Three Kingdoms King of the North

"I plan to let Zilong go to other places to recruit soldiers. This is for him." In order to prevent leaking the news, Han Zhan did not disclose to Huahu where he planned to send Zhao Yun to recruit soldiers. Long went to the treasury and asked him to withdraw another thousand gold."

Hua Hu hurriedly replied respectfully: "This subordinate takes orders."

After Zhao Yun and Hua Hu bid farewell to Han Zhan, they walked out of the main hall one after the other and headed for the county government's money bank.Neither of them noticed that behind a pillar outside the main hall, there was a pair of greedy eyes staring at the box full of gold cakes in Zhao Yun's hand.If he hadn't been afraid of Zhao Yun's superb martial arts skills, he would have rushed over to snatch the gold box long ago.

Chapter 0047 The Stunning Fisherman's Girl

After the project to repair the city wall started, since there was no major event in the county government, Huahu spent the whole day on the construction site, asking about everything in person, in order to leave a good impression on Han Zhan, so that he could have a good reputation. Opportunity to sit on the coveted position of county magistrate.

In the main hall of the county government, Rob, the team responsible for protecting Han Zhan's safety, reported to Han Zhan the information he had just received: "My lord, just now the brothers in the cottage reported that they have searched the entire cottage. Still haven’t found the treasure left by the bandit leader. It looks like it’s hidden somewhere else. Do you want to withdraw all the brothers from the village?”

Hearing what Rob said, Han Zhan couldn't help frowning. When he went to the village last time, he felt that the village was too shabby. It stands to reason that they in black are committing crimes everywhere, and it is absolutely impossible that they have not saved any property. The explanation is that they have three cunning rabbit caves, and there are also unknown hidden places where they bury the property they robbed.But unfortunately, the bandits who knew the inside story were all killed in the battle, and where the property was became a mystery.

Han Zhan thought for a while, and finally shook his head and said, "The county is not peaceful enough, let the brothers stay in the cottage and protect the women and children there." Then he changed the subject and asked, "Zilong How long have you been gone?"

"Reply to the envoy," Rob quickly replied respectfully, "Marquis Zhao Jun has been away for more than seven days."

Han Zhan calculated silently in his heart, from Sheguo County to Zhending, he would have to go for three days even if he rushed on horseback, and he should already feel that he was really determined at this moment, and he was recruiting troops.But counting the time for conscription and training, it will take at least a month to come back.

He stood up and said to Rob: "Leader Luo, let's go, I will go to the construction site with my envoy."

Rob agreed and quickly followed.He looked around and asked Han Zhan for instructions: "Master, do you need to bring a few more brothers with you?"

"No, we're just walking around," Han Zhan waved at him, "We don't need so many people."

Both of them were wearing casual clothes, and they were not conspicuous when walking on the street, like a pair of master and servant shopping.What is being repaired now is the city wall on the east side, and the two rushed there.Still far away, I can see from a distance that the former city wall has become a busy construction site. Countless peasants are busy busy, some are picking up soil with baskets, and some are tamping with wooden piles. earth

Han Zhan kept staring at the construction site in the distance, and didn't notice a checkpoint set up by the yamen servants in front of him. Suddenly, he heard someone yell loudly: "Stop, don't you see that you are not allowed to pass here? Are you still going?" Run around."

Han Zhan looked towards the person who was speaking, and saw a yamen servant in soap clothes standing behind the juma on the street, but he had a very strange face, which he had never seen before.The yamen servant saw that although Han Zhan had stopped in his tracks, he was still staring at him.Immediately said displeased: "Look at what I'm doing, there's construction going on ahead, if you want to go out, please go around through another door."

Seeing that this person spoke loudly, but did not bully others, Han Zhan said politely: "Brother, I have something to see the master, I wonder if I can make a report for you."

"Who are you, and why do you want to see Master Registrar?" The yamen servant stared at Han Zhan and asked vigilantly, "Do you think Master Registrar can see whoever he wants?"

"Bold!" Before Han Zhan could speak, Rob, who was at the side, took a step forward, pointed at him and said loudly, "How dare you be rude to Mr. Shijun, and report it quickly!"

The yamen servant looked at Han Zhan carefully when he heard the sound. Seeing that the gentleman in the white robe was extraordinary, and the attendant who was following him looked like Kong Wu was also powerful, so he knew that the other party was not deceiving him.Hastily knelt down on one knee: "My little one, please greet Mr. Shijun!"

"Exemption!" Han Zhan asked the other party with a smile: "I don't know if the master book is here?"

