Crossing the farm gate, the whole family reunites in the disaster year

Chapter 223 The Immortals Who Came Down to Earth to Experience Tribulations

"It's okay. I can wait a little longer." County Magistrate Wang showed no impatience and cast his eyes on the villagers who had gathered around him.

There was curiosity, admiration, and more importantly, anticipation on everyone's face.

"Fellow villagers," County Magistrate Wang said gently, "I believe your village chief has already informed everyone. When Jing Wenxian presented the locust extermination method, I promised that if it was effective, I would exempt Xiahe Village from taxes for a year. Today, I have come to fulfill my promise."

The villagers fell silent, waiting for Magistrate Wang's next words.

"The locust extermination method." County Magistrate Wang paused, and everyone held their breath. "The results are remarkable! Special, Xiahe Village will be exempted from taxes this year."

The crowd was silent for a few seconds before bursting into enthusiastic cheers.

"Thank you, County Magistrate! That's great!"

"The county magistrate really did exempt us from taxes. The village head didn't lie to us."

"My daughter came back yesterday to borrow some food, saying her husband's family didn't have any left. I didn't dare give her any more. Now I don't have to worry about it anymore. I can lend her more."

The village head stood in the middle, looking smug: "What did I say? The county magistrate is a man of his word. If he says he will exempt us from taxes, he will definitely do so."

Since the beginning of the autumn harvest, many villagers have privately asked him about it, but the county magistrate just said it casually at the time and did not give a definite answer. He was not sure whether the county magistrate still remembered this matter.

After two days of anxiety, I didn't expect that the county magistrate not only remembered this matter, but also came to the village to announce it in person.

What a double blessing.

"Ahem." Master Pei coughed twice, signaling the villagers to continue listening to what the county magistrate would say next.

"Actually, you should be more grateful to Jingwen for this. It was he who found the method to kill the locusts. Of course, it was everyone's joint efforts that made it a reality."

There were also people in other villages who did not take it seriously. They took the distributed pests and diseases and threw them aside. They did not believe in them and were unwilling to try them. Fortunately, the locusts were flying everywhere, so even if one or two villages did not cooperate, it would not affect the overall situation.

Thinking of this, County Magistrate Wang's face darkened. Officials should clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments. Villages that cooperated would be rewarded, while those that did not...

He is not so easy to talk to.

"I knew it was right to listen to Jingwen. Jingwen is well-read. If he says he can kill locusts, he will definitely kill them completely."

A woman squeezed in and said, "Ever since I was little, I knew Jingwen was something special. Sure enough, he killed the locusts without any effort."

"Get out of here! You're talking like you've seen this since you were a kid." The woman who was speaking was pushed aside. "If you ask me, when the third son's wife came back with the child a few months ago, I figured out something. It's like surviving a disaster will bring good fortune in the future."

"Yes, yes, yes. Ever since the third daughter-in-law brought the children back to the village, everything has been going smoothly. This is the blessing of the Cui family, and we are all benefiting from it."

The enthusiasm of the villagers was really hard to resist, so Lin took advantage of the fact that everyone was talking excitedly and quickly got out of the crowd.

too exaggerated.

She was still in front of him, and some people had already begun to say that she and her son were gods who had come to the mortal world to experience hardships and save the suffering people.

"Jingwen's mother."

County Magistrate Wang also squeezed out of the crowd. He had just told the villagers the news, but he still had something to talk to Jingwen's mother in private.

Lin took County Magistrate Wang and Lawyer Pei back to the Cui family.

"My home is small, please don't despise me, County Magistrate."

County Magistrate Wang looked around at the house in front of him. The cramped adobe house was no different from other houses in the village. He could never imagine that such a house could raise a young man like Jingwen who worked hard to make a living for the people.

"Just now I heard from the villagers that your family is building a new house?"

County Magistrate Wang took the water handed to him by Lin and chatted about family matters without any official airs.

"Yes, I just started building it a few days ago. I wanted to move in before winter."

"This is indeed a top priority. The sooner we build it and move in, the better environment Jingwen can study in." County Magistrate Wang pondered, "I came here mainly to discuss Jingwen's studies."