jdhmnovel Chapter 173 'Corrupt Officials'
Chapter 173 'Corrupt Officials'
"Master, this banknote..."
The long-time attendant was in a dilemma. From what the young master had just said, it seemed as if he wanted to delay the payment of the banknote for a while longer.
Could it be?
Relying on the long distance and high altitude of the capital, do you really want to do something that goes against your ancestors' teachings?
Thinking of this, the long-time attendant glanced at his master with a strange expression.
County Magistrate Zhen raised his eyes and looked over with a sharp gaze, "What do you think? Do you want to work in another place?"
Actually, his young master looks like a serious person with a look that makes him look intimidating without even getting angry.
Not to mention, it really feels like being a corrupt official.
The attendant hesitated for a moment, and County Magistrate Zhen frowned, "You seem to have something to say?"
The attendant didn't see the young master talking, but just frowned and looked at him with an incomprehensible expression. He felt that he had said too much, and hurriedly said, "No, no, no, young master, I will send someone to deliver the silver to Ruyi Restaurant early tomorrow morning."
The long-time attendant took his leave and until he disappeared from view, County Magistrate Zhen turned his gaze to the letter from home lying on the table.
After reading it, he was silent for a long time.
The struggle between the Empress Dowager and the royalists has become increasingly prominent, and has reached the point where they are like fire and water. If there is any mistake, the people of the entire capital will inevitably suffer.
The current emperor is not the empress dowager's biological son. The empress dowager ruled the country from behind the scenes for twelve years until the emperor turned sixteen.
After being immersed in power for so long, how can one give up power easily?
Since the emperor took power, the two major factions have been competing with each other. However, the emperor is young and the empress dowager is old, so people will naturally decide who is right and who is wrong.
As time went on, the royalists grew stronger and the Queen Mother's faction began to fight back.
In the long run, the country will be plagued by external and internal troubles, and the people will be displaced.
Magistrate Zhen put the letter into the lantern and lit it. With a "hiss", the fire grew stronger and illuminated his cold eyes.
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When the young master delivered the goods for the second time, County Magistrate Zhen did not mention a word about the money.
After hearing this, Shopkeeper Tong's eyes went dark and he almost fell down.
The two stayed in the room for a while, and Manager Tong asked the waiter to go to Shanglin Village to report the news overnight.
The Lin family members who received the letter were completely disappointed.
Lin Xiaoman gritted her teeth, it was all over, they had run into a corrupt official.
They are trying to take advantage of the small-time sausage business, but for a real merchant like Mr. Gu, isn't that just plucking the feathers of a passing goose?
Li Taohua had never had any hope of getting the money, but she still felt heartbroken.
Wages must be paid; we can’t let the villagers work for nothing!
Meat, sauces, and small intestines all cost money. It hurts so much that my heart, liver, face, and hands ached.
That night, except for the youngest child Lidong, everyone else in the Lin family couldn't sleep well.
Although Guyu was young, he knew how to look at his parents' faces. Their faces were almost as black as his eldest brother's ink.
Early the next morning.
Li Zhenglin, Dazhu and Linda came to visit.
"Dajiang, we all know about your family's affairs." Lin Dazhu's face, which was originally full of energy, was now frosted. "We ordinary people are weak and cannot fight against corrupt officials. Those corrupt officials protect each other. Even if you have a fortune of millions, they can still drain it all!"
Lin Dajiang hurriedly brought a bench to the village head uncle, "Uncle, please sit down."
Lin Da was so angry that he widened his eyes and said angrily: "A bunch of dog officials!"
The village head sat down and steadied himself, then continued, "Dajiang, if you don't feel comfortable telling the villagers who are working there, I'll do it for you."
After saying that, he looked at Lin Dajiang and Li Taohua.
Seeing that the two were silent, Lin Dazhu started to make random guesses in his mind.
"Could it be that you are already spending more than you earn? Then...can you pay the wages of those workers? If you can't, how much do you need? I'll make up for it for you."
"Uncle, it hasn't come to that." Lin Dajiang thought, "In fact, our family is still working for the young master. Whether the workshop should continue to operate is still decided by the young master. We are all doing the work."
Lin Dazhu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Dajiang say this.
Since he could say that, it seemed like things weren't the worst yet.
"Da Jiang, if you really can't do it, don't try to be stubborn. Almost everyone in the village has heard about it. Everyone knows that it's difficult for you. Don't just care about your face."
"Uncle, do you think I am that kind of person?" Lin Dajiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. In the past, people in the village said that he would cheat and act slyly whenever he went to work in the fields. "You may have forgotten all the things I did before?"
Hearing this, Lin Dazhu laughed subconsciously.
"Okay, okay, I'm relieved if you say that."
Lin Dazhu sat for a while and then left in a hurry. On the way home, the villagers asked him about the Lin family's situation.
"Uncle Lizheng, how are you?"
"Last night I saw a waiter from Ruyi Restaurant go to the Lin family. This morning I saw Taohua didn't smile at all. Did she swallow the sausages I sent over?"
"Oh! Aunt Wang, please don't talk nonsense. Be careful that someone hears it and reports it to the government. Then our entire Shanglin Village will be in trouble!"
"It must have been you who spread the word, folks, please be my witness!"
"You two old women, stop making trouble!" Lin Dazhu waved his hands in anger. He really didn't know the seriousness of the matter.
"Don't make wild guesses now. Dajiang said that the specific situation depends on what the young master says! You better shut up and stop talking nonsense all day long. Everyone knows that the mouth can cause trouble."
After Lin Dazhu finished speaking, he and Lin Da left without looking back, leaving the villagers looking at each other in bewilderment.
"It's over, it's over. Looks like we have to go to town to find work again." Aunt Lin, whose eldest son worked at the Lin family, didn't care about the cold weather. She sat on the ground, slapped her legs and wailed, "Damn it, they're leaving us no way to live."
Laizi's mother gritted her teeth, bent down to grab Lin's arm and tried to pull her up, but she didn't expect that the sulking old woman was so strong.
So she glanced at Mrs. Wang who was watching the show nearby and said unhappily, "Why don't you lend a hand to help pull it up? Do you want people from other villages to laugh at you?"
"Oh oh oh." Thinking of being laughed at by people from other villages, Mrs. Wang hurried forward to hold Mrs. Lin's other hand, and the two of them worked together to pull her up.
Laizi's mother snorted coldly, "What's the point of you crying and shouting here, old sister? Will you give me money if you shout at the official? Will you give me the sausages from the Lin family if you shout at the official? Or will your son be able to continue working if you shout at the official?"
"What should we do? There are so many mouths to feed at home..." Before Mrs. Lin finished her words, Laizi's mother interrupted her: "In the past, the Lin family didn't make sausages, but no one in your family starved to death. If you have the time, you might as well go to the town to look for work. If the Lin family really has no work, you can still go to the town to find a job."
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"Boss, boss, the master has sent someone to bring the silver and money!" The waiter ran into the house in a panic.
Shopkeeper Tong, who was sitting in the inner room, could no longer sit still. He stood up and asked, "Has it really been delivered?"
"The one who sent the money was the one who followed the county magistrate when he came to eat here last time. How could it be fake?"
Shopkeeper Tong was shocked when he heard this. The master actually sent the money!
"Hurry, go tell the boss." Shopkeeper Tong walked out, walked a few steps and turned back to say, "Go tell the Lin family too."
"Okay!" the waiter nodded.
Before he could react, Shopkeeper Tong came back and said, "Let's wait for the Lin family. I'll notify you once it's confirmed."
After saying that, he hurried forward...