Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Enthusiasm is high
Today marks one month since Yin Sheng arrived in Li County.
At first, he thought the two girls were kind-hearted and took him back to continue being a tenant as a good deed.
Along the way, he and his parents and sister almost knelt down and kowtowed to express their gratitude. After all, the money they owed plus the interest was not a small amount.
Mo Jinglian just smiled at this and said that with the increase in taxes this year, the people were having a hard time, so he would consider doing this as doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.
Yin Sheng asked tentatively again, "Excuse me, young lady, where are you taking us?"
Mo Jinglian replied: "A very good place."
At that time, Yin Sheng didn't understand how good this place was. Only after arriving in Li County did he understand.
First of all, the county government was very kind and took the initiative to accept their household registration, and even allocated houses and land to them.
Although the house is a bit old and messy, it is still habitable after cleaning.
Although the land is under cultivation, it doesn’t matter.
Moreover, the roads in Li County were also very special. Everything made Yin Sheng feel unreal. He quickly grabbed the county government office and asked them why they didn't have to pay a penny and all this was given to them?
The yamen runner said that this was natural, and also comforted him, saying that although these lands were all farmland, Li County had water-powered water wheels, fertilizing methods, and new agricultural tools, so many things could be grown in the fields.
Yin Sheng's whole family was confused. They had never heard of any of these things.
The yamen runners knew that Yin Sheng was brought back from outside by the steward of the Mo family. The county magistrate also specifically ordered that they be given houses and land and that their attitude towards them be as friendly as possible.
I think this family is different from the Hu people who were brought back before. They are not back just to work. It is possible that they were brought back by the county lady's order, Manager Mo.
Before leaving, the bailiff knocked on the door of the next door, explained the situation of Yin Sheng's family, and asked them to take him to visit the fields.
Kang Zhuqing and Shi Jin were both at work, so there were only Shi Tu and Shi Tou at home, so they naturally agreed.
Shitou is younger than Yin Sheng, but he is very enthusiastic and ran into Yin Sheng's yard in a flash.
Shitou said, "We live next door. Do you need any help?"
Yin Sheng's sister Yin Xiao was a little overwhelmed by Shi Tou's familiarity. How could she really ask her neighbors for help, especially when the boy was so young, he looked a few years younger than her own brother.
Shi Tu smiled innocently, took out a broom and handkerchief from his home, threw them to Shi Tou, and started to help without saying a word.
The house next door has been abandoned for a long time. I didn't expect someone to move in today.
Yin Sheng's family hurriedly expressed their gratitude, and both sides chatted while cleaning.
Shi Tu also knew that taxes were being increased outside, and he also knew that the reason why Li County only added a little more on the original basis was because the Liang County Magistrate and the County Lady were bearing the brunt of the burden on the people.
Shi Tu expressed his opinion on this, "Then you are really lucky. You happened to meet Madam Mo and Madam Feng on a business trip, and they were kind enough to bring you back!"
Yin Sheng didn't understand the word "business trip". Since coming to Li County, there were so many things he didn't understand, and he had to adapt slowly.
Shi Tu continued, "I just think our Li County is the best place. I wouldn't want to go anywhere else, no matter how good the land is!"
The overall sanitation is almost done, and the soil and stones take on the important task of sightseeing.
For some reason, I feel a strange sense of pride when I think about bringing people who are visiting Li County for the first time.
As soon as I walked out of the alley, I met Xu Chuo and Xu Yan buying fruits. They spoke fluent Chinese and bargained very skillfully.
Yin Sheng's expression changed. "This is a Hu person! How could there be a Hu person here?"
Shitou said hurriedly, "These Hu people also came to Li County more than half a year ago. At that time, they couldn't even speak Chinese, but now they can bargain."
Yin Sheng's family had never seen a Hu person. They had only heard that the Hu people had tall eyebrows, deep eyes and strong physique. Now it seems that they are just like this?
The few of them continued walking forward until they reached the suburban fields.
Just seeing a hydraulic waterwheel was enough to make Yin Sheng's whole family smile from ear to ear.
Shitou jumped up and down beside him, "Impressive, right? I told you guys that you don't have to worry if you get assigned to work in the fields."
Then Shitu showed him how to plow and weed, and explained in detail how to fertilize the soil.
Finally, he said that although it is cold in Li County in winter, they have fire beds and the whole house is warm.
Yin Sheng's entire family's worldview was completely overturned.
Their whole family worked as tenants, so they naturally knew the hard work of farming, as well as the inconveniences of watering and using farm tools.
But now...
So farming can be done this way?
He now really feels that he is extremely lucky.
*
As a Husky, Feng Ling did not need to report to Lin Si. When he arrived in Li County, he shouted at the top of his voice that he was very tired from this business trip, and then went in to take a nap.
Mo Jinglian told Lin Si in detail how he "kidnapped" Yin Sheng.
But when talking about Yin Sheng's creditor, his expression fell silent for a moment. "That young man is acting too much, he really doesn't know what the world is."
