Which family in the village, after collecting grain, has to give out so much grain? It’s just them, right?
Yet An Que thinks he’s doing such a good job, completely unaware, thinking people are taking advantage of him.
No one else like him.
"I hope it can be resolved. If it doesn’t get resolved today, I will make Scholar An Que return the land deed. It can’t be under his na anymore."
They have both old and young to care for. It’s not easy to scrape by year-round to plant so grain.
It’s already hard enough, and they still have to give so much grain to An Que’s family each year, with such reluctance and regret. Why were they so impulsive back then to put the land deed under An Que’s na?
"Just wait, even if it can’t be done, the Chief will co back."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. If it really can’t be resolved, how will they live in the future?
"It shouldn’t be a problem, right? I’m the eldest from the Junior Officer’s family, and I say the Chief went in the Princess’s Horse Carriage. Isn’t this a small matter that the Princess can just resolve with a word?"
"What’s in your head? That’s the Princess, can she just do things for us on a whim?"
"Exactly, have so self-awareness, okay? We’re not like An Que’s family, who think passing the scholar exam is sothing amazing. An Que’s mother is even saying that the Princess marrying into their family is her good fortune, that it’s the Princess who is marrying up."
They’ve heard this more than once. When the land deeds were under An Que’s na, they could only reluctantly agree with these words.
But who doesn’t secretly despise An Que’s family’s heartless arrogance?
"Stop talking, can we discuss the Princess like this? Just wait, when the Chief cos back, we’ll know the news." An older man sternly warned.
They’re just countryside farrs, how dare they talk about the Princess? Do they have a death wish?
Even if she is kind and doesn’t hold it against them, they should still have so self-awareness and know their place.
"No more talking, no more talking."
The others also felt the topic was inappropriate and fell silent.
Soon, they heard the sound of a Horse Carriage approaching, a light shining from afar, becoming brighter as it approached.
"Is that the sound of the Horse Carriage?"
"The Chief is back, they’re back."
Everyone’s eyes brightened up. Whether or not the matter of the land deed was resolved, there was finally so news.
They eagerly held up their torches and went forward, eager to get the news, whether good or bad, to put down the big stone in their hearts.
The Horse Carriage soon arrived in front of them and stopped.
Because it was dark and cold, An Jiuyue had the Chief sit inside the Horse Carriage. Seeing it stop, the Chief poked his head out, thinking they had arrived. But he didn’t expect to see so many people.
"Why are you all here?"
He certainly recognized all these faces; the land deeds from their families were in his hands.
"It’s already dark, why haven’t you all gone ho?"
The n wanted to say that without the results, how could they have the heart to go ho? They had to wait here for the news.
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