Chapter 392 Land Distribution

Qingyao was unconscious for two days, but woke up feeling much better.

Qiaoxiu brought her lots of delicious food.

They were all bought from outside.

The area around the Holy Physician's Gate is truly prosperous, with many shops, all larger than those in Ming'an County, and the people outside are dressed much better.

If it weren't for the recent crackdown that closed many shops, Qiaoxiu would have brought back even more!

She also bought Qingyao some nice clothes.

The two people were eating inside the house, laughing and giggling.

Lu Qingqing was very surprised.

For a moment, she thought she had made a mistake.

But she can't afford to make a mistake!

Qingyao is indeed...

She brought in a bowl of astragalus and black chicken soup, saying, "Here, drink this soup."

Qingyao obediently drank the soup.

Lu Qingqing smiled and said, "I have to go out and take care of some things. Are you coming with me?"

"Go away, go away!" Qiaoxiu pulled Qingyao away.

Qingyao's eyes showed tension and panic.

She didn't want to go because...

In the past, if Lu Qingqing had noticed her reluctance, she would have found an excuse to make the trip over.

But today, she didn't say a word.

Let Qiaoxiu pull Qingyao away.

At the door, Mo Lang, who was talking to someone, tensed up instantly when he saw the group come out.

Meanwhile, Qingyao hid to Lu Qingqing's side, as if afraid to see him, her hands clasped together nervously.

Was she afraid of Mo Lang because he chopped Jin Duoduo in half right in front of her, or... because she felt embarrassed when Mo Lang saw her like that?

Lu Qingqing took Qingyao's hand.

Mo Lang quickly left and drove the carriage over.

He kept his back to him and his head down.

He ignored Qiaoxiu when she spoke to him.

"What a dullard! Anyone who wants to live with you will be bored to death!"

"See, Qingyao? You can't find someone like that. You have to find someone gentle and considerate, who can talk and joke around, and who will buy you delicious food and fun toys to coax you..."

Qingyao turned her head and looked out of the car.

No one spoke. Lu Qingqing felt a little sorry for Qiaoxiu, who was putting on a one-woman show by herself.

So she replied, "Is this your standard for choosing a husband?"

"Me? I don't like gentle people. I like obedient people who can do whatever they want, who can beat a dog but not kill a chicken. With just a glance, they should know what I need!"

"..."

This is dog-training mode!

"Awesome." Lu Qingqing gave a thumbs up.

She silently lit a candle for her future husband.

...

The land of the Holy Physician Sect includes grain fields and medicinal herb fields.

Over the years, the fertile land owned by ordinary people has gradually fallen into the hands of the Holy Physician Sect.

All that remained were some barren, remote plots of land.

The villagers were basically all turned into farm laborers or slaves for the Holy Physician's sect.

In the fields and along the roadsides.

The newly arrived county magistrate is organizing officials to allocate land.

At first glance, all I could see were villagers with lifeless eyes and tattered clothes.

Qiaoxiu exclaimed in astonishment, "People in the city dress so well, how come they..."

The difference is too big!

“If they didn’t oppress the people, how could they dress so well?” Lu Qingqing said.

"People say that the Holy Physician's Gate is a blessed place on earth, favored by heaven, where people have no worries about food and clothing, and can get medical treatment when they are sick."

Go ask these people if they can afford medical treatment.

Ask them if they've ever tasted any of the city's delicacies.

The world divides people into different classes, and this is especially true for the Sage Physician! Born into a farming family, they are labeled as cattle or horses from birth!

They were born into this place because they were incredibly unlucky; there was absolutely no chance of changing their fate!

Qiaoxiu and Qingyao listened blankly.

That's really not as good as Ming'an County!

Despite their poverty, many people still have their own small plot of land.

As long as you are diligent and capable, you may have the opportunity to become rich if you encounter it.

"Even if these people are poor, there are so many clinics in the city, isn't there a single doctor with a kind heart?" Qingyao asked innocently.

"They only see those wealthy merchants from other places who come to seek medicine."

Once people become slaves to money, human life becomes worthless in their eyes.

Lu Qingqing led the two of them over.

Even when the officials grabbed the villagers' hands and pressed their fingerprints on them, they still didn't believe that the land would belong to them in the future.

They looked bewildered holding the land deed.

"Can I still farm this land?"

The magistrate shouted, "The land is yours now. You can plant whatever you want. Plant corn if you want, plant beans if you want. Just pay your taxes every autumn!"

"I'll say it again! The Holy Physician Sect has committed the heinous crime of treason. His Highness the Crown Prince has personally issued the order to reclaim jurisdiction over the three cities. I am now the magistrate of this area. If you have any grievances, you can go to the city government office and beat the drum to plead your case!"

The villagers, densely packed together, started whispering and gradually grew louder.

An old man with gray hair was surrounded by people. He trembled as he accepted the contracts handed to him by the villagers one by one.

After looking for a long time, when he looked up, cloudy tears welled up in his eyes:

"It's real, this is a land deed with the official seal!"

"The seal of the Dongling County government office!"

"Twenty years, twenty years! Before I die, this old man has finally waited for it!"

"Fellow villagers, we're saved! Waaaaaah..."

The only literate old scholar in the village cried.

This is true.

They now have their own land, no longer needing to rely on the Holy Healer's Sect for survival, and no longer needing to worry about starving to death next year.

"God, you've opened your eyes!"

"Counting to the left of Dongpo, seven, eight, and nine, those three acres of land belong to my family, they belong to my family!"

"..."

After a period of crying and laughing, they started hitting each other.

Qiaoxiu and Qingyao, who were initially very excited, were confused.

"Why did they start hitting people?"

Lu Qingqing curled her lips into a smile, "You'll find out soon enough."

From the villagers' curses, everyone quickly understood.

The people who were beaten were those who used to whip them every day and treat them like animals.

These people are the lackeys of Jin Diandian and her son!

Yesterday, some soldiers came to inquire about Jin Diandian and said that Jin Diandian was dead. They were so afraid of being beaten that they didn't dare to say anything.

Now that the government has distributed the land, it's clear that the Holy Physician Sect is truly finished!

They must beat these bullies to death!

"Your Honor, we can't give the land to these people! They help Jin Diandian guard the fields, and they beat us to death every day!"

Those people cried foul, saying they were forced into it and that they were also landless employers.

"Those who act as accomplices to evil will also be punished!" the magistrate said.

"The land was confiscated, and he was imprisoned for three years."

"No, sir! My family will starve to death! Please have mercy!"

The magistrate glanced at Lu Qingqing and said to the people, "You can be lenient and leave her with one acre of land if she redeems herself through good deeds."

"Tell me about the grains and medicinal herbs that Jin Diandian has been secretly hoarding."

Jin Diandian's secret stash of grains and medicinal herbs?

Lu Qingqing frowned as she looked at the expressions on those people's faces.

They don't know?

There are others behind it.

In Jin Diandian's eyes, they were peasants selected from among peasants.

It was just a dog that could guard her fields.

They are not qualified to participate in such a secret matter.

"There's nothing we can do about that."

Just as the magistrate was about to take the people away, two people finally remembered something and loudly called out their names.

They said they had seen Jin Diandian whispering with those two people several times, as if they were plotting something.

"Mo Lang, arrest him!" Lu Qingqing quickly gave the order.

Those people were still taken away, and the villagers cheered loudly.

Amid cheers, a thin, pale girl tried to push forward, but the old man behind her covered her mouth and dragged her back.

"Father... Waaah..."

"We can't say... go back, go back!"

The father and daughter left the crowd.

Lu Qingqing called over another person, "Follow them and see what they're hiding."

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