Don't make trouble, let's build infrastructure!

Granny Ni rolled her eyes, pointed at them and said, "You guys wait, I'll call our masters to go."

After finishing speaking, she hurriedly ran into the house, and not long after, a tall and strong man with a dark face, who looked in his 40s, came.

"It's them, they say they are people from the county government." Granny Ni said, "It seems that the magistrate has also come."

The old man Ni glanced at the door, scolded Granny Ni and said, "Why are you so timid? People from the county should come. Only when we come can we negotiate conditions with them and open the door!"

Ni Dalang also came out. Behind him were several children, as well as his uncles and aunts. More than 20 people came out of the low houses in a row, like a flood that broke the dam. Come.

The relatives were all present, and the old man Ni's waist was even straighter. He pointed to the nose of the yamen servant who was a head taller than him and shouted: "Where is the magistrate? Let's talk about it."

"Happy to meet."

The yamen servant didn't speak, he stepped back holding his saber, stood at attention, and a much shorter and thinner figure came.Looking closely at his feet, a little tiger with black and yellow stripes followed in small steps. Because of its short legs, it was almost trotting.

Behind Tong Ran, sixteen tall yamen servants lined up in two teams. Everyone was dressed solemnly, holding sabers in their hands, and the orderly footsteps almost knocked down the small courtyard of the Ni family.

"Wow!" The little tiger scratched Tong Ran's trousers sideways.

"Why are you here too?" Tong Ran bent down, complained softly, and picked it up.

The Ni family's courtyard is fenced, and the situation inside can be seen from the outside. Tong Ran's battle naturally attracted many people to watch, and there were whispers outside the courtyard.

"The one with the tiger is the magistrate."

"There are quite a few Ni family members. Did you hear what old lady Ni said just now? You're going to kill yourself!"

"How is it possible? Look at her pale face, she looks like she is going to risk her life."

"Old lady Ni is nothing. Don't you still have old man Ni? His uncles and uncles are all there. If you really want to fight with the county magistrate, you don't have to worry about it. If they can get something good, let's call our relatives, too. the silver given."

Old man Ni crossed his arms and squinted at Tong Ran: "Are you the magistrate?"

"Exactly." Tong Ran said.

"Is this tiger cub not weaned yet?" Old man Ni looked at the cub in Tong Ran's hand again, "The cub who has not been weaned should go back to find his mother. It will be hard for us to come here. Then we will look for Ah It's not so easy for mother to cry, hahahaha." Old man Ni made a pun, and the relatives behind him understood and laughed together, not paying attention to Tong Ran at all.

Yuan San, who was following Tong Ran, took a step forward and shouted: "Bold grassroots! Why don't you kneel down when you see the magistrate?"

Yuan San drew his saber out of its sheath, shining a bright light, the rest of the yamen servants followed suit, with a few swishing sounds, all of them drew out their sabers in unison, flashing several saber lights.The knives of the yamen servants were only half out of their sheaths, but the light of the knives was so bright that it dazzled old man Ni, and the two relatives behind him couldn't help but block their children behind them.

Old man Ni glanced at Yuan San's saber, straightened his neck and said, "Now the magistrate has something to ask us, why should we kneel?"

The people outside the courtyard raised their thumbs up: "Old man Ni is tough enough this time, he is a real man."

When Ni Laosan in the courtyard heard it, he seemed to have a little more confidence.

"Hmph." Tong Ran smiled, "I don't know, what do you need from this county?"

Granny Ni said: "If you want to build a road to show your merits, you have to pass through our land, but you can't ask us to make room? There are so many people in our family, you can let it go? You have to pay!"

Tong Ran glanced at these people and said: "The old couple of your Ni family brought the young couple, and there are two grandchildren under their knees, and there are only six people in total. Adults will be compensated 50 taels per person, and children will be compensated 30 taels per person. The total is 260 taels of silver, you can get the money if you move away."

"Who said that, didn't you see so many of us living here?" Granny Ni said.

The old man Ni took a step forward and looked down at Tong Ran who was slightly shorter than him: "All 26 members of our Ni family live here, a total of 140 adults and [-] children, and we have to pay us a total of [-] taels of silver. We won’t move if we don’t have a penny.”

