Chapter 269 Magistrate Qian

The old village chief rushed to greet him.

The people in the Qingshui Village team were also very embarrassed, following the old village chief to meet the carriage.

Seeing the official getting off the carriage, everyone knelt down and kowtowed in salute.

This is a Jingguan'er, who is many times higher than their county magistrate!

They have never seen even the county magistrate, let alone an official near the imperial city.

Inexplicably, they felt that the officials in the capital were much taller.

But Qiao Ran could tell at a glance that the official uniform and the black gauze hat on his head were actually just a seventh-grade sesame official.

Although the official is small, he puts on a lot of official airs.

Seeing all the people in front of him kneeling down, respectfully without even daring to raise their heads, the seventh-grade Sesame Official showed a satisfied smile on his face.

"Okay, everyone, get up!"

Seeing that everyone was getting up from the ground, Qiao Ran, who was hiding behind the carriage, came out and walked quietly from behind the crowd to the front.

The seventh-grade official introduced himself: "I am Qian Facai, the magistrate of Huangshan County on the outskirts of the capital. I just happened to go into the city today to discuss matters with the magistrate of the government office. When the magistrate heard about you refugees, When you arrive in the capital, order me to accommodate you. I happen to be going back to the county government office, so you can follow me back to Huangshan County!"

As soon as everyone heard this, they quickly went back to drive the carts and carry the burdens, and followed the county magistrate.

Qiao Ran squeezed in from behind, holding a jade pendant in her hand, and handed it to Magistrate Qian.

"May I ask, Lord Magistrate, if you recognize this object?"

Qian Fucai is just a seventh-grade sesame official in a county town. How can he recognize the jade pendant of this nobleman in the capital?

He didn't even look at it carefully, and said in a perfunctory tone: "I have never seen it."

He looked at Qiao Ran with disgust, wondering what the dark and ugly country girl in front of him meant.

Qiao Ran asked again: "Does the county magistrate know Mr. Mo in the capital?"

The county magistrate said impatiently: "I don't know you. What Mr. Mo? There is no one named Mo in the capital!"

"Mo" has the same pronunciation as the national surname "Mo", which is a royal taboo, so there is no "Mo" surname in the capital of Dai Viet.

Magistrate Qian didn't think that this ugly girl from the countryside would know anyone from the royal family. He didn't even think about the surname "Mo", so he rejected it outright.

When Qiao Ran heard him say that there was no one named Mo in the capital, she couldn't help but frown.

Is there anyone named Mo in the capital? Then Young Master Mo couldn't possibly be lying to himself, right?

Mr. Mo said that when he arrived in the capital, he would show this jade pendant and someone would arrange a place for them.

Although someone was arranging a place for them now, Qiao Ran saw that Magistrate Qian looked cunning and had a calculating and mocking smile on his face when he looked at the people in Qingshui Village.

She always felt that the county magistrate was not a good person, and she didn't know where he would arrange their group of people.

In contrast, she still wanted to believe that Mr. Mo, he still needed to detoxify himself, he should not harm her, and the place he arranged would definitely be better.

But now the county magistrate is going to take them away and resettle them when they get there. They will have no choice in the future.

Qiao Ran didn't quite believe that Mr. Mo would lie to her, but she still wanted to find Mr. Mo again.

She smiled at Magistrate Qian and said:

"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, this jade pendant was a gift from a noble man in the capital. A commoner's daughter saved that noble man's life on the road, so he gave this jade pendant to him and said that when we arrived in the capital, we would return this jade pendant to him. I will definitely thank you very much. Can the county magistrate please allow us to come to you later? The daughter of the people wants to visit the young master first and get the reward, so that we, the whole village, can have money to buy some winter clothes. Charcoal fire or something like that, otherwise this new arrival would have to spend money to buy everything, and it would be really hard to live without money!"

County Magistrate Qian frowned when he heard this. He looked displeased at the dark, ugly country girl in front of him with a few dark spots on her face.

No, if you look closely, you will see that this black girl is not actually ugly, and her facial features are quite pretty.

It's just that blackness hides beauty. No matter how beautiful your facial features are, covered by this dark skin and these dark spots, they are still so ugly that people can't look straight at them.

After just one glance, Magistrate Qian quickly looked away.

He said displeasedly: "How can you, a country girl, know a noble man in the capital? Even if you really save someone, it will be too late for them to cut off the relationship with you. If you come to the door yourself, you are not afraid of being kicked out. Come out and give me another beating. Stop dawdling and follow me quickly, I have to go back for lunch!"

Qiao Ran was speechless. Not long after the sun had risen this morning, she was already thinking about having lunch?

Sure enough, every piece of fat on this county magistrate's body is not in vain.

Seeing that the magistrate was impatient, Qiao Ran had no choice but to take a deer leg left over from yesterday's meal and hand it over:

"Lord County Magistrate, this is a deer leg that my family got from hunting yesterday. I couldn't bear to eat it, so I gave it to you as a tribute. Please forgive me. If you can't wait, go back to the county first. We will ask together later. Find your way there."

Magistrate Qian's eyes widened when he saw the big deer leg.

He loves to eat, all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and he will never miss the opportunity.

This venison is a good thing. Such a big deer leg is enough for him to eat for two meals!

He immediately motioned to the government servant beside him to step forward and take the deer leg, and his face looked better now.

"Hey, why don't you give up? What a noble man, I just lied to you. That's all, I don't have time to spend time with you here, so I'm going back first. Follow me quickly and don't make trouble."

Although this group of refugees has not yet entered the household registration of Huangshan County, these people have been placed under the jurisdiction of the magistrate and Tongpan, and naturally he cannot let them commit crimes and make the adults unhappy.

Qiao Ran nodded and assured: "The civilian girl is just looking for someone, very quickly."

Giving her a sideways glance, Magistrate Qian reluctantly sat back on the carriage for the sake of the deer leg and returned to the county government office first.

He had to go back quickly and ask the cook at home to quickly prepare delicious venison for him to eat.

Anyway, Master Tongpan has made arrangements. In the end, these people will definitely have to go to Huangshan County to settle down. If they don't eat the deer legs, they will get it.

Seeing that Magistrate Qian had left, Qiao Ran discussed with the old village chief to go to the city to find Mr. Mo.

"But didn't the guard guarding the city say you can't enter the city without a road guide or local household registration? How are you going to find Mr. Mo?"

the old village chief asked worriedly.

Qiao Erhe and others also looked at Qiao Ran, wondering what she could do.

Mr. Mo has lived with them for a while, and at least he has some understanding of them.

Everyone felt that Mr. Mo didn't look like a person who could lie and deceive others, and there was no need to lie to them, refugees who had nothing to lose.