Village Chief Yao suddenly felt weak in the knees. Those people... what were they related to the general? The county magistrate had come in person?
Ever since his daughter became He Qiu's concubine, Village Chief Yao felt that he had a son-in-law who was a high-ranking official. After becoming the village chief, he did a few good things for the village. His two sons both went to work in the county town. As a result, he started to act like a big shot.
He acted like a local tyrant all day long; anyone in the village who dared to disobey him would be in trouble.
"Xiuer, you have to save your father! You can't just abandon him!"
The eldest son stepped forward to help his father up and looked at Aunt Yao: "Sister, please plead with your brother-in-law. Our father did all this for you."
"You still dare to talk!" Aunt Yao roared.
"For me? Is this how you harm me? If it weren't for you, you good-for-nothing, would the family have bothered to steal those few dozen taels of silver?"
"Brother-in-law? I'm just a concubine, who's your brother-in-law?"
If the master of a concubine is a good person, their lives are better. But if the master of a concubine is a cruel person, they are not even considered human.
If it weren't for the fact that she gave birth to a son for the He family, she would have been kicked out long ago.
Village Chief Yao is now at a loss; the important thing now is to save his life.
"Xiuer, I'll return all those things to them. If it's not enough, I'll give them the money myself. I'll give them everything. Xiuer, just don't let the yamen officials arrest me."
Aunt Yao was somewhat desperate. What could she possibly do by begging her? Not only could she not make the decision on this matter, but even her husband couldn't make it himself.
But he is, after all, her own father, and she can't just stand by and do nothing.
He Qiu got on the bus to head to Tianxiang Village, and just as she got on, Aunt Yao returned.
"My lord, I will go with you."
He Qiu remained silent with a sullen face. Without saying a word, Aunt Yao knelt in front of the carriage and said, "Master, I know that my father and his family were confused about this matter. As their daughter, I also bear responsibility. I will go and apologize to them."
This matter has alarmed the general, and it cannot be resolved without sufficient sincerity.
He Qiu now truly hates those people in the Yao family, but Aunt Yao has been with him for several years, and has been well-educated and reasonable in the household all these years. She is also the biological mother of his child.
He sighed and said in a deep voice, "Alright, come on up."
The carriage from the Yuanzhou City government office slowly headed towards Tianxiang County, while the protagonist of the story was still completely unaware of anything.
They didn't know the government would distribute grain, let alone receive silver. Now they've packed their things and arrived in Tianxiang County.
Zheng Gaoyi stood in front of the government office, like a statue waiting for its husband, craning his neck and staring into the distance.
The stone behind him advised, "Sir, you are an official, and they are commoners. Is it really necessary to greet them like this?"
"What do you know? They are the first people in our Tianxiang County, so of course we should pay attention to them."
Stone didn't know what his master was up to again. After returning from Yuanzhou City, he was certain that those people would come. But even if he was certain, he couldn't just stand here for two hours without even eating.
He could barely feel his feet anymore.
As the two were talking, they saw heads slowly appearing in the distance. Zheng Gaoyi almost jumped up: "It's done!"
Zheng Gaoyi, like a timid little wife, ran happily to the other side, but he stood there for too long, his legs gave way, and he fell flat on his face in front of Song Ning and the others.
Everyone: Is this county magistrate really reliable?
Shi Tou's expression changed, and he quickly helped the man up: "Sir, are you alright?"
Zheng Gaoyi dusted himself off and waved his hand, saying, "It's nothing, it's nothing."
"You've finally arrived! I've been waiting forever!"
Village Chief Luo and Village Chief Zhou stepped forward and bowed: "Your Excellency, this is all of us."
Looking at the dark, ragged crowd before him, Zheng Gaoyi was filled with hope.
He immediately offered to treat everyone to a meal.
Song Ning looked around. No one was farming here anymore, and there were no restaurants or eateries. What would they eat?
What could a government office with only three rooms do?
"I'm not only treating you to dinner, but I also have a surprise for you," Zheng Gaoyi said smugly.
Song Ning didn't want to listen to any of this nonsense, so she immediately asked, "Sir, isn't it time to assign us houses?"
They need a place to sleep at night.
Looking around, there isn't a single place where people can live.
"Stone."
"exist."
"Go and take out everything from the back."
"yes."
After Shi Tou entered the government office, three or four carriages came out shortly afterward.
"These vehicles are filled with tent-setting equipment. We'll live in the tents until the houses are built."
Zheng Gaoyi had already planned it out; he specifically asked Xie Linzhou to borrow these tents.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They were just grateful that they wouldn't have to sleep outdoors again tonight.
Zheng Gaoyi clapped his hands: "Alright, let's get to work!"
It has to be said that Zheng Gaoyi's hands-on skills are really strong. They haven't even figured out how to set up those tents yet, but the other side has already set up several.
Seriously, she's a little too friendly.
Song Ning leaned closer to the rock: "Your parents are quite capable."
Stone was incredibly proud. Although his parents sometimes spoke unreliably, they were very dependable people.
“My husband has been to the battlefield, so this is nothing to him.”
Song Ning was a little surprised. Zheng Gaoyi looked to be under thirty years old. A civil official who had fought on the battlefield?
"Isn't your master a civil official? Why is he going to the battlefield?"
"My master was a military general; back in the day, he was..."
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