"Is the old lady arriving so late?"
The old woman opened her mouth, which had only two teeth left, and was about to kneel down: "Your Honor, the Just and Upright Official..."
Li Qi quickly helped her up, "Grandma, you don't need to kneel. Did you come here to collect the seeds?"
The old woman nodded slowly.
Where do you live?
"My son from Dazexiang injured his foot and couldn't come... I also have difficulty walking, but after a whole day's journey, I finally made it..."
"May I ask your surname, madam?"
“Sir, you’re too kind. My surname is Lin.”
Li Qi said, "Madam Lin, please stay here tonight. Tomorrow morning, I will have someone escort you back."
Old Lady Lin said, "No need to trouble the upright official..."
"No trouble at all, quickly take the old man to rest!"
...
The next day, Old Lady Lin was escorted back to her home in Daze Township. Carrying a large bag of seeds, she walked shakily into her house...
Just then, the neighbor "Zhang Meiren" was seen taking seeds from the bag and scattering them on the ground to feed the chickens.
She couldn't stand it anymore and said, "What a waste! These are all seeds, and you're wasting them like this! It's a terrible thing!"
"Zhang Meiren" was a widow who had been working as a prostitute. Hearing Old Lady Lin speak of her like that, she couldn't help but glare at Old Lady Lin fiercely: "You old hag! What's it to you? If you dare to complain to the county, I'll have you beaten to death..."
After saying that, he swaggered into the house and flipped over the bamboo sign at the door...
The bamboo plaque she turned over was blank on one side, signifying that guests were welcome to come.
On the other side of the bamboo plaque is written "Guests are here".
...
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