Surviving the famine: I made my fortune by helping others

It was not until they reached a small courtyard where the sisters were staying that the old man finally stopped his pounding heart.

But when he saw the girls and children in front of him, he became uncalm again.

"This, this is everyone in your village?"

The old man's hands were shaking with anger. How could he still maintain his reputation if he was asked to go with so many young girls?

"No."

Ye Chuyi didn't wait for him to breathe a sigh of relief before dropping another bombshell, "I rescued these people from a house. They were also fleeing famine and didn't have any documents."

There shouldn't be any, right? If there was a document, everyone would have left together.

She even felt that perhaps everyone did not know that fleeing famine required specific documents, and that there might only be a random pass.

If the officials really had such evil intentions, it would make sense for them to deliberately not issue the documents.

Seeing that the old man was almost fainted from anger, Ye Chuyi patted him on the back guiltily.

"Old man, you are so knowledgeable, just give us some ideas."

After she said that, she quickly winked at Yaya.

Unexpectedly, Yaya was very smart. She just lay on the old man and said, "Grandpa, help aunt. Yaya is filial to grandpa, grandpa."

As the little girl spoke, she gave the old man a kiss on the face.

Ye Chuyi secretly gave her a thumbs up, saying that she did a great job.

The other little kids seemed to know that this was a big matter concerning them, so they all followed suit and started shouting.

The small courtyard was filled with the childish voices of children. The old man was so happy that he smiled with wrinkles on his face.

"Good children, they are all good children!"

Ye Chuyi took a step forward at the right time and said, "Then old man, for the sake of our grandfather, please give us some advice."

The girls looked at their noses, looked at their hearts, and fell to their knees, "Uncle, please help us."

"It's not that there is no way, but it requires money."

The old man felt a little reluctant. They were obviously poor children and were afraid that they could not come up with so much silver.

Ye Chuyi's eyes lit up instantly. Money was easy to talk about. She had just become rich and was so poor that only money was left.

"How much do you need?"

Looking at the little girl's happy expression, the old man couldn't help but twitching his lips.

This girl looked so heartless, how could he be so fooled?

"You just need to take some money to the county government office to buy an identity card and register. Depending on the card, the number of people you can follow will also vary."

"The lowest rank is the village chief badge, and three hundred taels is enough for that. But this badge is just a badge after all. If you want to settle down in the future, you still have to pay settlement silver according to the rules. The amount of silver you have to pay varies from place to place."

Three hundred taels is not a lot!

Ye Chuyi smacked his lips and raised his hand to signal, "Can we still buy the village chief brand if our village chief is still here? And can they also send it to our village?"

The old man glared at her and continued, "A village that already has a village chief cannot buy a sign unless the sign is returned to the county government."

"what does it mean?"

Do we have to take back the sign after the person dies and wait for someone to buy it before giving it out again?

Is there really anyone who would be so desperate as to pay three hundred and two taels just to become the village chief?

If she remembered correctly, according to the daily food and clothing expenses in Shanghe Village, the maximum annual expenditure would be around five taels of silver, and she couldn't even think about three hundred taels.

"The identity badge can be passed down from generation to generation." The old man explained unhappily, "Do you still want to listen?"

"Listen, listen, listen."

Ye Chuyi quickly stood aside and shut up.

"Five hundred taels can buy a village head badge, which can record three villages; two thousand taels can buy a township head badge, which can record ten villages and appoint three village heads; eight thousand taels can buy a county head badge, which can have two township heads, five village heads and twenty village heads."

Why does it feel like this is a bundled sale? This is simply a sky-high price.

Who on earth is so desperate to buy these brands? Is it because they have too much money?

It's really irritating to see people compare to each other.

The old man saw through his thoughts at a glance, shook his head and explained, "These levels set by the court do not benefit the rich, so in order to open shops and do business and improve their status, the rich naturally have to buy these status badges."

After that, the old man continued to remind him, "You should know that although these identities are not official positions, they are actually registered by the court. Those who receive salaries are clearly stipulated by the court to be bought and sold. Outside the county government is the county magistrate."

Ye Chu understood it instantly. It was common for scholars, farmers, merchants, and artisans to pay for official positions in order to improve their status. If he could do it directly and openly, he would probably be robbed by others.

"The half of the disaster relief grain that the farmers handed over in the end belongs to the county magistrate. The court has no say on whether it is distributed or not."

The old man added one more sentence at the end.

Ye Chuyi thought of something else. If he had to pay an additional resettlement fee to settle down, what if the county magistrate of the place where he wanted to settle down did not recognize him as the county magistrate?

"The county magistrate must be registered. As long as he pays an extra 2,000 taels when buying an identity card, he will be given an additional settlement document. No matter where he goes, he can choose a location first with the settlement document and then inform the local county magistrate. All villages in the area will automatically be assigned to the county magistrate."

Did she actually say what was on her mind?

Ye Chuyi blinked his eyes, but it sounded like this county magistrate was really a good person, he could do whatever he wanted.

"I've made up my mind. I want to be the county magistrate!" Ye Chuyi pointed to the sky suddenly, with quite a lot of momentum.

"Aunt is so awesome!" Yaya clapped and praised her out of respect.

The others were a little slower to react and soon joined in the applause.

"Fairy Sister is the best, Fairy Sister is the county magistrate!" An An shouted the loudest.

"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile." Ye Chuyi coughed twice embarrassedly and moved closer to the old man again.

"Old man, if I want to buy the county governor's sign, do I need to prepare anything else besides money? Can I choose a village myself and bring it with me?"

If she couldn't choose a village to take with her, then her purchase would have been in vain.

"As long as there are no more than twenty villages, you can mark them down as you like. If you have money, you can buy the signs for other positions that can be set up at the same time."

The old man looked like he didn't want to pay any attention to her. He turned his head to the side after he finished speaking, his beard twitching, looking very funny.

If there is such a good thing, can't we form a small group?

By the way, will the local county magistrate really not exclude you if you go to a new place? Will they really not be angry if you live in their house without paying money?

Ye Chuyi couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it and stepped aside to start planning.

She definitely has enough money now. Since she wants to buy something, she naturally has to buy something like a county magistrate to give her a taste of what it feels like to be an official.

The main thing is the village. Xiahe Village must be recorded. Zhao Wenzhu followed me and his household registration is in Zhaojia Village. Although I don’t know what will happen in the future, it would be unreasonable not to record it. And then there are these girls and the like. I don’t know where they are from.

Forget it, let’s go to the county government office first.

Ye Chuyi sighed and looked up at the sky. It was just dawn when she entered the city. It was almost afternoon now and she felt a little hungry.

"Bai Zai, why hasn't the system task been completed yet? Is the system broken?"