The wonderful life of modern women in ancient times

Chapter 257 Sending Antidote to the County Magistrate

"Well, this horse is very good. My servant gave it a carriage before, but it was accidentally damaged. So, I quickly came to the boss to get another one. You can buy it with confidence here!"

Lin Xi touched Xiaohong's head and said with a smile.

"Thank you for your trust in me, young lady. I will definitely choose a suitable carriage for you! Please come this way, young lady. All the carriages in this row are suitable. Please choose one."

Lin Xi looked at all the carriages in this row and chose the most comfortable and spacious one. The boss enthusiastically arranged the carriage for Xiaohong and finally gave Lin Xi a very fair price.

Lin Xi and Cao were very satisfied. After thanking the boss, they took the new carriage to the butcher who sold meat.

The mother and daughter asked the butcher to load a pig for them. The butcher was so happy that he smiled happily. He quickly cut the meat and put it in the carriage for them. He also gave them the pig's head and offal on the stall.

After seeing Lin Xi driving away in the carriage, the butcher happily trotted back home to pull the pig. His luck was so good today. He didn't expect to meet a big customer. Looking at the time, he could still sell another pig!

The mother and daughter bought some melon seeds, snacks, candies and other items, and Lin Xi drove the carriage to the outside of Huichun Hall.

Thinking that her family would be building a house and the village would be building a workshop, everyone would be busy in the next period of time, so her original plan to take several team leaders to the military camp had to be postponed.

So I came here and asked Manager Zhou to talk to Jun Moyue.

After she asked Cao to wait for her in the carriage, she entered Huichun Hall.

When Quanfu saw Lin Xi coming in, he hurried over and asked politely, "Miss, do you want to get some medicine or see a doctor?"

As he spoke, he winked at Lin Xi mischievously.

Lin Xi looked at him and smiled, "I feel a little unwell, I want to see Doctor Zhou!"

"Doctor Zhou is busy in the backyard, come with me, girl!"

After Quanfu finished speaking, he gave some instructions to another apprentice and then took Lin Xi into the backyard.

Doctor Zhou was the only one in the backyard. He was standing there turning over and drying herbs. When he saw Quanfu and Lin Xi coming in, he hurriedly came over with a smile.

"Lin Xi girl, you haven't been to Uncle Zhou's place for a long time. Uncle Zhou has been trying to secretly send a message to An Er these past two days!"

"Uncle Zhou, I'm afraid that if I come here too often, I'll be targeted. Oh, An Er is now my parents' son, and his name is Lin Kang!"

Lin Xi politely bowed to Shopkeeper Zhou and said with a smile.

"Lin Kang is a lucky child. By the way, girl Lin Xi, please bring this jade pendant to Lin Kang. It's my gift to him!"

Shopkeeper Zhou took out a jade pendant from his bosom, handed it to Lin Xi, and said that he was happy for Lin Kang from the bottom of his heart, as not every secret guard had such good fortune as him.

Lin Xi didn't bother to be polite with Shopkeeper Zhou. He took the jade pendant and put it away. Then he asked Shopkeeper Zhou, "Uncle Zhou wants to contact my eldest brother. Is there anything he wants him to pass on to me?"

"Yes, the Zhao army has fought several battles with the Jin soldiers in Guanzhong Prefecture and won every battle. The next step is to retake Guanxi Prefecture. Everything is on track for the Zhao army. The regent plans to inspect the troops in other parts of Daxia and let the soldiers take the pills you provided. The master wants me to ask if you can increase the supply of pills. Remuneration is not a problem."

After Shopkeeper Zhou finished speaking, he looked at Lin Xi expectantly.

Lin Xi didn't expect the Zhao army to be so powerful. She was very happy to hear that they had won a victory. She hoped that if they could recapture Guanxi Prefecture quickly, her uncle would be able to come back earlier.

She fully supports Jun Moyue's approach and is willing to provide him with as many pills as possible, so that Daxia's army will become stronger and other countries will not dare to invade easily. Without war, the people can recuperate quickly and work hard to fill their stomachs.

"Uncle Zhou, I will do my best to help the villagers make more pills. Just tell Jun Moxie to rest assured."

Hearing Lin Xi's words, Shopkeeper Zhou bowed to Lin Xi repeatedly to express his gratitude.

Lin Xi quickly jumped aside, avoiding his greeting, and said to him: "Uncle Zhou, you don't have to be so polite. I also want the war to be settled as soon as possible so that I can live a peaceful life. I came here today to tell Uncle Zhou that I might be busy for a while and can't personally deliver pills and dried meat to the military camp. If the army needs them urgently, I will quietly put the pills in the tunnel after I go back, and you can send someone to get them. If they are not urgent, wait until I am done and then deliver them to the army in person."

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Zhou quickly said, "Girl Lin Xi, you should put all the prepared pills into the tunnel first. The master wants to improve the soldiers' physique as soon as possible!"

"Okay, if that's the case, I'll put all the pills into the tunnel at midnight tonight, and after midnight, Uncle Zhou can go get them!"

After the two exchanged a few more words, Lin Xi looked at Shopkeeper Zhou and said, "Uncle Zhou, I need to do something. Please help me cover for it and pretend that I am still seeing a doctor in the backyard. I will be back soon."

Shopkeeper Zhou nodded repeatedly and told her to go about her business without worry, saying that he would not let anyone know that she had left.

After Lin Xi bowed to him and thanked him, she quietly left Huichun Hall through the back door. While there was no one around, she slipped into the boundary bead and disguised herself. When she came out again, a strange young boy was standing there.

She avoided people along the way and quickly entered the county government office. At that time, the county magistrate had just returned to the backyard to change his clothes.

Just now, he personally led people out to try a case and accidentally soiled the government office.

The county magistrate entered the room and quickly changed his clothes without any servants serving him. When he was about to leave the room, the door slammed shut.

He was stunned for a moment, then said calmly, "Is it you? Are you here to bring me the antidote?"

Counting the days, it's time to take the antidote.

Lin Xi jumped down from the beam, put a porcelain bottle on the table next to him, and smiled at him: "You are calm, aren't you afraid that there will be assassins coming to kill you?"

Hearing this, the county magistrate laughed at himself and said, "It's good if someone comes to assassinate me. I can go down and make amends to those who have been hurt by me!"

Lin Xi raised her eyebrows after hearing his words, thinking back to when she came in just now, this county government office was no longer the same as before. Not only were there few guards, but there were also fewer servants.

Could it be that the county magistrate had suddenly attained enlightenment?

Seeing Lin Xi looking at him in surprise, the county magistrate smiled and said, "At the beginning, I was afraid of the torture of the poison, so I tried my best to serve the people and did not dare to neglect it. But slowly, the people no longer looked at me with disgust and resentment. Instead, they kowtowed to me with gratitude and called me the great master of justice. When I went down to handle the case, even though they were still hungry, they were willing to take out the best food at home to entertain me. This reminded me of my original intention of taking the imperial examination and becoming an official, and of my parents who were exhausted to support my studies. I suddenly realized that I had been getting further and further away from my original intention, and had long failed my parents' expectations of me. It turned out that I had unknowingly become the kind of person I despised at the beginning!"

When the county magistrate said this, his eyes were filled with tears.

He forced back his tears, sighed and said, "It's too late to say anything now. The sin has already been committed. I can only do more for the people while I'm still alive, and then accept the punishment in hell in the underworld!"

Lin Xi looked at him for a long time without saying anything.

Before she turned and left, she only said: "I will give you a quick death! Do your job well!"