"Oh, old man, I feel dizzy. Please take me home." Zhao's mother sighed and looked really weak.

Zhao's father impatiently supported Zhao's mother. Both mother and daughter were troublesome and embarrassed him one by one! But in front of so many people, he couldn't just ignore her, so he had to support her and quickly return to Zhaojia Village.

He even ignored what Zhao Qiqi said, "Why don't you let Mom come into my room and rest for a while."

Mother Zhao looked at her and glared at her. This is what a money-loser is like. She always wants to cheat her parents. She used to give her some things when she came here, but she will give her nothing when she comes here again in the future!

The reason I keep her now is because I want something from their family!

Xiang looked at Zhao Qiqi standing there, and suddenly felt that she was not living a very good life. Her husband died and her parents didn't love her. The balance in her heart was suddenly balanced.

"Mrs. Dashuan, look who's here?"

Zhao Qiqi saw the head of the village coming with some soldiers behind him. The head of the village looked at these people from other villages unkindly, but it was not easy for him to get angry with the county magistrate around, and what was to come next was the serious business.

"Gu Zhaoshi, please give me your reward!!"

Everyone was stunned and panicked. After a moment's reaction, they quickly knelt down.

Xiang was smart enough. Seeing that Zhao Qiqi was still standing, she quickly pulled her and made her kneel down to receive the reward.

"Those whose good deeds are known in the village shall be exempted from military service if their reports are made public, and those who are sincere shall be given special rewards. Now Mr. Zhao saved the lives of the elderly and children in the village, and his good deeds are known in the village. He shall be exempted from taxes and rewarded with 100 taels of silver and 100 bolts of cloth."

Zhao Qiqi was a little surprised. Was this dynasty so generous in rewarding such a thing? This was one hundred taels of silver.

She knelt down and took the paper with a bright red seal on it. She certainly didn't save people for the purpose of reporting, but when she saw the paper, she felt that the risk she took to inform everyone that day had been responded to.

Father Zhao looked at the person in front of him in silence. Is this still his daughter? This is a reward from the government. He didn't dare to raise his head too high. He always felt that the officers and soldiers were staring at him, so he lowered his head as low as possible.

He should have left sooner. It was all those people's fault. They had to come here to cause trouble. Now, he got nothing, and it embarrassed him as a father.

There were people who were envious and quite a few who were jealous. After all, it was only one hundred taels, enough for an ordinary farmer to live a worry-free life for a lifetime.

"In consideration of the evil people who have committed crimes, the emperor, out of sympathy for the people, has exempted them from taxes for three years as a subsidy."

Zhao Qiqi looked at the cloth being unloaded from the carriage in front of him, and chased after the officials to give each of them two taels of silver.

"You have come from afar, and the weather is hot. This is just a small amount of money for tea. Thank you for your hard work."

No one else saw how much Zhao Qiqi gave, but these officers and soldiers looked at the silver in their hands with subtle expressions on their faces. Although this peasant woman had just taken a hundred taels of silver, they did not expect her to be so generous and give two taels of silver at once.

"My lords, I'd like to know, have those people been caught?" Zhao Qiqi lowered his voice.

"We caught him, but we didn't catch Liu Qi. He ran away."

After receiving the money from others, several officers and soldiers bowed and said goodbye politely.

Zhao Qiqi stood there somewhat uneasily, feeling uneasy. This was simply a huge time bomb.

Turning around and seeing the crowd, she smiled quickly and asked the children who had returned from work to put all the things into her room and Hu Lan's room.

Another twenty taels of silver and twenty pieces of cloth were given to the Bai family.

Bai waved her hands repeatedly to refuse: "Sister-in-law, what are you doing? This is a reward for you, how can you give it to me?"

Xiang on the side was so anxious that she wanted to rush over to snatch it, but she decided to change her previous bad image in front of Zhao Qiqi, and forcibly controlled her hands. She was not a fool. Looking at Zhao Qiqi's courage and way of making money, she certainly could not go against Zhao Qiqi.

"This is not much. Give me the remaining thirty taels and thirty rolls of cloth, give Yuzhu thirty taels and thirty rolls of cloth, and give the rest to Yan Sui, Yan Tang, and Yan Yi. As long as they have contributed, they should take it. I am the one who got the advantage and gained a good reputation."

Bai knew that the reason why the women, children, the elderly and the young in Gujia Village were able to escape this disaster was all due to Zhao Qiqi's courage and strategy. Even if she took everything, it would be her due. Now that she gave it to herself, she was being generous.

"Besides, we are a family, there is no need to be so polite."

Zhao Qiqi said to Bai with a smile. Her smile was warm and kind, as if a warm current flowed into Bai's heart.

"Thank you very much, sister-in-law. Mother, I'll leave all this money to you for safekeeping." Bai respectfully handed all the money to Mrs. Gu.

Naturally, those cloths would be used to make clothes by Bai. Bai was clever, good at sewing, and hardworking. Clothes for almost everyone in the Gu family were made by her.

Old Mrs. Gu put the money away and glanced at Xiang intentionally or unintentionally.

There was a hint of contempt and dissatisfaction in her eyes, as if she was telling Xiang: "Look at what you look like."

Xiang naturally felt it, and she seemed to want to find a hole to crawl into. What a silly thing! Her mother was just not giving her the money before, but she still remembered it after such a long time.

Xiang felt a little uneasy and quickly ran to the stove to start lighting the fire and cooking.

"Sister-in-law, I see everyone is hungry. Why don't we finish the meal early and rest early?" She is now gradually becoming skilled in making fire and cooking. In the past, it was Gu Xiaocao and Xiaohua who did it, and she was lazy from time to time.

But now she just wants to show more.

Gu Xiaocao and Gu Xiaohua sat on the stools, feeling uneasy. They wanted to go up to help but were sent back. They looked at each other as Xiang brought up dish after dish. Since when did their mother not want their help and was so diligent?

Moreover, they must have heard it right just now, their mother actually asked their eldest brother to light the fire, which was the job they used to do.

Gu Dazhu looked at Gu Xiaocao and Gu Xiaohua with resentment, and the meaning in his eyes was very clear: I'm working for you!

Xiang slapped Gu Dazhu on the back of his head: "Be more angry, what are you doing?"

Dazhu looked at Xiang with grievance, not understanding why his mother suddenly became a different person, feeling like his aunt.

"You sit down first, I'll go help you."

Li Yuzhu also wanted to come over to help: "I'll come and see if there's anything I can do."

Zhao Qiqi pushed her onto the chair and asked Gu Xiaocao and Gu Xiaohua to accompany her: "Xiaocao and Xiaohua, come and have a good chat with your Aunt Li, and don't let her work."

Zhao Qiqi knew that Li Yuzhu was working on the few acres of land by herself, and she wouldn't let her help. So she just went over to give her the things and asked her to come over for dinner so she didn't have to cook.

Although it seemed a bit crowded with so many people, it was still very lively. Li Yuzhu felt a little lost. Although she was very happy now, she couldn't help feeling lonely and desolate when she thought about going back and being alone at home.

Zhao Qiqi put a piece of chicken into her bowl with chopsticks: "Eat quickly, you are at home, why be so polite."

Li Yuzhu met Zhao Qiqi's concerned gaze and felt warm in her heart. She nodded and put the chicken into her mouth. It was salty and delicious, and paired with a mouthful of white rice, the fragrance lingered on her lips and teeth.

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