Chapter 190

When Qiu Baocai was asked by his brother, he was also frightened and looked at Xiao Zimu indefinitely.

A moment later, he asked carefully, "Your Highness, did you just say you want to keep them on the mountain?"

Xiao Zimu looked at them with a surprised look on his face. Then he reacted. At first glance, what he just said was really shocking.

After combing his words, he said: "naturally, you can't be a mountain bandit anymore. I mean to give you a sum of money regularly to keep you alive. As a price, you naturally want to..."

Xiao Zimu said that Qiu Baohua had stretched his neck and listened.

The rest of Qiu Baocai and Xin Ya are also waiting attentively. They want to know what Xiao Zimu wants from Qiu Baohua.

Xiao Zimu laughed when he saw that all three of them looked at themselves nervously.

The three of them were caught in this moment by him. They all held their breath involuntarily, and the strings in their heads were tight.

Suddenly, seeing him laughing, Qiu Baocai and Xin Ya didn't dare to show their dissatisfaction, but Qiu Baohua was angry.

"Of course you want to guard the mountain for me." Xiao Zimu said slowly in the expectant expression of the three people.

"Ah? Guarding the mountain?" Qiu Baohua was surprised at the speech.

What is there to guard against that broken mountain? Who can move it.

The other two were also puzzled. Qiu Baocai couldn't help but ask, "is it that simple?"

Xiao Zimu nodded.

Qiu Baohua still didn't believe it when he heard the speech. He looked at Xiao Zimu suspiciously. After a moment, he said, "don't you want to deceive me back and follow me up the mountain to destroy them in one fell swoop?"

After death, Xin Ya heard the speech kick him and shouted: "presumptuous, your highness, how can you play like this."

Qiu Baohua was kicked, but he didn't swear. He still looked at Xiao Zimu with an ignorant face.

"As I said, I won't suppress bandits. You can do it as a work. You guard the mountain for me and I'll pay you silver. Just don't commit any more crimes, even under the banner of robbing the rich and helping the poor. You should practice at ordinary times. Since you've been in the army, it's probably not difficult to train them." Xiao Zi, Mu Wensheng promised.

Qiu Baocai reacted this time. It's a great thing. He looked at his brother and saw that he blinked a pair of silly big eyes. He quickly pushed him and said, "don't kneel down quickly. Thank you for your grace."

Qiu Baohua was pushed by his brother. After a moment of silence, he knelt down seriously.

At this time, his face was no longer proud when he first entered the house, and his banditry was completely restrained.

Respectfully, he made a worship ceremony, looked solemn and kowtowed and said, "if you really follow your Highness's words, I am willing to lead my brothers to guard the mountain for your highness."

Xiao Zimu nodded and told Xin Ya, "take him to prison and release his two brothers. Go and settle how much silver they need in a year and give them some silver tickets."

When Qiu Baohua heard the speech, he confirmed that the matter was true. He knocked his head again and said, "thank you for your grace. I, Qiu Baohua, promise again that there will be no mountain bandits in ancient Anhui. I will practice every day and guard the mountain for your highness."

"Go with Xinya." Xiao Zimu nodded and smiled.

Qiu Baohua got up and took a wolf tooth from his neck. He respectfully presented it to Xiao Zimu with both hands and said, "this is the wolf tooth I took from the first Hu Bing with my blade. Now I present it to your highness to express my gratitude. I hope your highness will not give up."

Xiao Zimu reached out and took it. The root of the wolf tooth was slightly longer.

There are transverse fine cracks on the enamel surface of the tooth crown, with rust color on it, which should be caused by the dry blood color of that year.

The root is full, but full but not empty. There are depressions on both sides and the radian is symmetrical.

The root is very thick, but the surface is not rough.

The tooth crown is long and sharp, the lateral edges in the teeth are obvious, the root of the tooth is perforated, and it is pierced by a thin black leather rope to make a wolf tooth necklace.

Xiao Zimu gathered him into his sleeve and said to Qiu Baohua, "I'll keep it carefully."

Qiu Baohua saw that he didn't dislike it. Even if he put it away, he was happy, bowed to him, turned and went out with Xin Ya.

When Qiu Baocai saw his brother turn around and go out, he bowed to Xiao Zimu and said, "the villain went with his brother."

Xiao Zimu nodded and saw that they went out of the door one by one, and also paced to the front hall.

Yin Guangbo was there reading the accounts of previous years. The master on one side saw Xiao Zimu coming, hurriedly greeted him, saluted and called his highness.

Xiao Zimu nodded. Yin Guangbo looked up at the sound and saw Xiao Zimu coming out. He also came over and bowed.

"How's it going?" Xiao Zimu asked Yin Guangbo.

"The rice price has been arranged according to the ordinary price, but the merchants are quite dissatisfied and complain." After the official document was sent, a group of rice merchants came to make trouble, and Yan Guangbo really had a headache.

"That's only temporary. When the magistrate nearby sent grain, they couldn't carry it up if they wanted to." Xiao Zimu didn't care much.

"I'm afraid that after they go back, they will collect all the grain and not sell it. In this way, we can't force them to sell grain." Yin Guangbo reminded and expressed his worries.

"How much grain is there in the government office?" Xiao Zimu didn't expect this floor. His face coagulated and asked the master.

"Your Highness, there are about five or six stones left." The martial master respectfully replied.

"That's enough. Open the warehouse and release the grain. I'll see if the grain merchants cover the rice and keep it moldy." Xiao Zimu heard that there were still five or six stones. How can it be enough for the people to get help from the county magistrate.

"Your Highness, their rice will be sold if they keep it. You forget, there is famine here every year. Even if you are here this year and solve this one, it can still be sold next year." Seeing that Xiao Zimu was not familiar with the world, the martial master considered it carefully, and still made a remark to remind him.

Xiao Zimu frowned when he heard the speech and looked at Yin Guangbo. Yan Guangbo also nodded, indicating that what the master said was reasonable.

"It's easy to solve now, but the famine in ancient Anhui is the real source, which is quite troublesome." Yin Guangbo also looked dignified and spoke out the key points.

At this time, Xinya just came over. He just went to prison and released Qiu Baohua's two brothers. After taking the silver ticket to Qiu Baohua, he ordered the Yamen to take their four people away from the side door.

He had just finished it. On his way back, Bian Zhao jumped down from the tree and handed him a letter.

Therefore, he quickly walked to the front hall, saw Xiao Zimu's eyebrows locked, and went forward to the ear canal.

"Your Highness, the little Marquis has sent a letter."