I asked you to dig wild vegetables to pay off your debt, not go up the mountain to pick up money!

"Sir, Manager Zhao from Zuixianju has arrived, and he's brought the coachman with him."

"what!"

Zhu Yuan didn't dare to just lie there in his chair, so he quickly stood up to greet him.

What a joke! Zuixianju is not a place he can afford to offend. What's more, this Shopkeeper Zhao is that person's confidant.

"Hey, what brings Shopkeeper Zhao here?

Come sit in the backyard, I have some official business to attend to, so I'll just..."

"I came to the yamen precisely for your official business."

"I see, then sit here.

Come, serve tea to Shopkeeper Zhao."

"..."

Zhu Yuan had a fawning look on his face, and there was no trace of the rebellious look he had just had.

Everyone's jaw dropped when they saw this, including Song Anning.

Zhu Yuan, you are the county magistrate. You are the most powerful person in Ping'an Town! Isn't that right?

What's the point of being so servile to a businessman?

Among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, isn't merchant the last one? Although this merchant is very rich.

"There's no need to drink tea. My driver came back today and said that he encountered two men hiding in the bushes in Half Moon Village. I'm afraid they were going to do something bad.

I also heard that he met people from Banyue Village at the yamen gate who were reporting to the authorities, and that the two people he saw were tied up.

That's why I wanted to make this trip. It's not easy for the villagers. Our County Magistrate Zhu is diligent and cares about the people. He can't let the people suffer injustice, right? "

Zhu Yuan agreed with a smile, but he was thinking in his heart: I don’t believe you!

What is your identity? Others may not know, but am I not clear about it?

For the sake of a few unfamiliar villagers, he came running to provide evidence with great fanfare.

He likes to smooth things over, but he is not stupid!

However, now that Manager Zhao has arrived, the witnesses and evidence are no longer important.

He dragged his clumsy body back to the chair and shouted, "Pan, we have witnesses and evidence, what do you have to say?"

"This woman is morally corrupt, she deceived her parents and officials, and bullied the weak. Drag her away, give her twenty lashes of the cane, and send her to jail!

I will also pay the Song family five taels of silver as compensation for the medical expenses."

"And her son, drag them away together!"

Zhu Yuan said all this in one breath and looked at Manager Zhao breathlessly.

Are you satisfied now?

"No, that's not the case. I'm being wronged!"

"It's all their fault. Song Anning has been colluding with Zuixianju for a long time. He even sold several thousand kilograms of bamboo shoots to Zuixianju this morning. They are in the same group!"

"Shut up! Take him away! Give him thirty lashes!"

Pan remembered what the people in Liujia Village had said to her and wanted to make a final struggle.

Little do they know that this will only make them die faster.

Seeing that the county magistrate didn't speak for her, she could only hug Song An Ning's thigh.

"Ning girl, I am your grandmother, and Gen is your uncle! How can you be so cruel as to send our relatives to jail? Please let us go this time."

"My mother has no father, no mother, and no brothers, so don't try to make connections.

Enjoy your life in prison."

Song An Ning curled the corners of her mouth slightly. She has always been like this. Whoever is good to her, she will return it tenfold or a hundredfold.

The same goes for those who hurt her.

I have long wanted to give Wang Ying'er some revenge, but I have been busy making money recently, so I put the matter on hold.

She didn't expect these two unlucky guys to come up to her, so it's no wonder she was cruel.

"Sir, this was all ordered by my mother. I know nothing about it. Please help me understand.

Woohoo, why not give some of my board to my mother, she is the mastermind..."

"..."

At this moment, Wang Gen'er only wanted to protect himself. What would happen if his mother died? He was the only child of the Wang family and he had to carry on the family line.

"You, you are unfilial!"

"I'm not doing this for you!"

The mother and son didn't care about anything else and started fighting openly in the yamen, which made everyone feel happy.

"What are you still standing there for? Pull it down quickly!"

Each of them was given thirty lashes of the cane, and outside the mother and child were heard howling for mercy.

"The County Magistrate is very perceptive and treats the people like his own children. The entire Banyue Village kneels in gratitude to you, the Honourable Magistrate!"

