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"咻~咻~"

Zhang Sansi subtly gestured to the clerk behind him, who understood and quietly stepped forward.

"Sir, what's the matter?"

Is Lord Zhou's wife from this county?

Zhang Sansi had already instructed his men to find out everything about Zhou Wu's interests and hobbies, including what type of technicians he preferred, so he quickly summoned his advisor to his side.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, Lord Zhou's wife is indeed from Li Family Village in this county."

These past few days, the clerk's mind has been filled with Lord Zhou's family files, so when faced with the magistrate's questions, he was able to answer immediately and get the answers he wanted. The magistrate even gave the clerk an approving look.

"Immediately send someone to inform Li Family Village to prepare. I'll stall Lord Zhou for a while longer."

"Yes."

At this time, Zhang Sansi tried his best to please Zhou Wu, hoping to make a good impression. In officialdom, everything depends on personal connections. Zhou Wu was the highest-ranking official Zhang Sansi had ever met in his life, and he was a high-ranking official in the capital.

Zhang Sansi did everything he could to stall Zhou Wu, giving the clerk more time to report.

Meanwhile, the advisor led his men and rushed towards Li Family Village without stopping. However, when the advisor arrived at Li Family Village, he immediately lost heart.

"Your Excellency, it's not that I don't want to help you, but even a god would be helpless. When rats come, they all cry to get rid of them."

They were so poor that there wasn't a single intact house in the entire village; they were probably only slightly better than dilapidated walls and roofs.

The advisor's original purpose in coming early was to have the village tidy up properly and present a good image to his superiors. But now, it's in such a dilapidated state that there's nothing left to fix.

The whole village was eerily quiet. In other villages, you can hear dogs barking and roosters crowing as soon as you enter, but here, there wasn't even a bark of a dog, let alone a rooster crowing. I don't know if it's because they're so poor that all the dogs have run away.

A gaunt old man, seeing the clerk and his companions dressed neatly and tidy, walked shakily toward them.

"Gentlemen, I am Li Siming, the village chief of Li Family Village. May I ask what your orders are?"

"You are the village chief here."

"Yes."

"Is there someone named Li Baiwei from your village?"

"Li Baiwei~~"

The village chief heard the name and felt it sounded familiar, but he couldn't quite place it.

"Yes and no?"

"It does sound familiar, but I'm too old to remember it. I'll ask someone."

"I am an official from the county government. This matter is extremely urgent. You must go and find out the truth immediately."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Upon hearing that the other party was actually from the county government, the village chief immediately stopped feeling soreness and leg pain, and quickly gathered several young men from the village.

"Village chief, isn't Sister Bai Wei from Uncle Li's family?"

No sooner had the village chief given his instructions than someone provided the answer. After all, he was confused, but the young man was not.

"Yes, she's Li Er's eldest daughter. Oh, I knew that name sounded familiar."

The village chief slapped his thigh in sudden realization, but the advisor was even more excited that they had found it so quickly.

"Take us there quickly."

"Yes, yes, sir, this way please."

After the old man finished speaking, he led the advisor and others to the second son's house as quickly as possible.

However, this fastest speed might be in the eyes of the village chief himself. The clerk's forehead veins were about to burst. This old bastard, with his old, trembling legs that shook for half a step, probably the county magistrate had already arrived, but the clerk hadn't even arrived yet.

"Carry him on your back and walk."

Unable to bear it any longer, the clerk ordered one of his constables to carry the old man on his back and set off quickly. Although the constable was somewhat reluctant, he dared not disobey the clerk's order.

. . . . . .

"Slow down, slow down... We're here, we're here."

The advisor was exasperated; the old man was being carried around and was still panting heavily, but thankfully they arrived.

"Li Er's wife, the master has arrived."

The village chief walked to the door and called out loudly.

Inside a waist-high bamboo fence, an old woman was weaving bamboo frames or something similar, while two teenage girls helped her.

"Village Chief."

Upon hearing the village chief's voice, the old woman quickly got up, opened the door, and invited them in.

"Excuse me, is this the home of Madam Li Baiwei?"

"you are?"

"I am a clerk from Binzhou County, ordered by the magistrate to find the home of Madam Li Baiwei. May I ask if this is Madam Li Baiwei's residence?"

Knowing that the old woman in front of him was very likely Lord Zhou's mother-in-law, the clerk was very polite.

“Our daughter’s name is Li Baiwei, but she’s not some kind of lady.”

"Excuse me, are you the mother of Mrs. Li Baiwei?"

“I am Li Baiwei’s mother.”

"Oh, congratulations, Madam! Lord Zhou is in the county right now, and he will be here to visit you shortly."

"Lord Zhou? I don't know any Lord Zhou?"

The old woman was even more puzzled. Was this man sick? He kept calling himself "Madam" and "Master."

"Excuse me, I haven't introduced you yet. Lord Zhou is the husband of Lady Li Baiwei. He is the commander of the Qingyang Army and the Baron of Qingyang County."

"What~~~~~"

The old woman was so overjoyed that she fainted.

"lady."

"Mother."

Chaos erupted at the scene, but fortunately, the clerk was experienced and pinched the old woman's philtrum forcefully, which slowly woke her up.

"Second daughter, go to the fields and call your father and two brothers. Tell them your eldest sister is back."

"Ah."

When Er Yatou saw her mother faint and heard her mother going to find her father and two brothers, she thought her family had been bullied and ran away.

Fortunately, the fields weren't far away, and Er Yatou stood on the edge of the field, calling out desperately.

"Father, brother, someone has come to the house. Mother has fainted. She told me to tell you to go back quickly."

The second daughter completely forgot that her eldest sister had returned. When the old man heard this, he thought his family had been bullied, so he quickly took his two sons and rushed home.

I could see a group of people standing around my house from afar, with my two elderly and frail family members surrounded in the middle. Who could stand that?

"Thief, let go! Come at me if you dare!"

After saying that, the old man and the two boys felt ready to fight with their hoes, but the village chief stopped them.

"You bastard, this is the county's clerk! Do you want to die or something?"

Although the village chief was old, he still held considerable prestige in the village and immediately subdued the three men.

"Hmph, sir, you can't bully honest people."

Although the old man stopped the fire immediately, the young man was still somewhat indignant.

"Haha, as expected of Madam Li Baiwei's family, they certainly have backbone. Please don't misunderstand, I'm here to deliver a message. Madam Li Baiwei and her husband, Lord Zhou, will be arriving soon. You should quickly prepare to welcome them."

"What madam, sir?"

The old man reacted exactly like the old woman had just done, so the advisor had to explain again.