HLnovel Chapter 375: Tongan County is being targeted
Chapter 375: Tongan County is being targeted
After hearing this, the old man with tied hair in the crowd rolled his eyes to the sky.
Medical god?
Still blessed by God?
He sneered and whispered, "It's just a run-down county town. God must be blind to favor you. You are just dreaming."
The little boy followed him, walking with his head down. After hearing his words, he seemed afraid that people would hear him, so he quickly raised his head and looked around.
Fortunately, everyone was attracted by the clinic in front of them and did not notice them.
The old man with the tied hair looked back and continued to scold: "The old man above is just trying to attract attention. The five-cent consultation fee and the medicine he collected and sold are just tricks to deceive these fools."
"Using this gimmick to attract people, and then replacing the medicinal materials, or using the dregs to make ready-made medicine, who would know? It's just a trick left over by me, Wang Guipu. Do you really treat it as a treasure?"
The people in Tongan County were the dumbest and most naive people he had ever met.
There was disdain in his eyes, but he had chosen his target in his heart.
The entire Liuyang Prefecture will use Tongan County to make a name for itself. As for what happens next...
Humph——Who can find him?
The little boy's face turned pale with fright at his words. He wanted to persuade him to speak more quietly, but he was afraid of being beaten, so he had to lower his head and keep silent.
Wang Guipu confidently stood with his hands behind his back, dodging left and right to prevent the county residents from touching him, then walked out of the crowd with his head held high.
When the two of them reached a place where few people had been, the little boy summoned up the courage to call him, "Master..."
Wang Guipu frowned and turned around, his face full of impatience: "If you have to fart, fart now."
The little boy bit his lip, looked back at Tongan County, and whispered, "Master, I always feel that this county is a little strange. It is different from the places we have been to before. How about you wait for me here, and I will go back to find out..."
He assured Wang Guipu: "Don't worry, I will ask a few people and it will definitely not arouse their suspicion."
He proved to Master Chao that he was not a useless waste and that he could be of help.
Wang Guipu sneered and looked him up and down.
"What? Are you so bold? Don't think I don't know. Do you want to run away? Give me some plausible excuses. I tell you, you were sold to me as a slave. Even if you run, you can't escape from my grasp!"
The little boy widened his eyes upon hearing this, a sadness flowing in his eyes.
But he always regarded Wang Guipu as a half-father, and finally chose to explain:
"Master, I'm not! I don't want to run away. I really think this county is a little strange, and I want to help you find out. If you don't believe me, I'll go first and you'll go behind. Let's go back together and ask again."
Wang Guipu's gaze stayed on him for a moment, as if he believed what he said.
But he still said mercilessly: "A slave is a slave. If you are timid and afraid of this and that when doing things, you will never achieve great things! Don't call me master in the future. I don't have a disciple like you."
He continued to talk to himself under the child's injured gaze: "I look around at Tongan County. It's just a run-down county town. What's so strange about it?"
He stamped his feet twice and sneered, "This is such a rotten muddy ground! I've never seen a dirtier one. There's not even a single stone on it. My silk shoes have gotten dirty from stepping on them."
Wang Guipu ignored him and went to look for the carriage tied outside.
The little boy opened his mouth, clenched his fists, and looked back at Tongan County.
He looked at Wang Guipu's back and murmured, "They all... have smiles on their faces. It's strange, isn't it? And just now I heard them say that they were delivering food and disaster relief..."
He didn't understand, if Tongan County was really as bad as his master said, would those people always have smiles on their faces?
Will they send their already scarce food to provide disaster relief?
Perhaps out of some selfish motive, or because he didn't want to be beaten or scolded again, the child didn't say anything about his findings in the end.
Wang Guipu sat in the carriage. He walked in the mud, leading the carriage with big strides and slowly moved away.
......
After Shen Zheng separated from Yu Nanshu, she went to the county government office alone.
The county government office had been under renovation for several days, and as the county magistrate, she should go and check on the progress.
When she arrived, the workers in the yamen were working hard, some carrying pillars, some mixing soil, and a few workers were standing on the roof changing tiles.
Liang Fu was standing in the yard facing her, talking to the foreman opposite.
Looking at the foreman from behind, he looked familiar. It was he who led the team to renovate the inn last time. In order to speed up the progress, he also asked many other people to come along.
Liang Fu saw her coming and waved to her.
He took out the blueprint, spread it out in front of the two of them, pointed to the court above and said:
"Sir Shen, the side hall is already being rebuilt, and the main hall only needs to be renovated. It will be completed in the next two days."
Starting the renovation from the court hall was the result of previous discussion among Shen Zheng and others.
Although the court has not been in session recently, no one can tell when it will be needed, so the renovation will naturally focus on the court first.
Shen Zheng looked up and took a closer look. After several days of hard work by the workers, the side halls on both sides had begun to take shape, and the entire main hall was gradually taking on a brand new look.
Liang Fu stood beside her and introduced to her: "All the beams and columns have been painted with new paint, and the walls have also been refurbished and are as smooth as before."
He took two steps forward and stood on a blue brick. "These blue bricks were originally cracked and did not look very beautiful, so I asked them to pry them open and replace them."
Shen Zheng nodded in satisfaction. The court in front of her was still a little different from the courts she had occasionally seen in movies and TV shows in her previous life, but it was actually quite good.
The most important thing is that the court hall occupies a large area. After renovation, it will look more grand. When new tables and chairs are moved in, who would dare to say that the Tongan County Government Office is shabby?
Shen Zheng raised the corner of her mouth and affirmed the work of Liang Fu and others: "Master Liang, you have worked hard."
Then they went to the backyard together.
There were only a few workers in the backyard. Although the autumn day was no longer hot, they only wore simple sweat shirts. The muscles of their exposed arms were firm and covered with a layer of sweat, which even glowed in the sun.
Their task was very simple, which was to tear down all the buildings in the backyard and then transport the debris out.
The way of dumping construction waste in this era is also very simple and crude - if there is a mountain, they will dump it at the foot of the mountain; if there is no mountain, they will dump it in the barren area at the junction of several counties and then leave.
Fortunately, the construction debris at this time was mostly wood and stone, so if it really collapsed it would not cause much harm to nature.
If the front yard still retains its general appearance, the backyard is now completely unrecognizable.
Shen Zheng felt a little sad when she saw the house she had lived in for half a year suddenly collapse and turn into a pile of ruins.
But - the old doesn't go, the new doesn't come! The new house of her dreams is waving at her!