Magistrate Shen came and left in a mighty manner.
As soon as the official left, the whole Dahe Village became excited.
"County Magistrate Shen is really our reborn parent. This year we only need to pay one-fifth of the grain, and the rest is ours."
"We were also given a thousand acres of wasteland in Dahe Village, so now we don't have to worry about our family having no land."
"You say this as if you have money to buy wasteland..."
"Ahem, everyone, please be quiet."
Zhao Lizheng stood on a stone and said loudly.
Originally, there were only some villagers in front of Cheng Wanwan's house. After Magistrate Shen left, many women, children and children gathered around, making it impossible to squeeze through the door.
"Today I will follow the example of the county magistrate and reward him for his merits." Li Zheng looked at the people in front of him, "By chance last night, there were four more long knives in our village. Boss, please bring the long knives. "
Everyone in the village knew that these four knives were seized from bandits, but this matter could not be made public, otherwise it would be bad if other bandits took revenge.
The long knife is more than a foot long, slightly shorter than a hoe. The blade is very sharp and can illuminate people's silhouettes. This thing is very expensive at first glance.
"Dad Ni Loach was the first to spot the thief during his patrol last night. He came to report in time, which saved our Dahe Village from being noticed by the bandits. This first knife will be awarded to Dad Ni Loach. Wang Yongcheng, what are you still doing? Yes, don’t you want this knife?”
Li Zheng asked deliberately with a straight face.
Wang Yongcheng was pushed out by Aunt Wang and quickly took the long knife. He touched the blade lightly with his fingers and said with excitement: "Thank you, Uncle Li Zheng!"
With this long knife, it is equivalent to having a weapon to protect his family. Let's see who dares to steal his family's food again.
"Zhao Sanniu was not afraid when facing bandits and wild wolves and knocked out the bandit leader. This second knife will be rewarded to Zhao Sanniu."
Zhao Sanniu's eyes widened in disbelief, and he took the long knife in a daze.
This knife is very heavy, feels substantial in the hand, and makes people feel safe.
Zhao Sidan touched it and said with a shy face: "Third brother has a big knife, can you give me the small knife?"
That knife was the small dagger Cheng Wanwan bought in the mall. Zhao Sanniu had been keeping it. This time he took it out very generously and threw it into Zhao Sidan's arms.
"There are also third and fourth knives for those who have merit next time." Li Zheng said with a serious face, "But I have to say something. The knife in your hand can only be used towards enemies and thieves, and cannot be kept by yourself. A knife can hurt anyone in the village, unless the other person wants to take away your food or hurt your family..."
Wang Yongcheng nodded seriously: "Uncle Li Zheng, don't worry, my sword will always point at the enemy."
Zhao Sanniu also promised: "We in Dahe Village are all one family, and I will never hurt my family."
The whole village looked at the two of them with envy. The knife was long and sharp. It would be great to have one at home. However, Li Zheng still had two knives left in his hand. As long as he behaved well, he would be rewarded next time. When the time comes, maybe one of them will be the one rewarded.
Li Zheng continued: "Everyone in our village has contributed to the eradication of locusts. Therefore, I have decided that anyone in Dahe Village can purchase the 1,000 acres of wasteland awarded by Magistrate Shen for five cents per acre."
The price of wasteland in the village has always been eight cents per acre, and the price has not changed for so many years.
Five cents per acre is naturally still very expensive for villagers, and five hundred copper coins is not easy to save, but at least it is much cheaper than eight cents. Some people with little land at home have hope and a goal to strive for.
Cheng Wanwan spoke immediately: "Uncle Li Zheng, I'm still worried about when I can buy land. I got it for no money. Uncle Zheng gave me a measure of a piece of wasteland at the foot of Dadong Mountain. How many acres are there? I bought it today.”
Li Zheng nodded.
No matter who has money, the first thought is to buy land. This is the habitual thinking of villagers, and this is reasonable.
Other people in the village also feel that they must buy land. With money, they can't think about other troublesome things. They must buy land first. With land, people will have confidence.
However, Mrs. Cheng suddenly exploded.
Li from Dahe Village was speaking just now. As a person from Chengjia Village, she was naturally invisible.
But now, Cheng Wanwan, a little prostitute, dared to use the one hundred taels of silver rewarded by the county magistrate. This was just to pay for Zhao'er to go to Huzhou to take the exam, so how could she buy any land.
Before anyone could react, Mrs. Cheng raised her hand and snatched the red paint tray from Zhao Dashan's hand.
"You are Zhao'er's second aunt and a member of our Cheng family. It is a big deal for Zhao'er to go to the provincial capital to take the exam. You must also do your part. You can use these one hundred taels of silver as payment for Zhao'er!"
Mrs. Cheng stretched out her hand and put twelve silver ingots into her arms.
Cheng Wanwan never expected that this old woman would dare to steal money in public. Do you really think she is still the soft persimmon she was before?
Cheng Wanwan hasn't had an attack yet.
Mrs. Zhao, who was standing outside the crowd, rushed in with a roar.
"Old lady of the Cheng family, you are so shameless!" Old lady Zhao scolded angrily, "On the Zhao family's territory, you dared to rob our Zhao family of silver, and even dared to take away a hundred taels. You really eat twelve buns in one bite. ——What a huge appetite, give me back the money!”
Mrs. Cheng is full of fighting spirit: "Cheng Wanwan is a member of our Cheng family. The money the county magistrate gave her is the money of our Cheng family. What does it have to do with your Zhao family..."
Two old ladies got into a fight in public.
Cheng Wanwan naturally stood on her mother-in-law's side. She said coldly: "Old Mrs. Cheng, I am Zhao Cheng's family now, and my surname is Zhao. Of course you can take my money, but I will report it to the official. Tell me, how would the county magistrate be angry if he knew that the money he had rewarded had been robbed?"
Mrs. Cheng scolded angrily: "You whore with your elbows turned out, if you dare to report it to the official, I..."
"Grandma!!"
Cheng Zhao raised his voice and shouted.
He had just shouted several times, but his grandma was busy putting the money into her arms and could not hear his voice at all.
He pushed through the crowd and walked in, grabbing Old Mrs. Cheng's hand: "Grandma, please stop making trouble. This money belongs to the second aunt and does not belong to our Cheng family. Take out all the money."
Half of the money went into Mrs. Cheng's pocket. She couldn't spit it out so easily. She said, "Zhao'er, the county magistrate has personally guaranteed it for you. When you go to Huzhou, the road is so far. There is nothing you can do." If you want money, this hundred taels of silver is actually the money given to you by the county magistrate..."
"Grandma!" Cheng Zhao was a little angry, "If grandma insists on taking advantage of the second aunt's money, then I would rather not take the exam."
His face suddenly darkened, as if covered with a layer of frost.
Mrs. Cheng suddenly became quiet and did not dare to say anything more.
The head of the Cheng family said: "Since Zhao'er said so, there is naturally a way to raise the money and return the money to the Zhao family."
Mrs. Cheng could only take out the silver ingot and put it down in pain.
She said fiercely: "Our Cheng family doesn't want your Zhao family's money. From now on, Zhao'er will be admitted as a scholar and become an official. Your Zhao family will never take any advantage of our Cheng family! Zhao'er, pack your things and we'll go back." Home!"
