When they arrived at the county government office, the doctor Zhong Jin invited had not left. Zhong Yan's eyes suddenly darkened and he was about to fall back.

Zhou Yu hurriedly supported him and said, "Uncle."

Zhong Jin jumped and hurriedly helped his father sit down, "Doctor Liu, come here and take a look."

Doctor Liu hurriedly came over to check his pulse and saw that the old man had woken up. "The fire is attacking my heart. I need to drink some medicine to treat it."

Zhong Yan didn't care about himself and asked his eldest son, "How is your little brother doing?"

Zhong Jin was afraid that the old man would do something in a hurry, so he hurriedly said: "My little brother is fine now. I kept the doctor here just because I was afraid that my second brother might feel uncomfortable. Dad, my little brother's injury is under control."

Zhong Yan's eyes turned red, "Just control it, it's all my fault."

Zhong Jin felt bad, "Dad, it's not your fault."

Zhou Yu also advised, "Uncle, the past is in the past. You have to look forward. There will be no difficulties in the future when the whole family is together."

Zhong Yan, "Yes, yes, it's good for the whole family to be together."

Seeing that her husband was fine, Ms. Miao hurriedly went to the house to see her youngest son. She saw that his head was wrapped in cotton. She felt so distressed. She really hated her family. How could she be so cruel?

Mrs. Miao sat on the edge of the bed and wiped away tears, "Your father worked hard for the family, but they don't know how to be grateful at all. They are all white-eyed wolves who have been stabbed a thousand times."

When Zhong Yan came in, he heard his wife's resentment and felt even worse.

When Miao saw her husband, she stopped talking, but she was still angry and glared at her husband fiercely.

Seeing that Zhong Yi looked pretty good, Zhou Yu left the room.

Yang Xi already knew the situation from the Zhu family. The Zhong Yi family left Quanzhou. The two families left Quanzhou secretly. The Zhong family found out and chased after them. If the people from Yang San's faction didn't pick them up, the two families would be taken back.

The Zhong family is here.

Zhu said angrily, "Both families were under guard at that time, and they were not given food or drink. Zhong Yi only became serious after he stopped taking medicine. Fortunately, Xixuan sent someone to pick him up and called a doctor in time."

After a pause, he said: "The second brother was afraid that someone would catch up with him again, so he kept on the road without much rest. The younger brother's wound never healed, which frightened both of us, so we hurriedly called a doctor."

Yang Xi is convinced by the Zhong clan and is planning to bring people back to the clan to blackmail Uncle Zhong.

Zhou Yu said with a sullen face, "Brother Zhong Hao is a scholar, and brother Zhong Yi is also a scholar. The Zhong family is too courageous."

Zhong Jin said with a stern face, "Oh, the patriarch is my uncle, they are more than courageous."

Yang Xi sighed. In ancient times, families could deal with their clansmen privately, and some could even decide the life and death of their clansmen. They were extremely courageous.

Zhong Hao slapped the table, "It's really annoying."

He was a member of the family, so he was quite angry when his clan members broke into his home, but he was less worried about his younger brother. Thinking about it, he couldn't suppress his anger.

Zhou Yu said, "Second brother, calm down, you have already come to Ruizhou and it's not worth being angry anymore."

Zhong Hao couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, "The land in Quanzhou is not cheap to the tribesmen. There are still many tribesmen whose fields are in our name and are tax-free. I understand that I can't swallow this breath."

Zhong Jin said in a calm voice, "We are not in a hurry, let them plant it first, and then go back and clean it up after next year's harvest."

Zhou Yu and his wife looked at each other, and brother Zhong Jin became angry.

Zhong Hao frowned, "Brother, our tribe won't let us take away food for nothing."

In the past six months, he has seen too many people's shamelessness!

Zhong Jin looked at Zhou Yu and his wife, "Someone will follow you back then."

Zhou Yu and his wife knew clearly that brother Zhong Jin was talking about Yang San. Zhou Yu asked, "Brother, how many fields does your branch have?"

