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

Lord Wu looked at the humble Xu Lizheng and nodded with satisfaction.

"I will give you a credit first, and I will reward you later based on your merits."

Xu Lizheng was so excited that he couldn't even kneel steadily. It was Ye Lizheng who helped him up and walked down the hall.

Compared with the previous major events, the ones that came later were just trivial matters.

He stole the chickens from Li's family and robbed the ducks from Wang's family.

Just when everyone thought it was about time, a middle-aged man with an untidy beard knelt down.

Ye Qing muttered to himself that he hadn't taken care of himself for a while and looked dirty.

"Sir, please make the decision for my master."

Lord Wu looked at the records handed over by Master Qian and asked the people below.

"Our master is Liu Xu."

"Liu Xu." Lord Wu stood up in surprise.

Master Qian was also surprised, wondering if the Liu Xu his subordinates were talking about was the one they had in mind.

When the middle-aged man saw Lord Wu's performance, he burst into tears in grief and anger.

The onlookers were numb. Anyone who came to complain had something sad to tell.

"Sir, our master died unjustly. He worked diligently in his post, but because he insisted on suppressing bandits, he angered the bandits and was given a slow-acting poison."

Lord Wu was shocked at first, then frightened.

If it weren't for the good planning this time, he would have died suddenly in office.

Lord Wu breathed heavily, tried his best to calm down, and let his subordinates explain in detail.

Ye Qing was so scared that his mouth opened wide. He even dared to harm officials of the imperial court. This was against the will of heaven.

"Sir, when our master was about to be poisoned, we found out that the people in the mansion had been bribed by the bandits and poisoned the food."

"How come the others are fine?" Lord Wu was puzzled. The news he had heard before was that the former county magistrate died of illness while in office due to poor acclimatization.

At that time, he sighed a few times, saying that he had finally become an official, but lost it because of this reason, which was a pity.

Lord Wu called the servant over, whispered a few words to him, and asked him to go down first.

"Sir, that person knew that our master liked to eat sea bass, so he only put poison in this dish. Later, he was discovered, and there was no way to save him, so he could only send his family away quietly."

"Then why are you here?"

"When our Madam and Young Master left, the news leaked out and they were chased by mountain bandits. In order to stop the pursuers, I had no choice but to escape into the mountains. This time, I saw a lot of commotion in the mountains, so I came down to take a look."

Lord Wu had a gloomy face. He did not ask Master Qian to record everything, but wrote down every detail himself.

"Don't worry, if anyone dares to harm an official appointed by the imperial court, I will report it to the imperial court and punish these bandits severely."

The people watching below were discussing in low voices. They knew that these bandits were doomed. If they dared to touch an official appointed by the imperial court, ten lives would not be enough to compensate them.

From morning till afternoon, people kept coming to report the case. The people watching outside did not leave and listened to the whole process.

When she returned in the afternoon, Ye Qing felt that her legs were not hers. Every time she moved, it hurt like needles.

The village head and his men did not leave either, but as they were old, they stayed in the teahouse outside to listen to the news.

Those teahouses with active minds can send people to listen and come back to share at any time.

When they were leaving, they met the grandfather and grandson again. Boss Ye looked at them with sympathy in his eyes.

"Old man, are you going back? I'll take you for a walk."

There was light in the old man's eyes, and the look he gave his grandson was full of love.

"Thank you for your help, young man."

Boss Ye and Ye Qing didn't ask them anything. They also knew what happened in Kaoshan Village. Neither side talked about it. They just talked about the crops in the fields.

When they arrived at the village where the grandfather and grandson lived, Boss Ye put them down, refused their request to go home to rest, and took Ye Qing with him, following the village chief's car back.

The village head also saw the grandfather and grandson, and had no objection to Boss Ye taking them with him.

But when I got to the village, I focused on telling the villagers their story.

The ones most affected were the children in the village, who studied harder than usual.

Some girls also went out of their homes and exercised with Liu Jing.

In the past, some families thought too much about it, worrying that if their girls learned Kung Fu, it would be difficult to find a husband in the future.

Now I think that staying alive is the most important thing.

When they arrived at the village, Ye Lizheng invited Xu Lizheng to his home.

Boss Ye and Ye Qing also followed him, not knowing what the headmaster was going to say to them.

Ye Lizheng took two sips of the teacup before he began to speak.

"Ye Lizheng, on behalf of all the villagers, I want to thank Jicun for his help. We should have visited Jicun a few days ago, but the bandits were not eliminated and we were worried that we would bring trouble to Jicun."

After hearing what the head of the village said, Boss Ye and Ye Qing also stood up and saluted Headmaster Xu.

After so many days, Ye Qing's injuries have not yet healed completely and he still feels pain from time to time.

Xu Lizheng didn't expect Ye Lizheng to thank him again, so he quickly helped Ye Lao Da and Ye Qing up.

"Yelizheng, we are a family and we are all fleeing famine. We should take care of each other."

"You're right. A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. If there is anything in Ji Village in the future, come and tell us. We villagers can all go to help."

Xu Lizheng nodded happily. Their village was still not as well developed as the villages near the mountains, especially since the children in other villages were all studying.

Just as I was thinking about studying, I heard Ye Lizheng talking about the private school in the village.

"Xu Lizheng, if there are children in your village who are willing to study, you can send them to the private school in our village."

Ye Lizheng spoke for a while, but there was no response from Xu Lizheng.

He looked up and saw Xu Lizheng looking at him with shining eyes, his mouth opening and closing, but no sound came out.

Ye Lizheng stopped talking and waited for Xu Lizheng to recover. He could understand what Xu Lizheng was thinking.

Ye Lizheng picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked at Xu Lizheng.

He had recovered now and repeated it uncertainly.

After getting Ye Lizheng's affirmation, he took a step forward, took Ye Lizheng's hand, and said words of thanks.

Ye Qing looked at Xu Lizheng's reaction and could tell that he was very satisfied with this thank-you gift.

"Xu Lizheng, you can't send him here in the next two days. Our village teacher hasn't recovered from his injuries yet. Wait until he's better before sending him here."

Xu Lizheng was so angry that his teeth were itching and he cursed the bandits.

"These bastards are nothing but inhuman. They even dared to hurt Mr. Lian. There should have been more people to break their legs."

"The children who come to school in the future can learn some Kung Fu from Master Wu and strengthen their bodies."

Xu Lizheng was even happier when he heard this. With the help of Master Wu, the children in their village could be considered to have benefited greatly.

Xu Lizheng refused the villagers' offer of dinner, as he wanted to go back early to share the good news with the villagers.

The villagers were thinking about what compensation the government would give, and Lord Li in the government office was also thinking about going up the mountain to look for treasure.

Recently, their garrison has sealed off the mountain, so the money must not have been transported out.

They didn't find any silver or money, so they planned to let people in when they found it.