inspire-indiana Chapter 1201: Immortality Card
Chapter 1201: Immortality Card
Zhou Guo frowned as he looked at the roads that were becoming more and more familiar. He hadn't heard of any fun places here. What was he doing here?
She didn't ask, knowing that he must have his reasons for doing so.
The spring ploughing had already ended by now, but despite this, most of the daytime work was still spent in the fields, weeding and catching insects, and everyone had a smile on their face.
Seeing Zhou Guo and Xu Sibei's group, he was unexpectedly enthusiastic, "Where are you from, gentlemen? Do you want to come over to our house?"
Xu Sibei asked with a smile: "Auntie, what are you so happy about? Didn't we have a severe drought here last year? We didn't harvest any food. The food in the fields is only this good this year. Why did you invite us to your house?"
The old lady smiled and started talking, "I can tell you are from outside when I hear you say that! You don't know, that was all last year. Many people in our village starved to death last year. But, things were different after the New Year. A young man appeared out of nowhere, saying that he was General Xu's man, and came to inspect our county.
Knowing that we had a hard time last year, every family was given grain, and those families that were severely affected by the disaster also received half a bag. But later we found out that it was not the case at all. It turned out that the young master gave out a lot of grain, but it was divided up by the county magistrate and several wealthy families in our county, and most of the grain never reached us.
When the young master found out, he was very angry. He confiscated the property of the county magistrate and all the wealthy families, and put them in jail. He also asked us ordinary people to go to the government office to seek justice. As long as we have been bullied before, we can go! Many people went, and later they really paid compensation. "
Pointing to the 8-9 mu of fertile land behind him, she said, "Our land was taken away by a wealthy family more than 20 years ago. My husband went to the government office with the mentality of giving it a try, but he didn't expect that he would actually get it back! And he paid compensation!
Our family no longer has to worry about life. With these acres of land, plus the remaining acres of land at home, we will never go hungry again! Although I have never seen that young master, he is the great master of heaven. My old man even said that he would set up a longevity tablet for him!"
The conversation on this side was so lively, and all of them were from outside the area and had high status, so seeing this, people from other areas couldn't help but come forward.
After hearing what the old lady said, before he even reached her eyes, she said, "Oh, we thought so too. That young master is so good. He let us take the fertilizer for free during the spring plowing. He didn't ask for anything. He just said that during the autumn harvest, we can get the corresponding amount of grain for the price of the fertilizer. It sounds good, but I don't know if there is any trick in it."
"We thought so too. If it's really as they said, and we only need to pay back that much food, we will set up a longevity tablet for the young master at home. We are good people!"
"You say that for a small village like ours, the county officials don't care about us. But when this young master came, he took charge of all matters, big or small, and helped us get justice. After we got justice, he gave us compensation and returned our grain. Over the past few decades, we haven't had so much surplus grain. We haven't had that much for many years."
Zhou Guo was a little dazed, and finally understood the purpose of Xu Sibei bringing her here.
Xu Sibei asked questions as he listened, and occasionally gave a few words of praise, and the atmosphere never cooled down.
Everyone was very enthusiastic and had endless good things to say about Zhou Guo.
Every household now has enough surplus food, and the crops in the fields are flourishing.
Although there is still some drought this year and there hasn't been much rain since the spring, the crops in the fields don't seem to be affected too much and are growing much better than last year.
They are not worried either.
Besides, in addition to surplus food, many people still have some money at home. Although it may not be much, it is enough to provide for the family.
Xu Sibei took her around for five or six days, not only to the countryside but also to various counties.
The most talked-about topic these days is Zhou Guo’s big cleaning operation, which could not be completed within days and nights.
Those big counties have been controlled by small families for so many years, and tens of thousands of villagers have been oppressed. Every family has its own sufferings. You talk about yours and I talk about mine, and after a few years, the stories are always different.
Xu Sibei smiled, he was handsome and friendly, and everyone was happy to talk to him.
The more they talk, the more they know.
After a few days, the two of them visited several nearby counties and heard mostly good things about Zhou Guo.
Of course, there were also some scoldings. Once asked, you would know that they were from those who were punished. Their lives were so different from each other, it would be strange if they would have a good face towards Zhou Guo.
She didn't care. There were many people in this world who hated her. Even in the North, not everyone liked her. Many people secretly wished she would die, but so what?
She is still alive and well, and getting better and better!
Xu Sibei pointed in all directions of the city and said, "Listen, everyone is saying that you are great and that you did the right thing. These people deserve this fate. Without them, the common people would be better off, and all the people in the fields of agriculture, industry and commerce would benefit. Guoguo, you did nothing wrong. Everyone is very grateful to you. They even want to set up a longevity tablet for you and your father. You and the Xu family have become gods in these people's hearts."
He didn't expect that Zhou Guo was doing this under the banner of his Xu family. The credit should have belonged to the Zhou family, but he didn't expect that the Xu family would get this advantage for nothing.
Zhou Guo said: "I heard it, little brother, don't worry, I have figured it out a long time ago, and I will not let myself fall into a dead end again."
Now it only makes her heart more determined.
She was not wrong in taking this path.
Xu Sibei smiled and said, "Besides, didn't you say that the crops in everyone's fields are growing pretty well? From now on, even if God is cruel and there is drought again, we can still harvest a little bit. Then we can exempt everyone from taxes, and add what they have, and they can survive this year."
It can’t be this dry every year, right?
Zhou Guo said: "After this year, there will be next year. In this world, there will always be disasters in some places every year, such as droughts, floods, icebergs, storms, and man-made disasters. At this time, the imperial court's granaries come into play. Now that the imperial court is useless, we can only let the wealthy support these places."
There are already few people these days. If we don't pay attention to these people, how many people will be left when the world is finally settled?
Without people, how can this devastated world recover?
Xu Sibei said with a smile: "With your talent, you should go to the Ministry of Revenue. If you become the Minister of Revenue, you won't be afraid of these disasters in the world anymore."
Zhou Guo laughed, "You forgot that I'm a fake young master."
Xu Sibei did not comment.
After these days, Zhou Guo has gained a lot.