Chapter 24

Zhang Moyuan and the village chief went to the county government the next day after resting for one night.

When the servants went to tell the time, Ji Gaochi was stunned when he heard the word Jiahe Village. He waited for the master to remind him before he remembered that it was the poorest village.

Now Ji Gaochi had no interest, and was even a little impatient.

"Shove them away directly, what big things can happen to a broken village, I'm very busy, I don't have time to take care of them."

Master Cui frowned and looked at the servants, and ordered: "Just now you said that the village head of Jiahe Village and who are outside?"

The servants all turned around, and when they heard the master's question, they immediately turned around and knelt down, "Return to the master, it's Scholar Zhang from Jiahe Village."

The master's expression changed immediately, and Ji Gaochi asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with the scholar?"

The master reminded him, "My lord, have you forgotten that you valued him quite a lot during the county examination, and then he really was the top case in the three examinations."

Such a rare character is rare, Ji Gaochi also remembered it, narrowed his eyes and said: "It's him, I remember that he doesn't seem to get along well with that young master of the Qiu family."

The master nodded, "Exactly, Master Qiu asked Master Qiu to win the first case, but Zhang Moyuan is the capital of the third trial case, so Young Master Qiu is naturally dissatisfied."

Ji Gaochi smiled meaningfully, "It's kind of interesting."

He turned his head and said to the servant who was still kneeling: "Go, take them to the side hall and wait."

"yes."

After the servants went out, Ji Gaochi showed a playful smile, "It's just in time."

The master understood what he meant, and echoed: "My lord, you are dissatisfied with the Qiu family in your heart, and you happened to use Zhang Xiucai to beat them. This trick is really clever."

Ji Gaochi took a sip of tea leisurely, and walked towards the side hall leisurely after drinking a whole cup of tea.

The village head here was very nervous, so he asked Zhang Moyuan in a low voice, "Xiao Zhang, do you think the county magistrate has any dissatisfaction with our Jiahe Village?"

I've been waiting for so long and still haven't come out.

Zhang Moyuan sat firmly, without even moving his expression, "Don't think too much, he will come out soon."

Seeing the certainty of what he said, the village chief was a little puzzled, but before he had time to ask, the county magistrate arrived.

The village chief immediately glanced at Zhang Moyuan, and the awe of him in his heart increased a bit.

Zhang Moyuan stood neither humble nor overbearing. He is a scholar and does not need to salute.

I don't know why, Ji Gaochi is clearly sitting in the upper position, but he has the illusion that he is being suppressed.

Ji Gaochi cleared his throat, put away his arrogance, and said kindly, "Scholar Zhang came to see me unexpectedly today, but what's the matter?"

Zhang Moyuan turned his head to look at the village chief, who immediately understood, took out the blueprint that Zhang Moyuan had made from his sleeve, and presented it respectfully.

Ji Gaochi took a few glances, but didn't understand, "What is this?"

Master Cui looked carefully, but saw some tricks, "Is this a paddy field?"

The village chief lowered his head and said cautiously: "Yes, we, we have no farmland in Yanhai County, so Scholar Zhang and his husband came up with this method to enclose the beach by the sea and transform it into a land that can be used for farming."

In fact, not only is there no farmland in Yanhai County, but there are very few farmlands in Jiaozhou as a whole. This has caused the development of Jiaozhou to be far behind the surrounding areas.

When the emperor passed by Jiaozhou, he joked that whoever could make the people of Jiaozhou live well would be transferred to Capital City.

But after that, several State Governors came to Jiaozhou and thought of countless ways, but in the end they failed to make it happen.

Ji Gaochi suddenly became interested. He leaned out his upper body and fixed his eyes on Zhang Moyuan. "Scholar Zhang, tell me, what is the specific method?"

Zhang Moyuan looked back at the past calmly, and said: "Returning to my lord, the reason why Yanhai County has no fields is because most of the area is covered with water. As long as the water is blocked, more land will naturally emerge."

