During the famine, my ancient well connected to modern times

Everyone was talking about it, but no one could come up with a good solution.

The head of the Qian family thought about what Shopkeeper Yang said, and after careful consideration, he said: "I guess it's impossible for County Magistrate Wang to arrest all of them. He must be trying to scare the monkeys. As long as someone takes responsibility, the others can be saved."

Everyone in the room nodded one after another. They were basically all involved in the problem. If one person had to be chosen to take the lead, who would it be?
No one in the family wanted to get into such trouble. In the end, when several people looked at each other, everyone looked at Qian Shuangsheng's father.

Father Qian: "..."

"That treacherous son does deserve to die, but I only have one son in my life. If he dies, I won't be able to live either."

Not many people care whether Qian Shuangsheng's father dies or not, but his son-in-law is from the Yang family. The businesses of the Qian family and the Yang family are inseparable. It would be uneconomical to offend the Yang family.

At this time, someone mentioned Uncle Qian, "Qian Jin is also involved in this matter. If you ask me, I might as well put the matter on his head."

As soon as these words came out, someone immediately echoed them.

Uncle Qian is a side branch of the Qian family and cannot be said to be of much importance. He only relies on the money of the Fang family to become somewhat famous in the family.

In fact, people in each room looked down upon him, and even disliked him.

"If Qian Jin hadn't been drunk and bragging about buying and selling fame, he wouldn't have provoked an investigation by County Magistrate Wang. This matter wouldn't have happened now. Since he was the cause of the matter, it's better to blame it all on him. On the body."

"Yes, he should be responsible."

"It's better to blame it all on him and save us trouble."

Everyone nodded one after another, and then looked at the head of the Qian family.

After thinking about it again and again, the head of the Qian family nodded. He was a little reluctant to give up Qian Shingshui, but if the person he wanted to give up was Qian Qian, that would be a different matter.

Especially after the Qian family broke up and divorced, the marriages of several families in the Qian family who had promised to be good to each other fell through, which even seriously affected the marriages of the Qian family's children.

Such black sheep should have been driven out long ago.

"so be it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the head of the Qian family found that everyone's eyes were focused on him. With luck, he pushed the table away and walked out.

Others breathed a sigh of relief.

The head of the Qian family headed in the direction where Magistrate Wang had left. He walked into the porcelain shop and looked around inside. However, after looking for a long time, Magistrate Wang was not found. He couldn't help but call the clerk in the shop to ask. As a result, I was told that Magistrate Wang had left through the back door.

The head of the Qian family finally had to rush to the Yidu County government office in person.

This time he handed over the post, and then waited for more than an hour at the gate of the county government office, lowering his posture, and then County Magistrate Wang received him.

"Master Qian, why do you have time to come here? I just happened to get two cold cakes. If Master Qian doesn't mind, you can try it. These are the new snacks of Dessert House. Most people can't eat them."

Magistrate Wang took a spoonful of cold cake, rolled it in brown sugar water, and then put it into his mouth.

It is soft and smooth, with a certain degree of elasticity and bite, and has a slightly sour taste, which is perfect for eating in summer.

The head of the Qian family was a little unable to eat, but seeing how happy County Magistrate Wang was eating, he pretended to be flattering and took a bite. As a result, he felt wonderful as soon as he took a bite.

Magistrate Wang looked at his expression, raised the corners of his mouth, and put down the empty bowl after a while.

The head of the Qian family still had some unfinished thoughts, but when he saw the county magistrate put down his bowl, he also put down his bowl.Then he talked about what happened this time. He first expressed his heartache for what the children of the clan had done, and then said that although Qian Jin was from the Qian family, he was incompetent and beat his wife, and even killed his own daughter. You deserve it if you get up.

However, the rest of the Qian family are all good-natured people, but they are just tempted by money. The head of the Qian family hopes that the county magistrate can be lenient.

In order to express sincerity and to offset this disaster, the head of the Qian family is willing to donate 2000 taels to the county government on behalf of the Qian family.

Magistrate Wang drank tea expressionlessly.

The head of the Qian family added another 1000 taels.

This time, he was rejected by County Magistrate Wang.

The head of the Qian family was stunned.

Magistrate Wang said slowly: "It's just a few thousand taels of silver, and the county government is not without it."

The head of the Qian family: "..."

No, Magistrate Wang said some time ago that the county government was so poor that he couldn't even afford ten taels of silver. Why did he suddenly become rich overnight?

"However, I can understand Mr. Qian's heart, and I hope Mr. Qian can understand my heart. I have just arrived here. Although I have been in Qingzhou for a year, the people here don't seem to be convinced by me, especially this time. If the Qian family can take the lead in raising rents for tenants, it will be easier to discuss everything."

The Qian family owns a lot of land in Qingzhou, and most of it is rented to tenants. However, the rent they charge is very high, and they have to pay [-]% of the rent every year, even in years of famine.

Those tenants had worked hard for a year to cultivate the land, but the result was not enough for the family. Magistrate Wang tried to change this situation several times, but they all refused together, led by the Qian family.

The face of the head of the Qian family changed, "Sir, I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to handle."

Magistrate Wang smiled and said, "The door is over there."

The implication is, if you can't do it, get out.

The head of the Qian family twitched his face, but luckily, he was able to hold back and not walk away. The percentage of the rent was not enough compared to the future of the Qian family.

"I'm willing to talk to the other families. It's okay with the Qian family, but I really can't guarantee it with the Pan family and the other families."

Magistrate Wang smiled more sincerely, "The other officials will tell them."

The head of the Qian family breathed a sigh of relief and was grateful to County Magistrate Wang.

Within two days, this fame-trading case was solved.

The leader, Qian Jin, had been involved in fame and business for many years, which seriously affected the order of the imperial examination. After learning about this, many scholars blocked the county government office and demanded that the magistrate Wang severely punish Qian Jin.

Qian Jin refused to admit it, but with the testimony of several other members of the Qian family, everyone pointed at him. Even if they refused to admit it, it was of no use.

After the incident, Uncle Qian and Aunt Qian found the clan, but no one was willing to help them, especially the families who had lost their marriages. They hated them so much that they asked their servants to drive them away.

Uncle Qian and Aunt Qian had no choice but to go to the Fang family, hoping that the Fang family would pay to rescue the person.

"Don't be ungrateful. If something happens to Qian Qian, you and the two losers will never have a good life." Aunt Qian threatened.