Chapter 435: Grudge
Master Mo nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, that's not a big deal. It's fine for Madam Xu to just take those worthless wastelands."
Xu Zhichun laughed, "Master Mo, you're joking!"
Master Mo couldn't wait and started arranging the acceptance matters without stopping. The whole manor was bustling with activity.
This matter spread, and all the local gentry, merchants and landlords were envious.
Mrs. Xu was the smartest. Why didn't she follow the trend and plant a cotton field? Wouldn't she be prosperous by now? Even if the price was cheaper like Mrs. Xu's, wouldn't that put her in a relationship with the government?
You have to know that this relationship cannot be compared with any amount of money you spend on a normal day!
Can the effect of helping someone in need be the same as asking for help?
This Madam Xu is really a shrewd person.
The misfortune in the world actually helped her.
What good luck.
No wonder she is where she is today.
Many gentry and landlords secretly made up their minds that they would plant whatever Mrs. Xu planted in the future.
The Qi family and Madam Dou were extremely jealous. They had always disliked Xu Zhichun and were determined to make her suffer. They never gave up and wanted to teach her a lesson one day.
They already knew that Xu Zhichun had a farm in their county and were eager for trouble to occur.
Unexpectedly, although Xu Zhichun was not there, the manager was quite capable, everything was in good order, there were enough people, and there was no trouble at all.
They were deeply disappointed.
Unexpectedly, Governor Yang sent someone over, and Xu Zhichun got in touch with Governor Yang.
Madam Dou and Madam Qi, mother and son, were extremely depressed. Their family could only rely on Fan Tongzhi. And for some reason, Fan Tongzhi was now somewhat indifferent to both of their families. The relationship between them was obviously much more distant than before.
Originally, he was just a little disappointed, but now that Xu Zhichun has hooked up with Yang Zhifu, after such a comparison and stimulation, who can still bear it?
Especially Mrs. Dou, her resentment doubled and doubled.
She was detained in the government office for several days, a humiliation she would never forget. After coming out covered in dust, she was depressed for a long time before she gradually felt better.
How can we just watch Xu Zhichun move to a higher level now?
Young Master Qi also shared the same idea as her.
The two parties hit it off immediately and took a desperate risk. They bribed someone to try to sneak into Xu Zhichun's farm and set fire to the cotton in the two warehouses that were full, and also tried to set fire to the cotton in the cotton fields that had not yet been harvested.
Fortunately, He Biaotou and his men were paid a high salary and worked very diligently. They did not make any mistakes from beginning to end and caught the people they sent in the act.
Xu Zhichun was extremely angry, and everyone in Zhuangzi started cursing at him.
"Poison, so vicious!"
"What a shame!"
"Who the hell is behind this?"
"I've seen many jealous people, but it's rare to see someone this jealous."
"Do they know what they are doing? These are things the court wants!"
"We can't let them go."
"That's right, we can't let them go!"
Xu Zhichun made a firm decision that when Master Mo arrived, he would hand the person over to Master Mo directly.
There is no need to even report to the police.
She was filled with fear.
If they succeeded in this matter, Master Mo would have brought people here happily but ended up with nothing. She didn't dare to imagine how embarrassing the scene would be.
Even if it wasn't her fault, she couldn't escape responsibility - who told her not to be vigilant and manage the farm well?
This is not doing a favor for Prefect Yang, this is making Prefect Yang unhappy.
If you offend Magistrate Yang, your future will be uncertain.
As for the question of who the mastermind behind this was, Xu Zhichun didn't even need to think for a second to give the answer.
In this Qingyang County, who else could there be besides the Qi family?
The next day, Master Mo arrived. When he learned about this, he was furious. He asked someone to invite the county magistrate of Qingyang County and interrogated him on the spot. It didn't take much effort to find out the mastermind behind the incident.
Xu Zhichun was slapped in the face.
It turns out that in addition to the Qi family, there is also Mrs. Dou from the Dou family.
That’s great, all potential dangers have been resolved at once.
Doing this kind of thing at such a critical moment is extremely serious.
Young Master Qi and Madam Dou, the main culprits, were taken away by the yamen runners like wolves and tigers. It would be unjust for their evil intentions if they were not detained until the end of this war.
The two families were also called to the county government office, severely reprimanded, and fined 8,000 taels of silver each.
No cash? Then use your land, shop or something else as collateral.
If it weren't for the fact that both families were local gentry and wealthy families, it would not be unfair to label them as accomplices of the rebels just because they did such a thing at an extraordinary time.
The accomplices of the traitors must know what punishment they will face.
It's just a fine of 8,000 taels, and you still dare to bargain?
Neither family dared to bargain and went back to collect the money.
Eight thousand taels of silver was difficult to come up with even for a wealthy family like theirs. Even though they knew that selling the antiques and treasures would not fetch a good price at this moment, they had no choice but to bear the pain and do it.
What else could be done? Land and shops should not be sold unless absolutely necessary.
The magistrate of Qingyang County handed over all the 5,000 taels of silver notes and two large boxes of antiques and curiosities he had received as collateral to Master Mo, and did not dare to keep a single cent for himself.
Master Mo immediately gave them all to Xu Zhichun.
"Mrs. Xu, just accept it. This is what you deserve."
"In that case, thank you very much, Master. This will be considered as the payment for the medicinal herbs."
"Okay."
Master Mo smiled and said, Madam Xu is really not greedy at all.
The last batch of cotton was taken away by Master Mo's men, and it was almost October.
The grass is yellow and withered, the leaves are falling, and the sky is blue, high and clear, making people feel bright and inexplicably melancholy.
When the busy and stressful days came to a halt, Xu Zhichun couldn't help but miss Liang Minglang again.
Is winter here in the north? Is there any hope that this rebellion will be completely over by the beginning of next spring? How is he doing now? Is it hard work?
Everyone on the farm received a generous reward, and everyone was in high spirits and overjoyed.
Even though there is chaos and war outside, at least they can still have a good New Year.
After instructing Manager Mao to take good care of the farm and buy more suitable wasteland, Xu Zhichun planned to go back.
They probably won’t come here before the New Year, so we’ll have to wait until next spring.
Well, cotton is doing very well and we can expand the planting scale next year.
Unexpectedly, the mule cart was stopped by Mrs. Qi halfway.
Xu Zhichun felt disgusted.
As soon as Master Mo left, Madam Qi handed in a visiting card and wanted to pay Xu Zhichun a visit, but Xu Zhichun refused.
She came to her house shamelessly, but she didn't give her face and simply ignored her.
I didn't expect her to be even more shameless and actually stopped her halfway.
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