"Yes, I won't move a penny less!" Granny Ni said, her sons and daughters responded one after another, and the uncles and uncles in the back also echoed.

"Yes, those who should be compensated must be compensated. This is the rule set by the county magistrate himself, and it can't be broken!" There were also people outside the courtyard to help, and everyone hoped that Tong Ran would make concessions. I came to relatives to get a fortune from the grandpa of Keng County.

"Quiet, the magistrate is here, don't make any noise!" Yuan San shouted, his words were upright, and his voice was loud, covering up the noise of the three or forty people.The courtyard suddenly became much quieter.

Tong Ran looked up at Old Man Ni, and suddenly smiled.

Old man Ni stared at him warily, took a breath, and prepared to slam back no matter what he said for a while.

But Tong Ran said lightly: "It seems that I have a different opinion from yours, so let's postpone this matter to discuss it later."

The old man Ni was exhausted and had nowhere to go, so he choked for a moment before saying: "Don't think that we can change our mind after just a few days!"

"Who knows what will happen in the future?" Tong Ran smiled.The smile flashed by, his face darkened, and he mobilized his righteousness and said in a loud voice: "The Ni family has no respect, and they don't kneel when they see the county magistrate. This county is especially concerned that there is still a young child in the family, so we only arrest the old man Ni. One person respects you. Come and take it!"

The yamen servants' sabers were all out of their sheaths, and the light of the knives rustled, and the Ni family couldn't help but retreat. The old man Ni was escorted by two tall yamen servants, and Granny Ni rushed to save him, but was pushed away.

Everyone in the Ni family dared not go forward because of their swords, but they looked at Tong Ran as if they were about to burst into flames.

Tong Ran turned a blind eye, stroking the fur on the little tiger's back, and said: "Grandma Ni is getting old, and sometimes she can't count for a while. This county limits you for three days, so I hope you can figure out how many people there are in the family. Three days later, Ben The county council will visit again."

After the words fell, before the Ni family could respond, Tong Ran turned around and left with sixteen yamen servants and the detained old man Ni.

Granny Ni's legs gave way, she sat down on the ground, and cried, "The head of the house! The head of the house has been kidnapped! What should I do as an old woman!"

The people outside the courtyard looked at each other in blank dismay, a sense of joy welling up in their hearts.Fortunately, they didn't listen to old man Ni's rebellion together, otherwise it might be one of them who was taken away.

"Wow!" After leaving a long distance, the little tiger called out.

Tong Ran smiled: "Okay, do you want to go by yourself?" He bent down and put the little tiger down. This is already a lawn near the construction site, and the little tiger is used to playing here, so Tong Ran is very relieved.

The little tiger slipped into the grass.

The performance of the little attendant just now really surprised him.Tong Ran is gentle by nature. He showed a little edge when rectifying the county government earlier. He thought that was all. He didn't expect that today's matter, he showed his official authority to deter him, and he didn't just take it by force. He handled it with a degree of advance and retreat. It is appropriate.

I just don't know what his next step is going to be?

At Tong Ran's place, Yuan San came up to ask for instructions: "My lord, what should I do with Old Man Ni?"

"When you're locked up in the county government prison, you don't need to be treated harshly, but no one is allowed to visit. I want him to stay quietly." Tong Ran said.

Yuan San went to do it immediately.

After Yuan San left, Tong Ran called Wu Fuqiang again.

"You pick a few reliable workers and build four walls around the courtyard of Ni's house. The reason is that the road will continue to be constructed, lest they bump into the children and the elderly, you must protect them. Leave a door on the wall. Don't worry too much. Spacious, easy to walk in and out."

"Yes." Wu Fuqiang took the order and left.They already know how to build walls with cement and bricks, and the new houses in the village are built like that, which is very strong and convenient.

After everything was ordered, Tong Ran sat down in the wooden shed for people to rest.

After the raw materials from Zhuoyang Mansion arrived, the construction site was as busy as ever, and now the road in the tunnel has almost been paved.

Wu Fuqiang and the others moved quickly. When Tong Ran arrived at the construction site early the next morning, the wall had already been built.Seeing Wu Fuqiang who came to report, Tong Ran was a little surprised: "So fast?"

