The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

"Ah Yin, where are you going?" Song Ruorou looked excited.

Gu Yin was speechless. He didn't even know what this guy was going to do, but he was so excited. Was his daily life too dull?

"Do you want to take the old man back with us?" Gu Yin thought that Song Ruorou knew martial arts, which might come in handy.

"Of course. I'll go wherever you go." Song Ruorou said decisively.

The yamen runners who followed Gu Yin this time happened to be Gao Feiluyuan. The two changed into ordinary clothes and followed Gu Yin. In addition, there were two young men from Xiejia Village, the village where the old man lived.

The group arrived at Xiejia Village and walked to the gate of a large blue brick courtyard. One of the young men pointed at the courtyard in front of him and said:

"This is the village chief's house."

On the way, Gu Yin and the others had already heard some information, such as that the village chief of Xiejia Village was named Xie Fugui.

"How many years has Xie Fugui been the village chief?"

"More than three years."

"What did his family do before?"

"I'm also a farmer. When I'm not farming, I go out to do some small business. But I've only been out once or twice."

“Is this yard newly built?”

"Yes."

After being the village chief for three years, he was able to build such a large yard, which, from the outside, took up several acres of land. If he didn't make a lot of money from business, then he probably plundered it from somewhere.

However, a yard alone cannot explain anything, so Gu Yin decided to understand the specific situation first.

Gao Fei went forward and knocked on the door. After a while, a middle-aged man with a big belly and a greasy face came out. It was Xie Fugui who was about to go out.

Xie Fugui was shocked to see so many people suddenly coming to his door. He saw that there was an acquaintance among them, so he immediately asked:

"Xie Da, who are these people? Why did you bring them to my house?"

The young man Xie Da introduced to Gu Yin: "This is our village chief."

No need to thank you for the reminder, Gu Yin had guessed it. After all, how could ordinary farmers get so fat these days?

Gu Yin stepped forward calmly and explained his purpose.

Xie Fugui immediately frowned upon hearing this and shouted, "Where did you hear this nonsense? You don't have to serve in the army when you get older? Who told you that?"

"No need to tell anyone! This is stipulated by the laws of the Daji Dynasty. Doesn't the village chief know about it?"

"It's full of nonsense!"

"What does the village chief mean by this? Why are you so sure that I'm talking nonsense without even confirming it?" Gu Yin narrowed her eyes and stared at Xie Fugui, "Or is the village chief playing dumb?"

"What nonsense! Xie Da and Xie Er, are you just going to bring people here to frame your own village chief?" Xie Fugui felt uncomfortable when Gu Yin stared at him, and he scolded the two young men in a timid manner.

Several people were arguing loudly here, which had attracted many villagers to watch and point fingers at them.

Seeing the villagers looking at him with gossipy faces, Xie Fugui was worried that they might find out something. He raised his sleeves to cover his eyes, pretending to wipe away tears, and cried:

"I usually work hard to manage all the affairs of the village. Whenever you have conflicts or quarrels, I always come forward to resolve them. Now you listen to the words of a yellow-haired girl and wrongly accuse me?"

"I don't know where these wild girls came from. They are not here to seek justice for you. They are clearly trying to sow discord. We are villagers from the same village and we will have a long time to live together in the future. Are you sure you want to listen to their opinion?" Xie Fugui stared at the old man. His expression did not show, but his eyes were full of threats.

The old man shivered when Xie Fugui stared at him, and suddenly felt a chill on his back. But now he understood the meaning of the village chief's words. If he continued to make trouble, he would probably be retaliated by the village chief after they left.

When the old man thought of this, his face fell. Yes, this village chief was used to abusing his power, and no one knew who was backing him up. It was not that no one had reported this to the authorities before, but in the end, nothing came of it.

The old man understood what Xie Fugui meant, and Gu Yin naturally understood it too. Seeing that the old man's back was even more hunched than before, she couldn't help but step forward and pat him on the shoulder.

He turned around and winked at Song Ruorou, whose face had turned red with anger because of Xie Fugui.

Song Ruorou immediately pointed at Gu Yin and shouted to the crowd:

"Do you know who this is? She is the Linglong County Lady personally appointed by the current emperor. She came here today to seek an explanation from the old man. The Daji Dynasty has a law that families without young laborers can be exempted from corvée labor. Then why did the old man have to be sent to serve by the village chief? I never thought that the village chief not only pretended to be stupid and turned the tables, but also dared to threaten him in person. He is really bold."

"Linglong County Lady!"

"The Linglong County Lady who invented the waterwheel!"

"Not only the waterwheel, but I heard that the curved plow and thresher were also invented by her!"

"It's amazing, the county lady is a good person! The things she invented have helped us a lot."

"Yes! How could the county lady wrongly accuse someone?"

When the onlookers heard that Gu Yin was the rumored county lady, they started to talk about it.

Song Ruorou struck while the iron was hot and continued:

"If the village chief bullies you, just speak up. The county lord is here to support you!"

After Song Ruorou finished speaking, the villagers looked at each other, secretly glanced at the village chief, then looked away and lowered their heads. The scene was silent for a while.

Song Ruorou took a deep breath and was about to say something, but was stopped by Gu Yin's look.

They have already said that they can support them, but if they cannot muster up the courage themselves, they will still be easily bullied if they encounter the same thing in the future.

The crowd was silent for a while, and suddenly a voice came from the side:

"May I ask the village chief, if Uncle Xie has to serve in the army, why don't Xie Zhong's family of four strong men have to serve in the army?"

"Is it because his family is your relative?"

The village chief was speechless when asked. In fact, he was shocked when he heard that the yellow-haired girl in front of him was the county princess.

The villagers looked at the village chief, only to see that their usually majestic village chief was now constantly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. He did not look as domineering as usual.

When the village chief was usually fierce and ferocious, no one dared to stand up. It was rare to see the village chief in such an embarrassed state, and someone immediately knelt down in the crowd and complained to Gu Yin:

"Please ask the county lord to make a decision. The village chief collects two cents more grain tax every year, and the extra grain is eaten by their family."

When the others saw someone coming forward, they all started crying. One woman even cried out:

"My daughter was kidnapped by the village chief's son last month. I wanted to go see her, but they wouldn't let me in. I haven't seen her yet, and I don't know if she's dead or alive. I beg the county lady to help me. I just want to see my daughter. Woo woo woo..."

"Village Chief Xie, do you have anything else to say?" Gu Yin stared at Xie Fugui and said coldly.

Xie Fugui seemed to have recovered now, a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes, and he shouted coldly: