The wonderful life of modern women in ancient times

Chapter 448 Sending Letters

"Xi'er, let me go with you. Let's go ask the village chief if he is free. We can go to the county town today to help Uncle Bai and his family settle down!"

Cao took off the apron around her waist, straightened her clothes, and was about to take Lin Xi to the village chief's house.

"Mom, don't bother the village chief. I have a way to settle down Bai Bo and his family. There are so many things to do at home. You can stay at home and take care of them. I can go to the county town by myself!"

Lin Xi stopped Cao, took her hand and said.

"Okay, then be careful on the road. Call Xiaohong down the mountain and let her take you there!"

There were indeed a lot of things to do at home today. Cao knew Lin Xi's abilities. Hearing her say this, Cao nodded, put on her apron again, and asked her to bring Xiaohong with her.

"Mom, there's no need for Xiaohong to accompany me. Let the four of them prepare the wood for building the house. We'll try to build the house today. I have a space ring. When the time comes, let the seller deliver the goods out of the city, and I'll just put the goods in my space ring."

"Okay, then go quickly, Xi'er. The sooner you go, the sooner you'll be back!"

"Well, I'm leaving mom!"

Lin Xi said goodbye to Cao, disappeared in a flash, rushed into the jungle, and headed towards the county town.

Near the county town, Lin Xi stopped flying, came out of the woods, came to the road leading to the county town, and walked slowly towards the city gate.

“Meat buns, hot meat buns!”

"Candied haws!"

“Fragrant and tender old tofu!”

Lin Xi entered the city, but did not immediately go to find the county magistrate. Instead, he strolled around the county. The streets were bustling with people, and had regained their former liveliness. The common people were busy making a living and enthusiastically soliciting customers. What was different from the past was that there was more hope for the future in their eyes, and their faces were no longer filled with sorrow and despair.

It seems that the county magistrate has done a good job during this period, Lin Xi nodded secretly.

"Girl, would you like some candied haws? My family has been making this for many years, and there is no candied haws tastier than mine in the entire county!"

The vendor selling candied haws saw Lin Xi stop in front of him and greeted her enthusiastically.

"Two please!"

Lin Xi took out a few copper coins from his pocket and handed them to the vendor, saying with a smile.

"Okay! Take it, girl. Come back after you're done eating!"

The vendor skillfully selected two of the largest and best candied haws and handed them to Lin Xi. He took her coins and grinned happily.

Lin Xi held a candied haws in one hand and ate it happily. It had been a long time since she had strolled the street so leisurely. She liked the feeling of moving among the crowd, which was full of the atmosphere of fireworks!

The atmosphere of worldly life is what soothes the hearts of ordinary people the most!

After strolling around the street, Lin Xi ate some snacks and watched some acrobatics. After she had her fill, she went to various shops to buy the things that the Bai family needed for their lives.

"Boss, in half an hour, send the things out of the city and put them here. I will wait there and give you the remaining money then!"

Lin Xi took out a map from her bosom, pointed at a place and showed it to the grocery store owner. After seeing that the owner remembered the location, she put away the map and left the shop.

She walked aside and stood still, took out the list of items she had planned to purchase last night and looked at it. After making sure that everything was bought, Lin Xi quietly walked towards the county government office.

"Who are you? How dare you break into the county government office? Someone, protect me!"

In the county government office, the county magistrate was having breakfast in the backyard when a figure suddenly landed in front of the table. The butler who was standing nearby was so frightened that he almost jumped up. He subconsciously stood in front of the table, first scolded Lin Xi, and then called on the guards in the courtyard to protect the county magistrate.

"I am an old friend of your county magistrate, isn't that right, county magistrate?"

A team of guards with knives surrounded Lin Xi, but Lin Xi was not panicked. She pulled over a stool, sat down, crossed her legs, looked at the county magistrate and said with a smile.

Hearing this familiar voice, the county magistrate's heart tightened. He shook his hand holding the chopsticks slightly, then forced himself to calm down, put down the chopsticks, waved to the guards and housekeepers, and said, "This girl is my friend. We have something to talk about. You should go out and stay away from here. Don't let anyone disturb us!"

"Yes, my lord!"

When the guards heard the county magistrate's words, they put away their swords, retreated and stood guard in the yard.

The old butler looked at the county magistrate to inquire if everything was really alright. After receiving the county magistrate's affirmative look, he bowed and retreated respectfully, standing two meters away from the house, motionless.

"Girl, so this is your true appearance. I didn't expect you to be so young!"

