The Princess of the Substitute Bride Strikes Back

"Mr. County Magistrate, we have forty people who also want to settle in Lianjiang County."

Yunhuo also stepped forward to explain his purpose.

"Who are you? Where are you from?"

The county magistrate was a little confused, as their county had never had so many people come.

"We followed the exile group and fled here. Most of us are retired soldiers, and our fighting power is pretty good. Last night, we wiped out the Ma Yun Gang outside the city. Here are 2,000 taels of silver. I would like to donate it to Lianjiang County for infrastructure construction. Of course, I also hope to be assigned to the same village as them."

Yunhuo's words shocked the county magistrate. He didn't know which sentence to be surprised about! How could someone flee to such a dilapidated place? They actually wiped out the Ma Yun Gang that had long oppressed the people of Lianjiang County? He also donated 2,000 taels of silver to Shunfeng County for free? Was it 2,000 taels? Did he hear it wrongly?

"There are forty-three of you, right? Then let's register first. Can I give you four courtyards based on the number of people? If you feel that the space is not enough, you can expand it yourself."

Although the county magistrate was in turmoil and disbelief, he did not show it on the surface and hurriedly asked Yunhuo to register and sign. This duck in his mouth could not be missed!

"Xiao San, you guys bring the boxes over here."

Seeing that the matter had been settled, Yunhuo asked the three Huo brothers to move the silver over. In fact, this was half of the assets of their Yunmu Village. He originally planned to use it to buy dried wolf meat from the exile team, but he believed that if he wanted to settle down in Lianjiang County, he had to make some contributions.

Moreover, after they took down the Ma Yun Gang last night, they found that the Ma Yun Gang did not have much money. They thought that Lianjiang County was indeed very poor, so they regarded it as a contribution to their hometown in advance!

After registering their information at the government office, three officers led them to three villages.

Among them, the officers and soldiers who led Yunhuo and others to Mojia Village were very enthusiastic and treated Yunhuo as a distinguished guest. That was two thousand taels of silver! They had never seen so much money before.

The county magistrate was well aware of the hardships of the people, so he had already reduced taxes to the lowest level. They have not had monthly wages for several months in a row, and he would definitely make up for it this time.

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When Mu Yibai and others arrived at Mojia Village, it was not yet dark and only the village headman came to greet them.

Although they heard that a group of people who were demoted to commoners from the capital would arrive today, after the famine, everyone had their own livelihoods, so almost no one came to greet them. Even if there were a few people waiting at the entrance of the village, it was only out of curiosity.

"Mo Lizheng, didn't the county magistrate inform you in advance? Why are you the only one here?"

Before anyone could speak, the officer leading the way spoke first, saying that after all, this was a wealthy man from their Lianjiang County and he should not be neglected.

"I am Mo Bei, the head of Mojia Village. Welcome to Mojia Village. Everyone is busy at the moment. I will take you to your residence."

"Okay, here comes Laurie."

Mu Yibai and the others didn't care. They just came here to settle down, not for the county magistrate to inspect, so they didn't need anyone to greet them.

"I didn't expect so many of you to come. There are quite a few empty houses in the village, but you may need to clean them up yourself."

The village head didn't know why the officers and soldiers suddenly protected these newcomers today. He was just doing his job.

"Yeah! It's okay. It's still early. We can clean it ourselves."

"I want to ask why there are so many empty houses here?"

Fu Yunxi found that the village head was a decent person. Although he was not very enthusiastic towards them, he did not make things difficult for them either, so they chatted for a while on the way.

"Mojia Village used to have a large population, but it is too poor, and many young people have moved away. In addition, there was a severe famine this year, and some people fled south. But please rest assured that the government has already given you the title deed to the house allocated to you, and the owner of the house will not return after you move in."

Mori was telling Fu Yunxi about the general situation of the village.

"Yes, the property deeds are in our hands. So, how do the people here make a living?"

Fu Yunxi wanted to know more about this place. Poverty would indeed limit the development of a county. She would live here in the future and could not just guard this barren land. It would be best if she could drive the local industries and make the economy prosperous so that everyone could live a better life.

"There are people engaged in all walks of life, including farming, raising cattle and sheep, and running small businesses. However, in recent years, all walks of life have been quite difficult. It is already very difficult for everyone to just make a living. In order to ensure that everyone has enough food and clothing, the county magistrate directly exempted taxes this year."

Speaking of this, Mo Bei couldn't help but look worried. Their village was located further north and the grain production was lower than that of other villages, so it was difficult for the people to have enough food every day.

"If the county magistrate does not collect taxes, how will the court be explained?"

Fu Yunxi had never thought that the old man just now was actually a good official who sympathized with the suffering of the people, and she couldn't help but feel a little more favorable towards him.

"Alas! In the past few years, the county magistrate has been submitting memorials to the court, but the emperor has not approved them. Everyone has had to tighten their belts to barely scrape together the money. There are some wealthy merchants in the city who can give silver, but they can't give extra grain. This year, there is really nothing to hand in."

"You may not know that there is a group of bandits not far from Lianjiang County. They are idle all day long and rob the people's food. I don't know how many girls in the county have fallen into their hands. In short, they are evil. The people really can't afford to give them extra food. The county magistrate directly said that he would not collect taxes from everyone this year. I don't know how to explain to the court?"

As Mo Bei spoke, she couldn't help but sigh. Life was so miserable!

"So that's how it is. Don't worry about that group of bandits. They won't come to cause trouble again."

Fu Yunxi had a general understanding of the situation in Shunfeng County.

"How do you know? ... This is your house."

Mo Bei was about to ask Fu Yunxi how she knew about the Ma Yun Gang when they arrived at their destination.

The house looked quite large, with a very low wall and a shabby wooden door that looked like it would fall down with the slightest amount of force.

However, every household here is quite poor, so even if the doors are wide open, perhaps nothing will be lost.

"Laurie is here, so we'll go in first."

This is the main house of the Mu family.

The houses of the Wang family, the Chen family, and the Yunmuzhai were all nearby. Since there were fewer people in the group of the Fourth Aunt, they were assigned a relatively small house.

"Okay, if you have any questions, you can come to me. I live on the next street, and the last house is my house."

The first task was to take them to their respective houses and settle them down. After seeing everyone off and returning home, the head of the village also went back.