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

We met many people on the road, some were sitting in ox carts, and some were carrying baskets and rushing forward.

An old man was walking a few steps with his little grandson and took a rest.

Boss Ye was driving a ox cart and saw the grandfather and grandson, so he stopped the cart and greeted them.

"Old man, where are you going? I'll take you there."

The old man stopped, turned around and looked at Boss Ye with his cloudy eyes.

"Young man, we are going to the city. Is it on your way?"

"By the way, come up."

Ye Laoda jumped off the cart and carried the child to the cart. The old man slowly lifted his feet to get on the cart, and Ye Qing supported him on the cart, worried that he might fall.

"Young man, sit down and let's go."

Boss Ye got on the ox cart, cracked the whip, and drove the ox forward.

"Old man, why are there so many people on the road today? Are you all going to the city to buy things? The city has been uneasy these past two days. It would be safer to go later."

The old man sighed and said, "Yesterday, the villagers came back from the city and said that the soldiers from the mountain had entered the village. Let's see if it's true."

"Grandpa, this is true." Ye Qing told what he saw and heard yesterday.

"You also came into the city because of the bandits." The old man touched the head of his little grandson who had been silent.

"Let's go see how to deal with the bandits." Ye Qing first stated their purpose.

The boy stared at Tushan blankly, and didn't look very smart.

"They are so heartless that nothing good will happen to them." The old man spoke in a low voice, as if he was answering Ye Qing's question, but also as if he was mumbling to himself.

Ye Qing looked at the grandfather and grandson who were obviously not right, and stopped talking.

Along the way, there were only the sounds of cow hooves and the sound of Boss Ye driving the ox cart.

When they reached the city gate, Boss Ye asked, "Old man, where are you going? We are going to the government office. You can find a place close by to get off."

The old man then raised his head, looked at the three big characters of Wu'an City, and said, "We are going to the government office too. Young man, please help me."

The village head and his ox cart were waiting for them at the city gate. They watched them arrive and start paying to enter the city.

Ye Qing secretly looked at the grandfather and grandson, wondering why they went to the yamen.

When we arrived at the yamen gate, the outside of the yamen was full of people.

Ye Qing greeted a few elders, turned into the crowd, and squeezed to the front to watch the fun.

Next to Ye Qing stood a plump, pale lady, exchanging information with the people around her with saliva flying from her mouth.

Ye Qing listened attentively for a while before he understood the purpose of this court session.

It turned out that after the bandits were caught, the people who had been bullied by them came to report to the police.

People didn’t dare to come here before because the government did nothing and they were afraid that the bandits would find out and take revenge.

This time the bandits were caught and they had no worries.

Ye Qing pointed at the elderly people in the hall and asked the lady next to him, "What are they talking about now?"

The old lady was worried that there was no one to talk to, so she pulled Ye Qing over to talk to her.

"Those are villagers from the foot of Erniu Mountain. In the past few years, bandits have come down to rob food after the autumn harvest."

"Even rabbits don't eat grass near their nests, but they want all the food at the foot of the mountain. Aren't they afraid of arousing public anger?"

The old lady glanced at Ye Qing and said, "Bandits are not hardworking. They are quick to eat, drink and have fun, but when it comes to doing serious work, they feel tired even after taking two steps."

Master Qian was writing furiously beside him. This was the ninth person who came to complain, and each reason was different.

After listening to what they said, Lord Wu asked them to go down and replaced them with another person.

Wait until all the information is recorded in a book and then verified when the bandits are tried.

At first, the people around were listening and discussing with laughter.

Later on, the more I listened, the angrier I got. There were actually bandits who stole candy from a three-year-old child.

This was specially added by the child who came with his grandfather to complain.

They were playing at the entrance of the village when a passing bandit stole the only candy they had.

The onlookers were speechless, and even the three-year-old child was not spared.

The person in the hall changed again. Ye Qing rubbed his eyes to make sure he was not seeing things.

The grandfather and grandson who had come with them in the car in the morning were kneeling in the hall.

Ye Qing ignored the fat lady and listened carefully with his ears perked up.

The old man hadn't spoken yet, but tears were already flowing. The child still didn't react, but because there were so many people around, he subconsciously moved closer to his grandfather.

"Sir, please help me. Three years ago, a bandit came down the mountain and took a fancy to my daughter-in-law. He wanted to take her up the mountain. My son was so angry that he fought the bandit to his death, and my daughter-in-law died after hitting a rock."

Lord Wu looked at the crying old man and didn't know how to comfort him for a moment, so he could only ask the child next to him.

"Sir, this is my grandson. When my daughter-in-law was kidnapped, he was still a child. He was held in her arms and witnessed the tragic scene with his own eyes. He became stupid and dumb like this."

"I understand. You go back first. I will give you justice." Lord Wu watched Master Qian finish recording and advised them to go back and rest first.

The people watching at the yamen gate hated these bandits even more. The lady next to them had already started wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

"Poor child, how are you going to live from now on? Your whole family has been harmed by bandits."

Ye Qing also felt very upset. If it weren't for his grandson, this grandfather would have died with his son long ago.

When I think about the experience of their village, I feel fortunate.

If the people in their village hadn't been so tough and fiery, they wouldn't have met such a fate.

The next person to come up was a shrewd businessman, who knelt there to complain about being robbed twice by bandits.

The merchant knew that his stuff was gone, but he couldn't swallow that humiliation and was determined to kill those bandits.

Some people also came to report others, suspecting that they were colluding with the bandits, deliberately passing information to the bandits, and robbing their goods.

As long as they were people from Wu'an City, Lord Wu would order the bailiffs to arrest them in court and put them in jail first.

Ye Qing was outside listening to the evil deeds done by the bandits, and looking for the village head around.

Two days later, Ye Qing saw Ye Lizheng and Xu Lizheng kneeling in front of the hall.

Some of the people watching outside remembered the news about Kaoshan Village. They were almost wiped out a few days ago.

It was because of them that Wu'an City made up its mind to suppress the bandits again.

The fat lady recovered and started to gossip about Ye Qing again.

"This village is really amazing. If it were our place, they would set off some smoke at night and capture and sell us off, and we wouldn't even know it."

Ye Qing felt sad but also a little proud. It was impressive that their village could hold out until reinforcements arrived.

Lord Wu looked at Xu Lizheng and praised, "You Jicun are great. In such an extremely dangerous situation, you still went to support Kaoshan Village. You have made a great contribution."

Xu Lizheng was happy to hear this, but he didn't look happy.

He was surrounded by people who came to complain. If he laughed, the people around him would beat him out.

"My Lord, it was the mountain village that helped us survive in Wu'an City first, so we had the spare energy to help them."