farmer's struggle

The news of the county magistrate's appointment quickly spread throughout Juping County. This is a big event that concerns the vital interests of the people, and the people have to pay too much attention to it. So after dinner, this is the first topic everyone talks about.

On an open-air tea stand by the street, there were about ten people sitting there, all of whom were thirsty on the road or walked around the streets to rest their feet.

"Have you heard? The new county magistrate of Juping County is here." After there are more people, everyone loves to chat and talk, but now someone mentions it as soon as the words are spoken.

"Who did you hear this from? It's been almost two years since the accident happened to the last county magistrate of Juping County, right? I haven't seen any officials sent down from above? Why did this come so suddenly? No news Will it be false?" There are people who don't know why they don't really believe this, since the bandits have besieged the county government, doesn't it mean that no officials are willing to come to this place?

"This can't be fake. Boss Zhang, who sells pork, has all gone back to the Yamen. I saw it with my own eyes." The man obviously had the first-hand information, and he was quite complacent.

"Oh, now that the new county magistrate takes office, I'm afraid our life will be difficult." Someone said with a bitter face.

"Isn't it? Now I don't know how much tax will be increased."

There was a hint of hesitation in someone's words, "It's impossible for this new county magistrate to be more perverse than the previous one, right? Isn't he afraid of the heroes on Luming Mountain?"

As soon as the words came out, the people around were quiet for a moment, and someone reacted immediately, put his hand next to his mouth, and made a booing gesture, that person seemed to realize that he had said something wrong, and shut his mouth embarrassingly.

Someone looked around and said in a low voice: "Be careful that the misfortune comes out of your mouth. The county magistrate is not sure what to do. I'm afraid we will be implicated if we mention these things."

"It's not that serious, is it? The county magistrate has been here for a long time. Apart from letting the servants repair the county government in the county government, I haven't seen him take any other actions or laws. They all say that the new official will take office three times. Huo, he stayed in the yamen all day and didn't know what it meant to come out, and there was no movement even in the matter of calling the respected old men and gentry of Juping County as well as the wealthy gentry in Juping County, which should be done according to the rules."

Everyone nodded repeatedly, what they said made sense, but a young man beside him sneered: "Who knows what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of the new county magistrate? Waiting for surprises. The world is as black as crows, and not all officials are the same. It is better to count on the group of people on the mountain than to count on this kind of people."

These words touched everyone's heart, everyone was silent and dared not answer, but this topic was obviously a bit taboo, some people couldn't sit still, fearing that they would get into trouble, they got up in a hurry, paid for tea and prepared to leave, it took several days personal.

The person who spoke at last ignored them, poured another cup of tea from the teapot, and took a sip slowly.

At this time, Li Yu, who was sitting in the corner inside, took a look at Wen Jinbai who was opposite him, and seeing Wen Jinbai couldn't help but look at his joke, he was very helpless, so he tapped his forehead with his finger and made a mouthful Type: I'll settle the score with you when I go back.

Wen Jin's white eyebrows are curved, and there are stars in his eyes.

Li Yu stood up, then led Wen Jinbai to the young man's table.

This young man was slandering these cowardly people by himself, and when he raised his eyes, he saw two strangers standing in front of him. He felt strange in his heart, so he heard one of them say: "My lord, can you Join a table?"

The young man glanced around. Although the tea stall was not big, there were many tables and stools. In addition, some people had just left, so it was empty. There were so many vacant seats, so why would you compete with him for a table?

As if seeing what he was thinking, the man said with a smile: "My husband and I came here a few days ago to seek relatives, but we didn't find any relatives. Right now, we have no relatives. We want to find them but don't know where to find them. This Mr. Xiaolang must be very familiar with Juping County, so I want to chat with you, maybe I can have a clue."

The young man suddenly realized that he was also a warm-hearted person. Hearing this, he nodded in agreement. "In this small county of ours, there are very few foreigners coming here. No wonder I don't see you well."

Li Yu asked the owner of the tea stall to serve another pot of good tea, and ordered another plate of melon seeds and peanuts. Then he took Wen Jinbai to sit down, and introduced himself: "My name is Li Yu, and this is my husband. From the south."

The young man nodded and said with a hearty smile: "My name is He Zhang, and I am a native of Juping County. Many things cannot escape my eyes, so if you want to inquire about something, I am the right person for you."

"Really? This is great. A few years ago, my relatives wrote to say that Juping County is not bad? Why do I see something different now? When I came here before, I also met bandits , if it weren't for our lack of possessions, I'm afraid... hey!" Li Yu said with a frown.

"The situation is different now. It was good in the past few years, but then there was a flood, and many fields were submerged. Not to mention that there was no harvest. Selling their sons and daughters to be displaced, many people can't survive at this time, so they went up to the mountains and became bandits." He Zhang smiled, "Actually, bandits are far less evil than the government."

"Oh, so?" Li Yu poured him a cup of tea and said with a smile: "I just heard that this is not a new county magistrate. With officials to govern the place, it will never be the same as before. Right? Those bandits should be more peaceful, right? The so-called people don’t fight with the government, if the government pays off the bandits..."

He Zhang sneered, "You don't know how the last magistrate got off, do you? The new county magistrate may be able to stay in peace if he obediently keeps his tail between his legs, if not..."

