Good luck and fortune come to the end of the world, the boss brings prosperity to the whole village

Someone is coming from above? Who is it?

what on earth is it?

After the officials were properly dealt with, the villagers swarmed around the village chief, asking him for an explanation.

Some people questioned: "We just collected grain during the autumn harvest. It's only been a short time. Why are they doing it again? Are they going to let us live?"

"Yes, this is pushing us to death!" An old lady agreed, wiping her tears.

The weather has been unusually dry recently, and it has been a while since it rained. It is so hot during the day that even working in the fields in a ragged jacket still makes me sweat and feel dizzy; and it is so cold at night that even lying on the heated kang, I can still feel the cold wind blowing in from the cracks in the house.

"This damn county magistrate, why don't we just rebel against him..." You Eryong shouted angrily.

Before he could finish his words, he was hit on the head.

The village chief put away his long pipe and angrily cursed: "You are already this old, but you still don't know how to talk. If those people hear you, you will suffer the consequences."

A group of men had sullen looks on their faces.

The village chief looked helpless. He didn't agree with the county magistrate's approach, but what could he do? He said he was in charge of the affairs of hundreds of people in the village, but in the eyes of those nobles, he was not even as good as the broken stones on the roadside. The imperial power was greater than heaven, and resistance had to pay a price.

"Everyone calm down, don't be impulsive." The village chief raised his voice and shouted, "I know everyone is having a hard time right now, but we can only scrape together some food from here and there to get by, otherwise it will only bring about a bigger disaster."

"Then what should we do? Should we just starve and let them bully us?" someone asked.

The village chief had a sullen face and spread his hands. "What can I, a village chief, do? This is the order of the county magistrate. Can we disobey it? Everyone should tighten their belts and borrow money from relatives and friends. We can always find a solution."

"What are you thinking about? In the past, we could yield about 200 kilograms of grain per acre of land. But look at this year, there's less rain. Take my family for example, we only harvested about 100 kilograms. It's not even enough to feed the several people in our family, and we're still exploited by these corrupt officials. Damn it, not to mention that Second Brother You feels aggrieved, I'm thinking about rebelling!" A man clenched his fists, making a crackling sound.

"Yes, it's a rebellion..."

A group of tall men were excited and responded one after another. Their backs that were bent by life gradually straightened up.

Alas, I am still too young!

Song Jixiang was a small and inconspicuous person. He huddled in the crowd and listened to everyone's conversation. Jiang had been urged to go home by her a long time ago, so she was not in a hurry at this time.

The village chief looked at the reactions of the crowd and knew that his words had worked. He sighed and continued, "I know that everyone has such thoughts because they are forced to make a living. However, we cannot act on impulse and should think more about our relatives at home. Our Yongning County is considered to be good..."

Song Jixiang felt that this matter was a little strange. Was the county magistrate mentioned by these people the same person as the county magistrate she had met? Although she had only met him twice, she felt that this person was not as these people said, a dog official who tried every means to plunder the people in order to make money!

If so, she is really blind.

"Village chief, I have an idea." she said.

Her voice was quite loud, and everyone looked for the source of the voice and found it was her. Many people sneered, "Go away, kid, why are you interfering in adults' affairs? Go play somewhere else."

The village chief looked at her deeply and asked, "What can you do?"

"If the hard approach doesn't work, we can try the soft approach! Village chief, you are right. We can't just act recklessly, but we can't just sit there and do nothing when others bully us. We can send someone to the county to inquire and see if there is any room for maneuver in this matter."

The village chief sighed and said, "Song family girl, you are still young, many things are not as simple as you think. It's okay to tell you about this. A few days ago, a nobleman came to the county and dismissed the original county magistrate. The current county magistrate was brought in by him. No one knows his behavior and temper. If you go there rashly, you may not get any good results and even get punished. For example, the matter of handing over grain this time was ordered by the new county magistrate. Alas..."

So that's it! The county magistrate has been replaced.

The village chief pondered for a while and said, "However, what you said makes some sense. We can't just sit there and wait for death. So, I'll let two men inquire around the county government office and then make a decision."

The village chief specifically asked You Eryong and He Dazhuang to go to the county to inquire.

He Dazhuang scratched his head and looked at the village chief eagerly. He was not good at speaking and his brain was not very bright, so he didn't understand why he was asked to go.

"Just go if you are told. Why is there all this nonsense?"

You Eryong had been eager to try, and he patted his chest and promised: "Village Chief, I'll take care of this."

"Jixiang, please keep an eye on them,"

"what!"

"Didn't you just say you wanted to accompany your mother to the county?"

"Yes, that's right."

The village chief said, "Okay, that's settled. You can set off right away!"

Song Jixiang nodded and said resignedly, "I understand, Village Chief. Just wait!"

The village chief waved his hand in disdain, "Go away, go away quickly."

Song Jixiang picked up Jiang and went to Yongning County with You Eryong and He Dazhuang.

The city gate was obviously different from before.

A dozen soldiers stood guard on both sides of the city gate, strictly checking people and vehicles entering the city, and everyone entering the city had to pay an entry fee of 20 cents.

Damn, it’s a robbery! Even bandits are not so cruel!

The entrance fee to the next county town is only ten cents.

Their Yongning County actually doubled!

He had just been to the city a few days ago, but there was no such unreasonable rule.

You Eryong's square face turned red with anger. He wanted to step forward to argue, but was stopped by Song Jixiang. He took out eighty coins and entered the city.

When they passed the street in front of the county government office, the two men were about to go down, but Song Jixiang stopped them, "Later, we need to go to another place."

The two did not question her because of her young age.

The carriage stopped in front of a shop.

Song Jixiang helped Jiang get off the carriage and looked up at the shop banner. There were three words written on it: Qiqu Pavilion.

Why do these words look familiar? Where have I seen them before?

Jiang urged, "Jixiang, what are you thinking about? Hurry up, your uncles are calling you."

The three uncles had already come out to greet us with smiles on their faces.

"Oh, hello uncles!" Song Jixiang finally came to his senses and greeted his uncles.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with the uncles, they took Jiang to the county house to visit his parents.

Song Jixiang went to another place with You Eryong and He Dazhuang.

The carriage sped along and no one spoke.