Rebirth of the beauty of the peasant girl

Chapter 654

Qingluo didn't intend to make the matter of Liang Sheng and Nangonghua public, so she endured the pain in her heart and said with a smile: "The two of them are not coming back, they went home."

"Ah?" All the yamen servants were surprised, "Why didn't you come back?"

Huang Butou also said: "Why are these two people so untrustworthy? They also said at the beginning that the place is very good, sir. They want to stay forever!"

Qingluo was startled slightly: "They said that?"

"That's right!" Catcher Huang nodded and said, "It was just the day before my lord left, when we big guys were on duty together, we chatted about it. Everyone heard it here."

"Yes, yes, they did say so." All the yamen servants echoed.

Qingluo forced a smile and said, "They're just joking, you take it seriously."

Huang Catcher muttered: "The two of them don't look like the kind of people who love to joke, how can they stop coming if they can't say it..."

Lin Si saw Qingluo's expression was different, interrupted Huang Butou, and said: "Sir, there hasn't been any trouble in the city during this period, it's just a small matter, nothing to talk about. But there are some changes in the villages, this year due to the drought Floods, the harvest in many places in autumn is not good..."

"The harvest is not good?" Qingluo's heart skipped a beat, "What's the matter? I checked it before, and the loss shouldn't be too serious this year."

The empress just asked her to raise half of the tax, and there is a problem here. If it is not resolved, she can only come to see her...

Lin Si's face was a little dignified: "Originally, there shouldn't be too much loss, but a while ago, there was a plague of locusts in various villages. Although Lin Liu and I have tried our best to keep them, we still..."

Qingluo has only heard of locust plagues, but she has never encountered them in Pingyang County for so many years.

Why did the plague of locusts suddenly come for no reason?
Qing Luo was a little puzzled.

"Among them, your home, my lord, is Nanqiao Village, which suffered the heaviest loss. Most of the fields have been eaten away." Lin Si sighed.

Thinking of Liu Heping's family, Qing Luo couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Although there is still some time before the harvest, they don't know if they have enough food or enough money.

Wanting to visit them immediately, but also worried about causing their sadness...

Qing Luo hesitated for a while, then asked: "Is there any other place where the losses are greater?"

"There are also two villages mainly planting grapes..."

"Do locusts still eat grapes?"

"Oh, that's not true. Contrary to the other Zhuangzi, the two Zhuangzi were basically not affected by the disaster this year. The harvest was so good that the grapes could not be sold..." Lin Qi said while taking out the file, "During the time when the Lord is away, They've been here several times."

Qing Luo took the file and flipped through it, then asked casually, "Are they here to make trouble?"

"That's impossible," Lin Si said with a smile, "They don't have the guts yet, let alone we have enough yamen servants here."

Since Qingluo recruited a batch of capable and skilled government servants last time, the crime rate in Pingyang County has plummeted.So much so that Wu Zuo Hu Sandao's knife is almost rusting...

"My lord, they are here to ask you to find a way to save them." Lin Liu explained, "I heard that you helped many victims of the disaster, so they thought you could help them too."

"Okay, I know about this," Qingluo closed the file, and asked Huang Butou to take all the yamen servants out, leaving only Lin Si and Lin Liu.

"I have something to discuss with you." Qingluo sat down and said, "About this autumn's tax..."

She told them both what the Queen had asked her to do to raise taxes.

The reason why she let the yamen servants leave just now is not that she doesn't trust them, but that this matter is of great importance, especially in the year of disaster, it is extremely easy to cause panic and anger.

Lin Si and Lin Liu have seen big scenes, and they are not from Pingyang County, Qing Luo still trusts their ability very much.

Sure enough, they were very calm after hearing this, Lin Sidao: "It's better not to announce this matter lightly, my lord."

Lin Liu nodded: "That's right, especially if the harvest is not good this year, if you force the people too much, accidents will easily happen."

"Where are you thinking? How could I force them to pay taxes?" Qingluo pointed to a chair for them to sit down, took a sip of tea, and said, "I just want to discuss with you if there is any way to increase their income. You After taking care of the Lin family business for so many years, do you have any ideas?"

Lin Si and Lin Liu looked at each other.

Qing Luo said with a smile: "If you have anything to say, just say it, so you don't have to be polite to me, right?"

Lin Si chuckled: "It's not that I want to be polite to you, but I don't know whether to say it. If you really have no choice, you still have your private property."

"Private property?" Qingluo smiled wryly and shook her head, "My money is not enough now, is it?"

Before partnering with Lan Hao and Chen Xiangxue, most of the money she got was invested in buying land and building a house, and Lin Si took care of the rest, so I'm afraid it wasn't much.

As for what she deserves as the elder of the Chen family, it is still very early.

"My lord, I'm not talking about your money." Lin Si smiled and said, "It's your property in Pingyang County."

"What industry do I have in Pingyang County?"

Qingluo was puzzled.

Is there any benefit to being the county magistrate that she doesn't know about?

"My lord, forgot? The village and fields that our second master left behind before he left? There are also several shops, and I will take care of them for you."

Qing Luo suddenly said, "What are you talking about? It belongs to your Lin family. How can I use it?"

Lin Liu smiled and said: "It used to belong to the Lin family, but since the second master transferred the land deed and house deed to you, it naturally belongs to you."

Speaking of which, Qingluo didn't take that matter to heart at all, she treated Lin Jinyu's illness and repaid the money she borrowed, that was enough.

Lin Jinyu left so much property to her, which is a bit unreasonable.

"The second master said at the beginning," Lin Si said again, "that the adults are still young, and I will let the sixth son and I take care of these things for you, and I will hand them over to you when you are old. But if there are special circumstances, you can deal with them expediently." .”

Qingluo was silent for a while after listening, and said softly: "You don't get paid for nothing, your second master's things, you should help him take good care of them."

"But His Majesty's order..."

"It's not at the end of the mountain yet," Qingluo shook her head and said, "There are still two months before the tax payment, there is always a way. I can't use your second master's things to make up for it and hand it over to the court."

Besides, where the villages are seriously affected by the disaster, the key is to effectively solve the problems of the villagers.

Qingluo discussed with them for a while, and went back to the backyard to freshen up. After lunch, she planned to visit Qili Village and Nanqiao Village first.

There is only one Guixiang left in the backyard, and the rest are gone.

Qing Luo asked while changing her clothes, "Where are Su Xin and Cai He?"

Gui Xiang smiled and said, "They, they went out with Ms. Chu."

"Oh, where is Yushu? I haven't seen her since I came back."

"Miss Shu, she..." Guixiang hesitated.

Qing Luo frowned: "What's wrong?"

(End of this chapter)