After the construction of the city wall repair project started, since there was no major event in the county government, Hua Hu spent all day on the construction site and had to personally inquire about everything in order to leave a good impression on Han Zhan so that he could have the opportunity to take the position of county magistrate he had always dreamed of.

In the main hall of the county government office, the team responsible for protecting Han Zhan's safety led Rob to report to Han Zhan the information he had just received: "Empress, there were just a reward from the brothers in the village. They had searched the entire village, but still couldn't find the treasure left by the bandit leader. It seemed that they were hidden in other places. Look, have all the brothers in the village been withdrawn?"

Hearing Rob say this, Han Zhan couldn't help frowning. The last time he arrived at the village, he felt that the village was too shabby. Logically speaking, Black Clothes and others were committing crimes everywhere and would never have saved up any property. The only explanation is that they had three holes in the cunning rabbit and unknown hidden places, burying the property they stolen. But regrettably, the bandits who knew the inside story were all killed in the battle, and where the property was found, it became a mystery.

Han Zhan thought for a while, and finally shook his head and said, "The county is not peaceful enough at present, so let the brothers continue to stay in the village and protect the women and children there." He then changed the topic and asked, "How long has Zilong left?"

"Return to the envoy's words," Rob quickly replied respectfully: "It has been more than seven days since Zhao Jun left."

Han Zhan calculated silently in his heart that from Sheguo County to Zhending, even if he whips up, he will have to leave for three days. At this moment, he should have felt that he is recruiting soldiers. However, including recruiting soldiers, the training time will take as long as one month to come back.

He stood up and said to Rob, "Captain Luo, let's go and go to the construction site with me to take a look."

Rob agreed and hurriedly followed. He looked around and asked Han Zhan for instructions: "Empress, do you need to bring a few more brothers with you?"

"No, we're just walking around casually," Han Zhan waved his hand at him: "It won't be used so many people."

Both of them were wearing casual clothes, and they were not conspicuous when walking on the street, like a pair of masters and servants shopping. Now the city wall is being repaired, and they are running there. Along the way, they can see from afar that the former city wall has become a busy construction site. Countless civilians are busy, some are carrying baskets and carrying soil, while others are ramming the soil with wooden stakes...

Han Zhan stared at the construction site in the distance and kept watching, not paying attention to a checkpoint set up by the yamen runners in front of him. He suddenly heard someone shouting loudly: "Stop, don't you see that there is no access here? You are still running forward."

Han Zhan looked at the person who was talking and saw a yamen runner wearing soap clothes standing behind the rushing horse on the street. However, he was very handsome and had never seen him before. The yamen runner saw that although Han Zhan stopped, he stared at him and kept looking at him. He said unhappily: "Look at what I am doing. The construction is in front. If you want to go out, please go around through another door."

Seeing that although this person was speaking loudly, he did not bully others with his power, Han Zhan said politely: "This brother, I have something to do and want to see the chief clerk. I don't know if I can inform you on my behalf."

"Who are you? Why do you want to meet the chief clerk?" The yamen runner stared at Han Zhan and asked vigilantly: "Do you think the chief clerk is the one you want to meet?"

"Bold!" Before Han Zhan could speak, Rob, who was following him, stepped forward and pointed at the other party and said loudly: "You dare to be rude to Lord Jun, so you won't report it!"

The yamen runner looked Han Zhan carefully when he heard the sound. Seeing that the young man in a white robe was extraordinary, and the follower who was following him looked like Kong Wu was powerful, he knew that the other party had not deceived him. He quickly knelt down on one knee: "I would like to pay tribute to the envoy!"

"No gift!" Han Zhan asked the other party with a smile: "I don't know if the chief clerk is here?"

"It's here," the yamen runner nodded a few times, pointed to a bungalow next to the street, and said to Han Zhan: "The chief clerk is in the house next to him. Please wait for the envoy. The young one will ask the chief clerk to come out to meet him."

After a while, Hua Hu followed the yamen runner out of the room. When he saw Han Zhan standing on the street, he hurriedly bowed and said, "I don't know if the envoy has arrived, my subordinates have lost their favor and atone for their sins!"

Han Zhan had sharp eyes. Seeing that Hua Hu was wearing a dusty casual clothes and mud on his boots, he probably had just returned from the construction site, so he smiled and said to Hua Hu, "Chief Hua, I just came here to take a look, it didn't delay your work, right?"

After the two of them exchanged greetings, Han Zhan asked again: "I wonder if the repair of the city wall can be completed within one month?"

Hua Hu shook his head and said, "Eunuch, before the construction starts, my subordinates thought that as long as we use a few thousand migrant workers and add the amount of money and grain in Shanghai, we will definitely be able to complete the work within one month. But at present, it may be difficult to complete it as scheduled." He was afraid of Han Zhan's blame, so he took the initiative to explain, "Look at the city tower in front, after the entire city wall is raised by 1 meter, the four city gates will become the shortest place. If the city tower is demolished and rebuilt, it will be difficult to complete it in less than two or three months."

When Han Zhan thought of the bandits and the Yellow Turbans who were eyeing the county town of Heguo, his mood became heavier. If they were really invading during the period of repairing the city wall, could they block the invasion of the bandits just by relying on the 1,000 county soldiers and the temporary recruitment of civilians in the county town?

Hua Hu saw Han Zhan’s concern and hurriedly comforted him, "Don’t worry, your subordinates probably won’t invade the county town in the short term. They usually come to borrow grain outside the city after the autumn harvest. Now we have two months left. By the way, your subordinates have not had lunch yet, so why not go eat with them?"

