Xiao Si also told this to Shi Qingluo for the sake of being Xiao Hanzheng’s wife and the Immortal Taoist Master’s apprentice.
But of course, the identity of the new county magistrate was known to anyone with a background in the county.
Shi Qingluo was amazed: “His identity is so awesome!”
She asked suspiciously again: “With such a powerful identity, why did you come to our Nanxi County to become the county magistrate?”
Xiao Si shook his head, “I don’t know, everyone has the same doubts as you about this matter.”
“I heard that he applied to come to Nanxi County by himself.”
Then said with doubt: “Maybe our Nanxi County has outstanding people?”
Shi Qingluo: “… …”
Forget about it.
She didn’t see any outstanding people in this broken place, okay?
Shi Qingluo was talking to Xiao Si and Xiao Wu all the time.
So she learned a lot about the county town.
For example, the Wu Family has a good relationship with the former county magistrate, so the Bai Family has to avoid it.
Because of this, the previous Bai Family was suppressed by the Wu Family.
Now that the new county magistrate was here, the Bai Family was the happiest.
The Bai Family has an escort agency in the county seat, and the Wu Family has a bank. However, only these two industries do not conflict. They were competitors in other industries.
For example, the largest restaurant, silk and satin shop, and embroidery workshop in the county were each run by two families.
The two families were comparable in business and have similar backgrounds.
Madam Bai’s brother-in-law was a fourth-rank official in the capital, while Madam Wu’s brother-in-law was a fourth-rank magistrate.
But what made Madam Bai’s family even better was that her elder sister was the main wife, while Madam Wu’s younger sister was just the magistrate’s concubine.
This result gave Shi Qingluo the idea of making friends with the Bai Family.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Shi Qingluo also tried to ask a lot about the new county magistrate, but Xiao Si didn’t know about it. The Bai Family hasn’t reached that level.
After chatting, they arrived at Bai Family Mansion.
The Bai Family Mansion was very large, and it looks like a local tyrant, but it has lost some of its ancient charm.
Xiao Si and Xiao Wu were the servants who serve Young Master Bai personally, and they habitually observe people.
When they saw Shi Qing’s calm and casual appearance after entering the Bai Family Mansion, they were shocked.
In the past, when people came to the Bai Family from the county, they would look around and marvel at the heroic spirit of the building.
Not to mention, apart from looking a little pale and thin, Xiao Hanzheng’s wife doesn’t look like an ordinary person.
She deserved to be the apprentice of the Immortal Taoist Master.
She wasn’t like Xiao Hanzheng’s mother next to her, they can see that she was worried and nervous.
Shi Qingluo would probably be dumbfounded if she knew what they were thinking. Their brains were running wildly.
Young Master Bai lived in the main courtyard, they walked for about fifteen minutes before reaching the gate of the courtyard.
Xiao Wu stood at the door and said: “Miss Xiao Xiucai, please wait here for a while, I will report to the young master first.”
Shi Qinglou nodded: “Okay.”
Xiao Si didn’t leave but stayed with the two of them.
Soon Xiao Wu returned, and made a gesture of invitation to Shi Qingluo and the two: “Miss Xiao Xiucai, please!”
Xiao Wu took them to a specially built greenhouse.
A young man in a blue brocade robe was bending down and looking down at a purple chrysanthemum.
Daliang had just established the dynasty not many years ago, and the merchants contributed a lot to successfully overthrow the previous dynasty.
Thus, although they were also scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants, their status was not low.
The heirs of merchants can take part in the imperial examinations and be officials, and there were not many restrictions on their clothing. They can wear silk and satin brocade clothes.
Hearing footsteps, the young man stood up straight and looked over.
Shi Qingluo also saw his appearance. This Young Master Bai has a handsome appearance and an unrestrained temperament.
Today, she was very lucky. She met two ancient beauties one after another. The county magistrate was also very handsome.
But Shi Qingluo thought that her little husband looked better.
Bai Xu looked at Shi Qingluo, who was dressed like a village woman but had a different temperament, and spoke first: “Do you know flowers?”
He had heard Xiao Wu introduce Shi Qingluo just now, but he was skeptical when she said that she could grow and heal flowers.
Shi Qingluo knew that the other party couldn’t let a stranger cure the expensive purple chrysanthemum.
“Of course, I know.” She scanned the flowers in the flower room: “I know all the flowers here.”
Bai Xu raised an eyebrow: “Then tell me, what kind of flowers do I have here?”
Many of the flowers here, not to mention Nanxi County, were not available in Nanguang Prefecture.
He even brought a flower from the capital from overseas some time ago.
He made a lot of effort to buy one.
This flower was currently not recognized by many people in the capital, let alone someone from a small place like Nanxi County.
Xiao Hanzheng’s wife was a bit brazen.
Shi Qingluo was still holding Mrs. Kong’s arm when she walked over, then raised her hand and started naming from left to right: “Peony, setose asparagus, camellia, orchid, lotus…”
After pointing her finger around, her finger finally landed on a bright red flower and said: “This is a tulip.”
Since Shi Qingluo pointed to the flowers and named them one by one, Bai Xu’s expression gradually changed.
When he heard her mention the Tulip’s name, he was even more surprised.
He asked one after another: “How do you know? Do you know the origin of this flower?”
Shi Qingluo knew that in history, tulips were introduced to China from India during the Tang Dynasty.
Although this was an overhead dynasty that does not exist in history, the origin of species should not change.
She said: “This is a flower from Tianzhu, and it was brought back to Daliang.”
She then said some nonsense again: “My master has a book that describes the introduction and cultivation of various plants and flowers. I read it from it.”
Bai Xu suddenly became interested, and asked excitedly, “Can I read that book?”
Shi Qingluo shook her head, “The book flew to heaven with my master, so I can’t show it to you.”
“I wrote it down, so I can recognize Tulip.”
Bai Xu: “… …”
Does it mean that if he wants to see it, he has to go to the underworld to find a veteran?
He has also heard about the Taoist Temple being burned and the Taoist Priest ascending to heaven, but he doesn’t believe in immortals.
So he said regretfully, “That’s a pity.”
Then he changed his mind, and suggested: “Since you have written it down, why don’t you reorganize it into a book?”
He wanted to have one.
Shi Qingluo: “… …”
I’m talking nonsense, but you believe it.
She perfunctorily said, “Let’s talk about it later when we have a chance.”
She quickly changed the subject again: “I heard from Xiao Wu that you want to ask someone to treat this purple chrysanthemum?”
Bai Xu was indeed distracted by her: “That’s right, my gardener and other gardeners in the county have seen it, and they all said that this purple chrysanthemum is no good.”
He stepped aside: “Since you know flowers so well, come and take a look.”
Shi Qingluo walked over to have a look and saw that the leaves and branches were gray in appearance and the soil was moist.
She asked Bai Xu: “Does your plant wilt during the day and recover at night, and the branches are easy to break when pressed lightly?”
Bai Xu now really believed that Shi Qingluo knows flowers very well: “That’s right, that’s how it is.”
He hurriedly asked: “What kind of disease is this? Can it be cured?”
