"Chen Lidian, someone is here again!" Wang Wu and Wang Qi, who lowered their heads and ate chestnuts, turned around and looked up at the same time.

"Could it be that Brother Wuya and the others are back?"

"Bad, they set out just at Chen Shi. At this time, they are not here, so why are they back? They can't get home at this time tomorrow!"

Chen Xu stopped the movements in his hand and turned around to look. He could hear the sound of kicking and stomping horses. He soon arrived in front of his house. Then a maroon horse first appeared from the bamboo forest. On the horse's back was a girl in a light blue cloth dress. Her hair was neatly combed, and a red hair knot tied on her forehead. Her eyebrows were beautiful and delicate facial features were delicate. She was a short sword hanging around her waist and a pair of suede boots on her feet.

Why did this little girl come suddenly?

Chen Xu was stunned and several more horses appeared behind Jiang Chuyue. A middle-aged man and three soldiers surrounded Jiangbeiting and also strangled the reins at the door of the yard.

"Brother, the sister you spanked by is here again!" Xing'er couldn't help but whisper to remind.

"Oh~" Chen Xu came to his senses, quickly put down the bamboo shovel in his hand and said, "Mom, the county magistrate is here, let's go and greet him together!"

"Ah? County Magistrate?" Chen Jiang shivered nervously and almost cut his hand.

"Don't be nervous, just treat me. My little sister, let's go together!"

After Chen Xu finished speaking, he walked to the gate of the yard with a smile and bowed and said, "Mr. Magistrate, what wind blows you today?"

"Minister Chen Jiang has met Lord Jiang!" Chen Jiang followed Fuli nervously.

"Minister Chen Xing'er pays homage to the county magistrate!" Xing'er also followed behind to salute.

"Wang Wu and Wang Qi have met the county magistrate!" Wang Wu and Wang Qi also strode up and bowed together.

"No gifts!" Jiang Beiting quickly dismounted and helped Chen Jiang with his hands, then touched Xing'er's head, then nodded to Wang Wu and Wang Qi and greeted him.

This time, Jiang Chuyue did not roll her eyes at Chen Xu for the first time, and stood beside her after dismounting from the horse. She looked around the yard with eyes, obviously surprised by Chen Xu's new house and large yard, and was also interested in the strong and sweet smell floating in the yard.

"Nephew, when did you build your house? It's so tall and neat, I'm afraid it's not a lot of money and credit?" Jiang Beiting asked in surprise at a large house in front of him that looked spacious than the county government.

"This is built with mud bricks, which are made after mixing mud and millet grass. It is not worth much, just taking some time and labor. Now every household in the village has changed it to this kind of mud brick house, which is warm in winter and cool in summer, and is much longer durable than bamboo, wood and thatched huts. In the future, adults can also promote mud brick houses in Zhi County. Even the walls of Zhi County that are about to collapse can be repaired with mud bricks, which is much simpler than rammed earth." Chen Xu stood beside him and explained.

"Why didn't you report this method?" Jiang Beiting asked with a slightly serious expression on his face.

"I was originally going to report it, but after a lot of time, I was busy with autumn harvest and planting, and I wanted to promote the matter of the fire kang, so Xu forgot about this!" Chen Xu explained helplessly.

"Well, I really can't blame you for this matter. Now that the cold winter is approaching, it's too late to promote it!"

"Thank you for your forgiveness by the county magistrate. This method of making acres is extremely simple. In a few days, I asked the carpenters in the town to submit the production method to the county government for reporting. The county magistrate asked to come in and have a rest. Wang Wu, hurry up and make a pot of tea!" Chen Xu led Jiangbeiting to the living room, and at the same time ordered Wang Wu to make tea.

Jiang Beiting smiled slightly and said, "You are welcome, you are a nephew. I have already drunk tea at Qinghe Town Primary School. I am not thirsty at this time. Hey, what are you doing? You can smell the strong sweet smell in the yard."

Jiang Beiting said, turning around and walking to the table where the rice candy is made.

Wang Wu and Wang Qi are Wang Jian's entourages. Jiang Beiting had seen them last time. He also knew that they were injured by a tiger and had been hospitalized in the Qinghe Town Health Center. He thought they had never left. However, as the saying goes, the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, let alone the personal guard of the Great Qin army god Wang Jian. If the incident of asking them to make tea for themselves is passed into Wang Jian's ears, the consequences will be difficult to predict, so it is better not to be greedy for this kind of blessing.

"Haha, I happened to be here today. The Cold Clothes Festival is coming soon. Xu was free at home. He was ready to make some sugar cakes. He could entertain guests at that time and enjoy himself in the cold winter. This sugar cake tastes good. Adults can taste it!" After Chen Xu said that, he took a piece of chopped rice candy and handed it to Jiang Beiting.

Jiang Beiting took it in his hand and looked around for a few times before putting it in his mouth and ate it. He couldn't help but exclaim: "It's sweet and crispy, and walnut kernels, which are extremely crispy. It's indeed a delicious taste that I've never eaten before!"

"My lady and you all come and try it!" Chen Xu turned around and called out to Jiang Chuyue and Liu Qingshan and three soldiers, so several of them surrounded him and each took a piece to eat it. After eating, the evaluation was naturally one-sided and praised.

"Since Lord Jiang likes it, I'll take some when I go back. It's windy outside. Let's sit down before chatting!" Chen Xu said with a smile.

"Well, it's really good. The county magistrate invited me to a party in Wancheng. Bringing some such crispy candy is a good meeting gift!" Jiang Beiting also showed a satisfied smile on his face, and followed Chen Xu into the house. After a while, Chen Jiang made a pot of tea with a long-mouthed pot. Only Jiang Chuyue was sitting there. The middle-aged man and three soldiers were chatting with Wang Wu and Wang Qi outside.

