The reward for the tiger-slaying hero was ten taels of silver, which Mu Zheng handed to Boss Ye in public.
The other villagers watching from below couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Why was there only so little?
In fact, for every household in Rongxi Village, ten taels of silver is a considerable sum of money.
But compared with the reward that Boss Ye had given for suppressing bandits before, these ten taels of silver seemed less significant.
Mu Zheng was also worried that Boss Ye would find it too little, so he explained to him in a low voice: "Brother Ye, the imperial court has a customary reward for killing tigers. People like us who have contributed the most will get ten taels, while others will basically get three or five taels.
“It’s the same everywhere, so it’s not easy to change it casually.
"After all, if the capital gives more, other places will have to follow suit.
"This will not only increase the burden on the government, but also worry that some people will be jealous of the high reward and run off to the mountains to die."
Boss Ye quickly said, "It's great to have a reward, there's no reason to be picky.
"Besides, ten taels of silver is already a lot."
Although we were given a lot during the last bandit suppression, it was a life-or-death situation at that time.
Plus, those bandits have already harmed many people.
It’s different from this time’s tiger hunting.
Seeing that Boss Ye was not dissatisfied, Mu Zheng smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "Brother Ye, it's right that you think so.
"Actually, let me tell you, the benefits of being a tiger-killing hero are not just in terms of rewards.
"Let's not talk about far away things. I brought it to you today. Hang this sign of the tiger-killing hero on your front door. It will be so impressive. Everyone will look up to your family.
"As for the future benefits, you will slowly find out."
After announcing this matter at the threshing ground, Mu Zheng only needed to nail the sign on the Ye family's door and then go back to report.
Most of the people in the village followed and crowded into the alley in front of the Ye family's door, watching Mu Zheng nail the sign on the door.
"Tell me how they're living. They've only been back for a few months, and they're already living a more prosperous life than we have been for decades."
"Haven't you heard? Mrs. Wang calculated it a while ago and said that the feng shui of his ancestral home is good. Didn't you see that when Widow Liu lived here before, it was also very good!"
"Don't listen to what Mrs. Wang says. If the feng shui was really good, how could Ye Donglin's family be like that?"
Madam Wang Er rolled her eyes and said, "You don't know this. Let me tell you, Madam Wang said that the reason the Ye family is like this is because Boss Ye is so lucky.
"Look, no matter if it was his grandfather, his father, his uncle or his cousins, they were all killed by him!
“Only by killing all these people can he have a chance to succeed.
"Look at what's happening now. This person's fortune has come, and nothing can stop it!"
After hearing this, the people around thought about it and said, "Oh my god, that's right! It all fits the truth!"
Madam Wang Er thought to herself that these things had happened, but they didn't make sense. However, she put on a worried look and said, "If you ask me, it's okay for Ye Qingchen to have good luck. The only thing to worry about is that after he has drained the luck of his family, he will start draining the luck of others.
"Hey, you are all from the same clan, so you have to be careful!"
When the people who were listening to her nonsense heard this, their faces changed instantly.
Could it be that Boss Ye will continue to absorb my own luck in the future?
When others live well, people can only be jealous and envious. But if the other person's good life is built on one's own shortcomings, or even taken away from oneself, then it is not that simple.
Mrs. Wang Er spread the rumor among the crowd for a long time before returning home with a proud heart.
This was a good idea she had thought about for a long time. This time, she wanted to see how the Ye family would crack it!
Boss Ye had no idea that Madam Wang Er was doing bad things to his family behind his back again, and he was still trying hard to persuade Mu Zheng to stay for dinner.
"Brother Ye, it's not that I don't give you face, I just really have an errand to do, and I have to go back quickly."
Mu Zheng was thinking about going to Xiancheng to find out about the cooking competition, so he insisted on leaving Rongxi Village with his men.
After seeing off Mu Zheng and his group, Wang Guangping came over and said to Ye Laoda: "Qingchen, you have brought honor to the village again this time!"
Ye Dongkui, who was standing by, quickly stepped forward and said, "This is not only a glory for the village, but also a glory for our Ye family!
"Boss, have you told the clan leader about this?"
Boss Ye: "I didn't say..."
He grew up outside the Great Wall. In that cold and bitter place, except for a few people like Old Man Ye who were deceived into going there to make a living, most of the people there were exiled criminals and their descendants. It can be said that the people there were extremely tough.
Although there were villages that gradually formed, there was no such thing as a clan leader or village chief.
In such a place where the emperor is far away and the sky is high, no one is willing to submit to anyone else. Usually everyone just takes care of their own business and never has to consider others.
So after returning to his hometown in Guanli, Boss Ye is still not used to reporting everything to the clan leader.
However, Ye Dongkui attached great importance to this point and urged him, "Take some time to tell the clan leader, this is a major event that will be recorded in the clan tree.
"It's the New Year holiday, so I should write it down right away so I don't put it off and forget about it."
You know, being included in the family tree is a very serious matter.
How can future generations know the achievements of their ancestors?
Is it all passed down by word of mouth among the tribe?
Ultimately, the correct way is to look at the records in the family tree.
Upon hearing this, Boss Ye said, "Okay, Uncle Dongkui, don't worry, I'll go to the county this afternoon."
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