Chapter 189: Judge Jiang Feng

Seeing Yunniang's certainty, the old official put down the household registration book and said, "I advise you not to change your household registration book. Your deceased husband still has family relatives. They can still be your backers if anything goes wrong."

Song Liyun suppressed her irritation and said, "Sir, we are from Suijin Town, and our family members have long been gone."

"Oh! From Suijin Town, let me take a look!"

The old official seemed to have just realized that Song Liyun and the others were from Suijin Town. He unfolded the household register again and read it word by word. Then he looked at the wooden boxes on the black wooden shelf and searched for them one by one.

Song Liyun was speechless: No wonder there was a long queue outside the county government office. The efficiency was too low, really too low.

No one noticed that there was a man in a green official robe sitting across the wall from the office.

The man was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a pale and thin complexion. Although his appearance was plain, the official uniform he was wearing gave him a cold temperament.

At this time, there was a file in front of him.

The old official's voice could still be heard from the side: "Qi Yunshi, one husband Shi Lei, died in the looting of the Dilu, and one son Shi Lin is missing.

Erfu Jin Sanchong was beaten to death for stealing. Tsk tsk tsk, your fate is really bad!

Jiang Feng pointed his finger at a certain place in the file, where Yunniang's name was clearly recorded, just as the old official described.

In order to find out all the affairs of Suijin Town, he has to do it himself.

"You want to be independent now because you have a boss to rely on...

It's not impossible. As long as you can support yourself and pay taxes and labor service, you can register as a household. Who are your employers? The Song family... a military household... this..."

The old official's voice was intermittent, but it did not delay Jiang Feng's thinking.

He quickly found the pages next to him that were not bound into a book, which were covered with tiny handwriting.

During his time in Qili County, he looked through all the files of Suijin Town over the past five years.

With his photographic memory, he had already compiled everyone's deeds into a separate booklet.

Among them, two military households were treated specially.

Song family, Song Liyun.

Her presence can be seen in several recent cases at Tianxianglou.

Jiang Feng could clearly see the woman in front of the old official through a dark diamond-shaped window on the partition.

She was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a petite figure, almond eyes, rosy cheeks, two long and thin black eyebrows, plain clothes, and a plain face, looking weak and delicate.

Jiang Feng sneered: This weak woman is responsible for several deaths, but she has wiped herself clean so that no one can find a single flaw.

Women are the most vicious.

He lowered his eyelids and his gaze fell on a row of small words behind Song Liyun's name: the boss of the Acorn Food Factory in Suijin Town, the owner of the cardboard factory.

Jiang Feng pursed his lips. Suijin Town could not recover to its current state without the help of the Acorn Food Factory. It could also help the people around it. Its achievements were obvious.

But it was her work!

Now people in the city are saying that Lord Jiang is cowardly and incompetent and dares not touch the bandits in Qili County.

In fact, through investigating the case, Jiang Feng had already figured out the details of Suijin Town during this period of time.

However, the main culprit of Tianxiang Tower has not been arrested, and the town is protected by the Zhenbei Army Guard. If he rashly goes to the town, it will definitely alert several parties, and he does not want to alert the enemy.

At this time, the voice of the old official next to him came again: "The household registration has been completed, and the annual taxes will not be reduced from now on.

Since Song Liyun is willing to act as your guarantor and pay taxes and labor service on time, please have the guarantor write another deed."

Song Liyun didn't expect that establishing a female household would be so easy. It was beyond her imagination.

In her opinion, at least some harsh conditions should be put forward.

Although this old official was a bit long-winded, his words and deeds did not approve of women starting a family independently. He said that nothing can be accomplished without a man and a family cannot prosper without a male heir.

But she had no intention of making things difficult for the two of them. Now that Song Liyun was asked to write a contract to guarantee Yunniang's future life, she readily agreed.

Taking the pen, Song Liyun wrote down her willingness to take responsibility for Yunniang's future labor service as instructed by the old official.

After pressing his fingerprint on the paper, the old official took the paper, which was still wet with ink, looked at it, and carefully put it aside. Then he handed Yunniang's household registration to the servant and said, "You follow him. As long as we go to the official hall next door to affix the official seal, the matter will be settled."

All you need to do is stamp an official seal, which feels simpler than the procedure before the apocalypse.

Song Liyun stood up and saluted: "Thank you, sir!"

Being able to successfully complete this matter was a huge relief, but she couldn't help but have some small thoughts: Steward Wan said that Lord Jiang was extremely cunning and should not be underestimated.

If I were to ask him to sign the seal now, I could see his true face today.

This move seems a bit risky, but you never know how to get a tiger cub from a tiger's den.

Song Liyun and Yunniang followed the servant into a corridor, and after turning two corners they entered a spacious study.

The two men were waiting outside, and the servant brought in the household registration book. After a while, the servant called the two men in.

The county magistrate's office was spacious, with a spacious desk as well, and a young official sitting behind the desk.

Song Liyun was very glad that Wu Chao did not have the habit of performing kneeling ceremonies casually.

She and Yunniang walked in with their heads down, not daring to look around. They just bowed and waited to be questioned.

The official asked, "Qi Yunshi, do you have any property now that you have established your daughter's household?"

Although Yunniang was nervous, she still said honestly, "I am employed by the Song family and live here. My previous property was burned by the Dilu people, so I have no property left."

"I see!"

Song Liyun raised her head slightly, and saw a pair of slender, cold, and scrutinizing eyes...

Song Liyun really didn't like the feeling of being spied on. She lowered her eyes, remembered what Manager Wan had said, and reminded herself to be careful.

Jiang Feng soon asked, "Song Liyun, I heard from Captain Luo that the Acorn Food Factory in Suijin Town is your employer. As a military household, you don't have to pay taxes to the government. What do you think?"

Song Liyun didn't know whether Captain Luo had said this, but to be cautious, she just needed to shirk responsibility.

"My Lord, I support taxation. Taking from the people and using it for the people is like running water that never stales, and only then can a nation prosper.

However, as a civilian woman, she is a military household, so whether or not she should pay taxes is up to Captain Luo. Even if she does, it should be paid by the guard post!"

According to the laws of the imperial court, military households were required to enlist in the army in the event of war. This was an obligation, and the benefits they received were of course tax exemptions and reductions, or payment by the garrison that managed the military households.

When Lord Jiang heard Song Liyun's words, there was no expression on his face. He nodded after a few breaths, as if he had never expected to hear such an answer.

Then he took up his official seal and affixed it to the household registration document.

After leaving the county government office, Yunniang looked over her new household registration several times.

A look of joy appeared on his face, as if he had just thrown away a piece of rotten meat, and he felt a rare sense of relief.

Song Liyun felt heavy in her heart. She had met Lord Jiang. Although they hadn't said much and hadn't made any trouble, she still felt something was wrong.

Forget it. Anyway, the important things have been solved. We can deal with the future later. Even if the sky falls, there is a way to deal with it.

(End of this chapter)