Anyone can clearly understand the unfinished meaning of the words. Those bandits who can drive away one county magistrate can drive away the second, so it's better not to make a fuss.

Li Yu smiled awkwardly, "I've heard of this. It is said that he is a hero on Luming Mountain. It is really admirable. Luming Mountain is probably the largest mountain in a hundred miles. It’s suffering for us ordinary people.”

He Zhang shook his head, "These people were forced to go up the mountain because they didn't have enough to eat. They only harassed the rich and the gentry, and never killed innocent people indiscriminately. They won't make things difficult for ordinary people like us."

"Really? I'm relieved." Li Yu pretended to be relieved.

He Zhang said with a smile, "You said that the relatives you went to live in don't know where they live and what their names are? If you really don't have a clue, I can help you ask."

Li Yu looked at Wen Jinbai when he heard the words, Wen Jinbai nodded, and said what he had prepared a long time ago. Of course, seven points of these words are true and three points are false, otherwise it will be troublesome if people know that they are cheating. After all, this Many people in the county are related to relatives, so Li Yu and the others found a foreign family who had moved away long ago from the paperwork, and recognized this family as a relative who went to relatives. This identity was convenient for them to go out and inquire about news.

He Zhang thought for a long time, then shook his head and said, "The Zheng family in South Street seems to have such a family, but they moved away a few years ago. You probably won't find anyone this time." Big, he had a vague impression of it.

"Yeah, we've asked around, but we don't know where they moved to." Li Yu sighed.

He Zhang frowned, "Then what should you do? Should you stay or go home?"

"We have no possessions, we are all alone, and the journey back is still far away, and we don't know what changes will happen. I have discussed with Fu Lang, and we will stay temporarily and find a job first."

He Zhang looked at them. This man was dressed as a scholar, and his hands were powerless. His husband was wearing a veiled hat, so he couldn't see his face clearly. People, the heart that was still a little wary relaxed a little.

He nodded, "If you want me to say, there is no peace in this world, so that's fine."

"Yes." Li Yu echoed: "Although natural disasters are ruthless, man-made disasters are even more harmful. If the newly appointed magistrate can understand the people's sentiments, there should be something to look forward to in this day."

These words came to He Zhang's heart, but from the bottom of his heart he didn't believe how good an official would be, and any official didn't care about the life and death of the people for his own benefit.

"I hope so." He Zhang sighed. Who wants to live a life of licking blood when they can live a stable life?

The three of them said something, and the pot of tea was almost finished before they left.

"Does this person need to check?" Wen Jinbai thought for a while and wanted to ask Li Yu, but this congratulatory badge gave him a strange feeling, so he asked Li Yu.

Wen Jinbai was a little skeptical about the young man I met at the tea stand just now, because ordinary people are very secretive about banditry, and even defending these bandits is in secret, and it is impossible to raise it blatantly.However, what He Zhang said inside and outside the words showed his appreciation and protection of bandits, which was a bit unexpected.That's why Wen Jinbai said whether he should go and find out the details of this person.

Li Yu shook his head, "Let's forget it, firstly, we don't have enough manpower, and secondly, what can we do if we find something?"

Wen Jinbai nodded, and what Li Yu said was also true. These days, Li Yu was looking through the documents and files in the yamen, while he was wandering around Chensi's streets and alleys, and he also inquired about a lot of news.

"Because there are many mountains and dense forests in the southwestern border, the problem of banditry is really difficult to solve. Not to mention other places, there are more than ten places of banditry in Juping County alone. They are connected with each other, and the folks in Juping County are basically It is related to relatives, maybe one of the families is involved in banditry, and the common people are very protective of these banditry, and they generally don't make trouble for the common people, so if there is any movement in the government, it will soon pass through The common people have heard the news of the bandits." Wen Jinbai told Li Yu one by one the news that he had scouted these days.

"Besides, since you took office, as soon as the news spread, the bandits on the mountain also sent many people over to inquire about the news."

This is the news that Chen Si inquired about. He also learned a lot of methods in Chen's residence, so it is not a problem to inquire about such a little information.It has to be said that Mr. Chen did a great favor to them by sending Chen Si to them.

Li Yu nodded and frowned, "It was also mentioned in King Su's letter that every time there is an action against those bandits, it will end in failure, just because they seem to be able to predict in advance that the officers and soldiers have not yet arrived. They have already been transferred, and every time the officers and soldiers will rush to nothing, so after King Su came here, there will be no effect in clearing the payment."

Wen Jinbai was worried, "What should I do? Keeping these bandits will always be a disaster."

"To cure the symptoms, you have to cure the root cause. Take everything slowly. You can't eat hot tofu even if you are impatient. The road has to be taken step by step. You have to believe in me, there will be a way." Li Yu also figured it out, relying on him to go up and down 5000 Years of history piled up, as well as various ancient and modern schemes, what 36 schemes, palace scheming, he does not believe that there is no way to learn from it, not to mention the method is dead people are alive, people can't be suffocated to death, right?He still doesn't believe that there are unsolvable things in this world.

Now that Li Yu has said that, Wen Jinbai is relieved a lot. He said that there is a way, so there must be a way.He just needs to believe him.

作者有话要说：感谢在2020-07-1310:01:46~2020-07-1412:33:57期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw mines: 1 leaf;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!