In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

Those who opposed it said, "After the autumn harvest, the government will recruit soldiers, and every household must send at least one young and strong man. In addition to military service, there is also corvée labor. Corvée labor can be done by women who are used to working in the fields, but they are also important laborers in the family. The family will lose two laborers all of a sudden, and we have to send more young and strong men to patrol Shiliu Village. Isn't this going to force us to have no way to make a living? Your He family is exempted from military service and corvée labor, so of course it's easy for you to talk without any worries."

Old Mrs. Li echoed from the side.

"That's right, that's right. You He family members are living a comfortable life, and you want to command us ordinary people to seek benefits for you. If it weren't for the reinforcement of troops in Lizhou, the relief money and food in place, and the agreement between the Great Zhou and the Western Rong expiring in one year, they would not attack us."

"Even if they attack us, we will be beaten back by the Crown Prince. Even if the Xirong people break in and burn, kill and loot, they will rob the wealthy families in Shiliu Village. Your He family will bear the brunt of the attack. Don't even think about commanding us to be your thugs for free and protect your He family!"

Old Mrs. Li is now determined to go against the He family.

The last time the Li family caused trouble, the detectives came aggressively and arrested several of the elderly, the weak, the women and the children and put them in jail. But in the end, they just fined the Li family to do hard labor and left the matter alone.

Now the Western Rong people are eyeing them covetously, and the government is afraid that the people will run away, so they dare not punish them severely.

The He family agreed to give the Li family five loads of grain to help them.

After the He family finished the first phase of the autumn harvest, the Li family shamelessly went to the He family and took the five loads of grain.

Now that they had the food, the Li family started to act up again.

Old Mrs. Li’s words are very powerful.

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She was reminding everyone in Shiliu Village that even if they followed Grandpa He's instructions for their own safety and to prevent the stragglers from Xirong from reaching Shiliu Village, the He family would still have to pay for it.

Why do they work so hard but still get no money?

The He family makes so much money, it's time for them to give some of it to the folks in Shiliu Village.

The He family eats meat and everyone else drinks soup, that should be okay, right?

After Mrs. Li’s reminder, everyone understood the deep meaning.

Some people started to play the victim and ask for benefits for their own family.

"After the grain is delivered, my family will have to provide three laborers, and my son will be the only male left. If he also joins the patrol in the village, who will do the heavy work at home? Someone has to go to the city to work and earn money to support the family."

"Your He family is rich and makes a fortune, but you don't understand the hardships of us poor people. It's not easy for us to earn a penny. Before, everyone saved Master Yanshi, and each family received a reward of five taels of silver. At that time, you suggested that we buy grain to prevent this year's drought and a crop failure."

"We listened and bought food. Now, there is no shortage of food in Shiliu Village this year. We can't sell the food or not. The money is in our hands anyway. This time you said that we need to prevent the Xirong people from invading and asked everyone to provide strong labor for patrolling. What if they don't attack?"

"Who will compensate us for lost wages? Unless the village covers the cost and provides financial subsidies to the young and strong who work hard. Otherwise, I have no control over whether other families send people or not, as mine won't."

Mr. He was well-informed, so how could he not understand what they meant? But he smoked and said nothing.

Old Mrs. He and Jin Cuihua were standing nearby and were very angry.

Especially Jin Cuihua, she directly retorted back.

"Bah! Only Shiliu Village has the protection of the old locust tree and there is no drought, so everyone has a good harvest. Except for a few villages near us, everywhere else has a huge reduction in production, or even no harvest at all."

"There are so many refugees in Lizhou and Kuncheng! My grandfather asked everyone to buy food for emergencies. Is that wrong? You could just transport the extra food at home to the city and sell it!"

"Don't think I don't know. At that time, everyone bought a dan of grain for four coins of silver. Now it's the autumn harvest, and the court has sent relief grain, but the grain in the city still costs four and a half coins a dan. The price of grain is high. If you sell it now, you can still make a profit!"

"As for subsidies? You're talking as if Pomegranate Village belongs to the He family. Don't you just want the He family to contribute money and effort? You're so disgusting. The He family's tax-free land, isn't it a benefit for you? You're so greedy! If you really want to outlast the He family, the worst that can happen is that the He family will move to the city! As long as the city is there and the people are there, we're not afraid of you!"

Wait until Jin Cuihua finishes speaking.

Old Mrs. He said, "My third daughter-in-law is right. My old man took the lead and proposed that we organize young and strong people to patrol and give warnings, all for the sake of Shiliu Village. This year, every household has a good harvest and no one is short of money. If you don't agree, the He family can only consider moving into the city."

Mr. He knocked on his ashtray.

He raised his dark face, looked at the familiar villagers, and shook his head in disappointment.

"We thought that this year's drought would mean that there would be no harvest in Shili Village, so we prepared to move to the city. Since we can't reach an agreement, I won't force it."

"For the sake of our fellow villagers, I would like to remind everyone that in the entire Ningyuan County, only our Shiliu Village has no water shortage. It is a bumper autumn harvest. Not to mention that the Xirong people will think of us when they break in, even other refugees who have suffered disasters will think of coming here to rob."

"Actually, I want to not only have Pomegranate Village patrolling, but also unite with Pear Blossom Village and Willow Village. Since even you don't want to do it, then just do it. If a disaster really happens, no one will be able to save us."

When they saw that the He family was not joking, everyone started to panic.

Some people began to think about quitting and wanted to discuss it with Mr. He, but some people felt that Mr. He was retreating in order to advance.

In addition to Old Lady Li, there were also those who wanted to marry their daughters into the He family but were rejected. They hit it off and sang the opposite tune to Old Man He.

Especially Mrs. Li.

She groaned, "The He family's soap workshop is in the village. Are you willing to move into the city?"

Jin Cuihua rolled her eyes. "It's just a small workshop. The He family didn't stop anyone from looking at it. Every household in your family has people looking at it from afar. They know it. My sister-in-law is not at home these days. We have completed the orders and still have a lot of work left. We haven't worked much these days. This small workshop can be moved to the small courtyard of the He family in the city. It can be completely accommodated."

Seeing that the He family didn't seem to be making trouble, everyone started to try to keep them.

I hope the He family will stay in Shiliu Village and not abandon us.

Looking at the frightened and worried eyes of the villagers, Mr. He let out a long sigh and shook his head helplessly.

Today, He Huaizhang is the instructor of Ningyuan County, He Huaijin has become the top candidate, and He Huaibi is also a scholar.

The He family has three scholars in its family, all of whom have achieved great success.

The He family has two houses and a grocery store in the city. At this point, the He family is no longer without a way out and must stay in Shiliu Village to farm the land.

But Mr. He didn't want to go into the city unless it was necessary.