Logically speaking, Qi Mingyu, whose future had been ruined, should have been very discouraged and never recovered.
However, no one expected that he would be like a grasshopper in autumn, still able to hop around.
However, this was a matter between him and the Xue family, who had ulterior motives, so no one paid much attention to it.
When Chi Yu hurriedly returned to Chijia'ao, it was already three days later.
As soon as she reached the village entrance, she picked up Zhuangzhuang, stood on the cart shaft, and shouted to the second branch of the family who were building a house on the site of their original residence:
"Second brother and sister-in-law, I'm back!"
Upon seeing her, the members of the second wife's family all stopped what they were doing and looked over.
"Auntie, why are you back? Didn't you say you were going to stay in the county town for a while?"
Huang Dani washed her hands, took off her smock, came over, hugged Zhuangzhuang, and asked, "Xiaoyu, what happened?"
With something on his mind, Chi Yu didn't stay put and say much, but instead said:
"Second sister-in-law, please come to my house with my second brother. I have something to tell you, and it's urgent!"
Although Huang Dani didn't know the specifics, she still nodded and replied upon hearing this:
"You go back by car first, your second brother and I will come over right away."
"Your third sister-in-law is watching the shop today. Do you want me to go help your third brother and A-Ye, and call them over together?"
"Alright, call them all over! Even Aqing and Aping should come over, so we don't have to talk to them one by one later, which is too much trouble."
After saying this, Chi Yu glanced at Zhuangzhuang, who was getting close to his second aunt, and then told Wen Ge to drive the carriage.
When the carriage arrived at Lao Chi's house, Chen Xiaomai, who was guarding the shop, came out.
"Little Fish, why are you back?"
"Third Sister-in-law, something important has come up, so I have to come back early."
Upon hearing Chi Yu's words, Chen Xiaomai recalled what Qin Mu had said earlier, and her expression immediately changed.
"Little Fish, could it be that the imperial court has ordered us to get married?"
Chi Yu nodded: "Yes, that's just one of the reasons."
Third Sister-in-law, there aren't many people at the shop right now. Why don't you go to the clan chief's and the two elders' homes?
"Please call them over here, I want to explain everything together!"
Chi Yu originally intended to tell his own family first, and then tell the clan chief and the others.
But then I thought, I can't talk about the space, but everything else is the same, so I might as well call the person over and tell them everything at once.
Therefore, she asked Chen Xiaomai to call for help, while she went with Brother Wen and the others to help move the goods home.
By the time everyone arrived, most of the things had already been moved.
Chi Yu told Wen Ge to take everyone to their original room to rest first, while she led everyone into the main room.
The room was suddenly crammed with nearly twenty people, making it quite crowded.
Chi Yu said briefly, "I have five things to say today."
First, an epidemic has broken out in Anning County, which is next to Anping County.
Currently, people in Qijia Village in Anping County have also been infected, and the entire village is now under lockdown.
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone gasped.
There is a plague in Anping County.
Although it was Qijia Village and they were under house arrest, it was still unsettling.
Seeing their reaction, Chi Yu continued, "The second thing is that the magistrate said that the people of Anping County will have to perform two rounds of corvée labor this year."
Once in April, and once in October.
This one in April lasted only half a month, while this one in October lasted for more than a month.
However, because I had grown a high-yield crop of potatoes, I offered them to him and asked him to help me present them to the imperial court.
For this reason, the magistrate is willing to let the people of Chijia'ao pay in silver.
Five taels per person, including exemption from this year's corvée labor.
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