Bai Zhi carried a hundred taels of silver and walked to both sides of the river. The rivers of rolling yellow sand divided and converged, nurturing one village after another.

When I walked to the creek at the end of the tributary, I saw the hardworking people. In order to snatch the irrigation water source, they picked up hoes and sickles and fought to the death. The ground was covered with bones.

Bai Zhi called in officers and soldiers, who stopped the private fight, but failed to solve the problem. A conscientious official can do whatever he wants and work hard, but he can't stand up to a word from his superiors.

The villages that were not protected by the officialdom eventually lost their young crops due to drought, missed the season, and had no harvest throughout the year.

Some people sold their property and started other businesses, while others turned into bandits and robbed their homes.

Someone has become a hero in people's hearts, setting traps on the only path for corrupt officials, and assassinating the villains in people's hearts.

On the day when the evil man died, the small town was filled with gongs and drums. A few days later, a new official took office. People expected that he would be a good man and a good official.

Bai Zhi was also looking forward to it, but she didn't know whether the new official was a good person or not. She only saw three things about the new official's appointment.

The first fire was to burn those left behind by the previous officials, euphemistically known as eradicating evil and corruption.

The second fire burned the bandits' strongholds along the road. Large areas of the strongholds were burned down. There were continuous wailing sounds and the people clapped their hands and applauded.

The third fire burned the people who had no land to plant, and they were ordered to plant tea trees this year. But tea trees were suddenly planted in a barren mountain. It would take at least three years for tea trees to be harvested. During these three years, they had to find at least another job to survive, so they sold themselves at a low price and became tenant slaves. In this way, the tea trees were planted, and the fields of the noble families were also planted. It can be said that everyone was happy.

Suddenly, the small town regained its vitality. At least, the people above would see this thriving scene.

Bai Zhi walked on this road of bones, got on an ox cart, followed the refugees who wanted to find a paradise, and came to the place that the people longed for.

A small county town, this land of plenty, mountains, rivers, lakes, takes advantage of nature.

Fortunately, the officials are honest and incorruptible. They are still in their seventies and eighty years old, and they are still dealing with powerful people with a cane. After all, it was only after being an official for forty or fifty years that I had a clear mind, could take care of the interests of the superiors, and protect the dignity of the people, and this was how I created this pure land.

The old man was old and loved fishing, so the people called him Fish Master. If a big fish is caught, the first thing to give is to the fish master. At this time, the fish master would cook a feast, summon a group of officials and disciples, and tell them where the fish and rice came from.

Bai Zhi spent some money and successfully entered Yu Gong's mansion, became his maid, and learned a lot from him.

Mr. Yu knew that this little girl's intentions were impure, but he didn't expose her. Because he found that this smart little girl had an amazingly good mind and a temperament that could endure loneliness. He liked her very much. Unfortunately, he was born as a girl, so he wanted to bring his son into a good relationship with Bai Zhi, but Bai Zhi refused.

The fish master asked her, "Where do you aim?"

Facing this grandpa, Bai Zhi smiled playfully, "Although Bai Zhi aspires to the world, she also knows that it is difficult, so she chooses to take the current path. She can go wherever she can, but there is no limit to her career!"

Mr. Yu laughed heartily, "If you have ambitions in the world, I can recommend you to someone. If you can win that person's favor, you will definitely be able to make a difference!"

"To be favored by the fish master, this person must be an expert?" Bai Zhi joked.

"No! From all the forces, I will only choose the best one."

"who?"

"Ning Wang Mengying."

Bai Zhi was stunned for a moment. She had more or less guessed that people with similar interests would always appreciate each other.

Bai Zhi restrained her thoughts and said tactfully, "To be honest, Bai Zhi just came out of Chenjing. Chenjing is like a colosseum. Bai Zhi is weak and has difficulty playing a role in it. We can only settle for the second best. Qing Ping is from It's not a solution at all."

Yu Gong admired Bai Zhi's eyes more and more, shook his head and laughed, "Miss Bai's heart is like a mirror, I admire her!"

Bai Zhi knew that Chen Jing had gathered almost all the largest forces in the Chen Kingdom, and no matter what they did there, they were controlled by these forces. As a person without family power, she can't do anything.

"Although I appreciate your character, but in the officialdom, people who are too strong will be easily broken, and those who are too wise will die young, especially the water of chaos, which is pure and hard to find. Balance and tolerance are what you must learn. Not to mention you As a woman, in this battlefield full of men, everyone will stare at you. They will not look down on you. They will only think about crushing you, defeating you, and using your belonging to declare their victory. You You must put away your sharp edge and learn to be diplomatic, but I hope you will not forget your original intention..."

Yu Gong's words made it clear what Bai Zhi was lacking, and she realized it herself. She gritted her teeth and took a breath, thanking Yu Gong, "Bai Zhi will follow your instructions..."

Yugong and Bai Zhi told a lot of inside stories, which was similar to what Meng Ying did. He talked about how he conveyed benefits to higher-level officials and used bandit riots to check and balance the local warlords, thus giving the people of this small county a glimmer of hope.

The fish master regarded Bai Zhi as his student and taught him everything he could, and Bai Zhi also studied seriously.

Bai Zhi also tried to do as many things as she could with the help of Yu Gong.

Together with her fellow villagers, she released fish fry in lakes and ponds, and then closed the nets on another sunny day. She harvested several carloads of big fish and countless faces smiling from ear to ear.

She transported this batch of fish with the caravan, feeding the horse bandits along the way, and exchanged a lot of money for it in a nearby big city. After passing through many middlemen, the money returned to the hands of the fishermen, although they had been exploited. It was 70% higher, but for them, it was already a rare harvest.

This extremely delicate balance shocked Bai Zhi quite a bit.

She wrote these insights into letters and sent them to Zhuo Ling, Xiao Yang, and Meng Ying.

After Zhuo Ling got the letter, she always lamented how a weak woman like her dared to go into this troubled world alone! After sighing with emotion, she would send these trivial matters to Zhuo Yao in the far north, and then write Zhuo Yao's home letter into a letter and send it to Bai Zhi.

After Xiao Yang got the letter, he was always in ecstasy. She seemed to be very wonderful, and she was wonderful everywhere. He was extremely envious. Xiao Yang also wanted to reply, but at first, he didn't know what to write in the letter, which made him very impatient. So he deliberately allowed himself to experience some things. Gradually, the content of his letters became richer, and his days seemed to become busier.

Only Meng Ying got the letter and quietly put it into the box and treasured it carefully.

It's not that he never thought about replying to the letter, it's just that every time he picked up the pen, all he wrote was words of lovesickness. Every stroke revealed lingering and pathos. With such presumption, he was worried that it would imprison her for the rest of her life, and he was worried that she would wait for her.

He walks on the edge of a knife every day, and he doesn't have the guts to make a promise to her, so he doesn't have to tell her those love words.

Just like this, Bai Zhi was gone for more than a year.

In one year, she saw all the desolation of the world and realized the shortcomings of this dynasty, but she also saw the strong and strong people struggling in the mud.

She saw the very different lives of many people and understood the laws of how many things work.

These experiences turned into nourishment, allowing her to settle down in this world, take root, and grow her own flesh and blood.

Her knowledge, knowledge, and experiences have filled her holes bit by bit, and now, she can pat her chest and say that she will definitely be able to survive in this era, no matter how.

After traveling for a year and two months, she returned to Qiongzhou.

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