farming female castellan

Chapter 88 Curious

"Why visit the county magistrate's office at night?" Chen Fan was puzzled.

"I'll show you what the back house looks like," Zhang Ci said.

She glanced at the carriage, not at ease.It would be nice if they stayed at Qijiadu, Mo Jian and the others were more reliable than the people in the inn.

Zhang Ci inspected the contents of the carriage: "No one will steal the pots and pans, and the food should be fine... The seats and boxes are also strong, and the locks are also secure. They can be locked in the carriage, and can be locked in the inn room." Lock it up."

Chen Fan thought for a while, and carried a small box into the room.In fact, there was not much money on the carriage, and she put some in the space.But she just missed those things on the carriage.

"It's okay. Let's go to the street first." Zhang Ci led them out.

Only then did she realize later that he had scrutinized everything just now?ah!Cover your face!Fortunately, the clothes are all wrapped in the bag.

The main street on the side of the west gate is quite spacious, and it is still a bit hot at this time, so there are not many people on the street.

"This street isn't very long, is it?" Chen Fan looked in the direction of the East City Gate.

"It's only two miles away, and the north-south direction is also about two miles away. It's a small county."

No wonder, some ancient people could make a bet to climb from the east gate to the west gate, and they could drive a carriage back and forth across the four gates, and the people behind could chase them all over the city.

"Yuanfeng County is relatively large, with six miles from north to south and four miles from east to west." Zhang Ci added.

"I've only visited the street twice, so I don't know much about it yet." Chen Fan was at a loss.To be precise, she only visited two sections of the street, and she didn't know how many places she passed in the carriage.

"Let's go to the east gate first," Zhang Ci said.

The three of them watched as they walked, walked for two miles, arrived at the East City Gate, and passed two intersections in the middle.

"Let's talk about the shops on the roadside just now." Zhang Ci looked at her.

Chen Fan was dumbfounded.Is this still a mission?

She searched for memories in her mind and reported some shop names.

"There is a small shop next to that grocery store, which makes soup cakes." Zhang Ci added one.

Chen Fan thought about it, there is such a shop.

"The one next to the Lucky Restaurant, what kind of restaurant is it?" Zhang Ci asked again.

Chen Fan: "..."

"It's also a restaurant." Qin Zheng added.

"There are two teahouses, do you remember where they are?" Zhang Ci was still asking.

She only remembers one family.

Then, Zhang Ci reported the name of the shop on one side, and Qin Zheng reported the name of the shop on the other side.

Chen Fan: "I want to be quiet."

Zhang Ci: "Okay. Let's find a teahouse. Qingxiang Teahouse is closer." He didn't ask Jingjing who it was.

Qingxiang Tea House is about 12 meters wide and [-] meters deep, with the lobby downstairs and private rooms upstairs.They chose a room by the window, and Qin Zheng sat next to her.

Chen Fan asked a question: "On the day the house was started, Guanshi Li, Chu Sheng and I had lunch at Wang Lizheng's house, and walked around the village after the meal. Did Chu Sheng write down all the people she saw? "

"Write it down, she still wrote it on the paper. I will give you the paper when you move to a new house."

"Can you remember clearly the people and things you've met?"

"You can remember what you want to remember clearly. Those who don't want to pay attention will not care, but there will be a vague impression."

Chen Fan reported the names of the shops on both sides of the street, and Zhang Ci looked at her in surprise.

She raised her eyebrows: "I just didn't pay attention, it doesn't mean I can't remember."

Zhang Ci's eyes are full of smiles.

She looked at Qin Zheng: "Can you hide in this room so that I can't see it?"

"No." Qin Zheng replied simply.

"What about hiding outside the window?"

"It's possible at night, but not during the day."

"While I'm walking down the street, can you just walk on the roof and jump off and be by my side at any time?"

"Easy to be spotted."

"Do you often hide in trees?" Chen Fan has always been curious about the hidden guards.

"Some guards often go to the tree to check the situation. But if other people go to the tree, both parties will be found. The same is true on the roof, and there will be no situation where one person arrives first and another person follows."

Chen Fan built a roof with his hands: "Where are you on one side? Are they not on the same roof?"

"Unless both parties are weak, but whoever has a stronger internal force will be aware of the surrounding situation."

She didn't ask any more questions and looked out the window.

"I'll take you around tonight, and you'll know what it's like to hide in a tree or on a roof," Zhang Ci said.

"I will crush the tiles." When she climbed to the roof to watch the fireworks when she was a child, she heard the sound of tiles breaking.

Both Zhang Ci and Qin Zheng laughed.

"Will someone be on guard on the roof of the tree at the magistrate's mansion?"

Qin Zheng smiled: "Can a small county magistrate afford such a guard?"

Chen Fan was speechless.

She knows eight maids and guards around Zhang Ci, how many will his parents have?How many will there be in his family?

"The manpower around me is doubled. My father was worried about me and arranged for more. I only have two guards and two maids at home." Zhang Ci said.

Chen Fan snorted, and nodded slightly in response.

When the three of them went out, Qin Zheng turned east at the intersection and wandered into a jewelry store.

"This may be one of the best, let's go in and have a look." Zhang Ci entered the store, and the two of them followed.

There were so many people in the shop that there were no clerks to greet them.Chen Fan looked at the cotton bunts on the three of them, then at the clothes of other people in the store, and quietly walked to a corner to look at the jewelry on the showcase.

The jewelry in front of me is gorgeous, but not delicate enough.

"Ma'am, are you here? Hurry up and invite us upstairs, we have just arrived in the store." A warm voice sounded.

According to Chen Fan's reputation, she was a beautiful young woman, dressed gorgeously, with a maid.

The young woman looked up at the sky at a 25-degree angle, and followed the shopkeeper to the second floor.

"This lady is so beautiful." Chen Fan approached a woman beside him softly.

The woman curled her lips: "What kind of wife is she? The county magistrate's concubine, but she is very favored, and she is also very popular with the county magistrate's mother."

Chen Fan pricked up his ears.

"Her clothes are so beautiful."

The woman curled her lips again: "Being so favored, can there not be many good things? Isn't the magistrate's wife earning all the good materials and jewelry? It's good for him to spoil his concubine with his wife's money."

"How many concubines does he have?"

"As for the fourth house, the number is not that much, but it costs a lot of money. His wife is the daughter-in-law of the Liu family in Yuanfeng County. She has a generous dowry, and the income from the shop and farmland is considerable. The old woman still can't figure it out. She always wants to show her prestige in front of her daughter-in-law. To show his family's kindness to his daughter-in-law." The woman seemed full of opinions.

"That's right," said a person next to him, "If I had such a rich daughter-in-law, I would be so happy from ear to ear every day, how could I make my daughter-in-law unhappy."

Chen Fan touched his chin.

"The county magistrate is very honest and honest, he is a good official." Chen Fan said.

The woman still curled her lips: "The Liu family's family style is so upright, will he be allowed to be greedy for money? Besides, the Liu family has so much money to support his family, why does he need to be greedy for money? The most important thing is to keep the official life. That is the Liu family People don't want to do evil things, his concubines have all given birth to children, try another person? They can't kill them."

"Business is also dependent on government officials."

The woman still curled her lips: "His political achievements and management are still supported by the Liu family. There are so many industries in the Liu family, do you need him to cover them?"

(End of this chapter)