"We thought about reporting the matter to the police. Several strong young men went to the state capital to report the incident, but before we even got there, we heard nothing."
"I think he was killed by those people sent by Old Master Wang."
Upon hearing this, Ying Yuan was furious, "What's the background of Old Master Wang?"
The old man said bluntly: "The county magistrate is the nephew of Old Master Wang."
"Nowadays, all the land in the county belongs to them."
“If I had reported it to the authorities a few years ago, I might have been able to get my land back.”
"But after so many years, they've long since claimed that the land was seized because they paid for it. Even if we take them to Xianyang, I'm afraid we won't win."
"Moreover, most of the people in the surrounding area are afraid of the Wang family and dare not make this matter public."
"Except for years of drought, the Wang family has been able to provide us with ample food. So, it's better to have less trouble than more, so let's just call it a day..."
Hearing this, Ying Yuan couldn't help himself anymore and stood up suddenly and said:
"How can this be right? Where is the law of the land?"
National law?
The old man sneered and said, "In Qingshui County, the Wang family is the law of the land."
Ying Yuan said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, old man. The imperial court has now launched a special campaign to eliminate gangs and evil."
"I believe it won't be long before evildoers like the Wang family are brought to justice."
Crack down on gangsters and eliminate evil?
When this was mentioned, the old man kept shaking his head and said, "Not long ago, people from the imperial court investigated the Wang family."
"Later, the villagers were afraid of offending the Wang family, so they kept praising them."
"Later, the people from the imperial court left..."
Ying Yuan had a rough idea in his mind.
He drank the water in the bowl.
"Thank you very much, old man. The water is very sweet."
Then he left the wheat field.
Not long.
A sturdy middle-aged man came to the field, found the old man, bowed deeply to him and said:
"Old man, here are ten taels of silver. Please keep them. Consider them as payment for the water I just bought you."
Buy water?
The old man was immediately taken aback. "That gentleman...that gentleman looks quite extraordinary. I wonder if I can ask him a few more questions..."
"Forget it, I dare not accept this silver. I hope you can take it back. I won't ask any more questions."
The middle-aged man didn't say anything else. He just put the silver on the ground and left without looking back.
Seeing this, the old man was stunned.
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