Mrs. Xu was kicked to the ground and suddenly became angry.
She is the first-class wife of the Cao family. The hundreds of servants in the Cao family have to look at her face to live their lives. When will it be the turn of these villagers to teach her a lesson.
She stood up suddenly.
But Zhao Ergou held his shoulders firmly.
Next to them were Zhao Sanniu and Wang Yongcheng guarding with long knives.
"Are you guys dead?!" Mrs. Xu roared at the eight guards standing outside, "If we don't bring the eldest lady back to the Cao Mansion today, all of us will be left without food! What kind of temperament does Madam have? Do you need me to say it again?!”
The eight guards looked at each other, clenched the knives in their hands, and walked over step by step.
They are the guards in Mrs. Cao's yard. If things go wrong this time, they will be kicked out by the Cao Mansion when they return.
The Cao family is rich. Their monthly salary is four taels of silver, which is higher than the monthly salary of county government servants. This is a good job that cannot be found anywhere else!
Thinking about it this way, the eight guards became more confident.
Eight people and eight long knives made the villagers a little frightened.
He Xiao, who arrived late, kicked up a few pebbles from the ground, caught them with his bare hands, and then popped them out.
The long knives in the hands of the guards in front suddenly fell to the ground... The villagers were greatly shocked. Everyone was dumbfounded. This Xiao He is so awesome. A small stone can have such great power...
However, he is only one person after all and cannot flick off all the knives in an instant.
The leading guard hurried forward and rushed over with a single stride, his blade heading straight towards Zhao Ergou who was holding down Mrs. Xu.
Zhao Sanniu did not relax his vigilance. He had already been watching the movements over there and stretched out his long knife to block the fatal blow.
But his knife was confiscated from bandits in the village, and the quality was very poor. The knives of the Cao family's guards were all well-made. When good knives and bad knives come together, the difference will come out. The Cao family's knives The knife was only rolled up a little, but the knife in Zhao Sanniu's hand was broken into two halves.
Wang Yongcheng quickly stepped forward to stop him.
But it was still a step too late.
It all happened in the blink of an eye.
Cheng Wanwan was the closest, her eyes narrowed, she quickly stepped forward, grabbed Zhao Ergou's shoulder with one hand, and pulled her son aside.
The knife slashed across her right arm, her sleeve was torn, and a trace of blood spilled out.
Zhao Ergou was shocked: "Mom, are you okay?"
Zhao Dashan grabbed the hoe and rushed over: "I will fight with you!"
Zhao Sanniu picked up the ax and said, "No one of you can leave today!"
Old Man Zhao said angrily: "How dare you hurt people in our Dahe Village? Is there any royal law?"
As the old man said, he raised his foot and kicked her hard, knocking Mrs. Xu over.
Cao Yingying was so angry that she trembled all over, raised her hand and slapped her again.
Mrs. Xu covered her face and roared: "Go ahead and kill these unruly people. The Cao family has the backing, so don't be afraid!"
at this time--
"The county magistrate has arrived——!"
A majestic voice sounded, and the noisy courtyard suddenly became quiet.
Everyone turned around and saw two carriages arriving at the entrance of the courtyard at some point, and two guards riding majestic horses.
Magistrate Shen stood in the car and said, "Whoever caused trouble here, please report immediately!"
There is no one in Dahe Village who does not know the county magistrate, and it is as if he has seen a life-saving straw.
"The county magistrate must make the decision for us!" Old Mrs. Zhao shouted, "These people pretended to be government officials and said they wanted to arrest criminals. We in Dahe Village are all ordinary people, so there are no prisoners! These guards even injured The people of our Zhao family are really lawless! The county magistrate, arrest them quickly!"
Shen Zheng said loudly: "It's this old witch and these eight guards with murder weapons!"
Mrs. Xu was startled. She had no idea that the dignified magistrate would come to a small village and bump into him by such a coincidence.
She knelt on the ground and said: "Your Excellency, the county magistrate, this old slave is from the Cao family. It was Mrs. Cao who sent the old slave to take the eldest daughter home. This is a misunderstanding..."
"I will personally come to review this matter later. There are more important matters now." Magistrate Shen gave the government officials a look, and the group of government officials immediately stepped forward, dragged Mrs. Xu aside without mercy, and pulled the eight The long knives in the hands of the guards were also confiscated.
