Wei An opened his eyes only when he received the news.
She came to Tongzhou originally because of the order from Old Madam Wei, who asked her to tidy up the farm and arrange some manpower so that Wei Yuyou could be moved into the farm when the time comes.
First, they said that she was ill and was recuperating. After a year or two, when people gradually forgot about the matter, they married Wei Yuyou off far away.
But even if she was to get married, she had to do it from the capital. So at the moment she had to tell others that she was sick at the farm, so that she would have an excuse when her sisters went out to meet guests in the future.
Originally, the Third Madam would have been the most suitable person to handle this matter, but she was now in charge of the household affairs and couldn't leave, so she handed it over to Wei An.
Old Madam Wei intended to train Wei An. Seeing that Wei An knew everything, she was suspicious, but she wanted to give Wei An a proper reason so that she could tell others that she had raised Wei An a long time ago and taught her everything. This could also help to dispel some rumors.
But I didn't expect something to happen as soon as I arrived at the village.
The head of the village deceived his superiors and subordinates, and only tried to squeeze out money, forcing people to die. He even urged the family to pay back the money. The woman could not bear it any longer and wanted to commit suicide on the village.
He was suppressed by the village head several times.
This villa is different from the Baihe Villa. It was originally given to the eldest daughter Wei Yumin under the name of Mr. Wei. However, after Wei Yumin encountered such an incident, the villa was returned to Mrs. Wei.
Old Mrs. Wei had no time to care about this farm. She continued to use the same people that Wei Yumin had used before. After all, the accounts were all correct and their prospects were not too bad.
Therefore, the head of the other village had a big appetite and a big heart. When he heard that his master was coming, he panicked, secretly took the silver, plundered some more money, and then left the mess behind and ran away.
As soon as Wei An arrived, he learned that the farmers were making trouble. As soon as Wei Jie went out, the farmers surrounded the gate. Some of them knelt down, some were making trouble, and they all kept saying that they could not live any longer.
When Wei An ordered a thorough investigation, there was another flurry of activity.
She even sent people out to persuade the farmers, telling them that their accounts were being checked, and if what they said was serious, she would naturally take care of them.
He also sent some funeral money to the woman's home.
But who would have thought that the woman would die in just one night, and was killed in front of the gate of the villa.
This matter became a big deal.
The farmers had heard that the accounts all matched - since they were going to check, they would naturally be asked to interrogate them. They knew that the head of the village had falsified the accounts. The harvest and interest they had submitted over the years were the same, but what they took away was not that amount at all.
When they heard that the woman had died, the last glimmer of hope in their minds disappeared. They just thought that the master wanted them to make up for the deficit and forced them to pay last year's and this year's rent together.
But they have been exploited every year, and their lives are already tight. This year's harvest was poor, and they can't make ends meet after paying one season's rent. If they pay more, wouldn't it be like asking for their lives
The lips and teeth are interdependent, and finally a quarrel broke out.
The matter became a big deal, and people from the Tongzhou government office also came to investigate the case.
Nanny Wang followed them out. When she heard that someone had died and the government office had been alerted, she was completely stunned: "What do you mean! Didn't he send the silver out yesterday? How did he end up dead?!"
This is no trivial matter!
Someone died, and he was hit to death at the door. How can this be explained clearly
Once a girl gets involved in this kind of lawsuit, it would be a life-threatening matter!
Who knows how others will spread the news!
She was very worried, but Wei An immediately lowered his eyes and told Tan Xi who was following him: "Ask Lin Hai to follow and take the name card of Dingbei Marquis' Mansion and go there to explain everything clearly."
Tan Xi agreed to go out, but soon news came in from outside that some farmers had started banging their heads against the wall again, begging Wei An to give them a chance to live.
Wei An raised his eyebrows, stood up and was about to go out.
Nanny Wang quickly reached out and grabbed her: "Girl, this won't do! How can you go out? If something happens again, how can you explain it clearly?"
He couldn't help but feel anxious. How could he have such a coincidence to run into such a thing? It clearly had nothing to do with Wei An, but it happened as soon as Wei An arrived. Whether he cared about it or not, it would be a lawsuit, which made him feel very embarrassed.
Wei An turned around, shook her hand, and shook his head at her: "It's okay, we have to get to the bottom of this matter. If we don't get it clear, then something really bad will happen."
There was a lot of noise outside, and even the sound of children crying was heard.
Wei An listened through the curtain and realized that they were the children of the dead woman. He paused and ordered his men to bring in all the children from the farmers outside.
The head of the village ran away, and the other two managers in the village were still locked up by Wei An. The people who could make the decision became the people brought by Wei An. Lin Hai followed them to the yamen, and it was Lin Hai's son who stood up. Lin Hai had repeatedly warned him not to ask too many questions and just to do whatever Wei An told him to do.
When he heard Wei An say this, he immediately had the door opened without any hesitation.
The gate opened, but the farmers were still in shock.
They never thought that the door would actually open. When a young man who looked like a manager came out and asked them to go in, they hesitated again.
There are always thugs in the village. If they can't pay the rent, they will be beaten up and unable to go out for ten days or half a month. It's common. If you let them go in, they will be beaten up. Even if you go to sue, it's useless. It's like a drop in the ocean. There's no movement at all.
The young man was very patient. Seeing them hesitate, he did not urge them. Instead, he said loudly, "Our girl said that if we don't say it clearly, we will investigate. She will definitely give an explanation and let everyone go in and talk."
After he finished speaking, seeing that everyone still didn't dare to take a step, he didn't show anything, and with a pleasant face, he led a few old women out, squatted down and comforted the group of crying children.
That family is able to have children. The poorer they are, the more they want to have children. If they give birth to a boy, they will have someone who can work.
They had nine children in a row and could not survive any longer. They had to raise the children and pay the rent, which was getting higher and higher every year. The boy was sick and had no money to see a doctor, so she became so discouraged that she committed suicide.
Leaving behind these orphans and widows, now even the woman is dead, and the remaining children don’t know how to survive.
The old women coaxed and persuaded the children patiently and carefully, and finally they stopped crying. They even took out a box of snacks and let the children take some.