"Common sense?" Xu Ping looked at Wang Yan and saw that the blue veins around his neck were bursting out, as if he would rather die than obey.

As soon as he entered the Sansi, he had a quarrel with Liu Ying, who was in charge of the case. When he left the city, he became awkward with himself. Xu Ping knew what he was thinking. Because of the opening of the canal in Hebei, he had just shown his face in the court and was transferred to the Sansi with great enthusiasm. Wang Yan originally thought that he could be proud from now on, but he didn't expect that there would be Xu Ping pressing on his head. As the envoy of the Sansi, Kou Jun was above his superiors. As the deputy envoy, even Xu Ping suppressed him in all aspects, so he was unhappy.

Perhaps Wang Yan did not notice this in his consciousness, but deep down, he must have this meaning, otherwise his actions would not be explained. He is not a young man who has just started an official career, but has been struggling in the officialdom for decades, so he should not easily fight with others.

Xu Ping smiled and said to Wang Yan: "According to common sense, the most troublesome thing should be solved, and then other things should be solved. This is the common sense that most people recognize. Deputy Envoy Wang, don't you?"

"No! Of course, it is time to start from scratch. If you don't believe it, ask everyone, right?"

Xu Ping looked at everyone, and looked at the two of them with strange eyes, sighing in his heart. It was really a joke to make such a fuss in front of these subordinates and colleagues.

After thinking for a while, Xu Ping said to Wang Yan: "Not mentioning this, let County Magistrate Su have a meal. We will discuss what to do. We can always discuss the rules of association."

After saying that, he no longer paid attention to Wang Yan, who was like a fighting rooster, and sat down in the first place.

Su Shen breathed out and hurriedly ordered someone to serve wine and food. The two deputy envoys of the Three Divisions started to make trouble with him, but as a magistrate, he could not dissuade him.

Seeing Xu Ping flicking, Wang Yan was furious and did not argue with him. He was so upset that he had no choice but to suppress the anger in his heart and argue with Xu Ping after he had eaten.

Xu Ping called Lu Fang over and whispered to him to bring two people back to Bajiao Town. He calculated that time, Sun Erlang's parents should come back, so he asked Lu Fang to bring the people over.

When the wine and food came up, Xu Ping raised his glass and drank a tour of wine, the atmosphere slowly eased.

When I go out to do things, what I fear most is that the person in charge and the deputy are at a loss, which makes my subordinates at a loss. Fortunately, the Qiaodaoxiang Army I led was Xu Ping's old subordinate. If I listen to my own words, otherwise things would be even more difficult.

After about half an hour of touching, there was a sudden sound of horse hooves outside the post station. In a short while, Lu Fang hurried in from outside and greeted Xu Ping with his hands crossed his hands: "Report to the marquis of the county, my subordinates were greeting the Sun family and his wife halfway and were already taken to the post station!"

"Oh, let them wait for a while outside."

After saying that, Xu Ping raised his glass and stood up and said, "Drinking this glass is all over, I will be here today. County Magistrate Su will stay for a while, and everyone else will go back. It is not possible to have no one in charge in the yamen."

After saying that, without waiting for Wang Yan, who was anxious beside him, he raised his glass and drank it all.

Seeing that everyone had drunk the wine, Xu Ping stood up and said, "I have something to do, so let's leave for now!"

After saying that, he took Lu Fang straight away from the banquet and headed to the front yard of the inn.

Wang Yan sat there with his face turned blue and red. He didn't know whether to follow him or wait for Xu Ping to come back in the backyard, so he couldn't make up his mind.

Seeing this scene, Su Shen hurriedly raised his glass to Wang Yan and said, "Deputy Envoy Xu has something to do, so we are not inconvenient to disturb us. Deputy Envoy Wang, let's drink a few more cups, it's still early."

When Wang Yanzheng was hesitating, Su Shen's persuasion made him make up his mind and thrust the wine in front of him and said, "That's all today. Let's go ahead to see what happened to Deputy Envoy Xu!"

After saying that, he stood up and headed to the front yard first.

Su Shen looked at Zhongmu County beside him, and shook his head helplessly.

When he arrived at the front yard, Xu Ping saw a middle-aged couple standing under the big tree in the yard, with horror on his face and kept bowing to the bridge and road soldiers and public officials beside him.

When he saw Xu Ping coming, the Xiangjun and the public officials salute and greet him.

When the middle-aged couple saw this scene, they knew that the official was in charge. They turned to Xu Ping and knelt down: "Official, my Erlang is really waiting for us in the town and never commits crimes!"

Xu Pingxu helped them and said, "Get up and talk, but no one said anything bad about Sun Erlang doing."

After hearing this, the middle-aged couple looked at each other and still doubted in their hearts: "I heard from the official who sent us that Erlang was a team that collided with the Sansi and was taken by the officials. Could it be that this is not the case?"

"Ah, it's too early to say that the child is a thief. Get up, I have something to ask you." At this point, Xu Ping turned around and ordered Lu Fang, "Come on, get them a few chairs!"

