When the common servant went to invite Cui Xiancheng and Gao Zongzhu, they happened to be eating the morning meal. Hearing that it was Pei Jiaoran who was looking for them, he hurriedly put down his bowls and chopsticks and came to the county house. As soon as Keren arrived, they were notified by Chu You that Pei Jiaoran was waiting for them in the public kitchen.

When I think of Pei Jiaoran's last Hongmen Banquet in the public kitchen, he used a glass of wine to demonstrate Wang Shizhao's military power. The two of them shuddered and walked to the public kitchen with anxious faces.

The door of the public kitchen was closed, and there was aroma coming out through the crack in the door.

The two looked at each other, bowed at the door and called: "Pei Ming's Mansion."

"Both of you are here? Come in quickly." Pei Jiaoran smiled softly, "Isn't it cold outside?"

The two of them opened the door and came in as instructed, only to see Pei Jiaoran still eating the morning meal.

"Have you eaten?" Pei Jiaoran took a sip of porridge, looked up at the two of them, and said in a gentle tone, "If you haven't eaten, let's eat together. After we finish, we can talk."

"After eating, Mingfu, you can use it slowly!" Cui Xiancheng said with a smile.

Sensing that the two of them were afraid of him, Pei Jiaoran looked helpless. After finishing the morning meal quickly, he called the servants to come in and remove the bowl. Pointing to the position in front of him.

The two had to sit down, looking cautious.

"I invited you two here today because I plan to dig another canal." Spreading out the layout of Guazhou City on the table, Pei Jiaoran pointed to the end of the east canal and said, "If we dig a canal here, we can divert the underworld water into the fields. Irrigation. I have seen the distribution of water canals on other continents, and the sandbar has the most water canals, so the food is also the most abundant."

Cui Xiancheng looked at her and then at Director Gao. He stroked his beard and said, "Is the Ming government worried about another drought in Hexi, so it will dig more canals to prepare for disasters?"

"From the time when Hexi reaches the Han Dynasty, it has been an important land for farming. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once established four counties here to reclaim wasteland and build water conservancy projects. Emperor Taizong of this dynasty also vigorously operated this area, growing fields and growing grain to defend against foreign enemies." Pei Jiaoran Putting his hand on the map, he said, "I have discussed this matter with the governor, and he has allowed me to dig canals. However, the fortifications are complicated and difficult for me to carry out alone, so I would like to ask the two of you to help."

"Don't worry, the Ming Dynasty. We will do our best to help you. This matter will bring great utilitarian benefits. Since we have gained the emperor's salary, we should share your worries." Cui Xian Cheng said with his hands in hand.

The chief secretary Gao on the side heard this and also agreed.

Since Li Qian was imprisoned, many things in the county have fallen on them. But Pei Jiaoran was not idle either, and set about rectifying the county government. Instead of punishing them for dereliction of duty, they were encouraged to self-examine, and those who self-examined were rewarded.

As soon as this order came out, many people in the county wrote letters for self-examination, and Pei Jiaoran also fulfilled his promises one by one.

After Tubo attacked the city, Pei Jiaoran personally defended the city. They admired her even more. When I heard that I could work with Pei Jiaoran to build water conservancy projects to benefit the people, I was naturally very happy.

After hearing the two people's answers, Pei Jiaoran breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, she was worried that these two people would not be willing to help, so she had to find a way to trick them into her plan. Now it seems that these two people have changed, which saves her a lot of trouble.

After thinking for a while, Pei Jiaoran began to assign tasks to the two of them.

Cui Xiancheng took people to survey the canals near Guazhou City to see which direction was most suitable and then dig a canal. Chief Secretary Gao was responsible for recruiting civilian men in the city, and each man was given a salary of thirty cents per day until the canal was dug. If the family needs to farm in the spring, only half of the wages will be paid, and the disease will relapse when they return.

They both agreed in unison.

After sitting in the public room for a while, Pei Jiaoran slowly walked to the public room.

I saw Chu You sitting on the threshold dejectedly, her clothes rumpled. Casting a sympathetic look at him, Pei Jiaoran left without looking back.

After being out for two days, I wore such a smelly armor again. Pei Jiaoran felt that if he didn't take a bath, not only would his body be pickled with odor, but he would even catch lice.

