Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 956: How Will You Compensate Me?

Chapter 956: Chapter 956: How Will You Compensate Me?

"You’re meddling too much, how will they rack their brains to solve their food and clothing needs? In my opinion, you shouldn’t meddle completely, it’s best to let them be six parts full, so they have both the energy to preserve and the motivation to solve their livelihood issues. This area has fertile land, and although it’s winter, there are surely crops that are suitable for winter growth, right? Conditions are created by people. As the saying goes, if there are conditions, take them; if not, create the conditions and still take them."

Lu Jianxi looked at Long San at once, "If I really did that, the next time I enter the village, I might be surrounded and beaten up."

"But if you keep playing the good guy, the court’s supplies will run out one day," Long San said with a light smile. "Besides, at the Yamen, there should be officials responsible for the crops. You need to delegate this pressure and not take it all on yourself."

Lu Jianxi continued walking forward, "The official in charge of grain has not accomplished much so far."

"It’s not that he hasn’t accomplished anything, it’s that with you, the General, overshadowing him, even if he wants to achieve something, he wouldn’t dare. Although you’re currently the inspector, who doesn’t know the renown of the Lu family, the ’King of the Southwest,’ second only to one, above ten thousand. He can only bow and scrape to you."

Lu Jianxi stopped, "Should I withdraw from the north then?"

"I think your responsibility should be limited to inspection. Leave the specific tasks to those in charge. They receive their salary, so they should do the real work. You just need to give the orders, and with the pressure on them, they will naturally think of solutions."

Lu Jianxi turned around to look at Long San, who still wore an indifferent expression, yet she had to admit what he said made sense.

Up ahead was Zhang Dazhi’s house.

Lu Jianxi hadn’t reached the yard when she heard a commotion from inside. First, a woman was scolding in the yard, "Don’t think about going out to find short-term or long-term work. We’ve just come back, and you need to straighten up the beds and quilts at home first. Don’t worry about starving; didn’t we just receive a piece of silver? We can get change for it tomorrow and that will be enough to get us through this year."

Then a man’s voice responded, "What about next year?"

"The government gives out porridge every day, two meals a day; we won’t starve. We’ll see what everyone plants in the spring."

"So we’re not planting potatoes in the back garden anymore?"

"Let’s not worry about it for now. We’ll discuss it later. We’ve been on the road for half a month, braving the elements. Let’s rest for a while before we decide anything. We’ll just consider it a debt the government owes us that’s being repaid all at once."

"..."

Lu Jianxi turned to look at Long San, who said with a light smile, "You see, human nature at its worst. If the court really has the money, then let them continue their laziness; if not, better to force them towards self-reliance sooner rather than later."

Lu Jianxi gave up on making a courtesy visit and turned to walk back, with Long San hurrying to follow alongside her.

As they passed another household, a peasant woman came out and warmly grabbed Lu Jianxi, "Inspector Lu, aren’t cotton comforters distributed at the end of the year? Our family of five only received one, and it’s not enough to keep us warm."

"Each household received a piece of silver for resettlement, which should have been enough to buy cotton comforters," Lu Jianxi said.

"That piece of silver doesn’t really help much, you know. The New Year is coming, and we have to buy cotton clothes and other things."

Lu Jianxi glanced at Long San, who pretended not to know anything and walked past her.

"One piece of silver per household, that’s non-negotiable," Lu Jianxi said, pushing away the woman’s hand.