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Chapter 641 It seems that this county magistrate is not bad

Chapter 640 The Second Looks Like This County Magistrate Is Not Bad
The few people who followed Xuejian didn't notice it.What a good thing this smelly black water could be.

Xue Jian turned around and said to the old man:

"Do you know how wide this black water is?"

Several old people glanced at each other and said:

"We go west from here, there may be hundreds of miles, anyway, they are all in our county."

An old man next to him said:

"No, not only in our county, but also in Suoyang County, but there are not many of them there, and it is not as serious as ours. We basically don't grow crops here, and at least there are some weeds to grow on their side. Because the land on the other side of their county is very good, this side is deserted, and no one lives here."

The old man who fetched water said again:
"From here to the county seat, there are tens of miles of land, and there are hundreds of miles of land to the east from here. Back then, it was also a court."

As soon as the old man said this, he suddenly remembered that this was a prince. Although she was a girl, she was a prince.I almost said the wrong thing.Kneeling down with a plop, his face turned pale and he said:
"Forgive me, my prince. Forgive me, my prince."

Seeing that several other old men also knelt down.Xue Jian hurriedly stopped and said:
"Don't, don't, get up. I don't have any sins to forgive. You can say whatever you want here. I have no real power. I just give me a title because the master is a prince. Don't worry, court I probably guessed what I did back then. A group of people who fled famine had no place to go back then, and places with land definitely didn’t want to accept you, so the court found this land for you in order to make you feel at ease and not make trouble, right? ?”

Several old men glanced at each other, did not dare to nod or speak again.Xue Jian didn't understand.This is fear of power!

Xuejian smiled again and said:

"I won't punish you, because you'll do me a great favor. When was that well over there?"

The old men glanced at each other, and the old man who fetched water replied:
"Back to the prince, Xiaomin is sixty-three years old this year. This well was dug by Xiaomin's grandfather 60 years ago. At first, he just didn't want to carry water so hard. Black water. I thought it would disappear after a while, but it turned out to be this kind of black water all the time."

Xue Jian nodded and said:

"So, your family has a unique skill of digging wells?"

The old man bowed again and said:
"Back to the prince, it's not a unique skill. Xiaomin's family relies on this craft for a living. Xiaomin also drilled wells when he was young, but now he is old and can't do it anymore. He handed over the work to his two sons. Now they are working outside. Help people dig wells."

Xue Jian nodded and said:

"How deep is the well?"

"Oh, this one is a bit deep. It is said that my grandfather was also a stubborn donkey back then, and he would not stop until the water came out. It is said that the well was drilled for nearly ten feet! Then I felt that the soil below was wet, and my grandfather came up. Take some tools, before you go down, the water below starts to bubble out."

Xue Jian nodded and said:

"Then you help dig wells, do you know the situation of wells around here! For example, where else is this kind of water produced? Or is it produced something different?"

The old man shook his head and said:
"Although the water is still like this in other places, it is not as dark as here."

Xue Jian understood what he meant, which meant that the well here was the deepest.Xue Jian looked around, and only the hill she saw first was the tallest, that is to say, all the places she could see from that hill were like this.

Xue Jian said to Shi Chun behind him:
"Give each of these old people a piece of silver. Stay here, Xiaohui, and write down some of the data that the old man said just now. It will be useful later. Then call one of the men brought by Fu Jinghao and say:
"You stay here first, just do one thing, chat with these old people, write down everything you talk about, just talk about the people and things here, what you eat, whether you are sick, how many people are there, this How big is the village and how are the people who manage it? I need to know these things. I don’t have time now. You write down everything you know, and Xiaohui stays here first. We will look for you when we come back. We have to go to county seat."

Everyone didn't know what it meant to be on the ground, but they all followed her arrangement.Xue Jian left some food and things for the two young people.There was also a horse left.Then he drove away from this small mountain village quickly.

This time the group hurried on their way, Fu Jinghao asked on the way:
"Xue'er, what is that black water?"

Xue Jian said with a smile:

"It's a good thing. When we go back later, you prepare two buckets for me, and take one bucket back."

Seeing that Xue'er didn't want to explain yet, Fu Jinghao didn't ask again.But Xueer herself said:

"A good thing is a good thing, but I don't know how to use it yet. Go back and try it again."

Fu Jinghao nodded.It was supposed to take an hour to get there, but Xue saw that they rushed on the horse and arrived in just over half an hour.Arrived to have a look.This county is indeed not as big as Huishui Town.It was much more than the people in that village.Even in the county town, there are not many businesses.

Xue Jian and the others went to find a restaurant first, went to eat something first, and then went to the county government to find the county magistrate!But to be honest, the food here is particularly unpalatable, and it all has a sub-smell.Looks like it's all about the water.

To the county government.Xue Jian looked at dilapidated county offices everywhere.Slightly smiled.He said to Fu Jinghao:

"It seems that the county magistrate is not bad."

Shi Chun said to a yamen servant who was leaning against the wall at the door and was fighting:

"Quickly go and inform your lords that Prince Rui and General Fu are here."

The man looked up and saw two and a half children.I was about to scold someone.I saw a carriage behind me.Horse-drawn carriages are rare in this place.Only then did I rush in.

Xue Jian was talking with Fu Jinghao, when the county magistrate Yang, who rushed out after receiving the notification, came to him with his hat a little crooked.Obviously came in a hurry.

Seeing Xue Jian, she immediately knelt down and said:

"I'm going to see Prince Rui. I'm late, so please forgive me."

Xue Jian said with a smile:

"Get up, magistrate Yang, there is no forgiveness, and I didn't inform you that I'm coming today, so you didn't come late."

Although the prince didn't blame him, County Magistrate Yang still stood aside in trepidation.Those yamen servants heard that Prince Rui was here, so it turns out that this half-grown little girl is the real Prince Rui!
Everyone was so frightened that they hid aside, not daring to say anything.Because my attitude was not very good just now.I'm afraid that the prince will bear a grudge.

Xue Jian didn't care about this, but Shi Chun looked at those yamen servants and snorted.A yamen servant was clever, and hurried over to bring out a chair from the county yamen.They look like old chairs.But still good.No limbs are missing.

(End of this chapter)