As soon as Lu Heng walked into the crowd, he shouted loudly: "You greedy people should be cut into pieces after three trees."
Everyone was startled by the sudden sound.
He Liangchang was used to being domineering in the countryside, and no one had ever dared to talk to him like this.
He was furious when he heard this and pushed aside the crowd, only to see that the person in front of him was one of the "distinguished guests" of the Liu family at noon.
This girl is dressed in men's clothing, but looking at the material of the clothes, you can tell that she has a good background.
He Liangchang had a murderous look on his face just now, but when he saw Lu Heng, the anger on his face immediately disappeared.
But a hereditary grain grower can be shameless outside, but he has to be arrogant in front of the local people.
If he loses the limelight at this time, these villagers will no longer treat him as a dish.
Thinking of this, he forced back the flattering smile that was about to overflow on his face, and tried his best to use a dignified but not aggressive tone: "Sir, this grain director is helping the government pay taxes, and you came in with a knife. Why? "
This is a typical example of him pretending to be confused. He knew clearly that the other party was here for Granny Liu, but he hit her first and said that Lu Heng was holding a murder weapon. The implication was that Lu Heng was obstructing the court from collecting taxes.
If this person was a sensible person and knew that the other party had dug a hole and given him a warning, he would probably not jump down again.
But Lu Heng, a stupid young man, pulled out his knife and pointed it at the face of He Liangchang: "Get a knife? Of course I will chop you bully country squires!"
Although Lu Heng's knife was small, it was dangling in front of He Liangchang in a mysterious way, which really made him unable to stand down in front of everyone.
He Liangchang's face darkened, and he looked at Xu He behind Lu Heng and said: "Master, please take good care of your family. If someone is really hurt, I can only take her and send her to the county!" "
It turned out that He Liangchang had long discovered that Lu Heng was disguised as a man, and when he saw her coming out with Xu He, he thought it was a young man from an official family who was bringing his wife to the countryside to play.
As soon as Xu He said this, Lu Heng blushed and said, "Who is his wife? What are you talking about?"
At this moment, He Liangchang was suddenly pushed aside. Qiu Hushu, who was sitting lazily watching the excitement just now, saw Xu He and immediately bowed forward and said: "Ah, it turns out to be Xianggong Xu, forgive me. Clumsy eyes."
The onlookers were all stunned.
The yamen master, who was so aloof that he didn't even bother to say a word to them, actually saw this strange young man being so respectful.
The two brothers of the He family also looked Xu He up and down, wondering which family the young master was from? Why does Qiu Hushu seem to be a different person?
The clerk surnamed Qiu took the cattail leaf fan from Bai Yi's hand and came to Xu He and the two of them. While fanning Xu He, he said with a smile: "Ms. Xu, don't you know the villain? Last time you went to the Yamen Looking for the second master, have I said hello to you?"
How could Xu He remember a small clerk, but since the other party said so, he must know his details.
So he smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "It turns out to be Qiu Maoshou. There were so many people that I didn't see him just now, so I was rude!"
The person in charge of the government office is the household officer, also called "household clerk".
Households are generally divided into south and north rooms. The chief steward of the two rooms is called "Mao Shou", which is equivalent to the deputy of the official.
Each of the two rooms has a head, named [cabinet], who is in charge of the affairs of the subordinates of this room, such as collecting taxes, collecting grain, and paying taxes.
There is also a deputy under the book on the cabinet, named [Help], yes, this is the origin of the word help now.
In fact, Qiu Hushu was an ordinary "helper" in the south room of the household. Xu He called him "Maoshou", which really elevated him to an unknown extent.
Everyone likes to be praised, especially the student in front of him who is the former eldest master's student, the current eldest master's friend, and the first Xiao San Yuan since the founding of the Southern Zhili Province. Qiu Hu Shu felt that his bones were two taels lighter. He repeatedly cupped his hands and said: "It's such a hot day, why did Mr. Xu come to this village to suffer? Please go to the local grain chief's house to rest!"
After saying that, he turned to glare at He Liangchang: "He Laoer, this is our Wenquxing in Hailing County. Why don't you quickly invite Mr. Xu to your home and ask Mr. Xu to rest?"
When Lu Heng saw Xu He smiling at these bad guys, she suddenly became anxious and said quickly: "Xu He, you are not allowed to go!"
Xu He rolled his eyes at her, turned to Qiu Hushu and smiled: "No hurry, no rush!"
After saying that, he went to Hubian himself, helped Granny Liu up, and helped her sit down at the table.
