The sun was shining brightly, and the farmland was cut into squares and sprinkled with muddy water, shining under the sunlight.
Xu Zhen squatted on the ground to observe the surrounding crops, and found that the rice here looked thin, thin, crooked and unhealthy.
But now is the ancient times when there is no hybrid rice, so naturally we cannot look at it from the perspective of future generations.
After a while, the students who had gone to ask questions ran back.
Xu Zhen stood up and talked with them.
The shoes of those people were stained with dirt, and their expressions were gloomy, as if something bad had happened to them.
Xu Zhen asked, "What did you ask?"
Those people stretched out their arms, their foreheads were red and green, and they said to Xu Zhen, "If you can't ask, you've been beaten."
Xu Zhen was shocked: "What did you ask, why are you still being beaten?"
Those people said angrily: "Ask directly, how else can you ask?"
A few more students came from behind, their faces were calm, and they seemed to be smiling as they stood under the shade of the tree.
Among them is Li Sanlang.
Xu Zhen waved her hand and asked Li Sanlang, "Did you ask why?"
Li Sanlang rushed over and said, "I got the question! It's because—"
Before the words finished, Xu Zhen asked again: "How did you ask?"
"How to ask? How else can I ask." Li Sanlang said frankly, "Give me the money! They will tell you everything after taking the money."
Xu Zhen thought to herself: This young man is really a typical legalist thought, first he gave five-color sticks, and then he gave bribes.
These two points are what the Legalists call "two handles", punishment and virtue, reward and punishment, a stick and some candy.
It really is a villain...
The person who was beaten before had a bad face after hearing Li Sanlang's words, so he came over and asked Xu Zhen, "Can't you do something if you don't have money?"
Xu Zhen smiled and said: "Of course not, do your best, as long as you have worked hard."
The faces of those people got better, but they were still upset. They turned around and began to discuss how to torment Xu Zhen, but they were soon discovered by Li Sanlang and suppressed.
Then, the class B student also ran back.
After all the students had arrived, Xu Zhen gathered people around a big tree, raised her voice and asked the students, "What did you ask?"
The person who came back first said: "I asked the farmer, and I learned that it was due to the uneven distribution of land, so everyone gathered around and quarreled."
Xu Zhen nodded and asked a student next to her, "What did you ask?"
The student hesitated for a while, looked left and right, was very hesitant, and dared not speak directly.
Xu Zhen encouraged her: "Just say it straight."
Then the student said slowly: "It seems that there are neighbors fighting because of the aunt and daughter-in-law, and everyone went to watch the fun."
Xu Zhen asked the third student.
The third student also didn't dare to say it at first, but then, under Xu Zhen's gaze, he whispered that what he asked was different from those two. Meet the big guy.
When Xu Zhen heard it, she felt that something was wrong with the script.
So many people asked about the farmers, but no one asked about the food
She originally wanted to use this question to test whether everyone knows the price of food, so as to feel the problems of people's livelihood.
But now I find that this matter has nothing to do with food, but more like community gossip. And three people asked three answers, which is really a bit strange.
Xu Zhen asked the fourth person.
The fourth is the student from Class B.
He is proud and arrogant, feeling that he is in Class E and his heart is in Class B, so he is strict with himself. Although he disdains Xu Zhen's task, he still completes it seriously.
He and Xu Zhen said: "Those three classmates said good things. At first, the aunt and daughter-in-law quarreled because of the uneven distribution of land, and then someone came out to persuade the quarrel. This alarmed the county magistrate, who said he would come to mediate, so There are so many people waiting outside now."
The reason for the dispute was that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law lived together. Yesterday, the mother-in-law found out that she was missing a piece of valuable jewelry. She thought it was stolen by the daughter-in-law, so she asked the daughter-in-law's parents to give them five acres of land as compensation.
Daqing now implements the land equalization system. The first grant of land is 20 mu for men and 10 mu for women. The daughter-in-law took 10 mu of land, only half of which was given to her husband’s family, and the other half was left to her parents.
Therefore, the mother-in-law seems to have been looking for opportunities to take the remaining five acres.
Xu Zhen was shocked after hearing this: "This is too twists and turns."
The students in Class B frowned and asked, "Didn't you know about this before, sir?"
Xu Zhen shook her head and said, "Of course I don't know, otherwise why would you ask."
The students in Class B felt that they were really being tricked!
He was so angry that he couldn't speak, and felt that this gentleman was really useless to the extreme.
Only Li Sanlang came over to praise Xu Zhen, saying that the master is really amazing, he can think of such a way to let them know how the county magistrate became an official.
Xu Zhen said very modestly: "Where is it? It's just luck that I ran into the county magistrate. I didn't expect the county magistrate to come."
Li Sanlang asked excitedly: "Then shall we watch the county magistrate decide the case next?"
Xu Zhen thought it was good, so she asked the students to go over to meet the county magistrate together.
The summer is hot and hot, attracting mosquitoes. Several people are exposed to the scorching sun, and they are dizzy from the sun.
Xu Zhen's mouth was dry.