Zhong Jin looked at Zhong Hao, and Zhong Hao said: "Including the land under my name and Zhong Yi's, there are 500 acres, including 300 acres of paddy fields."

In order to take more care of the clan, my father has not bought any more land in the past few years.

He is exempted from tax on 200 acres of land. The younger brother, a scholar, can ignore it. The big head is with his eldest brother. This dynasty is exempted from taxes based on official rank. The eldest brother is seventh grade and can be exempted from 800 acres of land. The two brothers can be exempted from 1,000 acres of land.

of taxes.

There are other scholars and scholars in the Zhong family. How did the Zhong family save their food? This is how it was saved.

Yang Xi was also calculating the accounts in her mind. Back then, Uncle Zhong got more tax-free land. Later, when he resigned and the tax-free benefits were returned, the tax exemption amounted to a lot of money.

Zhong Hao snorted, "When my father resigned and returned home, the tribe was very dissatisfied. Not only did the family lose their protection, but their fields were no longer tax-exempt. At that time, all the land in my father's name belonged to the tribe."

Zhou Yu said, "I'm ungrateful."

Zhong Hao took a deep breath and said, "White-eyed wolf, my father is concerned about the family. After my eldest brother became an official, half of the tax-free land was given to the clan, and half of it was given to me when I won the election."

I can't say it anymore. The more I say it, the more angry I feel.

Zhou Yu finally understood that Uncle Zhong, even if he was an upright official, had tax-free land and could earn a lot of money just by relying on the land. Why did his uncle not accumulate much money as an official?

Later, when elder brother Zhong became an official, second brother Zhong Hao won the imperial examination and did not have much wealth. It turned out that he was all contributing to the family.

Yang Xi thought about her father-in-law, and then thought about Uncle Zhong. The contrast was too strong. Her father-in-law was not used to his clan members.

Zhong Jin said, "I will return it in the future."

Zhong Hao couldn't explain it. He really didn't know where his eldest brother got his confidence. If he could figure it out, his father would have done it long ago. Why can't the family earn much money except for expenses?

Zhong Jin met his second brother's gaze without explaining much, and glanced at Zhou Yu and his wife.

Zhou Yu and his wife didn't say much. They said it was useless and wanted Brother Zhong Hao to see it in person. When Yang San came back from the capital, Brother Zhong Hao would know where his confidence came from.

Zhou Yu and his wife could not stay in the county government office, so after Zhong Yi woke up and said a few words, they returned to Shanghe Village.

Uncle Zhong's sons are here, and they have something to talk about.

Yang Xi asked curiously, "Do you think Uncle Zhong will mention Xixuan?"

Zhou Yu said, "Xixuan is not at home. Uncle Zhong will not mention Xixuan. He will introduce more about the school until Xixuan comes back."

Yang Xi thought about it, Xixuan was not at home, it was useless to say more, it was only true when he saw it with his own eyes.

When she got home, Ms. Ye asked about the situation and was relieved after knowing that Zhong Yi was fine. "Fortunately, Xixuan sent someone to pick him up."

Yang Xi smiled, "Yes, Uncle Zhong is very grateful to Xixuan."

Ye, "We are all one family."

Yang Xi thought to himself, this kid Yang San doesn't think Uncle Zhong is a family member. This kid really needs Uncle Zhong's gratitude.

In Yang San's heart, Uncle Zhong is a counselor. Uncle Zhong has been ups and downs in the officialdom for many years. He has a sense of the overall situation and a plan. These are what Yang San needs.

Two days later, Uncle Zhong and his wife came back, and Zhong Hao came back with them.

The school was in session, but Uncle Zhong and Zhou Bing were missing from the school. Yang Xi and his wife were even busier, and they did not notice that Uncle Zhong was back.

Zhong Yan and his son were listening to the class by the window. The two of them were wrapped in cloaks and their noses were red from the cold and they did not move.

Zhong Hao listened to half of the class before Zhong Yan signaled his son to leave.
Chapter completed!