Seeing that Su Dahu was blocking his view, Qin Yucheng touched his nose uncomfortably and turned to walk towards A Cai.

Pointing to the two wooden basins in his arms, she abruptly changed the subject, "What are you holding all this time?"

"Young master, there are four sets of pig offal in this basin." Ah Cai saw his young master coming and quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Before you left, you asked me to go and talk to the butchers in the county town. After I took the man to the yamen, I went to the market in the west of the city and have already spoken with the butchers. From now on, pig offal will be supplied to Miss Su and the others as usual."

Before leaving, I noticed they still had some pig offal left on their stall, so I decided to bring some back with me.

This will save Miss Su from having to make another trip later.

"Well done." Qin Yucheng's gaze swept over the pig offal, and he nodded in satisfaction. "It was worth it for Aunt Su... Hua'er specially bringing you crabapples from all this way."

"It's my duty," Ah Cai grinned.

He was laughing for a moment when he suddenly froze, then let out a shriek like a rooster crowing, “Young Master, what did you say? Miss Su gave me apples?! Apples that the King of Xirong sends to the Emperor every year???”

"Keep your voice down." Qin Yucheng felt as if his ear had been punched, and glared at him irritably.

She then pointed to the vegetable basket on the table and briefly explained Lin Qing's situation.

After hearing this, Ah Cai looked at Su Hua for a moment, then at Lin Qin. If he weren't holding two large wooden basins, he would have burst into tears and hugged Su Hua. "Miss Su, Ah Cai is just a servant. How can I be worthy of eating these fruits? Ah Cai..."

A single crabapple is worth a thousand gold pieces, yet Miss Su gave him four.

The amount was exactly the same as that of the other masters in the household.

Miss Su not only cared about him, but also didn't treat him like a servant at all.

Seeing that he was about to choke up, Su Hua quickly chuckled and said, "It's just a few fruits, it's not worth making such a fuss. Besides, I haven't even had a chance to thank you for helping me beat up that constable Gao and buying offal."

"No, no need to thank me, it's all my duty," Ah Cai quickly shook his head.

"What a disgrace!" Qin Yucheng glared at him, ordered the pig offal to be put aside, and then asked about the fate of Song Jiaren and the others.

Ah Cai wiped his eyes. "There were more than a dozen people who filed a lawsuit against Zuixianju. After Song Jiaren and Xiao Liuzi entered the yamen, they were each given thirty lashes by the officials."

Moreover, before I returned from the county government office, the master said that after all the debts and other matters of Zuixianju were settled, he would send Song Jiaren, Xiao Liuzi and Gao Yayi to the western border to dig up the city wall.

They're to dig until they die, and they're never allowed to return to Qingshui County.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yucheng immediately laughed, "Digging into the city wall, Father, this move is truly infuriating."

The city wall on the border between the Western Rong and Yu the Great was notoriously difficult to dig. They only had one meal of porridge a day and had to get up early and go to bed late to dig day and night.

Moreover, those thrown there were all criminals, each more ruthless than the last. For the three of them, accustomed to a comfortable life, the days to come would be worse than death.

"What do you mean by 'punishing the heart'?" Li Hongyan glanced at him. "Your father was clearly just following the rules."

Qin Yucheng grinned and nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, Mother is right. Father was just following the rules."

Su Hua raised an eyebrow, and couldn't help but think of the time when the Meng family sent Wang Ergou to their home to steal the jade hairpin.

Meng Yongfu tried to bribe the yamen runners to get Meng Chengshi released, but the magistrate caught him and instead added another year to Meng Chengshi's sentence.

These days, such a torturous method is really well thought out.

This Magistrate Qin is quite an interesting person.

Seeing that her mistresses had finished their conversation, the maid behind Li Hongyan glanced at the little maid who had been standing at the courtyard gate for a while, and immediately curtsied. "Madam, lunch is ready in the kitchen. Would you like someone to bring it over now?"

"Oh dear, look at my memory! Tell them to serve the food quickly." Li Hongyan waved her hand.

It had been a long time since they had met Su Hua and her brother, who were so easy to talk to that they almost forgot the time.

After saying that, she smiled at the Su siblings and said, "Hua'er, Dahu, Aunt Li didn't know what dishes you liked to eat, so she asked the kitchen staff to prepare a little of everything. If there's anything you don't like, please let me know, and I'll have it remade later..."

Wei Jianjia couldn't listen to it any longer. She stepped forward and said coldly, "Aunt, I'm not feeling well, so I'll take my leave first."

Li Hongyan paused, turned her head, and saw that Wei Jianjia's face was pale, even more so than her bright red dress. "Jianjia, is something wrong? Should we call the family physician to take a look?"

Although this niece's temperament is comparable to that of her half-sister Li Hongluo, both are not very likable.

But blood is thicker than water.

Wei Jianjia looked up at Qin Yucheng and saw that his gaze was fixed on Su Hua. She bit her lip and shook her head. "Jianjia is fine. I'm just a little tired and want to rest for a while."

Having said that, without waiting for Li Hongyan's reaction, he bowed and turned to leave.

"Miss..." Qiu Shuang, who had been kneeling on the ground, was stunned when she saw Wei Jianjia disappear into the courtyard gate in the blink of an eye.

Why did her young lady just leave like that?

Li Hongyan frowned slightly, looked at Qiushuang on the ground, and said in a cold voice, "Alright, get up. In the future, think about your master before you speak or do anything. If there is a next time, the rules of the Qin family are not just for show."

Go back and take good care of your young lady. If Jianjia feels unwell, report to me immediately.

"Yes, I understand, thank you, Madam." Qiu Shuang's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly replied.

He scrambled to his feet and quickly ran out of the courtyard to chase after Wei Jianjia.

The kitchen maids brought over dishes of food. When the Su siblings followed Li Hongyan and the other two to the dining room, they saw that the large, long mahogany table was already set with a full table of food. The porcelain white carved plates reflected various dishes, instantly bringing to mind the words "vibrant and delicious".

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