The female student next to her who had talked about the Three Kingdoms with her earlier was wearing a pink dress and chatting with Xu Zhen: "Sir, how do you think this matter will be judged?"
Xu Zhen reacted for a while, then asked prostrationally, "What?"
The female student repeated: "Since the land distribution is uneven, the county magistrate must redistribute it. Who do you think the land should be distributed to?"
Xu Zhen didn't know at all, so she asked straightforwardly: "Who do you think should be distributed?"
The female student thought for a while, and said: "It should be given to my aunt. After all, after a woman marries, she serves her aunt and her own belongings belong to her aunt. What's more, this woman stole my aunt's jewelry. If she is guilty, she should be punished." repay."
Xu Zhen didn't speak.
The female student said again: "But sir, I listened to your lecture earlier, and I understand that everything has its exterior and its interior. Don't just look at the appearance. Look at this, is there an internal cause?"
Someone nearby called her from a distance: "Ge Xi'er, why are you talking to that idiot Mr., come here quickly, it's cooler here."
Ge Xi'er didn't respond, but continued to talk to Xu Zhen: "Sir, if we become officials in the future, we will encounter many such cases, but this kind of family affairs must not be listened to one side of the story, and the neighbor's gossip must not be trusted. Since So, how should we judge?"
Xu Zhen seldom saw this kind of student who could attend lectures and even come to ask questions after class, so she was impressed by this student for a moment.
Taking a closer look, I feel that this little girl has an unusual aura.
Xu Zhen asked curiously, "What's your name?"
Ge Xi'er said: "The family name is Ge, and the small character is Xi'er."
In other words, it is called Ge Xier.
After Xu Zhen understood, she fell silent.
... Isn't this the name of the second villain in the book
What kind of geomantic treasure is Qinglongshan Academy? I just taught a class E casually. I thought it would be luxurious enough to meet a few little villains, so why are there big figures in it.
Xu Zhen looked at Ge Xier deeply.
I couldn't help but think of the little beggar.
Although both of them are heavyweight villains, when compared, the little beggar is indeed the most powerful in the book. He is good-looking and has a high IQ. He can usually recite what he has said very quickly.
Such a good little beggar, how could he be poisoned like that
Xu Zhen was lamenting when she heard farmers shouting, "The county magistrate and county magistrate are here!"
"Hurry up, hurry up and talk to the adults!"
"Everyone, don't worry, don't worry, the county magistrate is still busy with other things!"
"The county magistrate is here too?" Xu Zhen hurriedly greeted the students around her, "The officials are here, hurry up and grab a seat, and observe how others become officials."
Most of the students are still sitting loosely under the tree.
Only a few ran over immediately and stood at the forefront.
The county magistrate is indeed busy, as the farmers said.
Today, he first heard that a group of refugees had come to the farmland and wasted food crazily, making the people panic. He was afraid that this matter would affect his county's tax revenue, so he hurried over.
As a result, halfway through the run, I learned that it was just my aunt and daughter-in-law who were fighting for five acres of land.
The county magistrate almost fainted out of breath.
I ran so many roads just to solve this kind of shit
He walked back directly and asked the county magistrate to deal with it casually.
Unexpectedly, just halfway through, I was stopped again.
A tall and fat woman grabbed him by the corner of his clothes, crying, saying that she was beaten by the mob, and begged the county magistrate to help him seek justice.
The county magistrate was so noisy that he had no choice but to stop.
He inquired about the details, and learned that the one who was beaten was the tall and fat woman who complained, and the one who beat her was a thin girl.
Even if you think about it with your feet, you know how it is possible for a girl to beat a woman? !
It's not that the county magistrate doesn't understand this.
But the woman suddenly came over and stuffed some money into his hand.
Who would have trouble with money
The county magistrate smiled happily in his heart, but remained calm on the surface.
He glanced at the tall and fat woman, then at the girl standing upright, and frowned—
This girl has scars at the corners of her eyes, and she looks extremely fierce, but judging by her appearance, she is actually a barbarian? Now that the war between Hu and Han continues, as a Han, he hates Hu very much.
Seeing you now, even if you don't have the money, it will definitely not make this barbarian girl feel better.
He stuffed the money into his pocket, and then judged the case in a cold voice: "This little beggar is guilty of beating someone, and he should be flogged! He will also be fined ten gold as compensation. If he can't get the money—"
"Wait!" A woman suddenly shouted from the side, "Master County Magistrate, I think your sentence is not right!"
The county magistrate was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look, and found that the surrounding area was full of noisy crowds. He summoned the county magistrate to inquire, and learned that it was the group of farmers who came running over, and at the same time, people from Qinglongshan Academy also ran over. .
The person who spoke just now was a teacher from the academy.
The county magistrate knew about Qinglongshan Academy, which had been in decline for a long time, and the gentlemen in it must not be very powerful people.
This kind of person dares to say that his sentence is not right, and stand up for a fool? It's really an unclear situation.
The county magistrate sneered inwardly.
He got up and said, "Who is making noise? Since you said that I was wrong, then stand up and tell me, where did I go wrong?"