After time travel, he devoted himself to helping his father with his career.

That night Xie Boyuan received several letters from the capital. The letter from His Highness the Prince complaining that he hoped he could return to the capital quickly could be ignored. I just didn't bother to read the letters from the elders of the Xie family. However, Li Hansheng's letter is worth studying.

Because this time the people from the Guards Battalion delivered the letter in person, there was no need to worry about the letter being opened or transferred halfway. So Li Hansheng writes more straightforwardly.

He directly told Xie Boyuan that the case of the breeding farms in various states was being investigated by the second prince and the third master of the Liu family, and also talked about the negotiations between him and the third master of the Liu family in the Jincheng poisonous salt case. Finally, he said that the case of the breeding farm has basically been verified and may be closed before the end of the year.

Xie Boyuan was a little frightened when he saw this letter. The emperor wanted to close the case years ago! This letter was written in mid-November. According to Li Hansheng, the capital was probably in troubled times at this time!

It is impossible to find out everything about such a big case in such a short time. Did the emperor want to catch some of the fat pigs he had raised to have a good year, or did he want to give some people a chance to surrender themselves?

There is still a shortage of people in the Liang Dynasty who know the professions of breeding. If there is a big purge this time, these low-level workers will definitely be the first to die. And they are the talents that Daliang is in short supply. What the emperor really wants to catch is the force behind them.

Xie Boyuan probably guessed the emperor's intention and stopped thinking about it. In such a major case, there will definitely be a unified notice from the government. As for the gratitude mentioned in Li Hansheng's letter, forget it.

Except for some books that were transported to Qu County, most of his current possessions are stored in Li Hansheng's Duke's Mansion. If either he or Li Hansheng had a descendant, forget it, it makes me sad just thinking about it.

Three days later, the caravan left Qu County. Xiao Qingshan prepared many specialties for Li Hansheng, including earthen cans made by Mingjia. Ming Jun also wrote a letter of thanks to Li Hansheng. He really liked that dagger.

After that, Xiao Qingshan and Xie Boyuan started busy with the work at the end of the year. The two met separately with many heads of families in the county, owners of merchants, and village chiefs of each village.

Among them, the one who received the most attention was the head of the Huang family. Originally, all parties in the county were prepared to watch the show, but they started to grab business. As a result, Mr. Xiao actually took the initiative to reconcile with the Huang family.

The Huang family was also lucky and did not expect to send out a team to find ice harvesters. The good news came back within a few days. I was originally worried about how to transport it, but after a heavy snowfall, the road surface turned into ice.

Large ice blocks are mined and transported directly to the ice cellar along the ice road. And with this heavy snowfall, many local ice harvesting spots have begun to harvest ice again.

Today, although the Huang family has not returned to its previous size. However, many businesses that were originally closed have reopened. When giving out New Year's gifts at the end of the year, all the families are also staring at the Huang family.

I wanted to see how many New Year's gifts the Huang family would give to the county magistrate, but I didn't wait until the Huang family gave them a New Year's gift. Instead, I waited for Mr. Xiao's notice that this year I would like to thank all the major families for their support, especially their donations to the county school, and I would not accept any annual gifts this year.

On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the government office of Sichuan Prefecture sealed the pen. Xiao Qingshan was also at the gate of the county government office, sending several scribes and government officials home for the New Year.

Secretary Mu's home was in a remote mountain village in the west of the county. Xiao Qingshan was worried that it would not be safe for Secretary Mu to go home alone. Chen Xiaoliu was specifically ordered to escort Secretary Mu home. Secretary Mu kept refusing, but in the end he reluctantly agreed.

Xie Boyuan watched the whole process. He was a little strange but didn't say anything. After sending everyone away, the county government officially closed its doors. I just have to wait until the new year to reopen the office.

Xiao Qingshan was able to take a good rest. He told Mr. Dong in advance not to call him the next day and he must have a good sleep. The next day, Xiao Qingshan was still woken up. It is still a big event, the imperial court has announced the announcement to all the yamen.

Xiao Qingshan quickly asked Dong to help him put on his official uniform and trotted to the front hall to receive the servants who came to deliver the announcement. When Xiao Qingshan arrived, the guards were already drinking hot water to warm themselves up under the reception of Cheng Si and others.

Several officers handed a copy of the newspaper to Xiao Qingshan, drank another glass of hot water, and hurriedly left. They also need to rush to neighboring counties to deliver the newspapers, as the authorities stipulate that they must be delivered before the end of the year.

Xiao Qingshan was not in a hurry to read the newspaper, and told Cheng Si to pack up and go back to rest. He took the Di newspaper and went to the study. Xie Boyuan must be in the study at this time.

Xie Boyuan is not only in the study, but Mingjun and Mingjia are also in the study. But instead of reading, Xie Boyuan was painting, and Ming Jun and Ming Jia were watching.

Xiao Qingshan couldn't help but be a little jealous. When he took a bath in the past, he was still clinging to him! I completely forgot that I said I was going to sleep in.

"Ahem!" Xiao Qingshan specifically reminded him. Xie Boyuan only glanced at it with the corner of his eye and continued painting without stopping with the brush in his hand. Mingjun heard the sound and saw his father coming. He quickly called him in because it was too cold outside.

Ming Jia was dumbfounded. This was the first time she saw someone painting such an ink painting in front of her. Ming Jia stared at Xie Boyuan's hands and said, "They are both hands, so why is there such a big gap?"

Xiao Qingshan walked in and took a look at Xie Boyuan's paintings, but didn't bother him again. I found a seat to sit down and started reading the Di newspaper. Xiao Qingshan read it very carefully. Xie Boyuan had already stopped writing before he finished reading the official residence.

"Ah!" Xiao Qingshan was shocked when he saw the reports on the results of various farm cases in the Di newspaper. Xiao Qingshan's first reaction was: If the court knows about the breeding farm, then the extra cattle and sheep in his backyard will not be taken back!

An exclamation attracted the attention of the other three people, so the four heads gathered together to read the newspaper. This was the first time Mingjia saw such an ancient newspaper-like announcement.

There are very few newspapers like this that are distributed throughout the country. Normally, this is the case for major events such as the accession of a new emperor or a national funeral. The focus of this announcement is definitely on various breeding farms.

It can be seen that the emperor attaches great importance to this matter. Those aristocratic families who have not been investigated or officials who are somewhat involved are destined to have a bad year this year. Xiao Qingshan was frightened when he saw the names of the families and officials who were beheaded and confiscated their homes.

Xiao Qingshan was scared when Xie Boyuan added: "This is the biggest case since the founding of the Liang Dynasty." Xiao Qingshan swallowed a big mouthful of saliva with a "gudong" sound. He really just bought an extra cattle .

Everyone was immersed in their own thoughts while watching Di Bao, and no one noticed Xiao Qingshan's unusual reaction. In the end, Xiao Qingshan couldn't help but ask the questions he was concerned about.

"The many cattle in the backyard of our county government office will not be found out, right?" Xie Boyuan wanted to roll his eyes, but finally saw that Xiao Qingshan's face was really bad. Tell Xiao Qingshan directly that he won’t. Since the report has been issued, it means that the case has been closed.

Xie Boyuan decided to keep such a big case a secret from Xiao Qingshan, but he actually discovered it and was ultimately involved.