Chapter 120
Since ancient times: the poor do not fight with the rich, and the people do not fight with the officials.
The arrival of the county lord made the Xie clan keep their mouths shut, and even the most capable lady Xie Aniu hid behind Xie Aniu silently.
Lord Xianzun ruthlessly pierced Xie Hui's prevarication, obviously before he appeared in the Ye family's courtyard, he had been taken by Qi An and accompanied him to the Ye family's orchard for on-the-spot observation.
But you can't blame the county lord for being so ruthless, he is really angry!
A few days ago, Master Zeng told him that the Ye family in Hongfeng Village, Chiba Town, under his jurisdiction, used the grapes they grew to make a more delicious grape wine than Persian wine.
He is thinking about communicating with the Ye family through the relationship between Master Zeng and Qi Gui, to see how to make wine bigger and stronger, and strive to make it a pillar industry in Xibei County during his tenure.
If he can really do it, he will have no shortage of merits during his three-year tenure.
Seeing that this merit was about to be defeated under the jealousy of the Xie clan, how could the county lord not be annoyed, and how could he just let Xie Hui prevaricate like this?!
The county zun blocked Xie Hui speechless with a word, and the Xie clan people were even more frightened, and at this time, they remembered the person who started the cocoon, and the white eyes and condemning eyes all flocked to Xie Aniu's family.
It was naturally impossible for the county lord to come alone, in addition to the accompanying master Zeng, he also brought four other officials.
Master Zeng and the official did not come in with the county lord, so they naturally went to collect evidence.
At this time, he has already thoroughly understood what happened last night and today, and even counted all the fruit trees that were cut down in the Ye family's orchard.
Although the county lord had already gone to the scene to see it, his face sank again when he saw the loss of fruit trees counted by Master Zeng, but it was a pity that this was not a public court, and he couldn't make a sound.
However, it was not difficult for the majestic county lord, only to see him slam the table in front of him and shout in a deep voice: "Where is Xie Heniu?!" ”
This sound shocked the hearts of the Xie clan, and Xie Aniu even "pounced" and fell to the ground: "Lord County, spare your life!" ”
At this time, Lin Wan had already followed the three Ye Qing brothers out of the study, and was watching the excitement in Chen's arms, and almost laughed when she saw Xie Aniu's ugly appearance, it turned out that the arrogant Xie Aniu was also so daring!
When the Ye family settled in Hongfeng Village five years ago, they were registered as fruit farmers in Beixi County, and the fruit trees planted by the fruit farmers were equivalent to the grain grown by the farmers, and the destruction of the Ye family's orchard by Xie Aniu's family was equivalent to destroying the crops.
Although there is no specific punishment for "destroying crops" in the laws of Dayu Kingdom, there is a common practice to follow, and Xie Aniu's family deliberately destroying fruit trees must be compensated according to the value of the fruit trees.
Because the behavior of Xie Aniu's family may ruin the imminent exploits of the county lord, the county lord will naturally not spare Xie Aniu, but since there are customs to follow, the county lord just stared coldly at Xie Aniu who was kneeling in front of him and begged for mercy for a moment, but did not punish him directly, but looked at Xie Hui: "Xie Aniu wantonly destroyed the Ye family's fruit tree, how does the village chief Xie plan to deal with this." ”
In front of the county lord, Xie Hui naturally did not dare to shield Xie Aniu, but he was also worried that because he disposed of Xie Aniu today, he would be tolerated by the clan afterwards.
I saw him roll his eyes, first glared at Xie Aniu fiercely, and then turned to Father Ye, obviously wanting to push this matter directly to Father Ye, so that the treatment of Xie Aniu had nothing to do with him Xie Hui, whether it was heavy or light.
Through today's events, Father Ye has thoroughly seen through the people of the Xie clan, and also understood that Xie Hui and the old village chief are actually the same as all the people of the Xie clan, and they are rejected by outsiders like them from the bones.
Since Xie is unkind, don't blame him for being unjust.
