Chapter 433 It’s almost here
No matter what Mr. Zeng said, it was useless. The villagers didn't listen at all and just drove him away.
Young Master Zeng thought this was just another conspiracy of Xu Zhichun and was so angry that he started cursing on the spot.
Well, it’s nailed down and I have nailed myself down.
"I told you they were no good!"
"Bah, you really have no good intentions!"
"Go away, go away!"
The Zeng family fled in a panic.
They mistakenly thought that this was Xu Zhichun's attitude - in fact, it was almost the same. They knew in their hearts that there was no way to talk. The shops had no income every day and no cash flow. They had no choice but to sell their property to pay off debts and rob Peter to pay Paul.
The Zeng family had offended many merchants in the past, and some of them held a grudge against them and tried to set up a trap to lure Young Master Zeng into being deceived.
Young Master Zeng wanted to turn his life around so badly that he knew it would be unreliable without a thorough investigation. After much hesitation, he finally decided to take a gamble. As a result, he lost almost all of his remaining family fortune.
Really broke.
Mr. Zeng was so angry that he vomited blood and lost half his life.
In less than a month, the Zeng family fell into decline and there was no possibility of recovery.
When the wall falls, everyone pushes it down. The market share vacated by the Zeng family's fall was soon taken over by other businessmen.
Zeng's father and son sold their house and shop, and after paying the compensation, they had a little money left, so the family moved back to their hometown in the countryside in disgrace.
If you want to restore your former wealth and prosperity, at least Xu Zhichun will not allow it as long as he is still around.
She did not kill them all, which was a good deed.
As for Mrs. Zeng, she "accidentally" learned the news that Zeng Mingzhu was imprisoned in the provincial capital. She was so frightened that she fell ill and was exhausted.
When he was taken back by the Zeng family, he was already dying.
Seeing his family in such a dire state was a huge blow to him, adding insult to injury.
Mrs. Zeng still couldn't let go of her beloved daughter and was still begging Mr. Zeng to save her daughter Mingzhu.
Mr. Zeng cursed loudly and was extremely resentful. If it weren't for the evil daughter Zeng Mingzhu, how could the Zeng family have fallen into this state?
"How dare you mention that evil girl? I wish she had never existed! If I hadn't chased her away to the farm and let her die of illness, the Zeng family wouldn't have been harmed so badly by her! I regret it so much!"
"Save her? Humph, I feel relieved knowing that she's not doing well now. You still want me to save her? Not to mention that I can't save her, even if I could, I wouldn't save her! I don't care whether she lives or dies!"
Mrs. Zeng cried bitterly. Her already ill body could not bear the shock. She was heartbroken and died in less than half a month.
When Mrs. Zeng passed away, Zeng Xiaoyan had just given birth to a son and was still in confinement. The Liang family had an excuse to prevent her from attending the funeral.
Otherwise, death is the greatest thing, even if the relationship is severed, Zeng Xiaoyan must go on this trip.
Zeng Xiaoyan could not go, but Zeng Xiaojuan could not. She was a married woman and had to go back to attend the funeral and keep vigil. Yang Ming accompanied her and entrusted Qiao'er to the care of Liang Lizheng's family.
It just so happened that Zeng Xiaoyan brought a gift and asked Zeng Xiaojuan to help take it away.
When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Mrs. Zeng's funeral was very quiet and few of her old friends and relatives attended.
Zeng Xiaojuan was filled with emotion. She had thought that the nightmare she would never be able to escape from in this lifetime, and that her stepmother, who would control her and suffocate her for the rest of her life, had just disappeared from this world.
From now on, I can no longer threaten or control her.
Even the powerful Zeng family could no longer control her.
After seeing Mrs. Zeng’s coffin with her own eyes, Zeng Xiaojuan felt completely relieved.
In the blink of an eye, it was August. King Yuchang was losing ground and the imperial court began to recover the cities that had been lost before one by one. King Yuchang was furious and desperate. He began to plunder the occupied areas and forcibly conscript young men into the army. For a time, there was chaos and panic among the people. Countless people fled and became displaced.
Xijiang Province was on high alert and everyone was united. The prefect Feng, following the orders of King Yuchang, once tried to lead his troops to take over Xijiang Province to add a piece of territory to King Yuchang's rear base, but he failed after several attacks and King Yuchang finally had to give up.
Despite this, Xijiang Province also paid a heavy price, with supplies being scarce and prices rising again.
The money and grain raised from various places had to be allocated in a complementary manner. In addition, King Yuchang committed evil deeds, and countless refugees, many of whom poured into Xijiang Province, made the situation even worse. Everyone had a very difficult life.
Especially when the crops were about to mature, each village had to organize villagers to guard in shifts day and night to prevent refugees from stealing food.
The situation in Qingshan County was better, but slightly worse in the neighboring Qingyang County. Xu Zhichun asked Manager Mao and He Biaotou to hire many civilians from the towns to patrol and defend and protect the industry.
Xu Zhichun donated a large amount of grain from the space warehouse and handed it over to County Magistrate Lu for allocation to various counties.
She had thought about hiring some refugees who looked honest and trustworthy to guard the farm and do work there, but she was still hesitant, for fear that if she didn't know them well, they would collude with her from inside and outside, and the consequences would be disastrous.
In extraordinary times, even if we want to be kind, we must first protect ourselves.
Fortunately, rice, potatoes and sweet potatoes are about to mature. If we hold on a little longer, the autumn harvest season will soon be here.
The people who live in peace and order are all trembling with fear, praying in their hearts that there will be no chaos.
No one wants the aftermath of chaos to affect them.
All kinds of news are flying around, and it is difficult to tell whether they are true or false. Sometimes it makes people feel encouraged and excited, and sometimes it makes people feel uneasy.
But everyone has a premonition that this war is about to end.
The autumn harvest finally arrived and the crops in the fields were ripe. Villagers and families harvested the crops several times faster than before and put the harvest in their pockets.
Now that I have food in my hands, I feel much more at ease.
Xu Zhichun and many local gentry donated a lot of new grain, and the refugees who had drifted here had hope and became much more law-abiding. Many refugees even took the initiative to find work and were employed by various families.
This year's sweet potatoes and potatoes have another bumper harvest, which is finally good news. Every household has a full granary of food and is smiling with joy.
Everyone couldn't help but think of last year. At this time last year, they were already happily selling potatoes and sweet potatoes to the government. Although County Magistrate Lu said he would still purchase them this year, because King Yuchang had not yet been wiped out by the court and the roads were blocked, there was no way to transport them out. The county government didn't have enough space to store them, so the villagers had to keep them for themselves and wait for the right time to purchase them.
Everyone felt very sorry and started to curse King Yuchang.
Why are you rebelling for no reason? It's really killing people!
He is a vassal king, a local emperor, with fine clothes and delicious food, and everything he wants. How can he still not be satisfied?
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