Peng Wang knew the tempers of Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran. Although the two of them were usually friendly when getting along with everyone, that was because no one had offended them.
Especially He Zhiran, the scene when she yelled at Zhou Laoba is still vivid in my mind...
Peng Wang has been an escort officer for so many years, and this is the first time he has mingled with prisoners on the road.
Now he regards Mo Jiuye as a good brother, and he really doesn't want them to be embarrassed or plotted against.
Therefore, Peng Wang felt that it was necessary for him to remind him before going to Cheng County Cui to go through the formalities.
Thinking of this, Peng Wang ordered the team to wait in front of the county government office, and he came to the Mo family alone.
When Mo Jiuye saw Peng Wang coming over, he must have something to say, so he took the initiative to ask.
"Brother Peng, what do you have to say?"
Peng Wang moved closer to the Mo family crowd and whispered:
"Brother, the official in front of the county government office just said that the former county magistrate of Yuncheng has gone to work elsewhere, and the new county magistrate has not arrived yet. Now, Cui County Cheng here will be fully responsible for your procedures."
The official told Peng Wang these words just now, and Mo Jiuye also heard some of them.
"The county magistrate has nothing else to say about the formalities?"
Peng Wang looked at the two officials at the gate of the county government office, and then whispered:
"Brother Mo doesn't know that Cui Xian Cheng is greedy for money and lustful. In the past, I sent prisoners to go through the formalities, but whenever Cui Xian Cheng took over, I would get some benefits for him.
And there are those families who don’t take their daughters seriously, and sacrifice all their innocent girls in order to get a good place to go..."
Hearing this, all the Mo family members had dark faces.
Mo Chuhan crossed Mo Jiuye and came to Peng Wang.
"What if our Mo family refuses to give us any benefits?"
Peng Wang sighed.
"All villages in Yuncheng receive exiled prisoners, and the villages are divided into three, six, and nine grades.
If Cui Xiancheng gets satisfactory benefits, he will undoubtedly assign the prisoners to villages with better environment and relatively better conditions.
There are also those families who really can't offer any benefits but are willing to lower their profile and say good things. If Cui County Prime Minister is happy, he can also assign them to medium-sized villages.
On the other hand, those who do not want to give any benefits and are unwilling to lower their posture to please will naturally be assigned to remote villages where no one wants to go."
After a pause, Peng Wang seemed to have remembered something and continued:
"Also, I heard people say that there are several villages here that are very special and have a nice environment, but no one wants to go there.
The reason is that the villagers there are not easy to get along with, and if you go there, you will be squeezed out and homeless soon."
The more the Mo family heard, the angrier they became.
Mo Chuhan clenched his fists and said angrily: "There is really no king's law. A small county magistrate can be so arrogant."
Seeing that her husband was showing signs of anger, the eighth sister-in-law quickly stepped forward to comfort her: "Husband, it's better to discuss this matter with the ninth brother and the others, and don't act impulsively."
Mo Chuhan tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart and looked at his family.
"Mother, ninth brother, ninth brother and sister, sisters-in-law, what do you think about this matter?"
The second sister-in-law was the first to express her position: "Such a dog official must not be tolerated."
The fifth sister-in-law also agreed: "The second sister-in-law is right, you can't spoil him."
Mrs. Mo looked at Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran.
"Jiuye, what do you two think?"
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran looked at each other and replied: "Mom, let's just act according to the situation."
Mrs. Mo nodded: "Well, just act according to circumstances."
Peng Wang couldn't figure out how the Mo family acted according to the situation. In short, he had already made it clear what he should remind. As for what the Mo family would choose to do, it could only be up to them.
There is no doubt that the Fang family and the Xie family have followed the Mo family all the way. Even if the Mo family really goes to the worst place, they will definitely choose to follow them.
Peng Wang returned to the county government office again, spoke a few words to the official guarding the gate, and then an official went to the county government office to report.
Not long after, the official came back and led a group of people into the county government office.
Peng Wang walked into a familiar room and quickly turned back. He called on all the exiled prisoners to follow him in.
Everyone followed closely behind Peng Wang into the room.
The room is very large, and it should be a place specially arranged to allocate these exiled people.
Everyone was standing in the open space in the center, and it didn't seem crowded at all.
Looking at the table above, there is a thin man who looks to be in his early thirties sitting behind the table.
This is undoubtedly Cui County Cheng.
Cui Xian Cheng lazily raised his eyelids, glanced at everyone present, and then nodded arrogantly towards Peng Wang.
Peng Wang is of the eighth rank, which is higher than Cui Xiancheng's ninth rank, so naturally he will not kowtow to him.
However, Cui Xiancheng was always arrogant in his own territory and did not take Peng Wang seriously at all.
Peng Wang was not surprised by this. After all, everyone knew that a strong dragon could not suppress a local snake. The most important thing was that he returned to the capital as soon as possible after completing his errands. He was too lazy to talk to a villain like Cui County Cheng.
General knowledge.
Even though Cui Xiancheng did not take Peng Wang seriously, Peng Wang would not lower his profile either.
He waved his hand towards Zhou Laoba, and Zhou Laoba delivered a stack of official documents to the table.
Peng Wang immediately sat on a chair nearby and said nothing.
Cui Xiancheng picked up the official document and read it briefly, then squinted at the group of exiled prisoners standing below.
"The Mo family, the protector of the country, the Fang family, the minister of war... tsk tsk, they are all well-known big shots!"
As he spoke, Cui County Cheng's expression changed instantly.
He slapped the table hard: "I don't care how noble you were in the past, but now that you are in my territory, you must abide by the rules here."
Immediately afterwards, an official came forward and talked about the conditions of distribution here without any scruples.
He first read out the names of several villages, and then said: "These villages are first-class places to go in Yuncheng. Of course, whether you can live in such a place depends on your own performance."
As soon as the officer finished speaking, He Zhiyuan's eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Liu, came forward and asked flatteringly: "Master, I wonder how I can behave so that I can be assigned to the villages you mentioned?"
The officer took a look at Mrs. Liu and saw that her clothes were in rags, she was so thin that she had no flesh on her body, and her face was not attractive, and he immediately felt a little unhappy.
"You were all members of a noble family, do you still need me to teach you how to behave?"
Of course Ms. Liu was aware of the twists and turns involved, and the reason why she made inquiries was to first understand the market situation.
Unexpectedly, when she stepped forward with her kind words, she was ridiculed.
Despite this, Liu did not give up his intention to curry favor.
The He family had suffered enough along the way, and finally arrived in the northwest. They could no longer live such a miserable life, and at least their living conditions needed to be improved.
"Master, don't be angry, we can discuss it easily..."