Ji Gaochi's eyes lit up, "This is a good idea. You can grow fields by surrounding them, and the water is still readily available. It's wonderful!"

Zhang Moyuan didn't cater to him, but told the truth: "My lord, the water in the sea is not suitable for farming, and the sandy land by the sea has high salinity, so we can't directly plant rice fields."

Ji Gaochi frowned, "Are you playing tricks on me?"

If he can't farm, where does his political achievements come from?

Zhang Moyuan explained patiently, and when it came to planting trees and digging ponds to raise fish, Ji Gaochi's face looked a lot better.

Zhang Moyuan took a step forward and pointed to the embankment road he had drawn on the blueprint: "This road is the Hanhai Weir. After the construction is completed, it can protect the people's fields and shield the salt stoves. Some fruit trees can be planted nearby."

Zhang Moyuan moved his fingers, "These places are low-lying, so ponds can be dug."

"The land is fenced and first flushed with water and drainage, and then it can be used as a paddy field, and cotton can be grown in the future."

In fact, there are many detailed steps in the middle, but Zhang Moyuan knows what Ji Gaochi wants to hear, so he deliberately omitted some preparations that would take time.

Sure enough, the more Ji Gaochi listened, the happier he became, and he even said three good words.

Master Cui glanced at Ji Gaochi's expression, and said with a smile: "Scholar Zhang is so proficient in water conservancy, look at this drawing, my lord, isn't there a shortage of water conservancy in our county government?"

While glancing at Zhang Moyuan from the corner of his eye, Ji Gaochi held his airs and said, "This year's rural examination is coming soon, what is Scholar Zhang's plan?"

In his previous life, Zhang Moyuan participated in Qiu Wei this year, and he never returned to Yanhai County after passing the exam.

It would be fine if he was alone, but now with Lin Yan, Lin Yan is different from him, Lin Yan has a family.

So he planned to settle down Lin Yan's family first, let them live and work in peace and contentment, and wait three years before participating in Qiuwei.

"There are still many puzzles in Xiaomin's homework, and I want to stay at home and prepare for three more years."

"Oh? Then are you willing to come to my county government office?"

"Of course Xiaomin is willing. It's just that the reclamation of the sea cannot be done without supervision. My lord might as well let me stay in Jiahe Village."

Ji Gaochi snorted coldly, "It's not that he doesn't want to."

The village head was quick to think, and hurriedly said: "No sir, Scholar Zhang is going to get married soon, and he is really reluctant to part with his husband."

Ji Gaochi smiled, "Scholar Zhang, is that true?"

Zhang Moyuan nodded, and said generously: "Yes, Xiaomin's husband can't let go of his family, and Xiaomin can't let him go either."

"In my opinion, you, the chief of the third examination, just said that you have doubts in your homework is an excuse, but you just don't want to part with your husband."

Zhang Moyuan did not speak, and acquiesced.

Master Cui came out to smooth things over, "It seems that the husband married by Scholar Zhang is a filial man."

Ji Gaochi snorted softly, but didn't say anything else.

It happened to be lunch time, Ji Gaochi stayed with Zhang Moyuan to have lunch with the village head, and just as he picked up his chopsticks, someone came in outside.

"Yo, I came by coincidence."

Ji Gaochi frowned when he heard the voice, and said helplessly, "Master Qiu, why is he free to come to the county government office today?"

Qiu Wenfu smiled slyly, "Uncle Ji, I haven't been here for a long time, and you don't miss me at all?"

Although the words were addressed to Ji Gaochi, his eyes were only on Zhang Moyuan, with malicious intentions in his eyes.

Qiu Wenfu has always been free to come and go in the county government office, and he can do whatever he wants. He sat down next to Zhang Moyuan and said with a smile, "Scholar Zhang, long time no see."

Zhang Moyuan took a look at him, and said casually: "Didn't you just see it when you went to buy salt in Yanxin Village a few days ago?"

Ji Gaochi immediately turned his attention to Qiu Wenfu.

