Chapter 177
After half a year, Wu Youde suddenly remembered the eggs he had bought, guessed they had already grown, and ordered someone to pick them up.

The county officials went to Malan Village for a while, and brought back [-] chickens as expected.Wu Youde was overjoyed, so he took them to the market and sold them all.

A chicken costs 27 yuan, and the total selling price is more than 80 yuan. Without any labor and feed, the profit is nearly [-] times in half a year.

In the blink of an eye, the next year, Wu Youde came to Malan Village again. This time, besides buying eggs, he also saw the sheep grazing on the slope. He called the local officials and asked, "I don't know how the lambs are sold?"

In the same way, the profit was dozens of times as expected.

In the spring of the third year, Wu Youde inspected Malan Village again, and was overjoyed to see the lush trees on the mountain...

Xiu Tu was already dumbfounded.

This Wu Youde is really a capable person!What else could he not "buy"?With so many tricks, only one Wu Xiong Ling is really a talent!

The old man sighed: "When he first took office, Binzhou was not under the control of the imperial court. He served as the county magistrate in Wuxiong for six years, and every year he had a new name. The rich and peaceful Malan Village was just hollowed out by him. Clean, until now the family has no money left, no grains of rice in the tank..."

The silent Xiao Yuandu suddenly said, "Wu Youde has resigned, and the future should be better."

The old man shook his head: "The predecessor is gone and there is a successor. Fan Xiancheng has sent someone to inform him. Although the county magistrate has changed, the rules remain the same. I heard that the new county magistrate has a bigger appetite, and even sheep don't like it. A cow wants a horse."

"That's unreasonable!" Xiutu slapped his legs angrily, "Why did my family and the new county magistrate ever say such a thing? Old man, don't believe him."

"He is the deputy county magistrate, such a big official, how can he say lies? He has been ordered to come down several times, saying that the county magistrate has made a statement that the old accounts of previous years must be cleared first, and new accounts will be settled in the second half of the year." The old man said. He said, with bitterness on his face, "The world is as black as ravens, they have never cared about the lives of ordinary people. They are all the same, heartbroken, all the same..."

Xiutu went to see the young master and found that his face was covered with frost.

The words that came out were quite calm: "Is it like this in Dumalan Village, or is it like this?"

The old man shook his head: "I don't know about other places, but none of the nearby villages have fallen."

"Then what is Fan Xiancheng asking you to demand?"

"There is an account slip, with fingerprints. One year after another year, how can I still get it? If I don't get it, I will go to jail. As a last resort, my two grandsons went to work as river workers to make money..."

When he walked out of Chaimen, Xiao Yuandu suddenly turned around: "What's Lingsun's name?"

After a pause, he added: "I know a few river workers who can give me a few words for my husband."

The old man grinned: "That's good! The elder grandson is Qiu Wu and the second grandson is Qiu Li. You just tell them not to miss me. Everything is fine at home, so they don't get too tired..."

"Qiu Wu, Qiu Li..." Xiutu muttered, feeling that the name was somewhat familiar.

Not far from Malan Village, he slapped his forehead—he remembered!

A few days ago, Qiu Wujiu ganged more than [-] people to rob, and stabbed Yin Fu to death.The young master heard the news and led troops to arrest him, but Qiu Wu was defeated and killed on the spot...his brother also died in the fierce fight with the yamen servant.

I only thought that murder for money and death was more than justified, but I didn't expect there to be such antecedents.

What Xiutu couldn't understand was that since they had come to this point, why didn't they simply kill Fan Guang ruthlessly.

One of the government soldiers reminded: "Fan Guang's residence is not far from Yin Fu's house to the east."

That is to say, the two Qiu Wu brothers probably went after Fan Guang.Otherwise, where is it not easy to rob, do you have to risk your life to rob the county?
It's a pity that they killed five families in a row, but Fan Guang was missed.

"Dog thing, it's fate!"

Xiao Yuandu didn't speak, got on his horse, was about to raise his whip, and turned his head.

The sun was shining brightly, but the dilapidated Malan Village seemed to be shrouded in an invisible haze.
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Although the coldness of spring has not faded away, the sun at noon is already hot.

I haven't even drank a bowl of water for most of the day, so I can't help feeling thirsty. Fortunately, there is a teahouse by the side of the road.

Get off the horse a few times and enter the shed, where there are desks and beds, and you can sit in two.

