Chapter 160 The Kind-hearted Yao Guang

Chapter 160: Kind-hearted Yao Guang

At this time, Ye Xuan no longer had any interest in continuing his inspection. The entire Beishan Imperial Manor could only be described in one word: miserable!
If it were seen by others, even by the famous honest officials of this era who love the people like their own children, they might not feel too much emotion.

Due to the limitations of the times and the low level of productivity, no matter how wise the ruler was, he could not completely change the living conditions of the people during his reign.

This does not mean that Zhu Yuanzhang was not a wise ruler, or that the Ming Dynasty was extremely corrupt.

As we all know, although Zhu Yuanzhang was a bit cruel to officials and his old brothers who had followed him to conquer the world, no one could deny that in this era, apart from him, no other emperor could sincerely hope that the people could live a good life as much as he did.

For this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang even maintained a high-intensity work schedule for a long period of time. He would get up at four or five in the morning to work, and at most he would review more than two hundred memorials a day.

He has no more than three days off a year, which makes him a model worker even in the entire imperial world.

The ability of a founding emperor is unquestionable. He is diligent and loves his people. Moreover, he lived in one of the most glorious moments of the Ming Dynasty. The people still had a hard time, let alone other periods.

So even if it were Hai Rui, Bao Zheng and the like, they would probably have been accustomed to such scenes, but for Ye Xuan, this was something that broke his worldview.

The miserable plight of the people made him feel as if something was blocking his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe and he felt as if he was going to die in the next second.

Ye Xuan walked out of the hut directly, stood on the dirt road and breathed in the fresh air.

At this time, Yao Guang also followed. He also noticed that Ye Xuan seemed to be in a bad mood, but he couldn't figure out the reason no matter how hard he tried.

After a long time, Ye Xuan turned around and said to Yao Guang, "This family's father just died, leaving only a woman and a child. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to handle the funeral. You can stay and help with it. I'll go back to the official residence first."

Yao Guang turned around and glanced at the beautiful Yun Fang in the thatched cottage. He didn't know what he was thinking about, but smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lord Ye, I will definitely take care of this matter properly!"

Ye Xuan was feeling depressed at the time and didn't care what Yao Guang was thinking. He just nodded and returned to his residence.

Until Ye Xuan disappeared at the end of the dirt road, a vague shadow flashed into the vermilion gate of the official residence.

Yao Guang then turned back into the hut, squatted down and said kindly, "Yunfang, the dead cannot be resurrected, so please be patient and mourn!"

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Yao." Yunfang was still kneeling on the ground, slightly bending down to make a salute gesture.

Yao Guang touched Yun Fang's brother Yun Hu's head and suddenly said meaningfully: "Our new captain is very kind and benevolent. Although I am just an official of low status, I have been in the officialdom for more than ten years and have never seen such a kind-hearted official!"

"No matter how poor or dirty the family is, Captain Ye never looks at people with any displeasure or disdain. I, Old Yao, have lived for half my life, and I can see this."

Upon hearing this, Yun Fang couldn't help but echoed, "Lord Ye is a good official. The people of Beishan Royal Manor are blessed!"

Yao Guang took the opportunity to say, "Although Wu Qizao has been arrested by the adults, the adults have actually helped you pay off the foreign debt of thirty taels of silver, and just now they gave money to help with your father's funeral. You are a girl with a conscience, can you still refuse to pay back this money?" Thinking back to last night, if Ye Xuan hadn't suddenly appeared to rescue her, Yun Fang might have experienced another forced incident.

Of course, it is still unknown whether Wu Qizao will succeed in beating Yunfang with a stick.

But in just less than a day, Ye Xuan first helped her to advance a debt of thirty taels of silver, and just gave her fifteen taels of silver to arrange the funeral. These were actually forty-five taels of silver that could be seen.

In an ordinary farming family, a strong laborer with no other income could earn about six taels of silver just by farming all year round without eating or drinking.

In other words, Yunfang would have to go without food or drink for six or seven years to be able to pay back the forty-five taels of silver!
But is it possible for Yunfang to go without food and drink? Even if she can, she still has a younger brother to support.

Thinking that the hard days were still ahead, Yunfang couldn't help but feel even sadder.

Old Yao seemed to be very emotional, and touched Yunhu's head again, "It's hard for us to be ordinary people!"

"Think about it. Even if Lord Ye doesn't care about this little money and doesn't want you to change it, life still has to go on. Your Yun family only has Yun Hu as the only child left. Do you still want him to continue farming?"

"But if you want to study, which of the tuition, books, writing brushes and food rations you give to your teacher doesn't cost money?"

"Don't even mention the dowry and wedding banquet that Yun Hu will ask for when he reaches marriageable age in a few years. By then, we will have to rebuild the house, or even repair it, right? Sigh... that's all money! How can a woman like you afford it?"

Yunfang first lost her father, and then was almost crushed by the pear blossoms. She was already filled with sorrow, and after being provoked by Old Yao, she was immediately overwhelmed with grief and pain.

She was just sobbing quietly at first, but suddenly she was crying loudly.

Old Yao answered, trying hard not to curl his lips, "But there is a way. Not only will you two not have to suffer from now on, but you may even be able to find a good future for your brother."

Yunfang immediately choked up and said, "Please teach me, sir!"

Yao Guang tried hard to make himself look like he was doing this for Yun Fang's good, and said in a serious tone, "Our Captain Ye is still unmarried, and he is young, well-mannered, and has excellent character! As for you, there is nothing to say about him."

"Don't say I didn't warn you, Old Yao. If it weren't for the imperial errand, you wouldn't have met a good man like this even if you stayed in Beishan Royal Manor for your whole life. Now that you've met one, don't you know what to do?"

Yunfang was stunned at first, then she understood and her cheeks immediately turned red.

"This... How can this be possible!?"

"Why not?" Yao Guang's face darkened, and he pretended to scold: "Let's not talk about anything else. Xiaofang, your appearance is top-notch even in Yingtian City, let alone in our Beishan Royal Manor!"

(End of this chapter)