The city gate is extremely huge.

Even if Tao Zi found a high platform, he wouldn't be able to touch the top.

In contrast to the huge city gate, people seem even smaller, even Taozi.

There is an official at the city gate who is responsible for recording the transactions of people entering and leaving the city.

The man was sitting at the door, with a case in front of him, with paper and pen on it.

At this moment, the young official stood up excitedly and looked at Liu Taozi in front of him.

This man's hair was slightly curly and turned yellow in the sun.

It was Qihu and Yao Xiong who were in the county school in the past.

When Yao Xiong saw Liu Taozi, it was as if he had met a relative, and he was so excited that he could hardly speak.

"Brother Taozi, me"

As soon as he spoke, his eyes suddenly turned red and tears fell down.

Lu Qubing was particularly surprised.

This man was restless at the county school, leading everyone to bully the newcomers, and his relationship with Tao Zi was quite bad.

Why do you feel so aggrieved and sad when you see Taozi today, as if you are seeing a concubine from your mother's family?

Liu Taozi was speechless, and his eyes quickly scanned the other person's body.

On the exposed fleshy part of Yao Xiong's arm, you can see green and red streaks, which are traces of being whipped.

"Are you all okay?"

Liu Taozi asked.

Yao Xiong looked confused and just nodded, "Fortunately, we all passed the exam and now we each have our jobs."

"When will Brother Taozi take the exam?"

Yao Xiong asked quickly, his eyes full of expectation.

"Ten days later."

Yao Xiong laughed.

"Okay, let's wait for Brother Taozi."

He didn't talk any more and sat down again to prepare for work. The Xianbei people who were guarding checked their past records and left it to Yao Xiong to record.

When the recording was completed, Liu Taozi and Lu Qubing left here together.

Yao Xiong just watched them go away blankly, with a certain look in his eyes.

"aqa!!"

The Xianbei man cursed loudly, and Yao Xiong trembled, lowered his head, and picked up his pen in panic.

Liu Taozi was walking outside the city.

He was like a seasoned Ancheng outsider, his steps were fast and furious, and his hawk-like eyes were scanning the distance, alert to all dangers.

No more thieves or dead people were encountered on the road, but there were obviously more knights.

The knight rushed past without even having time to pay attention to the heads along the way.

Something big must have happened.

Dark clouds came over from a distance, blocking the blazing light, and the world emitting heat waves suddenly became real again, as if a cold color filter had been added to it.

The two returned to the familiar Taolin again.

Taozi's peach grove is growing really well.

Lu Qubing likes this kind of scenery very much.

But when the two of them approached the room, faint cries came from the courtyard.

Lu Qubing was stunned for a moment, and as soon as he turned to look at Taozi, the peach flew up.

He jumped out, and it was as if he was flying. He ran wildly, and his whole body roared past like a charging war horse. The dead branches and leaves on the ground flew up, and he quickly disappeared from Lu Qubing's sight.

"Brother Taozi!"

Lu Qubing shouted, quickly dropped the package and ran to catch up.

“Bang!!”

The wooden door was knocked open, and Liu Taozi barely stopped.

It seemed like a strong wind was coming.

Everyone in the hospital who was still crying just now seemed to have their necks strangled, unable to say a word.

Mrs. Liu and Zhang stood in the courtyard, with several women standing beside her, their faces full of tears.

Mrs. Liu Zhang was not too surprised by her son's arrival. She gestured to the inner room and said, "Taozi is here. You go inside first and take a rest."

"Brother Taozi!!!"

Lu Qubing ran in panting, staggered, stood next to Tao Zi, opened his mouth, and breathed hard.

During this stretch of running, he felt as if his throat was on fire and his abdomen was in severe pain.

He raised his head, saw everyone, and hurriedly saluted.

Taozi frowned, "What happened?"

Liu Zhang's face was full of helplessness, "Zhang Cheng's matter."

She looked at Lu Qubing again and said, "Lu Lingshi, there is a funeral in the village and the reception is not good enough. Lingshi can go into the house with my son to rest first."

Hearing these words, the women seemed to come to life again and began to sob again.

Seeing them crying so sadly, Lu Qubing sighed, saluted and said, "My condolences."

Taozi pulled him into the house.

Lu Qubing listened to the crying outside and asked, "Who is this Mr. Zhang?"

"He is a wicked man. He is a local official and a wealthy householder. He usually runs rampant in the countryside and does all kinds of evil."

Hearing Taozi's words, Lu Qubing's eyes widened, "Evil man???"

He looked outside cautiously, "Are those his family members?"

"No, it's just the tenants who were bullied by him before."

"Then why are they so sad??"

Lu Qubing's face was filled with confusion.

"They all have no household registration, and they farm for Zhang Cheng. They are not on the county government rolls. When officials come, Zhang Cheng hides them. They don't have to do corvee work, and Zhang Cheng doesn't watch them starve to death. He gives them just enough food to stand up."

"Now Zhang Cheng is dead."

Lu Qubing fell silent immediately.

The crying outside continued for a long time, and finally, those people left.

Liu Taozi and Lu Qubing came out, Liu Zhang's face looked haggard and helpless.

Seeing her son brought a smile to her face again.

"peach."

"I was quite busy just now, and I haven't prepared any food yet. I'll prepare it now."

"Mom, no need, we already ate when we came here."

Lu Qubing also nodded quickly.

But Mrs. Liu Zhang laughed and said, "Can't I tell if you have eaten it? You guys talk first."

"Where's Xiao Wu?"

"He went to pick firewood and will be back soon."

Liu Taozi and Lu Qubing were sitting in the courtyard. Lu Qubing suddenly asked: "There should be someone in the village who can be a local official, right?"

"No, apart from me, there are still a few people who can read, but they can't get up anymore."

"Then you need to be appointed by the county government. If appointed, it may be someone from our law school!"

"Since we are classmates, I will definitely take more care of your fellow countrymen!"

Lu Qubing's mood suddenly improved a lot.

He felt that the newly appointed officials were most likely the same people who took the exam in the previous batch.

While he was chattering about his thoughts, Xiao Wu walked into the courtyard with difficulty.

"Mom! Look! I picked up a lot of things in the peach forest!!"

Looking at the large and small packages he dragged, Lu Qubing blushed, "I just threw them away, but I forgot to take them."
To be continued...