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Chapter 268: Borrowing the ox cart for free so confidently?

He is a villager who has little contact with the Mu family.

Zhu smiled politely, "I'm at home. What's the matter with you?"

The villager first glanced at the location of the cowshed, then rubbed his hands and said, "It's like this, we want to go into town to buy some things, I wonder if we can borrow your ox cart?"

"Don't worry, I'll return it after I'm done using it."

The smile on Zhu's face faded a little. "I'm sorry, my ox cart is not available for loan."

This guy is simply crazy. No one in the surrounding villages would lend their ox cart to others for free.

The villagers were not very happy. "Mu family, we are all from the same village. Your ox cart is useless, so why not lend it to my family?"

Zhu's smile completely faded. She spat, "You want to borrow my ox cart with all your talk and tricks? How dare you be so bold?"

"You are so shameless, why don't you go to the village chief's house to borrow an ox cart?"

"Isn't it because you feel that you can't afford to offend the village chief that you came to borrow my ox cart?"

The villagers' faces turned red and dark after their thoughts were exposed. "If you don't want to lend it to me, then don't lend it to me. Why are you so fierce?"

Zhu put her hands on her hips and said, "How dare you say such things."

"Why don't you lend me some of your money and return it to you when I'm done with it?"

The villagers could no longer stay there and left in shame.

Zhu stood at the gate and deliberately shouted loudly, "If you dare to borrow my ox cart again for no reason, I will break your legs."

"Everyone knows that cattle are valuable. You came to borrow a cart without bringing any gifts, and yet I refused to lend it to you, and yet you still say those things."

Many people in the village heard her loud voice.

"Who is so shameless as to come to the Mu family to borrow an ox cart without bringing anything?"

"Oh, you said it was okay to spend a copper coin to ride the Mu family's ox cart, but you actually asked to borrow the ox cart with such a sweet mouth. You really have the nerve."

"It's probably those shameless families in the village who want to use the Mu family's ox cart to do something or cause trouble."

After Zhu yelled like this, some people in the village who wanted to borrow her ox cart no longer dared to come, and no one dared to ride her ox cart for free.

It can be regarded as putting an end to some people's bad thoughts.

On days like this, several villagers who went to the town to clear the snow returned with food.

They came back to deliver food and will leave soon.

Many villagers gathered around them, curious about the snow clearing.

Several villagers were happy to talk about this.

"The county magistrate is really kind. He provides us with food and drink, and gives us so much grain."

"You don't know that those remaining victims outside the town have bad intentions and are trying to harm us and frame the county magistrate."

"Yes, yes, thankfully the county magistrate already knew about these people's plot and told us to collect the reward if we could capture a disaster victim."

The word "reward" was very attractive to the villagers. "How much silver can I get?"

Several villagers acted as if they didn't understand anything.

"Getting paid is secondary. The main thing is being able to show my face in front of the county magistrate."

"If I'm lucky enough to be noticed by the county magistrate, I'll have countless good days ahead of me."

"I heard that a man from another village was favored by the county magistrate and will be able to work in the county government in the future."

The villagers were extremely envious when they heard this.

"It's great to be able to work in the county government. This is something we wouldn't even dare to dream of."

"Maybe this person will have a chance to become an official in the future."

Several villagers also thought so. If they were favored by the county magistrate, wouldn’t that mean they had the opportunity to become an official?

In the minds of the villagers, as long as they work in the county government, they have escaped from the status of a peasant and become an official.

……

County government office, prison.

The county magistrate who was being discussed by the villagers was now accompanying a middle-aged bearded man, watching him interrogate several people he had captured.

"General Shangguan, these people are the ones who instigated the disaster victims to cause trouble, and the one in the middle is the leader."

The county magistrate said calmly, "I am incompetent and have yet to find out who the mastermind is."

Shangguan Chun was a very strong man, and a chair could hardly fit him.

He is one of Zhuo Ren's deputy generals, and this time he was sent by him to deal with the matters here.

He waved his hand nonchalantly and said with a loud laugh, "Don't be impatient, County Magistrate. Just take your time to interrogate these people."

"If interrogation doesn't reveal anything, we'll conduct a thorough investigation. I'm sure we'll be able to catch the rat behind this."

After receiving the letter from Doctor Deng, the emperor immediately sent it to the general, who then ordered him to come here to handle the matter.

What the emperor meant was that all the rats here must be cleared out and no hidden dangers should be left.

The county magistrate was completely relieved when he heard this. "With General Shangguan's words, I don't have to worry anymore."

Shangguan Chun winked at the accompanying historian and said to the county magistrate with a smile, "County magistrate, the emperor is quite impressed by you."

The county magistrate was overjoyed and bowed to the sky. "It is my humble duty to share the emperor's worries."

"And this time, thanks to the help of Doctor Deng and Mr. Cheng, I was able to accomplish this."

I think it must be Mr. Cheng and Doctor Deng who mentioned him in front of the emperor, which is why the emperor praised him.

Shangguan Chun said, "The key is that you have such a heart."

"If it's like the previous county magistrate, even if someone helps us, it will be useless."

Now, the county magistrate was certain that it was Mr. Cheng and Doctor Deng who helped him, and he kept this great favor in his heart.

"General Shangguan is absolutely right."

He calmed down a bit, "I was thinking, no matter what, I am the local official, I have to make a living for the people here."

Shangguan Chun gave a thumbs up and said, "The county magistrate is keeping his mind on things."

"I think you will have a good life in the future."

The county magistrate's breathing quickened.

He calmed himself down before saying, "I'll take your good words."

Shangguan Chun was quite satisfied with him. He was steady, rational, knew what to say and what to do, and was indeed a promising talent.

He looked at the prisoners being interrogated and turned his attention to the main business. He was very curious about who was doing these things.

The historians' methods of interrogating people were extraordinary.

In less than two quarters of an hour, these people could no longer bear it: "We said, we are willing to confess."

Shangguan Chun waved his hand, and the historian stepped aside.

Shangguan Chun picked up his teacup and said calmly, "Tell me, who instructed you to use the disaster victims to cause trouble?"

"If you don't tell the truth, you know the consequences."

Several people trembled uncontrollably, fearing that they would be tortured again.

"In fact, we don't know who ordered us."

"Really? The other party is a middle-aged man who looks like a manager. He asked us to do this."

"Yes, yes, yes. He said he would give us two hundred taels of silver after the matter was completed."

Shangguan Chun glanced at the historian.

The historian immediately took out paper and pen and drew a portrait according to what these people said.

Shangguan Chun looked at the portrait and handed it to the county magistrate: "Do you know this person?"