Confiscated the property and exiled? I emptied the warehouse and fled the famine.

It is summer now and the villagers of Baiyun Village are working in the fields under the scorching sun. However, no matter how hard they work, the animals that should die in the fields still die, and the animals that should grow big grow small.

Today, what catches everyone's eyes in Baiyun Village are fields, followed by a bunch of unsightly houses. Why are they unsightly? Because the walls will collapse with just the slightest push.

But even in such a village, there are two households that have built tiled houses, while the rest are all mud houses.

“Why are there mud houses everywhere in this village but only two tile houses here and there?”

These officials were all shrewd people and wanted to get some benefits from the Lu family, but when they thought of the Lu family's argument with County Magistrate Cao in the inner hall just now, they suppressed their thoughts.

"You have offended County Magistrate Cao, so he deliberately sent you to Baiyun Village. The people here are so poor that they can barely afford rice. Look at what they grow in their fields. Which one is edible? Even if they manage to grow something, the money they earn from it is always robbed by bandits.

The two tiled houses you saw, one is a family, and the other is a big family here, the surname Zhou. Everyone here listens to the Zhou family. Ah, here it is just an empty shell and he can't make decisions if something happens. "

After listening to this, Ruan Yunsheng quietly took out some small change from the space and stuffed it into his pocket, so that he could do things for him in the future. "Thank you very much for telling us this, sir. I'll give you some tea. Where is the house we live in here?"

As soon as Ruan Yunsheng said this, the other two families also looked over. This matter was also what they were most concerned about right now.

The officer didn't expect that the most difficult prisoner would actually give him money, and he was immediately delighted. But then he thought of something and looked embarrassed.

"Well, the place where you live is at the westernmost part of Baiyun Village, which is also the place closest to Lanyuan Country. Plus, the houses there have not been repaired for many years, so the houses are a bit dilapidated."

Then he approached Lu Zhizhou and the others and said, "There is another way. You can go find the head of the village and see if he can change your house. But you have to be careful of the Zhou family. The Zhou family is dependent on County Magistrate Cao and it is inevitable that they will make things difficult for you."

Ruan Yunsheng raised his eyebrows and looked at the clever official in front of him, then quietly took out a few more taels of silver from the space and stuffed them into the official's pocket.

He asked softly, "May I ask what your name is, sir?"

The officials were very happy to receive the silver. They felt that the trip was not in vain. It turned out that these people did not refuse to bribe County Magistrate Cao because they had no money.

Ruan Yunsheng felt that it was better to have more friends when traveling than to have none. Besides, if this person was an official, it would make it more convenient for him to do things in the future.

"My last name is Zhang He. If you have any problems in the government office, you can come to me."

Zhang He stuffed the silver into his clothes. This group of people were obviously very generous. It was only County Magistrate Cao's own problem that he couldn't get the silver.

When the officers and soldiers behind saw Zhang He's little action, they knew that he felt a little uncomfortable about getting benefits from the Lu family. But thinking that the Lu family was so difficult to deal with, they did not dare to approach easily.

Therefore, the officials behind him could only envy Zhang He, as it seemed that he would be bound to receive many benefits after getting close to the Lu family.

Soon, everyone was brought to a tile-roofed house, and a middle-aged man came out, "Is this the person that County Magistrate Cao asked you to bring?"

Zhang He was obviously stunned when he saw the newcomer. He looked at the Lu family and others with sympathy, and then said in a flattering manner, "That's right, Master Zhou is here too?"

Grandpa Zhou glanced at everyone with disdain on his face, "The head of the village is not feeling well today, so let's talk about arranging housing tomorrow."

Lu Zhizhou narrowed his eyes slightly, obviously not believing what Master Zhou said and was very dissatisfied. Lu Zhizhou quickly stepped forward to block Master Zhou's way.

"Today, no matter if we are here or not, or if we are really sick, we must solve the problem of where we live."

When meeting Lu Zhizhou's eyes, Grandpa Zhou felt a chill for the first time. He had never seen such a scary look.

In order to save his own face, Master Zhou suppressed the fear in his heart, "Humph, you are a prisoner and you are worthy of ordering me around? What can you do to me if I don't make any arrangements for you today?"

Lu Zhizhou glanced at him sideways, the coldness in his eyes became more and more creepy. Ruan Yunsheng stepped forward and held Lu Zhizhou's hand. They would have to live here in the future and would inevitably have to get along with Grandpa Zhou. Now was not the time to make things awkward.

"Mr. Zhou, right? We don't want to cause such a commotion. The main thing is that if the headman doesn't arrange accommodation for us, we will have nowhere to sleep at night. You can't let us sleep outside."

When Grandpa Zhou saw Ruan Yunsheng, his eyes lit up instantly. He had never seen anyone with such a distinctive appearance. His figure and appearance were first-class in the whole southern Xinjiang.

Ruan Yunsheng didn't like the way Mr. Zhou looked at her. Lu Zhizhou stepped forward to block Mr. Zhou's gaze from looking at Ruan Yunsheng. Mr. Zhou retracted his gaze from Ruan Yunsheng and said, "Since this lady has spoken, I can't refuse her. So, I'll go find the head of the village now, how about that?"

The words were spoken to everyone, but his eyes were fixed on Ruan Yunsheng behind Lu Zhizhou. Lu Zhizhou frowned and said, "Thank you, Master Zhou."

After Master Zhou went in, Ruan Yunsheng pulled Lu Zhizhou's sleeve and said, "We will have to live here for a while in the future. We can't get into trouble with the people here because of trivial matters. Master Zhou is no longer a good-for-nothing. We will have plenty of time to deal with him later. There is no need to rush now. We can't let mother and sisters-in-law wait here in such hot weather."

After hearing what Ruan Yunsheng said, Lu Zhizhou nodded at her and said, "Okay, my lady, don't worry, it won't happen again." He was impulsive just now. County Magistrate Cao and Mr. Zhou were of the same kind and he couldn't control himself for a moment.

Not long after, Mr. Zhou came out, followed by a man in his thirties. "This is the head of the village. His surname is Cui."

Lu Zhizhou nodded slightly, "Cui Lizheng, please arrange a place for us to stay."

Cui Lizheng glanced at Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou's eyes never left Ruan Yunsheng. Feeling that someone was watching him, he turned around and nodded to Cui Lizheng. Cui Lizheng instantly understood what he meant.

Zhang He saw that the village head had also arranged a place for him to live, so their mission was considered accomplished. "Master Zhou, I have already brought Cui the village head here. I will leave the rest to you."

"Okay, I'll trouble you to make the trip." Cui Lizheng was still polite to the official. He was not like Mr. Zhou who tried to curry favor with County Magistrate Cao, so he was more cautious in doing things.

"Your residence is at the westernmost end. I'll have someone take you there later."

"May I ask Li Zheng Cui if you can give us a new place to live? I heard the houses there are very dilapidated."

Cui Lizheng glanced at Grandpa Zhou, who didn't look at him. "No, every household in our Baiyun Village lives well. Except for the house on the far west, there is no extra space for you to live in. That house may look a little shabby, but it can be lived in after some repairs. Besides, the house we give you is the third of the few tiled houses we have. You should be happy. See if you can find other families living in tiled houses in our Baiyun Village besides Grandpa Zhou and me."