Seeing the fear on Yang Xiao's face, Zhou Ming smiled: "No one is born with a will, as long as you uphold the heart of justice and do things in a down-to-earth manner, you will not do very badly." ”

Yang Xiao clenched his fists and hesitated.

Lin Taohua said with a smile: "Brother Xiao, I see that you are very brave in order to get back the food, but at this time, I just let you be a good person, why don't you dare to take it." ”

Yang Xiao just listened to the words of the manager Liu, and knew that this extremely good-looking young man was indeed a girl, and when he heard her talking to himself with a smile at this time, his face couldn't stop having a fever.

"Who said I wouldn't dare." He said with a stiff neck.

"It's good to dare. Little brother Lizheng, then hurry up and work, it's not good to pile up food in the yard. Lin Taohua's eyes flashed with a smile and said with a smile.

"......" Yang Xiao had a black face, how could she agree as soon as she squeezed it.

Zhou Mingwan said to Yang Xiao: "Don't be busy distributing the food first, find some strong people to store it in a dry place first, and when the matter here is over, you can organize the exchange of old for new." ”

"Yes." Now, Yang Xiao can only catch ducks on the shelves.

Seeing that he had collected the grain for two or three days, and after a while, it was moved by Yang Xiao, a kid, and Steward Liu didn't mention a lot of money. Ever since he was in charge of collecting grain, others have always provided him with good food and drink, and no one has ever dared to let him suffer such a loss.

He was angry in his heart, but he had to endure it, otherwise he would cause trouble to the above, and his little life would be gone.

"Hehe, my lord, look, this grain has also been unloaded, so we won't disturb the adults to handle official business, so we will leave." Steward Liu said with a smile on his face.

Zhou Ming still stood there upright, and said lightly: "I'm afraid Steward Liu won't be able to leave." ”

Hearing this, Steward Liu was furious, "My lord, we have returned the grain, and it makes no sense for you to detain us again." ”

Zhou Ming said: "Steward Liu, this official has just witnessed an incident of powerful thugs gathering to bully villagers, shouldn't you please go back to the county government and give a good explanation?" ”

Steward Liu was speechless, and only then did he know the reason why Zhou Ming did not directly reveal his identity but instigated the villagers to block the road and beg for rice. It seems that this Wulunke county order did not intend to let them go from the beginning. Fortunately, the matchmaker had already been notified to go to Jiang's main register to report the news, he thought.

"Hehe, since the adults have said so, then we can only go to the county government to disturb for a few days." Steward Liu suddenly became fearless.

Zhou Ming chuckled, these people are still so fearless in the face of people in the official mansion, it can be seen that they have been rampant and domineering for a long time.

"Tie them all up and take them down." He said.

Tsing Yi and Miao Sheng went up to arrest people without saying a word.

"Steward Liu." Some subordinates couldn't understand it and shouted loudly.

"What do you shout, please us, let's stay honest." He said something inscrutablely.

The people under him were thoughtful, but they all obediently did not resist, and they were all tied up and taken down by Miao Sheng.

"My lord, are you going back to the county office?" After Yang Xiao placed the grain, he hurriedly ran over to ask Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming shook his head, "These grain merchants have a deep background, and this official is not very relieved, so he still stays here for a few days." ”

"Good, good." Yang Xiao, who was a little worried about retaliation, put his mind at ease, said a few good words, and then bowed down and said, "Please stay at my house." ”

Zhou Ming nodded, and then asked him, "Do you know where the nearest border barracks is here?" ”

Yang Xiao said: "In the recent autumn harvest, it is easy to attract thieves during the harvest season on our side, so at this time, there are border troops who will be active nearby, and I saw them when I went to the county seat a few days ago." Are the adults looking for them? ”

As soon as Zhou Ming heard that there was indeed the whereabouts of the border army, he smiled and said: "I will repair a letter to you, you immediately take my letter to the border army barracks, and be sure to hand it over to their commander, and the speed must be fast." ”

Seeing what he said solemnly, Yang Xiao didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly agreed.

After explaining, Zhou Ming was in a hurry to go back to write a letter, so he took his own people to Yang Xiao's house.

"Your Excellency." The old man was seeing that Zhou Ming was leaving, shouted, stumbled to him, and said with tears in his eyes: "My lord, the old man has done something stupid and sorry for the villagers, the old man is wrong, and the adult spares his life." ”

Zhou Ming saw that he was old, and he didn't want to detain him, so he said: "This matter will be determined after the official finds out, if you sincerely repent, you will restrain your family to stay at home honestly." ”

"Yes, old decay must restrain his family." He wept bitterly and said, looking extremely remorseful and self-reproachful.

Zhou Ming sighed, he was an honest farmer, and he was coerced by Jiang Yuanzhi and others to do this thing of bullying the villagers, so he must have been very tormented in his heart all these years.

On the way back, Lin Taohua asked Zhou Ming: "Brother Ming, do you want to let go of that old Lizheng?" ”

Zhou Ming smiled lightly: "This matter must be investigated clearly." He is over the age of old, if he only called the villagers to exchange rice because of Jiang Yuanzhi's coercion, and he himself did not profit from it, according to the law, he could let him spend his old age in peace, and if he profited from it, then he could not simply let it go. ”

Lin Taohua smiled: "In this way, the laws of Jinguo are quite benevolent. ”

Because of the urgency of the situation, after Yang Xiao took Zhou Ming's letter, he only had time to say a few words to his mother in a hurry, and then he went out to deliver the letter.

Zhou Ming and Tsing Yi were busy arranging defenses, and they were also outside. Lin Taohua saw that there was no one else at home, so she took the initiative to take over the work of taking care of the elderly, cooking food and serving water herself, and Brother Xiao'er's mother didn't know what to do.

In the evening, before Zhou Ming and the others came back, Lin Taohua waited for Brother Xiao's mother to have dinner first, and then washed her feet with hot water, so shocked that Brother Xiao's mother almost didn't jump up.

"Auntie, don't worry, I'm a girl, I shouldn't take care of you." Lin Taohua saw that she was really nervous, and whispered into her ear.

When Brother Xiao heard this, she looked her up and down, and muttered, "I'll just say how can there be such a beautiful brother." ”

Lin Taohua smiled and said, "Auntie thinks I'm beautiful." ”

"Pretty, old woman, I haven't seen such a clever girl as you."

"Hehe, auntie, you are the same age as my mother-in-law, and I think of her when I see you. Alas, I haven't seen her for a long time, and I miss her very much, and serving you can also ease my longing, so don't be polite to me. ”

"Your mother-in-law has a good daughter-in-law like you, she can really wake up with a smile when she sleeps."

"Auntie, Brother Xiao doesn't look too young, haven't you said kiss yet?"

"Alas, Brother Xiao'er's father went early, and I am not in good health, and the money he earns in a busy year will be enough to treat me. The family is so poor, how can anyone be willing to marry a girl to suffer the crime, I delayed him. As she spoke, Xiao Ge'er's tears flowed.

Lin Taohua wiped her feet with a cloth towel and said, "I have a doctor with excellent medical skills at home, and when I am busy for a while, I will let Brother Xiao take you to my house to play, and I will let her show you well." ”

"How does this work?" Brother Xiao hurriedly waved his hand.

"How can you not do it? If my aunt likes me, don't refuse, otherwise I'll be unhappy. ”

"Good. You're such a good girl. ”