Taking away my family's luck? I won't stand it!

County Magistrate Huang never expected that the weasel and the green snake would take their anger out on the trouble caused by his natal brother. He was speechless and didn't know whether to say anything or not.

It was very sudden.

The tuft of white hair and the green snake felt a little relieved, and they patted their butts and walked away.

They carried the silver and valuables back to Lihua Village.

Yaoyao happily touched a tuft of white hair and the green snake, which made the two animals so proud that they lost their minds.

About a hundred weasels lined up to ask Yaoyao to touch their heads. They walked in front of Yaoyao with their butts twisted, and stretched their heads with flattering smiles.

Yaoyao patted their heads one by one. The weasel was so happy that it didn't know where to put its two little paws.

After giving them the pills, Yaoyao let Xiaohei carry her back.

Over the past month, the weasel visited Jiang Zhifu every few days. What surprised the weasel was that Magistrate Jiang had no idea that some of the gold, silver and jewelry in the warehouse were missing.

What a big heart.

The town's bulletin board was crowded with people, all craning their heads to read the notices posted early in the morning.

"It says that from now on, every household will have to pay an additional 180 kilograms of grain tax per mu of land! Oh my God, are you going to let us live?"

A literate man squeezed to the front and read the words above. Suddenly, his eyes widened and his face was shocked.

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like pouring a cup of cold water into a hot oil pan and causing it to explode.

The common people cried and yelled, cursing the emperor for not letting them live!

The yield per acre of land can barely reach 250 kilograms, and 300 kilograms is the maximum.

Previously, the grain tax per mu of land was only 120 kilograms.

Now each household has to pay 180 kilograms of grain tax per mu of land, and 1,800 kilograms per ten mu of land!

Ordinary people can't fill their stomachs even if they work until they die.

The news quickly spread back to Lihua Village, and at the same time, something else shocked the villagers.

The villagers all sat on the ground crying and shouting, angrily cursing the dog emperor for not letting the people live!

"Why are they raising the grain tax so suddenly? The grain tax has already been raised for three years due to the drought in the south, and now they're raising it again!"

"How can the dog emperor sitting on the throne understand the suffering of us ordinary people?"

"They simply don't care about our lives! They work themselves to death all year round and don't even have enough food to store."

The villagers gathered at the entrance of the village to discuss the matter, with hatred on their faces.

How can we not hate it? Life is already difficult in normal times, and now the sudden increase in grain tax means that people’s livelihood will be cut off!

Food is the life of the people!

There is no point in saying more now, the notice has already been posted.

The common people can only pray to God to have a good harvest and to have plenty of crops.

Speaking of this, there is a piece of news that makes the villagers of Lihua Village envious.

The Qingshui Tower in the town belongs to the Yuan family.

They had never heard of this.

Now, when they suddenly heard this news, they felt mixed emotions and were in a bad mood.

They also knew that with the strength of the Yuan family, it was only a matter of time before they became prosperous, but hearing this news now still made them find it hard to accept.

"Where did the Yuan family get so much money to open a restaurant? No wonder they bought so many horses that day. It turns out they made a lot of money."

"What's the big deal? Rich people like to hide their money and make money secretly."

"I passed by Qingshuilou once before, and the business there was so good, there were so many people lining up to eat! What's more, the second daughter-in-law of the Yuan family is the chef of Qingshuilou, and the food she cooks is so delicious that I want to go in and have a meal."

"That's right. When the Yuan family held a banquet before, the dishes were made by the second daughter-in-law of the Yuan family. They tasted really good."

Where there are envious people, there are jealous people.

"Why are you flattering me? The Yuan family can't hear me. I think those people have money but no place to cook and have to go out to eat. What a waste of money."

"That's right. The Yuan family is an outsider. Why should they make money while we still have to worry about our three meals a day?"

"The Yuan family just looks down on us!"

When the villagers heard this, they subconsciously moved away from these people with jealous looks on their faces.

Although they feel uncomfortable, they don't wish others to have a bad life.

Granny Lin was carrying a basket and holding torn clothes with needle and thread in her hands. When she heard this, she immediately retorted.

"You ungrateful bastards, don't forget that your children are still studying at the Yuan family! You want them to treat you well but don't want them to live better than you, why don't you just go to heaven!"

"So what if the Yuan family has become rich? So what if Qingshui Tower belongs to the Yuan family? Do you think you can feel better if the Yuan family lives a worse life than you do?"

"Luckily, the Yuan family isn't here. If they were, don't expect them to help you if anything happens! They did so much for you when they first moved here! They fixed the rafters, harvested the rice, helped take care of the remaining soldiers, taught the children to read, and even took your children in as apprentices to teach them skills. Just because the Yuan family has become rich, you can't stand it? It's only a matter of time before the Yuan family becomes prosperous!"

Mrs. Lin almost couldn't breathe after outputing all of that in one breath.

She was just so angry. These people were really ungrateful.

Those old ladies were so ashamed after being scolded by Mrs. Lin that their faces turned red with embarrassment.

Several people looked around and patted their chests.

Fortunately, there were no Yuan family members nearby.

The next second they were stunned, their eyes dull.

But they saw Yuan Laoer walking past them with a silly roe deer in his hand.

Several children followed behind them, including their grandchildren.

When the children saw them, they glared at them angrily and walked away without even looking at them.

It's over, they listened.

The faces of the maids suddenly turned pale and blue.

Mrs. Lin scolded them a few more times and finally said, "Take care of yourself."

The news that Qingshui Tower belonged to the Yuan family was spread by Wang Shuiquan.

There is no other reason.

When he woke up in the morning, he found himself covered in feces and urine. He was so scared that he almost died on the spot. He screamed and took a shower ten times.

There would also be feces and urine in the house during the Chinese New Year, but except for his brother-in-law, County Magistrate Huang, no one else had feces and urine on their body.

What made him sad was that the valuable things in the house were gone. Just like during the Chinese New Year, the whole house was empty like a bare house.

His face was bruised and his whole body ached as if he had been beaten up.

He seriously suspected that his brother-in-law's bad luck had been passed on to him.

After finally taking a shower and arriving at the door of the restaurant, he received something he could not accept.

Because, Fuyong Building was flooded with shit!!

There is shit everywhere, even the well water is shit.

It couldn't be swept clean or wiped clean, and the air was filled with the stench of shit.

This store can't stay open.

What Wang Shuiquan found most difficult to accept was that all the silver and valuables in the store were gone!

He couldn't vent his anger on his brother-in-law, County Magistrate Huang, so he had to vent his anger on others.

Seeing the booming business of Qingshuilou diagonally across the street, he was immediately filled with anger.

In order to make life difficult for the Yuan family in the village, he told everyone that Qingshui Tower belonged to the Yuan family.

Poor villagers all have a common problem.

I dislike your poverty and am afraid that you will become rich.

After the news came out, the Yuan family had a hard time in the village.