The door opened, and Mrs. Mei was startled when she saw her father, who seemed ten years older than she had seen him for a few days.

After listening to Mei Fugui's plea for help, the expression on Wen Wan's face was momentarily distorted.

"Father, don't worry, what did Xi'er do? Come in and tell me slowly."

As soon as he entered the door, Mei Fugui held Mei's hand tightly, with an expression of anger mixed with fear:

"Daughter, Luo Xi...she actually asked the county magistrate to check on me."

"Yesterday, the county government official who has good relations with our family came quietly to tell us that Luo Xi's troublesome man actually asked the county magistrate to thoroughly investigate our family."

"You... think of a solution quickly!"

In fact, the yamen officer only mentioned that Bai Tingyun ordered a thorough investigation of him, the village chief, and did not mention Luo Xi, but Mei Fugui firmly believed that Luo Xi must have been the one who hindered this matter.

Otherwise, how could the high-ranking court official have time to pay attention to a small village chief like him.

Mei Fugui was frightened and hateful in his heart. He resold land, enriched his own pockets, evaded taxes and forced villagers to death... He had no idea what he had done in these years.

Hearing that he was being investigated, he was so frightened that he had no choice but to ask his daughter for help.

"Meier, after all, I am Luo Xi's grandfather. One family does not harm the other."

"You are her mother, why are you in a hurry to have a good talk with her? Since she can get along with the county magistrate, it's okay if she doesn't help me get another promotion. How can she report it!"

After hearing the cause and effect, Mrs. Mei thought of Luo Xi's piercing peach blossom eyes and bit her lip in embarrassment:

"Dad! I will tell Xi'er about this..." Seeing the joy on Mei Fugui's face, she changed her voice:

"But you also know that Xi'er has lived alone for many years and is not under my control. I can only do my best."

At this time, Mei didn't want to confront Luo Xi.

Hearing the obvious shirk in her words, Mei Fugui's eyes darkened, he stopped pretending, and looked at Mei steadily:

"Daughter, do you plan to be alone? Don't forget..."

What kind of person is Mei? As a father, how can he not know?

"Shut up!" Seeing what he was about to say, Mei's face turned pale and she interrupted hastily.

Just at this moment, the courtyard door opened.

Lao Luo's family, who had been building their house all morning, came back exhausted and cursing.

When they saw the father and daughter confronting each other in the courtyard, they were obviously stunned.

"In-laws! Why didn't you say hello in advance when you came over?" Old Man Luo put down his tools and asked, rubbing his sore back.

When he saw the Luo family, Mei Fugui said something else. With a look of sympathy, he pulled the old man Luo to sit down: "In-laws, I just came over to take a look."

"You said that you, my grandson, have finally made a difference. It doesn't matter that you didn't get the slightest bit of glory. You still have to be enslaved. This is really..."

In an instant, Old Man Luo became angry, and Barabala said a lot of complaints.

Mei Fugui rolled his eyes after hearing this: "I heard that Xi'er and two big shots in the county built some kind of oil refinery."

"Rather than leaving such an important matter to her family, she hired villagers who had nothing to do with her to work, and paid each of them one or two wages per month."

"What? Give me a tael of wages?" Old Man Luo was so angry that he threw down the tea cup in his hand and cursed: "You are eating the inside and outside... you are a white-eyed wolf who is eating the inside and outside!"

Mei Fugui continued with a shared sentiment: "In-laws! Have you noticed that your family has been getting worse and worse since Luo Xi got up?"

"Then the child shouldn't have sucked away your whole family's luck to be where you are now, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Old Man Luo's eyes became calm!

Savor it carefully, and the more you think about it...the more this is true.

Then he got a little frustrated and said, "So what? The great scourge didn't know how to use the pickling methods I learned from him, and he devoured the whole family to death."

"The old lady and I... there's nothing we can do about her now!"

This was what Mei Fugui was waiting for. He seemed to be doing the best for the other person and said, "Why don't you call Nan Nan back?"

"Xi'er has listened to Nan Nan's words since she was a child. Call her back and give her some good advice. The family can resolve the misunderstanding and you can enjoy the blessings of children and grandchildren, right?"

Luo Nannan, Luo Xi's twin sister, was attracted by a female concubine in Fucheng last year. She studied piano, chess, calligraphy and painting with her and rarely went home.

"Father, no! Nan Nan..." Mrs. Mei became anxious upon hearing this. She didn't want her daughter to get involved in this family affair.

However, midway through his words, he received a warning look from Mei Fugui.

Old Man Luo thought about the two-acre house in Zhulin, and then about the oil pressing plant. If he and Luo Xi could settle their differences... it wouldn't be a bad idea.

He coughed lightly and looked at Mei: "Write a letter to Nan Nan. She hasn't been back for a long time. Ask her to come home and take a look soon."

Seeing that the princess had already made up her mind, Mei had no choice but to agree.

She let out a long sigh in her heart, she really didn't want Nan Nan to face Xi'er.

"..."

After leaving Luo's house, Mei Fugui knocked on the door of a courtyard not far from here.

He opened the door and said, "Old aunt, I can't help you! My grandson reported to the county magistrate that you evaded taxes by putting the land in Gu Xiucai's name."

After hearing this, the aunt turned from fear to anger, and her lips trembled: "Why...why? My family has never offended her."

"Why else!" Mei Fugui sighed, "I'm just using my achievements to please the county magistrate."

"I'll go find her to argue." Seeing that his aunt rolled up her sleeves and was going to fight with Luo Xi after hearing this, Mei Fugui quickly stopped her.

"Old aunt! That's what I thought..."

After leaving this house, Mei Fugui knocked on the doors of several courtyards in the village one after another. Without exception, they were all families whose fields were named under Gu Xiucai's name.

He even went to the Gu family to visit Gu Chi, who was still seriously injured. As for what he said, no one knew!

"..."

"Tieniu! If you don't hunt, you will work in an oil factory. Aren't you afraid of Uncle Tie slapping you?"

Luo Xi peach blossom looked at Tieniu who promised to come to work tomorrow morning and laughed.

Since she saved Tie Orion from the tusks of a wild boar, Tie Niu has become increasingly close to her. He is the first to help her build a house and chop bamboo.

Tieniu grabbed a handful of candies and threw them into his mouth one by one. Hearing this, he curled his lips and said, "My father asked me to come."

"He said that Orion sacrifices his life for food and clothing. He also said that if you have the ability, let me follow you."

These words surprised Luo Xi. People in this dynasty paid great attention to inheritance.

Hunting is also a craft. Unexpectedly, Uncle Tie would ask Tie Niu to give up his craft and follow him.

He raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Your father still has discernment."

"..."

"Why don't you want me? Everyone, come and see, Lu Yunjin even used the fool next to him, but he refused to let me work. Why?"

While the two were chatting and laughing, there was a commotion in front of the registration team, and they all looked towards the source of the sound.

A dark-faced man about twenty years old was roaring angrily at Lu Yunjin who was behind the desk.

The latter ignored his rant.

He raised his eyes, and the tip of his pen was like a sharp dagger, following the crowd one by one: "You, you... and you, don't wait in line and go back."

"What's going on?" Luo Xi came over.

Lu Yunjin grabbed the handkerchief on the table and gently wiped the ink stains on his fingertips. Hearing this, he raised his eyes casually and lazily: "They have a problem."

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