"If you still need any tools, you can tell us and we will find a way to help borrow them." The young master agreed.
"Yes, this is my son. If I am not here, you can ask him for help. We are obliged to help if we can." Magistrate Qi nodded.
Hearing this, the villagers could not be satisfied. They all knelt down gratefully and thanked him endlessly.
"Thank you, County Magistrate Mr. Qingtian."
"Thank you, sir."
Throughout the whole process, Tao Qiqi did not participate in any distribution or direction. She quietly observed every move of Magistrate Qi and his son.
After seeing what Magistrate Qiu and his son did, Tao Qiqi could only sigh: Comparing people to others is irritating.
It is absolutely true that a father can teach a son like a father.
Comparing Magistrate Tu and Magistrate Qi, they are as good as heaven and earth.
Their sons are even more incomparable.
"If our Na Tu County Magistrate had half the same heart as the Qi County Magistrate, we wouldn't be in this situation now." Someone in the crowd suddenly sighed.
When Mr. Lu heard this, he asked curiously: "By the way, is your magistrate Tu still staying in Jinxiang County? Hasn't he escaped?"
As soon as this question was asked, someone finally brought it up to Tao Qiqi.
"We don't know whether Magistrate Tu escaped. We were led by a young master to escape. For the sake of the villagers near Jinxiang County, the young master left his people there waiting to go.
Save everyone."
Upon hearing this, the magistrate of Qi County immediately asked: "Then this young master is coming with us."
"Here they are, just a few of them."
The refugees all pointed in the same direction, pointing to Tao Qiqi and the others.
The county magistrate and Mr. Lu followed the direction everyone pointed and saw Tao Qiqi and his group.
There was only one man in this group, and the rest were women. Judging from their appearance and the fact that there were so many people around them, Magistrate Qi immediately guessed that this person's identity must be unusual.
"Dad, do you think Magistrate Tu didn't come? Could it be that this young master took care of him?" Young Master Qi, who also noticed something unusual, asked in a low voice in his father's ear.
"That's not certain. Otherwise, Magistrate Tu's character would make it impossible for him not to run away. Otherwise, he has already run away with his whole family."
"No, look at the two people sitting between those two girls. Are they Mrs. Tu and her daughter-in-law?"
Hearing what his son said, Magistrate Qi squinted and took a closer look, "It's true. It seems Magistrate Tu has been dealt with."
"To be able to execute a county magistrate casually, this person may have been sent from above. But if he was sent from above, there shouldn't be women and girls, and judging from their dressing, it is obvious that they have different identities.
Two of them are madams, and the other two standing behind are nuns. One sitting on the left and one on the right is a young lady, and the other is a maid. Dad, do you think they are the people who were around King Pingyang before?"
"It's possible. Let's go and say hello first."
As he spoke, Luchi and his son Luchang came forward to salute Tao Qiqi, and then asked, "This is Mr. Tao."
Hearing Luchi's question, Tao Qiqi stood up and raised the corner of her mouth to answer: "That's right."
It seems that this magistrate is indeed extraordinary. At present, it seems that this magistrate is still a good magistrate and he is also very smart.
Unlike the Tu family, they have no discernment at all.
Of course, it's also because Tu's nature is like that. Later when Tao Qiqi revealed his identity, he didn't show any signs of restraint.
Seeing that Tao Qiqi did not deny his identity, Lu Chi brought his son Lu Chang and bowed even lower in salute.
Because he didn't know who was the mother of King Pingyang, Luchi could only lower his head and whisper: "I don't know that all distinguished guests are here. I am sorry that I am not welcoming you from afar. Please forgive me."
Tao Qiqi smiled: "Magistrate Qi County has done a good job and settled these refugees as soon as possible, and he didn't even treat them differently just because they were not ordinary people of this county.
We have seen everything done by Magistrate Lu and Young Master Lu just now. It is a blessing for the people of Changdao County to have a magistrate like you."
Luchi lowered his head and replied: "Where, where, these are what the official should do. It's not easy for these suffering people. It's winter again. It's just that the official's ability is limited, and there's only so much he can do.
Already."
Tao Qiqi: "You have done a good job. Many places in the south are now flooded. Although the situation in Changdao County is better, it is not much better. Magistrate Qi County can still generously provide everyone with a hot porridge.
Very good."
"By the way, I have something that I need Magistrate Qi to do for me." After finishing speaking, Tao Qiqi looked at Lu Chi and waited for his reply.
When Luchi heard this, he raised his head and looked at Tao Qiqi and replied: "Young Master Tao, I will try my best to do whatever I can, Mr. Tao."
Tao Qiqi raised her hand: "It's not a difficult matter, but I need to borrow the county government's prison cell."
Hearing this, Yuchi looked at Mrs. Tu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law between Fang Yu and Lixia.
He seems to know what this is going to do.
So he nodded: "Young Master Tao is joking. Not to mention the county government's prison cells, even the entire county government office. Mr. Tao is always ready for your orders if necessary."
Tao Qiqi: "Okay, then we will go back to the county office with Magistrate Qi."
"Yes." Luchi responded with a salute.
Quchang on the side said hurriedly: "Then I will go back first and arrange a few guest rooms for a few distinguished guests. During this period, if the distinguished guests do not dislike it, they can temporarily stay in the county government office, so that they can be taken care of if anything happens."
Tao Qiqi nodded: "Okay, then I won't bother you."
"No worries, no worries, then I will go to the county government to make arrangements first." After finishing speaking, Luchang hurriedly turned around and rushed to the county government.
Tao Qiqi and the others were waiting for the magistrate of Qi County to make arrangements for the refugees, and then they returned to the county government office together.
At this time, people were being arranged to go up the mountain to cut down trees, while the refugees who stayed in the mud huts began to plan how to build shacks.
After planning, we started digging the pit.
Even though it was drizzling, everyone did not hide and be lazy. Only by quickly setting up the sheds could everyone have a place to rest.
After Tao Qiqi returned to the county government office, she put Mrs. Tu and the magistrate Tu directly in jail.
No matter how loud Mrs. Tu screamed, no one paid any attention to her.
It wasn't until Tao Qiqi took everyone to wash up and put on clean clothes that Tao Qiqi took her mother to the cell.
"Go and bring that old woman over." Tao Qiqi motioned to the Yamen servant to pick her up.
She and her mother sat waiting for her in a special area where prisoners were interrogated.
As soon as Mrs. Tu was brought over, Tao Qiqi said directly: "You brought an acquaintance here to see if you still remember it."
After saying that, Tao Qiqi took her mother to Mrs. Tu.
Only then did Mrs. Tu look at Qi Mei seriously.
After looking at it for a long time, the more I looked at it, the more I felt that the person in front of me looked familiar, but I just couldn't remember where I had seen it.
"What? Does it look familiar?" Tao Qiqi asked again.