"Yes, yes," the yamen servant nodded a few times, pointed to a one-story house next to the street, and said to Han Zhan: "The master is in the house next to it, please wait a moment, my little one, please come to the master." Book out and meet."

After a while, Huahu followed the yamen servant out of the room, saw Han Zhan standing on the street, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I don't know if the king is here, but my subordinates are far away to welcome me, atone for my sin!"

With sharp eyes, Han Zhan saw dust on Huahu's casual clothes and mud on his boots. He must have just returned from the construction site, so he smiled and said to Huahu: "Master Hua, I just came here to take a look. Didn't delay your work, did it?"

After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Han Zhan asked again: "I wonder if the repair of the city wall can be completed within one month?"

Hua Hu shook his head and said: "My lord, before starting the construction, my subordinates thought that they would be able to complete the project within a month if only a few thousand migrant workers were employed, plus a large amount of money and food, but at present, it may be difficult to complete the project as scheduled. Afraid of Han Zhan's blame, he took the initiative to explain, "Look at the tower in front of you. After the entire city wall is raised by ten feet, the four gates will become the shortest places. If you want to demolish the tower and rebuild it , It is difficult to complete the project without two or three months."

Han Zhan's heart became heavy when he thought of the bandits and yellow turbans who were eyeing the Sheguo County.If they really come to attack during the period of repairing the city wall, can only a thousand soldiers in the county and the temporary recruits of the people be able to stop the invasion of the bandits?

Huahu saw what was on Han Zhan's mind, and quickly comforted him, saying, "Master, don't worry. I don't think the thieves will invade the county in the short term. They usually come outside the city to borrow food after the autumn harvest. Now we There are still two months. By the way, the envoy has not had lunch yet, why don't you go and have some with your subordinates?"

Han Zhan also wanted to see where Huahu, who had been soaking in the construction site, ate every day, so he readily agreed.He and Rob followed Huahu, walked through two alleys, and arrived at the destination.

After seeing where he came from, Han Zhan really thought that Huahu was teasing him, and he came to a mutton soup restaurant that looked ordinary from the outside. From the door, he could see that there were some folks sitting inside.Just when Han Zhan wanted to ask, a woman in purple appeared at the door with a smile on her face, and said to Huahu, "It turns out that the Master Registrar has arrived. Why are you standing at the door? Hurry up and come in!"

"Zigu, let me introduce you," Huahu pointed to Han Zhan and said to the woman, "This is the new magistrate of this county, Mr. Han, and I brought him here today to try your handicraft. But don't make me look ugly."

"It turned out to be Mr. Envoy, the little girl is being polite." Zigu hurriedly saluted Han Zhan, and said politely, "Please come in quickly, envoy, and sit in the private room inside!"

Han Zhan carefully looked at the woman in front of him, and saw that she had a round oval face and slender eyebrows. Although her complexion was slightly dark, she couldn't hide her beautiful face.Especially when she smiled sweetly, she was even more radiant.Han Zhan wondered in his heart, could it be that this woman is Huahu's good friend, otherwise why would Huahu bring himself to this humble mutton soup restaurant?

Zigu led the three of them through the hall full of diners, and came to a single room separated by wooden boards. When they were about to put down the curtain to block the view from the outside, Han Zhan raised his hand to stop them: "Zigu, don't worry about it." Put down the door curtain so that you can see the people outside while sitting inside."

Huahu waited for Han Zhan to finish speaking, and immediately urged Zigu: "Zigu, go and bring the most distinctive dishes from your place, so that the envoy can taste them."

Zigu smiled slightly and said politely: "My lords, please wait a moment, the food will be here in a while."

After Zi Gu left, Han Zhan asked Hua Hu curiously: "Master Hua, I wonder what this Zi Gu is from?"

Huahu sighed and said: "My lord, please listen to your subordinates to tell you slowly. Four years ago, Zigu's hometown was in trouble with the Yellow Turban, so she fled here with her father to join relatives. Who knew that her family was here after she arrived? Her relatives had already moved to Luoyang, and her father caught cold on the way, and Zi Guyi waited on him for half a month in confusion, but finally died.

Aunt Zi had nothing to worry about here, and when she had run out of money, she stuck a straw sign in her head and sold herself on the street to bury her father.It happened that one of his subordinates passed by and saw her pitiful, so he gave her ten copper coins to bury her father and opened a mutton soup restaurant here.

Strange to say, there used to be mutton soup restaurants all over the street. Since Zigu's shop opened, the business of other soup restaurants has plummeted, and many of them have finally closed down.When you first came, you should have seen that even if there were other mutton soup restaurants, they were all opened far away from her shop. "

Hua Hu's narration aroused Han Zhan's great interest, and he asked curiously: "Master Hua, is there any trick in this?"

