In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 145 As if facing a formidable enemy

"Of course I don't mind!"

Chen Dao's eyes darted around, and he said with a smile, "Magistrate Xu, please have a seat."

Chen Dao ushered Xu Zhiwen to sit down next to him, and then introduced him to the village chief and others: "Village chief, this is Magistrate Xu of Taiping County!"

He really is a county magistrate!

Chen He's eyes widened involuntarily, his heart filled with utter disbelief.

To be honest, when Chen Cheng spread rumors in the village that Chen Dao was chatting and laughing with the county magistrate, Chen He didn't really believe it. In his opinion, the county magistrate was a very important person, not someone Chen Dao could associate with.

Only now did Chen He confirm that... this was true. Chen Dao not only knew the magistrate of Taiping County, but could also communicate with him on an equal footing!

Not only Chen He, but also Chen Da and the others stared in astonishment at Xu Zhiwen sitting next to Chen Dao, their expressions blank, and they even forgot to greet him!

When they entered the city with Chen Dao before, they were waiting outside and hadn't been able to see Xu Zhiwen, which is why they were so shocked at this moment!

This is the county magistrate, the most important person in Taiping County. How could he appear in a remote village like Chenjia Village?

For a moment, the entire living room was extremely quiet. Even the people in Wu Han's caravan were stunned. They never expected that this middle-aged man, who had been following the caravan and looked like a refined and approachable scholar, was actually the magistrate of Taiping County!

"Young friend Chen."

Xu Zhiwen seemed unconcerned by the stares of the crowd, and said with a smile, "Your village is quite special!"

While speaking, Xu Zhiwen kept looking at the steamed buns in everyone's hands. Chen Dao and the others had been eating and chatting earlier, and now the village chief Chen He and the others were still holding steamed buns.

"Magistrate Xu is joking!"

Chen Dao replied with a smile, "Our Chenjia Village is just an ordinary, poor village. What's so special about it?"

"Just ordinary?"

Xu Zhiwen wondered if he had misunderstood the word "ordinary". Could an ordinary village really eat steamed buns for every meal?

"I think you're joking, young friend Chen. What ordinary village can afford to eat white flour buns every day?"

“We only eat white flour steamed buns occasionally in our village, and not every meal.”

"Is it?"

Looking at Chen Dao chatting and laughing with Xu Zhiwen, the shock in the eyes of everyone, including village chief Chen He, Chen Da and others, and Wu Han who brought Xu Zhiwen over, grew stronger and stronger!

What kind of person is the county magistrate?

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this is the sky of Taiping County!

Such a person is worlds apart from Wu Han in terms of status, and Chen Dao...

A young boy from Chenjia Village, barely out of school, was able to chat and laugh with the county magistrate, and even lie to and deceive him...

In front of Xu Zhiwen, even he, an adult, was timid and had to serve him carefully the whole way, for fear of displeasing the magistrate. Yet Chen Dao was able to treat the magistrate so calmly...

There's really no way to compare people!

"Magistrate Xu, please wait a moment!"

After chatting idly with Xu Zhiwen for a while, Chen Dao gestured for Xu Zhiwen to wait inside. After placing Xiao Yuan on his seat, Chen Dao said to Wu Han, "Brother Wu, are the goods outside the door?"

"Yes."

Wu Han nodded subconsciously.

Having received a reply, Chen Dao said to Chen Da and the others, "Let's go! Let's go unload the goods together."

Upon hearing this, Chen Da and the others quickly got up and fled outside as if they were escaping.

"I was so scared!"

Chen Si, who had come outside, let out a breath and said, "That county magistrate's official air was too heavy; I felt very uncomfortable."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. Regardless of whether Xu Zhiwen possessed any official authority, his status as a county magistrate alone was enough to command their respect.

Therefore, they didn't dare to say a word while they were inside, for fear of displeasing Xu Zhiwen.

"The county magistrate isn't anything to be afraid of. Just treat him with normalcy from now on!"

Chen Dao said with a smile.

Hearing this, the crowd murmured to themselves, "This Daoge'er is really bold. Not only does he dare to lie to the magistrate, but he also tells us to treat him with normalcy..."

That's the county magistrate, the number one figure in Taiping County. How could we possibly treat him with a normal attitude?

"Brother Wu."

Chen Dao looked at Wu Han and asked, "Have you bought all the books, writing materials, and paper I asked you to buy?"

"Bought it!"

Wu Han pointed to a donkey cart and said, "It's all on this cart. The other carts are loaded with grain."

"to make!"

Chen Dao thought for a moment and said to Chen Da and the others, "Uncle, you should move the books, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones to Mr. Li's house. As for the grain, you can move it to my house."

So everyone began unloading the goods. Wu Han's men carried the grain to Chen Dao's house, while Chen Da and the others carried the books, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones that Wu Han had brought to Li Zheng's house.

While everyone was moving things, Xu Zhiwen was looking around Chen Dao's house in the living room. Chen Dao's house was not much different from the other villagers' houses. It was made of wood and the insulation was only so-so. Xu Zhiwen, who was sitting in the living room, could even feel the cold wind blowing in through the gaps in the wooden planks.

Of course, for a seventh-rank martial artist like Xu Zhiwen, this bit of cold wind wouldn't make him feel cold.

Besides the cold wind, Xu Zhiwen could also hear the whispers of women coming from the kitchen next door. It was Li Ping and the others who were busy in the kitchen. They knew from the commotion that the living room had come to their house, so they did not appear outside the kitchen, but instead whispered about the identity of the visitors.

Xu Zhiwen didn't intend to disturb the women in Chen Dao's family; he simply listened intently to the sounds coming from the backyard.

"It sounds like chickens or ducks?"

Xu Zhiwen muttered to himself, somewhat uncertainly, that the sounds coming from the backyard were quite noisy, including human voices and animal calls. This made it difficult for Xu Zhiwen to pinpoint exactly what the sounds were, but one thing he was certain of...

That means Chen Dao's backyard definitely houses a huge number of livestock!

Just as Xu Zhiwen was about to turn around to see what was happening in the backyard through the gaps in the wooden planks behind him, he noticed a sharp gaze!

But then he saw that in the seat where Chen Dao had been sitting, a silly-looking animal that resembled both a cat and a bear was lying on the chair, staring intently at Xu Zhiwen like a guard watching over a prisoner.

"This is……"

Xu Zhiwen immediately recognized the animal. It was none other than the kitten that had been hanging on Chen Dao's shoulder and alerted Li Hu to the danger at the Fuhu Boxing Gym last time!

For some reason, although this kitten looked silly and had nothing to offer except for its cuteness, Xu Zhiwen felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy the moment it stared at him, and alarm bells rang in his mind.

This made Xu Zhiwen immediately abandon the idea of ​​checking the backyard, because he was certain that if he insisted on investigating the backyard, he would definitely be attacked by this kitten!