Chapter 98: Cousin's Wife is Here
Yu Hui was stunned, and the hemp rope holding the rabbit in his hand unconsciously loosened. The rabbit thrashed on the ground twice, and then he reacted and asked hurriedly, "What are you complaining about? We haven't been hurt, who should we complain to?"
Wang Shuniang clutched the corner of her clothes, her eyes full of determination. "My cousin came the other day and said that half of my uncle's land had been taken over by Zhao Laosan from the next village. My uncle's family is weak and when we went to argue, Zhao Laosan and his gang came back with a bunch of people and scolded us. I thought, we can't let ourselves be bullied like this!"
Yu Hui frowned and said, "We don't have any relatives in the government office, so what's the point of rashly filing a complaint? Since Zhao Laosan dared to do this, he might have connections in the government office."
"What should we do? We can't just watch our uncle's land being occupied by others for nothing!" Wang Shuniang said anxiously.
He continued, "That day, I took Ji'an with me and heard Zhao Yan clearly say that as long as there is solid evidence, as long as you go to the government office and ask someone to help write a complaint, the government office will accept it. Even the eight ducks of Mr. Zhang next door were returned by Chen Ergen."
"I want to give it a try. We are his relatives, right?"
Yu Hui put the hare down and said anxiously, "How can we be considered his relatives? He has eyes on the top of his head. Are you running over like this, thinking he'll laugh at us?"
"Then what should I do? You can't solve the case, so are you just going to watch my uncle's family suffer? Besides, my uncle's family is also here with us, and it belongs to Zhao Yan."
"If we can't get the land back this year, we'll have to plant next year. He won't have a harvest, so he'll naturally have to borrow from us. We used to be able to borrow some grain, but now that Ji'an has grown up and needs to save money to get married, we've sold all the extra grain. Where can we get rice?"
Yu Hui was stunned by the question. After a long pause, he said, "You can go, but you have to tell Yu girl about this first. Don't let her suffer with us again..."
These words really stumped Wang Shuniang.
Yu Huatang was a very gentle and kind girl. If she knew that she had gone to Zhao Yan, she would definitely feel that she had been helped again and would feel very guilty afterwards. The Zhao family owed her money, but this girl insisted that it was in the past and there was no need to mention it again.
But Wang Shuniang was captivated by what Zhao Yan said. He said that as long as he could help, he would naturally clear the name of the people...
She wanted to give it a try, so the next morning she went into the city and asked someone at a stall near the government office to help her write a petition.
She waited in line to get a number, and it was finally her turn at noon.
The official took one look at the petition and said, "You can't sue... the government won't accept it."
Wang Shuniang asked, "Why don't you accept the case? We have evidence!"
The official, Wang Qiang, saw that she was not giving up and tried to push her out. At that moment, Wang Zhubu came in. Ever since Zhao Yan arrived, he had not allowed his subordinates to shirk their duties. Wang Qiang suppressed his anger and explained, "The plaintiff in this matter is your uncle, He Youjin, but he is not here in person, so he asked you to act on his behalf. He also needs a power of attorney. Without this, even the governor cannot handle it."
Wang Shuniang muttered to herself, "Mr. Governor, Mr. Zhao? He is my relative. I mean, I have some kind of marriage relationship with him."
Wang Qiang laughed sarcastically, "Oh, you are related to our governor. I didn't realize that. You are a country bumpkin in your forties or fifties. You can't even dream in broad daylight."
Wang Shuniang understood the sarcasm in his words and took the complaint from Wang Qiang with an unnatural look on her face. At this time, Wang Qiang said, "Okay, stop daydreaming. This complaint cannot be brought to justice. You should go home quickly."
Wang Shuniang took it and thanked her, but she was in a dilemma. Her uncle was already in his seventies or eighties, so how could he come here to complain? Her cousin had gone to other places and would not be back for a while. With all this delay, she would not have time to sow the seeds.
She thought for a moment and then stepped forward to ask, "Sir, when does your Lord Zhao get off duty? I want to wait for him to come out and talk to him."
Wang Qiang laughed wildly when he heard this. "What are you thinking about? You really think Lord Zhao is your relative. How can you ask where the Lord is on duty? Go away, go away..."
"But I am really his relative. His ex-wife is my cousin, Yu Huatang..." Wang Shuniang hurried to explain.
Wang Qiangmie heard the name clearly and laughed even harder, "Your illness is serious. If you are a relative, you can just take away all the land. Why are you still filing a complaint?"
At this time, several officials heard it and laughed. Wang Shuniang was really embarrassed, so she put away the petition and wanted to go back.
At this time, Wang Zhubu, who was standing by, heard this and asked, "Did you just say your cousin is Miss Yu?"
Wang Shuniang recognized him. This was the person she had gone with last time. When the people around saw him, they all called out, "Master Wang."
Wang Shuniang also shouted, and then said, "Yes, my cousin is Yu Huatang."
Wang Zhubu's eyes instantly understood and he said, "Madam, come with me. I will take you to see the master."
Wang Shuniang didn't expect it to work. She was stunned for a while and then followed him.
The remaining officials were watching this magical scene. A country woman said she was a relative of the governor. They thought she was lying, but unexpectedly, it was true!
He's lived so long that he almost saw a ghost!
Wang Shuniang followed behind Wang Zhubu, feeling both excited and nervous.
A few days ago, her husband had a quarrel with Zhao Yan, and her son even took a snake out to bite someone. Now she came to ask for help again. It was really unreasonable.
But when she thought about her uncle's fields, she realized that there was nothing she could do about it and she could no longer take care of it.
When Zhao Yan saw Wang Shuniang, he was indeed surprised. He had only vaguely met this cousin-in-law once. If she had not introduced herself, he might not have recognized her even if they met on the street.
After bringing her in, Wang Zhubu recounted what had just happened and handed over the petition.
Wang Shuniang was still thinking about what to say, but now Wang Zhubu said it all for her. She suddenly felt that these officials in the government office were quite good.
Zhao Yan took the complaint and looked over, saying, "Cousin, you must have seen me last time. Why didn't you just tell me directly that day? Instead, you went through so much trouble to come here and file a complaint."
Wang Shuniang knew that her husband had a very bad quarrel with Zhao Yan that day, but she didn't expect that Zhao Yan was still willing to call her cousin-in-law. This relieved all the tension in her heart.
Zhao Yan signaled Wang Zhubu to pour tea, and then quickly read the contents of the petition.
He stood up and got down from the table. "Cousin, let's sit down in the back and talk."
Wang Shuniang followed her over, and not long after she sat down, Wang Zhubu brought her tea.
The white porcelain teacup and the emerald green tea leaves fill the room with fragrance.
Wang Shuniang took a small sip as a sign of respect, put it down, and waited quietly for Zhao Yan to speak.
Zhao Yan asked, "Does Huatang know that my cousin's wife is coming today?"
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