Chapter 105
Li Shuang and Li Da's family, who were standing in the crowd, were all shocked when they saw Luo Chaoyan.
Mrs. Li pointed at Luo Chaoyan and said, "Isn't this the young man from that day? But she... why is she a woman?"
Li Shuang also saw the pineapple behind Luo Chaoyan. She knew last night that her identity was not simple, but she didn't expect that she was actually a woman.
Li Da guessed, "I think this young lady knew about the evil deeds of Li Yao and others, so she disguised herself and came to ask us for information."
Luo Chaoyan raised her hand and had someone bring up Steward Li, Li Yao, Nanny Jiang and other related people.
She looked at everyone and said, "My fellow villagers, don't be afraid. I am the young lady of the Huo family. I have found out that our village's steward Li and his nephew Li Yao actually violated the law of the court by lending money for profit without the knowledge of the manor, and caused you to be separated from your loved ones and even your family to be destroyed. On behalf of our Huo family, I would like to express my deepest apologies."
As she spoke, she bowed.
"this……"
The farmers looked at each other in surprise. They had never expected that the young lady of the Huo family would show them such a great gift. They also didn't expect that Li Yao, who had relied on the Huo family's reputation, was actually just taking advantage of the power of the other side.
"Don't worry, our Huo family will never protect these people. We will send them to the authorities for investigation." Luo Chaoyan looked at the guards and said, "Send them to the government office."
"Yes, Madam!"
The guards received the order and detained all the relevant people and sent them to the government office in the city.
When the farmers saw this, some of them couldn't help but wipe away their tears. These two evil guys finally got their comeuppance.
Luo Chaoyan looked at Fengli, and Fengli nodded in understanding, and had someone bring out a box of promissory notes and two large boxes of silver and placed them in front of everyone.
"This is the IOU that Li Yao forced you to sign. Take it back. We will also repay all the interest you paid before."
After she said this, the farmers present felt a little uneasy and excited.
Village Chief Li looked at her in disbelief and said, "Young Madam, is this... true? Can our account really be written off?"
Luo Chaoyan nodded and said, "Over the years, Manager Li has been acting under the name of our Huo family, causing you to suffer. Although our Huo family is not aware of it, the harm has been done, and for this, we also want to make amends."
She asked Fengli to take out another stack of documents, showed them to them one by one, and said, "The rent for the land you rented is high, and it was Manager Li who raised it without authorization. We were not aware of it. As a token of our apology, for the next five years, our Huo family will not charge you a penny for the rent."
"Really?"
"OK!"
"We have finally gotten through the hard times."
The farmers and their families hugged each other and sobbed.
Fengli smiled at them and said, "Everyone come over here and line up to get the deed. Our young lady will never lie to you."
Everyone looked at Village Chief Li, whose eyes were red at this time. He knew how hard the villagers worked.
He walked up to Pineapple with some trembling hands, took the deed from Pineapple's hand, and saw that it stated that no rent would be collected in the next five years and only 10% of the rent would be collected thereafter. He could not hold back his tears.
After sobbing for a few times, he walked up to Luo Chaoyan, knelt down and saluted, saying: "I would like to thank the young lady on behalf of the villagers!"
Seeing this, the others also hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, Madam!"
Luo Chaoyan helped Village Chief Li up and said, "Old man, please get up quickly."
After letting everyone stand up, she asked them to go to Pineapple to sign a new contract, and the previous one was taken back and invalidated.
Seeing them holding the new deeds, their faces filled with longing for a new life, and leaving with smiles one by one, Fengli was a little emotional and said, "It feels so good to do good things."
Luo Chaoyan also nodded.
Huo An ran out at this time, holding his chest, looking angry, and said: "You won't take me with you!"
Fengli was really afraid that this little ancestor would follow suit, so she said, "Master An, you are still young."
Huo An snorted, straightened his body, and said, "I'm a man!"
Luo Chaoyan smiled and pinched her chubby little face, saying: "Okay, my man, come on, mother will take you out to play today." Yesterday she saw an acre of watermelon field near the farm, and now that they had finished their work, they might as well go out and relax.
Fengli coughed lightly and said, "Young Madam, maybe the master will come later. Shouldn't we wait for him?"
Luo Chaoyan touched her nose and said, "He only said he would come when he was free."
"Young Madam, I think we should wait a little longer." What if the master comes and the young madam is not here?
Luo Chaoyan looked at Huo An and said, "An An, do you think we should wait?"
Huo An blinked, rubbed his chin like Luo Chaoyan, and said, "Wait!"
"Oh, I was thinking that the sun wouldn't be so strong in the morning, so I went to pick a big watermelon to make a smoothie!" Luo Chaoyan said with a regretful look.
Huo An and Fengli's eyes lit up when they heard this.
Huo An's eyes turned and he said with disdain, "Father, wait!"
"Yes, the master is indeed a little slow in coming." Pineapple agreed.
Luo Chaoyan raised her eyebrows and looked at them. What next?
"Mom, let's pick watermelons!" Huo An said expectantly, holding her hand.
"Not waiting for your father?"
Huo An shook his head and said, "No wait!"
Seeing his determined look, Luo Chaoyan was overjoyed. He waved his hand and said, "Then let's go!"
Shu Lan followed the three of them and shook his head. It was all because of stuttering!
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Back in Kyoto, the guards of the Huo family took Li Yao and others to the government office. After informing the prefect of the whole story, they returned to the Huo Mansion to report.
Tutor Huo and his wife and Old Madam Huo were all waiting for news in the main hall.
When they heard the servants say that the guards on the farm had returned, they hurriedly sent someone in to report.
The chief guard came in and saluted, then told them everything Luo Chaoyan had done, as well as her instructions for the subsequent actions and explanations.
Master Huo waved his hand and signaled him to leave.
He looked at Mrs. Huo and said, "What do you think, mother?" She quite agreed with the treatment of her daughter-in-law. Sending the person to the authorities was a way of demonstrating the Huo family's attitude towards lending for profit. Although they were responsible for negligence, the compensation made by the daughter-in-law to the farmers restored some of their reputation.
Old Madam Huo nodded. She was very satisfied with her granddaughter-in-law's handling of the matter. She said, "She is right. Although we were unaware of it, we were indeed negligent and caused the farmers to suffer. Our Huo family should be brave enough to take some responsibility. This is the demeanor of a great family."
Master Huo stroked his beard and said, "Mother is right." It seems that his son made the right decision to marry Luo. Not only have the grandchildren gotten better, but even the coldness emanating from my son has become less.
"Huh? Where's Jin?"
Mrs. Huo smiled and said, "He should have gone to the farm."
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