Following the servant's guidance, several people walked into the courtyard that Wei Liang said was extremely luxurious.
Stepping on the floor made of white marble, several people couldn't help but marvel.
This courtyard and this floor alone would only appear in the palace later. The choice of materials for the pavilions and pavilions is even more exquisite and unparalleled.
Although everyone wanted to stop and admire it, the servant walking at the front directed everyone towards a building that was much taller than an ordinary house.
Xiao Chen walked at the end, looking around the yard.
For some reason, when he walked into this courtyard, he always felt as if he had been there before. Especially the layout of the garden, he should have seen it somewhere before.
"Sir." When he reached the door of the building hall, the servant stopped and bowed slightly toward the hall.
In the hall, there sat a middle-aged man who looked relatively thin. His face was pale, as if he was seriously ill. He covered his mouth with his hand and coughed loudly several times.
Hearing the rapid coughing, the servant standing at the door hurriedly ran in. He held the middle-aged man's shoulder with one hand, made a hollow fist with the other, and patted the man's back gently.
"Sir, you are so sick that you should stay in bed and rest." The servant said with a concerned look on his face.
"Such a big thing happened in our Gu'an County, and the officials came to understand the situation. How could I lie on the bed and close the door?" Shopkeeper Li covered his chest with his hand, pressed it gently for a while, and then looked up.
Everyone has already entered the hall.
"Thank you for your hard work, officials. I'm sick, so I won't get up to salute you. We can do whatever we feel like." Shopkeeper Li said in a very weak voice from the chairs leaning against the wall.
Xiao Chen sat on the chair closest to Shopkeeper Li, and the others followed him and sat down one by one.
"Shopkeeper Li, what's wrong with your body?" Without saying anything, Xiao Chen smiled, looked at Shopkeeper Li, who was getting paler, and said lightly.
"My lord, this little guy is still suffering from old habits. It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Shopkeeper Li put his hand on his chest and slowly answered Xiao Chen's question.
"How did Shopkeeper Li know that we are officials? Could it be that someone informed you of the news?" The corners of Xiao Chen's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.
I and others have already put on common people's clothes. This person can still reveal his identity as an official. Could it be that he has a guilty conscience and has long expected that the government will come to inquire?
After straightening his body slightly, shopkeeper Li raised his right hand and weakly pointed at the yamen servant: "With the company of the county yamen servants, these adults must be the officials."
"Haha." Xiao Chen laughed, "Maybe we are just ordinary people?"
"The official is joking. Such a big thing has happened in Gu'an County. The entire county government officials are very busy. They can quietly follow a few adults. Needless to say, some of them should have come down from above.
Official, you want to investigate the attack on Magistrate Wei." Although shopkeeper Li's voice was low, his words were clear, and there seemed to be no refutation in every sentence.
"There has just been an incident in Weizhi County, and Shopkeeper Li knows it very well. Shopkeeper Li is very concerned about Weizhi County." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
This man has a thoughtful mind and clear speech, coupled with this extremely luxurious courtyard, how can a rice shop owner be worthy of him.
The small Gu'an County is truly a crouching tiger, hidden dragon. It hides such a big shot.
"It's the spring sowing season now. Mr. Wei has just brought back more than a thousand kilograms of seeds from Xiaoren's rice shop. In Gu'an County, Mr. Wei is a parent-official who always considers the people. However, although our rice shop is small, we still need to do a lot of work.
It's the account. Because he was leaving in a hurry, Mr. Wei took away the seeds and forgot to complete the formalities for the rice store. It doesn't matter if he still returns them, but the formalities still need to be dealt with. "
"The villain asked the waiter in the shop to go to the county government office and ask Mr. Wei to complete the formalities. Only then did he know that Mr. Wei had been hurt by someone on the street. Alas, for the sake of the people of Gu'an, Mr. Wei ran forward
Finally, what kind of unscrupulous person would actually do such an unjust thing to Mr. Wei? Cough cough cough..." Seemingly a little excited, Shopkeeper Li coughed loudly again.
