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

Chapter 336 Water leakage

This is considered as paying for peace, and it also provides an income for the government. They come from other places, so it is not good to let them occupy the cells.

"Five thousand, then two hundred is too little for us." Guizi muttered beside him.

"Yeah, we also felt it was too little. Later, the adults said that the two hundred taels were compensation, and they gave us another five hundred as damages. After they paid the fine, it would be given to us." Ye Fan said happily.

They chatted for a while before deciding to go home.

"Qingya, you should go back with your brother. We plan to watch over the shop here. We are worried that they will come to take revenge at night." Boss Ye asked his daughter to go home first.

Ye Qing thought about it and it made sense. "Grandpa, you should go back with us. It's hard to eat or sleep well in the shop."

Old Man Ye was unwilling, "Your store is fine, there are beds and quilts, don't worry, your father is here, nothing will happen."

In the end, Ye Qing didn't say anything to the others and followed Ye Dalang back.

"Brother Ye Xing, Brother Ye Fan, are you guys going back? Let's go together."

The two also waved their hands to refuse, "Please send a message to my family for me. Their ship will leave tomorrow, and I will go back tomorrow."

Ye Qing was a little worried, but she thought that since she was a girl, it would not be convenient for her to stay here.

Ye Dalang saw that his sister was worried and began to comfort her.

"Don't worry. I've told the people in the government office to stop by the shop more often during night patrols."

Ye Qing felt relieved and no longer worried about what was happening at the dock.

When the two got home, they were taken away by their family members for questioning. After learning what had happened, Li was so angry that she cursed for a long time at home.

"Grandma, everything is fine now. The county magistrate even asked someone to pay compensation." Ye Qing persuaded Li.

Only then did Mrs. Li stop being angry. "Qingya, go take a shower and go to bed. Don't worry about your father and the others. There are so many people in the store, nothing will happen."

Ye Qing had been nervous for so long that when he got home and relaxed, he was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes.

Ye Dalang went to deliver a letter to the family who had not returned, and then came back to sleep.

Early the next morning, Ye Qing got up, had breakfast and went to the dock.

When we arrived at Linglong Pavilion, Ye Fan was already at the door greeting us with a smile.

Old Man Ye and Boss Ye were nowhere to be seen either. Ye Qing waited for the next wave of guests to come in before going over to greet Ye Fan.

"Brother Ye Fan, no one came to cause trouble last night, right?" Ye Qing was worried about this.

"Don't worry, Qingya, no one dares to come. There are a lot of people watching from the dock to here." Ye Fan looked at her and she should have slept well last night.

"Where are my dad and the others?" Ye Qing looked inside the store, but I didn't see them.

"Grandpa and uncle went to Uncle San's house to have breakfast. Uncle San came to call them personally."

Ye Qing looked at the sky and thought it was too early to have breakfast.

"Why are there so many people in the store?" Ye Qing was curious.

Ye Fan was happy when he talked about this. "Yesterday, we heard about the farce here. We insisted on paying ten times the price for fake goods. The county magistrate also fined that group of people. Our reputation has spread. The ships docked at the pier all came to see the fabrics, and of course, they may also come to see the excitement."

Ye Qing understood. He didn't like it yesterday, so he came to check out the store today. It would be boring to stay on the boat, so he might as well come and take a look.

Ye Qing did not disturb them and turned to go to his uncle's side.

When Ye Qing arrived, Old Man Ye was eating a fried dough stick and drinking porridge from time to time.

"Grandpa, Dad, Third Uncle is having breakfast." Ye Qing walked in.

"Have you eaten, Qingya? Sit down and eat with us." Uncle Ye called her.

"Uncle San, I've eaten at home. Did you guys sleep well last night?"

"It's great. The design you have there is so good. It's more comfortable than home." Old man Ye praised.

Ye Qing felt less guilty now. He was so old, but he still needed his grandfather and father to worry about him.

At noon, Ye Dalang had someone deliver a letter saying that the housekeeper's boss had paid the fine and would be leaving in the afternoon.

Old Man Ye and Boss Ye were shocked after hearing this, and went out with Boss Ye and others.

Ye Qing had no idea what they were discussing, he just knew they were definitely planning something.

Ye Qing didn't see Old Man Ye and his two companions the whole afternoon, and there were fewer people working in the store.

Ye Qing asked Guizi, and Guizi said that she was very busy last night, so she went to catch up on some sleep today.

This is very normal at the dock. Working at night pays more and it is cooler, so many people are willing to work at night.

When Ye Dalang was about to get off work, Old Man Ye and the other two came back, having changed their clothes.

"Dad, why did you change your clothes?"

"You'll know in a moment. I'm so hungry. Qingya, go to Queran Tower and order two more tables of food to be sent over." Boss Ye looked relaxed.

Ye Qing obediently went to Queran Building. Soon, more than a dozen people working in the store came in, and Boss Ye invited them to eat together.

Ye Qing ate quickly and went for a stroll on the pier after eating.

After taking just two steps, I was attracted by the movement on the dock.

Ye Qing walked over, pulled a familiar-looking guy and asked him about the situation.

"What's going on? Why are there so many people gathered here?"

The man glanced at Ye Qing and began to talk excitedly, "It's the family that blackmailed you yesterday. Good deeds are rewarded with good, and evil deeds are punished with evil. It's not that there is no retribution, but the time has not come yet. We just sailed for more than ten miles and the boat leaked. So I came back to find a boat to help them tow their things."

Ye Qing is short, and he took a look through the crowd, and found that they were indeed the same people from yesterday.

"There are no idle large ships at our dock. It will take many small boats to get there." Ye Qing was happy.

"Isn't it? It looks like we need to buy the big ship from the government office."

The imperial court opened a shipyard here, and some of the ships there were sold to the outside world.

Ye Dalang and his colleagues, who were on duty at the dock, would receive 100 taels of silver as a reward for selling a boat.

A ship costs tens of thousands of taels of silver, and a hundred taels as a bribe is just a drop in the bucket.

Ye Qing went back to inform Ye Dalang that there was a big business here.

When Ye Qing arrived at the shop, they had just finished their meal.

"The boat that uncle left on at noon is leaking, so we are waiting to hire a small boat to transport the cargo."

Uncle Ye stood up and said, "Everyone wait for me, I'll go take a look."

"Shopkeeper, please go quickly. We are waiting for your good news."

Ye Qing then noticed that they didn't drink any alcohol while eating, as if they knew there was going to be a big event in the evening.

Ye Qing followed Uncle Ye back to watch the fun. It was the first time he saw Uncle Ye being so good at bargaining with others.

The rental fee for the last small boat was ten taels of silver, excluding labor.

If you hire someone to row the boat, you will have to pay one or two taels of silver per night, and they will not help with loading the cargo.

There was nothing they could do, the boat was leaking, so they had to agree.

Uncle Ye went back and greeted everyone, and everyone who was eating just now took their coats and went out.

Ye Qing seemed to understand something. This should be what they had been planning for the past two days.

I guess they followed the boat in the afternoon, and since they took action so far away from the dock, no one would suspect the dock.