I'M THE FARMGIRL YOU CAN'T MESS WITH

Chapter 293: Bitterness

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Mu Yangling gave the shepherd five taels of silver and let him lead them around the various villages. Also, his family had to help them look after the sheep they bought.

The shepherd couldn’t ask for more. Without being asked by Mu Yangling, he directly told his family, “I think Miss Mu wants to continue this business for the long term. You’d better attend to her needs seriously. Otherwise, she won’t approach me for this job next time.”

His family was very proud and happy that he could gain Mu Yangling’s trust. Therefore, they patted their chest and promised that they would definitely keep an eye on the sheep and feed them until they were fair and fat.

Then, Mu Yangling herded the mule to pull the cart along, officially beginning the acquisition journey.

Mu Yangling asked the shepherd to bring her to a relatively poor village. The shepherd said that other than some rich families and landlords, the surrounding villages were all poor. Before the Hus invaded, everyone was living well.

Compared to Hanzhong Prefecture, which was located on the plains, the soil was relatively fertile. It was countless times better than Xingzhou Prefecture. Therefore, although the citizens there were also poor, their lives were really not bad. At the very least, they did not have to eat chaff when the harvest was poor. They could survive by eating porridge.

However, the moment the Hus entered, the first thing they did was rob their homes. At that time, the rich families and some landlords had also been robbed clean. Some landlords’ land had been directly occupied by the nobles of the Jin Kingdom, and their families destroyed.

Xiuhong quickly asked, “What about the commoners? Don’t those Hus occupying the commoners’ land?”

“Of course.” The shepherd sighed and said, “No matter what, the commoners are always the ones who suffer the most and benefit the least. Seeing as you two ladies are still young, perhaps you haven’t even heard of Hanzhong Prefecture four to five years ago. At that time, the Hus came in and committed arson, murder, and robbery. It was simply tragic. In addition, later on, the nobles surrounded the land and chased away the commoners and villagers. What happened to those people now? They all became refugees. Either that, or they ran into the mountains to become bandits. Only a few people could rely on their relatives.”

“So why didn’t anyone say anything when Little General came in? Why did they secretly help to hide things? In the Hanzhong Prefecture’s territory, all the Han Chinese have a feud with that group of Hus. Fortunately, life is slowly getting better now. Next year, we can plow the fields and harvest grains again.” When the shepherd said this, he was very happy. “When General Qi came in, he said that tax exemption would be granted next year. The Imperial Court’s official document from two days ago has also been issued. Next year, they will give tax exemption to the citizens of Hanzhong Prefecture.”

Mu Yangling forced a smile, not daring to tell him that there might be a drought next year.

Farmers had always been the most cowardly, but they were also the most tenacious. They would always think of resisting only at the last moment, but they could always shoulder those disasters that came their way and move forward step by step in this difficult world.

Mu Yangling was just a small fry. All she could do was try her best to help them within her capabilities.

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