"Master Jiang, I wonder why I suddenly came to Xiaohe Village today?" Chen Xu asked after pouring tea and sat down.

"The cold winter is approaching, and the governor of the county magistrate of the county magistrate communicated to the Xianyang order. This winter may be extremely cold. I told us to take measures to prevent cold. So I have been patrolling the townships in my subordinates. Today I happened to arrive in Qinghe Town. The three old men said that you are not doing your job and go home to avoid the cold, so I can only come and visit me!" Jiang Beiting said while drinking tea.

"Hehe! Lord Jiang, the autumn harvest and autumn planting have ended. Every household is busy repairing kangs. Almost all the workshops in the town have been closed. Even elementary schools are on holiday. Why am I still staying in the town? Besides, there are You Jiao Liu Po ​​and the San Lao in the town to take care of me. If you have any questions, you will naturally come to inform me. The Cold Clothing Festival is coming soon, and everything at home is not ready yet. Otherwise, when the cold winter comes, our family will all be frozen..."

"I can't talk to you, I'm full of ridiculous words!" Jiang Beiting curled his lips, "But your Qinghe Town is indeed doing well, everything is in order. I randomly asked a few villagers in the town. The fire kangs, firewood, and cattle and horses are all well prepared. Several pavilions heard that they were also running back and forth in the countryside to supervise the renovation of houses and fire kangs. Therefore, the situation in Qinghe Town is much better than other towns in Zhi County!"

Chen Xu asked a little surprised: "Mr. Jiang, is the construction of kangs in other townships not good? I have been handing over this method of building kangs for more than a month. Even if the financial and manpower are limited, it is OK to build a warm bed to build a floor kang. In the cold winter, there is no problem for the family to keep warm..."

Jiang Beiting shook his head and said with a slightly ugly face: "Many towns and towns have all the old people, and they are conservative and polite, and they are very rigid in their behavior. Although you have already stereotyped hundreds of copies of the drawings of the kang, I have already told the county magistrate to distribute them in time after receiving them, but after I ran and inspected them all over the past few days, less than 30% of them could be completed!"

"Why?" Chen Xu was even more surprised.

In a month, a earthen kang was built, and the amount of completion was so low. You should know that even if Xiaohe Village is so closed and remote, it is basically the most mountainous area in Chi County. Moreover, all the kangs have been repaired with earthen bricks long ago. Every household has built a Datong kang according to Chen Xu's design. As long as the fire is burned, the whole family can sleep warmly. Except for Xiaohe Village, other villages under Qinghe Town, Chen Xu's requirement is that the family must repair at least one kang. Then the winter is harsh.

It snows heavily, and there is no problem with the family huddling together to keep warm and sleep. The family lacks men or the situation is particularly bad. Chen Xu also asked the village chief to be responsible for organizing villagers to help build the construction. This labor can be used to meet the labor service next year, and also provides free tools such as hoes, knives, axes, copper saws, etc., and several pavilions also supervise the village every few days. Therefore, the promotion of the kang was particularly smooth in Qinghe Town, and basically all of them have been repaired. Otherwise, Chen Xu would not have been leisurely in Xiaohe Village to prepare all kinds of delicious New Year goods.

"There is a lack of tools and poor supervision. Most township officials are despicable and are only willing to follow the old ways. Some townships have not sent it yet after receiving the drawings..."

"Human life is a matter of all things, why are they so perfunctory?" Chen Xu was a little angry in an instant, his face becoming ugly.

"Oh!" Jiang Beiting shook his head, "It's all in the world, but after my inspection, I have already ordered it to be promoted quickly, but I'm afraid it's too late!"

Chen Xu's face twitched a few times and his emotions slowly calmed down. As the saying goes, "Planning is in the world, people are in the world. Not to mention that he can't control such things, even Qin Shihuang can't control them. The world is so big. In this era of extremely underdeveloped communication and transportation, an order that would be spread throughout the country from Xianyang will take at least more than a month, and the lazy officials will deliberately forget it in this mountain.

Most of the township officials are wealthy families in the town, and they are generally the most prestigious figures. The system of joint seats with the town pavilion as the core seems to be closely and fair, but in fact they are controlled by local big names and bullies. Whether it is taxes, grain or corvee, the most oppressed are the most ordinary and poorest ordinary people.

For example, in Qinghe Town, carpenter Liu Erwa, stonemason Liu Da'an, and You Jiao Liu Po ​​are actually family members. Although they are separated by two or three generations, the bones are broken and the tendons are connected. Therefore, the Liu family is truly a big family in Qinghe Town, and they are generally more respectful to Chen Xu. The gap between the villagers and them is very big, so they must be careful when they meet and speak.

In addition, the pavilion chief Gao He and the potter Gao Ping are also family.

The grain warehouse manager Niu Quan and the bamboo craftsman Niu San are also a family.

There are more than ten surnames in Qinghe Town, but only three or five can be named.

These families basically do not need to be corvee-service, and basically never have to pay taxes. The various workshops in the town are controlled by them, and the craftsmanship is basically derived from their ancestral craftsmanship, so these families are also the richest. Although they are now respectful to Chen Xu, that is because Chen Xu was a county magistrate and had to be respected. Now Chen Xu has gained real benefits for their workshop investment and transformation, and therefore has respect from the heart. However, no matter what, it looks like the village autonomy two thousand years later, and it looks very beautiful. But in fact, the village bandits and bullies are the most powerful family of the three-nos that have no power, power and money.
Chapter completed!