"Boss, this must be a misunderstanding. We have all been slaves in your family for generations and have always been loyal to you."
"Yes, my son must have gone crazy. This is a misunderstanding."
Even though the Liu couple were captured, they continued to kneel on the ground and kowtow to beg for mercy.
As a modern person, Yingying felt very uncomfortable when she saw her parents kneeling down to others like pounding garlic.
He glanced at them with disdain, as if he were looking at ants.
"I want to see the young master."
Yingying spoke in a cold voice.
Looking at the wounded Yingying, Xiao Zhong sneered, "It's too late for you to regret now."
"Take him away, take him to the inner prison first, and give him a hundred lashes."
The father still did not give up and asked, "Where is Dajun?"
Zhong snorted softly, "Of course that little bastard has already been punished."
The father and mother looked ashen, knowing that it was useless to say anything.
Yingying fought tooth and nail to stay still, her tone firm, "Butler, just take me to see the young master."
Yingying gave him another dose of medicine and said word by word, "I will be grateful to you."
Zhuo Zhong turned around and saw Zhuo Yingying staring at him.
Forget it, forget it, let’s see how this Yingying can make the young master change his mind.
Zhong ordered his father and mother to be released, and took Yingying to the young master alone.
The young master's study.
He was originally waiting for Yu Zhong to deal with this family and then report back to Yu Zhengwei, but he saw Yu Zhong come in and said that Yu Yingying wanted to see him.
"This bitch must be regretting her decision now that I'm going to deal with her." He said with a playful smile.
Although the county magistrate was only a seventh-rank official, within the county, he was at the pinnacle of power.
As the only son of the county magistrate, he had been raised in luxury since childhood, looked down upon by everyone, and had no good habits.
Zhong bent his waist and said, "Xiaoye thinks so too."
"Then bring her in."
Yingying was forced in, and the others retreated, leaving with impure smiles on their faces.
As soon as Yingying entered the study, she saw a young man in his teens dressed in luxurious clothes, with his legs crossed on the table, looking at her with squinted eyes without saying a word.
Yingying didn't waste any words and said directly, "Master, please let my family go."
Zhengwei didn't respond, but just laughed.
Yingying knew that this was a warning to her, and she would definitely not let her get what she wanted so easily.
According to the original owner's memory, this young master had a low IQ and was an easy deceiver.
"Master, do you know what the master is most worried about recently?"
The expression on her face froze. She thought Yingying was here to beg him for help, but she suddenly changed the subject and asked whether there was any problem or not.
Recently, the entire An County has been discussing the landslide in Changfeng Town, which injured seventy or eighty families.
After the collapse, the mountain blocked the main channel of Shahe River. Water flowed down the mountain and flooded the fields.
Two months had passed since the incident, and the township had not yet dealt with it. After a villager rioted and was suppressed by the village head, someone actually used his connections to report it to the provincial government.
The prefect issued a strict order that the problem must be resolved within five days, otherwise he would be stripped of his official hat.
Because of this matter, the county magistrate has not eaten well in the past few days and has lost a lot of weight.
That's why Zhengwei didn't want to provoke his father at this critical moment.
He narrowed his eyes and asked, "What do you want to say?"
"I have a good plan for dealing with the landslide in Changfeng Town."
According to her memory, Yingying had already made a plan on the way here.
Before, she was a master's student in archaeology, and her elective course was "Taxation in Chinese History", which included the land tax systems of all dynasties.
A top student like her would take a lot of elective courses.
"You are just a little girl, if you have any good ideas, don't expect to fool me and let your whole family survive."
No matter how foolish he was, he was still the son of the county magistrate. Naturally, his knowledge and experience were different from those of ordinary playboys.
"Master, don't be impatient. I'll just say a few words and you'll know if I'm telling the truth."
He rolled his eyes and thought, if this bitch really had a way, that would be great.
Seeing that he remained silent, Yingying thought for a moment and began to speak fluently:
"The situation has developed to this point because we missed the best opportunity to deal with it from the beginning. This is our fault. The villagers' property wasn't protected after the incident, and the township refused to compensate them, which led to the riots."
"The solution is to first build temporary houses to relocate people from the collapsed area, and send doctors to treat the injured.
The villagers' property was compensated from public funds, and no taxes were levied on the farmers whose fields were flooded.
As for how to dredge the river, how to drain the water from the fields, and what to do with those whose houses were destroyed, we will discuss this later."
No matter how unruly one is, one can still tell that these strategies are feasible and can calm the rioting villagers.
While Zhengwei was still lost in thought, Yingying continued:
"I just said this. When the master comes back tomorrow, you can tell him and see his reaction.
If the master is satisfied, I will discuss the remaining strategies with the young master, but I will have conditions when I do so."
He was so happy that he smiled and nodded repeatedly, "As long as it's a good idea, anything is fine."
After saying this, he shouted, "Zhong."
Xu Zhong rushed into the study. As soon as he came in, he saw Xu Yingying standing there leisurely, with a look of surprise on her face.
He walked up to Zhengwei, hunched over, and asked, "Master, what is the punishment?"
He glanced at her.
"The girl is a noble person. Go and release her family."
Thinking he had misheard, Zhuanzhong asked again, "Release him?"
Zheng Wei's eyes flashed, "Don't you understand what I'm saying?"
"I'll go now, I'll go now," he said flatteringly.
After saying that, he went out to do his work, and Yingying also left.
He immediately took out a pen and wrote down what Yingying had just said, fearing that he might have missed something.
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