Practice Remembering You

In response to the city lord Tucun's questions, Zhang Yu told the city lord the reason.

As a result, Tu Cun was stunned after hearing this, obviously a little shocked and deeply confused.

"You...just because of this?" Tucun said in disbelief, "Are you worried that mortals will be treated unfairly? Are you worried that the laws of Zhuiming City will change because of you, a cultivator?"

"Isn't this enough?" Zhang Yu said sincerely.

“This…” Tucun didn’t even know what to say for a moment: “You…ah? No, Zhang Yu, do you underestimate your status as a cultivator?

The laws in the city restrict mortals, but you are a monk, and you can completely ignore all the laws that restrict mortals. And you are just protecting your family, isn't that normal?

Not to mention that no one was killed this time, even if someone was killed, and this person was an unforgivable criminal, if you wanted to protect him, would these little mortals dare to resist you?"

Zhang Yu shook his head: "Maybe, but I still feel a little guilty."

The two communicated for a while. Tucun really wanted Zhang Yu to stay in the city, but Zhang Yu had made up his mind to leave, so Tucun didn't want to force him to stay. After all, no matter what, Zhang Yu was still in the city of Zhuiming City.

There was no other choice, so Tucun took out a map of Zhuiming City and asked Zhang Yu to choose.

After taking a look, Zhang Yu decided on a place called Xiaoshi County. He was quite satisfied with the distance and location of this place.

But Tucun did not recommend it: "The land here is barren, and there seems to be a sign of an epidemic. There are not many people in the entire county. There are very few young people in the county, and most of them have left to survive. Currently, there are mostly elderly people. It is a 'dead county' that is gradually declining."

"It's okay, this is fine."

Afterwards, Zhang Yu went back to prepare, and used special channels to convey the news that the immortal was going to Xiaoshi County in advance.

After Zhang Yu returned, he counted his and Mo Xue's luggage, and asked the servants in the yard if they were willing to follow him to Xiaoshi County.

Zhang Yu originally thought that no one would be willing to come to such a remote place, but he never expected that thirty out of the fifty-four servants decided to follow him.

The remaining twenty-four people basically left because they had already settled down here and it was inconvenient for them to leave.

So he took these people and started heading towards Xiaoshi County.

---Xiaoshi County---

County Hall

The county magistrate was sitting in the hall. He looked to be in his fifties, thin and with a look of sorrow on his face as he reviewed official documents.

The lawyer next to him was also busy with his work.

"There are fewer and fewer young people in the city, and more and more people are aging. This month, more than 400 people are unable to work. If this continues, I'm afraid that in a few years, this county will be really finished." The county magistrate sighed.

"Why not ask the main city to send some young people over?" The lawyer suggested.

"What's the use of that?" The county magistrate sighed. "This place is too barren. The yield of grain is much lower than in other places, and it's not easy to survive. Even if some people come from the main city, they will still run away after one or two years."

At this time, a subordinate came in: "Report, urgent news."

"explain."

"An immortal is coming to Xiaoshi County and will stay here in the future."

"........."

The county magistrate and the legal advisor were both stunned and speechless for a moment. After a long while, they finally reacted.

Both of them showed surprise on their faces: "Are you serious?!"

---One month later---

Zhang Yu and his group finally arrived in Xiaoshi County.

They saw many people standing at the gate of Xiaoshi County from afar.

As they approached, the former county magistrate of Xiaoshi County hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to salute: "We respectfully welcome the Immortal Zhang to Xiaoshi County. I am the former county magistrate, Bao Ping'an, and I am here to welcome the Immortal. The place has been prepared for you, please follow us."

Zhang Yu looked around and found that all the officials here were pale and thin, with patched clothes. It seemed that the youngest one was only about 38 or 39 years old. Even the officials were like this, which showed how poor this place was.

As Bao Ping'an entered the county.

The road is bumpy and has fallen into disrepair for many years. There is no good road anymore. The surrounding rooms are also very old, giving people a feeling of broken bricks and tiles.

The people in the county knew that a fairy was coming today, so they knelt down on both sides of the road waiting.

Most of these residents were old, weak, sick and disabled, and they did not eat very much, which made them weak. The pressure of Zhang Yu's true Qi caused many of them to fall to the ground.

Zhang Yu had already restrained the fluctuations of his true energy to the current limit, but even so, these people still found it difficult to bear.

Arriving at the county pavilion and looking at the largest house in the county, Zhang Yu knew that this would be his future home. Although it looked a bit shabby now, it didn't matter because a new house would be rebuilt later.

When they went in, they saw a large stone table in the yard with dishes on it.

The dishes are a sheep cooked in four different ways: fried, stir-fried, cooked and boiled. Apart from the sheep, the rest are four kinds of pickled vegetables.

Bao Ping'an was always a little uneasy, wondering if such an arrangement would make Zhang Yu angry. It was not that he did not want to make a better arrangement, but it was really because of the shortage of supplies in Xiaoshi Town. It took a lot of effort to prepare a sheep for Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu asked the servants to put the things away. He took Mo Xue's hand and sat down at the stone table to eat. The officials around them were waiting on the side.

Sweat was dripping down these people's foreheads. This immortal hadn't said a word since he entered Xiaoshi Town. Although his face didn't look fierce, who knew if he was a smiling tiger? They were all very nervous for a moment.

After the couple finished their meal, Zhang Yu spoke up, "From today on, I am the county magistrate. Your name is Bao Ping'an, right? You will be the deputy county magistrate in the future. The positions of the others will remain unchanged."

"I obey your command." All the officials bowed in unison.

Zhang Yu continued, "The sheep I ate today had very little meat on it. Not only was there little meat, but the meat was also tough."

After hearing this, everyone started to feel frightened, thinking that they had encountered an immortal who was difficult to get along with and was now blaming them, and they couldn't help but secretly groan.

However, the next words made everyone feel relieved.

“Don’t worry, I’m not blaming you. This sheep is so skinny. From what I’ve seen along the way to this county, I can tell that the county is already in great difficulty.

Normally, you shouldn't prepare food of this standard, but you still made it. This is because you don't know me and are afraid of neglecting me, which I can understand.

So I ate this sheep to put your minds at ease. I want to tell you solemnly now that I am not the kind of person you think I am. I came here to develop this place. "

"We will definitely assist the county magistrate with all our strength!" All the officials knelt down immediately.

Zhang Yu said to Mo Xue: "Madam, you can see that our county is in a very bad state and there are many things that need to be dealt with, so."

Mo Xue rolled up her sleeves and patted her arms: "Husband, just go and do it. Leave everything at home to me."

The two men smiled at each other, and Zhang Yu took the official to the work place inside the house.

"Please give me all the data on the county's population, personnel structure, technical occupations, granaries, population status, etc." Zhang Yu sat down and started asking for information about the county.

Bao Ping'an and other officials took out a collection of anthologies. While Zhang Yu was reading it, they were talking about the situation in the county. It was obvious that everyone was very concerned about the county.

At this time, the population of Xiaoshi County was 11,437, of which 5,046 were elderly! More than 1,000 of them were unable to work.

There were 3,711 middle-aged people, 1,820 young people, and 860 minors.

Among these people, there are more than 6,000 people who are sick. Among these 6,000 people, more than 2,000 are seriously ill but can still move, and more than 400 are very ill and cannot take care of themselves.

Among the total population, 723 are skilled craftsmen, including carpenters, potters, and earthenware workers.

There are only about thirty doctors, the main ones are doctors, but no medicine, and the rest are mostly farmers, with a few engaged in business.