The owner is a more than 20-year-old young man. He came up to greet him and said that there was no tea, "There are still a few bowls of sorrel left."

"Then serve the oatmeal."

"Eh!"

Apart from them, there were a few resting pedestrians under the shed.

One of them picked up the pottery bowl in front of him and took a sip, and immediately spit it out, his brows and eyes were wrinkled together: "What's the matter? This sorrel is no less mellow than usual, it's so sour!"

The shopkeeper smiled apologetically, "I'm really sorry, so I won't charge you today."

The man gasped: "The store is so strange today, what happened?"

The owner of the shop sighed helplessly: "The food in the family has been taken by the county magistrate to pay off the debt, and there is no money left to buy food. How can I return the brewed rice? To tell you the truth, today is the last day that my small shop will open."

After hearing this, everyone showed a look of concern.

There was only one black tower, and the big man was so angry that he challenged the case: "I hope Wu Youde is gone, and another one will kill a thousand swords!"

"Keep down, the new county magistrate is the governor..."

"Who cares about his son! I'm in a hurry, and I will kill him if I risk my life. At worst, we will meet the king of Hades together! Earn a county magistrate with a cheap life, it's worth it!"

The others couldn't help but shook their heads.In the end, I felt aggrieved, so I began to discuss in a low voice.

"I heard no, the son of the Liu family in Qiancun has gone up to the mountain to commit bandits..."

"There are a few in our village. Although we haven't stated it explicitly, anyone with a discerning eye knows..."

"Then you should be careful."

"Left and right will not rob their own village, they are so poor."

"To be honest, if this continues, I will... really have no way out."

Xiutu listened to these, and he wanted to cut Fan Guang's heart.

"Wu Xiong's weather is smooth and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Fan Guang didn't say a word of the truth! He also advised you to rest assured and go hunting, and he also stopped and persuaded you to suppress a bandit. You know that this person has no good intentions, and he has grown a beetle." Leopard dares to do such evil outside in the name of son!"

Xiao Yuandu clenched his teeth, his eyes were extremely cold.

"...Good villagers, why don't you live in peace, and rather take the risk of beheading to collude with the thieves..."

"...Hunger can drive people into bandits, harsh government can also drive people into bandits, cruel officials are more troublesome than bandits..."

"...My husband likes to raise a vicious dog, but if this vicious dog lies low in front of you, but feeds on the fat of the people..."

Jiangnu's words echoed in her ears over and over again, and with a click, the pottery bowl in her hand shattered into pieces.

"Son!"

The government soldiers stayed behind to pay, Xiutu chased out of the tea shed, Xiao Yuandu had already rode away.
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"Why don't you tell the fifth son to listen to the lady herself?" Calamus was puzzled in the back house of the government office.

Jiang Fusang was teasing Xue Mei Niang with a ball in his hand, "I don't know how much talk will be wasted, and he may not believe me, seeing is believing."

"It's really hard to paint the skin. The Fan County Prime Minister smiled like a Maitreya all day long, but he didn't expect his heart to be dark."

Jiang Fosang was not surprised, "It's such a poor county, but a rich county magistrate like him is raised, and he can't do it without being evil."

"Could it be that he also lied to his predecessor Wu Xiongling like this?" Wu Youde left, but Fan Guang still didn't give up. Changpu subconsciously thought that Wu Youde was also responsible for it.

Jiang Fosang shook his head: "Fan Guang was confiscated by Wu Youde. Before Fan Guang became the county magistrate, Wu Youde had already started his plan to collect money."

Wu Youde's way of making money is sophisticated, ruthless, and proficient, just like sowing beans and reaping melons. Jiang Fosang was amazed when he heard it.How many corrupt officials are there?It is rare for him to be as patient as he is, to gradually suck out the marrow and eat up the common people.

Fan Guang obviously got his true biography, and even surpassed the blue.

"Fan Xiancheng is used to flattering and flattering the fifth son on weekdays. Do you think the fifth son will deal with him?"

Jiang Fosang smiled and didn't answer any more.

Fan Guang was like an ant on a hot pot at this time.

"Didn't Shangguan go hunting in the outskirts of the city yesterday? How did you destroy Sifang Village?"

The most important thing is that he stopped the Zuo Xianwei, "Why do you all know and keep it from me?"

 Happy New Year to everyone! [Hold a fist][Hold a fist][Hold a fist]
  I wish you all a lot of wealth and happiness in the new year~~~
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