"Knock knock knock——"
"Is there anyone inside? Is Jiang here?"
A deep voice sounded outside the courtyard door, and the two looked at each other with serious expressions.
Jiang Nian walked out and said, "Someone is here, please wait a moment."
He moved slowly and opened the door for a long time. People outside became impatient.
With a "squeak" sound, the door opened and he looked out, seeing two men with large shoulder knives.
Yueyue said that these two people were government officials and wore official uniforms.
"What's the matter with the two adults coming to the door?"
His cold voice, coupled with his expressionless and condescending attitude, overwhelmed the two Yamen officials.
"Ahem," the tall yamen official cleared his throat, "We followed your instructions and came to understand the damage to each household."
The short government official next to him pointed at him, "Get out of the way, we have to go in and check."
Jiang Nian glanced at him, suppressed his dissatisfaction, and turned sideways to let them in.
The short cadre was frightened by that look and quickly took his finger back. Naturally, he had heard that there were two living kings of hell on this street, one male and one female, who would beat and feed people shit whenever they disagreed!
The tall cadre disliked his cowardice, so he took the lead and walked in.
In the city, the people in the outer city near the city gate are the most common and the poorest. The further you go into the inner city, the more shops there are and the richer the people are.
The people living in these streets are all middle-class families, and the two government officials have walked all the way. Among ordinary people's homes, this house is not the largest, but it is the neatest among all homes.
"None of your tiles fell off?"
"We moved in after the renovation, not even half a year ago. With such heavy snow, where are the tiles that are not broken? I'm just glad that there were some new tiles left over from the previous renovation of the house, and they were replaced. Sir, look, the broken tiles The film is here.”
A young and beautiful lady came out of the back room. The tall Yamen flipped through the booklet in his hand and nodded. What she said was consistent with the booklet. Looking towards the corner of her finger, there were indeed several large piles of broken tiles, already covered by heavy snow.
The two government officials walked to the livestock shed and raised their eyebrows. Their mules were so good-looking. It was obvious that the owner had taken great care to raise them. At this moment, it’s not easy to still have the energy to raise a mule.
Moreover, it was said that the two living kings of hell were vicious and harsh in dealing with things, but when he saw them today, he felt that the rumors were wrong.
The short government official pushed open the room next to him, and the smell of shit hit his face.
"Sir, this is the house used to raise chickens and ducks before the natural disaster."
The short man was startled and quickly exited. They used these to stuff...
The tall man also disliked the smell and closed the door, "I heard that your family raised a lot of poultry? Have they all been killed now?"
Seeing the suspicion in his eyes, Jiang Yue didn't panic and said with a wry smile, "I had it before, but how can I afford it now? I already exchanged the money and used it to buy food. You two adults can look at it as you like."
The two cadres really looked through every room, and then walked to the main room. Everything was neat and clean, and it felt very comfortable to the eyes.
There's just one thing that's strange, "Is the young lady the head of the household?"
This house was in Jiang's name. From the moment the young lady appeared, the tall man stopped talking. What a strange couple. Where is the woman speaking in front?
Jiang Yue nodded, "My husband is the son-in-law, so I have the final say in our family."
The two cadres opened their eyes wide and glanced at Jiang Nian, a little surprised that such a tall man turned out to be his son-in-law.
In Fucheng, except for those who are about to starve to death, almost no one is willing to be a son-in-law. If you have a bad reputation and your children will not bear your own surname, how can you continue the family line?
But the other party accepted the title of son-in-law calmly and did not show any shyness or unbearable emotions.
Jiang Yue asked again, "Two adults, do you have any other questions?"
The two shook their heads, registered the situation, and left.
After leaving Jiang's house, the short Yamen saw his hesitant look and asked, "Is there a problem?"
"This house is so clean. There are even millstones and rice-pounding plates, and you see these two are so good-looking, they must be eating well..."
"Oh, you just think too much! We didn't leak any corners just now, and we also looked in the cellar. Apart from a few liters of grains and radishes, there was nothing else, not even a trace of minced meat. Maybe they live alone, I eat less, so I’m not short of food! Let’s go to the next house quickly, I’m almost freezing to death!”
The tall yamen officer also felt that maybe he had thought too much and had been misled by the rumors. Nowadays, big families are short of meat and vegetables. How can anyone raise chickens, pigs, and sheep?
He drew a circle on the booklet and went to the next Wang family.
As soon as the courtyard door was opened, the stench coming from the courtyard was a hundred times worse than the room where the Jiang family raised chickens and ducks. The government officials almost vomited!
What is wrong with the people on this street? I always have trouble getting along with shit and urine...
After Jiang Yue sent the government officials away, he put out the things he had put away.
The chickens, ducks, rabbits and sheep returned from heaven to hell in an instant, shivering in the cold.
She put the small stove back into the main room, where a pot of bone soup with a strong aroma was simmering. Fortunately, she was quick to open the door and window for ventilation just now.
The two discussed while drinking soup, "The eyes of the two cadres just moved around, as if they were looking for something."
Jiang Yue read a lot of books and touched a little bit, "It is true that they registered the disaster situation, but it is uncertain when the disaster relief will be provided. The court has more than one mansion to take care of. I think they may be looking for Rich families have 'equalized their wealth'."
Seeing Jiang Nian's confusion, she explained in a simpler way, "In other words, let's see which one has spare capacity. Those with more food will donate food, those with cloth will donate cloth, and those with money will donate money. The yamen have been suppressing the food store for so long. They should also be out of ammunition and food."
No matter what, their family didn't reveal anything. It's time for someone from a wealthy family in the city to show up.
"Hey, during the Chinese New Year, we sell the vegetables more expensively!" The main reason is that one family cannot sell too much. During the Chinese New Year, prices will rise, so isn't it normal for her to double or triple the price?
She doesn't want to exploit ordinary people, she has to come back in exchange for some elegant works of art.
Jiang Nian nodded.
