Chapter 663: Continue to expand enrollment [3]

"No, didn't you read the posted verdict? It said that the old widower couldn't stand the torture and confessed to other crimes, so he was sentenced heavily."

"Ah? There's still an old case? What case?"

"He cheated and robbed children passing by and sold them for money. The verdict said he sold six children. What a bastard!"

"Oh my God, this damn old widower is so evil that it's a mercy to sentence him to exile!"

Everyone cursed the old widower.

But some people also benefited from this case.

"The ten acres of land owned by the grocery store owner in Xiangnan Town was taken away by the clan and used as compensation to his cousin's family."

After all, the niece was truly innocent. She just went to her uncle's shop with good intentions to help, but was taken advantage of by her uncle and her reputation was almost ruined. Naturally, she deserves compensation.

"The one who turned a disaster into a blessing was the second daughter of Huang! In the blink of an eye, she became the daughter of the clan leader. The clan leader's wife is still working in the Qin family workshop, earning two taels of silver a month, and can afford to eat white flour buns every day!"

The villagers were very envious of Huang Ernu.

Qin Xiaomi was also very happy: "The pests are finally gone. We can feel more at ease when we return to the village."

If Huang Duogui didn't leave, she wouldn't want to go back to live in the village even after the spy was done.

She would make her grandfather stop being the village chief, and then have the whole family live in the town, or move away directly.

Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin liked the villagers very much. When they heard this, they smiled and said, "That's right. Now that these bad guys are gone, we can go back to the village and live in peace."

"Uncle Wu, the second batch of grain delivery teams are about to gather and set out to deliver grain. The clerk Guan wants you to gather quickly." Qin Ying came over and shouted.

"Here we go." Grandpa Qin hurriedly called Qin Xiaogu and Little Jiang Erlang, "Hurry up, the food is coming!"

Delivering grain to the county granary is a big deal, and it only happens once a year, so Grandpa Qin wants to take Xiao Gu and Xiao Erlang with him as much as possible to give them some experience.

"Here we come." The two young boys were already prepared and came running with their small bags on their backs.

Grandpa Qin: "Old lady, let's go. Xiaomi, control your temper and don't just slash with a knife when you get into trouble."

She chopped down the wooden barricades at the sentry post, and Grandpa Qin paid her three hundred coins as compensation.

Qin Xiaomi: "Grandpa, don't worry. I won't offend others unless they offend me."

How could Grandpa Qin feel at ease with this guarantee?

"Let's go." Grandpa Qin took a group of people, drove two cars in his family, and went to the town entrance to gather.

The eastern entrance of the town, which is close to the Lu family's land, is already full of villagers from the west and north villages of the town.

Village chief Zhou was unhappy. He didn't want to go with headman Miao to deliver the grain tax.

But the clerk Guan said that Village Chief Miao and Village Chief Kong were not as troublesome as him and Clan Chief Lu, so this arrangement had to be made so that he could keep an eye on Village Chief Miao.

When Village Chief Zhou heard this, he had no choice but to accept the offer.

Dangdang Dangdang!

The gong sounded, and the clerk Guan stood on the square table and shouted: "Fellow villagers, delivering grain is a big deal, please be careful on the road. Do not hide anything when you encounter any problems, and do not solve them privately. You must immediately inform the village head, the head of the neighborhood, and other clerks!"

He bowed again and said, "I'll leave the food delivery to you folks this time."

The villagers felt proud to be treated so solemnly, and they patted their chests and promised: "Don't worry, the clerk, we will definitely deliver every grain to the county government!"

"Okay." The clerk said, handing the gong to Qin Cunquan: "Have a safe journey."

"Don't worry, Clerk Guan, I will deliver the tax grain safely." This was the first time Qin Cunquan was responsible for delivering grain, and he and the Qin, Jiang, Xu and Qiao families all took it very seriously.