Upon seeing this, Qiu Hushu quickly poured a glass of water and handed it to Xu He. After Xu He fed the water to Granny Liu, Granny Liu finally breathed out a sigh of relief, and then burst into tears again.
At this scene, everyone from Qiu Hushu down looked embarrassed, but they couldn't let it happen, so they had no choice but to laugh along with it.
Granny Liu finally stopped sobbing and said, "Sir, don't worry about this. This old lady is suffering! No one else is to blame!"
Xu He didn't know how to persuade him. Isn't this kind of thing tragic? It's really miserable.
But in this world, this kind of thing happens every day. He can manage one family, but not the world.
So I could only advise in a low voice: "Mother-in-law, when my grandson grows older and the family has strong labor force, life will be better!"
When Lu Heng heard this, he immediately shouted dissatisfied: "Xu He, I must have misjudged you. Where have you read the books of sages and sages?"
After saying that, he turned around and glared at Qiu Hushu and others: "You people, don't you know what's going on in Granny Liu's house? My son and daughter-in-law were recruited by He Liangchang to fight against the bandits. Who knows that everyone else is fine, but he My son and daughter-in-law were killed by thieves. Just forget it if you, Mr. He Liangchang, don’t compensate them. Seeing that their lives are difficult, you have also raised their household status by two levels. Where is your conscience? Was it eaten by a dog? "
He Liangchang looked a little confused and muttered: "It's easy to say. If you don't pay, he won't pay. Who will pay the court taxes?"
When Xu He heard this, he was also angered by this guy's attitude.
At this time, to put the matter to rest, wouldn't it be enough for the village and village to compensate Granny Liu's family with some grain?
Do you have to be a Pixiu, just eat but not poop?
He looked at the way He Liangchang and the two brothers were dressed, and they didn't look like they were short of a little food.
Thinking of this, he grabbed the household register on the table and flipped through it.
After a while, he turned to a page full of people named He.
These homes are all inferior.
Xu He sneered in his heart. The He family was probably quite powerful in the local area, but the appearance was too ugly.
Seeing this, Qiu Hushu's heart trembled. If Xu He read this book out, the villagers would probably tear them up on the spot if only a quarter of the taxes they worked so hard to pay were national taxes.
So without waiting for Xu He to take a closer look, he quickly made peace and said: "He Laosan, how did you divide it? How can a family like Wang Liu's be divided into medium households? It's just nonsense!"
Chief He was called by name, and he cursed in his heart, "Well, when the money and food are divided, you take the majority, but now the responsibility is on us."
But he didn't dare to refute, he could only laugh.
Xu He sneered and said, "It's better than this. How much money should be paid by the Wang Liu family should be paid according to the book. I will go back to Hailing and ask Hu Xian Cheng to check the yellow book to see if there is any misunderstanding in it!"
The He brothers and Qiu Hushu were all frightened.
These methods are all unflattering. If you really want to compare them with the Yellow Book, in terms of population alone, the Wang Liu family must be inferior.
It doesn't matter how much the Wang and Liu family pay, but where is their family?
Also, what about the hidden household registration in the village?
Once found out, it will be a catastrophe.
Qiu Hushu couldn't stay any longer and said sternly to He Liangchang: "Looking at the good things you have done, I will definitely go to the second master to file a complaint against you when I get back!"
After speaking, he turned to Xu He and smiled flatteringly: "Mr. Xu, it's not easy for the people below to do things. I don't think it's better to do this, so I'll transfer the Wang Liu family to a lower class. Do you think this is feasible?"
Xu He twitched the corner of his mouth and asked: "Then what are the names of Chief He Liang and this Chief? Let me check and see what rank they are in? It would be better to compare!"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Hushu immediately said: "They are all from middle-class households!"
He Liangchang and his younger brother were both stunned.
All their lives, they have always paid taxes as a lower-class household. When did they become a middle-class household?
The two were about to speak, but Qiu Hushu glared back.
Xu He knew that it was almost done, so he accepted it and said: "Qiu Maoshou is a veteran official with many years of experience, and he is fair in dealing with things. Xu He admires him!"
Qiu Hushu wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "Miscellaneous praise!"
Now that things were over, Xu He asked Wu Decao to take Granny Liu home, and walked out with Lu Heng, who was still angry, with one hand.
Lu Heng probably doesn't know the three flavors yet.
After Xu He explained it to her, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be so famous in Hailing County?"
Xu He rolled his eyes at her: "I beg you, please don't cause trouble for me! What is breaking one's word?"
"What is it?"
"It's the bastard!"
"You...Xu He...you are so presumptuous!"
