Sister Han is good at farming

"Yes, who are you looking for?" Ruan Qingqing walked out and asked.

"We are looking for Ruan Wantie and his eldest daughter Ruan Qingqing." A tall yamen runner said to Ruan Qingqing, holding the hilt of his sword.

Li also went out to see what was going on. She saw two yamen runners, one tall and thin and the other short and fat, standing outside the yard. They both had swords on their waists, with serious faces and looked very majestic.

Li had never seen such a scene before. She trembled and moved in front of the two yamen runners, "Sir, I am not from this family. What they did is none of my business. I will go home now."

After saying that, she rushed towards the old house in a hurry, not even bothering to pick up one of her shoes that had fallen away.

As soon as she rushed into the yard, Li slammed the gate shut, leaned against it with her whole body limp, and gasped for breath.

"Old Third, what are you doing? Why are you closing the gate in broad daylight?" Old Mrs. Ruan was so angry that she yelled, "You've been out here all morning to be someone else's door god. Have you finished your housework?"

Li patted her chest, her voice was floating, "Mom, it's bad! The fourth son has done something wrong again, and the officials have come to his house!"

Old Lady Ruan paused while carrying the dustpan. "An official went to the fourth son's house? What did the fourth son do wrong?"

"I don't know the details. I just saw two yamen runners, one tall and one short, standing outside the fourth brother's house asking if this was Ruan Wantie's home. So I ran back home." After Li took a deep breath, she seemed to remember something and exclaimed, "Mom! I remember it now."

Old Lady Ruan was frightened by her shouting and her hand trembled. The winnowing basket she had just lifted tilted to the right. The soybeans in the winnowing basket rolled down. Fortunately, she was quick to steady the winnowing basket. Even so, some soybeans fell to the ground.

"Why are you making such a fuss?"

Old Mrs. Ruan put the winnowing basket away with a look of dissatisfaction on her face, then lowered her head to look for the fallen soybeans on the ground.

Li swallowed her saliva, "Mom, didn't they say a few days ago that they were going to the town to sell something? Could it be that the things they sold caused some trouble? This morning, the fourth child came to return the clothes and shoes that the third child lent him. They were so tattered that it looked like they were torn in a fight."

Hearing this, Old Mrs. Ruan didn't even look for the soybeans on the ground. She stood up with her hands on her knees and looked at Li with a look of surprise.

"Selling things to cause trouble?"

"That's my guess! Otherwise, why would they go out to sell things two days ago and be visited by officials today? I just don't know what they sold to cause trouble?"

Li felt as if she was scratched by a cat. After getting over the fear she had when she first met the yamen runners, she was now extremely curious.

"Old woman, why did you close the gate in broad daylight?"

Old Mrs. Ruan gave Li a sidelong look, and Li went to open the door awkwardly.

"Dad, you're back!"

"Why close the gate in broad daylight when there's someone at home?" Old Man Ruan shook the plow on his shoulder and strode into the yard.

"Old man, where did you borrow this new plow?" Old Mrs. Ruan saw the brand new plow on Old Man Ruan's shoulders at a glance.

Mr. Ruan carefully put the plow down against the wall, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and explained, "Recently, Carpenter Yan's family has built a new type of plow, which is said to be very labor-saving. We tried it on the spot, and plowing the land is much easier than before. I'm thinking of buying one for my family. In the past, spring plowing was the most difficult, and with this plow, the children will be more relaxed."

Only then did Old Mrs. Ruan realize that the new plow was indeed somewhat different in shape from the old one at home.

"By the way, the third brother just said that he saw two yamen runners at the door of the fourth brother's house. I wonder what crime the fourth brother has committed to attract the official to his home?"

Mr. Ruan's good mood after getting a new type of farm tool instantly disappeared. His face darkened, "This evil boy, how long has he been quiet? No, I have to go and take a look."

"Hey, old man, wait for me!" Old Mrs. Ruan also hurriedly chased after him.

Li's eyes rolled around, and she turned around, opened the gate, and went out to watch the fun.

As soon as Ruan Wantie was found by Ruan Shian, he saw his parents rushing home with anxious faces.

"Dad and Mom, is there something urgent?"

"Evil son, what trouble have you caused outside? Why did you invite the official to your home?" Old Master Ruan scolded him.

Ruan Wantie looked at his parents blankly, "I didn't cause any trouble."

"The official has come to your house, and he hasn't caused any trouble yet?" Old Master Ruan was so angry that his chest heaved violently.

Ruan Qingqing and the yamen runners who heard the noise in the yard came out.

"Dad!" Ruan Qingqing called Ruan Wantie.

Ruan Wantie responded and hurriedly walked towards the two yamen runners, "Sir, I abide by the law and have not done anything illegal or criminal!"

"Are you Ruan Wantie?" The tall yamen runner raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, I'm Ruan Wantie." Ruan Wantie replied tremblingly with his head down.

The short man smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, it's a good thing! You helped to capture sixteen robbers a few days ago. You have made a great contribution. The county magistrate specially sent us to invite you to the county government office to receive the reward."

Ruan Wantie had just gone from hell to heaven, and before he could recover, he blurted out, "Excuse me, sir, what is the reward?"

"Ten taels of silver!" the tall man said coldly.

"Ten taels of silver!" Ruan Wantie suddenly raised his voice and shouted, and then his eyes showed ecstasy, "Okay, I'll go with the official to collect the reward."

Ruan Qingqing looked at the two yamen runners suspiciously, then looked at her father who was dizzy from the ten taels of silver and said hurriedly, "Dad, I'll go with you!"

"Daya, Doctor Huang asked you to take good care of your injuries! Dad can go alone!" Ruan Wantie refused without thinking.

"Dad, let me go with you. My injury has almost healed. We can both take care of each other." Ruan Qingqing insisted.

The word "take care of" deeply stimulated Ruan Wantie, and he immediately compromised, "Okay, let's do it together!"

Li immediately pushed Old Lady Ruan, "Mom, there are ten taels of silver! Why don't you go with us? What if the fourth son uses it to gamble again? It would be a pity. Instead of sending him to the casino, it would be better to send it to you and help him keep it!"

Old Mrs. Ruan was very interested.

"Don't listen to the third brother's nonsense. We are all members of the separated family. Why are you still keeping your money with him?" Old Master Ruan snorted coldly and turned to walk home.

Not only Ruan Wantie and his daughter, but also Chi the hunter and his son went to the county government to collect their reward.

There was no such thing as the plot that Ruan Qingqing was worried about, where the officials would cheat the common people.

The county magistrate Zhou Zheng was a handsome young man with a three-inch goatee, who looked amiable and upright. After completing the formalities, the county magistrate readily gave each of the two families ten taels of silver and gave them verbal praise.