"Come on, come on, fellow villagers, help. Let''s give way. There''s a new announcement. Let me post it."


    A yamen servant came out of the yamen, holding several rice paper, and said aloud.


    The people around the bulletin board were obedient and made way for the Yamen. They looked at the Yamen standing in front of the bulletin board thanking them all the way, then brushed the paste and pasted all the rice paper.


    Su Meiniang was quite strange. She didn''t understand why the Yamen had such a kind attitude.


    In particular, Su Mei Niang was surprised by the smile and the gesture of thanking her.


    This is totally different from the domineering Yamen in her cognition.


    There was no time to think about it. With the new announcement posted, the people who had just given up a way swarmed up again.


    Su Meiniang also looked at the new announcement curiously, but before she looked a few times, she was stunned by the contents of the announcement.


    "Notice on the special rectification of arbitrary charges in Heyang city?"


    Su Mei Niang murmured it once, then took a deep breath and looked carefully at the contents of the notice.


    As a result, the more you look at it, the more stunned you are. The more you look at it, the more your mood fluctuates. In the end, you can''t control your excitement.


    Actually want to return part of the money overcharged in recent years?


    Are those officials in the government office crazy?


    I''ve never heard of anyone asking for money. I''ve never seen anyone spit money out


    What the hell is going on?!


    Su Meiniang couldn''t believe what she saw. She stared at the first rice paper carefully and looked again to make sure she didn''t read it wrong!


    Heyang Chengfu yamen really needs to return part of the protection fee that each merchant is forced to collect by the street patrol yamen every month!


    The proportion of this return has reached 50%!


    At the bottom of the announcement, the time of return is clearly stated, from the posting of the announcement to the completion of all return!


    As for the place of return, it is in the government office!


    If the number of people applying for return is large in a certain period of time, just queue up and keep order.


    Is this true or false?!


    Su Mei Niang was stunned for a while. Seeing that the people around her had started a heated discussion again, she couldn''t help but feel angry.


    Whether it''s true or not, just go and have a look!


    Trying to squeeze out of the crowd again, Su Meiniang trotted back to her silk shop.


    Then, according to the requirements just seen in the announcement, he took the road guide issued by Heyang government to every Heyang people, as well as the house deed of the silk shop itself and the business deed of the shop.


    He trotted all the way back to the gate of the government office.


    Panting for breath, Su Mei Niang walked into the main gate of the Yamen with great anxiety.


    The two yamen guards in charge of guarding the gate had no intention of stopping at all, which relaxed Su Meiniang''s extremely nervous mood a little.


    This is the first time in her life that she has entered the government!


    "Really let me in? But... Where should I go after I come in?"


    Su Mei Niang looked around in some confusion and saw a yamen servant standing in the main gate, smiling and gesturing to her.


    Subconsciously looking at the gesture, Su Meiniang found that there was a sign indicating the direction in front of her.


    He quickly bowed to the Yamen and thanked him. As a result, the Yamen hurriedly returned the gift with a smile, making Su Meiniang more trance.


    Without time to think about it, Su Meiniang began to move forward according to the instructions of the sign.


    A total of three signs passed by and came to an open space.


    Several long tables were placed in the open space, and in front of the long table were more than a dozen vacant chairs.


    Behind the long table sat five scribes, and on both sides stood more than a dozen street patrol Yamen.


    Su Meiniang came forward nervously and found that both the scribe and the street patrol yamen were the same as the Yamen who had shown her the way before, with a very gentle smile on her face.


    This kind of smile relieved Su Meiniang''s tension very effectively.


    "Girl, sit down and come to get the money? Have you brought the guide, the house deed and the business deed?"


    One of the scribes asked Su Mei Niang, smiling and gesturing to sit down.


    "Ah? Yes... Yes."


    Su Mei Niang was dizzy. Were these chairs prepared for us people?


    Timidly, he sat on the chair, took out those documents and respectfully handed them to the bookkeeper in front of him, but he still maintained considerable doubt in his heart.


    She always felt that it was impossible for the government to return the money she had collected before, but if she didn''t try, she was really unwilling.


    So she made a score. If the bookkeeper in front of her made an excuse not to give her money, she would never make trouble!


    The people don''t fight with the officials. It''s true to leave quickly!


    This idea was emerging in my mind, but the bookkeeper in front of me suddenly said, "Miss Su, I checked. Before your Su style silk and satin shop, you would receive two protection fees every month. Limited by statistics, we can only count the amount in the past ten years."


    "The initial protection fee is not as high as it is now. According to our statistics, in the past ten years, the total protection fee charged by Soviet style silk and satin shops has been around 200. Lord Cheng Wei tried his best to recover it, but he couldn''t recover all the forced fees for a long time."


    "So according to the regulations of Lord Cheng Wei, the return of illegally collected protection fees this time is half of the previous statistics. This is your 100 pass. Please keep it. The money tickets of Sihai bank can be cashed at any time."


    Then the scribe handed a hundred dollar bill to Su Mei Niang.


    Ah?! Did you really give the money?! And so straightforward?! I... I''m not dreaming, am I?


    Su Mei Niang looked at the money ticket in front of her and was in a trance for a moment.


    Is this still the government she knows?


    It''s just that everyone is unusually kind. Is he still keeping his word?


    Isn''t the government always more unreasonable than bandits?


    "Miss Su? Are you okay?"


    Looking at Su Mei Niang in a daze, the bookkeeper asked strangely.


    "Ah? Ah! It''s all right. This money... Is it really for me?"


    Su Mei Niang recovered, but she still didn''t dare to answer the money ticket in front of her, and asked timidly.


    "This is your money. Who won''t give it to you?"


    The scribe said in tears and laughter.


    Su Mei Niang was relieved. She trembled a little and took the money ticket. For a moment, she was excited and couldn''t help herself.


    Suddenly, he thought of something again. After searching for it, he took out a ten pass money ticket and handed it to the scribe.


    He said sincerely, "it''s really troublesome for you. I''ll treat you to drink with this money. I hope you don''t dislike it."


    She did it from the bottom of her heart, without any reluctance.


    Although she didn''t have much contact with the government, Su Meiniang was not a sensible person who had opened a silk shop for more than a year.


    Understand that you should abide by the rules when dealing with people from the government.


    What''s more, people can find a hundred passes for themselves!