He started by killing his abusive father, and from then on, he embarked on the road to wealth.

Chapter 65 The county magistrate is corrupt and accepts bribes; she comes to rid the people of this

From the first time Niu Er met Meng Fuqing, he felt that this young girl was destined for great things. Her patronage of his family business showed her integrity and kindness, and her decision to buy a male prostitute as a son-in-law was a rescue from dire straits, which also required considerable courage.

With such a person in front, the people in their village must be quite good as well.

He has many brothers outside and four brothers at home, but even if he invites relatives along, it's only a few households. It's not safe to travel with so many livestock and carts. It would be much more reassuring to travel with a village.

Meng Fuqing thought for a moment and agreed, "We are old acquaintances after all. Before I leave the county, deliver the message and pack everything. Then we'll go to Wild Boar Gully together. I have other things to do, so I'll go ahead."

After saying that, she left the car shop.

Niu Er quickly arranged for the message to be delivered. After watching his brothers drive away, he hurriedly closed the wagon shop and went home to deliver the message.

Meng Fuqing was indeed a bit hungry after leaving the cart shop, so he found a small restaurant not far from the county government office and ordered braised meat and a bowl of noodles to eat.

After finishing her meal, she asked the waiter as she paid the bill, "I heard there was a fire in the backyard of the yamen a few days ago? Isn't that where our county magistrate lives?"

After taking the money, the shopkeeper nodded. "That's right, the fire was quite big; it burned down to just the house frame."

"Wouldn't that leave the county magistrate with nowhere to live?"

The waiter laughed, "Why are you a little silly, girl? The county magistrate certainly has a place to stay. He's staying at the best restaurant in the county, it's very comfortable there."

Meng Fuqing knew that the best restaurant in the county was Fuchunlou, which was closer to the county government office, so she nodded and said, "I see."

After leaving the restaurant, Meng Fuqing arrived at Fuchunlou.

As soon as you enter, the waiter greets you and asks, "Miss, are you here for a meal or to stay the night?"

This wasn't Meng Fuqing's first time at Fuchunlou; she had bought her meals there before.

She said, "Let's start with a pot of tea."

When the waiter brought the tea, she feigned curiosity and asked, "I heard that our county magistrate lives here, is that true?"

"How could that be fake? But the county magistrate isn't staying in a guest room; it's in the owner's house, right behind the restaurant."

"Is the county magistrate still at the restaurant?" Meng Fuqing smiled. "I've heard that he's an upright and good official. I haven't met him in person yet. How wonderful it would be if I could meet him once."

The waiter shook his head. "The fire started suspiciously. The magistrate was so exhausted from investigating it that he fell ill. He didn't go to the county office today, so he can't come out to let the young lady take a look."

Meng Fuqing seemed to be thinking, "That's really unfortunate."

She gulped down a pot of tea like a cow, paid the bill, and quickly left the restaurant. Her movements were so swift that the waiter standing nearby was dumbfounded.

Meng Fuqing walked into the alley leading to the backyard of the restaurant. She hid in the alley and summoned vines to scout the way.

The area behind Fuchunlou was very quiet. Two small red doors faced a small pond, with only two servants guarding the entrance.

Teng Si climbed over the courtyard wall and went into the courtyard. Soon after, Meng Fuqing sensed Magistrate Jiang sitting in his study counting gold ingots.

With gold laid out before him, Magistrate Jiang's expression grew increasingly ferocious as he counted it, until finally he stood up and paced back and forth. It was unclear whether he was thinking of the valuables he had previously lost completely.

Meng Fuqing then looked into the next room and found that his wife, concubines, and children were not there; only he and a servant boy were inside.

She manipulated the vines to approach Magistrate Jiang, put on a mask to cover her mouth and nose, and quickly went to the servants. She knocked them unconscious in a few moments, and the commotion outside attracted the attention of the servants.

Meng Fuqing stood against the wall. The moment the small red door opened, she raised her hand and knocked the person unconscious. At the same time, she manipulated the vines in the room to pierce Magistrate Jiang's heart. Once wasn't enough, so she sewed them back and forth several times, like sewing clothes.

When the vines were retrieved, Magistrate Jiang had already collapsed and was unable to get up.

She walked into the courtyard, searched through all the rooms, put the useful items into her storage space, and finally came to the study.

Gold is the most important thing; she'll take the rest as she pleases. She plans to look through the documents and letters on the table later and take them with her.

When she left, the jade pendant that the magistrate of Lianjiang County had been wearing at his waist was also put into her pocket.

After going outside and seeing that no one was around, she took the mule cart out of her spatial storage, got on the cart, took off her mask, and strolled around from the alley to the main street, heading back to the cart shop.

While Niu Er and his brothers were still nowhere to be seen, Meng Fuqing parked the mule cart in a secluded spot not far from the cart shop and sat on the cart to read Magistrate Jiang's letter.

The first letter was a family letter. After reading it, she realized that the reason why Magistrate Jiang's wives, concubines, and children were not there was because he was also going to flee Changping Prefecture that night, so he had sent his family away beforehand.

After reviewing all the letters, no correspondence between him and the Hu people was found, but a considerable amount of evidence of the magistrate of Jiang County's corruption and bribery was discovered.

After waiting a while, she finally saw Niu Er's figure in the distance at the entrance of the carriage shop. This time, he was not alone; there was also a horse-drawn carriage, a mule cart, and his family and relatives behind him.

Seeing them busily tidying up the car shop, she didn't go up to disturb them.

Only after the men who delivered the messages returned one by one did she go over to inquire about the situation and learn that everything had gone smoothly.

As the sun was about to set, Meng Fuqing drove over to meet up with the group of people who were all ready. The convoy of various animals lined up in a long row on the street and headed out of the city towards Wild Boar Gully.

The Niu family hadn't left the county town for the past two days, and as soon as they came out, they noticed something was wrong on the official road. They couldn't help but feel glad that they had listened to Meng Fuqing's advice.

When it comes to fleeing, it's better to leave early than late, because being too late can be a matter of life and death.

On the way, Niu Er's elder brother, Niu Da, got off the car and walked to Meng Fuqing's mule cart to thank Meng Fuqing.

Niu Da was also a tall and burly man. He cupped his hands to Meng Fuqing and said, "Thank you for reminding me about today's events, young lady."

"It's a trivial matter, not worth mentioning."

Niu Da laughed heartily, “This is no small matter for us. Who knows when the barbarians will attack? My second brother told me that the girl fled with the villagers. If any girl needs our cart, just ask, and we will lend it to you for free.”

Meng Fuqing looked at him in surprise, not expecting him to be so generous.

She was willing to take these people with her because her family had many cars, but not for the sake of the villagers of Mengjia Village.

"No need, you can lend it to them if you want, or charge them for rent if you want, it's all up to you. I'd like to buy a truck with a roof from you..."

Once she brings these people back, their group will probably truly become a convoy, and her two cars mixed in won't be too conspicuous.

She no longer needs to think of ways to steal a car.

Upon hearing this, Niu Da immediately said, "I'll take the liberty of giving the girl a car!"

Meng Fuqing: ...

Changrong's previous poor business was probably partly due to this man's excessive generosity.

"Brother Niu, just give me a discount, I can't take advantage of you for nothing."

In the end, Niu Da sold one of the carriages to Meng Fuqing at half price.