When Lin Xi and he were the only ones left in the room, the county magistrate took out a handkerchief, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile.

While speaking, he kept looking Lin Xi up and down, as if he couldn't believe that he was being controlled by such a little girl.

"The county magistrate's life is so hard now!"

Lin Xi did not answer the county magistrate's words, but pointed at the porridge and side dishes on the table and raised his eyebrows.

"There are still many people who don't have enough food to eat. As a government official, how can I live an extravagant and wasteful life?"

The county magistrate sighed, looked outside the county government office, and spoke slowly.

"I didn't expect that the county magistrate would have mercy on the people one day. This is not simple, not simple! This is the antidote for half a year. You keep it first, so that I don't have to send you the antidote every month!"

Lin Xi took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and threw it into the county magistrate's arms, curling his lips slightly and speaking in a cold voice.

The county magistrate hurriedly caught the porcelain bottle and carefully held it in his arms. He heard Lin Xi's sarcasm, but was not angry. What he had done to the people before was too cruel. It was no wonder that she didn't believe that he would really care about the people.

"Whether you really want to be a good county magistrate or you are pretending because you are poisoned, as long as you work for the people, I will deliver the antidote to you on time. If you play any tricks, I will let you taste more powerful means!"

Lin Xi tapped the table with his fingers, stared into the county magistrate's eyes and warned him coldly.

"Don't worry, young lady. Even without your poison, I will atone for the evil deeds I committed in the past!"

The county magistrate bowed towards Lin Xi and said calmly.

"That's great! By the way, I came here for another thing today. Please register these people in Linshan Village!"

Lin Xi took out a stack of papers from his arms and placed them in front of the county magistrate. On them were written the names, ages, and other information of the Bai family members.

"Who are these people?"

The county magistrate picked up the stack of papers and flipped through it, then looked at Lin Xi with some confusion and asked.

"Don't worry, these people are all good people, and their medical skills are not weak. Their settlement in Linshan County will only benefit Linshan County, not harm it. Hurry and do it. I have other things to do and don't have time to waste with you!"

Lin Xi stood up and urged the county magistrate, saying that she had to go outside the city to pick up the goods later and there was no time to delay.

"Old housekeeper! Go get the household registration book, and also get some writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone!"

After hearing what Lin Xi said, the county magistrate stopped asking questions and called the housekeeper over to give him instructions.

"Yes, sir!"

The butler responded and left. After a while, he came back carrying a tray.

The county magistrate took the things in the tray, asked the housekeeper to go down, grind the ink himself, and settled Bai Ji and others in Linshan Village.

"Miss, these people's household registration has been settled in Linshan Village. Do you have any other instructions?"

The county magistrate handed the household registration booklet to Lin Xi, asked her to check it, and looked at her and asked.

"I have nothing else to do. If you have nothing to do, you'd better not go to Linshan Village to disturb me, and don't do anything small, otherwise I will let you experience the feeling of being unable to live or die!"

Lin Xi checked the book in his hand and saw that the household registration of Bai Ji and others were indeed complete. He handed the book back to the county magistrate and looked at him warningly.

"I know, I dare not disturb the girl casually! Girl, please go slowly!"

The county magistrate stood up, bowed to Lin Xi, and spoke in a low voice.

Seeing his respectful look, Lin Xi nodded with satisfaction, then slipped out of the room, jumped onto the wall and disappeared.

The county magistrate looked in the direction where Lin Xi's figure disappeared, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if thinking about something.

He had no intention of sending anyone to follow and investigate Lin Xi. He knew that since Lin Xi dared to meet him with her true appearance and did not hide the fact that she lived in Linshan Village, she must be sure of protecting the people in that village. He was not so stupid as to bump into her when he knew she was not easy to deal with.

"Butler, put this household registration book away!"

After Lin Xi left, the county magistrate placed the household registration book on a tray and gave instructions to the housekeeper.

"Master, who is that girl? Why have I never seen her before?"

The butler picked up the tray and looked at the county magistrate and asked tentatively.

"Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about. If you want to live a good life, don't tell anyone about what happened today!"

The magistrate finished speaking, his eyes flickered from the old butler and several guards one by one.

"Yes, my lord!"

Seeing the county magistrate's stern face and serious expression, the old butler and the guards hurriedly bowed and obeyed his orders.

"You guys go down, housekeeper, go put the household registration book away, and then come back and tell me about the situation of the refugees outside the city!"

