The ninth and fifty-fifth chapters start to make up from the first year of Chongzhen
What? Lost your debts!
Mr. Ye was stunned and didn't understand what was going on.
When the chief manager saw that the master was still silly, he quickly reminded the master, saying that it was half a month ago that the county master Cui Bo made a special trip to the Zhuangzi to talk about the debts.
After this reminder, Mr. Ye finally understood, and his face turned dark and said angrily: "Cui Youjiu took the wrong medicine and took so much money from my Ye family, why did he send someone to my Ye family to pay for the debt!"
The second supervisor Song San saw that the master was so angry, and hurriedly advised: "Master, don't be angry, let's go and see. If it were people from the county, maybe it was sent by Master Cui to make a move. Then I'll send them some money and ask them to go back."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Ye calmed down. He raised his foot to the gate and asked the manager as he walked: "How many people have come? Who brought them with him in the third and sixth rooms?"
The "three squads and six cottages" mentioned by Mr. Ye, the "three squads" in the county are all yamen runners. The six cottages refer to officials, households, etiquette, soldiers, punishments, and scribes. The affairs of a county, arresting thieves and bandits, collecting civilians and repairing workers, collecting grain and taxes, etc., are all done by people from these three squads and six cottages. Usually, the three squads and six cottages are locals, only county magistrates, county magistrates, and lords are transferred from other places. For this reason, these three squads and six cottages have almost become the private land of local gentry and wealthy families.
In this big family in Kunshan County, which family has no nephew in the third class and six ward? It is said that the yamen and officials are free to change, but the people in the third class and six ward have never changed. Even if they die, they will be dominated by the nephew. It can be said that the third class and six ward have become completely hereditary places, and outsiders can't easily enter. When encountering a county with strong gentry and clan power, the people brought by the magistrate may not be able to be inserted.
When Mr. Ye asked who would lead the team in Class 3 and Room 6, he had to know the other party's background and it would be much easier to get rid of the person later.
The chief manager shook his head and said, "Not the dozen people who came here are from this county, and no one of them came in class three and six rooms."
"Not from this county? Why didn't the county send people?"
Mr. Ye stopped and was very confused about the matter. He frowned and ordered Song San: "You come to the thirty taels of silver in the tent. No matter where it came from, since you arrived in my Yejiazhuang, you have to send some off. Humph, the old saying goes, "The King of Hell is easy to see, but the little ghosts are difficult to deal with. These little ghosts may have come to my Yejiazhuang to catch the autumn wind by using the name of Qing'an, otherwise why no one in the county will come."
"Oh, I'll go here."
Song San responded, turned around and wanted to go to the account to pay the money. Without running a few steps, hesitated and said, "No, thirty taels are a little less. The other party has more than ten people. We can't be disrespectful. I think... it's better to have fifty taels. You go now, hurry up!"
Song San nodded again, ran back, and Mr. Ye glanced at the front yard, took a deep breath, took a closer look at his own clothes, dusted the dust on his trousers, and then walked towards the front yard.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw more than a dozen tall horses parked outside the door, and there were soldiers in red-robed arms holding swords standing in front of the horses.
Mr. Ye subconsciously looked at the manager with accusation in his eyes, which seemed to be accusing. It was obvious that the manager had not made it clear just now. He only thought that the servant was coming, and did not think that it was an officer. It should be noted that the officer and the officer and the soldier could not be regarded as the same. The officer and the officer and the soldier were authentic. It was easy to get rid of the money, but the soldiers were different. They were much more cruel than the servants. If the Ye family didn't make any blood, they would probably not be able to send them away.
When the military men outside saw that the Yejiazhuang people came, the leader of the small flag immediately stepped forward a few steps, stared at Mr. Ye and asked, "Are you Ye Tiancheng?"
"ah?"
Mr. Ye was still confused. The manager gently pushed him and then woke up. He nodded quickly: "I am Ye Tiancheng." After pausing for a moment, he asked nervously: "I don't know what Jun Ye has come to the village?"
Ye Tiancheng has the reputation of Juren, so there is no need to be so humble, but what comes from the army. Moreover, the Taiping Army massacre in Nanjing is well known in Jiangnan, and the Emperor of Manzhou fled in a panic. The reputation is so scary. Even Kunshan County was very panicked when he saw the Taiping Army, let alone Ye Tiancheng, an old Juren, so he must be respectful. You Dao is to stretch out your hands and not hit people with a smile. No matter what your soldiers come to Yejiazhuang for, the Ye family is polite.
"We are subordinates of the Kunshan County License Department. We came to your house to collect the debts at the order of our superiors. This book is the debts that your Ye family has been owed since the first year of Chongzhen. If it is correct, we will pay the money and grain according to the order. We can also go back and pay the job."
After that, he handed a book to Mr. Ye.
"What, it will be supplemented from the first year of Chongzhen?"
Mr. Ye’s scalp was numb, and the words in the first year of Chongzhen were just a few words that made him tremble. If he really followed this order, he would have been owing food and taxes for more than 30 years. Isn’t this the life of his Ye family! This matter was not done like this!
"how?"
The little flag official stared at Mr. Ye and looked up and down. His eyes were very bad, and there was a sneer hidden in the corner of his mouth. This made Mr. Ye even more afraid of saying anything. He just stood there worriedly, not even raising his eyelids, looking like a prisoner waiting for trial in the lobby.
From time to time, tenants came to pay rent to go in and out. These tenants were much better than Mr. Ye, and gathered in the distance and looked here curiously.
What should I do? If I can’t do it, I have to find someone to save the Ye family!
These soldiers asked the Ye family to pay the tax for 30 years. Judging from their appearance, they didn't have any room for comfort. Master Ye was anxious and couldn't help but think that the county magistrate always respected him. He always called "Master Ye" and he gave him a lot of benefits on weekdays. Now that the Huang family is in trouble, he can't stand by and watch? Also, Master Cui, he has given him a lot of benefits on weekdays. Now they don't stand up and help the Ye family. When will they wait?
When Mr. Ye thought of this, he glanced at the back from the corner of his eyes, but was looking for Song San who was going to get the silver. At the same time, Song San hid at the door and looked at him. He wanted to ask Song San to go to the city to find the county magistrate to help, but he couldn't speak. He was so anxious that he was like an ant on a hot pan.
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Chapter completed!