Chapter 253 You Didn’t Ask Me, So I Didn’t Tell You
Qian Xiu'gu now reacted and kept gesturing with her hands.
Ma Yuruo was also a little confused.
The same is true for Wen Zhenyi.
Qian Tu turned to look at Wen Zhenyi: "Did you send a matchmaker to propose marriage yesterday?"
Ma Yuruo nodded: "Yes, my mother hired a matchmaker, what's the problem?"
Qian Tu looked at the two of them with a complicated expression: "She didn't say who her family was when she came yesterday. She just said that we were pitiful and our family conditions were not good. You wouldn't give us a betrothal gift, nor would you ask for our dowry."
He hesitated for a moment and looked at Ma Yuruo: "They also said that you have slanted eyes and a crooked mouth."
Wen Zhenyi looked at Ma Yuruo with eyes wide open. No matter how she looked at him, he didn't look like her cousin!
Ma Yuruo's face was now as black as the bottom of a pot: "My mother didn't come with her?"
"No, it was only the matchmaker himself. He also said that this was a good marriage and asked us to be content." Qian Tu's face was full of resentment. If he knew it was Ma Yuruo, how could they not agree.
"I'm going to settle accounts with this matchmaker."
Wen Zhenyi grabbed him and said, "Don't be anxious, cousin. Let's deal with the matter at hand first."
Ma Yuruo also calmed down: "Cousin, do you think this matter is related to Mr. Hong?"
"It's hard to say. Let me understand the situation first."
Qian Xiu'gu wanted to move some stools for the two of them to sit on, but she found that there was not even a single intact stool in the house.
Seeing the condition of the house, Qian Tu had no choice but to start cleaning up. There was not a single intact piece of furniture left in the house.
Wen Zhenyi looked at the three siblings who were cleaning up, and pulled Ma Yuruo who was about to help: "Cousin."
Ma Yuruo looked at her puzzledly: "What's wrong?"
"This place is no longer suitable for the three of them to live in."
Ma Yuruo looked at the dilapidated house and frowned: "Then let them go back with us?"
"Don't you think there are enough rumors?"
"What should I do then?"
Wen Zhenyi took out the silver that the clerk had given him yesterday, took out a hundred taels and handed them to her: "Please help me rent a small courtyard in the county town, somewhere lively."
Ma Yuruo looked at the banknote in her hand: "You..."
"What are you talking about? Go quickly and get everything ready. You are not suitable to stay here for long. You are not on duty today."
Ma Yuruo understood what she meant and took the silver in his hand and said, "Consider this money as a loan from me."
Wen Zhen smiled and said, "Remember to add more makeup when I get married."
Ma Yuruo's depressed mood disappeared: "Okay." Then he left the yard.
Wen Zhenyi walked over to Qian Xiugu and the others and pulled them up: "Don't clean up anymore. There won't be anything intact left here."
Qian Xiu'gu looked at the needle and thread on the ground that had been trampled on and were no longer usable. She didn't know what to do for a moment.
She picked up the needle and thread and brushed off the dust. She knew that she could no longer hand in the embroidery work. What would they do with their future lives?
Qian Tu looked at the ruins in the yard and now he wished he could be a few years older so that he could go out and work to earn money. Now no one was willing to hire him.
Wen Zhenyi looked at the dilapidated house, feeling that it would collapse at any time: "Go and clean it up. After you finish dealing with what happened last night, come and live with me in the county town."
Qian Xiu'gu looked at her in confusion and gestured with her hands.
"I have an empty house I rented in the county town. I originally wanted to stay there when I occasionally came to the county town for work, but my aunt disagreed and insisted that I live there. I can't just leave it empty after paying the rent. So, you can just look after the house for me."
Qian Xiu'gu gestured with her hands.
"You don't have to pay me rent, I can find you a job."
"Really?" Qian Tu looked at her in disbelief.
Wen Zhenyi looked at him and said, "Really, but it's quite hard."
"I'm not afraid."
Qian Xiu'gu quickly bowed in thanks and gestured with her hands.
"You can pay my rent if you want. I don't recommend you live here anymore. I can save you once, but I can't save you a second time."
Qian Xiu Gu and the others knew that they were lucky this time, and they might not have such a good opportunity next time.
When Wen Zhenyi saw them packing up, he thought he would have to spend some time talking to them, but now it seems that they are all sensible and know how to adapt.
Wen Zhenyi was a little surprised that County Magistrate Lei actually came in person: "Sir County Magistrate."
Ma Can followed behind with the yamen runners and was relieved when he didn't see Ma Yuruo.
County Magistrate Lei nodded and told Ma Can and the others to go into the house to arrest the man. Then he waved towards Wen Zhen and said, "Miss Wen, come here."
Wen Zhenyi walked up to him and said, "The county magistrate has something to ask."
"Were the people inside sent by Mr. Hong?"
"Um."
"Don't worry about it."
"Why?"
County Magistrate Lei looked at her with a headache: "His son is my immediate superior."
Wen Zhenyi raised an eyebrow: "No wonder he is so arrogant."
"What he did was extremely secretive, so it's not easy to find evidence against him. Even though his son wanted him dead, he couldn't."
"Can't these people's confessions be used to convict them?"
Magistrate Lei looked at the people being escorted out and said, "These people will deny everything when they get to the yamen. They will only say that they were tempted by money. This is not the first time they have risked their lives for him, and their families are still in the hands of Mr. Hong."
"So there's nothing you can do about him?"
"Without solid evidence, I can't arrest anyone."
"What if he died in an accident?"
County Magistrate Lei suddenly turned his head and looked at her: "Don't do anything rash. Although I hate him to death, he is still his nominal father."
Wen Zhenyi understood what he meant: "I was just joking. I'm just a little girl and I can't do anything to him, right?"
County Magistrate Lei sighed: "This girl from the Qian family is really unlucky. How could she be favored by him?"
"They can't live here for the time being. I rented a house in the county town for them to move into."
"Give me the address later, and I'll have the patrol officers pay more attention to the situation over there."
"Thank you, County Magistrate."
"I hope you don't blame me."
"Don't blame me, I understand the principle that a higher-ranking official can crush someone."
"Remember to come to my house this afternoon. My wife and mother are extremely curious about you."
"I'll be there in a minute."
County Magistrate Lei didn't say anything, nor did he ask any questions. He just took his men and left the Qian family's yard.
Qian Tu looked at the person who left with a confused look on his face: "Don't they ask any questions?"
Qian Xiu'gu patted his shoulder and shook her head gently.
Wen Zhenyi said nothing, looked at them and said, "If you have packed up, let's leave."
Qian Xiu'gu and her companions didn't have much luggage; each of them had a bundle that contained all their belongings.
When the few people left the village, the villagers saw them leaving from their doorsteps, and they all looked happy, as if they had sent away the plague god.
When Axiang saw their expressions, he frowned. These people were really annoying.
Wen Zhenyi didn't care: "Axiang, go and help me find out about this Mr. Hong."
"Master, I already beat him that day, but since you didn't ask, I didn't tell you."
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