Chapter 219 Going to Qinghe County Again
Shao E had succeeded in bone refining a month ago and was now a great martial artist at the early stage of bone refining.
"Young master, you're back." Shao E quickly twisted her charming waist and went to greet him.
"What's the emergency?" Qin Ziling asked as he followed Shao E into the house.
"The old lady wants to go to Qinghe County." Shao E replied .
"Hasn't she been meditating and breathing to refine her energy recently? Why did she suddenly have the idea of going to Qinghe County?" Qin Ziling asked.
Only then did he understand why Shao E crushed the jade talisman he left for her.
"Yesterday, someone from Qinghe County brought a letter to the old lady. After reading the letter, the old lady has been uneasy and asked where you are and when you can come back. I said you are in seclusion and practicing, and I don’t know when you will return. She became more uneasy. This morning she told me that she would leave for Qinghe County today. There are so many strong people in Qinghe County, and I am worried that I can’t protect the lady, so I hurried to inform you." Shao E replied.
"Okay, I got it. Go to Shuiyue Villa and get a carriage. Since my mother wants to go to Qinghe County today , let's go today." Qin Ziling said.
"Yes." Shao E bowed slightly, then hesitated and asked, "Should we use clouded leopard horses to pull the carriage?"
"Use Clouded Leopard Horse, the best vehicle." Qin Ziling replied without hesitation.
"Yes, I understand." Shao E bowed again, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
She knew very well that Qin Ziling had always been low-key. Even though he was now the behind-the-scenes master of the entire Fangqiao County, he rarely showed himself in public.
So far, the only people who really know Qin Ziling's identity are some of the main figures in Shuiyue Villa and a few people from the Xiao and Lu families. No one else knows. At most, they know that Qin Ziling is Zuo Le's disciple, and that he is a martial artist who can condense or use his strength like Shen Xiujing and others.
After Shao E left, Qin Ziling knocked on the door of Cui's room.
When Cui opened the door, Qin Ziling noticed that her eyes were obviously red, as if she had shed tears.
"Mom, what happened?" Qin Ziling asked with concern.
"Your grandfather is in poor health and probably won't survive the New Year. I want to go back to Qinghe County to visit him," Cui replied.
"I have arranged for Shao E to prepare the car, don't worry." Qin Ziling comforted, but he did not feel worried or sad in his heart.
Not to mention the grandfather whom he had never met, even the original owner of this body could not be said to have any feelings for him. If there was any, it was mostly resentment.
Because from childhood to adulthood, Cui never mentioned anything about her mother's family.
"I'm not worried, I just want to see him for the last time." Cui said.
"Why don't you tell me about your grandparents?" Qin Ziling said.
"It's all in the past, there's nothing to say." Cui replied.
"Since mother doesn't want to mention it again, let it go. I'll ask Mrs. Du to prepare it now." Qin Ziling said softly.
"Yeah." Cui nodded.
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Soon, a luxurious carriage pulled by two clouded leopard horses set out from Anhe Village, turned onto the official road, and then headed towards Qinghe County.
The driver was a strong man who was over two meters tall and as strong as an iron tower.
This strong man is naturally Liu Xiaoqiang.
Liu Xiaoqiang is still just a martial artist who uses his strength and has not yet truly grasped the secret of changing his strength.
Sitting in the carriage were Cui, Qin Ziling and Shao E.
Cui has been practicing Qi cultivation for nearly two years. Although he was relatively old when he started, he has been eating spiritual rice every day for the past two years, and occasionally he would take some elixirs and the flesh and blood of wood-attributed exotic beasts. These resources combined are enough to cultivate a great Qi cultivator at the True Essence Realm.
So in just less than two years, she finally managed to cultivate a green tree shadow in her Dantian a month ago and became a Qi Refiner.
Starting to practice at her age, this speed is definitely very fast in the Qi Refining world of Xiyun Province.
But there is nothing she can do about it, since she has a son who is very wealthy, has many means, and whose overall strength is comparable to that of a master.
Qin Ziling would never treat his own mother badly even if he treated anyone else badly!
Now, there are only a few white hairs on Cui's head, and the wrinkles on her face have almost disappeared. Although she is dressed simply and only wears the quaint silver hairpin that Qin Ziling bought for her, which is worth very little, her every move, every word and every smile inadvertently reveals a kind of pampered grace and elegant temperament.
Shao E sat next to Cui, with the ugly makeup on her face removed.
The temperament of a great martial artist at the Bone Refining Realm, coupled with her naturally gorgeous face and devilish figure, not to mention that when Liu Xiaoqiang first saw Shao E's true face, he was stunned and his face turned red, even Qin Ziling was in a trance for a moment.
Fangliao County is now prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment.
Although it is winter now, the official road is very busy with people and vehicles. The once deserted villages on both sides of the official road have now regained their popularity, and there are straight and solid roads leading from the official road to various villages.
There is a school every two or three villages. Some large villages even have their own school.
It is now school time, and you can see children walking out of the school and running and playing towards home.
Cui hadn't been away from home for a long time. Sitting in the carriage, she would lift the curtain from time to time to look at the scene outside. She couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This is a sign of peace and prosperity. I never thought that Xiao Qing would be such a capable woman. In just over half a year, she has made such a huge change in Fangqiao County! If I had known earlier, I should have let you marry her last year. Now she is the county governor, and you and her are not a good match!"
Qin Ziling looked surprised when he heard this.
If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. It was naturally him who proposed building roads in every village.
There is also the matter of setting up schools in every village, which was of course also proposed by Qin Ziling.
People from another world understand the importance of education better than anyone in this world, and they do not have the concept of hierarchy inherent in this world. They still have the beautiful ideal that all people are born equal and everyone can receive education.
Of course, many changes in Fangliao County were also proposed by Qin Ziling behind the scenes.
It can be said that Xiao Qing, the county magistrate, is actually the executor .
As for financial expenditure, Xiao Qing launched a large-scale suppression campaign against bandits, and later raided the Pang family, the Lin family, and the Yu family in Chenglin County, gaining enormous wealth, which was temporarily enough to support these reforms.
Of course, Qin Ziling also made many suggestions in terms of fiscal revenue.
Thanks to the fact that another civilized world was in the era of Internet information explosion, and also thanks to his wheelchair life in the following years, he has gained a wide range of knowledge.
So if Qin Ziling is asked to develop a city, he probably can't do it, but in theory, there is probably no one in the world who can compare to him.
Until now, whenever Qin Ziling recalled the wonderful expression on Xiao Qing's face when he wrote a bunch of plans for the reform and development of Fangqiao County to her, he couldn't help but feel a little complacent.
Of course, many of his ideas were ahead of their time and not suitable for Fangqiao County, so those that were finally implemented were all edited and revised after discussion by Xiao Qing and her staff.
But the core things basically come from Qin Ziling.
Cui, who had been practicing in seclusion at home and never went out, naturally didn't know about these things behind the scenes, and Qin Ziling would not tell her about these things specifically.
Shao E did know a little bit, and also knew that the mastermind behind Fangliao County was Qin Ziling.
So when Shao E saw that Cui was actually worried that her son was not worthy of Xiao Qing, who was now at the peak of her career, her expression became very subtle. She looked at Qin Ziling with her charming eyes, wanting to laugh but not daring to.
