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

Pretending nothing had happened, he drove the ox cart back.

Along the way, the two men looked at every person who passed by nervously, worried that someone would come out to rob them of their money.

After arriving at Kaoshan Village safely along the way, the two wiped the sweat from their foreheads and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Xu, have a drink of water at home and take a rest before going back."

Xu Lizheng refused. There was still 100 taels of silver from their village in his bag, and he felt relieved only when he got home.

Under Ye Lizheng's instructions, Ye Fang took down their bag of things.

It didn't look like much, but he almost sprained his waist.

"Dad, what's in this? Why is it so heavy?"

Ye Lizheng glared at him and said, "Let's talk about it when we get home."

He turned around and spoke to Xu Lizheng again, "Okay, I won't keep you here. The bandits have been caught, and we can go to your village. I'll bring some people to your house tomorrow."

Xu Lizheng was thinking about the money in his heart, but he agreed with his mouth.

When I arrived outside Kaoshan Village, I remembered that I forgot to ask what we were going to do in their village.

Xu Lizheng hesitated for only a second before he was pulled back by the silver in the bag.

Never mind, let’s go back and divide the money first.

Ye Fang followed Ye Lizheng into the house, opened the bag and took a look.

"Dad, Dad, there's something wrong with my eyes. I mistook the things in this bag for silver."

The head of the village sat in a round-backed armchair, took a sip of water, and cursed with a smile.

"What a promise! You're shocked by this little amount of money." The head of the village completely forgot how he felt when he just got the money.

"It's true. Where did you pick it up, Dad?" Ye Fang's voice suddenly rose.

"I found it. Go outside and pick one up."

Only then did Ye Fang realize that he had said such an unreliable thing.

He looked at his father with anticipation. It was rare to see so much silver in the village except when burning charcoal.

"This is a reward from the county magistrate to the village. Go call the people and we will discuss how to divide it."

Ye Fang agreed and went out to call someone.

The head of the village walked out with his hands behind his back and went to Ye’s house.

"Uncle Lizheng, how come you have time to come here? Come in and sit down."

"Is Qingya at home? I'm here to look for her."

"At home, I'll call her over."

Ye Qing heard the noise in the kitchen and came into the house with some tea.

"Grandpa Lizheng, have some tea."

"Qingya, stop busying yourself and sit down. I want to tell you something."

Ye Qing was a little confused about what to say to her.

The head of the village had something else to do, so he said directly, "Qingya, I went to the county government office today. Lord Wu said that all the bandits were captured and gave our village a reward of 300 taels of silver. I gave you 50 taels separately as a reward for discovering the bandit's den."

"They really caught them all. That's great. We don't have to worry about being robbed when we go to the capital anymore."

Boss Ye was also very happy. The sword hanging over their heads was no longer hanging over them, and they could sleep peacefully for a good night.

The head of the village saw that neither of them cared about the money and nodded with satisfaction, thinking that they were both good kids.

"It's enough for you to know about this matter yourself. I won't say any more later. You two come with me to the meeting room, and we will discuss what to do next." The headman stood up and was about to leave.

Boss Ye and Ye Qing followed behind and went to the meeting room in a good mood.

When we arrived at the meeting hall, several respected people in the village were already there.

Chief Wang even joked, "Village head, why are you calling us here now? We are busy in the fields. It can't be to give us money."

The village head was in a good mood and smiled, "I didn't expect that Patriarch Wang could tell fortunes. Isn't that giving out money?"

Several people sitting in the meeting room looked at the head of the village.

At this time of year, the caravans are not out, so where can we get the money?

An impatient old man couldn't wait to speak, "Brother, please tell me quickly, don't keep me in suspense, you are not going to use the money from the public account, right? You can't use that."

The head of the village did not want to keep them in suspense. He asked Ye Lao Da and the other man to sit down and told them the three hundred taels of silver that the government had awarded them.

The expected laughter did not appear, and several people wiped away their tears.

The village head was stunned and understood their feelings.

Even if they were given ten or three hundred taels, they would not have wanted to encounter the danger that night.

Ye Qing was the youngest, so he quickly advised, "Grandfathers, don't be sad. There is money to be made, and the bandits have been caught. It's such a happy thing."

Several old men thought so too, especially when Ye Fang put the silver on the table, it was more impactful.

"Oh my god, so much silver." He felt a little embarrassed after saying this. He had only dealt with copper coins before, and had never seen so much silver.

The head of the village saw that everyone had calmed down and began to discuss how to divide the money.

“Then divide it equally among the families,” Patriarch Wang suggested.

Some people agree, while others have objections.

"Some families have one person coming out to protect the village, while others have four or five coming out, and it's a bit inappropriate to share the money equally."

Boss Ye thought the same and proposed dividing it by headcount.

Ye Qing thought of those children and tried to fight for their interests.

"Grandpa Lizheng, everyone, including the children, whoever comes out to help will be given a share."

The others then thought of those children. They were so young, but they were able to stand up bravely. They were very proud of them.

"Especially Master Gu, Master Yang and Liu Jing. The three of them have taught the children very well and they deserve rewards too."

We have already given them dry land before, and we will also give them money this time.

In the end, everyone agreed that anyone who came out to protect the village would get a share of the money.

They kept twenty taels out of the three hundred taels to buy things for Ji Village. They were going to visit Ji Village to thank them for their help to the village.

We discussed some other things and looked at the sky. Everyone should have returned from the fields.

Strike the gong and call the villagers to the door of the meeting hall.

The villagers have been on edge lately, and when they heard the sound of the gong, they put down what they were holding and rushed over here.

"Village head, what happened? The bandits are here again." The man who came over with a hoe looked around.

"Put down your hoe quickly, don't get hurt. There are no bandits, all the bandits have been arrested."

"Really?" The person who came over from behind asked.

"Really." The head of the village said loudly, making sure everyone could hear.

"Oh, the bandits have been caught. The village doesn't have to be afraid anymore." These words were heard from the crowd.

Everyone who had just arrived heard it, and they cheered, venting their recent frustration.

The head of the village didn't stop them, as the villagers needed to vent.

Ye Qing was standing in the crowd. Ye Xi squeezed next to her and asked her quietly, "Grandpa Lizheng wants to see us for something."

Ye Qing also whispered back, "Good news."

Ye Xi's eyes turned into crescent shapes when she smiled, which was very cute.

"Everyone, be quiet, find a place to sit down, and listen to me slowly."

No one cared. They just sat on the floor and went back to do their laundry.

Everyone looked at the village head eagerly, waiting for him to announce the good news.

The head of the village cleared his throat, first explained the matter of the bandits in the city, and then mentioned the trip to Ji Village tomorrow.