Escape from the desert

Chapter 183 The Reward from the Imperial City
As the head of the family, every word Jiang Yan said carried weight, especially when Liu Xiaomeng, who had been living in trembling because of no status, was moved to tears when he heard this.

She is afraid of her mother-in-law, but she loves her more. From the day she came to Lin's house, her life seemed to be in heaven. She ate enough and dressed warmly every day. She hadn't eaten meat a few times in the past ten years, but Now every meal is rice and meat.

The mother-in-law will care about her, buy her clothes and rouge, and teach her to set up a stall to settle accounts. No one else can read and write, but the mother-in-law does not hesitate to let them learn from a few uncles.

Although she is stupid and slow to learn, she has learned a lot of words, and even learned to do business.

"Mother, thank you."

Jiang Yan nodded, and smiled softly at her. Today's Liu Xiaomeng is no longer the submissive little girl who only shed tears before.

When people earn money, broaden their horizons, and have certain abilities, they will be full of confidence, their self-confidence will gradually increase, and they will gradually become more cheerful.

Not only Liu Xiaomeng, everyone in the Lin family has changed to a certain extent. Under Jiang Yan's deliberate guidance, everyone is more independent, and their conversations will reveal a kind of smug self-confidence.

The sound of reading in the main room could be heard loudly. Jiang Yan looked at the three people in the yard and was about to drive them away when a group of people suddenly gathered outside the door and walked towards here.

"Xiao Jiang! The county magistrate is here!"

Suddenly, the village chief's exciting voice sounded at the door. The resonant voice was like a big stone thrown into the lake, causing huge ripples in the entire yard.

The three members of the Liu family turned their heads in disbelief. They had spent most of their lives tossing around in the fields, and the biggest official they had ever seen was the official who collected taxes in the upper village. People like the county magistrate were only heard of. .

The county magistrate is in charge of their village and town, and they are their parents. The emperor is far away in the imperial city, which is out of reach for them. , the three of them looked shocked as if they had been struck by lightning.

Because of the business of the soap factory, horse-drawn carriages often came and went in and out of Linjiacun during this time, and the villagers gradually got used to it, and they did not crowd around like they did at the beginning, but today was different, it was the county magistrate's horse-drawn carriage that came.

The head of the village, He Lizheng, led a large group of villagers and drove slowly in an extraordinarily luxurious carriage. There were two government servants on tall horses at the front and rear of the carriage. The guards and the carriage moved forward, together with a group of villagers following. Master Ling's ostentation and compulsion were immediately revealed.

Muramasa and Lizheng led the way with their heads held high, with bright smiles on their faces, and a sense of complacency and pride that flowed from the inside out.

The carriage slowly stopped at the entrance of the small courtyard of the Lin family, and the gorgeous curtain was lifted by the coachman driving the carriage. County magistrate Li came out of the carriage wearing a black gauze cap. down.

Behind him, Huangxiancheng was also dressed in the same color. He got out of the car behind the county magistrate, and the accompanying officials got off their horses one after another. The posture and aura are full.

"The county magistrate is here!" the leading yamen servant shouted.

The surrounding villagers recovered from their shock and knelt down in unison towards the magistrate. Even a few people in the yard also knelt down in shock. Everyone prostrated themselves on the ground, leaving Jiang Yan standing awkwardly with.

It was so quiet that everyone seemed to be able to hear everyone's breathing. Jiang Yan was stunned, and had no choice but to kneel down. Anyway, her body is not hers. As long as her heart is not kneeling, it is not really kneeling...

County magistrate Li straightened up straight, and pointed to Huang County behind him with his eyes.

Huang Xiancheng nodded, cleared his throat, and said, "The county magistrate came to Linjia Village this time to follow the emperor's order. The Lindong family in Linjiacun has made great contributions to improving farm tools. The farm tools have been approved by the court. In recognition of the contribution of the Lin family , a special reward of one thousand taels of silver, and a three-year tax reduction."

"The Lin Family Village has made the first contribution in excavating mountains, forests and water sources, and building bamboo rafts to divert water. Village Chief Lin and Lin Lizheng are effective in governance. After the county magistrate discussed with the magistrate, he rewarded Lin Family Village with 200 taels of silver and two years of tax exemption! A thousand acres of wasteland!"

As soon as the voice of Huangxian City fell, all the villagers in Linjia Village raised their heads in shock, their eyes widened, and they exclaimed one after another.

Aunt Jiang’s family got a thousand taels of silver! It’s unbelievable just to hear about them, 1000 taels! Don’t say they’ve seen such a lot of money, they’ve never heard of it!And it was rewarded by the emperor, the ancestral grave of the Lin family might not only be smoking, but even be on fire!

I thought this was a matter of Aunt Jiang's family, but I didn't expect, I didn't expect that the villagers would also have a share, and they didn't dare to think about the 200 taels of silver rewarded to the village!But the whole village is exempt from tax for two years!Two years!

After the taxation in previous years, the whole family could not eat a few full meals. The whole village was ready for the food to be taken away, and they all hoped that the late rice that had just been planted would be able to grow. I didn't expect the tax to be exempted!still two years
Everyone's eyes were hot, and they were all very excited. They saw the bamboo and made the bamboo rafts for the food in their own fields. Even the two bandits they caught were accidental. They didn't expect to be rewarded by the magistrate for no reason. !
The people in Linjia Village only heard about the bandit suppression, because they didn't know how much utility the two people captured in the village had provided, so the villagers didn't dare to saw the bow. It is also more at ease, and there is no need to worry about being caught and taken to the bandit's den.

"Master Xie County! Thank you..."

The village head exclaimed and thanked loudly. With these 200 villages, many helpless old people and children can get more help. In the future, any construction in the village will be able to pay for it.

What is even more surprising is the tax exemption for two years. The harvest has not been good in the past few years, and no one's life is easy. If the tax exemption lasts for two years, the life of the village will be better for two years.

As for the [-] mu of land, the village head was not very happy. Generally, the rewarded land is the wasteland near the village. There are not many people in Linjia Village, and each household has its own land. Many of them were planted by their ancestors. Will spend money to buy wasteland to plant.

It was an accident that Aunt Jiang directly bought the mountain. The family is really rich and capable, and has many sons, so they don't really think about buying wasteland. They are more likely to find ways to buy fertile paddy fields.

(End of this chapter)