Chapter 40: The Yamen Acquisition
The days are gradually getting longer, and the sun shines through the light and fresh mist, gently spraying on everything in the world.
Crystal dewdrops were shining and rolling on the grass tips.
Two pairs of big feet stepped on the dewdrops on the grass, moistening the trouser legs.
Both of them were carrying things on their backs and walking very quickly.
"Isn't your kind of seed distributed by the county? Are you still selling it?"
At the market, people who were worried about crops were surprised to find someone selling grain. They stepped forward and asked about the seeds they were selling.
I couldn't help but feel sarcastic, thinking that this seed was a backlog of ripe seeds from the government, used to make money.
"Our seeds are good ones we bought years ago. They are not distributed by the county. If you don't believe me, look at them. These are sprouts."
Wang Yongye showed everyone the seeds with some broken buds, which can germinate.
"If you want to fool us, take the germinated ones and sell the cooked seeds. Don't think we don't know."
Wang Yongye and Wang Yongping thought it would be very popular, but they didn't expect it to be different.
Everyone thought this was a bad seed leaked from the county government, trying to defraud everyone of their money, and then run away.
The crowd was noisy for a while, but no one cared about their seeds. Originally, they were worried that everyone would wonder where the seeds came from.
The two of them kept guard until noon. From time to time, if someone came to look at it, they would be reminded not to buy it.
"What are you selling?"
A pair of white-soled soap boots appeared next to the grain bag. One hand reached into the bag, and the thin and plump rice was placed in the palm of the hand.
Wang Yongye had seen the man in front of him, the big shot who got off the ship that day.
The man's palm was like jade, and he handed the rice in his hand to the warehouse official on the side.
"Sir, these are rice seeds. The ones here are vegetable seeds. I prepared them at home last year. Seeing that the price has increased this year, I want to sell them to make some money for my children to study."
"This is a sprout, not a ripe seed."
Speaking of ripe seeds, the two brothers observed the man's expression, fearing to offend the person opposite.
"Sir, these seeds are very good, and the germination rate of these is also very good."
The warehouse official put his hand into the bag and looked through it carefully, especially the budding samples.
These seeds are plump and bulging, and I don’t know how they will turn out.
"Where did you get these seeds?" He has never seen such seeds so far, especially these are seeds of large crops, many of which are grown from the top.
"Back to my lord, these seeds were bought during the military conscription last year. At that time, the prices of many grains increased. Our family bought them from some outside dealers in order to collect ten loads of grain. At that time, they ran out of grain somewhere and had some backlogs.
Grow food.”
"How many do you have in your hand?"
Qi Peiyu looked at the rice in the bag. Now the people in Mengtang squat outside the government office every day, waiting for an explanation.
"Sir, I still have five dan at home."
Wang Yongping listened to his second brother talking and gesturing with five fingers. This is too much. Is this okay?
"You really have so many in your family?" Cangguan was even more excited than Qi Peiyu. You must know that five dan is five hundred kilograms, which is completely enough for the people of Mengtang to plant.
It's just that it's better for each household to plant a little less than to force him to do this every day.
If God gives some face this year, they won't be left with nothing.
"Yes, sir, no one believes that our seeds are good, and no one buys them, so they are all piled up in their hands. We have planted them at home, and the seedlings are good, but some people care about them. If they are planted, they will be stolen. Otherwise, they will be stolen."
You can take adults to see it."
"If these seeds can germinate, you will have made a contribution to Mengtang. Where will the Ming family live?"
Wang Yongye immediately stepped forward and told him his surname and that he lived in Qinghe Village, but did not reveal more details.
"Sir, these seeds are all my family's savings. I don't know..."
Qi Peiyu naturally understood what it meant. The attendant next to him took out a banknote with a denomination of one hundred taels.
"Send all the seeds here today, and I will send someone to accompany you. I heard that your children want to study. If these seeds solve the urgent need, I will help your children."
What Qi Peiyu didn't expect was that the Wang family had more than one or two children.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir." His children have books to read.
"You go with him, and if all the qualities are like this, bring them all back."
The warehouse official on the side was overjoyed. No wonder he heard the cry of magpies on the high branches when he went out this morning.
Originally, the two of them just went out to investigate the fields and some grain stores to see what was going on in the fields, and to see if anyone had stored seeds.
Some wealthy families have their own farms and store their own seeds for next year every year.
It's a pity that people like this won't take it out or sell it at a high price.
What I didn't expect is that small farmers actually have so many seeds on hand, which were collected from grain collection last year.
The warehouse official found a few people from the yamen and pushed a large cart with some thick ropes on it.
Wang Yongye led the way. Their home was a bit far from the town, and the journey took more than an hour.
Wang Yongping ran home quickly and asked his family to move things out first. They were not allowed to go into the cellar.
"What's going on in such a hurry?" Zhang Guihua saw her man coming back in a hurry.
"People from the Yamen are coming to haul our food."
"What! Have you been discovered?" Zhang Guihua threw the broom away, very scared.
"No, no, they are here to buy our seeds." He didn't make it clear just now.
"Buy? Why did you buy it and it ended up on our head? Didn't dad tell you to be careful? Will they doubt us?"
Wang Yongping had no choice but to explain while asking everyone to move things out.
"Wen Mingwen is far away, come and help."
Soon there were six bags of seeds piled up in the hall, mostly rice seeds and some corn seeds.
The women at home were panting from exhaustion. When they heard that someone from the government would come later, they hurriedly hid the wheat and prepared flour.
The warehouse official entered the yard and saw a group of children running around, two cats chasing chickens, and a large cage with rabbits under the eaves.
The entire courtyard was crowded, making it even more crowded with their arrival.
Especially the chickens that are pecking all over the floor. If you accidentally step on them, you will probably be crushed.
"Put the cart outside."
The warehouse official asked people to put the things outside and followed Wang Yongye into the main room.
Oh my gosh, there are children in this house! It’s so fertile inside and out.
Just now he remembered that Mr. Qi said that his children would be guaranteed to study. This...
"Sir, these are all the seeds we have. The rest are reserved rations. As you can see, there are a large group of children in my family, and all of them are living in poverty."
"Drink some water, adults." Liu Chunlan poured several bowls of boiled water.
"Thank you, let's move the things out first." Now he just wanted to transport the things back as quickly as possible.
An Ran was sitting in the main room playing with the Bagua Lock, looking at the strangers who appeared at home with her smart eyes. The people in the yamen were not what she thought.
Their clothes were washed and turned white, some of them were still mended, and their cuffs were frayed. It was obvious that the yamen was also poor.
The warehouse official is an old man in his fifties. He works quickly and in an orderly manner.
There was a bit of fatigue on his face, probably because he had been tormented by farm work recently and couldn't sleep at night.
Grandma Hua stood outside the wall and watched anxiously. She just saw someone from the government office entering Wang's house. Something must have happened.
"Old man, what are those people doing? Let's go and take a look."
Word spread in Qinghe Village today that some people saw people from the Yamen entering Wang's house. Could it be that Wang Yongcai was beheaded last time?
Chapter completed!