Chapter 851

582. Looking at each other, investigating the situation! (Please subscribe!)

Upon hearing this, the few officials looked at each other.

Ying Mo saw this scene and felt it was interesting. Are they planning to collect twice?

However, just at this moment, the official spoke: "We collected once this morning. At that time, we didn't collect enough silver, nor was there enough grain."

"Our private secretary was afraid that you were hiding grain, so he sent us to come again."

"Men, search it thoroughly for me!"

After saying this, he sent a group of people to rush in directly, and the speed was very fast.

These were all tall and strong officials, naturally not something the two thin men could resist.

After they went in, before long, they came out carrying two bags of grain.

These two bags of grain were not much.

At this moment, the captain revealed a cold smile: "Good, you actually dared to hide grain."

"Each punished with five big boards."

Upon hearing these words.

The few officials beside him rushed over immediately, pressed them to the ground, and then directly started the punishment.

When seeing this scene, Ying Mo narrowed his eyes.

From this scene, one could tell.

The local situation was indeed so bad.

Ying Mo had actually thought about how bad it was before coming, but he didn't expect it to be bad to this extent.

The other party's people didn't treat these people as human beings at all, bullying them wantonly.

And they also forcibly took away so much money.

After that group of people left, the father and son knelt on the ground.

The expressions of the two were very ugly; it was clear that they were a family.

After the officials left, several residents nearby walked over.

Ying Mo also walked over at this moment, only hearing those residents say.

"This magistrate doesn't know what kind of madness he has; it's simply too terrifying. Our family's grain this year is simply not enough. I really don't know what to do when the time comes."

"Your family at least has something to eat now. I don't even know where tomorrow's grain will come from. I can only go dig some grass roots and tree bark."

"I don't know what to do either. The wild vegetables outside have all been picked clean. I will go to the big mountain behind tomorrow."

"Don't go; there are many wolves in that big mountain."

"But what can we do? Without food, our whole family can only starve to death."

"This magistrate collects once and then collects again; it's simply abominable."

"You must speak softly when you say this; don't let them hear you. If they hear you, everyone will be in trouble."

At this moment, these residents were constantly discussing.

Their words carried full fear and full complaints.

It could be said that there were complaints everywhere.

When Ying Mo saw this scene, he felt incomparably angry.

At this moment.

That group of officials started heading forward, constantly searching.

Ying Mo was following all the way.

The situation was actually much the same.

But the living conditions of the local people were really not very good.

Among several hundred households, there were only one or two families that could take out enough grain and money.

Other families almost took out their own rations.

This scene was truly heartbreaking to hear and tearful to see.

Ying Mo saw another family completely emptied, and this family had five people in total.

The head was a middle-aged man.

After the grain was robbed, he couldn't help but sit on the ground and cry loudly.

It is said that a man has gold under his knees.

But this man had just knelt until he bled, and he still couldn't protect his grain.

When Ying Mo saw this scene, he felt some pain in his heart.

He didn't expect the atmosphere in the local Heihu County to be so bad.

The quality of life of the local people was so poor, so the local management must have had serious problems.

Ying Mo knew at this moment that he had seen enough.

He prepared to understand in detail.

He walked up to this family.

The male owner who had just lost his grain revealed a full face of difficulty.

He spoke to the passerby, Ying Mo: "This little brother, I tell you, this magistrate is simply too abominable."

"It should be punished by heaven."

Ying Mo heard this and sat on the stone beside him, starting to listen to the male owner's complaints.

Ying Mo came here this time to investigate the situation.

So, hearing that the male owner wanted to complain to him, he was naturally willing to accept it.

"You get up first."

"I will give you this grain first."

After saying this, Ying Mo divided half a bag of grain from the bag he was carrying on his back.

Ying Mo was carrying grain and walking around this time to disguise himself more like a farmer.

Although this grain didn't look like much, if they ate sparingly, they could eat for ten days or half a month.

Especially for this family of only two people, it was completely enough.

When seeing this scene, the man was instantly surprised and revealed a full face of pleasant surprise.

"This little brother, there is no need to hoard grain; you keep it yourself. Our environment here is not very good."

Ying Mo gave him half a bag of grain; the man finally accepted it, and a smile appeared on his face.

He certainly wanted the grain, but he was afraid Ying Mo would have nothing to eat.

But upon hearing Ying Mo say he still had some, he respectfully complied and accepted all the grain.

To prevent prying eyes in such a crowded place, Ying Mo prepared to take this group of people inside the house.

At the very beginning, he had only intended to conduct an inspection—that is, to wander around the streets and alleys himself and see how the surrounding situation was.

But now, Ying Mo believed he had wandered enough.

He prepared to learn from these local residents what the local situation was really like.

After entering, the man poured a bowl of water for Ying Mo, then instructed his son to bring over a stool from the side.

Ying Mo went in and took a look, discovering that the home was completely bare, with no furniture at all.

At this moment, the man's expression became somewhat more courteous.

He placed the grain to the side and then said: "This young master, I don't mean to be laughed at, but our environment is indeed a bit poor."

"This house is still the ancestral property of the previous generation, so it can still provide us with a place to stay."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid we would all have to live outside."

After hearing these words, Ying Mo smiled.

However, Ying Mo did not dwell too much on this aspect with the other party, but instead asked directly.

"I am from another family and am not from this place, so you may not have heard of my name."

"But that doesn't matter; my main purpose this time is to ask you some things, and that grain is the reward I give you."

"I want to know what kind of person the County Magistrate of Heishui County is, and how the living conditions of the local people are."

"I also walked here all the way, and I know you are a relatively honest person; you might as well tell me in detail."

At this moment, Ying Mo picked up the water on the table.

He made a gesture as if to drink, but he did not actually drink it.