The guards who thought they had made meritorious service paid no attention to the anxiety of Er Rui and Xiao Man, and escorted everyone into the city to the county government office.
The coir raincoat covering the wheelbarrow has been taken off, and the two baskets of fresh corn cobs are left open, causing bursts of exclamations from both sides of the roadside.
As the guards walked away, they shouted: "Look, everyone! These people are stealing grain!"
All the pedestrians and traders along the street looked over. Some people saw the green-skinned stick and immediately shouted loudly: "Those who want to chop off their heads can kill such tender corns! What a sin! Let the county magistrate chop off their hands!"
Some people are also curious: "Is it true or not, they can eat my corn just after it is grown in the ground? No, I have to learn!"
Hearing the noise and discussion in the street, Tian Gui and others buried their heads in their chests. At this time, they could not say a word and could only push the cart forward.
Er Rui and Xiao Man became anxious and shouted loudly to the crowd around them: "It's not stolen, it's grown by my family. I want to go to the city to exchange for food. You have misunderstood!"
"Snapped!"
"Shut up. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will beat you. What you steal is food. Who would exchange food for food."
Er Rui, who was explaining to others, was hit by a sergeant's gunshot in the back. He was tired from the night and couldn't bear it, and he almost fell to the ground after being beaten.
Xiaoman held onto Errui before he stood still, his eyes were red with anger: "You don't know anything. We are young corns. We haven't stolen or robbed them. We can't even sell what we grow ourselves? You beat people randomly, and we want to do it too." Report to the official!”
Report to the official!
Well, not only are some people stealing green grain now, the thieves are also calling the police, and some people are watching in excitement.
Soon patrol officers appeared in the crowd and separated the onlookers.
When Xiaoman saw Xiang Dejin who was nodding and shaking his head at him, his eyes suddenly turned red and he felt so aggrieved that he wanted to cry.
He really almost took action just now.
When the government officials took over, the city gate guards left, and no one was allowed to fight or scold them.
But there were more and more people watching, and the commotion continued from the city gate to outside the county government office. A large group of people followed, as if half the city was here.
At this time, it was not long before dawn and the office had not yet opened. Zhang Zheng was also invited out of the back house.
The sound of drums and drums in the front hall was deafening. In the county government office, Wu Hongmao and others had just finished getting dressed for duty when they saw a group of people pouring into the county government office.
Good guy, the spacious compound was filled to the brim in no time, and it was impossible to insert a needle.
The on-duty yamen officer separated the people and revealed a confused and embarrassed Xujiacun man pushing a cart.
Zhang Zheng sat in the lobby and was a little breathless when he saw the biggest case of youth theft he had seen since he became an official.
The two large baskets of tender corn weighed probably three hundred kilograms, and each stick was a beautiful piece, showing careful selection.
"Tell me what's going on?" Zhang Zheng suppressed his curiosity and said seriously.
He had already recognized Xu Errui and Xiaoman, but they were in the lobby at this time and could not ask them alone in front of everyone.
At this time, the city gate guard handed the person over to the government officials and left. The master explained the reporting process, pointed at the two carts of green grain and said loudly: "These farmers also say that it is their own corn, because now in the village There is a shortage of food, so prepare to sell it in advance in exchange for old food for emergency help!"
The master also knew Xu Errui and the others, and... he had just received instructions from the squad leader, Wu Hongmao and others, and asked to understand what happened.
With the same meaning, if he processed the words a little, it would be different instantly.
Xujia Village is short of food and now urgently needs to exchange green food for old food to save lives.
There was an uproar all around!
During the lean season, it is common for farmers to eagerly eat green wheat and tender food.
There is no way around it. If you eat too much food, you will still be hungry in the end.
Some people sighed and expressed sympathy: "Now the vegetables on the ground can be managed for a few days. If you eat green grains, what will you eat next year?"
"Yes! This is because young people don't know how to live!
People live a lifetime without poverty, food and clothing, and they will never be poor forever! well! It’s difficult! "
Some people angrily scolded and rebuked: "Eating green grain is committing a sin. You are offending the Lord of the Land, and there will be no harvest in the future!"
If you get excited, Zhang County Magistrate will immediately punish you severely as a warning!
Magistrate Zhang understood what was going on when he saw Xu Errui and heard his master say that he was exchanging green grain for old grain to save his life.
The last time the Jiang family signed an agreement with the Huo family, they had to have a sum of money.
He himself has repeatedly told people to put people's livelihood first. If the villagers really are in famine, Jiang knows the "righteousness" and will definitely use money to buy food for emergency relief.
Moreover, Jiang also said that in Xujiacun, two crops are interplanted, one crop is exchanged for money, and the second crop is harvested.
I also asked Xu Errui to carefully record the planting process.
This was what I used to exchange money for the first time, but... before I even entered the city, I was caught and misunderstood as a thief!
Zhang Zheng knew what he was doing, but he was also a little annoyed.
According to secular rules and government laws, green grains cannot be destroyed at will. There is no express provision that they cannot be bought or sold, but no one really takes out such large quantities.
If Jiang wanted to exchange tender corn for money, he should have discussed it with himself in advance. He could not sell it without permission. How audacious!
He was really right.
For Jiang Zhi, who is not a trader and whose knowledge of business is limited to supermarkets and wet markets. He is accustomed to the abundance of modern goods and is also aware of the free agricultural support policy of the "green channel" on the expressway. He really has never thought about it. Such detailed things.
The people in Xujia Village are all farmers, and no one has any experience in selling sex.
However, the deed has been done, and someone has to come out and clean up the mess.
Zhang Zheng said to Xu Errui: "Since you said you grew it yourself, then tell me why the corn is ripe now, while other people's corn has only grown up not long ago?"
Selling green grains cannot be concealed, but there is a more attractive aspect, and that is the corn grown two months in advance!
Magistrate Zhang was curious, and the onlookers were even more curious!
This is something that the county magistrate has known for a long time, but when asked in court, Xu Errui could only stammer and say again: "My family uses fertilized soil to cultivate seedlings in advance... I have reserved open space in the wheat field for interplanting... In addition to spring sowing, there is another Sowing corn in the summer will not affect the harvest."
He was so nervous that he spoke incoherently, and he could barely explain himself clearly, but some of the nouns in it made the people around him dizzy.
What is early seedling raising in a seedbed? What is a reservation? And what does it mean to sow corn in spring and sow in summer?
It sounds reasonable, but it seems like you don't understand it.
But I still understood one thing: it was indeed grown by someone else, and there were some skills in it.
At this time, half of the people closed their mouths and began to ponder the mystery.
The other half is still shouting: "Even if it's your own, you can't just destroy the green grain!"
Although this is correct, it is also somewhat unreasonable.
Human kindness is greater than king's law. As I have said before, now that there is a shortage of food, we need to exchange money to buy food. These young corns can eat several acres of land and they don't care. We can't watch people starve to death.
If only we could talk about cherishing food!
When the refugees destroyed food last year, why didn't anyone stop them?
Magistrate Zhang didn't want to make this matter a big deal, but he still had to be punished.
Since it is not stealing, the crime is reduced by half. Besides, it is an emergency, and the law can be flexible.
