When the constables entered, Ma Wan'er was eating snacks in her room.

I took a bite of the walnut shortbread and thought, "Mmm, this is the taste!"

He squinted his eyes contentedly, but when he opened them, he saw that the room was filled with constables.

The walnut pastry in her mouth almost fell out, but she couldn't wait to suck it back into her mouth.

He chewed quickly a few times and swallowed. "May I ask what brings you here, officers?"

Zou Liu didn't even bother to say anything, and waved his hand. The constables behind him stepped forward and locked Madam Ma up.

Mrs. Ma was truly panicked at this point. She struggled desperately.

"Why are you arresting me? I'm a law-abiding citizen."

I'm going to appeal to the county magistrate! Are you all tempted by my beauty and want to abduct me to be your bandit queen?

Ma's astonishing words caused the constables to burst into laughter. Zou Liu's face twitched as he tried to suppress his laughter.

"Madam Ma, today I'll let you die knowing why."

Do you still remember when you sold Zhao Family Village to the refugees, almost causing the village to be wiped out?

Today I am here on the orders of the county magistrate to arrest you.

"Stop struggling. Go and say what you have to say to our county magistrate."

Ma's face was ashen, and her whole body began to tremble like a leaf.

"I didn't, I'm innocent. Those refugees are so powerful, if I were to run into them..."

How could I possibly have escaped alive? I'm truly innocent! Heavens, please give ordinary people a way to survive!

If I am taken away by you today, my reputation will be ruined tomorrow. Who will bear the responsibility for that?

Zou Liu listened. "I really didn't expect that, young lady. You really have a knack for sophistry."

After saying that, he waved his hand, and the large group of people left in a flurry.

At this time, the butcher shop was surrounded by people. When they saw that Ma was locked up, they quickly made way for her, and no one dared to go forward to ask about the specific situation.

The butcher was so shocked that he didn't know what to do.

His mind went blank. She was the wife he had spent a fortune to marry, especially since she was carrying his child.

You can remarry after losing a wife, but it's not so easy to have a child in her womb.

Once he figured out the key to the problem, the butcher quickly packed up his stall, not even noticing that one of the pig's trotters was missing from the cutting board.

After locking the door, I ran to the carriage shop, hired a horse-drawn carriage, and headed straight for the county government office.

At this moment, Zhao Jinfa and his father were sitting in the backyard of Zhao's Snack Shop, drinking tea.

He recounted his journey to the county town, including Magistrate Qiu's attitude towards the matter.

Huang felt very relieved.

"It's said that the net of justice is vast, its meshes are wide, yet nothing escapes it; and that's truly the case."

I thought that after doing such a despicable thing, Ma would at least be able to leave our Wufang Town.

I never expected her to be so bold, actually living in this tiny area without any restraint. Even if she stayed home all day, it would be hard to find her.

Zhao Jinfeng picked up his teacup and took another sip.

"No matter what, we've gotten our revenge. As for how the magistrate sentences us, we'll accept it."

While Ma is certainly malicious, given the extent of the damage suffered by our Zhao Family Village, I'm still worried that she won't receive a severe sentence.

Huang waved his hand.

"If you ask me, whether she's sentenced to one year or ten years, the result is the same."

She's been our daughter-in-law for over ten years, but she's lazy and only thinks about how to slack off every day.

I've heard that life is tough for women in prison. Once they're in jail, they're not only punished, but their reputation is ruined.

So I don't care how long she's sentenced to; I'm more concerned about how long she can hold on. I don't want her to commit suicide after only a few days in jail; that would be pointless.

A woman as stupid and vicious as her will never learn her lesson without suffering.

After sitting for a while and explaining the situation, Zhao Jinfeng and his son asked to leave.

After all, my cousin Qianci isn't home right now.

It just doesn't feel right for my cousin, who lives in a different room, to sit here talking to his sister-in-law.

Huang insisted on leaving, so she reluctantly packed some snacks and two pieces of pork belly that she had bought at noon into a basket and asked Zhao Jinfeng to take them with him.

He also asked the little beggar who had been keeping watch on them to run a errand and hire a carriage to take the father and son away.

In the afternoon, each of the little beggars received five copper coins and a meat bun as they wished.

Huang was in a great mood and had time to chat with the little beggars.

Knowing that these are all unfortunate children, I remembered that when I was planning to open a shop with my daughter, we talked about "takeout". As for what takeout is?

That means a customer pays for their food to be delivered at a specific time; that's called food delivery.

As for people who do food delivery, you can hire them or buy them; either way, as long as there are people, it can be done.

Huang looked at the group of teenagers in front of her. They were all running quite fast.

If we could arrange work for them, providing three meals a day for each person, even if the wages were low, they should be able to do it.

"Kid, tell me, what are your plans for the future? Will you continue being little beggars or find a job?"

Huang had no idea that the smile on her face looked like that of the Big Bad Wolf trying to seduce Little Red Riding Hood.

The leader, Shuanzi, scratched his head shyly.

"Grandma, to be honest, who wants to be a beggar for the rest of their life, never having enough to eat or wear?"

"I have no special skills, and I'm not that old, so even if I wanted to find a laborer, no one would hire me."

After saying that, he squatted down on the ground dejectedly.

Mrs. Huang smiled and said, "Grandma said there are jobs I can hire you for. Would you be willing?"

Huang's words were like a thunderbolt, startling the young beggars. They immediately became excited.

“Grandma, our ancestors. Tell us, what kind of work is it? As long as we have food and lodging, we brothers will do it even if we don’t get paid.”

Huang fell silent again, lowered her head and pondered for a moment.

"So, you can see my family's food stall now. So many people line up to eat here every day."

However, many people find it inconvenient to come to the store and queue up for a meal.

So, I want to start a food delivery business.

The so-called food delivery service means that you need to deliver the food ordered by the customer to the customer's home and then collect the remaining balance.

If customers place further orders, then the deposit must be returned. The prerequisite is that you need to be fast and able to endure hardship.

If you're capable of this job, I can consider renting you a place to live and providing two meals a day.

There's a monthly allowance. And there's a bonus for every order delivered.

That's about it, but one thing to note is that we're in the food business.

Therefore, deliverymen must be clean, free of lice, and, more importantly, must not be greedy and steal food from customers.

These requests aren't unreasonable, are they?

The little beggars immediately nodded vigorously.

"Grandma, what you said is not excessive at all, it is perfectly reasonable."