With both parents deceased, Yu Tingwan lived under others' roofs, diligently working from dawn till dusk. Her maternal aunt was cruel, intending to sell her to a lecherous gentryman well past s...
Chapter 237 It's just... I'm not used to
the wheels rolling, leaving the government office behind.
Yu Tingwan didn't know how much waves a word had stirred up in Wei Zhao's heart.
She is always like this, deliberately saying love words in a dry and fake way. But the words she uttered inadvertently can seduce people without knowing it.
Away from the government office, the streets were crowded with people, the noise gradually rose, and the laughter continued.
She lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out.
The corrupt officials were executed, and the people's lives were no longer so difficult.
But... full of misery, ignorance has become the norm, the morning fungus does not know the new moon and the full moon, and the cicada does not know the spring and autumn.
It's really sad.
No wonder her parents insisted on letting her study when they were alive. Only by distinguishing right from wrong can we not be polluted by the world.
Yu Tingwan suddenly said, "Power is a good thing."
Wei Zhao lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking of, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Who said it wasn't."
Yu Tingwan said softly, "Just now I was in the government office, and the county magistrate almost moved a chair for me to sit down."
At this point, she frowned.
"If we follow the rules, the court is the most rigorous."
She roughly told Wei Zhao what happened just now.
"When Widow Jiang's parents and parents-in-law arrived, they were unwilling to sign the severance letter."
Shameless, really.
"Her parents were vicious and yelled at her for being unfilial. If it weren't for the county magistrate, I'm afraid they would have taken action. Her parents-in-law cursed her and said she was so bold that she dared to disturb the government office for a small matter."
Mingming never cared about his granddaughter, but when he heard that he had to sign a severance letter, he was not happy. She cried and yelled that this was the only blood of her youngest son and the apple of their eye.
This made people feel sick.
It was full of false feelings.
It is true that Widow Jiang will bear the stigma, but the vicious reputation of her parents-in-law who treat their daughter-in-law and granddaughter harshly will also spread.
They had separated the family a long time ago. Widow Jiang's husband was the second child in the family. He injured his leg a few years ago. Her parents-in-law were unwilling to spend money on his medical treatment, so they separated the couple and lived with the eldest son. The couple
borrowed money from everywhere to take care of their legs. The husband also separated from his parents because of this. But he worked hard and bought a house in a good location with his ability to live. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Seeing that the man had left, the parents-in-law became active and thought about selling the house. With money and more money on hand, the good grandchildren of the old family can eat meat every meal. Yu Tingwan: "You didn't see it. When she cried, she didn't shed a single tear." "In the end, they gave in and said that it was okay to sign a letter of severance, but the house belonged to their son and could not be left in the hands of outsiders." Outsiders. I don't know how they could say it. If the house was really given to them, where would Widow Jiang and the children go? "The county magistrate didn't deal with these people at all. He directly asked the constable to take the man and put his fingerprints on the severance letter." Who dares to disobey? If you don't obey, you will obey after being beaten. This is clearly not according to the rules. But he did it without any hesitation. Yu Tingwan said here, turning her head to look at Wei Zhao. "Before that, Shunzi didn't reveal his identity." She pursed her lips: "To make the county magistrate do this, I think the whole Ze County... should be the work of He Yushi." Wei Zhao stared at her and asked: "Don't you want to accept his favor?" Yu Tingwan heard this, but fiddled with the ruby on her waist indifferently. Calm to the bone. "He wanted to do that. I didn't know about it in advance, and he didn't ask for it for me." If there was no He Xuran, the result of the case would not have changed. "I just..." Yu Tingwan hesitated and whispered: "I'm not used to it." Not used to people who are not very familiar with her being nice to her.
Wei Zhao raised his hand and scooped the girl up into his arms. His fingertips caressed the girl's round and white earlobes.
There were no ear holes on them.
"He treats you well, just accept it."
"He Xuran is willing to do it, not forced by others. If you can't get used to it, don't take it to heart."
Wei Zhao said lightly: "Just take me to heart."
Yu Tingwan:...
I said so much just to pave the way for the last sentence.
She was not happy.
"Where are we going?"
Wei Zhao: "Don't you want to eat hot pot?"
When he mentioned that, Yu Tingwan remembered.
This is a way of eating that she had heard Hui Niang mention.
It is said that the processed beef and mutton are cut into thin slices, put in a boiling pot and boiled, and paired with a special dipping sauce, it is very fragrant.
She was interested.
But there is no special hot pot at home, and it is impossible to cook it in the big iron pot in the kitchen. So she had to buy it outside.
But there is no ready-made food. This kind of eating method is rare in Ze County. Ordinary people can just fill their stomachs and will not go to great lengths to get food.
It can only be ordered.
They said to pick it up in three days.
It was indeed the day.
Yu Tingwan glanced at the sky and saw that it was almost noon: "Then take it and go back early." Don't let
Hui Niang and the others eat.
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The Wei family soldiers who stayed at the post station rarely went out.
Because the paper money and incense were all burned, they had to go buy some.
The group was in low spirits and wandered on the street.
"There are not many candles left. We need to prepare more."
"Buy the most expensive and best."
"Is there enough silver? No one can suffer but the general. I want him to be the richest in the underworld."
"I want to burn a few paper money beauties. The general never got married during his lifetime. But you know, the general is not interested in women and dislikes the noisy beauty of young girls. Every time we talk dirty, the general either goes back to the tent or doesn't say a word."
"The general is inexperienced, how can he interrupt us? Aren't you making things difficult for him?"
"If... if the general leaves behind a child, there will be plenty. But don't talk about a child. I've never seen the general get close to any girl in all these years."
When Wei Zhao was mentioned, several people's eyes lit up.
"I heard from military doctor Ge that most of the daughters of the rich in the capital want to be the wives of our general. The general never even glanced at them."
"There are also people who throw themselves into the arms of the general, but the general doesn't bother to think about them, and directly treats them as spies and sends them to Jingzhao Prefecture."
"So, if he is dissatisfied with my presumptuous decision to burn the paper figurine of the beautiful maid, he will probably come to teach me a lesson in a dream. "
At this point, people feel sad.
"But... It's been so long, and I haven't dreamed of the general once."
One of the people with a dark complexion who had been silent since leaving the post station was bumped on the shoulder: "Lingzhe, what's wrong with you?"
Lingzhe came back to his senses: "My eyelids have been twitching, and I always feel that something bad is going to happen."
Everyone fell silent.
When the general was in trouble, Lingzhe said that his eyelids were twitching.
Suddenly, Lingzhe looked at a place fiercely.
There was a carriage parked outside a shop selling pots, pans, and groceries in front.
The carriage was ordinary!
But the person waiting beside the carriage was not ordinary at all.
Isn't this Rong Di who disappeared for a long time and couldn't be contacted!
What's going on!
He is the general's right-hand man! He
fought with the deputy general Chi Yu and they were evenly matched.
He...actually worked as a coachman? ?