Chapter 43: Can I accept the county magistrate’s banknote?
County Magistrate Zheng quickly put away all his thoughts.
"Haha... this cake is really delicious. Uncle thanks Fu Ya, but uncle can't eat Fu Ya's food for free. Here, take this and buy some candy and flowers..."
As County Magistrate Zheng spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and gave it to Xiao Tangbao.
Little Tangbao said naively: "Uncle, can I buy some paper? Can I eat some sugar?"
Little Tangbao struggled to speak, stammering as he finished, then innocently shook the banknote in his little hand.
Oh! She suddenly missed the little kid in the big house.
With the little brat around, she didn't have to work so hard to speak and could express herself freely.
County Magistrate Zheng: “…”
It was a bit awkward.
"Haha... This is not paper, it's a silver note." County Magistrate Zheng said with a smile.
I think the little girl is really cute.
Old Man Su and Old Lady Su looked at each other, and their faces changed color.
Old Man Su said quickly, "Sir, this is unacceptable. She is just a little girl, how can she ask for your banknotes?"
After saying that, he took the banknote from Xiao Tangbao and was about to return it to County Magistrate Zheng.
Magistrate Zheng waved his hand and said, "A gift from an elder cannot be declined. How can I take back what I have given to my niece?"
The word "niece" brought the relationship much closer.
Not only did it bring people closer together, but it also eliminated class differences.
Little Tangbao blinked his eyes.
Is this an attempt to gain favor with the county magistrate?
There's something strange about the way he hugged her thighs.
I just want some hush money, I don't want to give the credit to others for nothing.
Moreover, by receiving the hush money, they can be regarded as buying off the credit and making the county magistrate feel at ease, right?
How did they become related?
In the end, County Magistrate Zheng insisted on leaving behind a hundred taels of silver and left with a smug look on his face.
"Dad, Mom, let's eat..." said little Tangbao in a baby voice.
It's just a silver note, why do you look like the sky is falling, Mom and Dad?
Old Man Su: “…”
Old Mrs. Su: “…”
How can they eat?
Old man Su looked down at the silver note in his hand. It was a full one hundred taels!
It’s too painful, what should I do?
Old Mrs. Su also had a complicated expression on her face.
I feel like my family has become rich all of a sudden.
**
Although Daliushu Village avoided the locust plague, Fengqi County suffered heavy losses.
The magistrate of Zheng County reported the method of driving away the locusts overnight, and sent people to dig up several bushes and transport them to the capital.
At the same time, he pleaded with the court to allocate grain for disaster relief.
Not only that, he also secretly sent his trusted person to deliver a letter to his family in the capital.
"Sir, even if the grain funds allocated by the imperial court for disaster relief reach the county, I'm afraid there won't be much left after being extorted from various levels of government." "Daliushu Village escaped this locust plague, and the crops are growing well. I'm afraid the people in other villages will be jealous and riot and loot..."
After hearing what his advisor said, County Magistrate Zheng nodded with a serious expression on his face.
If a riot really breaks out, it is likely to spread like wildfire, and no one can predict the consequences.
Everything must be prevented before it happens!
"What do you think, sir?" asked County Magistrate Zheng.
"Sir, in my humble opinion, it would be better if all the harvests of Daliushu Village were managed by the government..."
"This..." County Magistrate Zheng hesitated.
If the master had made this suggestion before going to Daliushu Village, he would definitely have adopted it without hesitation.
After all, the most important thing is that the people in the areas under his jurisdiction will not starve to death due to locust plagues, that unrest will not occur due to hunger, and that his political achievements will not be affected by unrest.
But now—
County Magistrate Zheng thought of the jade pendant hanging around Xiao Tangbao's neck and felt that it was difficult to give this order.
Unless the villagers of Daliushu Village do so voluntarily.
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