"Did Lord Li really say that?" Magistrate Wang pretended to be calm as he looked at Da Niu, but he was actually very nervous.
Others might not know about his former colleague's magical powers, but how could he not know?
He might not be able to fight against the new prefectural magistrate, but County Magistrate Wei … Who was County Magistrate Wei?
Da Niu scratched his head and said, "Not necessarily. Perhaps I misunderstood. Lord Li actually didn't mean that …"
Magistrate Wang's eyelids twitched. If he didn't have something to ask him, he would have kicked him.
He forcefully suppressed his urge to kick him and said, "What did Lord Li say? Tell me everything without missing a word."
What Da Niu said next would determine whether he could turn over a new leaf in the future and whether he could resist County Magistrate Wei's dictatorship. The serfs could turn over and sing. Whether they would live standing or die kneeling — in short, this was the only light he could see at this moment.
After a while, Magistrate Wang nodded with satisfaction. He touched his beardless chin and said, "Go find Registrar Zheng and tell him that I have something important to discuss with him. Then go to Intoxicated Fragrance Restaurant and book a table for tonight's banquet. By the way, send an invitation to Magistrate Li's mansion."
Da Niu nodded and asked, "Find Registrar Zheng, book a banquet, send an invitation … Is that all?"
"After you're done with these things, go pick up the manure water in the latrine of the county government office." Magistrate Wang turned around and walked back to his room. When he reached the door, he stopped and said indifferently.
"Pick, pick up the manure water?" Hearing this, Da Niu's expression immediately changed.
In a room at the back of the Anxi County government office, a slightly plump middle-aged man sat on a chair and flipped through a book on the table.
Advisor Chen hurried over from outside. After knocking on the door, he entered the room and said respectfully, "Lord, I've informed all those people."
"All of them?" County Magistrate Wei Dapeng raised his eyelids and asked, "What did they say?"
Advisor Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lord. If they're smart, they'll know what to do."
County Magistrate Wei looked out of the window and said indifferently, "I'm just afraid that they're not smart …"
Advisor Chen laughed sinisterly. "If they're not smart, we'll make them smart …"
As if remembering something, County Magistrate Wei asked again, "Have you been to that theater?"
"Milord, I've already informed them," Advisor Chen immediately replied.
He raised his head to look at the county magistrate with a puzzled expression. He didn't understand why the county magistrate was so concerned about the affairs of those lowly actors. Shouldn't the most important thing now be striking while the iron is hot and establishing his prestige among the rural gentry of Anxi County so that he could gain a firm foothold here?
County Magistrate Wei saw his advisor's confusion, but he was too lazy to explain.
Although he still regarded those actors as untouchables, untouchables also had their own uses. At least the current public security situation in Anxi County was inextricably linked to them.
As the county magistrate of Anxi County, how could he allow such power to fall into the hands of others?
Nowadays, Anxi County was a paradise for most of the officials. Every year, the Imperial Court would inspect the county and place it at the top of the list. This was a great thing for the officials in the county. If they stayed here for a few years, they would be able to advance further and officially step into the center of power in this world. For example, he had coveted the position of his predecessor, the capital magistrate, for a long time.
"Has that kid been well-behaved recently?" County Magistrate Wei asked again.
Although he usually didn't discipline his son much, he had just arrived at Qing 'an Prefecture. In the prefectural city, there were countless people that even he couldn't afford to offend. That kid thought that he could do whatever he wanted after coming to Qing' an Prefecture from the capital. He had caused a few troubles for him previously, and now that he had yet to gain a firm foothold here, he had to be kept in check.
"The young master has been much more well-behaved these days, but he has been loitering around the brothels a little. He seems to have some interest in a famous woman in Qing 'an Prefecture …"
Before Advisor Chen could finish, County Magistrate Wei waved his hand and interrupted him. Loitering around the brothels was nothing. As for the woman he liked, if her family was clean, he could even bring her back as a concubine. County Magistrate Wei had never cared about such things.
As Advisor Chen walked out of the room, on the other side of the prefectural city, Yangliuqing, who was cleaning the courtyard and thinking about what her master had said, suddenly raised her head and looked at the skinny young man who had just walked in.
"Li Yi is …" the young man said loudly. When he saw the young girl in the courtyard, his eyes immediately widened and he swallowed the words he wanted to say.
"What is it?"
Yangliuqing frowned slightly. The young man's gaze made her feel very repulsed. If he hadn't come to find her martial uncle, she would never have let him take a step into this courtyard.
"Ah, this lady is …" The young man walked over with a smile. Yangliuqing's eyebrows raised and she said, "If you have something to say, hurry up and say it. If you don't want to say it, then scram!"
As the number one follower of the county magistrate's son, she followed him in and out of the brothels all day. She had seen all kinds of beautiful girls, but none had dared to speak to her with such an attitude. The young man's face darkened and he said, "Do you know who I am? Even that Li Yi doesn't dare to speak to me like this!"
Originally, Yangliuqing was still hesitating, but after hearing the young man's words, she finally stopped thinking. She picked up the broom and walked over.
The young man crossed his arms and swept his gaze impudently over Yangliuqing's body. He smacked his lips and said, "Oh, this little beauty has quite a temper!"
His impudence didn't last long. Not long after, a scream came from the courtyard, and a figure directly flew out of the courtyard. The young man rolled on the ground for three to five feet. His clothes were torn, and his face was even more unrecognizable.
He got up from the ground and wiped the blood from his nose. When he was about to curse, a broom flew out and fiercely hit his chest. The young man fell to the ground again. This time, he didn't dare to stay any longer, and he hurriedly crawled away.
Yangliuqing silently walked over, picked up the broom, and walked back to the courtyard without saying a word.
These days, there were many people who came to find her martial uncle. At first, she was polite and welcomed a few people in. Later, her martial uncle said that if anyone came in the future, she could just use the broom to drive them out. However, she was worried that if she drove the wrong person away, it would delay her martial uncle's important matter. In the end, she didn't do it.
Now it seemed that it was better to do as her martial uncle said.
There was another more important thing. Should she also go out of the city to compete with people? These days, she had been improving rapidly. If she was lucky, she might be able to squeeze into the bottom of the Heaven List …
Her hands unconsciously swept the ground until another figure appeared in front of the door.
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"What happened?" When Li Yi saw Da Niu, he was holding his butt and crying softly.
Of course, Da Niu couldn't tell him that he was beaten by a woman with a broom. He hurriedly handed over an invitation and said, "Sir, this is what Magistrate Wang asked me to send. He and Registrar Zheng are waiting for you at Drunken Fragrance Tower tonight."
"So urgent?" Li Yi took the invitation and said, "It seems that Lord Wang and Lord Zheng don't seem to be doing well … Go back and tell them that I will go on time."
"Sir, then I will go back first." Da Niu rubbed his butt and thought about whether this could be counted as a work injury. He didn't want compensation, but he still had to go to the toilet to carry feces …
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