Tian An began to rest, but the county government was bustling with activity.
In the afternoon, after the county magistrate's daughter Gu Jinyan came back, she went to find her father and told him everything that had happened that day.
County Magistrate Gu was both infuriated and amused by what he heard. These two little girls were trying to imitate others in their pursuit of great things, each younger than the last, and each boasting more arrogantly than the last.
After scolding his daughter for a long time, he finally had to pull himself together and clean up the mess for her. However, this time, his daughter had unexpectedly helped him.
I haven't had a good night's sleep since these refugees came to the county town.
Refugees came to escape, and because they did not pay taxes or perform military service, they became illegal residents and could not get land.
Without land to farm and work to do, they would starve. If they were hungry, the government would have to provide them with food. If they weren't provided with food, they would starve to death and riot, and if things got out of hand, their official positions would be over.
But it's not easy to keep feeding so many people! Even if we only provide them with a bowl of porridge every day, it's too much for them! Even if we had mountains of gold and silver, they would eat it all up. And with food prices right now, if we don't control it, it's going to be a disaster sooner or later.
This time, that girl Tian An wants to hire a farmhand to farm the land. Isn’t this a great help to him?
Her family has little land and can't afford to hire many people. So why not give her big brother's land to him? It's only a few days away anyway.
Isn't that girl so careless that she still wants to rent land? Even if it's a small rent, why not rent more? Let her rent 800 acres directly, plus her own land, for a total of 1,000 acres.
This time, we'd have to hire forty or fifty farmhands! And if she could bring their families along, wouldn't that mean she'd have free labor?
This would reduce the number of refugees.
We've already taken care of the grain, homestead, and government offices for you. It's just a matter of planting a few more acres of land. You can't refuse, little girl!
So, the county magistrate personally inquired about Zhao Daniu's land distribution. The people below dared not delay! They prepared the best fertile land and registered it.
At the government office, grain and seeds from the granary were loaded onto trucks overnight. Even farm manure had been pre-ordered from the farms for her. The hardworking, strong, and skilled farm workers from the disaster were also selected, and they were ready to set off for Shangba Village at daybreak.
Poor Tian An didn't know that the county magistrate had tricked him into planting 600 acres of land. He was sleeping comfortably right now!
The next morning, just after dawn, there was a knock on Tian An's door.
Boom boom boom… Boom boom boom… Boom boom boom…
The person seemed to be in a hurry and kept knocking on the door.
As soon as Chen Feng opened the door, the person outside rushed in. Seeing Chen Feng, he turned back to look at the door. After confirming that he had walked into the right place, he came in again. He smiled at Chen Feng and went into the house himself.
As he walked, he shouted loudly: "Brother Daniu, Brother Daniu, the county magistrate has come to our village and specifically wants to see you and Tian An's wife. The village chief asked me to come and call you.
The three people who were having breakfast looked at Akiyama who was running and sweating profusely, and each one was calmer than the other.
Xiaokang took a vegetarian bun and handed it to him, saying, "Brother Qiushan, eat the bun first and then talk slowly."
Looking at the three calm people, Qiushan took the bun, ate a few bites, and then took one and ate it himself, then he remembered what he came here for.
He immediately urged Da Niu and Tian An to hurry up.
Tian An originally thought that Gu Jinyan would come, but he didn't expect the county magistrate to come as well. He immediately felt that today's matter might not be simple.
After exchanging a look with Daniu, the two of them took Qiushan out.
When Tian An arrived at the village chief's house and saw the carts of food and one or two hundred refugees, his scalp went numb. Had the county magistrate moved the entire refugee camp to her?
The county magistrate's entry into the village and the huge commotion caused alarm to the villagers. Everyone wanted to know what was going on, so they all ran to watch the excitement.
The village chief's house was surrounded by a wall of people, and Qiushan and Daniu had to squeeze in for a long time before they could get in. When we got to the door and told the guards that we were Tian An and Zhao Daniu, they let us in. However, Qiushan was stopped.
Tian An and Da Niu arrived at the main hall of the village chief's house and were about to bow to the county magistrate who was seated in the upper seat. The magistrate said graciously, "No need to bow, no need to bow. This is Da Niu and Tian An! As expected, they are excellent. At such a young age, they have hearts dedicated to serving the country and the people. When they grow up, they will surely become pillars of the country."
Since there was no need to salute, that was fine. Tian An was more than happy to accept the offer, but he also didn't want to be flattered. The higher the hat, the more troublesome it would be later.
Tian An looked at the county magistrate and said with a smile: "Uncle County Magistrate is really a joker. Tian An is a woman who cannot be a pillar of the country."
The village chief was so scared that he was sweating profusely. He tried to signal Tian An, but Tian An didn't see it. He then looked at Daniu, hoping he would take care of Tian An, but Daniu didn't say anything.
Seeing that Tian An was not taking the bait, the county magistrate took a document from the table beside him and handed it to Tian An. Tian An took it and opened it. Seeing that it was the land document of Daniu, he handed it to him. Daniu took it, opened it, took a look, and then closed it and put it in his pocket.
Tian An took the tea from the side and handed it to the county magistrate with both hands, saying: "Uncle County Magistrate, you are really something. For such a small matter, why don't you just send someone? Or ask someone to notify us and we can get it ourselves. Why did you send it to us specially?"
The county magistrate wondered if this girl was truly stupid or just pretending. She must have seen those things and people at the door when she arrived, yet she kept silent about them. She's quite capable at such a young age!
She didn't beat around the bush: "I heard from my daughter that you two agreed yesterday. She'll lend you food to farm, and you'll help resettle the disaster victims!"
Tian An waved his hands and said hurriedly: "Uncle County Magistrate, you remembered it wrong. What I said to Sister Jinyan was that she lent me food so that I could hire a few more farmhands, not to resettle the victims." This official is really powerful, playing word games.
The county magistrate laughed and said, "Hey! They're all pretty much the same! All the same, all the same."
Oh my god, this old man is incredible. They're so different that they're almost the same, and then they become the same. Did "approximately equal to" become "equal to"?
Tian An said with a childlike seriousness, "Uncle County Magistrate, it's different. Resettling the disaster victims is a big deal. I'm just a little girl, and little girls can't do big things. Only big men like you can do big things."
The village chief was sweating profusely! He couldn't stop. This was the county magistrate! This girl was truly fearless!
Daniu remained calm. This girl has a good ability to adapt!
Seeing that the little girl didn't accept his words, the county magistrate changed his tone and said, "Then why don't you plant more land and hire more farmhands?"
Tian An looked suspicious and asked, "How many more is it, and how many more is it?"
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