God-given mother: The villain cub is super clingy

It turned out that these people had fled here from the northwest. They were originally in the imperial army, but later became deserters. They accidentally killed someone while robbing food from the common people, and since then they have been addicted to the path of killing.

They came all the way from the northwest, hiding during the day and moving out at night. Sometimes they would disguise themselves and scout the area during the day so that they could rob things at night. If they obeyed, they would only rob them of their food and money, but if they didn't, they would kill them as well.

They hid the stolen food and money in a very secret place. After accumulating a lot, they secretly sold them to some grain merchants, and used the money to eat, drink and have fun.

They started robbing again when they ran out of money. According to their confessions, they have already claimed dozens of lives!

This kind of thief has no moral principles and is truly guilty of a heinous crime! The entire county is shocked!

The case was soon solved. In order to appease the public anger, County Magistrate Han sentenced them to be beheaded in public the next day.

The yamen runners were also arranged to go to the place where they hid things, and they found hundreds of bags of grain and thousands of taels of gold, silver and jewelry. It can be seen that they robbed both rich and poor people.

County Magistrate Han distributed the stolen goods to the relatives of the victims as compensation. The remaining part was confiscated and part was rewarded to Yejia Village.

"Village Chief Ye, how did you come up with the idea of ​​setting up a village patrol team?"

County Magistrate Han was a very kind person. He had heard from his subordinates earlier that a tiger had been killed in Yejia Village, and now they had helped him a lot. You know, if these five thieves could not be arrested, his official hat would be in jeopardy!

Now, not only has he arrested someone, but he also arrested someone from a village under his jurisdiction. Not only can he keep his official hat, but he can also make meritorious service and maybe even get a promotion! Therefore, the more he looks at the people of Yejia Village, the more he likes them, and he can't help but ask a few more questions.

Village Chief Ye knelt down in fear and trepidation and answered.

"Go back... back to your lord..."

County Magistrate Han gave a wink, and the legal advisor beside him immediately stepped forward to help Village Chief Ye up.

"Village Chief Ye, please speak. Our Lord is the kindest. You have performed a great service this time, and the County Magistrate will report this to the court to reward you! There is no need to be so reserved. The Lord wants to know about the situation in your village, so just tell us the truth."

Village Chief Ye finally calmed down, but he still didn't dare look directly at County Magistrate Han, and could only answer respectfully.

"I dare not hide it from you, sir. I heard some news a while ago. I'm afraid that refugees may escape from the northwest. The old patriarch said that the villagers cannot panic without the imperial court's announcement. Even if such a situation really happens, sir will not sit idly by. We believe that the government will guarantee the safety of the people, but we cannot hold sir back. Our village has many young people, and at the patriarch's call, we spontaneously formed a patrol team. If there is an emergency, we can also protect the lives of the villagers, young and old."

Village Chief Ye was indeed a smooth-talking man, and his words were flawless. He did not say that these ideas came from a country woman, nor did he take credit for them. Instead, he found a roundabout way to bring County Magistrate Han into the picture and put a high hat on him.

After hearing this, County Magistrate Han felt very relieved and even lowered his head to think for a while. Although the government had blocked a lot of news from the northwest, there were still some rumors among the people. No wonder the people were panicking. Whether in the county or town, including Qingzhou City, many wealthy and powerful families had already arranged for some of their family members to flee to the south first.

It is rare to find a village like Yejia Village that is aware and takes action.

This reminded him that although the court had sent troops to fight the enemy, refugees would arrive sooner or later. Instead of waiting for death, it would be better to learn from Yejia Village and organize the power of the government and the people. Lord Lu of Qingzhou Prefecture had been his superior for many years. If this battle was successful, they might all benefit from it.

Thinking of this, County Magistrate Han's expression became even kinder. He greatly approved of Yejia Village's act of establishing its own patrol team, and even praised them for their meritorious service in catching the thieves. He also rewarded them with an additional 500 taels of silver.

After walking a long way from the county government office, Old Man Ye still felt like he was walking on cotton. They caught the thief, and not only were they rewarded for their achievement, but the county magistrate also gave them a reward, including a lot of food and silver!

Old Man Ye sat on a cart, looking at the beaming young people. They were pulling a cart of grain, thirty bags full, that had been given as a reward by the county magistrate. Even the cart was a reward from the county magistrate.

These grains were all looted by those thieves. Although the county magistrate took most of them, he was very thoughtful to give so much to Yejia Village! And there was also silver. What Old Man Ye was carrying in his arms and on his back was all silver!

They are rich! They are rich! Their Yejia Village is rich now!

Old Man Ye's legs were weak, so he sat on the grain cart. The young men pulling the cart were full of energy. Although they didn't know how much silver the county magistrate had rewarded them, the grain alone made them happy!

It was a journey of two or three hours, but they managed to return from the county an hour ahead of schedule. Several neighboring villages all knew the news and watched them happily pulling the grain cart back. They were all extremely envious!

As soon as I saw the edge of the village, I saw a crowd of villagers gathered at the entrance of the village, looking out, and some sharp-eyed children were shouting loudly.

"They're back! They're back! And they brought a cart of food! It must be a reward from the county magistrate!"

"Look! The village chief is still sitting on the grain cart! Haha..."

“They are so majestic!”

"Hurry, hurry, pick them up!"

"So much food! Oh my God! It's a huge cart! There must be dozens of bags!"

It turned out that someone had heard the news earlier and told the people in Yejia Village, causing the villagers to be extremely excited. They rushed forward and surrounded Village Chief Ye and his men as they walked back.

Like a group of triumphant heroes!

"Village Chief! You're back!

"Village Chief, are these all rewards from the County Magistrate?"

"Village chief, were those thieves beheaded?"

……

Everyone was chattering and asking questions, almost making Old Man Ye's ears deaf. But as soon as he returned to the familiar village, his expression changed immediately. He was no longer the timid Village Chief Ye in front of County Magistrate Han, but turned back into the confident, calm and even a little majestic Village Chief!

He put on a stern face, hoping to scare them into lowering their voices, but the smile and excitement that he couldn't hide betrayed him!

"What are you all arguing about? You're making so much noise! ​​What should we say?"

The villagers rarely took his words seriously and continued to ask him questions.

The talkative young man recounted the happenings in the county in vivid detail, and everyone was very excited to hear what he had heard.

Soon, everyone gathered at the entrance of the ancestral hall. The village chief asked someone to call the old patriarch to discuss how to deal with the grain and silver awarded by the county magistrate.

The old patriarch was also very excited when he saw so much grain and silver with his own eyes!