At the beginning, I saved a little mute

When Que Yunsheng came back, he indeed brought back the carriage.

Jiang Zao was extremely surprised, "Where did you find it?"

"It's in another courtyard of the inn, hidden by the innkeeper."

"Then how did you find it? Did you suffer any loss?" Jiang Zao carefully checked it out. It seemed that Que Yunsheng's clothes were still the same ones he wore when he went out, but there was a lot of dust and a few footprints on them.

Que Yunsheng patted his hands nonchalantly, "Nothing happened, it didn't take much effort, and I'm not injured."

The two sat down and exchanged the information they had learned about Fufeng County.

It turned out that three months ago, a village outside Fufeng County was attacked by a lone man. The army was delayed by another team and had no time to rescue. The county magistrate was forced to go out with the county magistrate, the chief clerk and a group of yamen runners to meet the enemy. As a result, they all died in the village, and only one person escaped and came back to report the news.

Although the garrison of the reinforcements camp later sent troops, they only brought back a number of corpses, leaving the already precarious Fufeng County without any patrol force. The county town was in chaos, and many people left with their families. The rest were unable to leave.

And people who don't want to leave.

For example, the innkeeper would lose his greatest wealth if he left here, and might even be worse off than here, and might as well start doing illegal business.

But no one cares about him now.

The county government only had Yang Dianshi to keep up appearances. As for the runners inside, except for an old one, all of them had quit.

I'm already a hired worker, and now I have to sacrifice my life. It's not worth it.

So, the county government is just a loose organization.

No wonder Dianshi Yang was so angry.

But even though the carriage has returned, there is no guarantee that someone will steal it secretly. After all, the situation here is precarious and everyone is in danger.

As for this yard, it is extremely cheap. Even if you buy it, it would only cost twenty taels of silver.

After dinner, Que Yunsheng went to the Zhaocai Inn with the stick he had specially selected.

He was not the kind of person who was easy to talk to. He waved his stick and started smashing things, which scared the people who were watching the fun around him.

"What are you doing? Little brother, let's talk nicely. My old bones can't stand such torture." The man with a small mustache was half lying on the ground, shivering, and begging for mercy with his fists clasped.

Que Yunsheng knew that in Fufeng County now, whoever has the bigger fist is right.

He dragged the man with a mustache to the door of the inn and stuck the stick into the ground, deliberately sticking it between the man's legs.

He was so scared that he peed immediately, and a strong smell of urine came from him.

Que Yunsheng said loudly, "This black shop stole my carriage, thinking that I was an outsider and easy to bully. He misjudged me."

As he spoke, Que Yunsheng picked up the stick and thrust it hard into the muddy road. A hole was immediately made on the muddy road surface, and the stick trembled and bounced twice.

The onlookers were all shocked.

He is a ruthless person at such a young age.

"I am not someone who can be bullied easily. Anyone who bullies me will suffer the same fate as this stick."

After saying that, he raised his leg and kicked hard, and the thick stick broke into two pieces in the middle.

The audience trembled a few times, feeling like they were the stick.

Later, someone went to pull out the half stick stuck in the mud, only to find that it was impossible for one person to pull it out, and it took two people working together to pull it out.

I couldn't help but sigh at Que Yunsheng's great strength.

The next day, the news spread throughout Fufeng County.

It is said that a ruthless man has come to the county. He is not only strong but also good at fighting.

Without looking at the bruised and battered face of the innkeeper, he immediately decided to sell the inn to Que Yunsheng and left with his bags.

Que Yunsheng took Jiang Zao to the government office to get the land deed.

Yang Dianshi looked at them in disbelief, "Did you find the carriage?"

While sitting in the yamen, he also heard rumors about Que Yunsheng. After all, Fufeng County was too small.

I didn't expect that these two people, one looks gentle and refined, and the other looks gentle and virtuous.

But they are all people who hide their talents.

While he was processing the land deeds for them, he was also trying to find out where they came from.

I was afraid that I had offended some important person.

Que Yunsheng had a half-smile on his face but said nothing.

Walk out of the yamen.

The two first went to find a tailor shop and planned to convert the inn into a shop.

As for what to sell, they haven't decided yet.

This inn is very small. It only has one storefront, but inside there are two small courtyards and two floors.

Jiang had planned to install the first floor first and leave the second floor idle for the time being.

Even if they have something to sell now, they can’t sell it here.

Just start with a small business.

With the skill that Que Yunsheng had shown before, they would not be afraid of trouble coming to them in a short time.

But this place is so poor that even Yang Dianshi’s clothes are patched.

It can be said that they have never seen anyone in this county whose clothes are not patched.

Que Yunsheng planned to wait a few days before reporting in. He would feel more at ease if things went smoothly here.

The inn required almost no extra decoration, just a new front, so I went straight to the tailor shop.

After agreeing on the style and paying the deposit, they went shopping.

Fufeng County was extremely poor, with only a few shops open, including a tailor shop, a blacksmith, a restaurant that was about to go bankrupt, and a wine shop.

Where are the people who come to consume now?

The most common stores are grocery stores, of which there are two, one at the east end and the other at the west end.

Business people also know that this place is not a good place and have long found ways to leave.

As for the vegetable market, it is actually just some vegetable growers on both sides of the street selling their own vegetables. Most people don't need to buy them, and there are no people selling mutton.

It is said that there was originally a family, but they were killed by a lone man who escaped the net on their way home. From then on, there was no meat in this county.

No wonder they all look pale and thin, and you can tell at a glance that they are malnourished.

Que Yunsheng regretted as he walked.

He didn't dare let Jiang Zao come here.

Life here is too hard, it’s really not suitable for Jiang Zao to come here.

Just as Jiang Zao was looking around and thinking about what to sell first, Que Yunsheng stopped and pursed his lips.

It seems like he is making a big decision.

Jiang Zao was walking behind him and almost bumped into him. He touched his nose and asked, "Que Yunsheng, what's wrong?"

Looking at the desolate county town, Que Yunsheng suddenly said, "Jiang Zao, I'll take you to Dingzhou."

At least life there is better.

There is really no reason to live here.

The people passing by are all numb, there is no hope in their eyes, they are like walking corpses.

If you stay here for too long, you might get depressed.

Jiang Zao was extremely surprised, "Why?"

"This place is not suitable for you." Que Yunsheng looked at those people with no sadness or joy in his eyes.

Jiang Zao followed his gaze and saw the same group of people.

She thought she knew the reason, and even if Que Yunsheng said so, she had no intention of leaving.

"I do not go."

She took a step forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Que Yunsheng, "If you are here, I will be here."