Chapter 236 Why do you want to do something thankless?

Old Mrs. Ye and Old Man Ye finally understood.

The instigator turned out to be the county magistrate?

Everyone in the family looked solemn. Even someone as reckless as Ye Daquan was silent.

Old Mrs. Ye was so anxious that she burst into tears: "What should I do?"

Ye Daquan said: "How about we all go out and take shelter?"

Ye Jin'er whispered, "We couldn't even get out of the city gate this morning... I think that must have been an order from Magistrate Lu!"

"Then we...sue the authorities?"

"He is the official."

"Then... find a bigger one? What's on the county magistrate?"

"It's the prefect."

"Then let's find the prefect!"

Old Lady Ye said, "The last time we went to the government office to look for them, the county magistrate's wife seemed to have said that her daughter was the prefect's daughter-in-law. The prefect and the county magistrate are from the same nest!"

As she spoke, Old Lady Ye almost collapsed to the ground: "He is the county magistrate, the god of our Yue'an County... The prefect who wiped out the family, the county magistrate who ruined the family, what should we do now?"

Ye Caiping closed her eyes deeply.

This was the most powerless she had felt since she traveled through time.

The people do not fight against the officials. This is true even in modern times, let alone in ancient times when the hierarchy was strict and the people were as lowly as ants.

This is also the reason why she has always wanted to find a backer.

In this situation, you can only ask the people above for help.

But right now, even if she tried hard, she couldn't reach even a finger of the nobles.

After thinking for a while, Ye Caiping said, "I'm going back to my room to write two letters. Brother, aren't you guys going to deliver goods in town tomorrow? Go to Baiweilou and buy two roast chickens. Then give the letters to Shopkeeper Lin and have him deliver them, one to my second brother and one to Mr. Su."

At present, the only person she is familiar with and who has a wealthy family is Su Hen, the owner of Baiweilou.

His business has grown so big, he must have some support from above. She wants to use the glass making method to ask Su Hen to help them.

In fact, compared to Su Hen, Ye Caiping felt that Shen Zhiyan's family background was more profound.

But Shen Zhiyan was implicated in the court struggle, so he was forced to leave Beijing and live in seclusion in a remote town like theirs.

He was only in his thirties, an age when a man should have made great achievements, but he chose to live in seclusion. It was obvious that he had too many enemies and was forced to leave.

I don't want to ask him for help, for fear that he will be implicated as well.

Ye Caiping turned around and went into the study, and soon came out with two letters.

Ye Daquan took the letter and said, "I will deliver the letter myself tomorrow and I will definitely deliver it."

Ye Caiping nodded.

…

In the backyard of the yamen.

The county magistrate's wife was drinking tea.

Zheng Kai stood aside with a stern face, "Eldest sister, I have sacrificed half my life's reputation for you. Now the whole Yue'an County says that I am a scum who robbed women."

The county magistrate's wife glanced at him and said, "Alright, if you guys weren't so useless, I wouldn't have used such means to scheme against a village woman."

"Once this is accomplished, you will certainly benefit from it."

"The problem is, when I went to force her to marry me, she actually agreed! She even asked me to hire a sedan chair to marry her."

The county magistrate's wife looked very cold and said calmly, "Go home first! You don't have to worry about this anymore."

Zheng Kai bowed and turned to leave.

Nanny Fang said, "That country woman seems to have discovered it. To be honest, the master and the mistress are too anxious."

"How can I not be anxious?" The county magistrate's wife slammed her hand on the coffee table. "The superiors will come to inspect soon! This matter must be completed before the end of the month."

…

The next day.

Ye Daquan came to Ye Caiping's house, took the letter, and then drove away slowly in the ox cart.

Ye Caiping and Old Lady Ye didn't enter until his back was out of sight.

Ye Caiping was about to go to the workshop when Xiaoyan ran in with a pale face: "Aunt, the...county magistrate's wife is here!"

Ye Caiping's face darkened: "Let her in! Mother, Jin'er, you two go back to your room first."

Old Mrs. Ye wanted to say something but stopped herself. Finally, she took her two granddaughters and left the main hall.

Ye Caiping sat upright in the main hall. After a while, she saw the county magistrate's wife, accompanied by a group of people, rushing in with a dozen gift boxes.

"Sister Caiping, great news." The county magistrate's wife walked up to Ye Caiping and said with a smile.

Ye Caiping sneered: "Oh, Madam, are you here to propose marriage to Master Zheng?"

The county magistrate's wife's face froze, and she smiled:

"The master has already taught me a lesson yesterday. It was my fault during this period. Zheng Kai offended you yesterday. I thought about it carefully. You two have already become enemies. How can you get married again?"

"These days, I have been insane! Now rumors are spreading, ruining my sister's reputation. In order to compensate my sister, I have decided to personally welcome her into the mansion and make her my master's second wife."

Ye Caiping sneered: "I don't mind my reputation. After all, no matter how bad my reputation is, it's not as bad as beating my mother-in-law. Since Madam knows that I'm wrong, let's be even! There's nothing wrong between me and the county magistrate, why do you have to confirm my guilt?"

The county magistrate's wife frowned and said, "Why? This lady doesn't mind, but you still don't want to?"

"Sorry, I really don't want to." She knew that no matter what, they would not let her go, so why should she endure it? She could just say whatever she wanted. "Madam, why bother?"

Ye Caiping sighed softly: "What do you like about me? Is it the contribution of the yellow-heart cassava or my property?"

The county magistrate's wife raised her eyebrows, stopped pretending, and sat down leisurely on the armchair beside her.

Ye Caiping continued, "I am just an ordinary woman. Even if I discovered and planted the yellow-heart cassava, the county magistrate will report it to you, and your achievements will be recorded in it, right? This is supposed to be a win-win situation for us, why make such a fuss?"

Yue'an County is under the jurisdiction of County Magistrate Lu. As long as he works with her to promote yellow-heart cassava, his political achievements will come in abundance.

She didn't understand why they had to do such a thankless job.