Chapter eight hundred and sixty-eight, the imperial envoy has invited
"Who is the village chief of Hecun?" the government servant shouted before he could reach the anxious victims.
The villagers of Hecun are a little confused. Chief of Hecun? Could it be that the imperial envoy knew that the village chief took them away from the dispute just now?
Could it be that they were blamed for staying out of the matter and that they wanted to punish the village chief who took the lead?
"Village Chief!" Several villagers in Hecun Village were very nervous. They suddenly mentioned the village chief, and they didn't know what was going on.
"Is the village chief of Hecun here? The Imperial Envoy has invited you!"
Everyone in Hecun was afraid. The imperial envoy was so vicious. If he asked the village chief to go, wouldn't it be like letting a sheep enter a tiger's mouth?
The village chief was pulled by the crowd and could only respond, "This old man is Xue Miao, the village chief of Hecun. I dare to ask the chief, but I wonder why the imperial envoy summoned me?"
"You'll know when you go there, let's go!"
The officer was very impatient. How could he know what the Imperial Envoy was thinking? Who was the Imperial Envoy? Why did he need to explain to him what he was doing?
But in front of these victims, he couldn't let them see his lack of confidence. After all, he couldn't lose his face, right?
What's more, the victims of the disaster rioted before, causing him to be punched several times by one of his grandsons, and he still felt pain!
Therefore, the government officials didn't have a good face towards these victims. If it weren't for these people, would the government officials have been beaten?
"Hurry up! Don't keep the imperial envoy waiting!"
Xue Miao saw that the visitor's tone was not friendly, so he quickly leaned over and replied, "Then please help me lead the way!"
"Village Chief!" The villagers in Hecun looked at Xue Miao with worries on their faces. In the past, the village chief was fair in dealing with matters.
After that, no matter what happened during this period, it was always the village chief who made the decision.
Facts have proved that you can’t go wrong by listening to the village chief! Even though the village chief is an outsider, after so many years in the village, the relationship between everyone and the village chief is no longer the same as before.
Everyone showed unbearable expressions and recalled that seventeen years ago, the village chief came to Hecun to settle down alone, carrying his baggage.
At that time, the old village chief happened to be ill and passed away soon after. Before his death, Xue Miao was chosen to succeed him as village chief.
At that time, many people were dissatisfied. How could a foreigner who never mentioned his family or past become the village chief?
However, the old village chief opposed all opinions and believed that the village chief was literate and sensible, so it was perfect to choose him as the village chief.
Because the old village chief is a highly respected elder in the village, even if the villagers object, they still have to abide by the old village chief's last words.
Seventeen years passed like this. During this period, everyone saw the performance of the village chief and highly recognized his abilities.
Until this year, there was a flood in Changtian Mansion. Without the village chief, they would have perished long ago.
They heard that only two days after they left, the houses in the village were flooded. They were all glad that they listened to the village chief's words.
The imperial envoy is so vicious that even if he calls the village chief over, he doesn’t know what he will do to him. If there is no village chief, what will they do in the future?
A pair of eager and worried eyes made Xue Miao feel very close to her. It had been seventeen years, although she went to Hecun originally just to find a place to stay.
How can a human being be ruthless without being a plant?
After seventeen years of living with these villagers day and night, he has integrated into these villagers and into the small village near the river.
He worked at sunrise and rested at sunset! He lived like this for seventeen years, and it was also his most leisurely seventeen years.
Maybe from today on, his life will no longer be peaceful. Those dusty past events will eventually be brought up.
"Don't worry! The imperial envoy is here to save us from the fire and water. I will come when I go!"
He was actually worried about the purpose of the imperial envoy summoning him, but what he worried about was different from the villagers in Hecun.
It's just that after so many years, this matter will probably not be exposed again. And the imperial envoy is so young, it is unlikely that he will be related to that matter.
Although the other party seemed cruel and ruthless, except for that person, he never harmed the lives of the victims at all.
As for that person, he was obviously more than just a disaster victim. This person definitely had ulterior motives in inciting the victims to go against the court and the government.
He even said that he would kidnap a court official. This was not something a common man would dare to do.
Even if a dog is anxious, it will jump over the wall, but now that the victims are not at the end of their rope, how can they take risks?
Because Xue Miao was far away at the time, he had no idea that this man had tried to assassinate Yang Chaoying, otherwise he might have guessed more.
Gu Chengyu sat on the horse and looked down at the old man in front of him.
After looking at the other person, he suddenly realized that the other person was probably not that old, in fact, he was younger than his father.
Before, he observed this person from a distance and found that he had a hunched back and gray hair. He thought that the person was already in his sixties.
Now taking a closer look, he found that the other person's skin and face looked to be around fifty at most.
Gu Chengyu could look at Xue Miao without restraint, but Xue Miao could not look directly at Gu Chengyu.
"Xue Miao, a common man, pays homage to the imperial envoy!" Xue Miao knelt down on the ground with a very respectful expression.
Gu Chengyu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw this. The posture of this salute was very standard, and the movements were very smooth, as if he had been well-educated.
"Xue Miao? Are you the head of Hecun?"
The clear and gentle voice of the young man sounded, which gradually relaxed Xue Miao's nervous mood.
His heart was pounding just now, and he had taken a gamble before coming here. Now after hearing the imperial envoy's question, his heart finally relaxed.
How could the imperial envoy be so young and know about this matter? It has been so long that people have almost forgotten about it. He does not need to be a soldier.
"Sir, it's the grassroots!"
Gu Chengyu squinted his eyes slightly. This person's replies and actions were obviously not as simple as a farmer's. Even if his ancestors were wealthy, he would not know etiquette so clearly.
"I want to build a river embankment in Hangtianfu, but the number of river workers is far from enough. Seeing that you have a lot of prestige among the villagers, I asked you to organize manpower with the village chiefs of other villages to build the river embankment. Notes
Live here! The old, weak, sick and disabled, women, children and children are not required, and those with disabilities are not required. Only healthy young and middle-aged people can be selected. They will provide three meals in the morning and evening, and the money will be fifty cents a day for the time being!"
The river workers here are not doing corvee labor. For such high-risk and high-intensity hard work, fifty cents a day is not much, but it is definitely a lot.
Fifty cents a day is enough to buy food, so that the food needed by the families of the victims will be provided.
As long as you endure hardship and grow old, save more money, and rebuild your home in the future, you will have money in your hands and you can live a good life.
Gu Chengyu felt that this person was quite capable, and if he could complete the tasks he assigned, he could stay with him to do things.