Grandpa Qin lent Xu Zhengmao to him for assignments, and Qin Eryong, Qin Dashi, Qin Dayan, Qin Ying, and Qiao Songguo came at dawn to help him with registration, guarding food, and running errands.

Miao Shuli, who was traveling with him, felt very jealous when he saw this, but the Qin family had really become powerful and he had to be given important positions in everything. The Qin family even dared to kill people. What could he do if he was not convinced?

I can only admit it.

Recently, he has been thinking of ways to form an alliance with the Qin family so that the Qin family can help the Miao family soar to prosper.

"Don't worry, Shuli Guan, Shuli Qin and I will help each other and complete this grain delivery mission." Shuli Miao interjected, showing his good intentions towards the Qin family.

"Good." The clerk smiled. It would be a good thing for the town if the Qin and Miao families could live in peace.

Dangdang Dangdang!

Qin Cunquan struck the gong and shouted, "The grain delivery team, set off to deliver grain!"

"Deliver the grain, deliver the grain, we can celebrate the New Year after paying the grain tax!" Folks from all villages shouted, hoping that the grain delivery would go smoothly.

Soon, the grain delivery team started moving and left the town in an orderly manner and headed for the county town.

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Qin Jingyi and the other little kids turned back home after they could no longer see the tail of the grain delivery team and told the adults that the grain delivery team had set off smoothly.

After hearing this, Su was half relieved, but the rest of her heart would have to wait until Qin Cunquan and the others returned safely before she could feel relieved.

Because of the major cases investigated by spies, Qin, Jiang, Xu and Qiao families made great contributions. The county government was not in a difficult situation. Instead, it sent yamen runners to wait at the city gate. When the grain delivery team arrived, they immediately helped transport the grain, weigh it, deliver it to the county granary, and issue grain tax certificates.

Because it was too late to return to the village, the county government even arranged a place for Grandpa Qin and the villagers to stay overnight.

The next afternoon, the grain delivery team returned safely and everyone was very happy.

Grandma Qin sighed, "The grain tax has been paid, and the heavy burden on our shoulders this year is gone. We can have a good New Year."

Speaking of the New Year, she started to worry again: "When will Lao Er and Da Lang go home? They have been in the mountains for nearly half a year."

Qin Xiaomi: "Grandma, we entered the mountain in July, and it's only mid-October now, so it's only been three months, how come it's already been half a year?"

Grandma Qin glared at her: "In another half a month, we will have been in the mountains for four months, isn't that half a year?!"

Qin Xiaomi couldn't argue with her, so she could only find something for her to do: "Grandma, this is the list of pre-selected female workers from each village sent by the Office of the Officials. Please take a look and pick out fifty."

Grandma Qin waved her hands quickly: "I can't do this job. If I don't choose this person to work, and this family can't make ends meet and has to sell their children, wouldn't it be Grandma's fault?"

Qin Xiaomi's mouth twitched when she heard this.

Grandpa Qin said, "Old woman, the older you get, the more you become obsessed. How can you think like that? It's normal to be elected or not. How can you take the blame on yourself? You have to think about the fact that you helped those who were elected."

"Grandpa is right!" Qin Xiaomi added, "Grandma, our family is rising now, you can't become more and more cowardly as you get older. If you become cowardly, it will embolden the bad guys, making them think that our girls are weak and can be bullied, and they will come and bully our girls."

“…” Grandma Qin hurriedly took the list: “Grandma, look, don’t say anything.”

Haha, Qin Xiaomi laughed and added, "Grandma, be more straightforward next time and don't be timid. I won't scare you."

But selecting people is indeed a "hard job". Grandma Qin stared at the list for two days, and discussed it with Grandpa Qin, Qin Xiaomi, Aunt Qin, and Second Aunt Qin several times. Finally, on the morning of the third day, she handed a new list to Qin Xiaomi.

"One hundred?" Qin Xiaomi was surprised: "We originally planned to recruit only fifty people, but you chose one hundred. Grandma, tell me the truth, is it to make up the number?"