Reborn Farmhouse Restaurant [Transmigration Book]

"Have you found it?" Tao Xiude asked.

"These guards are all from Han County, and all their families are here. They have families, courtyards, old and young, and their net worth is clean. There is no doubt about it. Mr. Tao checked them before using them, right?" Du Qingchen said with a smile.

"Then you didn't work for nothing?" Tao Xiude chuckled, he had checked it naturally, otherwise, how could he trust him?

"Not in vain! At least I confirmed one thing." Du Qingchen replied.

"what?"

"If there is a spy here, he should not dare to do it himself. Once caught, it will be a serious crime of ransacking his family and exterminating his family. He should only have the ability to spread the word and protect himself. There is another team of people who really do it. Mr. Tao, please see, I picked it up at the back of the convoy." Du Qingchen passed a stone over, with a few scratches on it, but upon closer inspection, he couldn't tell what it was, but it looked like...

"Three Goat Mountain?" Tao Xiude asked.

Du Qingchen nodded with a smile, this is where they were going to pass.

"Who lost it?" Tao Xiude's eyes turned cold.

"The other party is alert and didn't see it, but there is a way to test it." Du Qingchen replied.

A few days later, the motorcade came to a mountain road with a cliff on the left and a cliff on the left. Tao Xiude asked people to stop the car, got off the carriage and stood at the intersection to look out. Du Qingchen drove over and asked with a smile, "Young Master Tao, Shall we keep going?"

"Let me prepare first. In your words, take a few deep breaths." Tao Xiude teased.

"That's all right, Mr. Tao take a deep breath slowly, we are not in a hurry." Du Qingchen nodded and stepped back.

Su Junxia came forward in confusion, and moved to Du Qingchen's side, "What are we waiting for? Why don't we leave?" Didn't he rush to rescue the disaster?The journey was quite safe, Su Junxia was about to slack off, he just wanted to hurry to Yuan County, hand over the food and then go home after work.

Walk?There is such a good ambush ahead, only a fool rushes forward!The old god Du Qingchen said: "Wait for the time, this time is not good for entering the mountain, wait for a good time."

"How long will it take?" Su Junxia scratched his head.

"Soon." Du Qingchen smiled, then turned to look at Su Junxia, ​​"Boss Su, what do you want to eat tonight? How about some noodles?"

Su Junxia was taken aback. Du Qingchen had told him in private before that he would use the word "Boss Su" as a code word. Danger may come, he should be vigilant.Su Junxia suddenly turned his head and looked at the mountain road in front of him, the steep cliffs, the bottomless cliffs, if the grain cart overturned, wouldn't it be easier than burning it, and there would be no grain left? !

Su Junxia was startled, and subconsciously touched the saber at his waist, which he only wore after he came to the grain team.A trace of cruelty flashed in Su Junxia's eyes, even the guards who are called brothers and sisters these days, if he really wants to do harm to this batch of food, he will not show mercy. So many disaster victims in Yuan County are still waiting for this batch of food to save their lives!He won't talk about love at this time!

Tao Xiude seemed to be ready, turned around and returned to the car, and then gave the order, "Let's go! Be careful, the mountain road is steep."

"Yes!" Everyone answered in unison.

Du Qingchen caught up with Tao Xiude's carriage and followed closely behind. When he set off, Du Qingchen glanced at the direction Tao Xiude had been paying attention to before, and saw a smoke from cooking above it at some point, and he didn't know why it was No matter where people live, and there are people living on the top of the mountain, I am not afraid that people will feel strange.Du Qingchen hooked his lips and said nothing.

When the convoy entered the mountain road, everyone kept silent and focused on walking forward, wanting to walk through this unsafe road quickly. One of the guards was far away from the grain truck, his eyes couldn't help but flustered, and his expression became more and more flustered stand up.

Obviously he left a signal saying that the convoy will enter this mountain road today, did the people behind him not see the message he left?Why is there no ambush on this road? !After passing this road, we will soon arrive at Yuan County!Do you really have to go to the county seat of Yuan County to find a way to do it!In that case, wouldn't he have made so much credit? !