The county magistrate waved to everyone and spoke softly.

After saying this, he relaxed, leaned back in his chair, and dozed off.

Seeing this, several guards and butlers retreated cautiously.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the old butler returned to the county magistrate and gently covered the county magistrate with a cloak.

The county magistrate slowly opened his eyes, rubbed his temples, sat up straight, looked at the old housekeeper and asked, "Housekeeper, have all the refugees left?"

"My Lord, all those refugees have returned to Guanxi Prefecture, and the houses we built are now empty!"

The old butler reported respectfully to the county magistrate.

"Send two people to take care of those houses. If there are homeless people, take them in, give them jobs, and provide them with three meals a day!"

"Yes, my lord!"

"Let's go to the front and look at the files for a while. We have to try the case tomorrow!"

"Sir, you should take a rest for a while. You haven't had a good rest in this period of time. You have lost a lot of weight!"

The county magistrate strode towards the government office in front. The old housekeeper trotted after him and gently advised him to take a rest. No one knew what was wrong with their master in the past period of time. He suddenly said that he wanted to be a good official, and then really began to try to be a good official seriously.

Although he was happy and thought that the old lady could finally rest in peace, but seeing how hard his master worked, he was still a little worried that his body would not be able to take it!

"That's fine. Oh, go call the young master over. I'll teach him how to handle things!"

The county magistrate waved to the housekeeper behind him and gave instructions.

Upon hearing this, the housekeeper immediately took orders and went to call the county magistrate's nephew.

After Lin Xi left the county government office, he went directly to the backyard of Huichun Hall.

"Miss Lin, you're here! The shopkeeper is sitting in the front for consultation. Please drink some water and wait for a moment. I'll go tell the shopkeeper!"

In the backyard, Quanfu was sorting the herbs that were drying in a sieve. Seeing Lin Xi climbing over the wall, he came towards her with a smile on his face.

He wiped the chair with his sleeve, asked Lin Xi to sit down, poured her a cup of tea, and then hurried to the front hall to call Manager Zhou.

Lin Xi picked up the tea, took a few sips, then walked to the table beside him, took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the boundary bead, and wrote four letters.

"Miss Lin, the shopkeeper is seeing a patient right now. He will come over after he finishes the consultation!"

Lin Xi had just put away his pen, ink, paper and inkstone and folded the four letters and put them in the envelopes when Quanfu came back from the front. He looked at Lin Xi and said apologetically.

"It's okay, let Uncle Zhou do his work, I'm not in a hurry, I'll help you pick up the herbs!"

Lin Xi looked at Quanfu and smiled, then rolled up his sleeves to help Quanfu organize the herbs.

Quanfu didn't bother to be polite with Lin Xi. The two of them chatted and laughed, and exchanged medical knowledge while sorting the herbs.

"Miss Lin, I have gained so much from chatting with you!"

Quanfu discussed with Lin Xi all the questions that he had not had time to ask Dr. Zhou, and gained a lot. He looked at Lin Xi happily and said.

"What did you learn from Lin Xi? You're so happy!"

Doctor Zhou had just come from the front hall when he heard Quanfu's words. He smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said.

Quanfu stuck out his tongue at Shopkeeper Zhou and said, "I've learned a lot. Now that you're done, I'll go get you some tea!"

Then he trotted to the kitchen to prepare tea for Manager Zhou.

"Lin Xi girl, how come you have time to come here today? Come and sit down!"

After seeing Lin Xi sit down, Shopkeeper Zhou sat on the chair next to Lin Xi, looked at her and asked with a smile.

"Uncle Zhou, I'd like to ask you for a favor. Give these four letters to Jun Moxie and ask him to help deliver the other three!"

Lin Xi pushed the four letters in front of Shopkeeper Zhou and said softly.

Shopkeeper Zhou took the letter and glanced at the names written on the envelope. One of them was written to his master Jun Moyue, and the other three were written to Shangguan Yu, Nangong Qing and Ouyang Jing.

"Lin Xi girl, I will immediately arrange for someone to deliver the letter as quickly as possible!"

After seeing the names on the envelope, Shopkeeper Zhou thought that Lin Xi had something important to discuss with these four respected people, so he quickly stood up and arranged for someone to deliver the letter.

"Uncle Zhou, I want to ask Jun Moxie and my three brothers to help me find a few things. It's not urgent, so you can do your thing first. When you are free, you can help me pass the message!"

Lin Xi stood up, stopped Shopkeeper Zhou and said with a smile.