"If you don't mind, sir, why not come rest at my humble home first? Clerk Qi has been very busy lately. If you go to the office now, I'm afraid you'll find him out." The young man offered kindly, seemingly afraid the other party might leave. His warm hospitality made Zhao Family Young Lady quietly suspicious.
The young scholar believed him just like that?
What if the other party was lying?
But the young man wasn't worried about that at all.
Who in Longwu would dare deceive the authorities?
"In that case, I'll trouble you."
The young scholar nodded and accepted the invitation.
The young man beamed. With one hand, he tossed the unconscious man onto the horse's back, then led the horse by the reins as he showed the way, accompanied by Zhao Family Young Lady and the other guest.
Along the way, he couldn't help boasting about the authorities' recent construction achievements. For instance, the broad road beneath their feet, stretching out from the administrative city! It was wide enough for three carriages to travel abreast. Not only did it connect to the main road, but it would eventually reach the villages and towns surrounding the administrative seat.
It would greatly ease travel for the commoners in the villages and towns, help them sell their local products and trade with one another, and save time and labor.
The young scholar, however, furrowed his brow slightly.
"This much corvée labor seems improper."
Whenever the authorities needed to undertake a project, they conscripted laborers from among the people, forcing each household to send able-bodied men of the proper age to work without pay. Judging by the progress and scale of this road's construction, it must have begun during spring plowing, or even last year, when Shen Tang was reassigned to