The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 296 Rise
County Magistrate Zhang and Captain Wang also drafted an official document to report the matter in detail.

The cases were presented one by one to the highest official in Bingzhou, the Right Governor.

The Right Governor had also heard of this pomegranate because of his relationship with the Wang family. When he saw that the bandits who had been turbulent in several counties were actually wiped out by Xiahe Village, he pondered for a moment, then immediately wrote a memorial to the emperor on the matter and sent it to the capital.

The Jin Dynasty had been peaceful and prosperous for more than ten years, both internally and externally. It was a rare event that such a vicious bandit massacred more than ten villages.

At first, it was believed that only Rongjiang County was attacked by bandits, so the Rongjiang County Magistrate immediately sent troops to suppress them. Unfortunately, the Dahei Mountain was so vast that the bandits could not even reach their borders, but instead they even reached Qianping County. The matter was reported up one level at a time, and by the time it reached the Right Governor, the bandits had already destroyed seven or eight villages.

The Right Governor did not dare to deceive his superiors or hide the truth from his subordinates, so he reported the matter immediately and expressed his determination to do his utmost to suppress the bandits.

So, the nearby Bayingzhuang Qianhu Suo was appointed to be responsible for suppressing the bandits.

Unexpectedly, before the army set out, the bandits had already arrived in Luoshui County, and they failed in the first village they attacked.

The Right Governor naturally did not hide this matter. It was his fault that bandits appeared under his jurisdiction and massacred more than ten villages. But at the same time, there was a village under his jurisdiction that bravely resisted the bandits and destroyed them. Such heroic people should also be spread.

Emperor Ruikang was a rare wise ruler. He was diligent in government affairs and loved his people like his own children. As soon as he received the news from Bingzhou, he learned that there were vicious bandits in Bingzhou who massacred more than ten villages and killed countless civilians in just a few months. He was immediately furious and ordered Bingzhou to make every effort to suppress the bandits.

But just a few days later, another memorial was received from Bingzhou. When Emperor Ruikang read it, he was also greatly surprised.

That evil bandit actually lost his way when he invaded Xiahe Village and was wiped out by the villagers of Xiahe Village without leaving a single one alive?
The people of Xiahe Village are really great! They are worthy of being the people of Dajin and his good subjects!
Emperor Ruikang was delighted and immediately gave a reward!
Once the emperor opens his mouth, his subordinates will work hard to make arrangements.

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It was the fourth day since the bandits attacked the village, and Xiahe Village was shrouded in white.

People who came from all over the place out of curiosity to see Xiahe Village, the heroic village that eliminated the bandits, saw today the people of Xiahe Village attending a funeral.

After discussion among their families, the twenty-four people who died while fighting the bandits chose the same day for their funerals.

Their family members were all in mourning, and even the villagers wore plain clothes with a white flower pinned on their chests.

Today, there is not a single person in Xiahe Village who is not injured enough to get out of bed.

Each family had its own ancestral tomb group, and this time they all chose the southern waist of the mountain. The 24 dead people will be buried there.

The sound of funeral music resounded throughout the sky. Outsiders who saw the long funeral procession couldn't help but sigh and feel inexplicably sad.

It's not like I haven't seen funerals before, but today's scene made people feel inexplicably heavy.

Some people turned around and left silently, not disturbing the others. The people of Xiahe Village didn't care about anything else at all. They watched the coffins being buried in the ground, and placed the heads of the bandit leaders one by one in front of the graves to pay tribute to the heroic spirit.

Until everyone was buried, the funeral procession did not rush back, but looked forward.

In front, the head of the village, Liu, with red eyes, said in a resounding voice: "Our Xiahe Village will always remember these 24 people who bravely fought against the bandits! They are all great! I hope that the descendants of our Xiahe Village will also be great! No matter what happens to our village in the future, we can face it bravely and never back down at any time!
After experiencing this incident, I saw the unity of our village. I also hope that the people of Xiahe Village can always be united in the future, like a family, and love each other! ”

Everyone listened to what Liu said and raised their arms and said, "Face it bravely! Never back down! Unite as one! Love each other!"

It was obvious that the more than one hundred households in Xiahe Village were united as never before because of the Li family workshop. The quarrels between neighbors gradually disappeared and all the families got along very well.

After this joint fight against bandits, everyone will become more united and more indestructible.

As the saying goes, the friendship between comrades-in-arms, who have shed blood and endured beatings together, is incomparable to anything else.

The shouting also attracted the attention of the two villages in front and behind.

Patriarch Fan looked at the opposite direction from afar and sighed deeply, "I really didn't expect this. To be honest, our Shanghe Village took root here at about the same time as Xiahe Village. At that time, Xiahe Village had only about 30 households, like a pile of loose sand, and was not comparable to our Fan family at all.

But now, look at us, although the surnames of Xiahe Village are different, when it comes to unity, our Fan family can’t compare to them!"

Just thinking about that night, the suggestion of whether to help or not caused the people below to argue and quarrel for a long time, Patriarch Fan couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

If we had allowed the bandits to attack Shanghe Village first, who knows what would have happened that night!
The people in their village are used to a good life, and they may not be as brave as the other side.

The clan leader's daughter-in-law, Kong, also secretly clicked her tongue, "I heard that Village Chief Liu took out all the money from the public treasury in their village and divided it up. The 24 families whose victims died each received 20 taels!
How much money can there be in the village treasury? I heard that it was Miss Pomegranate who made up the rest. She was generous and directly took out several hundred taels of silver. The medical expenses of the injured were also covered by the Pomegranate family. As for those who were seriously injured, such as broken arms and legs, they would definitely not be able to work in the future. Miss Pomegranate also arranged for them. After they recovered from their injuries, they went to work in the workshop. Even if they couldn’t do ordinary work, there was always something they could do. They got a salary every month, which was enough for them to live a good life! This can no longer be said to be just kind, but benevolent!"

Patriarch Fan listened, and his wrinkled face was filled with thoughts. After a moment, he said, "I heard that the Dajiang family in our clan sent someone to the Li family to propose marriage? And Jin Ge'er's mother also asked Jin Cheng's daughter to negotiate this matter?"

Kong nodded: "Of course! It's a pity that the Li family didn't respond!"

Patriarch Fan pondered for a while and said, "I want to introduce this girl to Meng Ge'er. What do you think?"

Kong was shocked when she heard this. Meng'er was her son and the eldest grandson of the eldest house. Not only would he take over the position of clan leader in the future, but he was also very promising, as he had already won the title of scholar at a young age.

His wife, even if she wasn't from a wealthy family, should at least be from a farming and scholar family that could match the Fan family, right?
After all, she is the future wife of the patriarch.

As for the Li family, they were of lower status after all. There were only a few scholars in their family, and no one had achieved any honor.

Kong was somewhat reluctant, but she saw that her father-in-law was not just saying it casually, but seemed to be very serious about it?
She didn't dare to refute her father-in-law, so she could only say, "I will listen to you."