In fact, shopkeeper Li told the truth. He did not know that Wei Liang had an accident until he sent someone to the county government office to ask for an "IOU" from Wei Liang.
Moreover, from a personal perspective, he admired Wei Liang from the bottom of his heart.
Ordinary people, after finally gaining fame, are thinking about how to honor their ancestors.
In the eyes of ordinary people, a glorious ancestor is nothing more than being a high official, having supreme power, having endless money, and then returning home in fine clothes.
But Wei Liang, the magistrate of Gu'an County, seems to be missing something in his mind. He has never thought about how to build a good relationship with his superiors so that he can be appreciated by his superiors, accumulate reputation for himself, and thus be promoted and make a fortune.
Instead, they focus on the lives of ordinary people and are active in their lives every day. If a family has less arable land, they can go to the river bed to temporarily reclaim land and plant it first. Or if the young people of a family do not support the elderly,
I personally went to the door to give advice and influenced those young people from the bottom of my heart. They understood that the grace of giving birth is greater than God.
Anyway, in Wei Liang's eyes, there are only common people and he has never had his own official career.
Such a good official who really worked for the people suffered a sudden disaster and was beaten unconscious. Shopkeeper Li was filled with resentment and almost wanted to kill the perpetrator himself.
After learning the news, Shopkeeper Li already knew who the real murderer was.
However, resentment is resentment, and the "big things" that I have done have forced me to swallow my breath and pretend that I don't know anything.
"Shopkeeper Li, don't be too excited. If something like this happened in Weizhi County, I think the entire people of Gu'an County want to bring the murderer to justice. Only by cutting him into pieces can we relieve the hatred in our hearts. When we come to the house, we
Just to understand the situation." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
With Xiao Chen's accomplishments, he had a vague feeling that Shopkeeper Li's cough was a bit far-fetched, as if he was deliberately coughing it to himself.
Moreover, the pale complexion does not seem to be the cause of the disease.
In a real disease, the face is not just pale, but pale with a little sallowness.
As for the look on Shopkeeper Li's face, it is very likely that he used his own internal power to stop the blood circulation in his face. Therefore, his face was only pale and bloodless.
Of course, there are no absolutes. Maybe Shopkeeper Li’s disease just has this symptom, but that’s not necessarily the case.
But one thing is that when shopkeeper Li told Wei Liang that something had happened, his serious and endless anger came from the bottom of his heart and was not artificial at all.
"As long as I can find the real culprit for Mr. Wei and relieve the people of Gu'an of their evil thoughts, feel free to ask me anything. As long as I know, I will answer truthfully." Shopkeeper Li said softly as he looked at Xiao Chen.
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Sitting on the chair, Xiao Chen patted his thigh: "Shopkeeper Li, I wonder if it is convenient to drink water in the house?"
Shopkeeper Li was stunned. What kind of problem is this? What does drinking water have to do with this matter?
He nodded hurriedly: "Convenient, convenient. There is a well in the yard, so drinking water is very convenient."
Xiao Chen smiled and looked back at the people behind him: "We came all the way non-stop, and we are very thirsty now. If drinking water is convenient at Shopkeeper Li's house, can you pour me some water?"
"Oh, I'm really sick and confused." Shopkeeper Li raised his right hand and patted his forehead: "I was so busy talking to the officials that I even forgot to serve them tea."
He turned around and looked at the servant behind him: "Go and bring a pot of hot water to serve tea to the officials."
"Yes." The servant bowed his body and retreated slowly.
After a while, two servants came in.
One is carrying a kettle, and the other is holding a tea tray.
Several tea bowls were placed in front of everyone and filled with water one by one.
Looking at the bowl of light green tea in front of him, Xiao Chen chuckled in his heart.
Although spring has begun, the temperature is still low. The other party is suffering from illness and keeps coughing, but he drinks the same herbal tea as himself.
How can anyone who has a serious cough still drink herbal tea?
Xiao Chen came to the conclusion: There is something wrong with this person, he is pretending to be ill!