He was originally in charge of the sale of private salt, and the Qiu family only worked for him, and the bulk of the profits were with him.

Ji Gaochi was inconvenient to come forward for many things, so even if he knew that the Qiu family had concealed the amount, he would turn a blind eye and pretend he didn't know.

But in the past two years, the Qiu family has paid less and more attention to him, secretly running to Yanxin Village secretly, and reporting it once three times is considered good.

But Ji Gaochi just didn't know what Zhang Moyuan said this time.

Qiu Wenfu's expression froze for a moment, and his tone was a bit unnatural, "Why did Scholar Zhang say that, this Young Master went to Jiangjiayao last time, and my father asked me to pick up Uncle Ji's birthday present."

The birthday gift was a pair of blue and white lotus branch treasure moon vases, which were indeed delivered to the county government by Qiu Wenfu himself a few days ago.

But Ji Gaochi's complexion barely improved.

"What are you doing in a daze, quickly add a pair of bowls and chopsticks to Master Qiu."

Qiu Wenfu was originally here to dismantle Zhang Moyuan's platform, but instead he got sap first, and he was in a bad mood.

"I heard that Scholar Zhang has been very busy with a bunch of annotations recently. Why do you have time to come to Uncle Ji today?"

Ji Gaochi watched secretly while eating.

Zhang Moyuan said lightly: "You don't understand even after I told you, why bother to ask?"

Qiu Wenfu: "..."

He was so angry that he wanted to throw his chopsticks, but this was at the county government office, not at his house, so he had to endure it.

"Uncle Ji, Scholar Zhang only knows how to read in the room all day long. He must not know much about the outside world. You should think carefully about it."

Ji Gaochi looked at him with a half-smile, "I think Scholar Zhang is quite knowledgeable, and what he said is indeed feasible. I plan to let him try it."

"what?"

Qiu Wenfu was so startled that he almost jumped up. Realizing that he had lost his composure, he coughed in embarrassment, "What did he say?"

Zhang Moyuan suddenly put down his chopsticks, stood up and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, Xiaomin will leave first."

The village chief saluted quickly and ran after him.

Qiu Wenfu stared at his back and gritted his teeth in hatred.

"Uncle Ji, what's the matter, that Scholar Zhang is a nerd, you won't be fooled by him, right?"

Ji Gaochi immediately lowered his face, "Qiu Wenfu!"

Qiu Wenfu hurriedly laughed, "That's not what I meant. Uncle Ji, you only care about the common people. I'm just worried that Zhang Moyuan will take advantage of the loophole."

Master Cui began to smooth things over again, "Master Qiu, what Scholar Zhang said is indeed a good thing that benefits the country and the people. My adults want to make this happen. You should stop saying that in the future."

Qiu Wenfu laughed twice, "Yes, yes."

Originally, he wanted to go to the inn to teach Zhang Moyuan a lesson, but when he arrived at the inn, he was told that Zhang Moyuan and the village head had already moved to the county government office, which made him very angry.

Two days later, Tan Xin arrived in the county.

Before he came, he had inquired about the purpose of Zhang Moyuan's trip, so he went straight to the county government office.

I didn't see Zhang Moyuan coming in and out all day, but it caught Qiu Wenfu's attention.

When Qiu Wenfu came over, Tan Xin was pulling people from the county government office to ask about Zhang Moyuan's whereabouts. When he heard him, he immediately became interested.

"Looking for Zhang Moyuan?"

Suddenly, a foolish young man appeared, and Tan Xin took a step back vigilantly, "Who are you?"

Qiu Wenfu sized him up brazenly, and asked with great interest, "Brother?"

Tan Xin said nervously: "I'm here to see Scholar Zhang, he is a distinguished guest of the county magistrate."

Qiu Wenfu snorted lightly, "Honored guest? Where did the honored guest come from? This young master is the honored guest."

Tan Xin turned and ran, but was grabbed by him.

