Looking at the Taoist priest thoughtfully, Bai Ling handed him a bag of silver and said, "This is the remaining fifty taels of silver, as well as the antidote, you can leave Baifu County as soon as possible after taking it." ”

Bai Ling, who did what she said, didn't plan to make a move, because she had already investigated the truth in the past three days.

Although this Taoist priest is swaggering and deceiving, he will not do anything that harms people's lives, and this time he was indeed forced by the Yuan family to do it.

"It's nature." The Taoist priest put away the silver with a smile, but the antidote was kicked down in the placket of his clothes and did not take it, so he left against the cold wind, as if the person with the story just now had nothing to do with him.

Looking at the back of the Taoist priest gradually moving away, Bai Ling sighed lightly: "Yes, no one in this world lives easily, for the sake of everyone who is a person with a story, it is best not to meet again in the future." ”

Thinking of using the space to go to the old mansion that day, he heard that Mrs. Bai and Bai Yuan's words were explaining to the Taoist priest, and Bai Ling's eyes gradually became ruthless.

If it weren't for Bai Ling's golden finger, she would definitely be burned alive by the villagers today!

After only Lao Dao was left that night, Bai Ling threatened the Taoist priest with poison to cooperate with her, so that the people of the old mansion would suffer the consequences, and promised a reward of one hundred taels of silver, so that there would be today's reversal.

It's just that Bai Ling took into account Bai Sanshu's feelings and the villagers' views on the Bai family, and did not kill all the people in the old mansion, but he was uneasy in his heart.

"Bai Yuan, I, Bai Ling, am definitely a person who holds grudges, you wait to pay the price!" Bai Ling clenched his fists and turned to go home, leaving his hatred in the cold wind.

In the blink of an eye, the New Year is approaching, and the imperial court's resettlement documents for the victims have also come down.

The local officials concentrated on the resettlement of the victims who stayed in various places, and the imperial court gave each family a settling-in allowance of five taels of silver and 100 catties of grain.

The land cleared by the victims of the disaster shall be exempted from grain tax for three years, and half tax shall be paid within five years, and grain seeds may be borrowed from the government and repaid within five years.

For a time, the victims in various places had no hope of life, and five taels of silver were enough to build three earthen houses at most, but there was no money left, and the food was simply not enough to last until the autumn harvest.

There are poor people who sell themselves into slavery everywhere, but the price is so low that a teenage girl can only exchange fifty catties of coarse grain, and a teenage girl is only two taels of silver, and a young adult is four taels of silver.

"Bai Ling, the wasteland in our village is basically opened, if you really want to leave these people behind, where is there still land for them to plant?" When the village chief learned that Bai Ling wanted to leave all the victims living in Nanshan Village behind, he couldn't help but come to advise.

"Uncle Village Chief, don't worry, since I have decided to keep them, I will naturally arrange a way for them to survive." Bai Ling smiled lightly: "I bought two-thirds of the mountain behind us, and we need a large number of people to take care of and take care of it." A person's salary ranges from five taels to fifteen taels of silver a year, and it is up to them to decide whether to go or stay. ”

When the village chief heard such a high salary, he couldn't help but take a breath, and looked at Bai Ling as if he had something to say.

"I know that there are still many men in the village who are at home when they are not working, and who are willing to work in the mountains, and they can also do things when the time comes. However, the villagers have fields, and it is impossible to work in the mountains all year round, so it is best for these people to stay. ”

Knowing what the village chief was thinking, Bai Ling spoke.

The village chief nodded, Bai Lingneng arranged it like this, he was already taking care of the villagers, and he couldn't force more.

"Girl, how much does it cost for you to buy such a large mountain?" The village chief asked knowingly.

"This mountain belongs to the imperial court, so it is better to say that I bought it, but it is better to rent it, and the lease period is fifty years, five thousand taels of silver." Bai Ling didn't hide it.

With Bai Ling's wealth, it was not a problem to rent the entire mountain, but she didn't want the villagers to complain, so she rented two-thirds.

The people of the village will also go to hunt and cut down trees, and a third is enough.

But it sounds like an astronomical amount to the village chief, 5,000 taels of silver is a wealth that many people can't accumulate in a few lifetimes.

However, thinking of the Bai family's generous efforts to relieve the victims, the village chief was relieved again, and couldn't help but sigh that the Bai family was really developed, and he was also glad that he agreed to Bai Sanshu's practice of dividing expenses, otherwise the God of Wealth in Nanshan Village would not be able to keep the people who didn't do anything in the old house.

"Before, you said that you wanted to build a school, and the patriarch told me. If you look at the location, that is, the location from the village head to your house is the most suitable, what do you think? Thinking of this, the village chief hurriedly asked, his eyes shining.

"Uncle the village chief and the patriarch grandfather will discuss this matter, and my family is willing to pay a thousand taels of silver and hire two masters to come over, but the matter of binding has to be supplemented by the clan."

Seeing the village chief looking at him puzzled, Bai Ling explained with a smile:

"The Bai family is looking at the scenery now, but there is no guarantee of what will happen in the future, in order to avoid future generations from always putting their hopes on our side, it is better to let the clan be self-reliant, so as not to let the village school decline in the end."

"Let's take a closer look at this." Knowing that the Bai family was not reluctant to tie up the silver, the village chief nodded.

"In fact, many big clans will have sacrificial fields. The wasteland in our village has almost been cleared, but there is a piece of land at the west end of the village that can be reclaimed, that is, it is far away from the village. If every family goes out to plant the sacrificial field, even if the workshop is not profitable in the future, the clan is not afraid of no profit, which is the real long-term plan, and it will also make the villagers more cohesive. ”

Bai Ling suggested.

The village chief thought thoughtfully for a while, and then offered to leave.

Seeing the village chief leaving in a hurry, Bai Ling smiled lightly, there is only so much she can do for the village, and how to do it in the future depends on the consciousness of the people in the village.

The prosperity of a village and the future of the villagers are not something that a Bai family can pull up, and the Bai family does not have that obligation and responsibility.

As for Bai Ling himself, at most, after everything was settled, he was ready to set off for the county and the city.

The Bai family didn't know Bai Ling's plan, so they didn't have much thought about her proposal, but they just thought that this method was good, after all, land was the foundation of the countrymen.

A few days after the documents placed by the imperial court came down, the court's reward documents arrived.

Although the large households involved in disaster relief in various places have not received substantial rewards, an inscription will be erected in the local area to show the good deeds of these wealthy households.

Especially the family whose name is engraved in front of it, it is a great honor, and the Bai family is the first good person in Baifu County.

The Bai family acted low-key and did not engage in any ceremonies, but their family still had a small gathering, and it was difficult to hide their excitement behind closed doors.

For ordinary people, it is a great honor to be able to have a relationship with the world, even if it is just an innocuous word.

Bai Sanshu drank high, and was supported by the housekeeper and Bai Liu's family to go back to the room, Bai Ling was also greedy for a few cups because of the atmosphere, and approached Zishi when he returned to the room.

"Strange, why do I look at someone in the bed?" Bai Ling burped and rubbed his eyes.

"Drunk?" Shangguan Yu frowned and looked at Bai Ling, and his slender figure enveloped Bai Ling.

"Drank a little bit." Bai Ling pinched his fingers and said, looking at Shangguan Yu with long hair, and asked playfully: "Did you say that your long hair and shawl look more beautiful than a woman?" ”

Shangguan Yu raised his eyebrows, he didn't like such adjectives, but looking at Bai Ling's admiring gaze, he suddenly felt that Bai Ling would like his appearance.