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Chapter 166 - Plague
”Greetings, Masters. I am the village head of Little Wang Manor. May I know which of you would like to report this to me? I would like to meet with the lord …” At the The yamen of the same knowledge's entrance, in the vast expanse of white snow, the village chief who had met with calamity was accompanying his guard as he looked at the errand boy with a fawning expression.
The bailiff standing at the entrance did not even raise his eyes. He did not have the time to pay any attention to this old man who had a head full of snow. The two of them looked at the heavy snow and rubbed their hands and stomped their feet as they chatted.
”We have to get together at noon today, the Coastal building's seafood hotpot is the best. Four or five of us can get together a hawk Yang and we'll be able to get it for ourselves. Only a pot with half a catty of wine will be considered beautiful …”
”Aiyo, you just got your hands on the flower red from the overseas banks and now the gluttony in your stomach is stirring up a ruckus?” ”If you dare to spend an ocean for a meal, your wife will make you kneel on a board …”
”Pfft, she dares!” Money is a man's guts. Ever since my income doubled, my wife has become so gentle that she no longer dared to glare at me. ”Damn it, I'll save another two years, then I'll also marry a concubine and taste the taste of being an old master …”
As the two bailiffs spoke to here, they looked at each other and laughed out loud. The laughter was filled with a tone that only men could understand. It was no wonder that the constables were laughing so happily. Ever since the Letian Firm moved to the Tanggu, the constables could be considered to be living a good life.
The Mr. Xiao was truly worthy to be called the God of Fortune who rode the Black Tiger. Among all the people who ate at the yamen's restaurant, every single one of them would be given a share of the money by the Letian Firm. Furthermore, when the weather was cold, he would reward them with firewood, and when the holidays were over, he would divide the meat and drink.
No one in the world would go against money. It was because of this additional income that the unhappiness of the Letian Firm entering Tanggu forcefully and becoming a part of it had long been forgotten. At present, the Tanggu Merchant Group and the officials were extremely supportive of Xiao Letian.
It was said that Zhou Mingkui had already been prostrated before Xiao Letian's door. In Tanggu, Xiao Letian was already worthy of the title of Emperor of the Earth.
Of course, a rumor was just a rumor. No one dared to check whether they were right or wrong, not to mention who would go against money. Last month, when that damned boss of the gambling house shouted at Xiao Letian to bribe his officials, it was all about some big crime. That night, he drowned in the sewer.
Since then, no one dared to provoke the Letian Firm anymore. These yamen runners who passed by did not even dare to straighten their backs.
At this time, the Little Wang Manor's Village Chief was almost frozen. Seeing the two bailiffs looking up at the sky with their nose to the sky and ignoring him, she knew that it was impossible to open a path without money, so she quickly fished out a bunch of copper coins that had a temperature of around 500 yuan. She respectfully handed them over.
”Two sirs, buy some wine to drink. This is disrespectful, disrespectful …” Since he already saw the money, there was no point in holding back. The bailiff who was kneeling on the board took the copper coin and casually flipped through it. He felt that the money was enough to make a smile on his face.
”Un, I know your village, Little Wang Manor right? Tell me, what matter do you have that requires you to endure the heavy snow?”
”Masters, our village has met with calamity …” The Village Chief wiped away his tears and repeated what had happened the night before today, causing the two bailiffs to feel a little heartache.
”Aiyo, so this Bane is linked into a string? How pitiful … However, let me be clear with you as well. Your excellency went to the beach to enjoy the snow and recite poetry, so you don't have the time to care about trivial matters. ”How about this, I'll let you meet with Grand Master to prepare a case. You can report it to Old Master later, do you think you can …”
”Fine, fine, fine. I'll listen to you!” The old man didn't dare to have any objections. He waited at the door for a long time before a Master Shaoxing came out. After a long while, when the village chief walked out of Tongzhi's yamen, it was almost lunchtime.
Master Shaoxing looked at the Village Head walking away and smirked as he shook the silver in his hand, ”A complaint? Hehe, now that Master is flattering Xiao Letian, who dares to pick on you? A country bumpkin who doesn't know anything, then what is Xiao Letian trying to do that you can't stop? In the Ryukyu, even Japan is not his opponent, yet you want to be like a praying mantis waiting to be a chariot? Sigh … A bunch of pitiful people! ”
The village chief did not eat in the city. Instead, he ate a cold biscuit and hurried into the village. Right now, the entire village was waiting for news of him. Thus, he did not dare to delay at all.
However, when he returned to the village, an old man who was frightened by the news almost sat down on the snowy ground. It turned out that in the entire morning, there were 20 people in the village who had a high fever and were bedridden.
”How did you do it?” What was going on? The heavens want us to die …”Wuu!” The old Village Chief was already on the verge of tears.
How could he not be anxious? In the ancient society, plague was a horrifying event that was as famous as wars, earthquakes, floods, and other disasters. The control of the plague was very strict throughout the generations. A fever in a village with twenty people was enough to isolate the villagers.
At that time, there was no state financial aid, so if the villagers were isolated, they would have to fend for themselves.
In fact, it was clear to everyone that when the fire broke out on the firewood haystack the night before, the villagers had already been frightened. With the heat from the fire and the cold northwest blowing on the fire, many of the elderly felt uncomfortable.
Furthermore, during the entire day, they were bought by a foreigner, threatened by Scholar Huang, and the two scum personally came over to send firewood to good people. They were surprised, delighted and afraid.