Yiling is located at the entrance of the Three Gorges and the edge of the Wushan Mountains. Except for the vast terrain near Yiling City, the other areas are full of mountains and lush primitive jungles.

More than 200,000 people in the territory live near Yiling City and on both sides of the Yangtze River.

More than a dozen towns and towns are also located in remote mountainous areas. Most of the mountain people make a living by hunting and live a life of peace. Although they are poor, they are undoubtedly much better than the people of the Central Plains who are in dire straits, at least they have no worries.

As the saying goes, the unruly people come from deep mountains, and the few fields in the mountains are poor, even the landlords and gentry in the city and towns do not look down on them, and they rarely go to these villages. Over time, this unique environment has not only formed a set of their own rules, but also extremely xenophobic.

Some villagers have never left the village since childhood. Only those with knowledge in the village will go to the town or county every ten days and a half months, or even January to exchange for some daily necessities.

Baiyan Town is located more than 60 miles northwest of Yiling. Although the road is rugged, there is finally a path that can be accessed by people.

On that day, the group walked hard on the path. A constable led the way, followed by two maids, and a woman in her thirties was sitting in a sedan chair and was carried by two big men. The female soldier carrying a sword fell to the end.

The group naturally set off from Yiling City and headed to the mayor's wife who took office as Baiyan Town. They set off in the morning and had not arrived in the town until the sun set.

During this period, I climbed over one mountain after another, and most of the roads were rarely visited, which made the wife of the mayor, who was a northerner, feel only in her heart.

The two maids each carried this bag and were so tired that they were almost exhausted. Their dresses were already being caught by the extended shrubs and thorns on the road. At this time, their faces were a little pale, and they didn't know whether they were scared or tired.

"Wang...Brother Wang, this...it's almost dark this day. Hasn't it arrived yet?" A little maid gritted her teeth and chased after him, gasping for the detective in front.

"Miss Juan'er, it's almost there. You'll be here after crossing this mountain."

"That's what you said half an hour ago. How long will it take?" The maid named Juan'er pouted.

"This time is true, don't worry, I will definitely arrive in the town before dark. If Miss Juan'er can't walk anymore, I, Old Wang, can carry you for a while." The headmaster named Wang grinned.

"Don't lie anymore. I can still walk. If you really want to help, just carry my bag on it."

Juan'er was really moved when she heard that he wanted to carry her, but her daughter's reserve finally made her refuse and handed over the burden.

"Okay!" Captain Wang took the bag and hung it on his shoulder in disappointment, turned around and continued to walk forward. After a while, another maid, Xiao Cui, also stepped forward and gave the bag to Captain Wang.

"Madam, what can we do in our lives in this poor and bad place?"

"Hey, I don't know how long I'll stay here."

After the two maids lost their bags, they also felt much more relaxed. They came to the sedan chair and started to sigh. Obviously, they didn't expect that the conditions here would be like this, which was completely different from Nanyang.

"Since you come, you'll be at ease!" The lady sighed, and although she was sitting in a soft sedan chair, she was also pushed up and down the hills and down the hills all day long, and her expression was a little depressed.

I'm afraid that the four girls, the female soldiers behind, still seemed at ease, carrying bags, swords, and short guns. From time to time, they were still in the mood to chop the extended branches.

This time, Captain Wang did not lie. After the group crossed the mountain, a river appeared at the foot of the mountain. There were several houses standing next to the river, dozens of small wooden houses next to it, and large areas of paddy fields on the other side.

It was dusk, and dozens of smoke from cooking smoke floated out of the town. There were still villagers taking a bath in the river by the river. A few barking sounds of dogs came. The group at the entrance of the town immediately looked at the path on the mountainside.

"Here you come!"

"Hurry, let us know everyone, we will welcome the new mayor." An old man in gorgeous clothes quickly greeted. Soon, the open space at the entrance of the town was surrounded by hundreds of people, both men, women, old and weak.

Another constable who came to the town to notify him was talking to the old man in a gorgeous costume.