"I heard that Zhang Moyuan's daughter-in-law who is about to get married is a brother. Could it be you?"

Qiu Wenfu was suppressed by Zhang Moyuan every time in the exams, and he hated and envied him in his heart. Now when he saw Tan Xin, he felt a lot more balanced.

No matter how arrogant you Zhang Moyuan is, didn't you marry such a daughter-in-law in the end?

Thinking of this, Qiu Wenfu immediately relaxed a lot, and he even took the initiative to say: "Want to see Zhang Moyuan, right? Let's go, this Young Master will take you in."

Tan Xin deliberately did not deny his guess, but only nodded vaguely.

As soon as he entered the county office, Qiu Wenfu immediately shouted: "Where is Zhang Moyuan, his wife is here to look for him, call him out quickly."

Zhang Moyuan was discussing matters with Ji Gaochi inside, when he suddenly heard a commotion outside, and someone shouted his name loudly.

As soon as heard it, knew it was Qiu Wenfu.

Before Zhang Moyuan said anything, Ji Gaochi showed disgust, "Why is he here again?"

In the past two days, Qiu Wenfu came every day, and there was nothing serious about it. Ji Gaochi felt irritable when he saw him now.

If it weren't for the fact that the Qiu family was still helpful to him, he would have been kicked out a long time ago.

Zhang Moyuan had already heard Qiu Wenfu yelling outside. Although he knew that Lin Yan could not come, he still walked out immediately.

As soon as went out, saw Tan Xin behind Qiu Wenfu.

Tan Xin's eyes lit up when he saw him, but he quickly lowered his head guiltily.

Ji Gaochi said impatiently: "Master Qiu, this is the county government office, not your Qiu family."

Qiu Wenfu laughed, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I'm afraid that Scholar Zhang's wife will be waiting in a hurry."

"He's not my wife."

"what?"

Qiu Wenfu immediately turned to look at Tan Xin, and happened to see Tan Xin's guilty conscience.

He was still promoting it with great fanfare just now, but it looks so stupid in comparison now.

"Do you dare to play me?"

Tan Xin immediately said: "Scholar Zhang, he said I was your wife, and I didn't say anything."

Qiu Wenfu gritted his teeth and stared at him, but he didn't expect that he could still be tricked by a brother.

Ji Gaochi snorted coldly, "Is Master Qiu too capricious?"

Having lost such an adult, Qiu Wenfu could only admit his mistake, and then retreated to the side in desperation.

Tan Xin took a step forward, "Scholar Zhang..."

Ji Gaochi frowned, "Scholar Zhang, is he here to look for you?"

Zhang Moyuan's voice was very cold, "I heard that Mr. Zhang has also come to the county in the past few days. You should come to look for him, right?"

Tan Xin's complexion turned pale for a moment.

He suddenly felt some hatred in his heart, "Scholar Zhang, Lin Yan was in your room that night, right?"

Zhang Moyuan's complexion did not change, but his eyes instantly darkened.

Thinking that he was shocked by him, Tan Xin couldn't hide his complacency, "If this matter gets out, I'll see if Lin Yan still has face."

The expressions of Ji Gaochi and Qiu Wenfu immediately turned subtle, especially Qiu Wenfu, who was eager to get back the person he lost from Zhang Moyuan.

So, he asked anxiously: "Who is Lin Yan, and he has an affair with him?"

Tan Xin smiled.

Zhang Moyuan sighed, "Actually, I had witnesses that night."

Tan Xin frowned, "Who?"

Zhang Moyuan looked at Qiu Wenfu, "It's Young Master Qiu."

"what?"

"On the night of the fifth day, Young Master Qiu was near my house. He could see clearly whether Yan'er had left my house."

Qiu Wenfu blurted out, "How do you know?"

Tan Xin's complexion suddenly sank.

Zhang Moyuan smiled, "Master Qiu is the best witness, this is the end of the matter, if you bring it up again, don't blame me for being merciless."

Qiu Wenfu: "?"

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