After getting the needle.

Ji Xingyuan felt that his chest was much more relaxed and his coughing was not so frequent.

I fell asleep unconsciously.

Ji Wenshan was now convinced of Ah Li's medical skills.

He first gave Lin Changlu a hundred taels of silver as food and accommodation expenses for them, and he planned to give them the money for medical treatment when he left.

Lin Changlu felt a little uneasy holding one hundred taels of silver.

"Old man, we don't have to pay much for food as a farmer. Our house is also an old one, so you don't need to give us any money."

Ji Wenshan waved his hands repeatedly, "That won't work. One code will be the same. Then we will have to be in trouble here for a while. How can we live and eat here for free?"

"But this is too much."

"It's not too much, not too much, and I still think it's too little! When we came out, we just had the idea of ​​giving it a try and didn't prepare too much. When the time comes, I'll have someone send a letter home and ask Ayuan's father to send money.

I want to thank you very much, A Li."

Mr. Deng was also advising from the side: "Changlu, please accept it quickly. The most important thing in my good friend's family is money. Besides, this money should be given."

Lin Changlu accepted the money, but he would be as considerate as possible in terms of food and accommodation. After all, people also spent money.

After they settled in, everyone in the village was very curious.

Inquire openly and secretly about what these people are here for.

Later I found out that they came to see Ah Li for medical treatment.

The villagers couldn't help but sigh, is this girl A Li so famous? Now people come to see her.

On this day, Ah Li was going with four men to deliver meals to Mr. Deng and others.

When crossing the bridge, I met Qian, the second daughter-in-law, wiping tears by the river.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Erbao had a bad stomachache before, and Mrs. Qian stood up to speak for Mrs. Pei, and Ah Li remembered it in her heart.

When Qian saw it was Ah Li and the others, she quickly wiped her tears with her sleeves.

"Sister-in-law, everything is fine. Ah Li, where are you going?"

"I'm going to deliver food to Grandpa Deng and the others. Why are you crying, sister-in-law?"

"It's nothing. I just paid double the amount of food a few days ago. I don't have much food at home. My mother-in-law asked me to borrow food from my parents' house. My parents' family also has to pay taxes this year and there isn't much food left. I can't bear to borrow it from them."

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Ah Li knew about paying taxes and frowned.

Fortunately, their family had earned some money before, otherwise it would have been a problem not to mention living in a new house, and even feeding the whole family would have been a problem.

She said to Qian: "Sister-in-law, don't feel bad. My mother always said that there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain."

"I'm fine. I'm much better now. Thank you, little A Li. Go and deliver the food!"

A Li and the four men arrived at the old house.

Ji Wenshan's servants immediately came over to pick up the food boxes they brought and put them in the house.

Mr. Deng was a little unhappy when he saw Ah Li.

"Little A Li, what's wrong with you? You look a little unhappy today."

Ah Li pouted, "Grandpa Deng, why do you think the villagers had to pay land tax even though there was no food harvest due to the floods last year?"

Mr. Deng replied in confusion, "That's not right! Wasn't last year's land tax exempted?"

"How is it possible? I saw with my own eyes those people who came to collect grain and said they wanted to pay back last year's field tax. They also said they could do without grain and money. Many adults in the village cried at that time."

"What? There is such a thing. Little A Li, go and call your village chief. I will understand the situation."

Ah Li's eyes lit up when she heard this. She thought that Mr. Deng's son was also an official and might be able to help the villagers.

So she was about to go out, but Dalang stopped her and told her to wait here while he called the village chief.

Dalang didn't say much to the village chief. He only said that their distinguished guest wanted to see him.

The village chief dropped what he was doing and followed Dalang to Lin's old house.

"Are you the mayor of this village?"

The village chief saluted in confusion and replied: "I am the chief of Taohua Village. I wonder if the old man has anything to do with me?"

"I heard from little Ah Li that the government came to collect taxes and asked you to pay back last year's field taxes?"

Upon hearing this, the village chief sighed, "Oh! Old man, the yamen is asking us to pay back the grain. I originally thought that since there was no harvest last year, we wouldn't have to pay the grain. But I didn't expect that we still have to pay. We finally collected some grain this year.

It’s used to pay taxes.”

"I think it was your Yecheng County magistrate who made the decision privately to ask you to pay back taxes and fees. We have not heard of any village in Fucheng asking you to pay back taxes. Now that I know about this matter, I can't ignore it."

The village chief didn't understand what he meant and was a little confused.

A Li said from the side: "Uncle Village Chief, Grandpa Deng's son is very, very powerful."

"I wonder who Master Ling is?"

"This kid is not talented. He is the prefect of Yongning. I will send someone back to report it later. If the investigation is true, he will give you justice."

When the village chief heard that the old man in front of him was actually the father of the prefect, and that he was so upright and willing to stand up for them, he immediately knelt down and clasped his fists.

"Thank you very much, old man, for making the decision for us. All the villagers in Taohua Village are very grateful to you!"

"Get up quickly! If your county magistrate really went too far in this matter, His Majesty would have already issued an order to reduce or exempt land taxes in the disaster-stricken areas last year."

Mr. Deng was so angry that he immediately called the guards who came with him and asked him to go back to Fucheng to deliver the message.

When the village chief saw that their food was expected to be back, he said goodbye to Mr. Deng and the others and immediately gathered the villagers for a meeting.

He told the villagers about Mr. Deng's identity and the fact that he made the decision for them.

He also particularly praised Ah Li to the villagers. If she hadn't known Mr. Deng, and if she hadn't mentioned this matter to Mr. Deng, they would have been left dumb to eat Huang Lian.

Because of this incident, the villagers are extremely grateful to Ah Li and the Lin family. If they can really get their food back, they won't have to worry this year.

Five days later.

The same government servants who collected grain last time drove an uncovered carriage into the village.

This time the cart came not empty, it was neatly filled with grain.

The leading government servant called the village chief.

"Last time, we misheard the order of the county magistrate, and the non-payment of last year's land tax was turned into a backpay. Now, your lord has asked us to send you back the extra grain and money you paid."

How could the village chief and villagers not know that this was their excuse, but if the people don't fight with the officials, it would be thankful to God that they can return it.

The village chief still said with a smile on his face: "So that's it. Thank you, Lord Magistrate. Please send me to make this trip."

After saying that, he waved his hand and asked the villagers to unload the grain together, and then notified everyone to come and collect it.

The leading government servant took out a money bag and handed it to the village chief, asking him to return it to the villagers.
Chapter completed!