Walking into a cesspit, the best evil widow wants to stand up

Another half month passed, and the drought continued, making life increasingly difficult. Not only that, the water output from the wells began to decrease, and each village was controlling the amount of water they carried. Several cases of beggars starving to death had occurred in Heyang County.

The weather was nice every day, and the hot sun was shining on the earth. Cracks appeared everywhere on the edges of the fields, and even the mountains were bare.

It was the regular meeting on the first day of each month again. The village heads had arrived at the county government office early, all of them looking worried. Only He Guang, the village head of Kaoshan Village, looked a little relaxed. He listened calmly to the complaints of other village heads.

"What can we do?" A 60-year-old man trembled and said, shaking his gray beard, "We are running out of water in the village. We can't hold on any longer."

"Village Chief Feng, our Chenjia Village is similar to your Datian Village. We thought about begging for food, but these days it's hard to protect ourselves, so who has extra food?" said a dark and honest man, shaking his head.

"If it really doesn't work, why don't we ask the master to find a way to provide porridge!"

"Providing porridge? You think it's that easy. Do you think the master hasn't thought about this? This granary can't be moved easily, not to mention that it requires funding from above."

"Village Chief He, I heard that your village has opened a workshop and a garment factory, and every household can earn wages. This is true." A man asked the calm and composed Village Chief He.

He Guang was concentrating on listening to the complaints of the village heads. When he was asked this question, he smiled awkwardly and said, "It is true. We are just barely holding on. We still have some well water, so we won't starve to death for the time being."

Right now, life in every village is so difficult, and one cannot show off too much, as this will arouse jealousy. He Guang understands this well.

According to the current situation, as long as the workshops in the village are open and there is water, life can still be endured.

"Oh~ Who opened a workshop in your Kaoshan Village?" County Magistrate Xu's voice interrupted.

"Sir~"

When the village heads saw the county magistrate coming out, they all stood up and bowed.

"Everyone, please take a seat~" County Magistrate Xu extended his hand and gestured, "Village Chief He, continue with your previous topic."

"Your Excellency the County Magistrate, our village does have a cosmetics workshop and a garment factory, and the owners are both Madam Shen." Speaking of Madam Shen, Village Chief He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. It was all thanks to her, otherwise, he would probably be as worried as everyone else.

Next, the village chief of each village reported on his work and handed over his notebook.

This day of every month is a headache for County Magistrate Xu. After listening to so many village heads complaining one after another, he is overwhelmed.

The atmosphere began to become noisy as the village chiefs talked about the troubles in their village.

"Everyone, listen to me. I have reported the truth to the court. I believe the court will have a reply soon." County Magistrate Xu could only comfort everyone in this way.

He had indeed written to the imperial court, hoping that it would allocate funds for disaster relief, but he felt that the hope was slim.

After the regular meeting, He Guang was kept back. He Guang knew why he was kept back. He knew that he must be asked about Madam Shen's opening of a workshop.

Although he knew what was going on, he still felt a little anxious. He Guang rubbed his hands nervously.

As expected, County Magistrate Xu asked, "Village Chief He, don't be nervous. I kept you here for no other reason than to ask you something about Madam Shen."

"Sir Xu, if you have anything to say, just ask me directly. I will tell you everything I know without reservation." Village Chief He said, patting his chest.

"Has Madam Shen changed a lot compared to before?" County Magistrate Xu asked meaningfully.

"Uh..." He Guang was stunned. He thought that County Magistrate Xu was asking about Dachunniang's opening of a workshop, but he didn't expect that he would not play by the rules.

However, He Guang quickly reacted and said in surprise: "Master Xu, you are really amazing, how did you know that?"

"Need I ask? If it was like this before, would Erya still be sold?" County Magistrate Xu brought up the topic.

"That's right! Speaking of Erya, she is really pitiful..." He Guang slapped his thigh with a look of regret on his face, and then he couldn't stop talking.

Seeing that He Guang was successfully led to the road by him, County Magistrate Xu curled his lips and nodded as he listened.

He Guang has been talking about Shen Ping's love of gambling until now, and his throat is sore. Butler Huang poured He Guang another cup of tea at the right time.

“Gulp gulp…” He Guang picked up the tea and drank it all, then wiped the corner of his mouth and said, “Now, Erya has finally made it through, her mother finally found her conscience and fortunately rescued her.

Today, she is in charge of the garment factory, and I heard that she also supervises the quality and craftsmanship of the cosmetics workshop. Now, the second daughter is becoming more and more independent, and in this respect, she is more and more like her mother.

Nowadays, people in our village work in these two places and can earn some money, and they also provide lunch at noon. For this, people in our village are very grateful to Dachun Niang. Now it is much easier for young people in our village to find marriageable partners outside. "Speaking of this, He Guang became proud again.

"Okay, then you can go back first. If there is anything happening in the court, I will be the first to inform you."

After listening to He Guang telling almost everything about the He family, County Magistrate Xu had a rough idea in his mind. If he guessed correctly, this Shen Ping was definitely a time traveler.

Not only has her personality changed drastically, but her abilities are also extraordinary. Maybe she even has a golden finger, unlike me, who has nothing.

It seems that I have to find some time to visit her in person. Maybe I can find answers to some questions from her.

……

After this period of close cooperation between Liang San and the gambling house, the hole was quickly filled. Not only that, the cash flow for the next quarter was also successfully increased.

The number of people who were deceived increased sharply. In addition to those who were just playing small tricks, there were also many young masters from wealthy families. The people sent by County Magistrate Xu to investigate the honey trap came up empty-handed.

Heyang County is quite small, and many of the young masters’ circles are connected. As the number of people deceived increased sharply, everyone realized that this was a serial scam and went to the county government to report the case.

The honey trap case has not been solved yet, and unexpectedly another fraud case has come up. County Magistrate Xu is complaining bitterly.

After questioning them, the target was set on two people, namely Liang San and He Hua. They heard that He Hua was a girl from Chunxiang Tower, but when people were sent to investigate, they did not find He Hua.

Liang San and He Hua had already been sent away from Heyang County by Yang Wei and hid in Fenghuang County. There were also brothels and gambling houses in Fenghuang County, which were also under Ji Ming's name. Every manager and shopkeeper had contacts with each other.

Qiu Fu contacted the shopkeeper there early and sent the two of them away. He thought he had done it secretly, but he didn't know that Captain Zhang had already known all this.

Unexpectedly, it was not only in Heyang County, but also in other counties. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, no one dared to act rashly.