Ordinarily, since the Ni family wanted to fight against him, they definitely wouldn't let him say what he said. This job of building a wall shouldn't be so easy.

"Hey, my lord, I took my brothers to build the wall. The more than 20 members of the Ni family were spitting, touching, and urinating in the cement. I was so troubled by them that I couldn't help it. Like my lord, I invited two big yamen servants to guard the place, and finally built the wall. Our brothers are a bit tired of work, and the two big brothers have been scolded by them a lot."

"What are you scolding?" Tong Ran asked.

Wu Fuqiang scratched his face: "Don't ask those gossip adults, I really can't say it."

Tong Ran smiled: "They still scolded me, didn't they?"

Wu Fuqiang nodded: "My lord, don't take it to heart, they will understand your painstaking efforts sooner or later."

Tong Ran glanced at him: "Do you think other people in Xiaoguo County understand?"

Wu Fuqiang was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Of course I understand."

Tong Ran said: "I don't think so. What I do is for the whole Xiaoguo County, not for a certain family. Most people tend to follow their own interests and don't care about the overall situation. Other villages don't need to be demolished, and I don't care about it." They collect additional taxes. For them, road construction is only beneficial and has no disadvantages, so they are naturally happy. But for the third village of Caogu Township, the future benefits are unknown, and the trouble of relocating now is very big. Even if we A new house has been prepared for them. With such a big change in life, it is inevitable that they feel uneasy, and some extreme words and deeds are understandable. If they change to other villages, the situation may not be better than this."

From the perspective of a county, road construction is naturally a good thing, but it may not necessarily be the case for a certain family.And the benefits are long and short, some people can see it, some people can't, it's normal to have such voices of opposition.

"The adults built a wall to surround them. Is it true that they don't need to move it?" Wu Fuqiang said.Although he carried out Tong Ran's order, he didn't understand it very well.

"How is it possible?" Tong Ran looked at him in surprise, "I built the road for the prosperity of the entire Xiaoguo County, how could it be possible to cause trouble for his family and give up the future of the entire Xiaoguo County?"

Wu Fuqiang hurriedly said, "It's my fault."

"No problem." Tong Ran said.He turned around and called Yuan San, Yuan San came over, and Tong Ran ordered: "You go and arrange for people to take turns at Ni's house. There will be no interruption at twelve o'clock. People and things in his house can come in and out. There is only one thing. Let them carry the dung out."

"My lord?" Yuan San and Wu Fuqiang both looked puzzled.

Tong Ran smiled: "If more than 20 people live together, but the excrement cannot be transported out, what do you think it will be like inside? Can their relatives still stay?"

Yuan San and Wu Fuqiang imagined it for a while, and their faces turned blue immediately, and they couldn't help laughing.

"Then, what if it's convenient for them to come out?" Wu Fuqiang said.

"It's easy," Tong Ran said, "You just take a few good kids from nearby villages to watch them."

Yuan San and Wu Fuqiang looked at each other in dismay, Master Tong was so innocent and gentle, he could think of such a dirty way.However, the Ni family was already playing tricks and scoundrels, so teaching them like this is also treating them in the same way, which is just right.

After understanding what Tong Ran meant, Yuan San and Wu Fuqiang resigned and went to work separately.

"Wow wow wow!" The little tiger scratched his calf.

"Cub." Tong Ran smiled when she saw it, and bent over to hug it, "But tired of playing? Brother hug."

"Wow——" the little tiger yawned, and found a comfortable position to sleep in Tong Ran's arms.The little attendant's trick is really ruthless, not to mention effective, but also people can't catch it.He has means and ambitions. It's a pity that such a person is only a county magistrate. We should find more things for him to save him from thinking about rubbing its fur every day.

Tong Ran rubbed the little tiger's fur.

"Wow!" The little tiger frantically pushed his hand away with a wave of its paw.

Ni's house was surrounded by high walls, and there was only one small door for people to come in and out. There were more than two dozen people squeezed inside, and it was very inconvenient to report every entry and exit.

"Sister-in-law, when will my brother come back? Why don't you go to the county to ask?" Early in the morning, Old Man Ni's younger brother said.

Granny Ni had just finished making breakfast, and she was annoyed when she saw this uncle who lived for free and didn't work every day, so she said casually, "Why don't you go yourself?"