After the Cao family was under control, Magistrate Shen continued, "These two people beside me are the messengers at Huzhou Station. There is an order coming from the capital. Everyone kneels down to listen to the order!"
Upon hearing that it was the decree from the capital, everyone in Dahe Village was shocked, and they all knelt down.
The messenger sat on a tall horse, opened the bright yellow decree in his hand, and read loudly: "By God's destiny, the emperor decrees..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole village seemed to be struck by lightning, with disbelief on everyone's face.
They had not heard anyone read the imperial edict, but there were storytellers in the teahouses in the county. The storytellers could say these few words. These eight words meant that this was the imperial edict issued by the emperor... Oh my God, the emperor actually gave them a big gift. Hecun issued an imperial edict, and they were able to accept it in their lifetime...
Although Mrs. Zhu has lived for so many years, she has never seen much of the world. Her breathing suddenly became rapid, she couldn't take a breath, and she fainted directly in Aunt Wang's arms.
Aunt Wang didn't dare to scream. Among the people who pinched Old Madam Zhu, she suddenly woke up and quickly straightened her back and knelt down.
"Since I succeeded to the throne, I have relied on my ancestors and God to have everything go smoothly for decades. Only the locust disaster can be eliminated. Every year, tens of thousands of grains are eaten by locusts... Now I heard that someone in Dahe Village has developed a method to defeat locusts. This is the national economy and the people's livelihood. This is a great benefit. This person is knowledgeable about books and principles, and is extremely intelligent. His surname is Cheng and his name is Zhao. I will give you a Jade Locust!"
When the messenger said this, he paused.
The guard behind him came out with a lacquer tray and uncovered the red silk cloth. In the middle was a jade-colored locust.
Everyone secretly looked up and saw the Jade Locust, which was as big as an adult's fist. It was a locust carved out of jasper. It was so vivid that they all took a breath. This thing was probably worth hundreds of taels of silver!
The imperial edict came thousands of miles away to give Cheng Zhao a reward. This child was already excellent at studying. With the emperor's personal reward, he will definitely become a high official in the future!
Everyone looked at Cheng Zhao countless times more eagerly.
Cheng Zhao fell to the ground and said: "The common people thank the emperor for his gift. Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!"
It was also the first time for him to face such a situation. His palms were all sweaty. He walked over on his knees and respectfully received the lacquer plate with both hands.
The messenger continued to read the imperial edict: "...I also have a deep heart, good use of ingenuity, and exquisite orifices. These two people, Shen Zheng and Qian Hui, will each be rewarded with a set of the Four Treasures of the Study!"
Shen Zheng's eyes were shining brightly. Oh my god, he actually got a reward from the emperor!
He quickly crawled over and took the gift given to him. He looked at his father standing not far away and grinned.
Magistrate Shen also showed a proud smile. As a father, he had never received a reward from the emperor, but his son had received the emperor's approval first. His son had really made a difference.
Since Qian Hui was not here, the rewards were collected by County Magistrate Shen first.
"...First there was a drought, then there was a locust plague. The whole village of Dahe worked together to deal with it, and it was a model for the whole country. It deeply comforts me... I will specially reward Dahe Village with 3,000 acres of fertile land!"
Satoshi's eyes widened.
The county magistrate previously rewarded one thousand acres of land, but now the emperor has rewarded them with three thousand acres. The land boundary of their Dahe Village is comparable to that of a small town.
He crawled over on his knees: "On behalf of Dahe Village, the grassroots people thanked my emperor for his gift. Long live my emperor!"
The whole village kowtowed collectively, their voices trembling: "Long live my emperor!"
Everyone thought that the announcement of the edict was over here. Li Zheng was quickly thinking about how much reward he should give to the two people who delivered the edict. He didn't bring any money with him. It seemed that he had to borrow some from Dashan Niang first. Would a hundred copper coins be enough? It's too little. Three thousand acres of land. If sold to some wealthy families in the town as a village, the village can earn at least more than three thousand taels of silver... Be generous and give each of these two messengers one tael of silver...
While he was thinking about it, he heard the voice of the messenger ringing again.
"It is ridiculous to hear that the stems and roots of regenerated rice have regenerated. In less than two months, it is a strange story that the rice piles will sprout ears..."
