Niu Tangtang picked up the tea brought by the maid, took a sip, and frowned: "Why does this tea have a musty smell?"
Zhang Waner was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the maid behind her, who hurriedly lowered her head and explained: "You deserve to die, I was so anxious that I took the wrong tea leaves, I will replace them now."
"No, just pour me a cup of hot water." Niu Tangtang originally admired Zhang Waner, but now it seems that he overestimated her, "Was the house where Waner lived arranged inside and out by the county magistrate? "
Zhang Waner didn't know the reason for Niu Tangtang's question, so she looked at her with caution: "Miss Niu, tell me what you have to say. I don't like people who are pedantic."
"I'm just afraid that you won't be able to accept the truth, so I found an excuse." Niu Tangtang took a sip of hot water and said, "Have you ever thought about a question? If the house is filled with people from the county magistrate, what will happen to you and Wen Tianci?" If it happens, does the county magistrate know about it?"
As the only daughter of the prefect, Zhang Waner immediately understood the meaning of Niu Tangtang's words and waved her hand: "I don't need you to serve me here anymore. Everyone, go down and close the door."
As soon as the door closed, Zhang Waner, who was frowning, asked, "Miss Niu, what do you want to say to me?"
"The county magistrate wants to harm you. Please be careful these days."
"Impossible." Zhang Waner blurted out, "Master Yu is my father's student, he will not harm..."
"But he never became a family with the prefect. Now Wen Tianci appears out of thin air. What would you do if it were you?"
Niu Tangtang's words instantly made Zhang Waner speechless.
"Think about it carefully. Until now, has Wen Tianci ever accomplished anything that satisfied the county magistrate? If he had, he wouldn't have gone behind the county magistrate's back and investigated the gold in the wasteland alone?"
Indeed not.
Zhang Waner reluctantly admitted.
However, she suddenly thought: "If you can do me a favor, I will believe you."
"What's the deal?"
"The county magistrate posed a difficult problem to Tianci. He and I thought about it for more than an hour last night, but we couldn't think of a solution. This matter is crucial to Tianci."
"What's the problem, tell me."
Zhang Waner didn't expect Niu Tangtang to ask directly without even thinking about it, and said: "It's about the thief."
After hearing the difficult problem, Niu Tangtang thought for a moment and said, "After catching the thieves, arrange for them to learn carpentry or other trades that can support themselves."
"They are thieves, why do you need to teach them how to support themselves?" Zhang Waner didn't understand.
"Their stealing is just a poor word. If they had a skill, would they still choose to steal? Of course, even if some thieves have learned the skill, they will still choose to steal out of laziness. You can ask the county magistrate to add a stipulation that if they are caught twice If a thief arrives, his sentence will be doubled and his beating will be doubled. If there are still those who refuse to change, let the government officials chase the thief during the pursuit. When he can no longer run away, pour some hot vinegar into him."
"Why do you pour hot vinegar?"
"Because if you drink hot vinegar after running hard, you will suffer from coughing. Thieves are silent. Once they cough, their whereabouts will be exposed, and then naturally they will no longer be a thief." Niu Tangtang finished the cup. Hot Water, "Okay, I'll tell you how to do it. When Wen Tianci comes back, you can go over the details with him and make sure the county magistrate is satisfied."
Zhang Waner thought carefully about what Niu Tangtang said, and then looked at her in disbelief: "How did you come up with this idea? This method is very..."
"He is very cunning. As long as he pays a little attention to the people, there will be no thieves in Ping'an County. But obviously he doesn't care about the life and death of the people, and even wants to collect more people's wealth. And you didn't notice it when you lived in this house. It's too Is it magnificent?"
When Niu Tangtang said this, Zhang Waner became frightened and held her collar tightly with both hands: "Then what should I do now? Am I not in danger?"
"I'm not here to remind you. As for you, find a trusted confidant who knows the way to my house. When you are really in danger, ask your confidant to come to my house and I will send someone to rescue you."
"Niu Tangtang, why did you save me? Do you still have feelings for Tianci? What you said before were all lies?"
"You are thinking too much. Even if Wen Tianci turns your back now, I don't want it. I am looking for you for another thing." Niu Tangtang paused and said, "You have been to my house. Although it was dark that day, you also saw There is a large piece of wasteland in front of the yard, and I thought, if I protect your safety and make Wen Tianci look up to the county magistrate, you should be able to get that piece of wasteland under my name, no problem, right?"
"What do you want with that wasteland?"
"Farming, I don't have a powerful father like you. I have to find a way to survive on my own, right? But you also know my situation. I'm afraid that Arata will be remembered and devoured by others. , but if you help me, others won’t be able to take it for themselves.”
Zhang Waner thought about it carefully and nodded: "Compared with my life, it's really not too much for you to plant wasteland. I will write a letter to my father and ask him to handle this matter."
"Miss Wan'er is so refreshing. By the way, don't tell Wen Tianci what I told you for the time being. He is timid, so as not to alert others."
"good."
Zhang Waner nodded, looked at Niu Tangtang who looked calm, and said in confusion: "I thought you would hate me to the core, but I didn't expect you to help me."
"It's so tiring to hate people. It's me who is hurt. Besides, if I want to hate, I also hate the Wen family. What does it have to do with you, an outsider?" Niu Tangtang shrugged, "As long as you feel that you have seen the right person, it's still early. I'm going to go shopping on the street, so I won't disturb Miss Wan'er."
"I'll take you out."
This time, Zhang Waner was sincere.
After watching Niu Tangtang leave, Zhang Waner returned to the bedroom, sat for a while, and then immediately wrote a letter and asked her confidants to hurry up and send it to her father.
In the evening, Wen Tianci came back.
Zhang Waner walked to his study room with the food in hand. Seeing him sighing, she said, "Godsend, I have been reading books all day today, and guess what, I really thought of him."
"real?"
Wen Tianci's eyes lit up and he quickly pulled Zhang Waner to sit down: "Tell me quickly what the solution is."
"This method is very simple..."
The next day.
In the county magistrate's room.
In order to show that he took what the county magistrate told him seriously, Wen Tianci wrote down the method.
The county magistrate took the paper and read it for a long time.
Seeing Wen Tianci's back, sweat broke out.
Isn't it possible?
"It's a gift from God..."
"The official is here."
"I didn't expect that you would come up with such an ingenious method. No wonder the governor values you so much." The county magistrate put the paper aside with a smile, "Godsend, in fact, I gave you this question just to test your abilities. Have you ever calmed down to study? Now it seems that you are indeed very talented."
