After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

There was more surprise. Luo Changqi and the others calmed down and said, "There is one more thing next."

Everyone pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

"Madam is so kind. She asked me to buy quilts and clothes for you. Each of you will get a quilt and two sets of clothes and shoes. Line up in a while and receive them one by one. I'll register your names."

"What? You're going to give us blankets and clothes?"

Someone took the lead and knelt down, kowtowed and shouted: "Thank you, Madam! Madam is a living Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering..."

Someone took the lead, and everyone behind followed suit, kneeling and kowtowing, shouting, "Thank you, Madam, for your kindness! Madam is truly the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva..."

Luo Changqi said: "Don't kneel to me, you should kneel to thank the lady after you see her."

Chuntao and Zhu'er had already come and were waiting. Then Luo Changqi and the others distributed quilts and clothes to everyone one by one, registering the name of each person who received one.

After receiving the quilts and clothes, the people kept expressing their gratitude.

The next day, Zhang Hulan heard rumors that she was the reincarnation of a bodhisattva. Zhang Hulan knew that it must be Luo Changqi and his men who had done something, and she was convinced by them.

But Zhang Hulan didn't laugh for long before she couldn't laugh anymore.

On the third day after Zhang Hulan brought the beggars back, a yamen runner came to her and said, "Ms. Zhang, the county magistrate wants to see you. Come with me to the yamen now."

Zhang Hulan thought that Wang Xingren's men had arrived and were calling her over, so she planned to take Zhang Dahua with her.

Zhang Dahua knows everything, and Zhang Hulan plans to let Zhang Dahua teach those people.

The yamen runner who delivered the message had received money from Zhang Hulan during the New Year. He asked, "Did you do something to displease the county magistrate? He seems a little angry. You should be more careful."

"What? What did I do to displease the County Magistrate?" Zhang Hulan thought about it. She hadn't done anything. Could it be that she had given a gift to the County Magistrate, Wei, during the New Year?

Logically speaking, such a small matter should not offend County Magistrate Wu, and so much time has passed.

If you offend County Magistrate Wu, you will have to be more careful in your actions in the future.

Zhang Hulan followed the yamen runner to the county government office with a nervous heart. Luo Changqi was busy now, so Dong Jianyong drove the carriage for Zhang Hulan.

Not far from the village, two figures emerged from the woods.

After waiting for three days, Zhang Hulan finally left the village.

Huang San asked, "Brother, that's the carriage of the woman surnamed Zhang, right? Should we take action?"

Ma Er said, "Don't you see the guards here? Do you want to die if you attack her now? We can wait until she comes back."

……

When she arrived at the county government office, Zhang Hulan felt relieved, but another thing also made her feel bad.

Wu Deyong said to Zhang Hulan, "Yesterday, I went to the countryside to inspect the progress of the reservoir construction and heard some rumors. They said you didn't want to spend money to hire people to open up the wasteland, so you brought in a lot of beggars from outside to work for you. There were also many underage children? The youngest was only four or five, five or six years old."

Ye Hongyun looked at Zhang Hulan with strange eyes. She didn't expect Zhang Hulan to be such a person. If that was the case, then she had misjudged him.

Zhang Hulan replied, "Your Excellency, I did bring back some beggars from outside, more than seventy in number. They are all elderly and children. The oldest are probably almost seventy years old, while the youngest are only about five or six years old. Most of them are children, about forty in total."

Seeing Zhang Hulan's frank admission, Ye Hongyun smiled. If Zhang Hulan felt guilty, she certainly wouldn't have admitted it so openly.

Zhang Hulan continued, "A few days ago, I went to the city to do some work and saw quite a few beggars there.

I was very surprised at the time. Our county only had many beggars and refugees during the famine years before the New Year. Since you took office, there are almost no beggars in the city.

Logically speaking, a provincial capital, not a county town, should be prosperous and wealthy, so why are there so many beggars?

The woman wanted to help them, but she thought it was better to have a full meal every day, so she brought the beggars back.

The woman provided them with food and lodging, bought them blankets and clothes, and paid them wages every month, but the wages were a little low.

But they are too old to work like adults. So I pay those over twelve years old two hundred coins a month, those under twelve a hundred coins, and those under eight a fifty coins.

Ye Hongyun glanced at Zhang Hulan. This guy was flattering people so naturally.

Ye Hongyun then asked in surprise, "You also pay children under eight years old?"

Zhang Hulan nodded. "Yes. They worked, so they should all be paid."

I want those children to know that they support themselves with their own hands."

Wu Deyong also smiled. He pressed his hand towards Zhang Hulan and said, "Sit down and talk."

After Zhang Hulan sat down, Wu Deyong spoke again, "Yesterday, when I went to Daliang Village, I didn't quite believe the rumors I heard, but I still had to call you in to ask."

Wu Deyong then asked, "Can those five or six-year-old children also work?"

Zhang Hulan nodded and smiled, "They're capable. You can have them plant seeds, pick up rocks from the ground, and assign them relatively easy tasks."

They said they were working, but the younger children just thought it was playing. They played around while working, tamping down the tilled ground.

Ye Hongyun smiled and said, "It must be very lively with so many children."

Zhang Hulan also laughed and said, "Yes, especially when it's time to eat. The children are running to the table crying. It's both funny and sad to watch."

Ye Hongyun really wanted to see what the scene was like, so he said, "I'll go to your place tomorrow to take a look."

"Welcome, Madam."

After explaining the matter clearly, Wu Deyong let Zhang Hulan leave and said that he would also visit Daping Village tomorrow.

After leaving the county government office, Zhang Hulan and Dong Jianyong walked back.

In the carriage, Zhang Hulan told Dong Jianyong the reason why Wu Deyong wanted to see her.

Dong Jianyong's eyes were blazing with fire. "They are all ungrateful wolves."

Zhang Hulan said, "Uncle Dong, when you go back, go to the other two villages and ask if there are any similar rumors.

If there are any, we will pay the wages of the villagers from other villages so that they don’t have to come here in the future.

If it's only in Daliang Village that people are spreading the news, then let people from Daliang Village not come.

No matter who spread the rumor or which village it is from, we don’t want anyone from that village.”

Dong Jianyong nodded. "Okay, that's the way it should be. There's no need to be too nice to people without conscience."

The carriage had already entered the territory of Daping Village when suddenly a person lay on the roadside ahead, wailing, "Please, help me..."