As the group of seven people approached, the villagers all calmed down and looked at the group of outsiders curiously.

The children pointed and whispered in their parents' ears, while the young man looked at the two pretty maids with a little dodging his eyes.

The wife's surname was Xu, and at this time she finally got out of the sedan chair and walked slowly over. The old man in the gorgeous clothes immediately greeted her with two other middle-aged men dressed in an appearance.

"Old Huang Gui, welcome your wife!"

"Welcome to the lady."

The people also followed suit and bowed down to salute. Although they didn't understand why the court sent a woman to be the mayor, Mr. Huang said yes, so he would definitely not be wrong, let alone the two constables could still distinguish them.

"Old Huang is polite."

"You are polite, fellow villagers. My surname is Xu. I am the mayor of Baiyan Town, the governor of Yiling Prefecture. You can just call me Mayor Xu in the future."

Xu returned a gift, while introducing, he looked at the people around him. Seeing that although they were all dressed, they were in good spirits, he nodded secretly, and then took out the appointment document from the bag of the maid next to him and handed it to Mr. Huang.

After taking the document and reading it, Mr. Huang had no doubts anymore. Although he knew that Mrs. Xu had no good intentions when she came to the town, she was appointed by the new magistrate and was not easy to neglect on the surface. So he politely said a few words and invited the group into the town.

As the largest landlord in the town, the eldest son of the Huang family is still famous. Even in this remote place, there are still four courtyards in the house. It is still no problem to have a yard for Xu and the others to stay.

When he was just a little up, Xu did not refuse. He only showed up at the welcome banquet in the evening and went back to his room to rest.

Mr. Huang and the other two outsiders continued to warmly greet the two captains, wanting to inquire about some information from them.

"Master Huang, tell you the truth. The god outside has changed. Although Mrs. Xu is a woman, she came from Xiangyang with the new magistrate. More than a dozen women like them have come this time. The leader's wife surnamed Zhou, she seems to be a special envoy. I don't know what she is doing, but her status seems to be no lower than that of Liu Zhizhou. By the way, there is also a judge..."

The two detectives were drunk and couldn't control their mouths anymore. They said everything they knew and what they guessed.

Mr. Huang and two other officials, listening to the two chattering, their faces were full of solemnity. The three of them were not stupid. Naturally, they could hear that Mrs. Xu's identity was not simple, and the purpose of coming here was probably not simple.

They also heard a little about the situation in Xiangyang that the land of the landlords and gentry were all distributed to Mud Legs, and these women were the ones who distributed their land.

After the two constables were drunk and helped down, the three of them came to the Huang family's study room.

"Old Huang, is that Xu really here to divide our fields?"

"Hmph, if this is true, the emperor is far away, I don't believe that she can still make a fortune by just a woman."

"It's too early to draw a conclusion now. Let's wait until Jun'er comes back from the city and make a decision!"

"Hey, the world is getting worse, I don't know if the court can still..."

Old Huang waved his hand, then sighed again, shook his head. The two of them sighed when they remembered the current storm of the court.

The next day, early in the morning, Xu left the Huang house and started wandering around the town with a female soldier and a maid.

While learning about the situation in Baiyan Town from the people, I was looking for a place to live. I obviously wanted to complete the tasks assigned by the king as soon as possible and then leave here.

Naihe there are only so many houses in the town. Except for the three large households, the other people are all separate courtyards and there are no empty houses, which makes Xu's family difficult for a while.

"Madam, why don't we hire the people to build a new building, so that we can not only bring them closer together, but also learn more from them."

The maid named Juan'er suggested that the female soldier next to him nodded. One morning she also felt that the people in the town dared not speak nonsense, so she learned very limited customs and personalities.

"Well, that's all. You can build a house while going to each village and village to count the population, learn more, and promote the laws of our Great Qin."

Xu actually had this idea. After all, living in a Huang house is not a big deal, and it is easy to cause misunderstandings among the people. This time, the king prepared 100 taels of silver for each of them, and it would not cost much to build a simple courtyard.
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