The female doctor farmed the land, bought a husband and set up a separate household

Chapter 115 Cao Yin's Good Idea

"What did you say?"

In the county government office, Shen Luoqiao refused to believe the news of his brother-in-law's death.

In order to prevent the last incident from happening again, he personally checked Master Liu's guards this time, and found that each of them was an expert.

But no one would have expected that these masters from the Shangshu Mansion would all be captured by a group of porters!

His brother-in-law also fell to his death while escaping in a panic!

Moreover, he fell to his death from a small hill that was more than one person high. He felt that there must be something wrong here.

So he rushed to the backyard, only to see his wife crying over her brother-in-law's body, her eyes full of blame for him.

Magistrate Shen knew that his wife would definitely blame him for this, but he could not care less now and called the coroner from the county government to perform an autopsy on Hu Mingzhang. However, after examining him for a long time, the coroner could not see any possibility of homicide.

Shen Luoqiao did not give up. He went to the prison again in person and asked the guards of the Shangshu Mansion about what happened last night. Only then did he know that the businessman should be from the capital because he spoke with a Beijing accent.

Shen Luoqiao felt a little numb now.

People in the capital, even if they are just businessmen, are not so easy to mess with.

Maybe it’s the business of that prince or noble family. This time, I can only blame my brother-in-law for his bad luck.

However, he failed to get food twice, which gave him even more headaches.

So he decided not to listen to Master Liu anymore, but to do things his own way and let the yamen runners go down and collect the grain by force.

……

After dealing with Shen Luoqiao's brother-in-law, Jiang Sining and Si Chenan quickly returned home.

After these two lessons, she felt that County Magistrate Shen would learn his lesson and would not cause trouble again in the short term.

But she still underestimated Shen Luoqiao's ruthlessness.

He didn't dare to touch the rich families and businessmen, and he was ruthless to the ordinary people. It was said that in other villages in Gaochuan County, yamen runners would go down to collect grain every day.

If they can’t pay, we’ll take away all the valuables in their house.

If they were so poor that they had nothing, they would be severely beaten and even forced to sell their children.

Upon hearing the news, Si Chenan clenched his fists so tightly that his palms were almost broken.

"There are actually officials like this in this world!" He stole a glance at Jiang Sining, and seeing that she looked calm, he asked, "Madam, should we do something?"

"What can we do?" Jiang Sining shook his head. "There are so many people in Gaochuan County. The food we have is not enough to share."

"That's not what I'm talking about."

"Then what did you say?" Jiang Sining was puzzled. Why did this guy suddenly look so angry? "Do you want to rebel?"

Si Chenan didn't know how to respond.

It should be you who is rebelling!

They have hoarded so much food, and now they are sending Qingyu and the other two out to buy it in large quantities. No one would believe that this is not preparation for a rebellion.

Jiang Sining actually knew that Si Chenan was very anxious, but there were some things that could not be rushed and could not be solved in a hurry.

She received a message from Qingyu two days ago, saying that the person had not yet left Northern Frontier.

Qiuhe had just arrived at Yelang Kingdom, but there was no food there, only things like rubber, which were not edible.

Therefore, if we want to provide assistance to the nearby villagers, we may have to wait for a few days.

Jiang Sining can wait, but Shen Luoqiao can't.

The time for handing in grain was approaching, but the yamen runners had collected very little grain. Shen Luoqiao was so anxious that he couldn't even eat.

At this time, Cao Yin, the village chief of Liuyun Village, came to the county government.

"What do you want from this county?"

"Your Excellency the County Magistrate," Cao Yin said, "I heard that this year's grain has not yet been harvested. Is this true?"

"What if it's true? What if it's false?"

"If it's fake, then I should congratulate the county magistrate." Cao Yin said, "But if they haven't been collected, I have a way that should be able to help a little."

"Oh?" Shen Luoqiao immediately became interested when he heard it, "Tell me about it."

"Yes." Cao Yin said, "This year, our Liuyun Village sold the young crops in advance and exchanged them for grain, and the price was 10% higher than in previous years, so almost every household in the village still has a lot of surplus grain. What Cao means is that it is a waste to keep these grains in the homes of the common people, so it is better to ask them to pay more."

Shen Luoqiao's eyes lit up. He really didn't expect there to be such a method.

So he immediately called County Lieutenant Yan and asked him to take his men and go to Liuyun Village with Cao Yin to collect grain again tomorrow.

……

That night, Jiang Sining received news that the county lieutenant would personally lead people to collect grain the next day.

So she notified every household in the village overnight and asked them to put their extra food with her, leaving only a little at home so that they would not have to feel bad even if it was stolen.