Lin Si was reading the workshop's financial report while listening, and when he heard Mo Jinglian say this, he couldn't help but chuckle.
"So, after observing all this time, what do you think of Yin Sheng?"
Mo Jinglian thought about it and said truthfully: “I value my family and I value friendship, but…”
Lin Si flipped through the financial report slowly and said, "It's just what."
"But I don't think he's so good that you'd travel thousands of miles to bring him back. Could it be that you're attracted to his face?"
Then he quickly added, "If it comes down to looks, isn't Young Master Zhong from the manor better?"
"Of course not." Lin Si explained quickly.
Yin Sheng is indeed not extremely outstanding, but Zhuo Zhengchu is a male protagonist with a certain luck. He can easily do things like "don't bully the young and poor" and Lin Si must be safe and secure to prevent future troubles.
At least without Yin Sheng, he would never be able to find someone who was so obsessed with revenge and had no other thoughts to fight for him.
Lin Si handed the finished financial report to Mo Jinglian, "He is indeed not that powerful, but he has his reasons for staying in Li County."
Every few days, the children of the manor take turns to observe the dynamics of Yin Sheng's family, training the children's investigation and information gathering abilities.
The observation reports would be sent to Lin Si every seven days until a month later.
*
Yin Sheng has now completely gotten used to life in Li County. Everything here is fine except that he can no longer see the girl who paid off his debts.
Yin Sheng wanted to save money and return it to the girl. He didn't want to owe anyone anything.
That day, Yin Sheng rose early, expertly scooped out the honeycomb, and waited for the water to boil. He had only just learned in Li County that drinking boiled water was a rule, as drinking raw water could easily lead to illness.
As soon as the water started, I heard someone knocking on the door.
Yin Sheng opened the door and saw that it was the stone from next door.
"Shitou, what's wrong?"
"There's going to be a meeting in our alley and the alleys next door. Dad asked me to call you."
Yin Sheng was now familiar with all the new words in Li County, so he immediately called his whole family and went to an open area.
The person who was holding the meeting with them was a little girl, about eight or nine years old, holding a piece of paper in her hand.
Yin Sheng was illiterate and didn't know what was written on it, but the little girl would call out the names one by one and speak of the one whose name was mentioned.
"Stone and soil."
"arrive!"
"Kang Zhuqing."
"arrive!"
"Yin Sheng."
"arrive!"
When Yin Sheng heard his own name, he called out especially loudly.
After counting the number of people, Guo Han cleared his throat with a heavy expression.
"I've gathered the people from several alleys today because I have something important to tell you!"
Kang Zhuqing asked curiously, "What's the big deal?"
Yin Sheng couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He probably knew that these young girls and boys were working specifically for the county lord, and today's event must have been the county lord's suggestion. The only thing was what kind of event was it that required them to gather together specially.
Guo Han spoke slowly, "I believe everyone knows about the recent tax increase by the imperial court. Our Li County didn't raise much because County Magistrate Liang argued for it in court!"
As soon as these words were spoken, nearly a hundred people in the alleys were filled with indignation. "I know about this. Those people are bullying County Magistrate Liang!"
"That's right, we haven't even had a year of good life, and you're already worrying about our food!"
Yin Sheng's family felt deeply about the tax increase. If they hadn't been lucky enough to meet the two girls, they would probably have starved to death now!
Yin Xiao still felt a lingering fear when she talked about this. She said angrily, "It's all because of the tax increase that my family has to borrow money to buy food to pay the tax. If we don't pay, our whole family will go to jail!"
Seeing the emotions stirring, Guo Han continued, "Thanks to the county lady and the county magistrate for always thinking of us. Without the county lady, how could we grow so much food, wear comfortable cotton clothes, and have a warm fire bed in winter? Our current life is hard-earned!"
"We firmly support the county lord!"
"Could it be that the county lady is in trouble?"
"I'll do whatever the county lady tells me to do!"
Guo Han shook his head. "It's not the County Lord who's in trouble, it's Li County! Now, because of the tax increase, there are refugees everywhere who have been displaced by the tax. These refugees have gathered together and become bandits. They are robbing homes, stealing food, bullying the weak, and burning land. The County Lord is afraid that Li County will become their target!"
The expressions of all the one hundred people present changed.
They had only been living a good life for a short time when someone actually wanted to come into Li County to steal things!
No, they would never allow such a thing to happen!
"Li County is our home. How can we bear to see our wives, daughters, and sisters injured, our food stolen, our homes trampled upon, and our land burned?"
Yin Sheng felt his blood rushing up, and he and the crowd shouted.
"Absolutely not!"
Seeing the emotions reaching their peak, Guo Han shouted out the slogan, "Whoever dares to invade Li County will be put to the ground! Now the county lord wants to form several teams to take turns patrolling the area around Li County. Are you all willing?"
"willing!!"
"I want to go!"
"Let me go, I'll sign up!"
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