Zhao Ergou and Zhao Sanniu were covered in sweat.
The two went to Hekou Town and Ping'an Town very smoothly. They got a total of 1,000 copper coins. A large package of copper coins was bulging in their pockets. The two walked around the street and always felt that Everyone is staring at their pockets. It is really dangerous. What if they are stolen or robbed?
The two of them calculated it and went to the bank to exchange a thousand copper plates for an ingot of silver.
The two boys have never seen the white snow and silver.
Although their father's shirt had only twenty taels of silver at the beginning, he had been holding it in his hands and was sent to the Cheng family before it was warmed up.
It can be said that since they have grown up, they have never had so much money on them.
One tael of silver was placed in Zhao Ergou's arms, and the remaining one hundred coins was in Zhao Sanniu's pocket. The two sat on the Ox Cart Mountain, not moving much, and sweating nervously.
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
The appearance of someone who had never seen the world made her laugh and feel distressed at the same time.
If there is a chance in the future, she will let the four boys go out more and see more, so naturally they will not make such jokes again.
Outside the house, he was talking to the county magistrate, sweating profusely: "Look how tired these two children are. They can't walk steadily. This family is really poor. Look, magistrate, the roof is broken." There is no time to repair the big hole, and a family of six is crowded in a dilapidated adobe house. It's pitiful..."
The magistrate looked at it carefully and sighed.
This is not the only case for this home. The ones next door and the ones next door are all this kind of adobe houses with thatched roofs.
If there is a heavy rain, this thatch cannot withstand it at all.
The villages under his jurisdiction were so poor.
"If you find a water source, reward yourself with three taels."
"What?"
Satoshi's eyes widened.
Three, three taels of silver!
Is there something wrong with his ears?
Master Yuan opened his mouth but said nothing.
If water sources can really be discovered, grain can be collected, and the county can collect more taxes, the grain collected in a village can be converted into more than three taels of silver. This money is not taken out of the pocket of the county magistrate anyway. It doesn't even matter.
Not long after, Cheng Wanwan walked out of the house with her two sons.
Zhao Ergou and Zhao Sanniu knelt down on the ground with a plop: "The common people didn't see the county magistrate just now. Please forgive me."
The county magistrate waved his hand and didn't take it seriously. He looked at Li Zheng and said, "Didn't you say four or five people are invited to go together? They may not be able to come back within three or four days."
Li Zheng hurriedly went to call someone.
Li Zheng himself, Zhao Ergou, Li Zheng's son Zhao Anjiang, and two other men who worked particularly hard when digging ditches.
When I went to call for help, there was no county magistrate following me, and a group of village women gathered around me.
"Li Zheng, what happened?"
"Why did the county magistrate go to my parents' house in Dashan? What happened?"
Li Zheng made a long story short and said: "The county magistrate is looking for someone to help with the matter. One hundred yuan a day. Wang Yongcheng, Zhao Yougui, Zhao Anjiang, please follow me quickly."
Wang Yongcheng is the father of Cheng Wanwan's next door loach.
Zhao Yougui is Zhao Shagen's father, and Zhao Shagen is the one who is close to Sun Shuiqin.
The eyes of the people in the village were red with envy.
"I'm working for the county magistrate. Why don't you call me my man?"
"My man is very strong, so let's go with him."
Li Zheng scolded angrily: "When we dug the ditch, you were not the first to respond. You complained about others while working. I didn't dare to take you with you. I patrolled the village honestly. Whoever does a good job will do this again in the future." Good thing, I thought of him first.”
Several women in the village curled their lips, thinking that patrolling would be a waste of money, and it would delay their own fields, and they didn't want their men to go there at all.
However, there are also a few women who listen to Li Zheng's words and tell their men to provide snacks when they go back and don't be perfunctory.
The magistrate's carriage was neither big nor small. It could fit six people inside and three more people outside. It galloped all the way to Lijiagou in the east.