"Can he go, old man? You shouldn't have gone since your man was arrested!" The uncle's daughter-in-law retorted.

"Grandma, uncle, stop arguing, can this bucket be turned upside down, it stinks too much!" Granny Ni's daughter said, holding her arms in the cold wind, but she refused to enter the house.

"Mother, I want to go home!" Her son hugged her thigh and cried, and had been making a fuss for a long time.

"Is the meal ready?" Another man ran out and said when he saw old man Ni's younger brother, "Would you be a big man to chop firewood and pick up water? Telling my sister-in-law to yell five times and six times, is there a bit of education!"

That person is Granny Ni's elder brother, and he has a good relationship with Granny Ni, so this time he brought the whole family to help out, but he didn't want him to see that unworthy uncle of his in-laws, it would be bad luck.

"I work? This is my second brother's house! If my brother isn't here, I'm in charge!" The uncle jumped up and said.

"Your elder brother, I'm not dead yet! What are you doing?" A strong voice shouted, and an old man with white hair came out of the room, who looked a few years older than Old Man Ni.

The uncle shrank his head and hid behind his wife.

The daughter-in-law gave him a blank look, and cursed in a low voice: "It's useless.

"Is the meal ready!" I don't know who shouted.

"Okay, okay," said Granny Ni's daughter-in-law. She is a young woman and a daughter-in-law. She has been cautious these days, and she only hopes that her father-in-law will be released soon so that they can get the money and move.

"Stupid girl, what are you doing with it? The toilet is not empty yet, does it stink?" My aunt scolded.

Ni's daughter-in-law immediately responded and brought out the meal again.

The aunt on the other side said: "Why are you bringing it out? It smells like urine outside, go in and eat!"

Ni's daughter-in-law was stunned on the spot, not knowing how to advance or retreat.

"What are you commanding you? Is this your home?"

"What are you fierce about? Are you in control of me?"

The aunt and aunt didn't spare anyone, they pushed and scolded.

"Mother, I'm hungry." Wife Ni's son ran over with a snotty nose and tears on his face.Daughter-in-law Ni was holding porridge in her hand, but she didn't put it inside or put it outside. Her son started to cry because of hunger, and Daughter-in-law Ni's nose was sore for some reason, and she also cried.

"It's noisy inside again." said the yamen guard outside.

"It deserves it. Who can live in such a place with peace of mind? It's better to make more noise. This matter has been done earlier, and we don't have to stay in this crappy place every day."

"It's coming soon, tomorrow is the time the county magistrate has agreed, and it will be fine when they are willing to move."

"Hey, I'm afraid they still won't move."

Tong Ran was approving paperwork in the study, while the little tiger was lying on the yard basking in the sun, his eyes narrowed, and his tail wagging from time to time, very comfortable.

Sang Le passed the corridor with hot tea, and pushed the door to enter the study.

The little tiger moved his ears, got up, spread his legs, and rushed into the room before Sang Le closed the door.

"Cub, come here." Tong Ran just finished his business, and waved to the little tiger.

The little tiger glanced at him, turned around and jumped onto the museum shelf.

Tong Ran took it for granted, and asked Sang Le, "How is the other side of the Ni family's yard?"

Sang Le put down the tea ceremony: "I heard from the yamen guard at the gate that the smell is stinky inside, and there are always quarrels. Their family is also interesting, and no one will leave when they quarrel like this."

Tong Ran took a sip of tea: "If you stick to it, you will get money. Of course, you won't leave easily."

"But my lord, we spent a lot of money building roads, we can't waste them like this." Sang Le said.

"So," Tong Ran put down the teacup, "Let's add some firewood to them today."

Tong Ran waved, Sang Le moved closer, and the little tiger also pricked up his ears.Tong Ran whispered a few words in Sang Le's ear, and Sang Le took the order and left.The little tiger's tail swung from left to right, and then from right back to left. It thought it was some earth-shattering plan, which was quite normal.

When the daughter-in-law of the Ni family made a fuss, the mood of more than 20 people became worse and worse. The yamen servants got Tong Ran's order and asked them many times when they came in and out, which made the mood even worse.

