The farmers were all astonished.
Could it be that the headman had embezzled all those things?
"Master, I, I..." the headman stammered, swallowing hard.
"Look at your family, each one dressed in brand-new clothes, faces rosy and healthy. Now look at them, each one with patches on their clothes, their children pale and thin. How many things have you deceived them out of over the years, I don't know, but one thing is for certain, you must give it back to them. Otherwise, I'll send you to the Governor's Office, and let the Lord County Magistrate deal with you, you wicked servant!"
Xie Zhinuan's eyes were cold, his voice resounding with authority.
Unable to hold back, someone cried out, "Over the years, for the chickens I've raised, he would take away twenty every year, and one pig. How much silver that would be, let me calculate, let me calculate!"
But he had never received an education and couldn't do the math.