Song An Ning took the lead, and the others followed suit.

Zhu Yuan felt comfortable after hearing these compliments, and he pressed down the corners of his mouth.

"They deserve it. It's as they should be. I have other matters to attend to. Please take the documents and return."

He is hungry! He wants to eat pork elbow!

"Retire!"

After the matter was settled, Manager Zhao exchanged a few words with Zhu Yuan and then said goodbye.

After leaving the yamen, Song An Ning hurriedly thanked Manager Zhao. Zhu Yuan saw this and stroked his non-existent beard twice, his small eyes shining with brilliance. Zuixianju and Banyue Village, haha, quite interesting.

"We are partners after all. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, feel free to come to Zuixianju to find me."

"As for the pepper matter, I'll let you know as soon as possible."

Manager Zhao was in a hurry to go to the provincial capital to do some business, so he didn't say much and the group said goodbye at the yamen gate.

Pan and Wang Gener were beaten with sticks and had to spend several months in prison. The process was a bit tortuous, but the result was good. After all, the trip was not in vain.

On the way back to the village, everyone in Banyue Village had a smile on their face, and everyone was holding an oil-paper bag in their arms.

Just now at the town entrance, Song An Ning booked three bun stalls to thank everyone for their help. They had big meat buns with thin skin and big fillings, and every family got a share.

"Xiangxiang, making money is so hard, and saving money is even harder..."

She seemed to be trapped in a strange circle. Every time she made a little money, before she could be happy, something would happen and she would spend the money.

"Master, there are so many things in the mall, please sell more.

Xiangxiang feels so bad for seeing him so poor."

"Hehe, that's for sure. Upgrade as soon as possible and earn more money."

Xiangxiang said that the higher the system level, the more categories there are in the mall. After teaching her grandparents how to pickle preserved eggs tomorrow, she still has to go to the mountains.

If you don't interact with others, there will be no disputes.

Accompanied by plants and trees, and with Xiangxiang as her companion, she likes this kind of life, and she can also collect 300 red-level creatures and 200 orange-level creatures sooner.

She wants to upgrade! She wants to make money!

Gather up 12,000 taels of silver and contact mom.

And there was Wanhetang, the missing father and eldest brother, the crazy mother, the two little ones to take care of, the dilapidated thatched house to repair, and the land still unplanted...

Cry cry (╥﹏╥)

I patted the little head gently, what happened!

It was supposed to be a motivational part, but the more I think about it, the more desperate I feel. There are still so many things I haven’t done!

"It's okay, Master, the bad guys have been caught.

Business in town has just started, so let’s take it slow.”

Song Anning nodded. Yes, now she still had four taels of silver in her hand, and her family had thirty to fifty kilograms of grain, so she could eat and wear warm clothes. The villagers' attitude towards her had also changed a lot.

This is all the result of her hard work. You can’t eat stinky tofu in a hurry. Keep working hard. Come on!

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"Xiangxiang, buy 500 large pepper seedlings and 500 eggplant seedlings.

The kind that’s about to bloom.”

"Okay, Master. Five seedlings for one cent, that's two hundred cents in total. I'll put them in my backpack."

She couldn't wait any longer, she had to make money quickly, because spring plowing would be coming soon, and more than a month after that, Banyue Village would usher in the rainy season, and her broken thatched house could not withstand the storm at all.

Before spring plowing, she did three things: clear the mountains, plant vegetables, and prepare to build a house.

After arriving home, Song Anning bought gloves, a small hoe and other tools from the mall, and went to the vegetable garden in the back to clear the weeds. He then divided the garden into ridges, dug holes, and planted eggplant and pepper seedlings.

"Sister, when will the results come out?"

The two little ones were also helping, holding a seedling in their little hands, their eyes full of joy.

"First the flowers bloom, then the fruits bear. In about 20 days, we'll be able to eat the peppers."

Song Zeyuan stared at the many seedlings, lost in thought, and then asked leisurely:

"Sister, where did you get so many vegetable seedlings, and why are they all the same size?"

"..."