Li Yu nodded, thinking about Tu Gang's confession route, and thought to himself: lack of manpower is a big problem. In the entire county government, except for himself, Xu Dong and Ruyi have attack power. Zhou Jia, Yang Wei, and Tiezhu can protect themselves. Yes, I hope Shen Wu can borrow some people and follow the bandit to explore the road tonight.

Ruyi brought the mother-in-law and the woman to Li Yu, and said to Li Yu: "There is an older one named Liu, named Xing, and a younger one named Zhang, named Tao. Mrs. Liu used to help cook at Liu Yuan's family in the town, and Zhang Tao was sold by her husband's family and can do housework and simple needlework."

Li Yu looked at the two people kneeling on the ground tremblingly, and said warmly: "You two, get up! Mrs. Liu knows how to cook the stove, so she is responsible for the food at home. The stove and stove must be cleaned, and she will help clean up when she is free. House, do you understand?"

Mrs. Liu bowed and said, "I understand, madam."

"Sister-in-law Zhang, you are responsible for helping with sewing, laundry, and housework. Do you understand?"

Zhang Tao bowed and said, "I understand, madam."

"Ruyi, tell them the rules at home." Li Yu stood up and walked to the backyard.

Zhou Jia and Tu Dianshi taught Tie Zhu to recite the prepared notice twice, then asked Tie Zhu to stick it on a broken wall, and asked Tie Zhu to recite it loudly in front of the broken wall. The content posted on the notice, Tie Zhu After standing there and reciting loudly several times, curious people gradually gathered around.

After everyone stood and listened to Tie Zhu's recitation twice, a tall man said to Tie Zhu: "Brother, is the yamen really looking for yamen servants? What kind of people are they recruiting? What are the requirements? Yes. Salary?"

The tall man asked several questions at once, and Tiezhu pointed at the notice, "Mr. Zhou said, first, you must have a clean net worth, a strong body, and a total of twenty men under the age of thirty, and we will recruit a total of twenty men. , Secondly; everyone must have a letter of guarantee from the neighbors, clan elders, and village chiefs to sign up. Thirdly," Tie Zhu said, stood up straight, puffed out his chest and said: "As long as they can beat me, they will be admitted. Based on the current situation of the county government, the salary of each officer is tentatively set at 300 yuan a month. When the county government gets on track, the salary will increase."

The man looked at Tiezhu and thought: That boy of mine is much stronger than this kid. Go back and let him try and make a way out now! After thinking about it, the man squeezed out of the crowd and left in a hurry.

A woman sneered and said: "Does the government have money to pay salaries? You haven't seen that the city wall is like that, and you don't know when it will start to be repaired. And this county government, tsk tsk! I think most of them are coaxing people to work in vain."

A man who looked like a shopkeeper glanced at the old woman and said, "Bai Zuogong is also a member of the Yamen. Everyone looks up to him wherever he goes. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. I have to go back and let my son try it." After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he hurriedly said 's gone.

The old man scolded: "You damn old woman, you can't think of anything good and talk nonsense here."

"It's up to you. If you can, don't go home to eat." The old woman curled her lips angrily and turned away.

One person pointed to the notice next to him and said, "What does this one say?"

Tiezhu responded loudly: "It says: His Majesty is sympathetic to the people of Qingchuan and has specifically decreed that starting from this year, taxes will be exempted for five years. I hope all the folks will tell this to each other."

"Really? I have to go back and spread the word." The man took two steps and then turned back to Tiezhu. "Brother, does your Majesty know? Those two families also need to collect food!"

Mr. Qian came out from behind Tiezhu and said with cupped hands: "Brother, think about it, who can be greater than Your Majesty? With His Majesty supporting us, are we still afraid of two thieves?"

Someone in the crowd sneered at Mr. Qian's words, "This gentleman said it nicely. Your Majesty is so far away from us. How can he care about such a far-flung place? He really can! Those officers and soldiers in the past few years would not go there all the time." He ran away in vain, and the county government office will not be burned down, and the county magistrate will not run away either! Let’s wait and see! Don’t lose your life in vain.”

"Yes! Yes! Let's wait a little longer!" People talked and slowly dispersed.

Zhou Jia stood at the door, looking at the people fleeing in all directions, and then at the dilapidated county government office, and secretly swore that he would never leave Qingchuan County no matter how hard it was until he managed it well.

At the end of the day, there was an endless stream of people in front of the broken wall. News about the Qingchuan County court's tax exemption and recruitment of government servants also spread. Families with some knowledge were busy looking for someone to sponsor their children and strive to earn a decent salary as soon as possible. errand.

Zhou Jia returned to the opposite side. Li Yu told Zhou Jia the news of catching the bandits in Qinglong Village, and told Zhou Jia his idea of ​​tracking the bandits and finding their nests. Zhou Jia looked at Li Yu and said worriedly: "Yu'er, the bandits are cruel and vicious. They're too dangerous. I'm not worried about it. Let's forget it!"

Li Yu looked at Zhou Jia and assured: "Xiao Xi, don't worry, with my skills, nothing will happen. I went up the mountain to find out the route. When the men borrowed from Shen Wu and Shopkeeper Chu arrive, I will catch him off guard." , wiped out a group of bandits, and could also use the gold and silver from the bandits' den to build city walls and build county offices."

Zhou Jia smiled after listening to Li Yu's words, and scraped the tip of Li Yu's nose lovingly, "You! The bandits don't know where they are, so they just want to steal his gold and silver to build the city wall." It's the county government." Zhou Jia thought of Li Yu going to be in danger, and felt extremely reluctant to give up. He said sadly: "It's because I'm too weak to kill the enemy side by side with you. It's better to let Ruyi go with you so that we can take care of each other. "

Li Yu stood up on his toes, kissed Zhou Jia's frowning brow, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't belittle yourself. You've even been named on the gold list! I can't do it anymore. I have a headache just reading those books. You Look, our husband and wife are well matched in culture and martial arts."

Zhou Jia looked at Li Yu's smiling face, lowered his head and pecked her red lips, "Yu'er, I think with your qualifications, if you go to school, you won't be worse than me."

Li Yu chuckled when Zhou Jia praised her, "Then you have made a lot of money and married a daughter-in-law who is both civil and military!"

Zhou Jia responded seriously: "Yeah! I made a lot of money." The two hugged each other and were affectionate for a while. It wasn't until Yang Wei invited them to dinner outside that they left the room.

After dinner, Li Yu said to Tu Dianshi, "Mr. Tu, do you know the location of Qinglong Village?"

When Tu Dianshi saw Li Yu asking about Qinglong Village, he said worriedly: "I only know that it is on the west mountain when you go out from the west city gate. I don't know the specific location. Madam, why are you asking about the location of Qinglong Village?"

Li Yu smiled and replied: "I'm just a little curious about how hidden their village is, and why the officers and soldiers couldn't find it after searching several times."

Tu Dianshi said angrily: "Those officers and soldiers are just here to cheat and drink. After eating and drinking, they go to the mountains for a walk. Even if they are on duty, the people in Qingchuan County don't know that the soldiers and bandits are working together."

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