Young Master Wu and his advisor both knew about Magistrate Mo's background.
Therefore, he was sure that as long as Mo Qingling got the recipe for making ice, he would definitely take the initiative to send it to the capital to present it to the emperor.
This works better when you are on the other side.
Then all their hard work and planning for a long time, and their excitement about making achievements and getting benefits, wouldn’t it be all in vain?
If Shi Qingluo knew what they were thinking, he would definitely tell them, don't worry, your efforts will not be in vain.
You will become very famous! Young Master Wu and the master did not continue to talk to Shi Qingluo, but turned around and left quickly.
They wanted to go back to the county town to find out what was going on.
When Shi Qingluo saw them leaving, he said to the villagers with some worry, "I don't know if they will harm my husband. I want to go to the county town to take a look."
"If they do anything bad to my husband, I will ask the magistrate to make the decision."
The villagers have the same concerns.
With everyone together, there is no need to be afraid of the Wu family. Besides, there is the new county magistrate who can make the decision.
"Come on, we'll go with you." They were worried about Dalang's wife going alone.
Shi Qingluo was full of gratitude, "Then I'll trouble you all to accompany me on this trip. Thank you very much!"
"What are you thanking me for? We are from the same village, so we should help each other. Besides, you are being threatened and bullied by the Wu family for the benefit of everyone."
"Yes, let's go together."
Then the group marched towards the county town in a mighty procession.
When other people in the village heard about this incident, they were also filled with righteous indignation and followed him to the county town.
At this time, word had spread in the county that the Wu family wanted to monopolize the ice-making recipe and didn't want anyone else to learn it, so they used threats and bribes to coerce and bribe Xiao Xiucai and his wife.
There was even a storyteller who made it into a story and told it vividly in the Bai family's teahouse.
Also because of storytelling and making up stories, the image of the Wu family as selfish bullies was immediately established.
The Shi Qingluo couple also have an image of being fearless, strong-willed and generous.
This was the gift that Xiao Hanzheng prepared for the Wu family when he went to the Bai family to find Bai Xu before going to the county government office.
This is the kind of swift efficiency we want, so that the Wu family doesn’t have time to react before their reputation is ruined.
But this was Shi Qing's idea.
She knew how to get the word out as quickly as possible.
Making up a story and letting everyone gossip about it is the best means of publicity.
After all, there are not many entertainment programs in this era, and this true story can make the county town lively for a while.
Sure enough, after hearing this, many people couldn't help but curse the Wu family and Young Master Wu.
The Wu family is so wicked that they actually threatened the selfless Xiao Xiucai and his wife who took out the ice-making recipe and taught it to everyone publicly for their own selfish interests.
Is this because he is not used to seeing Xiao Xiucai and his wife being so nice? Or is this because he is not happy with them learning the method of making ice?
When it comes to everyone's common interests and they can unite against the outside world, it is rare for people in the county to curse together so unanimously.
Moreover, the Wu family has been the dominant force in the county for many years and has done many vicious and evil things.
In the past, when the Wu family and the county magistrate were in collusion, no one dared to say anything.
Now a new magistrate has been appointed, and something like this has happened again. In addition, Xiao Hanzheng has someone deliberately guide the incident, and it has exploded all of a sudden.
Some people also exposed the many immoral things done by the Wu family, and the news spread throughout the county.
The Wu family soon became the representative of evil forces in Nanxi County, and everyone wanted to kill them.
While people were learning how to make ice, there were people shouting at the magistrate to severely punish such evil people.
Seeing that everyone was indignant and asked Mo Qingling to punish the Wu family, Xiao Hanzheng couldn't help but curl his lips.
He and his young wife kept their achievements and fame hidden.
I wonder if Young Master Wu and the prefect’s men will be “surprised” when they rush back to the county town.
And this can be considered as a gift from them to Mo Qingling, the county magistrate.
If Mo Qingling wants to completely control Nanxi County, he must of course solve the problems left behind by the previous county magistrate.
