Chapter 264 - Chapter 264: The Whole County Was Shocked
Chapter 264: The Whole County Was Shocked
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Jian Qingqing did not know anything about the people. Because the meeting was held at night, she could not get up. So even when Ming Zhiyan called her, she did not go. She just lay on the bed and slept.
The village chiefs who went to the county office for the meeting went in with nervous expressions. They came out with blank expressions, which made the people who were waiting outside curious.
“Eh? What happened? What did the county magistrate say? Why do you all look like this?”
The first village chief who came out seemed to not hear half of it. He walked straight over without moving his eyes.
His appearance made everyone’s heart itch. They were extremely curious. Seeing that he ignored them, they continued to surround the next person, but the next person’s reaction was the same as the first village chief’s.
They asked a few questions in a row, but no one said anything.
“Eh? What exactly happened? Why do all of you look like this? Did something big happen?”
It was the first time that the county office was holding a meeting of village chiefs in Shifeng County, so it was considered very big news. Not long after the news came out, there were people waiting for this day, so early in the morning, many people who wanted to watch the show rushed over. Not only those who lived in the county, but also those in the countryside.
A group of people squeezed outside the county office. The surrounding commoners stopped the village chiefs from leaving, wanting to know what had happened. The village chief looked like he had lost his soul and just stood there in a daze.
Suddenly, the county office’s door opened again. An official in black and gold armor walked out. His face was full of beard and he shouted with a sullen face, “Make way! What are you squeezing in here for?!”
The surrounding people immediately dispersed, and only then did the village chiefs have a way out.
The officer in armor strode to the place where the notice was pasted, pasted a large piece of paper on it, and then returned to the county office without looking back.
Those people poked their heads out from a distance to take a look, and when they saw that there was no danger, they carefully ran to the notice board.
The first one to arrive was a cashier from a restaurant. He had read a book before. After a cursory glance, he cried out in shock.
The few people who followed behind could not read. They asked anxiously,
“What happened? What is written on this?”
Seeing that the cashier was like the village chiefs from before, he seemed to have lost his soul and ignored them. They were so anxious that they went forward and grabbed the cashier’s shoulders, shaking him.
“What is written on it? Quickly tell us! Why are all of them like this?”
The cashier came back to his senses. It was as if he had seen a ghost. He pointed at the notice with trembling fingers and said in a trembling voice, “This, this, this…”
He stuttered but did not say anything. It made the surrounding people anxious. They scratched their ears and cheeks as they looked at the notice. They wished that they were the ones who could read.
Someone shook him crazily. “What is this? Hurry up and say it!”
The cashier’s body stiffened, and his pupils dilated. He said absent-mindedly,
“High-yield grain…”
“What?”
He said it too softly, so no one could hear him clearly.
“High-yield grain… high-yield grain! A high-yield grain of a thousand catties per acre!”
This time, he said it so loudly that his throat was breaking.
Instantly, the surrounding people exploded.
“Did you all hear it clearly? What did he say?!”
“I, I, I, I heard high-yield grain! What did you hear?!”
“Oh my God! Me too!”
“What else did he say? A thousand catties per acre?! Did I hear wrongly?!”