "Test this boy with some yellow and white things another day. By the way, what about Eunuch Huang?"

Ma Debing said with a hint of disdain: "Hey, the eunuch doesn't have that kind of thing. He only cares about money and power. Today, the official ordered someone to hide fifty taels of gold in his room. There has been no movement until now. I guess he put it away."
Chapter completed!