The Wu family has done a lot of bad things, so it is imperative to take action against them.
Sure enough, hearing everyone excitedly saying that he should punish the Wu family was exactly what Mo Qingling wanted.
He has been looking for something to hold against the Wu family recently. Now that the other party has come to his door, he will naturally not be polite.
As for the prefect behind the Wu family, he was not afraid of him.
He nodded and said to everyone: "I will thoroughly investigate the Wu family's affairs and give you an explanation. Please rest assured!"
The head of the Wu family, who happened to arrive, felt terrible after hearing this.
The head of the Wu family has now realized that their Wu family has been plotted against by Xiao Hanzheng and his wife.
Not only did he solve the problem of not having to hand over the recipe to them, but he also tricked them badly.
He hurriedly walked in with the Wu family members, "Misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding!"
Mo Qingling looked at him coldly, "What misunderstanding? Misunderstanding that you want to seize the ice-making recipe left by Master Xiao Xiucai?"
The head of the Wu family choked and immediately denied it: "No, we didn't take the recipe by force."
"We had just discussed it with Mr. and Mrs. Xiao before, but since they didn't agree to sell it, we gave up."
Xiao Hanzheng said sharply: "But Young Master Wu told us to wait and see, saying that he would not let my husband and I go."
"And he threatened and bribed my wife yesterday, but many villagers saw it, and they can testify."
At this moment, several shouts suddenly sounded at the door, "Yes, we can testify."
Xiao Hanzheng looked over and saw the villagers walking in with their young wife.
She first bowed to the county magistrate Mo Qingling.
Then his eyes turned red and he looked extremely aggrieved.
She complained to Xiao Hanzheng, "My husband, this afternoon, Young Master Wu brought the prefect's advisor to the village and insisted that I give them the recipe."
"I told them that you had brought the recipe to the county town, handed it over to the county magistrate, and publicly taught everyone how to make ice."
"Master Wu told us to wait, he will definitely not let it go like this."
She added with tears in her eyes: "I was worried that you would be retaliated by them, so I rushed here."
"Husband, are you okay?" she asked worriedly.
Although Xiao Hanzheng knew that his young wife was acting, he couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw her red eyes.
He replied: "The magistrate and everyone are here, I'm fine."
Shi Qingluo seemed to be relieved, and then looked at Mo Qingling, "Sir, will my husband and I be okay?"
What she wants to play with is public opinion and push the Wu family to the forefront.
Even if the Wu family wanted to kill them immediately, they could do nothing about them now.
Mo Qingling discovered that Xiao Hanzheng's young wife was indeed not simple.
This move not only caught the Wu family off guard, but also made them afraid to take any action for a short period of time.
Otherwise, if something happened to the couple, the Wu family would take revenge.
He nodded and said, "I will certainly not let anything happen to you."
Shi Qingluo smiled slightly, looking very relieved, "I believe in the magistrate."
Mo Qingling wanted to hold his forehead with his hand. This woman was pretending to be really serious.
Then the villagers who followed also spoke in unison to confirm Shi Qingluo's words.
He also told the story of how Young Master Wu came to threaten Shi Qingluo yesterday.
Young Master Wu, who had just arrived, was completely stunned when he heard what these people said.
Damn it, when did he say those words? He had no idea yesterday that this woman was going to make her ice-making recipe public for free! Otherwise, why would he bother?
Just now on the way back, the carriage broke down and delayed us for most of the day.
He really didn't expect that because of this delay, the wind direction of the entire county would change completely.
This woman throws dirty water all over the place, yet so many people believe her.
He was wronged! I wanted to write more chapters, but I caught a severe cold this week and had to get IV drips every day. I felt dizzy and had a sore throat. I was not in good condition and only wrote seven chapters. But I will continue writing and posting during the day. I will try to write and post a few more chapters~~ Let's continue at 12 noon~ Everyone go to bed early, good night~ (End of this chapter)
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