Han Zhan also wanted to see Hua Hu who had been staying on the construction site recently. Where did he eat every day, so he readily agreed. He and Rob followed Hua Hu, walked through two alleys and arrived at his destination.

After seeing the place he came clearly, Han Zhan really thought Hua Hu was teasing him, so he actually came to a mutton soup restaurant that looked very ordinary. From the door, you could see that there were some civilians sitting inside. Just when Han Zhan was about to ask, a woman in purple appeared at the door with a smile and said to Hua Hu: "It turns out that the chief clerk has arrived. Why are you standing at the door? Why don't you please come in quickly!"

"Zi Gu, I'll introduce you to you," Hua Hu pointed at Han Zhan and said to the woman: "This is Han Jun, the new county magistrate of this county. I will take him here to try your skills today, but don't let me be ugly."

"It turns out that I am the envoy, the little girl is so kind." Zi Gu hurriedly bowed to Han Zhan and said politely: "I'll invite you to come in quickly and sit in the private room inside!"

Han Zhan looked at the woman in front of him carefully and saw her round oval face and slender eyebrows. Although her skin was a little dark, it could not hide her beautiful face. Especially when she smiled, the more dazzling it was. Han Zhan guessed in his heart that this woman was Hua Hu's love, otherwise how could Hua Hu bring herself to this simple mutton soup restaurant?

Zi Gu guided the three of them through the hall full of diners and came to a single room separated by wooden boards. When he was about to put down the door curtain and block the sight from outside, Han Zhan raised his hand and stopped him: "Zi Gu, there is no need to put down the door curtain, so that I can see the people outside while sitting inside."

Hua Hu waited for Han Zhan to finish his words, and immediately urged Zi Gu: "Zi Gu, go and bring the most unique dishes here, so that you can taste the taste."

Zi Gu smiled slightly and said politely: "Please wait, the meal will be here in a moment."

After Zi Gu left, Han Zhan asked Hua Hu curiously: "Chief Hua, don't know what the origin of this Zi Gu?"

Hua Hu sighed and said, "Please listen to my subordinates slowly. Four years ago, Zigu's hometown was in trouble, so she followed her father to flee here to join relatives. Who knew that after she arrived, she realized that her relatives had moved to Luoyang. Her father was infected with the cold on the road, Zigu served him in confusion for half a month, and finally returned to the west.

Zi Gu was free from worries here and had used up her money. She put a grass mark on her head and sold herself to bury her father on the street. She happened to pass by and saw that she was pitiful, so she gave her ten pieces of copper coins, asked her to bury her father, and opened a mutton soup restaurant here.

It’s strange that the whole street used to be opened with mutton soup restaurants. Since Zigu’s store opened, other soup restaurants have experienced a huge decline, and many of them have finally closed down. When you first came, you should have seen that even other mutton soup restaurants were open far away from her store.”

Hua Hu's story aroused Han Zhan's great interest. He asked curiously: "Hua Zhuan Zhu, is there any tricks in this?"

Hearing this question, Hua Hu actually shook his head and said, "I once asked Zi Gu, but she avoided talking about it. I guess it is her ancestral secret recipe."

At this time, a waiter wearing a short brown and white apron walked in with a tray. He placed the things on the plate one by one on the table. Han Zhan looked down and saw that it was three plates of mutton stewed radish, three bowls of mutton soup, and a plate of cake. After placing the things, the waiter whispered: "Three guests, please use it slowly, just give me instructions if you have any questions."

Just as the waiter was about to leave with a tray, Hua Hu called him and asked, "Xiaobai, has Xiaofan been here recently?"

"If you go back to the chief clerk," Xiaobai replied respectfully: "She hasn't been here these two days, but she may come today."

When Han Zhan heard this, he thought that the chief clerk of Hua was not simple. Not only did he have a Zi Gu, but he also fell in love with a girl Xiaofan. After seeing Hua Hu raising his hand to knock Xiaobai away, he was about to ask Xiaofan what was going on, but he heard someone outside saying in a mess: "Oh, isn't this Xiaofan girl? I haven't seen you for a long time!"

"Xiaofan, come and send fish to Zigu again!"

It was true that Cao Cao and Cao arrived. Han Zhan hurriedly looked out the door, trying to see what the woman who made Hua Zhuan missed her. She stood in the hall outside. She was a 17 or 18-year-old girl with a strong figure. She was wearing a straw hat, a lake blue short shirt, a half-black cloth pants under her, a black belt around her waist, a pair of straw sandals on her feet, a fish basket in her hand, and a fishing girl dressed as a fisherman.

She had a melon-shaped face, two talking eyes, and her eyes rolled around, and the diners sitting in the lobby were silent. They all unconsciously stopped their eyes on her white lotus-like arms and calves.

"It turns out to be a stunning beauty." Before Han Zhan could express his feelings, someone next to him had already said what he was thinking. He turned his head and saw that Rob showed a look of a pig brother, staring at Miss Xiaofan standing in the hall.

"Xiaofan is here." Just as the diners were absent-minded, Zi Gu's voice suddenly sounded in the hall. She walked over and took Xiaofan's arm and said affectionately: "I was just talking to you, saying that you haven't been here for several days. Now, you are here. Let's go, follow me to the kitchen behind, and wait for your fresh fish."
Chapter completed!