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

Chapter 246 Treasure Hunt

The county government asked students from the official school to help take notes. Lord Wu sat in the county government for three consecutive days before he had received the people who had received the news and came to report to the officials.

Master Qian was only in the yamen on the first day. On the other days he went up the mountain with a few yamen runners.

Led by Lao Fan, the people in the garrison searched the mountains for gold and silver hidden by the bandits in Erniu Mountain.

The boss knew he had no chance of survival and would never tell anyone where he had hidden the silver.

When the old village chief was captured, he slipped and fell into a ravine. When he was brought up, he was already dying.

Lord Wu asked Master Qian to go up the mountain to prevent people in the garrison from embezzling money.

Lao Fan led his men and searched carefully along the direction of the cave. They only found bundles at several exits, which contained several hundred taels of silver.

It was obvious that it was prepared by the boss and the third in command. If any unexpected situation occurs, they can escape with the money by going out of any cave.

Master Qian was a little disappointed, as this was just a small amount of money.

Erniu Mountain has been in business for so many years, it should have more than 100,000 taels.

The donations received these days total more than ten thousand taels.

He is still an unimportant person, and the garrison should have received more.

Lord Wu and Lord Li tried the case together and verified all the charges brought by the visitors over the past two days.

Especially regarding the matter of the previous county magistrate, he interrogated everyone in the mountain stronghold before reporting the results to the provincial capital.

The murder of court officials caused a sensation, and not long after it was reported, an imperial edict arrived.

All the bandits in Erniu Mountain who participated in the murder of court officials were executed in the autumn.

Other unimportant figures were exiled three thousand miles away to the border as military households, and their descendants were not allowed to take the imperial examinations for generations.

People like Manager Zhao, who colluded with bandits, had their property confiscated and their entire family exiled.

For a while, everyone in Wu'an City was in danger, fearing that they would be reported for having connections with the bandits.

Some people also applauded and said they no longer have to worry when going out.

Ye Qing hasn't gone out for a few days. Her injuries have not healed yet, and Zhou will not let her go out.

Tietou was the most seriously injured. He felt guilty at the time because he had brought Manager Zhao here. He had been at the front that night.

After Manager Zhao was arrested, he realized that it was the bandits who came to take revenge on the village, and only then did he have the mood to recuperate.

In order to protect the village head, Tietou endured being kicked several times by the men in black and broke two ribs.

Doctor Lin put a board on him and told him to rest in bed and get up to work after he recovered.

Ye Qing felt sorry for his cousin and visited him every day. Ye Fang was grateful for his cousin's protection of his father and sent him a hen every two days to give him some nourishment.

The uncle felt sorry for his son, but he was also proud of him.

My aunt was frightened by this incident and has been busy arranging a marriage for him these past two days. Once he gets married, he will have some concerns in his heart and will take better care of himself.

Tietou didn't want to go because he was still young and wanted to go out and run more.

But he was overwhelmed by his mother's tears and had no choice but to agree to meet the girl after his injury healed.

After learning that the bandits had been caught, all those in the village who were not seriously injured went to the fields. The sweet potato vines had not been turned over for half a month, and some had taken root.

Ye Dalang was also busy in the fields. The wheat in the experimental field had sprouted, and he wanted to record its growth conditions.

Last year, we harvested several hundred kilograms of wheat, but we didn’t sell any of it. We kept it all for seeds.

Ye Qing's family's more than ten acres of dry land are all planted with new varieties, and several close relatives also plant new varieties.

Ye Dalang has been either in the fields or in the wasteland recently. When he sees wild wheat, he marks it and returns to look at it when it grows up.

Ye Qing went to see sister-in-law Xiufen. She had not gone out since she had a miscarriage last time.

"Sister-in-law, are you at home? I'm here to see you." Ye Qing was carrying homemade snacks.

Tian San came out of the house and saw Ye Qing in the yard, and hurriedly asked her to come in.

"Wife, Qingya is here to see you."

Xiufen's voice came from the room, "Qingya, come in quickly, I'm in the room."

Ye Qing gave the snacks to Tian San and went into the house to talk to Xiufen.

"Sister-in-law, how have you been feeling these past two days? Your belly has gotten a lot bigger."

Xiufen touched her belly happily, "The little guy is very naughty. He has been moving around a lot."

Ye Qing watched Xiufen's belly bulge out here and there, and it moved there and there, and it was very curious.

The two watched the little guy move in their stomach for a while and then calm down.

"The little guy is tired."

Xiufen found a blanket to cover her stomach and talked to Ye Qing.

"You have to move around at this time every day. The baby will be born in more than a month."

"Sister-in-law, have you found a midwife? Who will take care of you during the confinement period?"

"We've found a midwife. We'll have our neighbor Aunt Wang help with the cooking during the confinement period. We've already talked to her about it."

When Ye Qing heard that everything had been arranged, he changed the topic and talked about the winery.

"Sister-in-law, after we finish suppressing the bandits, there will definitely be an imperial decree from the court. We must seize the opportunity to make our winery famous."

Xiufen is very concerned about the winery now. After she has a child, she will have many expenses in the future. She also wants to buy some land and leave some inheritance for her child.

"Qingya, I'm only in charge of brewing wine. It's up to you to decide how to sell it. Sister-in-law trusts you."

Ye Qing wanted to hold a promotion this time, so the price would definitely change, so he asked her to come here first so that she could be mentally prepared.

"With what my sister-in-law said, I'll just go for it." Ye Qing had already made up his mind and was just waiting for news from the government.

Seeing that Xiufen looked a little tired, he spoke to her for a few more words and then went out to the winery.

When we arrived at Zui Xiang Fang, Ye Xuan was also there, talking to someone.

Seeing Ye Qing coming in, he asked someone to go back first and walked towards Ye Qing.

"Qingya, have you told Sister-in-law Xiufen?" Ye Xuan knew that Ye Qing had gone to Tian San's house.

"I told you, let's discuss how to sell this wine."

Ye Xuan called several managers of the winery over to discuss the matter. They discussed it for an entire afternoon and went to the wine cellar to take a look before they finalized the plan.

On Erniu Mountain, Lao Fan and his men were still looking for the silver, but they had no clue at all.

Master Qian was anxious. So many days had passed, and no trace was found. He suspected that the person was not hidden in the mountain at all.

Mr. Wan was also on the mountain. He led a team to take charge of an area. They had already dug three feet into the ground but had not found anything.

The area next to Mr. Wan is under the charge of Guizi. They have the experience of fighting against the enemy together in Kaoshan Village, and the affection between the two is a little stronger than that between the others.

It was getting dark, so they searched again, but still found nothing.

"Mr. Wan, how are you doing? I haven't gained anything here."

The two men were talking across a ditch, and Mr. Wan stopped to talk.

"I haven't found anything here either. Brother, you are not destined to get rich, so you won't get the reward."

"I don't know where those bandits hid the things. Is there really a mechanism like the storyteller said?" Guizi laughed as he spoke.

Mr. Wan was also amused, "You still believe what the storyteller said, it's all made up."