Yan Xiaojiu was thinking wildly, when she heard an explosion from above the cliff, did it explode a rock, did she want to hit the convoy with falling rocks?Yan Xiaojiu hurriedly ran forward with her head in her arms, trying to stay away from the grain trucks. The blasting and falling rocks targeted the grain trucks. He just needed to stay away from the grain trucks. The convoy was flustered for a while. , I saw that besides Yan Xiaojiu, there was another person running away, obviously staying away from the grain truck, while the other guards were shocked by the explosion first, wondering what happened, and quickly picked up their weapons and tried to Fight back, or look around in horror, trying to figure out the situation.

"Don't mess around! It's just a noise!" Du Qingchen raised his voice.

The horses were also disturbed a little, but the driver was Su Junxia's brother, and there were a few good horse handlers rented from the city, and they easily controlled the restless horses.

The explosion sounded only once, and then disappeared without a sound, without even shaking the ground. Tao Xiude said, "Go on."

Only then did everyone heave a sigh of relief, and secretly laughed at each other for being too nervous, but there are others who are more nervous than them, it's not a big deal, Yan Xiaojiu ran as fast as a rabbit, and the reaction was too much .

Yan Xiaojiu was stiff all over, her face was pale, why didn't the rock fall? !Why did it ring once? !Yan Xiaojiu's eyes turned to the person who ran with him. He didn't know whether the other person was also on their side, but when the two looked at each other, the same terrified and puzzled eyes revealed each other, almost In an instant, Yan Xiaojiu understood that the other party was also a dark thread, but he didn't know it.

But now, the two of them were the only ones who thought there was going to be a falling rock and overreacted and ran out!

"Su Junxia, ​​catch these two people who ran out of the team." Tao Xiude ordered coldly.

Su Junxia had been prepared for a long time, and went straight forward, tied up the two people who were so frightened, they didn't even resist, which made him quite unfulfilling.

How could Yan Xiaojiu resist? At this moment, he still didn't understand what was going on. This noise was intended to deceive them, because only the spies who had passed the news knew that something was going to happen on this mountain road, so they would naturally respond. Excessive, quick escapes at the slightest sign of trouble.And those ordinary guards who are ignorant, it is difficult to have such vigilance. Even some innocent people are really very vigilant, but they abandon the grain truck at the slightest movement. Caught, in any case, not wronged.

Yan Xiaojiu immediately raised her voice and shouted, "Young Master, why are you tying me up? I just thought there was a falling rock, and I wanted to run farther. I didn't do anything!" There are ten people, and there are only two of them, how can they be captured without fighting?But forcibly refuting, as long as there is no evidence, there may be a chance of survival.

Tao Xiude didn't care about Yan Xiaojiu at all, he was still on the mountain road at the moment, and he could settle the matter when he settled down. As for the sophistry, is he the kind of person who believes what other people say?Du Qingchen also wanted to explain that he had nothing to do with the Chen family, did he listen?He only believes in his own judgment, even if there is no evidence.

Du Qingchen smiled lightly, "Xiao Jiu, no one said how you are, but you are running too fast, so I tied you up first, let's talk about it when you get out! Don't be afraid."

"Du...Mr. Du..." Yan Xiaojiu looked at Du Qingchen in a daze.

"Don't be nervous, we'll talk about it after we go out, you have to be good, don't struggle, this road is too narrow, if Boss Su can't control it, it won't be good if he slips and throws you off the cliff, oh, yes, The other one too." Du Qingchen continued driving with a smile.

The incident happened silently and ended easily. Many people didn't even realize what happened. The two who were their partners just now were tied up and walked forward together under strict supervision.

There was still only the sound of horseshoe footsteps on the mountain road, no one spoke, the narrow and steep road seemed to restrict their movements, they could only line up in a long line, and walked forward with their heads depressed, but gradually someone reacted, Yan Xiaojiu The two of you are spies!Are they crazy? The two of them have wives and sons at home, and their clansmen are all in Han County, yet they seek refuge with others and oppose Tao Taishou. Are they crazy?