At nightfall, smoke billows from every household, and the Ni family also has smoke, but accompanied by the curses of men and women, there are also bursts of stench.

A worker from a foreign country brought food to the yamen guard at the gate, and said, "Brother, are the people here still stubborn?"

"Yeah, I don't even smell what's in it." A yamen servant said, they just stood by the door, almost unable to eat.

"Hey, they can only persevere," another yamen servant said, "It's a felony to deceive the county magistrate. If you want to beheaded, do you still slap yourself in the mouth?"

"That's not the case. Those relatives in his family are from other counties. They left as soon as they left, and the county magistrate couldn't catch them. Why bother to support them?" the worker said.

"That's the reason. The head of the family has already been arrested. The county magistrate has a good temper and didn't hold the others accountable. Otherwise, he would have put them all in jail."

"That's right." After finishing speaking, the three of them exchanged winks and pretended to exchange a few words, and the worker left.

Several people seemed to be chatting, and the people inside were eating in the courtyard, and the listeners were interested.

That night, the uncle and his daughter-in-law persuaded the man in the family: "I don't think it's a problem to go on like this. Have you heard what people outside said? It would be bad if you were really punished by the county magistrate. Last time you told me I didn't even kneel, if he really pursues it, what should we do?"

"But the money..." The uncle was a little reluctant.

"Stupid! Do you think that all the money goes into your pocket? Your elder brother and second brother are both powerful, and the in-laws are not easy to deal with. Maybe we won't get anything, and we will be imprisoned and sent to prison together. You see Look what kind of place this is, it stinks to the sky, and the food that I eat for free is no longer delicious, I can't stay!"

My brother-in-law thought about it carefully, and his daughter-in-law made some sense.The county magistrate is coming tomorrow, so it's better for them to leave early.

After all, the two packed their bags, took the two young children with them, and left at night.

The yamen servants guarding the gate had already obtained Tong Ran's order, and they would not stop those carrying the burdens when they saw them, and watched them run away in the dark from a distance.

On the morning of the third day, Tong Ran went to see old man Ni first.He was still tough when he met Tong Ran, and the few days in prison didn't sharpen his spirit at all.

"Tong Ran admires it, but your family members may not be sure." Tong Ran said.

Old man Ni scoffed.

Tong Ran turned to tell the yamen servant: "Take him with you."

The reason why he wanted to lock up old man Ni in the county alone was that he saw that he had the most idea of ​​the number of people in this family and was the leader.If the leader is gone, the others will either fly around like headless chickens, or go their own way, and sooner or later there will be conflicts.

The Ni family's ups and downs these days were as early as he expected. Yesterday he ordered the yamen servants and workers to add a handful of firewood at their door. Tong Ran went today to check the results.It would be lonely to inspect and accept it alone, so it is better to let old man Ni take a look together, so as to save him from thinking of ideas in the future and causing trouble for himself.

"It stinks." Near Ni's house, a stench came from afar.

"Wow——" The little tiger kicked its hind legs and plunged into Tong Ran's arms.

Last night, the two yamen servants who were guarding the gate came up to greet them and reported: "To the county magistrate, we said those words outside the courtyard according to your instructions yesterday evening, and it really came true. Old man Ni's younger brother's family, as well as Granny Ni's cousin's family Gone all night."

"It's useless." Old man Ni snorted when he heard this.

Tong Ran glanced at him and ordered to move on.

Old man Ni also smelled that stench. He was very familiar with this smell after staying in prison for a few days.The yamen servant escorted him to Ni's yard, and the stench became worse and worse. He saw his yard surrounded by four high walls from a distance.

"Xiaobi, what did you do?" Old Man Ni asked.

"Before the county magistrate, keep your mouth clean!" Yuan □□ slapped his face so that his face was distorted.

Tong Ran said: "The construction site is dangerous, I have someone build a wall to protect the safety of the Ni family."

"Despicable!" Old man Ni scolded.

Tong Ran glanced at him, and smiled instead of anger: "It's not despicable for you to blackmail me, but it's really reasonable for me to use a little trick to make it despicable."

The author has something to say: The Ni family: Me and my last stubbornness...

Tong Ran: Build me four walls to surround them.

Little Tiger: Whoa!

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