Pei Jiaoran boiled water to take a bath and washed with fragrant soap. Not only is the fatigue on the body swept away, but the whole person feels refreshed.

I took out a goose-yellow gilded bamboo leaf round-neck robe from the cage and put it on. After wringing the hair dry, tie it randomly on the top of the head with a hairpin. Pei Jiaoran walked to the desk and started writing a plan for digging the ditch.

Although Cui Xiancheng was sent to conduct on-site investigation, a rough plan still had to be drawn up. Otherwise, waiting for Cui Xiancheng to come back to do it will waste a lot of time.

Holding the pen and licking the ink in the Piyong inkstone, Pei Jiaoran picked up the pen and started writing.

Just when I started writing, I heard the sound of flapping wings outside the window. Looking back, she saw a white dove flying to the window frame against the light, eyes as big as black beans staring at her.

Looking at the white dove, Pei Jiaoran put down his pen. He walked over and took out a piece of paper from the bamboo slip tied to the pigeon's leg.

Open the note and read it. Pei Jiaoran's peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and the corner of his mouth curled up in a hint of mockery. He opened the smoker on the tall square table next to him and threw the note in.

After all, she had disobeyed them once, why would she go back?

Return to the desk and continue to draw up the plan for digging the ditch. However, not long after she started writing, the sound of noisy footsteps interrupted her thoughts again.

"Pei Jiaoran."

Pei Jiaoran frowned irritably when he heard Li Xiujing's voice coming from the door. Take a deep breath and walk over to open the door. He looked at the person at the door with a stern face.

From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Bi Fei standing beside him uneasily. Pei Jiaoran pressed his eyebrows and said warmly: "Why is the governor here?"

It seemed that Bi Fei had probably gone to Zhoushe to cause trouble for Li Xiujing.

"She was looking for the cook in the prefecture, and deliberately lost money to the cook. When the cook was happy, she put medicine in the food." Li Xiujing looked at Pei Jiaoran, and saw that her expression was as usual. He couldn't help but lower his face and said: "In the end, Feng Yuanxian caught him."

"Oh?" Pei Jiaoran turned his head and looked at Bi Fei.

"He's talking nonsense, I don't have any!" Bi Fei raised her head and said loudly: "I just think the taste is too bland! Just put a few more spoons of salt! Girl, you have to believe me."

"Then I'll ask Feng Yuanxian to bring something over now. Do you dare to drink it?" Li Xiujing said in a deep voice.

Bi Fei snorted softly, "Why should I drink? It's obviously because you are too timid to drink."

The sound of the two arguing constantly filled his ears, and when he saw Bi Fei's eyes flickering, Pei Jiaoran knew that there was something wrong with her. And it's not as simple as putting a few more spoons of salt in Li Xiujing's food.

He looked at Li Xiujing, who was standing with his arms folded, waiting for her to ask Bi Fei to tell the truth, and then looked at Bi Fei, who raised his head and looked unhappy. Pei Jiaoran only felt a headache.

These two people look like three-year-old children.

After thinking about it, Pei Jiaoran asked someone to go to Zhoushe to bring the food and she tasted it herself.

"Don't take it!" Bi Fei glared at Li Xiujing, pulled Pei Jiaoran, and whispered: "I...I just added some croton in it." Seeing that the two of them were silent, Bi Fei raised her voice, " Who asked him to abduct you every time, and then let you come back dirty, sometimes with injuries. Girl, I bet he has no good intentions. "

Li Xiujing's expression froze when she heard the word "croton". If Feng Yuanxian hadn't discovered it in time, he would have been embarrassed.

Pei Jiaoran sighed.

She knew that Bi Fei was venting his anger on her, but she didn't expect that Bi Fei would think of using Croton to tease Li Xiujing. Thinking of this, she looked at him strangely.

"Don't worry, I didn't eat." Li Xiujing suddenly walked into her and looked at her pitifully, "Don't Mingfu plan to give me an explanation?"

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran rolled his eyes, but said softly: "This matter is due to my lax discipline. I hope the governor will not argue with Bi Fei."

Li Xiujing was not originally here to raise troops to investigate. Hearing now that Bi Fei put croton in his food just to vent his anger on Pei Jiaoran, he naturally wouldn't scold her too much. In addition, the other party was young, so he was willing to spare her for once.

But Pei Jiaoran... he did have something to see her for.

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