Chapter 240 Greatly Anticipated

It was not until three or four in the afternoon that these groups of villagers stopped coming.

Steward Mao breathed a sigh of relief. His voice was hoarse and he looked extremely haggard from the torture.

Young Master Mao never showed up from beginning to end.

However, not showing up doesn't mean he knows nothing.

He was annoyed enough by the arrival of these villagers.

He had never imagined that these peasants would dare to come to his house and act so arrogantly. Were they worthy of standing on his land?

He never thought that this would happen one day!

These unruly things!

But unfortunately, when people come, he can't drive them out. Otherwise, what kind of person would he be?

What Young Master Mao didn't know was that by this time, the news had gradually spread outside. The "peasants" he looked down upon helped him spread the word. On the one hand, they complained that Butler Mao looked down on people, rolled his eyes, had a sullen face, and was impatient with everyone, while on the other hand, they were eagerly looking forward to Young Master Mao leading everyone to become rich.

Young Master Mao took the initiative to leave the Zhao family behind, so he must have come up with a good idea. So everyone is of course looking forward to it.

Speaking of which, the Zhao family has already cooperated with so many villages, and they may not have the energy to take care of their own village. Young Master Mao is still better and more reliable!

Young Master Mao even recruited several helpers: Gu Laosan from Yan Village, the Lu brothers, and the biological father of one of Young Master Mao's concubines. Well, that's definitely more reliable. It shows Young Master Mao is very thoughtful. But it's strange why all the helpers were from Yan Village? Aren't the Yan Village people exiled? Are the people there completely unreliable? That doesn't make sense.

What on earth was Master Mao thinking?

His house was visited by groups of villagers, and he had no way of going out. The next morning, he ran impatiently to the county government office to file a complaint, insisting that it was the Zhao family who instigated the villagers to come.

"The Zhao family deliberately avoided me, saying they were away on business and only sent an irrelevant person. They even beat people in my house. Brother-in-law, they are truly lawless!"

Magistrate Yin glanced at him, extremely surprised. "Someone dared to assault someone in your house? And you didn't do anything?"

Did the sun rise from the west?

Mao Dexing was immediately speechless.

So what was he going to say? That the other man had single-handedly taken down several of his servants? And that he had easily captured him and taken him hostage?

Needless to say, he thought to himself that no one would believe him if he told others.

Mao Dexing had no choice but to gloss over the matter and continued, "Brother-in-law, everyone else in Yan Village obeys orders, but the Zhao family refuses. We can't let them off easily!"

Magistrate Yin was also furious. "You're useless! What's being said outside? I'm afraid you don't know yet."

He said a few words casually, and Mao Dexing's face became more and more ugly.

Can we continue to contact the Zhao family? Do we really have no shame? The Zhao family is not an imperial official, and we have no responsibility to help the people get rich. They are just doing business. If they don't want to do any business, do we really have to force them? Besides, they have already cooperated with several villages. How can they have the nerve to catch a sheep's wool?

Then, the county magistrate of Gaolian County will really become a joke!

But Zhao Xiang was fully capable of spreading this joke in the official circles.

County Magistrate Yin knew very well that those rumors were the Zhao family's resistance.

The Zhao family just doesn't like Mao Dexing and just doesn't listen to him.

As the county magistrate, Mao Dexing repeatedly caused trouble, which angered the Zhao family.

Mao Dexing sneered: "Just find an excuse to arrest Zhao Xiang! I don't believe that the Zhao family is not anxious! Brother-in-law, if we admit defeat now, wouldn't it be a joke?"

County Magistrate Yin glared at Mao Dexing in anger and embarrassment.

He didn't admit it, and he felt a little regretful.

He shouldn't have been so aggressive with the Zhao family in the first place. But now he's in a difficult position.

"You're the one who caused this, so you have to solve it yourself! I don't care what method you use, but you have to do it yourself!"

The Zhao family had indeed gone too far. They either avoided him or were otherwise unable to come, and then they just found someone to say a few words and called it a day? They even deliberately had people spread those rumors. Did they still respect me, the county magistrate?

If he didn't let out this breath, he was afraid he would suffocate to death!

Mao Dexing left in frustration, and when he returned, he scolded the housekeeper Mao.

Steward Mao was hesitant, but Luo Shuyu had an idea. "Since the young master doesn't want to show up, then let the Gu and Lu families go find the Zhao family. They're all from the same village, so maybe they'll be easier to talk to."

Mao Dexing's heart moved, and he couldn't help but smile. He touched Luo Shuyu's smooth face and said, "Well, my love for you is not in vain. This is a good idea."

Of course, since his brother-in-law can throw the problem to him, then wouldn’t it be the same if he threw it to others?

So the next morning, Steward Mao went to Yan Village again.

The village head and villagers who had been there yesterday came to the Mao family again in waves: "When will Young Master Mao come to the village to take a look around and give us some advice soon?" Young Master Mao is rich and capable, so he can't lose to the Zhao family.

In the absence of Steward Mao, the villagers who were received by the other stewards soon became impatient, and a conflict finally broke out between the two sides, first with a quarrel, and then with a fight.

Some villagers were beaten and bleeding when they came out of Mao's house, and ran to the government office angrily to file a complaint.

In the past, they would never have dared to go to the government office to file a complaint, but now, things were different. The county magistrate's brother-in-law was going to help them get rich, and they had even gone to the Mao family, so why couldn't they go to the county government office?

The county magistrate's brother-in-law is almost equivalent to the county magistrate, which makes their inherent impression of the county magistrate not so scary anymore.

Moreover, the people of Lingnan were known for their tough character and had little fear of the government. After all, more than 30 years ago, when the people here rioted, they dared to storm the government office and beat up the county magistrate.

I got beaten today, how can I not seek justice?

County Magistrate Yin was so furious!

What else can this damn Mao Dexing do besides causing trouble for him?

Help the villagers get rich? He even hit people, how can he help them get rich?

The evidence is conclusive, and County Magistrate Yin cannot ignore it. Otherwise, these villagers will go back and shout angrily, and who knows whether the government office will be blocked tomorrow.

Several managers of the Mao family were arrested and beaten in public, and the Mao family was also ordered to pay for the medical expenses.

The villagers were so happy. "Sir, when will Master Mao come to visit our village?", "That's right, this is too inefficient, isn't it?", "He is much worse than the Zhao family!", "He drove away the Zhao family and doesn't care about us. Why is that?"

Yin County Magistrate's scalp was tingling, and he said tentatively: "We didn't drive the Zhao family away, that was just angry talk."

A villager shouted, "Young Master Mao drove the Zhao family away. We saw it with our own eyes! The Mao family's housekeeper is very cruel. He definitely wasn't just saying that out of anger!"

(End of this chapter)