No one knew exactly what Yan Xiaojiu was thinking, but it was not their turn to care, and everyone could only move forward sullenly.And Yan Xiaojiu seemed to have a premonition of her miserable future, her legs were so weak that she couldn't walk, so Su Junxia simply pulled the man onto the horse's back, handed the other man over to the other guards, and walked forward with it.

After leaving the mountain road, the people who had been firing cannons on the top of the mountain also came down. The two teams happened to meet each other. The other party knew Tao Xiude and knew the existence of this grain team, so he came forward and said hello, "Young Master Tao."

"Have you captured all the traitors on the mountain?" Tao Xiude's voice came from inside the carriage.

"Yes, I led a surprise attack and caught seven or eight of them! There are still a few familiar ones." The leading general's eyes flashed fiercely. "Don't worry Mr. Tao, I will definitely check it out."

"Then trouble General Meng."

"Young Master Tao, you are being polite. To help you is to help myself. I understand." Meng He is a descendant of the Meng family. Existence can be trusted.

When Tao Xiude sensed that someone was going to stop the convoy on this mountain road, he sent his loyal servant to deliver a letter to Meng He who was stationed in Lin County, asking him to help catch the traitor, and that's how today's incident happened.

Yuan County is not far away, so Meng He simply escorted the food team all the way into Yuan County.In the original county, Shao Qing received the news and took people to greet him at the gate of the city. When he saw the convoy, he immediately rode forward, "It's finally here. If you don't come, it will really stop."

Tao Xiude got off the carriage, and everyone dismounted after Tao Xiude, and bowed to Shao Qing, "I have seen the imperial envoy."

"Get up quickly!" Shao Qing supported Tao Xiude with one hand, "How much did you bring? Enough?"

"It should be enough, but we still need to save some money." Tao Xiude replied.

Shao Qing also knew that it was very difficult to produce so much food with the Tao family alone, so he didn't make things difficult for him, "As long as I can barely survive, I will go to other counties to collect food, and I should be able to support it." past."

Standing a few steps behind Tao Xiude, Du Qingchen could easily hear the conversation between the two. For some reason, when Shao Qing said that he was going to collect food from other counties, his first reaction was Pingxing County, his hometown.

As it turns out, it did!

Tao Xiude looked puzzled, "The entire Han County has been affected by the disaster, even though other counties are not so serious, but they still have a season of grain shortage. Where did Mr. Shao go to collect grain? Don't force people to complain!"

"Don't worry! I won't go to those counties that can barely support themselves to collect grain. I sent Gao Han to Pingxing County. A few gentry in that county have saved surplus grain. They are not seriously affected by the disaster. It is said to be rich, but there must be a surplus, and some food can be squeezed out."

Du Qingchen and Su Junxia, ​​the squires of Pingxing County: ...

Tao Xiude silently turned his head and looked at the two people behind him. If he remembered correctly, Pingxing County is just a small town, and there are only a few so-called squires. It used to be the Chen family and the Qiu family, but now it is... "You guys Food for the family?" Tao Xiude raised his eyebrows and asked.

It was only then that Shao Qing noticed the two people behind Tao Xiude. He didn't know Su Junxia, ​​but Du Qingchen still looked familiar. He was a little taken aback before thinking of this person, "That, that... the owner of the restaurant!"

"Master Shao has a good memory. This is Du Qingchen. The person next to him is also a squire of Pingxing County, Su Junxia." Du Qingchen clasped his hands.

Uh... This is very embarrassing, just now I said that I would go to Pingxing County to collect grain, but who would have thought that there would be someone standing beside me!Shao Qing touched his nose.

"Master Shao, please forgive me. The food that the Su family and I have stored has been scattered among the villagers a few months ago. I'm afraid we won't be able to get it back." Du Qingchen cupped his hands.

There is a kind, going from house to house to rob the people of food!

