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"Zhang Lao Er redeemed a girl from a brothel and kept her in a house in the county town. When the Fang family found out, it would have been fine if he had married her, but he was an adopted son-in-law and ruined his own life. The county magistrate stripped him of his official rank. Do you understand?"

"So that's how it is. He was exposed for what he really was in one fell swoop?"

"That's right, it's a pity. To make matters worse, his affair with Zhao was exposed. After Zhao came back, she ran away with all the family's money and children. She didn't go back to her parents' home, and we don't know where she went. The two old folks fell ill as soon as they got home."

The old woman said indignantly, "My girl is right. Evil people will be punished by heaven. This is the end they deserve."

"Yes, they deserve it. It feels so good to hear that. I've disliked their family for a long time."

While they were talking, Longlong and Xiaonan were also chatting.

“Master, Zhang Lao Er is really something. How should I put it? I thought he was a shrewd man, but he's just a lustful fool. He's spending the Fang family's money and still can't stay still, causing such a commotion. He's really a fool.”

"Well, I was wondering how high he could climb, but he finished in just two moves."

“I think this was a trap set by the Fang family. I was just saying, why did the Fang family kindly send him to the academy? The higher you stand, the harder you fall. His family would never let someone like him climb up. If someone like him became an official, the Fang family would not be able to control him.”

"Yes, that analysis makes sense,"

"But why did he choose to be with a prostitute?"

"Hmph, there are two possibilities: one is true love, and the other is that the prostitute has something he wants."

"money?"

"That's right, she was the top courtesan in the county. There's a book in my space that tells the story of Du Shiniang. She came from a brothel, and she accumulated countless treasures there, far more than that heartless man's ransom. Do you think she wouldn't have money?"

"Oh dear, that girl is in for a rough time."

"I just don't know where they went. I hope they didn't die so easily, otherwise how can I kill them?"

"Could they have changed their name?"

“The Zhao family has run away, and the two old folks are sick. If they die, the Zhang family will fall apart.”

"They won't die. Good people don't live long, but bad people live for a thousand years. Just wait and see."

Xiao Nan was right; Zhang Dashan and Qian Shi recovered on their own after lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) for several days without any medicine.

The house was empty and deserted. Their shameful affair had become a laughing stock in the village. Now that the scholar's son was gone, he no longer dared to act arrogantly in the village. He kept his door closed every day, or went to the fields with his family. With the spring harvest approaching, there was no sign of anything happening at his house.

Longlong had been waiting at his house for the past two days, and finally realized that the two of them were not sick at all, but were just faking it.

The Qian family had hidden a lot of silver in secret, while the Zhao family only took what was openly owned.

As for where she put it, Qian didn't tell Zhang Dashan. She only said that there was still money at home and told him not to worry. Only then did the two of them perk up and get off the kang (a heated brick bed).

At the end of May, the village began harvesting crops, and no one cared about the Zhang family anymore.

At that very moment, the appointment letter for the new village chief was issued. He was a member of the Ji clan, a man who wasn't very old.

This man had been escorting goods for the镖局 (镖局 is a type of security escort agency in China). He had some skill, but nothing more; he wasn't a master. Xiao Nan could easily defeat him with one hand.

As for why he was chosen as the village chief, that remains unknown.

After taking office, the new village chief did not take any action. He simply told his clansmen to be dutiful, not to think about things they shouldn't think about, and not to do things they shouldn't do.

As for the few outsiders, he didn't say anything.

Every year around this time, outsiders settle in the village. Previously, the Ji clan rejected outsiders and refused to accept them. However, after the new village chief took office, eight families moved into the village.

He approved homesteads for the newcomers and helped them settle in; he was very proactive.

With eight households, each with four or five people, totaling more than forty people, the once small mountain village suddenly became lively.

These families come from the south of the Dragon Kingdom, and there are people from all over the country. They all fled here because of the flood, and the government has resettled people in each village.

Xiao Nan didn't take it seriously when she heard about it. A new official should make a name for himself and show his superiors what he can do. Anyway, she didn't think much of the Ji clan, so she let them do whatever they wanted as long as they didn't provoke her.

After they finished harvesting the crops, there was still no movement in Xiao Nan's field, but the workers were not idle. They dried the weeds they had hoeed and piled them together.

During this period, the heavens only granted us two light rains, which was much less than the rainfall last year.

The predicted locust plague did not occur, but signs of drought were beginning to emerge.

Xiao Nan was a little worried. Although there was water in the space, it would be too wasteful to use mineral water to water the ground.

Fortunately, there was a large river about 20 miles away. Xiao Nan sent workers to work overtime in shifts to dig a ditch that was two meters wide and one meter deep. The ditch was distributed in the field to facilitate watering and allow water to seep into the surrounding soil, keeping the soil moist.

In mid-June, the villagers of Ping'an Village sowed their second crop of coarse grain seeds.

The villagers, who were idle, all went to the edge of the wasteland and watched the workers wearing straw hats to do their work with envy.

After half a year, they have figured it out: the workers here earn ten coins a day, which is three hundred coins a month.

For them, this amount of money was astronomical; they worked for other companies and only earned five coins a day.

But Xiao Nan just wouldn't accept them. He only wanted people from Ping'an Village, and he didn't want a single one of them, which made them extremely envious.

The village chief also sighed and looked up at the sky. He knew that what the Ji clan had done was unforgivable, and it would be harder than climbing to heaven to get Xiao Nan to admit his mistake.

No matter how difficult it is, he wants to give it a try.

Just then, the old woman, carrying a basket on her arm, left through the back door, intending to bring Xiao Nan some food and drink in the field. Upon seeing the villagers by the field, she immediately distanced herself from them, quickened her pace, and didn't want to get entangled with them.

When the village chief saw her, his face lit up with surprise. He quickly walked over to the old woman and clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Aunt Wang, please wait?"

The old woman looked at him warily, and Juanjuan and Fengfeng, who were following behind her, immediately bared their teeth at the village chief.

The village chief smiled awkwardly: "Auntie, don't panic. I'm the new village chief. I worked for the security escort agency for a few years before returning home. I call your husband Uncle."

The old woman showed no expression and asked calmly, "Is there something you need?"

"Here's the thing, a few families have come to our village. They've all fled from the south and are penniless. I'm not asking you to arrange work for our people, but please arrange for one person from each of these newcomers to work, otherwise they won't even be able to afford food."

"It's not winter, where can't you find some wild vegetables to survive? That's how I survived all by myself back then."

“Auntie, our clansmen were wrong before, and we will correct our mistakes in the future, but they really need a job right now.”

“I can’t make that decision. The land isn’t mine, and my girl has nothing to do with me. She’s just staying at my house temporarily. You’ve got the wrong person.”

"Then you could at least mention it to her, right?"

The old woman snorted coldly: "You think being poor is a reason to work? There are plenty of poor people in other villages, why didn't my girl take any of them?"

"So what kind of person does she want?"

"A person of upright character."

The village chief suddenly became mute. A person of integrity—does that mean someone who isn't upright can't work? This is the first time I've heard of such a thing.

The old woman continued, "A person of good character will not cheat or shirk their duties. A person of good character will not take what belongs to the master. A person of good character is hardworking and down-to-earth. If you don't know these things, I can tell you."