Seeing Yuan Cheng leaving in a hurry, Zhou Zhen put away the smile on his face and said to Zhou Xian: "Xiao Xian, you seem to be optimistic about this inspector Yuan!"

Zhou Xian smiled faintly and said, "Brother, he is at least stronger than Pan Hong! And he is a local person. If he really becomes the magistrate of Wuyang County, he will do his best to protect the country and the people in the future. This is only good for our family. And I think this kind of riot is a good thing. At least without the two worms, Pan Hong and Huang Yong, no one will exploit the people in the city."

Zhou Zhen nodded, looked up and said, "You are right. By the way, I have already settled the two children you sent yesterday. Let them stay in the Zhou family for the time being! Although it is not very good, at least it won't starve to death."

"Thank you, brother."

Zhou Zhen waved his hand and said, "It's just that there are two more people who eat, it's no big deal. But there is something that I feel very strange, and I have to ask you. Pan Hong and Huang Yong have been greedying for so much money. When you broke into the county government, didn't you find some?"

Zhou Xian raised his lips slightly upward and said jokingly: "What, is it that my brother is also jealous of the money?"

Zhou Zhen praised Zhou Xian and said, "What are you saying! I just want to quickly stabilize the morale of the army and the people in the city. The fastest and most effective way is to reward the soldiers guarding the city with a large sum of money and use food to help the victims in the city. If you can get a batch of silver from Pan Hong, then everything will be worry-free. Otherwise, you will have to gather wealthy families in the city to donate separately."

When Zhou Xian heard this, he frowned, then smiled faintly, and said to Zhou Zhen: "Brother, let me leave this to you! You can take out some food from your home in advance to help the victims, and a large amount of silver may be released tomorrow."

Zhou Zhen looked at Zhou Xian in confusion, and saw that he had no intention of continuing to say it. He sighed silently, and did not continue to ask.

The bandits attacked for another day, but under Yuan Cheng's close defense, they did not get any advantage. When the sun sets, everything slowly stopped.

Zhang Yuan opened the door and saw Zhou Xian and Zhang Hu standing outside. His face changed slightly. He then quickly smiled and said, "It turns out that it is the second young master and brother Zhang. Why do you have time to come to the humble house?"

Zhou Xian smiled faintly and said, "When you have nothing to do, come and see Master Zhang. You should have come early, but things in the city are in a mess, so it has been delayed until now. Why, Master Zhang, don't invite us in and sit?"

Zhang Yuan patted his forehead lightly and bowed quickly, "It's Zhang who is rude, please come in, the second young master."

Zhou Xian sat down gently, looked into the house, and smiled slightly, "I didn't expect that Master Zhang's residence was so simple. Last time we worked together, you also earned hundreds of tael silver. Haven't you ever thought about improving your living conditions casually?"

Zhang Yuan bowed and poured a cup of tea for Zhou Xian and Zhang Hu, and smiled slightly and said, "The second young master is joking. I am not a local, my family is far away in Yancheng, and I am the only one here. There is no need to spend money on these miscellaneous things."

Zhou Xian took a sip of tea and nodded, "Master Zhang, you can see it. Before you ask Master Zhang, your injuries are not in the way!"

Zhang Yuan shook his head regretfully and said, "It's all skin injuries, nothing serious. It's just that County Magistrate Pan and those good brothers... I'm not good at protecting them, so those damn bandits succeeded."

Zhou Xian showed a look of dismay on his face and comforted softly: "Master Zhang, don't be too sad, it's all because the bandits are fierce and have nothing to do with you. By the way, there is also good news, Master Zhang doesn't know yet! In addition to you, there is another person in the county government that day."

"What?" Zhang Yuan suddenly stood up, flipped his sleeves into the water cup placed on the table.

Zhou Xian smiled faintly, reached out and held up the water cup, and said to Zhang Yuan: "Master Zhang, even if the news is too amazing, you don't have to be so excited!"

Zhang Yuan also realized that he had reacted too much, so he quickly sat down, smiling and said, "It's true that he was a little too big. But the second young master also knew that I thought I was the only survivor that day. Today, I suddenly heard that there were other people, and I couldn't help but feel a little excited. Second young master, who is still alive?"

"It's just an ordinary yamen runner. When the bandits entered the county yamen, he was stabbed and fainted in pain. When we arrived, we only breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the medical officer rescued him in time, and finally he was lucky enough to save his life."

"So that's how it is!" Zhang Yuan leaned forward, clenched his fists, and asked softly at Zhou Xian: "Second Young Master, did he say anything else?"

Zhou Xian picked up the wine glass and said indifferently: "What can you say? You are still unconscious until now? The medical officer said that it can save your life. As for when to wake up, it may not be certain?"

Zhang Yuan suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief, as if he had completely relaxed. He lay back and asked, "Second Young Master, where is that brother now?"

"The county government office was in a mess, so I took it back to the township troupe for a while and placed it in the wounded soldiers' tent on the west side. Master Zhang, why are you asking about this?"

Zhang Yuan's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, "It's nothing. I just want to take the time to see that brother in the future. After all, we are the only two of us who survived."

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "Master Zhang Gaoyi, I admire him."

Zhou Xian looked up and looked outside. It was getting late. He bowed to Zhang Yuan and said goodbye with Zhang Hu.

Walking on the road, Zhang Hu said to Zhou Xian: "Second Young Master, do you think Zhang Yuan will be fooled?"

Zhou Xian smiled faintly and said, "If you are a thief, you will be guilty, and Zhang Yuan will definitely react. We have already set up our pockets, so it depends on when he will drill in."

Zhang Hu hesitated for a long time, but finally couldn't help asking: "Second Young Master, are you really sure that that boy Zhang Yuan killed so many brothers? I always feel that this kind of thing is too shocking."

Zhou Xian said, "Brother Hu, no matter how much you say, it will be useless. Wait! Then, you and me will go and see how Zhang Yuan will explain it then?"

Zhang Hu was obviously not satisfied, but seeing that Zhou Xian had made up his mind, he finally nodded.

Zhang Yuan felt complicated inside and kept moving around the room, his face was extremely difficult to see. Finally, he stopped, picked up the water cup on the table and drank it all.
Chapter completed!