novelkee Chapter 521: A real reward of one cow?
Chapter 521: A real reward of one cow?
"You said, is this true? Princess, did the princess really say this?"
Huang Lianfu was so excited that he was incoherent. He came up and wanted to grab Xu Qing's hand, but Xu Qing dodged him without leaving a trace.
What was going on between two grown men, pulling and tugging at each other? He was the princess's most capable lackey, no, the most capable steward, how could he lose face in public?
"Anyway, just pretend you don't know and just behave yourself."
After Xu Qing said this, he left with his hands behind his back, smiling.
Not to mention Huang Lianfu was happy, he himself was also very excited.
Although he was the master of his own house in the capital before, he had to bow and scrape to deal with the important people, let alone the important people's families.
Those frustrating days were nothing like the happy ones we have now.
On the first day the princess entered the city, several notices were posted at the city gate.
There were large, densely packed characters written in a flamboyant style on it, which soon attracted a large crowd of onlookers.
"What does this mean?"
"You ask this as if you can't read but I can..."
"I do know a few characters, but I can't recognize all of them. I dare not say anything nonsense and cause trouble..."
“We don’t know each other either…”
No matter how many people gather around, it is useless because they are all ordinary people who cannot read a single word.
Everyone pushed and shoved their way in, but in the end they had no choice but to retreat, scratching their heads.
There is no way. In this remote small county, there are indeed not many people who can read.
Fortunately, a bailiff came in soon and read the notice on the wall loudly twice.
This person was also brought here by Yunlan Pavilion. Feeling the admiring eyes of the people around him, he held his head high with a very arrogant look.
Before in the capital, the people above notified everyone to study and learn to read, and many people clamored that they didn't want to do it.
They said they would rather go to the training ground with their bare chests and practice a few moves than sit quietly in the house and learn to read.
But it was different for a small group of people including him. No matter how hard it was to learn, they persisted.
They were all born in farmers' families, and many of them have now become orphans without parents.
They all wanted to learn a few words so that it would be easier to make a living even if they left Yunlan Pavilion in the future.
But who could have imagined that there would be a day when they would be able to follow the princess and serve as yamen runners.
woo woo woo...
Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Grandma, ancestors, your unfilial descendants have finally made it...
"What? Did I hear you right? The population tax is going to be refunded to us?"
"This, what you handed in can be spit out, right? Can't you return it?"
"There's also an entrance fee. Will it really only cost a penny from now on?"
"Yes, yes. Although I am a little old, I heard it was true. They said that this penny was used to pay for the cleaning fee in the city..."
"I'm saying that you have long hair and short vision. You only care about the three or two cents. Haven't you heard that there are still twenty cows and fifty pigs?"
"I seem to have heard something, but I don't quite understand it. How about you tell us about it?"
The onlookers were discussing loudly, and everyone had the same smile on their faces. It could be seen that they were very happy.
This is also the case. From ancient times to the present, there has never been a case where the money handed over could be returned. It is simply an unexpected surprise.
But the surprises did not end there. According to the explanation of an old man, everyone else also suddenly understood.
"Is it true that as long as we report it and verify it, we can solve the problem and get a cow as a reward?"
Someone said in a trembling voice, but no one noticed that his palms were already clenched tightly together, with water stains on his palms.
"I don't know whether it is true or not, but it is written in black and white on the paper, and the official just read it very clearly..."
"Then my family's fields were forcibly occupied by the village head. Can the princess take care of this matter?"
Another thin young man squeezed over, looked at the old man anxiously and asked.
"Well, I think I just said that anything that happens within the jurisdiction of Chen County can be reported to the government office... Twenty cows will be awarded to the first twenty people... Or you can ask the official to read it again... Hey, hey, kid, why are you running away..."
Before the old man could finish his words, the young man in front of him had already squeezed out of the crowd.
Not only that, when the young man ran like this, the others seemed to react and immediately dispersed.
People in front of the notice came and went, and the yamen runner who was explaining it had become hoarse, but he just drank a sip of water and continued working.
Even if other people wanted to replace him for a while, he was unwilling to do so. He just drank a bellyful of water and didn't even go to the toilet.
At this time, the entrance of the county government office was extremely lively and crowded.
In the open space in front of the county government office, there were three desks placed side by side. Some people were holding brushes to take notes, and those who needed to redress their grievances were lining up to speak.
"Sir, the Zhang family relied on their brothers being yamen runners and forced my sister to marry them even though they were already so old. Unfortunately, my sister has a strong temper and she didn't want to be humiliated or let us get implicated, so she hit the pillar in anger..."
"Sir, please look carefully. My family was insulted and committed suicide by jumping into a well that day. My nephews and nieces are so pitiful. They lost their father at an early age, and then their mother..."
"Wuwuwu... My Lord, because our food is delicious and has stolen the limelight from the Hu family, they have maliciously targeted us. They put poison in the food and killed our customers and my husband... My two sons were beaten to disability because of this incident and are still lying in bed..."
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Some of these people sued the county magistrate, Mr. Sun, some sued Mrs. Sun, and some sued the village head and the neighborhood chief. Anyway, since they had this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, everyone gave it their all.
In just one morning, long queues formed in front of the three tables, and a steady stream of people were rushing in from outside the city after hearing the news.
Not to mention that nowadays one has to pay a penny for cleaning fee to enter the city, even if it is only one or two taels of silver, as long as it can help them get justice, everyone will be scrambling to get in.
Huang Lianfu stood behind Yuxiu and couldn't help sweating profusely as he watched the scene in front of him.
At this time, he was extremely grateful to Hu Xiaotian and others.
If they had not suppressed him too harshly, making it very difficult for him and his family to live in Chen County, his name would probably be among the people that those people were complaining about.