Ma Youcai said goodbye to Li Yun and took his wife Dingxiang and the people of Heifeng Village back to Qingshan County. He asked the captain to arrange for the people to rest in the county government office for a while and then arranged for the constables to send the people home.
Then he called his lawyer, told him what happened in Black Wind Village, and asked him to write a notice.
"Sir, how do you want to write this notice?" the lawyer said to Ma Youcai.
"We must seek truth from facts and highlight the great achievements of Madam Li." Ma Youcai said to his master.
"Sir, I know how to write it. Once it's finished, I'll send it to you for your review. If it's feasible, I'll have someone post it at the city gate tomorrow." The legal advisor also admired Madam Li very much. The bandits in Black Wind Village gave them a headache. Every year, countless people passing by Black Wind Mountain were captured by the bandits and taken to the mountain. Many family members came to report the case and demanded that the bandits be suppressed and their loved ones be rescued.
The officers, soldiers and constables sent out were either killed or taken to the mountains in the end. They also reported the situation to their superiors, who perfunctorily sent dozens of officers and soldiers, but they were also killed in the end, so no one was sent again.
He just sent someone to say that the bandits were in Qingshan County and asked the county magistrate of Qingshan County to find a solution. This was his responsibility.
Later, the bandit suppression campaign was left unresolved.
Soon, the lawyer brought the notice to Ma Youcai. Ma Youcai was very satisfied, stamped it, and asked the lawyer to arrange someone to post the notice tomorrow.
Five officers and soldiers were sent to escort Zheng Taifu's grandchildren back to the capital.
"Brother Ma, thank you very much for saving me this time. I will never forget it." Before leaving, Carrie Lam said to Ma Youcai.
"Sister Yue'e, you are too polite. It was Madam Li who saved you. I am responsible for sending you back to Beijing." Ma Youcai said politely to Zheng Yue'e.
"I will never forget Madam's great kindness. When I return to the capital, I will report to my father and grandfather and ask them to prepare some small gifts to repay Madam for saving my life." Zheng Yue'e said.
"This is what we should do. It's getting late. Sister Cheng Yuet-e should set off early." Ma Youcai said to Cheng Yuet-e.
"Goodbye, Brother Ma!" Carrie Lam got on the carriage and said to Ma Youcai.
"Goodbye! Have a safe trip!" Ma Youcai waved his hand, watched the carriage go away, then turned around and returned to the county government office.
The next day, the chief constable and his detectives posted a notice at the city gate, which attracted many people who wanted to see what was on it.
Notice
Black Wind Village is a land of evil, exploiting misfortunes and looting with unscrupulous abandon. Their heinous crimes have brought untold suffering to the people, even leading to the destruction of their families and the loss of their loved ones. Li Yun, a villager from Qingshan Village, led his men to eliminate this evil. After a two-hour battle, they annihilated the Black Wind Village bandits and killed their three leaders. This ensured the safety of the people of Qingshan County, freeing them from fear.
Qingshan County of the Jin Dynasty
Some of the people gathered around the notice were literate and could understand what it meant.
Some people who could not read asked the captain what the notice meant.
The captain of the police told the people about Li Yun’s heroic deeds of killing the bandits.
"Li Yun is our hero! We must remember her!" Suddenly, a scholar among the onlookers spoke loudly.
"Yes, Li Yun is our hero! We should kowtow to the hero." Another citizen followed suit.
"Yes, kowtow." The people shouted.
So, the onlookers all kowtowed to Li Yun in the direction of Qingshan Village.
Li Yun became a hero in Qingshan County, and the people bowed their heads in gratitude to her, but she didn't know any of this.
After posting the notice, the captain went back to report.
"Sir, after the people saw the notice and learned about Madam Li's heroic deeds, they all bowed to her." The captain told Ma Youcai what had just happened at the city gate.
"Okay, I understand. You can go down and do your job." Ma Youcai said to the captain.
"I'm leaving!" said the captain and went out.
Ma Youcai returned to the backyard of the yamen and told his wife Dingxiang what happened at the city gate.
"Madam, it's time to start preparing to become sworn brothers with Madam Li." Ma Youcai said to Madam Dingxiang.
"My dear, what do you want to arrange?
Is it held at Huimin Restaurant? Or in the backyard?
"Who would you like to invite, my husband?" Dingxiang said to Ma Youcai.
"Let's do it in the backyard of the county government office, and ask the chef from Huimin Restaurant to come and cook.
Madam, please take care of the guest list.
Colleagues and their families in the yamen will definitely be treated to a banquet, and as a husband, I want to introduce colleagues to Madam Li so that they will not dare to offend her easily.
There are also those wealthy businessmen who need to be invited. Judging from Madam Li’s attitude, they will probably take the route to the shopping mall.
With me as her brother backing them up, those businessmen will definitely not bully Madam Li.
As for the people the wealthy businessman wants to entertain, Madam, you must decide for yourself: you must not invite merchants with ill intentions." Ma Youcai told Dingxiang his request.
"I understand your request, my husband. I will do my best to fulfill it for you," Dingxiang said to Ma Youcai.
"When my wife gets things done, I trust her." Ma Youcai is still very confident in his wife Dingxiang's ability to get things done.
After discussing some matters concerning the sworn brotherhood with Dingxiang, he left the backyard and went to the front yard to look at official documents.
After Ma Youcai left, Dingxiang started writing the guest list.
She didn't know the character of some businessmen very well, so she asked someone to go to the front yard to call the lawyer over.
"Madam, what can I do for you?" the lawyer said respectfully to Dingxiang.
"It's like this. Your master wants to become sworn brothers with Li Yun and host a banquet in the backyard. I don't know much about the merchants in Qingshan County. I would like to ask for your advice, sir." Dingxiang said to the master.
"This matter is simple. I will introduce them to Madam one by one." After the lawyer finished speaking, he reported all the wealthy businessmen in Qingshan County to Dingxiang one by one.
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