After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

Chapter 349 Worry

Ye Qing didn't have any expectations, it was obvious that he just wanted some money to spend.

Ye Qing went to his uncle's shop, and Guizi was pacing around the room anxiously.

"Qingya, you are finally here. The village head and others are waiting inside." Guizhi led Ye Qing in.

The village head and others who were waiting anxiously inside all looked at Ye Qing.

"Qingya, have you found out why your third uncle was arrested?" Ye Fang, the eldest son of the village head, asked first.

"Grandpa Lizheng, all uncles, today's matter cannot be resolved peacefully. The person who arrested my third uncle is a fifth-rank official in the capital. He said that my third uncle broke the jade pendant of his family's steward and demanded five hundred taels of silver as compensation."

The people who followed took a deep breath. The county magistrate was already the highest-ranking official they had ever seen.

This matter involves an official from the capital city, who is higher in rank than the county magistrate, so it is indeed difficult to handle.

Ye Qing explained the whole story in detail, and the village head and his men felt more and more helpless as they listened.

Their village was too weak, so they had no choice but to accept defeat.

"Qingya, do you have five hundred taels of silver? If it's not enough, the villagers can help to make up the difference." The head of the village had already given up hope that the county magistrate would help him to intercede.

Ye Qing and others were waiting for news in the store. They tried to go over to discuss with the ship owner, but were driven out.

The county magistrate heard that Lord Zhang was passing by the dock, so he brought his servants to pay him a visit.

Ye Dalang eagerly sent the county magistrate in and waited for news outside.

The county magistrate took a long time to go in, so Ye Dalang asked someone to go to Queran Tower to order a banquet and send it to the boat.

In the afternoon, the county magistrate came down from the boat drunk.

Ye Dalang trotted over and supported the county magistrate.

The county magistrate's carriage stopped at the dock. Ye Dalang helped him get into the carriage. He was anxious but did not show it on his face.

The county magistrate was sitting in the carriage, looking at the bubbles on the corners of Ye Dalang's mouth due to anxiety, and then he seemed to remember.

"Inspector Ye, your uncle was too reckless when he walked and broke the jade pendant that Lord Zhang gave to the housekeeper. I'll plead for you and I'll pay you three hundred taels."

Ye Dalang hurriedly thanked him, put the one hundred taels of silver given by Ye Qing into the pastry box, and handed them to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate took the box of pastries, took a look inside the box, patted Ye Dalang on the shoulder, and ordered someone to drive the carriage back.

Ye Dalang hurried to the store and asked Ye Qing to take out three hundred taels of silver and go pick up Ye Laosan.

Uncle Ye has been arrested for so long, and we still don’t know what’s happening to him.

At this time, Boss Ye also rushed over.

Without bothering to ask, he went to pick someone up with Ye Fang and others.

Ye Dalang did not show up, so Ye Lao Da took the silver note and went to find Mr. Zhang's housekeeper.

After receiving the banknote, Mr. Zhang's steward stopped making things difficult for Ye Lao Da and the others and ordered someone to bring Ye Lao San out.

When Boss Ye saw the look on Boss Ye's face, his nose felt sore and he almost cried.

Seeing that Ye Lao Da didn't move, Ye Fang reached out to help Ye Lao San and carried him back to the store.

Boss Ye pulled the third brother Ye to the backyard and checked him carefully.

There was only a slap mark on the face, nothing else.

Ye Laosan was just frightened, and he hadn't eaten or drunk anything since morning, so his face was pale.

Ye Dalang poured some warm water over, and Ye Lao carefully fed it to the baby.

Only then did Ye Laosan react and started crying while hugging Ye Laoda.

Ye Qing went to Queran Tower, she booked a table and ordered a bowl of millet porridge, which she had delivered to Ye Laosan's store.

When Ye Qing returned, Ye Laosan had calmed down. When he heard that he had paid three hundred taels of silver as compensation and also gave one hundred taels to the county magistrate, he slapped himself twice in pain.

"Uncle San, what exactly happened? Did you really break his jade pendant?" Ye Dalang asked about the situation.

Ye Laosan recalled the situation at that time, "I didn't touch him. He asked me to unload the goods for free. I didn't want to, so he pulled the jade pendant off his waist, threw it on the ground, and then had someone arrest me."

Boss Ye looked angry and asked, "Is there any law here?"

The head of the village felt upset. When faced with these officials, their village was like an ant that could be crushed to death at any time.

"Shut up, go back and say what you want to say. There's a mix of good and bad people here, if this gets out, you'll be in big trouble." The head of the village scolded Boss Ye.

Boss Ye also understood this logic. He did not refute it and sat back feeling a little frustrated.

"Qingya, thank you, Uncle San. If it weren't for the money you brought, I would still be suffering over there." Ye Laosan said sincerely.

"Uncle San, we are a family and we don't have to be so polite. There's no need to thank me." Ye Qingzhen didn't think he needed to be thanked. After all, his uncle loved him very much.

As they were talking, the waiter from Queranlou came over to serve the dishes, and Ye Qing invited everyone to eat.

It's getting late now and I haven't had time to eat lunch. Let's have a bite now.

The guys at the dock heard about this and behaved very well for the whole day, trying to avoid that boat as much as possible.

After dinner, the people who took over the work in the store came to visit Ye Laosan.

They all looked terrified. If they offended some noble person, their family would not have the money to redeem the person.

Ye Lao San told them to be careful and wait until the storm was over before making any decision. Some of the timid ones planned to go home and rest for two days, and then come back after the ship left.

After dinner, the village head and his men took Ye Laosan back to the village.

Shen had already heard the news and was waiting for them to return at the door of the conference room.

As soon as Boss Ye stopped the ox cart, Shen rushed over.

"Boss, are you okay? I was scared to death. How can we live without you?" Shen cried out of breath.

Ye Laosan's eyes were red. After this incident, he realized that Ye Dalang alone could not protect him when he encountered problems.

The village head asked Ye Laosan to go back and rest first, and he went into the meeting room with the rest of the people.

Ye Qing was called in. In recent years, whenever there was a major event in the village, Ye Qing would be called in to discuss it together.

The village chief took out the pipe on his waist and took two deep puffs. He hadn't smoked for several years, so it was just a pipe on his waist. He coughed non-stop because of the choking.

Ye Fang quickly reached for his pipe and patted his back.

Ye Qing went to pour a bowl of water and placed it in front of Li Zheng.

The head of the village stopped coughing and drank some water to moisten his throat.

"Our village is still too shallow. What do you think?"

Boss Ye sighed, "What can we do? When faced with this situation, what else can we do except pay the money obediently?"

Ye Fang and his companions also looked helpless. "Yes, there are three scholars in the village. Compared with other villages, it is an advantage, but compared with real officials, it is still useless."

Ye Qing knew very well that even if his brothers passed the imperial examination and became Jinshi, they were a farming family with no background and it would take them decades to wait for that.

The head of the village also had another worry in his mind. As the business at the dock grew bigger and bigger, it would sooner or later attract the attention of other people, and then the prefect might not be able to protect them.

If someone were to take a fancy to this wealth, they would have no ability to resist.