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"Looking at the color of the wine, my father-in-law seems to be unwilling to make this wine. Could it be that this wine is not brewed at home?"

Li Zheng sighed, "It's brewed for our county master."

When Zhao Hanzhang heard this, he squatted with him in front of the stove with interest and asked, "Does Magistrate Hu like wine?"

Li Zhengdao: "That's my love. Knowing that my family has this brewing skill, I often buy wine with my family."

Zhao Hanzhang exhorted: "If I don't give it to him, how will he be treated?"

Li Zheng smiled bitterly, "If I don't give it, not only will I lose my livelihood here, but the people in the village will also suffer along with me."

Zhao Hanzhang narrowed his eyes, "Is our County Magistrate Hu so arrogant?"

Li Zheng smiled bitterly.

Zhao Hanzhang: "You make wine for him, do you have the money to do it?"

"Not to mention the wine money, it would be nice if you would give me some grain for brewing," Li Zheng complained: "When I first started making wine for him, he still sent grain, but after doing this twice, he only sent me grain every time. The servant came to ask for wine, but no food was found."

Zhao Hanzhang frowned, "Didn't my father shirk it?"

"Of course he did it in person, but unfortunately he didn't say anything in person, but it increased the labor force in our village that year. When the summer tax was collected the next year, the government servants were even more harsh. When collecting the grain tax, the whiskers were sharp. It only counts if you give 30%.”

Li Zheng was crying, "Because of me, everyone has to suffer together. I feel really uneasy. From then on, our family never dared to refuse him wine."

The smile on Zhao Hanzhang's face slowly fell. If she still listened with skepticism at first, but now, she already believed in the old man.

She looked at Li Zheng's expression carefully and asked, "I trust me so much. Are you not afraid that I am from Magistrate Hu's side, or that I will report you for profit?"

Li Zheng looked at her with clear eyes and smiled gently, "At first glance, the girl is a kind and upright person, and she can command more than twenty servants. Naturally, she cannot be commanded by Magistrate Hu. "

Zhao Hanzhang raised his eyebrows, "Where are you talking to me about what Magistrate Hu is doing?"

Li Zheng said calmly: "Our county magistrate loves elegance and is keen on fame. We should publicize the good things we have done. Naturally, we should not hide the bad things we have done."

"Hahaha..." Zhao Hanzhang burst into tears with laughter. She slapped her thigh and laughed and said: "Li Zheng is right. If you do good deeds, you must publicize them to educate the people. If you do bad deeds, you must also publicize them so that others can learn from them. You will reap the consequences.”

Zhao Hanzhang stood up and said, "I heard this story and it struck my heart. It is a very good story. I will spread it for you."

Li Zheng's nose was slightly sore and he stood up to salute Zhao Hanzhang.

However, Zhao Hanzhang stopped him and said, "No need to be polite to me, I have something else to ask for your help."

Zhao Hanzhang's eyes fell on the wine barrel and said, "I want to buy a jar of wine from you."

The smile on Li Zheng's face fell, and the warmth just now completely disappeared, and he said coldly: "Not for sale!"

In the end, Zhao Hanzhang spent a lot of money to buy a jar of wine. Li Zheng was determined not to sell it to her, but she paid too much.

With this money, he can buy a lot of grain, at least enough to cover this brewing trip.

Every time he makes wine, he can get about ten jars. Li Zheng gives three jars to Magistrate Hu every time, and he can give three jars to him every time he brews. The remaining jar can either be sold to get some grain, or he can eat it at home.

Li Zheng had never sold for such a high price, but he was not very happy.

At first glance, Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan were distinguished people. When he saw them asking about farming matters in the fields, he thought they were different.

That's why he spoke ill of Magistrate Hu in such detail, thinking that these noble people could show mercy to them. It would be best if the magistrate could be replaced.

Unexpectedly, the other party was just like Magistrate Hu, a drunkard.

Li Zheng stood at the entrance of the village and watched them go away. He shook his head and turned to go home. His grandson supported him and asked, "Grandpa, will they and Magistrate Hu report us?"

"Although they are not the good people I thought at first, they are not snitches either," Li Zheng sighed faintly, "Besides, this is already the case. This Li Zheng is not a good person. If this continues, the village will also be in trouble." There are only a few people left, so our family can find another place to make a living."

But if possible, who would want to leave their hometown?

Li Zheng never expected that not long after, big news came from the county seat: their county had a new magistrate.

Zhao Hanzhang paid a private visit incognito all the way to the county seat. When she arrived at the county seat of Biyang County, she had a rough idea of ​​the situation in Biyang County. Of course, she also had a rough idea of ​​Magistrate Hu.

Zhao Hanzhang took people directly to the county government office.

When she arrived at the county government office, it was not the official time, but the county government office was very quiet, with only a few people left inside and outside.

The two yamen guards guarding the gate of the county government were drowsily leaning against the gate. When they heard the sound of horse hooves, they raised their eyelids to take a look.

When I saw so many people suddenly appearing at the gate of the county government office, I suddenly woke up with a jolt.

They didn't know Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan, but they could feel the nobility of Zhao Hanzhang and others, especially when they looked solemn.

The two government officials looked at each other, immediately ran down the steps, and stepped forward to salute: "Why are you here, noble man?"

Zhao Hanzhang sat on his horse and looked down at them, and asked in a deep voice: "Where is the county magistrate? Let him come out to see me."

The two yamen servants swallowed their saliva and said cautiously: "I, our county king is not here, how should I call you noble?"

"If you're not in the county office now, then where are you?"

Magistrate Hu was drinking and having fun in a courtyard not far from here. Zhao Hanzhang led people to break in and walked all the way to the back garden of the courtyard. He was leaning on a wooden couch with his chest and arms exposed. There were two middle-aged men with bare chests and arms like him, and there were many ice basins placed around them.

Zhao Hanzhang had just strode out from under the sun. As soon as he entered the open space, he felt a chill. This showed how air-conditioned it was, but the three of them had red cheeks and a slight sweat on their foreheads.

Although the three of them were startled when they saw Zhao Hanzhang, they only gathered their clothes slightly, not to be rude.

Magistrate Hu happily greeted Zhao Hanzhang, "I didn't expect Zhao Juncheng to come so quickly. Hu and Biyang County are really lucky. How many counties has Juncheng visited?"

Zhao Hanzhang became more and more calm, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, but there was no smile in her eyes. She walked to the wooden couch, took her long sword and moved the bottles and jars on the desk, "Biyang is the second county. "

Magistrate Hu had just taken the medicine and was doing his exercises at this time. His feeling was not that sensitive. He was not aware of Zhao Hanzhang's anger at all. He even laughed and said: "Jun Cheng, you are a bit slow. You have been away from Xiping for so long. In that time, we only traveled two counties."