Chapter 1: The Wedding Night (New Book...)

  As Guo Ye said, this matter must not alarm Qin Wei, otherwise it would be very bad to scare the snake by hitting the grass.

  Pang Feihu drove out the others in the house and conspired with Guo Ye to discuss how to make up for the lost taxes within two days, and how to pry the stolen taxes from Liu Lao Lai and Qin Wei's mouths.

  After the most secret discussion, the troops were divided into two routes.

  Pang Feihu took Zhang Xiaogui and a group of yamen runners to continue their daily work in the city, maintaining a nervous and panicky expression to deceive others, especially to numb Qin Wei's attention.

  Guo Ye, however, was entrusted with a critical mission and brought along Cheng Er Niu, Pang Shou Tou Tuo, and Ruan Lao San to secretly rush to Dong Liu Xiang to investigate where Li Zheng Liu had hidden the taxes.

  Guo Ye had reason to believe that such a large amount of grain, Liu Lao would absolutely not be able to transfer out of Dongliu Township in a short period of time, nor would he dare to take the risk of secretly transporting this batch of grain out of Dongliu Township, or even Longxi County.

  As he was about to leave, Pang Feihu sternly rebuked Cheng Erniu, Ruan Laosan and others, saying that Guo Ye's orders were his orders. If anyone dared to disobey or resist, they would automatically take off their official uniforms and roll out of the yamen, roll out of the constabulary.

  Pang Feihu's sentence has thoroughly established Guo Ye as the second-in-command of the soap opera.

  Thus, Guo Ye led a donkey out of his home in Youmahu Alley and hurried to Dongliu Township with Cheng Er Niu and others.

  Guo Ye's first stop in Dongliu Township was not at the home of Liu Zhengyi, but rather his own father-in-law's home, the Wu family.

  When they arrived at the Wu's house, the sky was already near dusk. In a remote rural area like this, it was not as lively as in the county town. At this time, the birds had already returned to their nests, and the whole village had fallen into silence. Occasionally, you could hear a few barks of dogs and caws of old ravens.

  As soon as they entered the Wu's house, Guo Ye led the way, followed by other yamen runners, all dressed in dark green uniforms with square hats on their heads and iron rulers tucked into their waists, looking stern and intimidating.

  So many people suddenly rushed in all at once, and really scared Housekeeper Fu Bo.

  Fu Bo Ben was about to shout in shock, but when he saw that the leader was actually his own brother-in-law Guo Ye, he immediately calmed down.

  "Ah, it's you, Young Master Guo! I thought with so many people coming in, it was a group of bandits or thieves from who-knows-where, and I was scared to death!"

  Bandit?

  Aren't you just bandits and robbers?

  Guo Yebai glanced at him and spoke fluently without turning a corner, also not taking it to heart. Then he whispered: "Fubo, trouble you to find a few empty rooms and arrange for my colleagues. Also, let the servants serve them well with good wine and meat, don't neglect them."

  Fu Bo turned his head and looked at Cheng Er Niu and the others, who were all yamen runners or government officials. How could they dare to be slow?

  He repeatedly said "I know, I know" in his mouth, and then pulled Guo Ye to one side, laughing and asking: "Brother-in-law, are these fierce and evil bailiffs following you? Are they all under your control?"

  Uh...

  Guo Ye was choked by Fu Bo's words, and if he were to say that Cheng Er Niu and others would be under his control, it would not be possible, after all, he is now just a small official, and his name is not correct.

  However, with his current prestige in the soap class, combined with Pang Feihu's orders and entrustment, these people indeed all listened to his command.

  Guo Ye glanced at Fu Bo's eager eyes, and Guo Ye could only nod his head with a forced smile, boasting: "That's right, nowadays I'm also the second-in-command of the constable's office, with more than a dozen big men under my command, how about that, impressive?"

  Old Wu was overjoyed, his eyes narrowed and he nodded without a word, shouting: "Magnificent! Magnificent indeed! Our Wu family has finally produced someone who eats imperial rations, impressive, very impressive!"

  Chattering away, he walked quickly to Cheng Er Niu, Zhu Peng Chun and others, wanting to lead them to the guest room to rest.

  At this time, Cheng Er Niu and others were also stunned by the Wu family's large courtyard. They did not expect that Guo Xiaoge's father-in-law's family was still a wealthy landlord in the countryside.

  It's no wonder Brother Guo was so generous with his money, indeed a horse gets lean while its hair grows long.

  Especially Zhu Pengchun, who was already grinning from ear to ear, secretly praising himself for his unique insight and not following the wrong person.

  After Cheng Er Niu and others were arranged by Fu Bo to the guest house to drink, eat meat and rest, Guo Ye finally remembered his own affairs.

