0p0 Chapter 207 Reimbursement
Chapter 207 Reimbursement
However, Tian Xing'er had no intention of getting any information from these villagers. As long as she could take them to find and see the villagers who were actually in trouble, and they compared the names with those on the list they had recorded, they would know whether anyone was missing or had reported too many people.
Tian Xing'er followed Dalang and looked at the names one by one. She also compared them with her own list and found that there were many more people on this village's list.
"Da Lang, do you know Chen Baozi?" Tian Xing'er read out an extra person on the list.
"Oh, I know. They're from our village, in those houses we just passed by. I can take you to have a look."
"Okay, so what about their family?"
"Their family conditions are considered good in our village. They have a mud house and are all young people. Chen Baozi is their father. He is only in his early 40s this year and is in better health than my father."
"What children are there?"
"They just got married this year and don't have any children yet. I think the earliest they'll have one is early spring next year."
After hearing what the young master had said, Tian Xing'er and the others also went to see Chen Baozi's house in person.
Later, they randomly checked people who were not mentioned by Muramasa but were on the list. They also visited and confirmed the names of people. They found that the county magistrate had written down the names of many elderly people in the village, but most of them had families that could barely support themselves and did not need to move into public housing.
After looking at this village, Tian Xing'er just said that she had understood it well and that there was no problem with the list given by the county magistrate, so she left. In a hurry, they went to another village.
At first they did not give their names, thinking they were just passers-by and were willing to pay some money to have a meal.
The villagers were naturally happy to do so, but Tian Xing'er and his group had too many people, and most of the villagers' homes could not afford to accommodate so many people. In the end, Tian Xing'er and his group successfully went to Muramasa's house.
This time they talked about the situation in the village as if they were chatting about family matters, and Tian Xing'er listened to them one by one.
"Muramasa, can I buy some pickles or something from the villagers? We want a lot. Let me see what you have and I'll take it all. I guarantee the silver will be fair."
When Muramasa heard this, he felt that Tian Xing'er and the others were kind people who came to give them money. But when he saw their attire, he knew they didn't look like an ordinary family. Normally, such a family wouldn't be interested in their food.
But if people want to buy it, he is naturally happy, there is no need to push it away.
"Thank you young lady. I will go and call the villagers over to see what they have in their homes."
"Hey Muramasa, no need, I'll have my servants go to every household in the village to collect them. Just ask them to wait at home for us to collect them one by one. They will collect what they see is needed."
"This, this is too much trouble, there is no need to do this, there are at least hundreds of households in our village, I can just ask them to send them all over at once."
"Oh, so that's it, that seems a bit too much, how about this, Muramasa, tell me which families in your village are the poorest, and I will go and collect the things from those families.
As you can see, it has been snowing recently. Those who don't have money don't know if they can get firewood to survive the winter. Just think of it as my kindness to help you. What do you think? I can at least support 20 to 30 families. Just look at how many poor families there are who may not survive this winter."
"That's fine too. I'll have someone go tell the people at those houses."
"Well, just these few families. You see, I have more than ten men under my command. Let them go. Muramasa, you just need to find a few who can lead the way for them. We will wait here."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, young lady." Muramasa himself didn't want to walk so far. There were more than 20 households, and it would take a long time to search them one by one. So he agreed and asked his sons and the nearby villagers to lead the way for Tian Xing'er's men.
Of course, Tian Xinger's subordinates' tasks are not just to buy groceries, but also to ask about their well-being and understand their situation.
After buying the things and asking about the situation, it was almost noon, so Tian Xing'er and the others left without even eating. They just left the agreed meal money and left.
Muramasa was so excited that he thought they had come specially to give money to his village. He was so happy that he and the villagers followed Tian Xing'er and the others to express their gratitude profusely.
Finally, at noon, Tian Xing'er and his men returned to the county town. Other teams also came back at this time. Almost everyone only visited about two villages. The villages were really too big and it took a lot of time to visit them.
"Sir, sir, the eldest daughter of the Tian family is back." As soon as Tian Xing'er and his companions entered the city, the people below came to report to the county magistrate.
"Okay, we'll leave soon."
After making some preparations, County Magistrate Liang headed towards the residence of Tian Xing'er and the others.
At this time, Tian Xing'er had just finished her tea and was sitting in the hall waiting for County Magistrate Liang.
"County Magistrate Liang, you are really punctual today." Tian Xing'er joked when she saw County Magistrate Liang sitting down.
Both of them knew each other's little tricks, but they didn't expose each other.
"Really? Well, this county has always been so punctual, and this matter is so important, how can I not take it to heart?"
The two of them performed Tai Chi with each other and then got down to business.
"Ms. Tian, how do you think the accounts are going? Do you want me to find someone to help you?"
"Thank you, Sir Liang. I have just finished reading it all, but I still have some questions. I need you to explain them to me."
Lord Liang had long known that Tian Xing'er would do this, so naturally he had nothing to be afraid of.
"Of course, Miss Tian, if you have any questions, just tell us directly. Aren't we all doing this for the people?"
Tian Xinger found that Mr. Liang had a good attitude and seemed very confident in the data he had collected. She thought that if she didn't wake him up, all her efforts for the day would be in vain.
"Then I'll tell you, Baozhu, Baoyu, come forward and report our achievements for the day to Lord Liang."
Baozhu and Baoyu smiled and held the account books they had prepared long ago in their hands. They walked out and spoke one by one.
"First, we found that the amount of food consumed daily by the people recorded in this account book does not match the actual amount. The average person in an average family only has 1.5 liters of rice a day, and this is for families that eat well. The average amount should be 1 liter per person. Every person in every village here reported an extra liter of food.
As for the villagers in each village, we also randomly visited more than 20 villages and found that the number of villagers in need in each village was not as many as reported by the county magistrate. Some villagers did not exist, and most of them did not have the difficulty to live in public housing. "
After Baozhu and Yu finished speaking, they started to read out the names of the villagers. When County Magistrate Liang heard this, he became overwhelmed and interrupted what the two were about to say.
"Ah, that, Ms. Tian, this may be because we conducted the random inspection a little too early, so the data may be biased. I believe that everyone is thinking about the people, and some mistakes are inevitable. We don't need to care so much about the details, right?"
At first, County Magistrate Liang thought that Tian Xing'er had discovered that the number they reported was too high, but he didn't expect that they actually reported every single person. That would be a slap in the face for him, and he still had to save his reputation.
After all, Tian Xing'er represented Prefect Tian, so he didn't dare to be so blatant. He just thought at the beginning that the other party would not be able to get very accurate evidence. But now the other party has checked everyone thoroughly.
Tian Xing'er was very happy when she saw that County Magistrate Liang had started to panic, but she still held it in.
"Oh, then, County Magistrate, what do you think we should do now? I am in a hurry to deliver food to the next location. What are your plans now?"