Shao Qing smiled unnaturally when he heard the words, "Actually, they have already been conscripted, and Gao Han has already returned. Although the food brought back is not much, it has been transported to Dajin County." Dajin County is also a county that was seriously affected by the disaster. .Seeing Du Qingchen's bewildered expression, Shao Qing couldn't believe it, and explained, "Your county magistrate is a pretty good person."

Magistrate Feng?Du Qingchen was taken aback, just like that soft-faced guy who is always happy with his stomach, can he take back the food that was scattered among the people?How dare he? !When did he become so decisive? !

"Your county magistrate issued IOUs to the people, visited villages in person, and tried to persuade people from house to house, accompanied by Gao Han, of course, and then took back the grain. Boss Du, your grain! It was distributed too early. , and caused us a lot of trouble.”

Hehe, I deliberately left early because I was afraid of being stared at by hungry wolves, but in the end, they were still taken away by hungry wolves!

Du Qingchen could even imagine the embarrassment of County Magistrate Feng knocking on doors asking for food under the stalking of Gao Han. Fortunately, he ran away early!

When everyone entered the county, Tao Xiude took the account book to hand over to Shao Qing, and told Shao Qing what happened on the way, and Su Junxia went to rest with Du Qingchen.

"Boss Du, tell me, when are we going to leave? The food has also arrived, I don't think Mr. Tao has any intention of letting us go back?" Su Junxia kept spinning around the room.

Du Qingchen took a sip from the teacup, and poured himself another cup. It was a hot day, and now that water was becoming more and more expensive, he always felt that he was seriously short of water.Du Qingchen said: "I guess we won't be able to leave. They are short of people. We probably won't be able to go back until the disaster relief is over."

Su Junxia was taken aback. It's not that he didn't think about it, but he didn't expect it to be like this. Su Junxia sighed deeply.

"Don't think too much, it's better to keep it, firstly, you can take care of the food, and secondly." Du Qingchen gritted his teeth secretly, "Eating our stored food, can it be just like this?" He gave this batch of food to his fellow villagers It was prepared, but Shao Qingkeng came out like this, and County Magistrate Feng owed a whole body of debts, so the debt must be settled!Even if the food is not returned, the benefits must be enough!

In the government office study, Tao Xiude recounted all the experiences along the way to Shao Qing. Shao Qing had a smile on his face and a cold look in his eyes. Let's see how many nails have been buried in you, Han County!"

"My lord, please forgive me. My father has been in control of Han County for less than a year. Before that, he was fighting against the Kong family. Please forgive me!" Tao Xiude cupped his hands.

Shao Qing chuckled, "I don't blame you, what are you afraid of, get up and sit down! By the way, you just said that the attack on the mountain road was discovered in advance by that person named Du Qingchen? That's why you can notify Meng He, in advance Caught the thief?"

"Exactly. Thanks to Boss Du's carefulness, he has been keeping an eye on the entire team for me, so I was lucky enough to find out that someone sent a message with a stone."

Shao Qing was thoughtful, "I remember that the reason why Pingxing County has grain now is because of him. He found out that the drought was coming and encouraged other gentry to buy grain and store it together. This person is a bit interesting. Since he is a smart man, let him stay Use it, now I lack trustworthy people here, let him come over and help."

"This one……"

"What's wrong?" Seeing Tao Xiude hesitate, Shao Qing said dissatisfied.

"It's not impossible, it's just that he is a businessman, and he wants to do things for profit. Didn't your lord use the grain from Pingxing County before? This batch of grain was his before. Speaking of which, he also has merit. Why don't you say a few good words first, Coax him to be happy, tell him to wait for things, give him some advantages and conveniences, so that he can do things with peace of mind."

Tao Xiude struggled to organize his words. He felt that with Du Qingchen's personality, and the Pingxing County incident happened again, it would be good to just grit his teeth without getting angry. He would not help Shao Qing honestly, but he still had to talk about the benefits It is better to use him clearly.

"Such a character!" Shao Qing chuckled when he heard the words, "Okay, you deal with it, if he wants anything, you just pass it on to me, and find a way to make him do things honestly."

"Yes!" Tao Xiude bowed his hands.