Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 384

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Sun Tao was startled and said awkwardly, "Are there really such cruel parents?"

If it were her, no matter the child is a boy or a girl, they are all a piece of flesh and blood that fell from her body. There is no way she would drown a healthy child!

My aunt put the chili sauce into a jar and said with a curled lip, "What do you think? There are many parents in the world who love their children, but there are also many cruel ones. Everyone has two sides!"

Take the most famous Zhong family as an example of a family that loves children. The Zhong father and mother gave birth to a stupid daughter, but they never thought of abandoning her or suffocating her to death. Of course, there are also vicious families like the Yang family who drowned three healthy daughters.

"What a sin!"

"Isn't it? Fortunately, his eldest daughter got married and never came back. The old couple didn't know whether they had committed too many sins when they were young or why they never had another child. They only have one daughter. Now the daughter doesn't care about them and didn't give birth to a son. In the end, no one knew she died. It was only when people living nearby smelled the stench that they knew the old couple had passed away one after the other."

Look what this did!

Everyone in the village of Zhong's mother's generation knew the Yang family. At that time, they were all young wives who had just married into the family not long ago.

They were very brave and not afraid of dead bodies. They rushed over to take a look. As a result, they were frightened so much that they fell ill and caught a fever that night.

Sun Tao felt very sad and thought that it was fortunate that the person she met had no intention of killing her except beating her.

However, she never thought that if Jiang Qin and Jiang Rong had not met Zhong Ruyi and bought her from the fourth brother in Qianniu Village, she might have been beaten to death by the fourth brother Zhuang.

But her life is so good now that she can't even remember the hardships she had to endure in the past.

"Cough cough!"

Zhong Ruyi coughed twice behind them. She had noticed that several aunts were so busy talking that they had stopped talking.

Everyone quickly shut up and kept silent, and their hands moved faster.

Zhong Ruyi didn't object to them talking, but she couldn't let them miss work because of gossip.

After she left, the aunts breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that they were no longer feeling like they were being crushed by a huge rock.

An aunt suddenly lowered her voice and said, "Good deeds will be rewarded in the Zhong family. Look at Ruyi, who couldn't speak before and couldn't even move her eyes. Now she's smart, eloquent, and good at making money! This is a blessing for the Zhong family!"

Several other people also whispered in agreement. They used to feel sorry for the Zhong family. They had such a daughter and thought they would have to support her for the rest of her life. But somehow she got better! She became so capable! Isn't this good reward? For the old couple of the Yang family, it was evil retribution! God knows everything. He remembers who did bad things!

After chatting, everyone concentrated on their work.

Zhong Ruyi took Boss Wang up the mountain to see the orchard. During this period, several bosses either ran to the melon field or walked around the orchard every day, saying that it made them feel good.

"Mr. Fang has been very successful lately! He smiles all day long, which makes people feel scared!" Boss Wang said so. It was true that he had met him every day during the days he came to Liuyun Town, and every time he smiled, it made people feel uneasy.

"Maybe something good is going to happen?" Zhong Ruyi turned around, picked a fruit that was bitten by insects and threw it away. Immediately, several hens rushed over to fight for it.

Boss Wang rubbed his chin, "Could it be that what he said last time has come true?"

Speak of the devil, here he comes. Chen Dongzhi came over from the thatched cottage, "Mr. Fang is here, he's at the village chief's house now."

When the three of them arrived at the village chief's house, they saw that the village chief was frowning. On the contrary, Mr. Fang next to him looked relaxed and energetic.

"You're here? Come on! Sit down! I have something to say." He was talking to Zhong Ruyi and Chen Dongzhi.

You can tell he was very excited, and he even grabbed the village chief's hand and started to give a long speech, which basically said that Xinghua Village is going to be rich in the future! It will be the number one village in Dazhao in the future!

Zhong Ruyi and Chen Dongzhi looked at each other and thought that Mr. Fang was a little crazy, so they quickly moved away from him to avoid being held by his hands.

"What's the matter?" Boss Wang glanced at him, "Did Brother Fang succeed in what he said?"

Mr. Fang was very proud. He stroked his beard but smiled without saying a word.

But his expression clearly expressed one meaning: Yes! That's right! It's just as you thought. It's done!

"Miss Zhong, Village Chief Zhao, just wait for good news. You'll know in a month at the latest!"

He didn't say what the good news was, so it is necessary to retain a certain sense of mystery.

Soon the mystery was broken.

The people from the Ding family had not arrived yet, but the county magistrate who received the news arrived first.

He stood happily in the yard of Zhao Ganwei's house, pacing back and forth without saying a word, with a meaningful smile on his face.

Big drops of sweat appeared on the village chief's forehead. Last time, he didn't get back the twenty melon money from the villagers and was scolded instead. Now he was the boss and was unwilling to receive the county magistrate.

"I have heard some rumors recently and know that someone from the capital will be coming. You should know what to say at that time, right?" The county magistrate glanced at him sideways, with a smile not visible in his eyes. He knew that the person coming this time was the Ding family, one of the five major imperial merchants in the capital.

They were responsible for the two major items of silk and tea, and of course they were also responsible for purchasing other items such as fresh fruits and vegetables used by royal relatives and dignitaries.

Zhao Ganwei lowered his head and said, "I am a fool, please enlighten me, sir!"

The county magistrate was somewhat dissatisfied. He actually had to explain this to himself? He was simply a rotten wood that could not be carved!

He said calmly, "If there is no good official, how can you lead the people to live a good life? Xinghua Village has become much richer in recent years? Is this all achieved by your own hard work? Isn't it because I have taught the people well?"

Bah! You shameless bastard!

Zhao Ganwei raised his head suddenly, but forced himself to hold it down halfway and lowered his head even lower. He was afraid that he would not be able to hold back and burst into a curse.

What is the best way to teach people?

The county magistrate has visited Xinghua Village twice this year. A few years ago, when there was a drought, he went to the government office to report that the village's grain production was insufficient. Could the tax collection be delayed a little?

He still remembered vividly the smiling face of the county magistrate at that time.

"Why is it that Xinghua Village is the only one that can't hand over the grain? Aren't other villages also unable to grow grain? Why can they hand over the grain but you can't? I tell you, if Xinghua Village dares to drag its feet and cause me to be scolded by the county magistrate, you'll just have to wait!"

Zhao Ganwei had no choice but to agree. He came back and collected money from every household and bought grain to make up the tax. Several people in the village starved to death that year.

The county magistrate didn't notice his expression and said to himself, "I have been hiding in this small town for more than ten years. It's time to move to a new position. If this thing can be accomplished, I will definitely be able to rise to a high position!"

After the county magistrate left, Zhao Ganwei sat on the ground as if he had lost strength.

Zhao Dazhuang, who was sleeping in the inner room, got up and stood behind the door, listening to the conversation with his fists clenched tightly.

Now, thanks to the county magistrate’s publicity, several surrounding villages now know that Xinghua Village’s watermelon planting has won the favor of nobles in the capital. Now the county magistrate has come in person, how can this be false?