vrcanaries Chapter 1176: Receive Food
Chapter 1176: Receive Food
"We were here first!"
"You're talking nonsense. We were here first. Are you blind? I was standing here yesterday. I was the one who placed this huge rock here. Our village should be standing in front!"
"How can it be justified to use a big rock to occupy the land? If you say so, then I planted this grass and occupied it in the spring, so this land is mine!"
"We are from our village, we are from our village, our village comes first, your village is so small, you should line up behind others!"
After hearing this, everyone in the village was unhappy. Why should their village school be ranked behind everyone else?
They started arguing and fighting, and the scene was very chaotic for a while.
Wu Lazi led his men and rushed forward.
The brothers were all fierce bandits. They had just come down from the mountain and the bandit spirit had not yet subsided. The villagers were all ordinary people, and they were really scared when they saw such people.
Wu Lazi rushed to the two leaders, grabbed them and gave each of them a loud slap, angrily saying: "Damn it, don't you see what time it is? You dare to make a scene in front of the adults? If you make a scene again and delay everyone from collecting food, I will put both of your villages in jail. By then, don't even think about collecting food, you will have nothing!"
All of them lowered their heads after being slapped. After all, this was in front of the government. If they were not careful, they would really end up in jail.
Zhou Guo smiled. He was really good at exaggerating. The county government was extremely poor now. They didn't even have enough food to eat themselves, so where would they get extra food to distribute to the prisoners in jail?
But the effect was immediate, and the chaotic scene suddenly became orderly.
The county magistrate pointed at Wu Lazi and said to Zhou Guo, "This man is good and powerful. Where did you find him?"
Seeing how interested he was, Zhou Guo said, "Sir, I just invited her down from the mountain."
"Just invited down from the mountain..." The county magistrate turned his head to look at her, his mouth slightly opened, and asked, "The mountain bandits who were invited down?"
Zhou Guo nodded.
The county magistrate shook his head and said, "No wonder he has such an imposing aura that most people would be scared when they see him. It turns out he is not an ordinary person."
Zhou Guo said to Dashu who was standing beside him, "Go tell Wu Lazi that these two villages have made mistakes. In order to make them realize their mistakes, move them to the end and start from the back."
The Great Heat has passed, and he kept muttering in Wu Lazi's ear.
Wu Lazi glanced at Zhou Guo and said with a smile, "Young Master is just angry with me, that's it, how can there be no punishment at all?"
Waving his hands, he said to the crowd with a stern face: "Everyone, listen, considering what you two villages did just now, you have set a very bad precedent for everyone, so you must be punished! You two villages, go to the back and line up from the beginning!"
When these words were spoken, some were happy and some were worried.
The villagers of the two villages begged, "Sir, please be flexible. We are all lined up here. The children have not slept all night and are waiting hungry. It's almost time for us to get here."
Wu Lazi's face darkened. "I'll let you go if I tell you to. Why are you nagging me? Do you want us to invite you one by one?"
"That's right. Since you made a mistake and disobeyed, just go to the back of the queue. You don't even listen to adults. Do you really want to go to jail?"
Everyone had no choice but to go to the back.
Everyone had an expression of resentment on their faces, and they hated the people from the other village. If the other party hadn't been causing trouble, how could they have been able to line up at the back?
It was almost time to arrive.
But no matter how much they hated each other, they didn't dare to do anything this time. They didn't even dare to quarrel loudly, for fear that they would be arranged at the end. After all, there were still many villages that had not arrived.
The field with so many people suddenly became quiet, and even if there was a little friction, no one dared to get angry.
They were afraid of bringing trouble to their own village. If the whole village was fined, the people in the village would not let them go.
The county magistrate looked at the well-organized team and couldn't help but said to Zhou Guo, "You must have a way. Once you came up with this method, no one dared to speak anymore and it became much quieter."
Zhou Guo said: "There is nothing we can do about this. How about we teach them a lesson? With so many people, who knows how chaotic the situation will be."
She glanced at the sky and reminded, "Sir, the auspicious time has arrived."
She also didn't understand why distributing grain had to be done at an auspicious time, but she still expressed her respect for the county's rules and said she would just wait and see, as it wouldn't take much time.
As the gong clanged, the loud voice of the yamen runner rang out, "The auspicious time has arrived, distribute the grain!"
The villagers were suddenly very excited and stood on tiptoe to look forward. Fortunately, the villages were divided into different areas, so although they were not far apart, they were still useful.
Wu Lazi and his brothers were watching covetously, "Whoever dares to cause trouble and disobey today will be the last to receive food from the entire village! If anyone doesn't believe in evil, then give it a try!"
As expected, no quarrel occurred in any village, and each village just poked its head out to watch from its own position.
Zhou Guo was very satisfied.
The yamen runners shouted nearby: "Laozhai Village!"
"Qingshui Village!"
"Old Mountain Village!"
……
These villages were all lined up at the front. Village chief Li Zheng stood at the front and bowed in response.
Everyone at the table opened the book and read: "The Li Erniu family in Laozhai Village, 15 people, received eight stones of grain!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene suddenly became as hot as a steamer!
The common people below exploded with a bang!
"What?? Did you hear what he said, Bashi???"
"Eight stones! Li Erniu's family has fifteen people, but they can only get eight stones of food?? There are twelve people in my family, how much food can I get???"
"Oh my good Lord, God has really opened his eyes and is really here to provide disaster relief!"
When one person knelt, others at the scene knelt on the ground one after another.
They had never been valued so much in previous years. After living for so long, they were actually able to receive disaster relief grain from the government.
Eight stone of food!
After paying taxes on their own land, the remaining grain was not much more than this.
Fifteen people can eat porridge for most of half a year, and definitely last until next year when food comes out!
Zhou Guo sighed as she looked at the situation. In fact, what she could give was very limited.
Eight shi sounds like a lot, but when divided among each person it is only about 60 kilograms, which is enough for an adult for more than a month.
They can only eat thin food.
The county magistrate stood up and said to the crowd: "Fellow villagers, we want to thank this young man next to us. I believe many of you have seen this young man. He was not sent by the court, but by General Xu. Do you know General Xu?
She has been guarding the north for many years, and has never let the Hu people pass through the gate. General Xu sent her to provide disaster relief. General Xu has not forgotten us!"
Many people didn't know who General Xu was, but the most honest thought in the hearts of the common people was that whoever could feed them was a good person, so they shouted, "Hello General Xu! Hello General Xu! Hello Young Master!"