Chapter 61 Yu Tao escapes from her citizenship

Qu Yutao was just a female relative of the criminal's clan, and more than ten years had passed, so no one would argue about such a trivial matter.

Zhao Liya was immediately overjoyed, her face as bright as a flower. "Thank you, Brother Zhong! Thank you, General Zhong! In that case, I'll trouble you, Brother Zhong. It would be best if this matter could be done quickly, preferably before August 15th. This way, our family will have another happy event, and we can have a good holiday!"

Zhong Lu laughed and nodded happily: "It should be no problem!"

When Zhong Lu and the others left, Zhao Liya gave him one hundred taels of silver, and the other two received fifty taels each.

I just earned three thousand taels, so I don’t feel bad at all about spending these two hundred taels!

Besides, it’s worth it.

After Zhonglu and the others left, they opened the red envelope and were shocked.

"Wow, the Zhao family is so generous!"

He spends dozens of taels of silver at a time!

Zhong Lu understood that this must be to make him report to the general wholeheartedly that Qu Yutao had been acquitted.

He smiled. The Zhao family truly valued loyalty and righteousness. They were willing to go to such lengths for a cousin they had just adopted. No wonder the general and Master Zhou were so willing to help them.

As expected, the master is the master, and he can judge people clearly.

Back at the barracks, Zhonglu reported everything, including the reward.

Zhong Jing also laughed and said, "As expected of the Zhao family, they are so open and generous. Oh! Wu Ke really envies you, you made a hundred taels in one trip!"

Zhonglu smiled.

Zhong Jing rolled his eyes and didn't ask for the silver back. He just said, "You can't ask for it again in the future."

Zhonglu quickly agreed.

It is indeed not difficult to exonerate Qu Yutao.

This matter was under the jurisdiction of the local officials, not Zhong Jing. If Zhong Jing had taken charge of this matter before, he would have been asking for a favor from Magistrate Yin of Gaolian County, and he would have had to repay it later. But now was different.

Because Zhao Liya and Hu Ling captured the pirate leader, County Magistrate Yin also got credit for the achievement and the court would definitely reward him. Now that Zhong Jing had made such a small request, County Magistrate Yin could not possibly refuse.

In order to avoid having to deal with two different people for the same matter, Zhong Jing wrote a letter and asked Zhong Lu to go to Gaolian County Government Office.

As expected, County Magistrate Yin immediately agreed and simply gave Qu Yutao the credit for capturing the remaining pirates. They discovered their whereabouts and reported the case, thus making a contribution. Zhao Liya and Hu Ling were willing to use this in exchange for Qu Yutao's exoneration.

In addition to being acquitted of the crime, County Magistrate Yin also rewarded him with ten taels of silver.

Of course, the benefits he himself gained were much greater.

Yu Gongcao, who was in charge of Yan Village, was also rewarded with 50 taels of silver.

As Zhonglu had predicted, the good news reached Yancun before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Zhong Lu belonged to the garrison and did not show up for this matter. On August 12, Yu Gongcao came to Yancun with the good news and a reward of ten taels of silver and publicly announced the good news.

But in accordance with General Zhong's intention, the word "pirates" was omitted and only the vague word "bandits" was used.

Widow Qu and Qu Yutao were shocked!

Qu Yutao subconsciously looked at Zhao Liya, her eyes gradually became moist, and her heart was moved and sad.

There is no such thing as a free lunch. Although she didn't know when her cousins ​​did what they did, the fact was that her cousins ​​did it for her.

Widow Qu and Qu Yutao thanked and accepted the reward with great joy. Yu Gongcao smiled and said some words of encouragement before leaving.

Yancun is about to explode.

The villagers watching were almost going crazy, all of them had fiery eyes and envy.

"Congratulations! Sister Qu, finally, all the hardship has finally paid off!"

"Yutao is such a lucky child! This is such a great joyous occasion!"

"Yes, what a blessing!"

"Oh, I wish we could have such luck someday."

The Gu family members all looked very unhappy, and Hulu was jealous, helpless and panicked.

Qu Yutao suddenly transformed herself into a good citizen. How could he, a criminal, be qualified to marry her?

Even if Qu Yutao was willing to marry him, he would first have to go to the yamen to be beaten with twenty sticks and pay a fine.

The fine is at least ten or twenty taels of silver.

Where did he get it?

Not to mention that Qu Yutao didn't want to at all.

But the bald man was still adding fuel to the fire, sighing: "If only you, Brother Hulu, had married Qu Yutao earlier, wouldn't the credit have fallen on you? Oh, what a pity, what a pity!"

When Mao Ya heard this, he also showed a regretful expression and nodded repeatedly in agreement: "Yes, yes, it's such a pity!"

Hulu had originally wanted to think about it in this direction, but after hearing what the two of them said, his heart shuddered and he regretted it so much that his intestines almost turned green!

This makes so much sense and is so right!

Isn’t it such a pity!

If he had known that girl had such luck, he would have married her no matter what means he used. Why did he give up then?

He couldn't help but fantasize: If this achievement had been his, he would surely have been acquitted. With his name acquitted, he wouldn't have to serve in the military, nor be confined to Gaolian County. He would have long since fled to the provincial capital to make a fortune. With any luck, he could marry a good citizen, have a promising son, make him a fortune, or perhaps even win a prestigious imperial examination. Wouldn't that be an endless stream of happiness for him?

But all of this was out of his reach!

He is unwilling

It's not just him who is unwilling, but also the Gu family.

Mrs. Gu was so angry that her teeth were itching. "How could that damned girl Qu Yutao have such good fortune? Why? Even if they really found some bandits, shouldn't they tell us first and let us report it? Who are they? How can they act on their own? Ever since they came here, they have broken all the rules of this village!"

Gu Lao Er also said sinisterly, "Brother, that's right. The Zhao family is increasingly looking down on us. What's your idea, brother? Can't we just deal with them now?"

Boss Gu was also filled with frustration and anger. He said coldly and angrily, "Don't even think about it now! Their family just received a commendation from the government. What will the government think if we do something now? Do you really think Yu Gongcao treats us as his own people? Ha!"

He knew very well that in the eyes of Gongcao, he was just a useful dog and had no status at all.

But what can he do?

He couldn't get a lot of money to pay tribute to Gongcao.

"So, that's it?"

"Humph, why are you so anxious? You'll get your revenge someday!"

The Gu family was helpless, knowing that what Boss Gu said was right. No matter how aggrieved they were, they couldn't cause trouble for them, otherwise they would be deliberately slapping the government in the face.

Damn it, just wait!

Even though they couldn't suppress the Zhao family immediately, the Gu family couldn't hold back their anger. Second and third sister-in-law Gu ran to the Zhao family and made a scene.

Mrs. Gu came with bared fangs and claws, looking menacing.

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