When going to Lijiagou, we passed Osmanthus Village.
Because there were so many people in the car, it was quite crowded, so the curtain of the carriage was opened. At a glance, Li Zheng saw that the mountainside on the other side of Dadong Mountain in Dahe Village was full of people.
Zhao Anjiang said in surprise: "Isn't it impossible to organize the trench digging in Guihua Village?"
Master Yuan sneered: "The ready-made water source is on the mountain. This group of people are not united, so we can only let the government officials come over and watch the work."
The problem that Guihua Village can solve by itself is to labor the government officials. Then the county magistrate can use this name to collect more taxes from Guihua Village.
For example, the normal tax is one-tenth per acre of land, and Guihua Village may have to pay two-tenths. Those villages that still need help from the county to find water sources will pay three-tenths of the tax. If some villages have too much manpower, If it is not enough, the county will help mobilize men from other villages to help, and the county will pay for the labor, and then these villages will pay at least five-tenths of the tax...
Before the carriage had completely passed by, there were curses coming from the Osmanthus Village.
It turned out that when digging the trench, they encountered a big rock that blocked the road ahead. A group of people could no longer work and wanted to rebel collectively.
Zhao Lizheng was very familiar with this matter. He immediately stopped the carriage, jumped out of the carriage, and took Zhao Ergou with him. Fortunately, Li Zheng in Osmanthus Village was sensible, and the carriage of the county magistrate was parked in the distance. He didn't dare to make a mistake. Zhao Li was gesticulating in front of him and said a lot. Osmanthus Village did not refute and hurriedly asked people to collect firewood and make a fire and carry water...
Returning to the carriage, Li Zheng received an approving look from the magistrate.
Li Zheng coughed and said, "Er Gou's mother came up with this idea. If it weren't for Er Gou's mother, we wouldn't be able to dig this ditch in Dahe Village."
The magistrate nodded. The woman seemed to be well-informed.
Zhao Ergou remained silent.
He wanted to say that the method of discovering the water source was actually his mother's idea, but her mother did not allow him to tell anyone else.
Mom really loved him and gave him all the credit.
He must be filial to his mother in the future and make her the most envied woman in the village.
The carriage left Dahe Village at high speed.
The village suddenly became lively.
A bunch of people came to the door of Cheng Wanwan's yard. Most of them were shocked. They didn't dare to look at the county magistrate. Who would have thought that Dashan Niang could talk to the county magistrate without changing her expression! Dashan Niang is indeed a bastard, and she is not even afraid of the county magistrate! I don’t know what I said to the county magistrate.
Cheng Wanwan said with a smile: "As a parent, the county magistrate cannot bear to see so much rice drying up in the field, and wants Ergou to help find water sources and dig ditches."
The people in the village expressed disdain. Finding water was not that easy. How could Ergouzi be so capable?
"Helping other villages is actually helping ourselves." Cheng Wanwan said, "If only our village has a good harvest of food and other villages have no harvest, do you know what the consequences will be?"
The people surrounding him suddenly became silent.
What are the consequences? The consequences of being robbed of food.
Aunt Wang gritted her teeth and said, "Don't we have a patrol team in our village? We won't let those people succeed."
"The patrol team is established to protect food, but there is no way to prevent thieves for a thousand days. We can't defeat people who are about to starve to death." Cheng Wanwan said slowly, "Even if no one robs food, the town may Collect our grain and distribute it evenly to each village...then we will only be able to eat wild vegetable soup every day."
The people in the village understood.
Today, Guihua Village suddenly started digging ditches to divert water from Dadong Mountain in their village. Most people had strong opinions, but with the government officials guarding them, they did not dare to go forward and cause trouble.
When Cheng Wanwan said it, they realized that they almost did something wrong.
Osmanthus Village must have water, and other villages had better find water as well, and ditches must be dug. Otherwise, on the day of harvest in Dahe Village, I don’t know how many people will be jealous and jealous.
