It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 278

It was already hot at noon, and when Jiang Yan heard that he was only worth a quarter of a bag of wheat and that Grandpa Jiang Wang was being treated as a scapegoat, he became increasingly angry.

However, the other side had more people and was not at an advantage, so Jiang Yan still tried his best to maintain his expression, only slightly curling his lips to show his disgust.

Jiang Wang was not angry. He politely declined the manager's offer, but he hesitated about the promised half bag of wheat.

The steward saw an opportunity and immediately signaled the person beside him to come forward and explain in detail the generous treatment of being a tenant farmer and servant to their master.

In Jiang Yan's opinion, the "generous treatment" repeatedly mentioned in the long boast can be summarized in three points: eating until 60% full every day, provided with a house, and a set of clothes every year.

Well... Jiang Yan wouldn't be tempted by this treatment at all, especially the promise, which sounded like empty promises.

However, in a situation where a large group of people can be taken away with just a few bites of food, why does the manager have to specifically mention "benefits" when selecting people? This is absolutely abnormal.

Jiang Wang's occasional responses and varied praises were very helpful to the manager.

Especially when Jiang Wang asked where the "good man" lived and said that he would go there to ask for food when he was at his wit's end, the steward couldn't help but reveal their origins and quietly added a few complaints about the Rongcheng County Government.

For example, I thought that the price of buying people in Rongcheng County would be much lower than those in Xiakou County and Rongding County because of the severe disaster. However, as soon as I entered the city, I was sternly informed of the lowest price by the Rongcheng County Government.

People like them who come from other counties have to pay a hefty "entrance fee", and no matter whether they buy people or not, they won't be allowed to leave if they don't pay.

Add to that the food and drink expenses along the way and the huge sum of money we were charged in Rongding County...it would be a huge loss if we couldn't bring more people with us.

"The loss is huge" was Jiang Yan's guess. She had seen how the gatekeepers in Rongding County plundered heavily. She didn't expect that this group of talents didn't think about going back home, but came to Rongcheng County and then ran into a bandit's lair.

Jiang Wang had already made the manager beam with joy. He asked his men to bring forward the half bag of wheat he had mentioned at the beginning, and then promised in a very respectful manner: "If you come with me, I can arrange for another half bag of wheat."

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Jiang Yan tugged at Jiang Wang's sleeve and tried to leave. Apparently, this group of people also thought the three of them, who were just chatting and laughing, were foolish and easy to fool.

The grain bag that was brought forward was not the usual sixty-jin size, but a small bag. It was estimated that half a bag could only hold five jin, and when it was fully filled it would at most hold more than ten jin.

He wanted to take away three laborers with ten kilograms of wheat. What a wishful thinking! No wonder no victims wanted to follow him when he walked around the market.

Jiang Yan mocked: "Three people in one bag... Can you sell your bodies to work for me?"

The steward squinted his eyes and said, "You poor bastard, I'm afraid you can't afford it. Your county requires at least half a bag of grain per person. A bad-tempered thorn like you can only be a helper at best."

One person gets half a bag of food, two people get one bag of food, and the man in front of me initially said that he would take half a bag away for three people, which was obviously a violation of the rules.

The manager also realized the omission in his words, his eyes became unfriendly, and then he led his men to surround and threaten.

Jiang Hu saw that something was wrong, so he turned around and ran with Jiang Wang on his back, while shouting to Jiang Yan, "Run!"

Three people were running wildly in the front. From their accents, it was obvious that they were not from Xiakou County but more likely from the steward of Heding Prefecture, who was chasing closely behind with his men.

After running for who knows how many streets, Jiang Yan looked back at the group of people behind him who he had not yet gotten rid of, and felt a little crazy.

"Is it really that serious?! The transaction wasn't successful, and even if they report it, the county won't necessarily do anything to them..."