"You know what? Late news can cost lives." When the people who were there to watch the fun heard the news, they all followed.
On the 17th, news came from the town that there would be no restrictions on the types of crops planted this year, and all taxes had to be paid on each category.
When the news reached the village, the village was in an uproar, and many villagers ran to Yan Dashan's house to tell him the news they heard.
"That's great! Our village can finally grow cotton again."
"We have been looking forward to this day for two or three years, and finally the ban has been lifted."
"Chunxiao, our family will continue to grow cotton with you this year, just like before."
"The cotton harvest is good and the price is good, so of course we have to plant cotton. However, our cotton seeds have been stored for a few years and some have sprouted. I don't know if this will have any impact."
"Yeah, I'm also a little worried."
Chunxiao did have some fresh cotton seeds at home, accumulated from her 13 mu (approximately 1.5 acres) of land, but she feared there wouldn't be enough for everyone in Zhuangzi Village. These seeds were crucial, and if left unused for too long, they wouldn't last. After discussing this with her family, she decided to go to Pengdong and bring some fresh cotton seeds over. When the villagers learned about this, they all volunteered to help transport the seeds.
It just so happened that Yan Dahe and his companions were leaving on the 20th, and the three carriages would go together. Chunxiao was building a house, so she naturally couldn't leave, so she asked Shuwen to lead the team and take the villagers with him.
On the 19th, Tian's family and Zhang Yuqing and her husband also came. They all heard about the lifting of the lockdown and came to plant cotton. Zhou told them that they would go to transport fresh seeds in a few days and they could plant them after the seeds came back, so she asked them to go back to the fertile land first.
Because of this decree, Chunxiao went back to the farm and told them to plant cotton inside the farm and grain outside, and to prepare the grain in the same proportions as before. The remaining cotton seeds in the farm were discarded, and they were to wait for her to send new seeds.
On the 20th, Yan Dahe, Yan Mingli, Shuwen and a group of people officially set off for Pengdong. Everyone in the village came out to see them off. Some of the young men and women were traveling far away for the first time. They had longed to visit the farm over there and seemed particularly excited.
Chunxiao looked at Xiaohua and said, "Why don't you go with them to see your sister? They're going to transport grain and will be back in about ten days."
Xiaohua shook her head. "Miss, you are currently renovating your house. I have to help you look after it. My sister must be doing well. I will visit her when I have the chance."
After they left, the villagers began to look forward to their return day by day.
Nowadays, many families have bought oxen for plowing, and villagers have begun to collect fertilizers such as cow dung from various villages to prepare fertilizers for the land.
At the beginning of the new year, the farmhands in the village started to go to Zhouzhuang to work. Chunxiao stayed at the end of the village every day to supervise the construction progress and material usage of the house.
On the 22nd, someone from the township government came and asked her and the village head to go there. Everyone in the village guessed that the last kidnapping case had come to a conclusion, but why did they let the village head go? What did this have to do with the village head? Yan Bingfa was worried, so he drove a ox cart and followed them.
When they arrived at the township government, they learned that the last person had been arrested. They were called here to inform them that the case was closed, and secondly, Yan Sanjiang was from Yanjia Village. According to convention, they had to go to the village to issue a notice, but Chunxiao had made arrangements before, so it would be interesting to see whether they would follow the normal procedure or not.
Only then did the village head know about the trafficking and kidnapping of villagers.
"Chunxiao, why didn't you tell us about this earlier? Although we are all members of the Yan family, Yan Sanjiang is so unscrupulous that he should be expelled from the clan." The head of the village was heartbroken.
"I also feel sorry for Mrs. Zou and the others. They have done nothing wrong. Uncle head of the village, you should make the decision on this matter yourself. It's up to you whether to inform the village or not." She had done what she could anyway, and it was always good to do a favor for the village.
The village head finally chose not to report the matter to the government, and to file the case and handle it themselves. They would remove this person from the family tree when they returned. As for whether he would be imprisoned or beheaded, it had nothing to do with their village afterwards. After all, this kind of thing was a disgrace to the village, and they could not afford to lose face with this person.
Yan Bingfa was relieved to hear that the case was closed. In fact, he had felt uneasy when he first said that someone had escaped, fearing retaliation and a complete destruction of both sides, so he hadn't said anything about it in the past few days. But he couldn't sleep every time he thought about it. Now, all the criminals were finally caught.
After returning, the headman looked for Yan Qingquan and his family. The villagers were very puzzled because Sun's eyes were red and swollen after she came out of the headman's house, and Uncle Qingquan kept scolding her. Many people asked them what was wrong but they refused to say.
On the second day, Yan Daqiang and Zou went to Yan Dashan's house with gifts.
The couple felt a little awkward when they entered, and didn't know what to say when they saw Chunxiao.
Chun Xiao naturally knew why they came. "Brother Daqiang, Sister Zou, I know why you're here. This matter is over and it's over. It has nothing to do with you. Don't think about it anymore."
Yan Daqiang blushed, "Thank you so much for protecting us. The head of the village has told us that it is our Sanjiang family who has let you down, and our family has let you down."
Zou was even more excited and grabbed her hand, "Chunxiao, I know you feel wronged about this matter. Thank you very much, sister-in-law. I have always been strong-willed. If it weren't for you this time, I'm afraid our family would not be able to stay in the village. Xiaoman is now in the period of marriage. If such a scandal is reported, who would be willing to marry him? I am really grateful to you." Zou's eyes were also a little red.
Chunxiao patted her hand soothingly, "Sister Zou, I've told you this, this matter has nothing to do with you. Every wrong has its perpetrator, and Yan Sanjiang has brought it upon himself if I say anything unpleasant. I won't mention this matter again in the future. But you should be more careful with Aunt Sun. I'm afraid she'll be resentful of me." It was really hard to evaluate Sun. She was just a confused person. Who knew if she wouldn't appreciate it and instead blame her for sending her son to jail.
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