The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

When they returned to the county town, they rode very slowly, just trotting on their horses.

Miao He walked a long way before he remembered, "Ah!" He exclaimed, "Uncle Master, I forgot to ask Master Tian to swear an oath. Doesn't that mean the people who farm his land have to pay 70% of the rent?"

Pan Yun chuckled and said, "If he asks for 70% of the rent, the villagers will just not rent his land."

Yu Qian explained gently, "As long as the Wan family collects 50% of the rent, Mr. Tian who lives in the same village can only collect that much. There are two butchers, one sells meat for five cents a pound, and the other sells meat for seven cents a pound. Whose will you buy from?"

Miao He rolled his eyes and retorted, "What if the butcher who charges five cents doesn't have that much meat to sell? What if others can't buy it?"

Yu Qian smiled and said, "People have their own ways. They can buy less so that more people can buy it; or they can take turns buying, you buy today and I buy tomorrow; or they can simply not eat this piece of meat."

Pan Yun said: "Mr. Tian is an ambitious man. He will not let his land go to waste. Fortunately, his land is not as large as Mr. Wan's, otherwise he would have to make up his oath."

Yu Qian coughed lightly and said, "Don't force others, and don't talk about strange things..."

Pan Yun pretended not to hear.

Miaohe also immediately emptied herself and looked up at the sky with a dazed look on her face.

By the time they returned to the county government office, the sun had already set.

Jinyiwei, soldiers and yamen runners came back one after another. Pan Yun pretended not to notice their gazes on Yu Qian and bowed to Yu Qian before saying goodbye.

"County Magistrate Cai, can my senior brother return to Sanqing Mountain now?"

Cai Sheng no longer had the heart to detain Wang Feiyin and waved his hand impatiently.

Pan Jun happily went back to find Wang Feiyin: "Big Brother, we can go home now!"

Yu Qian watched her walk into the charity courtyard, then turned his head to look at the person waiting on the side.

Jinyiwei and soldiers and yamen runners came forward one by one to report: "A total of 78 people walked along the east road, divided into 12 teams. Judging from their discussions and accents, they should be from the same village or a neighboring village."

"One hundred and nine people walked along East Third Road, divided into fifteen groups. After they walked along the fork in the road, they separated again. It seems that they did go back to their hometowns, and there is no sign of reunion."

"Sixty-two people passed through West Second Road, divided into fourteen waves..."

Yu Qian nodded slightly, turned his head and saw Pan Yun and others moving large and small bags of things onto the ox cart.

Cai Sheng turned around and the first thing he saw was the missing Wang family. He widened his eyes and pointed at the Wang family and exclaimed: "This is..."

Yu Qian pressed his arm and warned, "Magister Cai, Wang Xiaojing is now a good citizen."

Cai Sheng was very depressed: "Sir, I have no memory of that day. I don't know how I got drunk. Now it seems that Pan Yun has something to do with this matter."

Yu Qian had guessed it a few days ago. After discovering that Master Wu was very smart and capable, he thought of the Wang family who were kept in the backyard of the Yiyuan.

However, it's the same end.

If the Wang family were still in Cai Sheng's hands, Cai Sheng would definitely not be willing to spend all his wealth to inform the government and try his best to promote this recruitment.

People only dare to fight hard when they have no way to retreat.

Yu Qian instructed the county lieutenant to keep an eye on Song Dalin and Wang Xiaojing during this period of time: "Make sure they have no intention of rebellion again."

The county lieutenant responded respectfully.

Pan Yun and the others had already moved all the things onto the ox cart. She swung the rope, tied it around twice, and then picked up Wang Xiaomei and Xiao Shiyi and put them on.

Below were the beddings she bought for the Wang family. There were several beds, and they were soft. Wang Xiaomei and Xiaoyi sat on them and lifted their little butts to jump up and down, very happy: "Grandpa, grandma, come up quickly."

Father-in-law Wang waved at her, smiling until his eyes wrinkled: "Help your sister sit down, don't fall down."

Wang Feiyin naturally couldn't let them walk back at such an old age, so he asked Wang Laozhang to drive the cart and helped the two of them sit on the shaft.

They all followed the ox cart one by one.

Yiyuan was originally an abandoned house. As soon as Wang Feiyin left, the gate was closed. He looked back and sighed, "I've lived here for so long, I'm reluctant to leave."

Pan Yun: "You are reluctant to leave the free air here, right?"

Yes, the time he was imprisoned in the county town was a period of freedom for Wang Feiyin.

Wang Feiyin walked ahead with his hands behind his back and his head raised, muttering, "What's wrong with me just liking the hustle and bustle?"

Cai Sheng and the others all went in, but Yu Qian remained standing at the gate of the county government office, watching them walk away.

Pan Jun looked back at him and nodded slightly.

Yu Qian nodded in response.

After the people walked away, Yu Qian withdrew his gaze.

Lu Yuan asked in confusion: "Since you are reluctant to leave, why don't you go and see me off?"

Yu Qian: "She didn't want me to disturb the tranquility of Mount Sanqing. We should also learn to help others achieve their goals."

"It's getting dark, sir. You can still ask them to stay one more night. I see that you and she get along very well, a bit like you and Censor Xue."

Yu Qian didn't care about Lu Yuan's test at all. He smiled and said, "She wants the Wang family to reunite sooner. How can I keep her for my own selfish desires? She is still young and will go to the capital eventually. We will meet again one day and we can talk about it then."

Yu Qian turned and walked into the government office, saying, "Pack your luggage, we will set off tomorrow."

It was still daylight when Pan Yun and his companions left the city. After walking for less than fifteen minutes, they could only see vague silhouettes of people.

Tao Yanbai took Miaozhenmiaohe and ran into the woods. After a short while, he rolled up a lot of dead branches, leaves and dry weeds into torches, which he lit and walked in front of them to light the way.

It’s not as durable as torches made of tung oil, but it can still last.

The main thing is that there are enough, so when one is about to finish, light another one.

Seeing that the three men had run through the woods twice in just half an hour, and came out with three torches each time, Pan Jun couldn't help but be happy. He picked up a fire talisman and slapped it on a torch. With a snap of his fingers, the torch lit up.

This time, the torches continued to burn until they returned to Fenshui Village.

The huge and towering Sanqing Mountain was plunged into darkness, but Fenshui Village at the foot of the mountain was brightly lit. Faint cries could be heard, but what spread farther than the cries was the aroma of food.

When Pan Jun smelled the fragrance of the food, her stomach, which had always been very happy, started to growl.

A call, and then a series of gurgling sounds...

Pan Yun was a little embarrassed, but when he heard the series of gurgling sounds, he immediately turned his head to look over.

Miaohe blushed and said, "I didn't start it."

Pan Yun burst into laughter: "I started it first."

Miaohe also laughed.

Miaozhen, whose stomach was growling, said in defense, "We didn't have lunch..."

Wang Feiyin was already standing at the entrance of the village, holding his hands on his waist, shouting inside: "Fellow villagers, I, Wang Feiyin, am back!"

The village was silent for a moment, and then there were the sounds of a basin falling to the ground, a door opening, footsteps, and screams.

The villagers ran out with torches in hand to greet them. When they saw Wang Feiyin bringing Pan Yun, Miao Zhenmiao, Tao Yanbai, and Wang Laozhang's family back with him, they were overjoyed and happily surrounded them as they walked toward the village: "Hurry, hurry, come on, let's go, the family has cooked dinner..."

"Go to my house, go to my house. The chicken I raised is still alive. I will kill it tonight."

It was full of life and excitement. (End of this chapter)