That man did not take any harsh action against his own in-laws, but his father-in-law and others reported them as soon as they were released.
That was why the drunken county magistrate who got up late started a city-wide manhunt shortly after they escaped from Baofeng County.
As for outside the city, he certainly wanted to send people to chase them along the official road, but he had limited manpower and the yamen runners had no means of transportation.
The baby-voice system that was always paying attention to the development of the situation told Yu Zizhen that the houses of the five families whose people had left were sealed off by people sent by the county magistrate.
Except for the Zhou residence which had been emptied by Yu Zizhen, the houses of the other four families were all searched by the yamen runners who came to do their work. They secretly took away all the small items that were valuable.
As for the family where only the person involved quietly left, although his parents and brothers claimed to have died without knowing anything, they were still arrested by the angry county magistrate.
After hearing this, Yu Zizhen found the people from the capital who had just finished drinking with the county magistrate and asked them curiously, "Uncles, I heard that in Baofeng County, officials' families can buy things without paying. This is a rare opportunity. Should we go and buy some things and try it out?"
When everyone heard this, their smiles froze on their faces. The middle-aged man in the lead asked Yu Zizhen, "Who did you hear that from, Prince?"
"My guards! The commotion outside was so loud that I couldn't concentrate on my studies, so I asked them to investigate. They told me that in Baofeng County, merchants are not allowed to accept money from officials' families, otherwise they will be arrested and thrown into prison."
Everyone was cursing in their hearts, thinking that the Baofeng County Magistrate was a hopeless case.
Look at how short-sighted he is and how ugly his eating habits are. He is even greedy for the little money his family uses to buy things. He is simply the reincarnation of a poor man who has never seen money in his eight lifetimes.
We are all old hands in the officialdom, and we all know that as long as people have power, there will be a steady stream of gray income that is difficult to take out in the open.
Just like themselves, they also take money, but at least they know how to cover up for themselves.
Unlike the stupid and vicious magistrate of Baofeng County, who not only took advantage of every opportunity, but also became furious when his greed failed and directly jailed the stubborn merchants. Did he really think he could cover up everything?
Now, what's going on? The Prince of Zhenbei knows about this, right? He's a powerful figure who can directly report to the emperor. Is the Baofeng County Magistrate afraid that his life will be easier?
Considering his hospitality and generous donation last night, the leading official decided to give it a try and see if he could help cover up for him in front of Yu Zizhen.
He said, "I think the common people didn't know the truth and spread rumors, which happened to be heard by the prince's guards."
Yu Zizhen's eyes rolled. "I don't think so. My guards are all very smart. They definitely won't fool me with rumors."
Without waiting for the man to say anything, Yu Zizhen ran out, "I want to try it myself! If it's true, I'll tell His Majesty and the Queen Mother when I get to the capital!"
The man was shocked by her words. It was true that Yu Zizhen would do whatever he was afraid of.
He quickly raised his hand to signal his attendant to stop Yu Zizhen, "It's very chaotic outside now, you'd better not go out, Prince."
"But......"
"I'll ask someone to ask the Baofeng County Magistrate right away."
Yu Zizhen was somewhat reluctant.
Yuheng spoke at the right time, "Sir, let's do this. We still have to learn new characters from Mr. Jiang later."
Yu Zizhen sighed like a grown-up, "Okay then, I'll go to the street in the afternoon."
He said goodbye with a smile and went to Mr. Jiang with Yuheng.
As soon as he left, the middle-aged man in the lead immediately darkened his face. He called his attendant over and gave him some instructions, and the attendant immediately took his letter to the Baofeng County Government Office.
Not long after he arrived at the county government office, the family was reluctantly released by the county magistrate.
This time they didn't dare to hope for luck anymore. The first thing they did when they got home was to pack up their things and go to the countryside to avoid disaster.
Having saved another person and earned twenty points, Yu Zizhen hugged his quilt contentedly and slept soundly all night.
On the third day after entering Baofeng County, Yu Zizhen and his companions got up early in the morning and set out again, heading towards the capital.
Sitting in the car, Yu Zizhen had nothing to do, so she began to organize her system space with her mind.
She piled the money in a fixed corner, and then piled the jade seeds and various accessories made of gold, silver, pearls and jade next to the money.
She also arranged other things such as grain, cooked food, condiments, clothes, shoes, socks, fabrics, etc. neatly and categorized them all.
After three days of taking time out from his busy schedule to organize his system space, Yu Zizhen finally finished arranging it.
Just when she thought she could really relax for a while, the system gave her a new cannon fodder rescue mission.
Yu Zizhen: ...
Yu Zizhen protested, "You haven't even given me the points for the previous mission with the Zhou family father and son!"
They want her to do new tasks even though they still owe her a debt. This damn system is really dreaming.
System: "The Zhou family has not yet arrived at their destination safely, so you can only be considered to have completed half of the mission. Points cannot be credited to you yet."
Yu Zizhen was speechless. "So whether I can get these points depends half on hard work and half on luck?"
System: "Yes, host."
Yu Zizhen rubbed his brows and said, "Alright, I'm free anyway."
The system also gave her some points for those people she rescued. Although the amount was not large, in Yu Zizhen's view, this was one of the supporting evidences that the system abided by the rules and acted fairly.
Considering its good reputation in task points settlement, Yu Zizhen decided to wait patiently for a while this time.
She said to the baby-voiced system, "Send me the mission information."
The well-prepared baby-voice system immediately sent the detailed information of the next task to Yu Zizhen, fearing that if it was a second late, the dog host who would not act until he saw the rabbit would suddenly change his mind.
"Do I have to pretend to be sick again?" After reading the task details, Yu Zizhen asked his system speechlessly with his mind.
The system's answer was precise, "Host, you can also use other methods that can reasonably slow down your journey."
Yu Zizhen exhaled a breath of foul air, "Forget it, I'll just continue to pretend to be uncomfortable."
It doesn't matter how old the trick is, as long as it is useful.
After working out the preliminary plan in his mind, Yu Zizhen took decisive action that afternoon.
She looked listless and looked lethargic to anyone who saw her. Madam Zhang, who had been keeping an eye on her, immediately noticed that something was wrong with Yu Zizhen. She did not dare to delay and directly asked the guards to report the matter to Mr. Jiang in the carriage in front.
Mr. Jiang was also afraid that Yu Zizhen would get sick again. After receiving the news, he immediately sent Doctor Feng to see Yu Zizhen.
Doctor Feng took Yu Zizhen's pulse immediately, but unfortunately he could not figure out what Yu Zizhen's illness was.
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