After receiving the order, the two soldiers quickly ran into the inn and took a few chairs.

Xu Ping sat down on one of the chairs among them and said to the Sun couple: "You sit down and talk."

This sentence almost scared the middle-aged couple to death: "Where is there a place for us to sit in front of the officials?!"

While talking, he was about to kneel down to the ground.

Xu Ping hurriedly reached out to support him and let them stand there.

This is also a habit in previous lives. Sometimes, I unconsciously forget my current identity and always give them enough respect when talking to fellow villagers. But I don’t think that in this era, farmers have no reason to do the same thing as officials. Not to mention the farmers who farmed two farming farmers, even if they donated officials, they don’t have the same thing as officials.

After the couple's expression calmed down, Xu Ping asked: "What's your name? Where is your hometown?"

The middle-aged man said, "He is the young Sun Fengnian. This is my husband Wu Liuniang. He grew up in Heyin County, Mengzhou, and Caojiaao at the foot of Guangwu Mountain."

"Is that child from Bajiao Town Sun Erlang from your family?"

"Officials, it's true that the child belongs to our family. Since we got married, we have two sons and one daughter. Ah Damingqian was unable to raise him until he was two years old. When the eldest lady was eight years old, she was washing clothes by the river, and a wave was taken away by the river god. Now only Erlang's blood is left, and she is exactly eleven years old this year."

Xu Ping sighed: "It's also a pity. I ask you, it's the season for wheat harvest in the fields. Why are your whole family running away from Heyin County? Have you harvested all the crops in the fields?"

"Report to the official, our family rented thirteen acres of land from the local official Jiang family. Because it was used by his cattle, the local rent was heavy. After the tax was agreed, Jiang family was divided into 70% and we got three points. This year, the land rented was on a high place and could not be watered. There was no harvest. The wheat was ripe early, so we harvested it early and divided it with the host family. It was said that it was divided into 30% of the harvest, but it was actually all chaff. How could we keep it? I thought that my hometown would never survive again, so we gave up our family business and brought our children to Kaifeng Prefecture. I heard that many officials here opened a farm and were short of manpower. I thought that the couple could earn a meal with four hands. Don't be difficult for the children. Who knew that they would encounter such a disaster?"

Speaking of this, Wu Liuniang, who was standing next to Sun Fengnian, couldn't help but cry.

Xu Ping frowned and said, "Your rent is 70% of it, why is it so high? The government ignores it?"

"It's all your love and I have to make a contract, so what should the government ask? That area is full of land for Mr. Jiang's family. If you want to avoid being hungry, you have to rent it no matter what."

Today, there are two forms of farming other people's land, hiring or renting. The contract stipulates the tenancy system that pays a fixed rent every year. Another is the tenancy system that stipulates that the harvest is divided into proportion after the tax is paid. Good land is generally used for the tenancy system, while bad land and newly reclaimed land are used for the sub-lease system. Whether it is fixed land rent or divided harvest, the principle is generally divided into 55% of the main house and the tenant. If the main house's cattle and farm tools are used, the main house will be divided into 60% more. Only the main house's cattle will be divided into 30%, and the land rent paid by Sun Fengnian is obviously high.

The government did not have obvious reasons to ask about this kind of thing. Xu Ping stopped asking and said to Sun Fengnian: "Then I ask you, since the harvest has been divided and the food has been collected this season, do you have any documents issued by the government after you leave your hometown?"

Sun Fengnian said with a bitter face: "I don't hide it from the officials, but I really don't."

"Why?" As long as the season's grain is collected, no matter tenants or farmers, the government and private individuals are allowed to intercept them to relocate. The county will issue relevant documents.

"The young one is just a farmer, and I don't know a big word. Before leaving, I went to the village clerk to urge us many times, but I didn't send it to us. I just told us to wait a little longer. Who knows why? I saw that I would plant it in the field again in the next season. Wouldn't I be unable to get out? I had no choice but to escape with my children."

After hearing this, Xu Ping already knew that if Sun Fengnian said it was true, then he would probably have colluded with the government and local tyrants and the Yuru Township. This matter is not difficult to handle. As long as the Wen Mengzhou and Jingxi Road Transportation Commission is transferred, they will at least give them a face to explain the results of the past. What's more, Yang Gao, the current Jingxi Road Transportation Commission, had worked under his own hands, so it would not be difficult to deal with the officials of that county.

But Xu Ping's purpose is not here, and his mind is still on the river. As long as the big thing is solved, it is not a big deal to punish the local tyrants and taint officials there together.

After thinking for a while, Xu Ping said to Sun Fengnian: "I ask you, is it because of the drought this year that the Yellow River waterway in your place rolling north, leaving nearly ten miles of river beach between the Yellow River and Guangwu Mountain? This matter is very important, you must answer honestly. As for your family affairs, I will give you justice!"

After saying that, Xu Ping looked at Sun Fengnian tightly, hoping that he could give himself a clear answer. To be continued.

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Chapter completed!