  He had boasted in front of Pang Feihu and his fellow yamen runners that he would definitely find the missing taxes, and even if he couldn't, he would first think of a way to make up for the taxes collected by Zhang Xiaosi within two days and promptly fill the county granary.

  But that was a hundred catties of grain, not just one hundred and eighty kilograms, even if you shook out the silver coins on your body, it wouldn't be enough to fill your teeth.

  Coming out of Dongliu Village, he had fifteen taels of silver on him. He spent lavishly all the way until now. Guo Ye reached into his sleeve and felt around, there were almost five taels of loose silver left.

  This one month hasn't even passed and I've already spent a year's salary of an ordinary official, it's really infuriating.

  Money is the hero's courage, if there is no money in the pocket, even urinating at night will make you unsteady.

  Guo Ye thought to himself, once everything settles down, he should think of ways to earn more silver coins to supplement his own life.

  But what is most urgent now is how to make up for this hundred or so stones of grain within two days.

  Guo Ye knew he couldn't solve it himself, but that didn't mean his father-in-law Wu Maocai couldn't.

  What does Wu's family do?

  For generations, they were all big landlords with a good reputation, relying on renting out land to collect rent and grain to become rich. At home, everything was lacking, except for food.

  It seems I can only follow my father-in-law's idea, which is as stubborn as an iron rooster.

  Guo Ye strode forward towards the main hall of Wu's front yard, at this time his father-in-law was surely in the main hall drinking tea and checking account books.

  Before long, Guo Ye walked into the main hall.

  By the faint candlelight, he swept his eyes over the main hall and, as expected, his father-in-law was sitting in a chair, dipping his finger into his mouth to moisten it while flipping through old accounts. His serious demeanor made him afraid of making an error of even one cent or one tenth of a cent.

  Guo Ye looked at the dimly lit hall under the faint candlelight, and couldn't help but despise Wu Mao Cai, thinking to himself: "He's really stingy, would lighting one more candle kill him?"

  "Father-in-law!"

  Kuai Ye Leng did not utter a sound.

  Bang!

  Wu Maocai was frightened, his hands shook and the account book fell to the ground. He looked up at the main entrance with lingering fear, only to see that it was none other than his cheap son-in-law, Guo Ye.

  Wow, Wu Mao saw Guo Ye and was also a bit surprised. Wearing a square hat with a dark green robe, a small iron ruler inserted at the waist, this young man is quite spirited.

  He nodded slightly at Guo Ye, then bent down to pick up the account book and put it on the table, asking: "Who am I, anyway? Oh, it's my son-in-law! Good fellow, with this official uniform on, I almost didn't recognize you."

  Guo Ye stepped forward, clasped his fists together in a slight bow and asked loudly: "Father-in-law, how has your health been lately? It's been some time since we last met, I've truly missed you, my father-in-law."

  A sentence from his father-in-law, a word from his son-in-law, Wu Mao's heart felt uneasy, always feeling that there was a weasel wishing the chicken a happy new year - not a good intention.

  On one hand, he said "good" with his mouth and gestured for Guo Ye to sit down. On the other hand, he muttered in his heart: As long as this rascal doesn't come back, my body will be better than anything else.

  When Guo Ye sat down, Wu Mao asked, raising his legs: "Guo Ye, it's already dusk, you're not on duty at the government office, nor are you staying in the county town, why did you run back to Dongliu Township?"

  Guo Ye looked at Wu Mao Cai's cautious appearance and couldn't help but sigh, it seemed that persuading this stubborn man to give up his wealth was not going to be easy.

  He immediately reviewed what he wanted to say in his mind, then moved the chair step by step closer to Wu Maocai with his buttocks, mysteriously approaching the other party, and said in a low voice: "Father-in-law, do you want to overthrow the Liu family and let the Liu family completely roll out of Dongliu Township?"

  Huh?

  Wu Maocai was taken aback, how could he not think of it, thinking that for several decades, the Liu and Wu families had been at odds, and Wu Maocai had always dreamed of getting rid of those two turtle sons of bitches from the Liu family.

  But Guo Ye suddenly started talking about this, and Wu Mao still felt uneasy in his heart.

  What's this? This is what they mean by "something strange must be brewing", that little brat Guo Ye definitely isn't up to any good.

  Seeing Wu Maocai, although he was moved in his heart, he hesitated and did not express his attitude. Guo Ye had to take another strong medicine.

  He cleared his throat and then said to Wu Maocai, "Father-in-law, don't say that your son-in-law doesn't take care of you. Today, I'm specially bringing you a great fortune!"

  A heaven-sent stroke of good fortune?

  Wu Maocai suddenly gained spirit, his originally small eyes, like green beans, instantly widened to the size of a cow's eyes.