The next morning, various shouting sounds were heard from the foot of the mountain, and County Lieutenant Yan arrived with his men.

She asked her family to close the door, then quickly went down the mountain. Seeing that everyone was gathered at the entrance of the village, she secretly went to Cao Yin's house first.

In order to curry favor with the county magistrate, this old guy came up with such a bad idea, causing unrest in the whole village. If he is not made to suffer a little, who knows what will happen to him in the future.

She found the room where Cao Yin stored grain and took out the bodies of Zhao Bozi and his two brothers from the space.

Things put into the space will maintain their original appearance, so the two Zhao brothers are still warm and blood is still flowing out of their wounds.

After throwing the sharp knife that killed them on the ground, Jiang Sining made a big circle and came to where the villagers gathered.

"We have already paid this year's grain, why do we need to pay again?"

"The county magistrate said to hand it in, so you should hand it in honestly!" The leading county lieutenant Yan Jiuping had a dark face and a condescending look. "If anyone dares not to hand it in, don't blame me for being rude!"

Seeing that a family had been knocked to the ground just because they said a few words, and all the food in their home had been snatched away by the yamen runners, the villagers dared not say anything.

The idea that the people should not fight against the officials has long been deeply rooted in everyone's mind.

Besides, even if he wanted to fight, he couldn't win now, because the yamen runners' knives were not to be trifled with.

But everyone would be reluctant to hand over grain again for no reason, because the grain would be the family's food rations for the next six months. If more than half of it were handed over, they might not be able to survive until the wheat harvest next year.

Just when everyone was getting angry, Jiang Sining came out and said, "You can ask us to pay the grain, but there is no precedent for this, so officials, shouldn't we start with the Muramasa family? This way, everyone will be convinced."

Cao Yin's face turned green when he heard this.

He had already agreed with Yan Jiuping that as long as he helped collect the grain, his family would not have to pay.

As a result, Jiang actually dared to put him in front.

"Jiang, if you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb," Cao Yin said coldly, "I will naturally pay my family's grain, and you don't have to worry about it."

"Then you hand it over to everyone." Jiang Sining said, "As the village chief, shouldn't you take the lead? If you don't hand it over, then none of us will hand it over."

"Humph, why don't you give it up?" Yan Jiuping sneered, "Do you really think that this county lieutenant's knife is not sharp?"

Yan Jiuping took a step forward and drew out a shining sword from his waist. Looking at the sharp blade, everyone took a half step back at the same time.

But Jiang Sining did not retreat. Instead, he took a step forward and said, "County Lieutenant Yan, your knife is very sharp, but so what? Can you kill someone directly in broad daylight?"

Yan Jiuping didn't expect that she was not afraid, and he was in a dilemma for a moment.

It is definitely impossible for him to kill someone. He took out the knife just to scare the villagers.

Moreover, he knew that Si Chenan was still alive, and his guards might have come as well. If a fight really broke out, he might not be able to gain the upper hand.

"Then what do you want?"

"I've already said it," Jiang Sining said, "as long as Cao Cunzheng pays first, then all of us in the village will open our doors and allow the officials to take all the food from our homes. What does that mean?"

"You said this, will others agree?"

"We agree." Aunt Zhang was the first to stand up.

Anyway, the extra food had been hidden away, so the yamen runners could only find a little bit during the search.

Once someone took the lead, the other villagers were no longer afraid and expressed their willingness.

Seeing this, Yan Jiuping immediately turned to Cao Yin and said, "Cao Cunzheng, then you should take the lead."

Cao Yin was really anxious this time. He wanted to come up with an idea to please the county magistrate.

Who would have thought the result would be like this!

He still has some food stored at home, but not much. If it is taken away, how will his entire family survive?

But soon he saw Yan Jiuping winking at him and immediately understood.

County Magistrate Yan asked him to hand it over first and he would return it to him later.

Thinking of this, he felt relieved and said, "Okay, my family's food is in the house, and the officials can go with me to get it."

Cao Yin brought the yamen runners, followed by all the villagers in the village, to Cao Yin's house.

Several yamen runners followed Cao Yin into the house, but as soon as they entered, they smelled a strong smell of blood. They saw two dead people lying on the ground and immediately pulled out their knives.

Cao Yin also saw the corpse and was frightened out of his wits.

Where did this dead person come from? He looked for him when he went out, but he was clearly not in the room!

When Yan Jiuping heard that a murder had occurred, he immediately came over to check and found that the two people in the room had just died, no more than a quarter of an hour ago.

The murder weapon was still lying on the floor in the house.

As a county lieutenant, I naturally cannot ignore such a big thing.

So he asked in a cold voice: "Cao Yin, what is going on?"