Chapter 157 (1/2)

Half an hour later, the oranges on several hills were picked by the soldiers under chiyun Yuexuan. Zhou Yuanwai, the village head and several squires came to the orchard under the guidance of the bodyguard Wang Hua. They were followed by hundreds of villagers.

That week, the foreign minister was full of brains, supported by several servants, panting heavily. He went to chiyun Yuexuan and saluted respectfully: ”Little Man Zhou Xuezhi, I have seen chiyun general. The general asked people to call villains here. What's the matter? ” The village head, with all the villagers, also saw the ceremony to chiyun Yuexuan.

Chiyun Yuexuan seemed very easygoing: ”apart from old councillor Zhou, my general led his troops by the foot of the mountain today. Seeing that the oranges on the mountain were very pleasant, I wanted to share them with the soldiers of the army. It's said that the mountain top belongs to Zhou renwai. I want to thank Zhou renwai for saying that. ”

Zhou Xuezhi breathlessly replied, ”although the mountain is owned by a small family, it is lent to the Shen's family. The orange that the general commandeered is owned by his family, and has nothing to do with the villain.” The villagers murmured.

Chiyun Yuexuan coughs and the scene is quiet. Chiding yunyuexuan said: ”Zhou Yuanwai, just now Shen Laobo said that he rented this mountain from your house?”

Zhou Xuezhi's eyes wandered around, trying to figure out the meaning of chiyun Yuexuan's words: ”report to your excellency, general, this mountain is the ancestral of a small family. It's rented to Shen's family, and the family is supported by a small amount of tenant money. The general will commandeer the oranges in his orchard and consult with councillor Shen. ”

Chiyun Yuexuan nodded and smiled: ”this general commandeers this orange for a fee. He said that this mountain is your family's, so he wanted to give your family a sum of silver as compensation according to the Convention. ” All the villagers murmured: ”this hillside has always been a wasteland without a owner, and it's not his home at all. He paid the rent of Shenjia for nothing, but also shared the money of the land acquisition...... ” ”This Shen family is a real honest man. When there are good things, they still think about Zhou renwai. Unfortunately, they want to kill him.” ”Shhh, even the village head has closed his eyes. What's your business?”

Zhou Xuezhi smiled awkwardly: ”so it is. Since the general has such a beautiful idea, how dare Zhou refuse it. Thank you, general chiyun. I'm ashamed of it. Ha ha, I'm ashamed of it! ”

Chiyun Yuexuan took out a thousand liang of silver notes, and Shen Wen saw it and hurriedly stopped: ”general chiyun, this Not appropriate. ”

Chiyun Yuexuan said with a smile, ”Huayan has laws to abide by. The army is not allowed to expropriate the land and crops of the people for free. By the way, Zhou Yuanwai, please show me the land lease contract signed with shenyuanwai to prove that you are the owner of the mountain and you can get the money. ”

Zhou Xuezhi happily took out a contract from his arms and handed it to chiyun Yuexuan: ”fortunately, I heard that the general was in the orchard, so I brought the contract for fear that the Shenyuan would quarrel.” Chiyun Yuexuan looked at the contract with a smile, nodded with satisfaction, handed the contract back to Zhou Xuezhi, and handed him a thousand liang of silver tickets.

The people's voices grew louder and louder. They chided yunyuexuan and pressed his hand: ”I have seen this contract. It is effective that the village head witnessed it. The village head must also witness that general Ben expropriated the fruits on the mountain for a fee. My general's money is to be reported to the court. Zhou Yuanwai must give this general a receipt, and the villagers will witness that he has received this money from this general. ”

The village head handed over the ink and unfolded a piece of paper on a stone: ”fortunately, the general told the grass-roots people to take the ink and the ink. Outside the Zhou staff, come to write the receipt quickly. Congratulations to Zhou. He got another windfall. ”

Zhou Xuezhi's fat face turned into a flower with a smile: ”the village head didn't know that. Zhou Xuezhi didn't know a lot of big words. Please write for me. I'll make a pledge and press the fingerprint. ”

Chiyun Yuexuan received the receipt of Zhou Xuezhi's Monogram with a smile on his face: ”ah! General Ben almost forgot one thing. I haven't seen the deed of land on the hillside of Zhou's house. Please go out and show me. ”

Zhou Xuezhi's forehead is full of sweat: ”report to chiyun general. This hillside is passed down from his ancestors. As time goes by, the title deed has long been lost. If you don't believe it, you can ask the village head. Everyone in the village knows that this hillside belongs to a small family. ”

Chiyun Yuexuan tolerated and nodded: ”how many years has this land belonged to your family?”

Zhou Xuezhi wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve: ”general Qi, there are several generations. Since the villain was born, this land is under the name of villain. The village head can testify. ”

Chiyun Yuexuan turned his eyes to the village head: ”but is there such a thing?” The village head was ready to say: ”report to chiyun general, villain heard that the former village head said that this place is indeed his family's.”

Chiyun Yuexuan nodded his head frequently: ”well, someone can prove that it's his family's. By the way, village head, how many Mu is this land? ”

The slave face of the village head said: ”this place used to be a barren slope. I haven't measured it. The grass people have a visual inspection, and there are 100 mu of land. ”

Chiyun Yuexuan nodded his head with satisfaction: ”let's calculate it by 100 mu. For Zhou Yuanwai's land of 100 mu, it's calculated by the land tax of one or two silver per mu every year. Is Zhou Yuanwai at least over sixty years old this year? Pay according to sixty years! Please make up the six thousand Liang silver owed to the county government. ”