"Uncle Liu, hurry up and distribute the money, everyone's waiting," Qiao Lian'er said with a smile.
Thinking of that matter, he added, "It's a pity that the higher-ups are now collecting silver and grain everywhere. Even if we get these wages, they will end up in their hands anyway."
The news of the tax collection was being spread everywhere, and many people knew about it, so they weren't afraid to tell her.
As soon as Foreman Liu heard this, he knew what to do.
Of course, I won't go back for now; I'll go back to the village after those people leave.
When it came time to pay wages, Foreman Liu secretly gave some instructions, and the workers decided to buy food and go to the top of the mountain to hide.
As darkness fell, the workers left one by one, waving goodbye to the Qiao family as they carried their tools.
I'm very happy because I eat well and get paid well.
Therefore, no detail was overlooked, and the house was built perfectly for the Qiao family.
People from other villages brought the news, and it spread like wildfire throughout the village, causing widespread panic.
Some people wanted to sell grain overnight, but it's already dark now, who would buy grain?
Every household began hiding their silver, racking their brains to hide it in the hardest-to-find places, and even carrying their grain up the mountain to hide it.
In the darkness of night, many villagers could be seen carrying torches and grain up the mountain.
Old Mrs. Song stood at the door, watching the panic of these people, with a smug look on her face.
Hide it, hide it, hiding it is pointless anyway.
"Grandma, don't we need to store grain at home? We harvested four thousand catties of rice and ninety taels of silver." Song Ruier wondered, seeing the old lady's attitude.
Normally, upon hearing such news, an old woman would be completely panicked, but she remained so calm.
"No need, our home is perfectly safe." Grandma Song was very confident and in a good mood.
“Rui’er, if you pass the imperial examination again, our Song family will have two capable people. I don’t know how many people in the village will be so envious they’ll bleed.”
There's another one, who is it? This thought popped into Song Ruier's mind.
Will it be the same as what he thinks? What position have we reached this time?
Seeing that he wanted to ask, Old Lady Song said, "You'll know tomorrow. No matter how much humiliation I've suffered, no matter how arrogant the Qiao family is, I've been holding back and keeping this secret, all for tomorrow."
Shen and Liu led Da Ming and Da Hua out carrying grain. Old Mrs. Song said sternly, "Put them all back. Nobody move them. Tomorrow we're here to watch the show, not to suffer."
“Mother, those people are looting us, and no amount of pleading will help. We need to prepare now and hide the grain in different places. Even if they find it tomorrow, we can still keep some,” Shen said.
"Hmph, I told you to put them back, so put them back. Why are you making so many noises? Just listen to me."
Old Mrs. Song felt that she had nothing to fear, even if the grain was openly piled up in the yard and the silver was placed at the door.
The Song family was puzzled, but seeing how determined Old Mrs. Song was, even looking like she was ready to fight, they had no choice but to give up.
Thinking to myself, Old Lady Song is the stingiest woman; she wouldn't just stand by and watch her grain and silver be stolen. Could she really have a plan?
"You might as well go up the mountain with them and see where the villagers hide their grain. As for the silver, as long as it's hidden at home, it will definitely be found."
Liu rolled her eyes. Could it be that Old Lady Song was trying to curry favor and thus protect the family's money and grain?
Will those people fall for that?
But since the family doesn't hoard money or grain, when those people arrive, it can't be just the Shen family who suffers.
So the Song family took action, and as for Song Ruier, she ran to the Qiao family.
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