Hearing this question, Hua Hu actually shook his head and said, "I once asked Zi Gu, but she avoided talking about it. I guess it is her family's ancestral secret recipe."

At this time, a waiter in short brown and white apron came in with a tray.Putting the items on the plate one by one on the table, Han Zhan looked down and saw that there were three plates of stewed radish with mutton, three bowls of mutton soup, and a plate of noodle cakes.After setting things up, Xiaoer said in a low voice: "Three guest officers, please take your time, and just give orders if you have anything to do."

Just when Xiao Er was about to leave with the tray, Hua Hu stopped him and asked, "Xiao Bai, has Xiao Fan been here recently?"

"If you go back to the master book," Xiaobai replied respectfully, "she hasn't come these two days, but she might come today."

When Han Zhan heard this, he thought that this flower master book was not easy, not only did he have a Zigu, but he also fell in love with a Xiaofan girl.Seeing Huahu raised his hand to send Xiaobai away, he was about to ask Xiaofan what was going on, but he heard someone outside said in a mess: "Hey, isn't this Miss Xiaofan, I haven't seen you for a long time Already!"

"Xiao Fan, come to deliver fish to Aunt Zi again!"

It was true that Cao Cao and Cao Cao were coming, Han Zhan hurriedly looked out the door, wanting to see clearly what this woman who Hua Zhushu never forgets really looks like.I saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl standing in the hall outside, wearing a bamboo hat, a lake blue blouse, a pair of half black cloth pants, a black belt tied around her waist, and a pair of straw sandals on her feet. , holding a fish basket in her hand, she looked like a fisherman's girl.

She has a melon-shaped face, two talking eyes, and the eyeballs roll around, which immediately silences the diners sitting in the lobby.All of them unconsciously fixed their eyes on her white lotus-like arms and calves.

"Sure enough, she is a stunning beauty." Before Han Zhan could express his emotions, someone beside him said what he was thinking.He turned his head and saw that it was Rob who looked like a pig brother, staring intently at Miss Xiaofan standing in the hall.

"Xiaofan is here." When all the diners were out of their minds, Zigu's voice suddenly sounded in the hall. She walked over and took Xiaofan's arm, and said affectionately: "I was still talking about you just now, saying that you are so old The sky is not here. No, you are here. Come on, follow me to the kitchen at the back, and I will wait for your fresh fish."

It was not until long after Zigu and Xiaofan left the hall arm in arm that the diners returned to normal and continued to eat.Han Zhan, who was sitting in the back room, turned his head and said to Huahu, "Master Hua, this is good eyesight, she is indeed a stunning beauty."

Chapter 0048 A Murder Case

Unexpectedly, after Huahu heard this, he waved his hands again and again and said: "No, no, I misunderstood you. The subordinates only have admiration for Miss Xiaofan, and absolutely don't have the slightest thought of anything wrong."

Han Zhan had a surprised expression on his face. He originally thought that Huahu, as the "Emperor of Earth" in Sheguo County, should have done a lot of bullying. Han Zhan felt a little unbelievable that he could sit still.

After seeing Han Zhan's reaction, Hua Hu explained with a wry smile, "Don't look at this little girl as beautiful as a flower, but she has an extremely strong temper. Once, she came here to deliver fish, and there was a disciple Wanting to tease her, without further ado, he grabbed a boning knife and slapped Deng Tuzi's face with a slap. From then on, no one dared to have any evil thoughts about her."

"But I just saw she was kind," Rob put in. "She's always smiling when she sees her. How can she be as tough as you say?"

Hua Hu snorted: "She is just a rose with thorns. It looks beautiful. Anyone who wants to pick it will be stabbed." He turned to Han Zhan and continued, "As far as I know, people who go to her house to propose marriage He kicked and broke a few of the thresholds of her house, but none of them caught her eye."

In fact, when he saw Xiaofan for the first time, Han Zhan was astonished. Although he traveled back and forth between China and Europe all the year round and met countless beauties from various countries, he still felt that like Xiaofan, "clear water comes out of hibiscus". As for Zhen Mi, who asked Zhao Yun to propose marriage, although she will be a stunning beauty in the future, she is still a little girl who is only eight years old at the moment, and she has not fully grown. There is no way to compare with Xiaofan.

At this moment, when Huahu said that Xiaofan, who was in his [-]th year, was still unmarried by Yunying, he couldn't help but be moved.He tentatively asked: "Master Hua, I don't know Xiaofan's name, where does he live, and who else is in the family?"