Father Ye no longer intends to bother to maintain the illusion of harmony with each other, nor does he intend to live in peace with the Xie clan again, so naturally he will not give Xie Hui this face again.
He lowered his eyes slightly, but he didn't see Xie Hui's hint, and only smoked one cigarette after another with a bitter expression.
Father Ye refused to take this stubble, although the county lord said nothing, but that gaze made Xie Hui like a man, he knew that he couldn't hesitate any longer, what would happen in the future, after all, his old man was still pressed in front of this patriarch, and the clan could still turn the sky upside down?
Thinking about it like this, Xie Hui felt that he had confidence in his heart again, no matter what, it was better to get through the difficulties in front of him first, after all, he couldn't let himself leave an impression of incompetence in the heart of the county lord.
Xie Hui made up his mind in his heart, and was about to pretend to negotiate compensation with Father Ye, but he heard the old village chief speak: "It is natural to compensate for the destruction of crops according to the price!" Xie Aniu's family should compensate the Ye family for the destruction of fruit trees. ”
Xie Aniu's mother-in-law immediately cried "wow" when she heard this, how many fruit trees their family had destroyed in the Ye family, as a personal participant, she naturally knew very well in her heart.
The fruit trees are a little different from the crops in the field, according to the common practice, if they are compensated, the demolition of their house is not enough for one-twelfth of the compensation, where can Mrs. Xie Aniu still take care of the county lord, let's make trouble first!
She naturally also considered it, after all, the words asking her family to compensate did not come out of the mouth of the county lord, and she might make a fuss that might make the old village chief change his mind.
If there is no county lord sitting on the top, there is no need to make trouble with Xie Aniu, and the old village chief does not plan to compensate the Ye family, he has already weighed the pros and cons in his heart, even if the Ye family relies on the Lin family in Fucheng, then the Lin family can still be the enemy of the entire Hongfeng Village for the Ye family?
But it was not the Lin family who was sitting at the top, but the dignified county lord, even if the old village chief had the heart to protect Xie Aniu's family, he even had the intention of occupying the Ye family's orchard, but at this moment he didn't dare to follow his own thoughts.
However, Xie Aniu's mother-in-law's trouble, but also gave the elders of the Xie clan a chance to speak, so you and I said a word, nothing more than to remind the county lord that this slope is the Xie clan's feng shui treasure, even the county lord can't stop the Xie clan's behavior of recovering the treasure land in the clan.
These clan elders have repeatedly emphasized that the Xie clan will return double the money that the Ye family bought the land that year as compensation for the Ye family.
Lin Wan was really eye-opening in the depths, it turned out that people could do shameless things and say shameless things in such a high-sounding manner.
The fruit trees in the seven or eight acres of land of the Ye family are the hard work of the Ye family for five years, and they are also the economic foundation of the Ye family in the future.
Xie actually paid the tone of grace and wanted to take this orchard for himself at double the land price five years ago!
The Ye family was naturally full of righteous indignation, but because Father Ye, as the head of the family, did not say a word, he could only endure himself.
Master Zeng had never dealt with Daddy Ye, so he naturally didn't understand Daddy Ye's thoughts, and seeing that Daddy Ye always said nothing, he had to ask Qi Anhe and Qi Zhenxing in a whisper, wanting to understand Daddy Ye's true thoughts from the side, but the only thing these two could tell him was the few words that Daddy Ye had explained to Qi Anhe in advance.
But things have developed to this point, and it is no longer covered by those few words.
However, the master still has a very good way, and through the eye contact with Daddy Ye, he basically knows what Daddy Ye thinks.
Next, Master Zeng personally came forward to be the mediator, seemingly impartial, and the final result even made the Xie family a little complacent.
Although the Xie clan did not keep the fruit trees, and bought back the land sold to the Ye family five years ago at a land price of three taels per mu, they finally got back this "Feng Shui treasure land"!
They are confident that the Ye family can grow grapes and make wine on the barren slopes, and the Xie family will naturally be able to do it too!
At this moment, the people of the Xie clan did not know that in the near future, what they did today would bring them endless chagrin!