As if wanting to assert his presence, Luo Sheng cleared his throat.
Xiao Yunying realized that she might have been neglecting him a bit too much.
To avoid embarrassing him and to give him a way out, I pushed another pastry in front of him: "Would you like to try this?"
"No need."
Xiao Yunying rolled her eyes at him in her heart.
If you don't want to eat, fine, I'm not going to bother with you anymore.
Turning to Chen Yuancheng, he said, "I was thinking of going into the city later, but I didn't expect you to come."
Chen Yuancheng took a sip of tea: "Go to the county government office to gather information?"
"You really know me well. Is there any news?"
She had been quietly observing Zheng Yunwan's condition for the past two days, not daring to leave home easily.
Only after confirming that she was indeed strong enough to let go of the past and live a good life did I decide to go to the city.
Chen Yuancheng said, "I came here precisely to tell you about this matter; they were convicted yesterday."
As the mastermind behind the scenes, Liu Ge was a scholar with official rank. He knowingly broke the law, so his crime was aggravated. He was stripped of his scholar rank and sentenced to 20 years in prison at the quarry. The others were sentenced to 15 years.
That old woman is advanced in years, but she failed to raise her son properly, knowing the truth but not reporting it, and did not try to dissuade him. She will also have to spend five years in jail before being released.
Xiao Yunying had subtly inquired with Luo Yang and roughly knew how the current law would judge this kind of crime.
Perhaps Luo Yang had guessed what had happened, but she knew that Luo Yang was sensible and wouldn't ask or say anything recklessly.
Ordinary prisoners are simply locked up in jail, but those sent to quarries are mostly people who have committed serious crimes but whose crimes do not warrant the death penalty.
"You helped me, didn't you?"
Otherwise, the crimes they committed wouldn't have reached the quarry.
Xiao Yunying may not have eaten pork, but she has seen pigs run.
Quarries are torture sites; if done intentionally, those serving time there probably wouldn't last more than a few days.
Chen Yuancheng said, "I am just telling the magistrate that in his jurisdiction, such a scholar has committed a disgraceful act of breaking the law. If he does not punish him severely to warn others, it will damage his official prestige."
Xiao Yunying gripped the cup tightly: "I... don't want them to die so soon."
This means that they certainly cannot come back alive, but they cannot die easily either.
Chen Yuancheng said, "I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I've already taken care of it."
"Don't you... think I'm too vicious and cruel?"
She didn't want Chen Yuancheng to think she was too vicious because of this, and to ruin her image.
But she didn't want to let those villains off easily, otherwise how could she face Zheng Yunwan and Dai Jincai?
"Before I came here, I instructed the quarry manager that if we're talking about wickedness, then I'm even more wicked than you."
Don't overthink it. If someone hurts someone I care about, I'll be far more ruthless than you imagine.
Xiao Yunying said earnestly, "Thank you."
"I've already said, you don't need to be so polite with me."
“This time is different.”
Chen Yuancheng smiled slightly: "Since it's a gesture of gratitude, it's not too much for us to stay for lunch. Is that too much to ask?"
"No problem, you wait here, I'll go prepare the ingredients right away."
As Xiao Yunying was about to get up and go to the kitchen, Chen Yuancheng quickly grabbed her wrist.
"No rush, wait a moment, I'll talk to you about something else."
Suddenly, Luo Sheng, who was next to him, slammed his cup down on the table.
Chen Yuancheng released his grip and looked at Luo Sheng.
Xiao Yunying glanced at him with a puzzled look, but seeing that he was looking at Luo Xin, who was swinging on the swing outside the door, and didn't seem to be doing it on purpose, she turned her head and sat down again.
"What's up?"
"The distillery has already produced a batch of distilled spirits. The alcohol content is not as high as the one you gave me, but it's already quite good. I plan to start selling it at the beginning of next month."
Xiao Yunying said happily, "Then I don't need to go and see. I can just sit back and wait to receive the money."
Chen Yuancheng continued, "You asked me before if I could transport a batch of black-boned chicken chicks. I asked someone to buy two hundred of them, fifty roosters and one hundred and fifty hens. They should arrive in about seven or eight days."
"There are so many, then I need to hurry up and have my dad build a bigger chicken farm."
She had casually mentioned before that she wanted to raise about ten black-boned chicken chicks, and if she succeeded, she could raise the chickens herself to supply the restaurant.
Unexpectedly, Chen Yuancheng delivered two hundred to her at once.
After discussing chicken farming and the future development of the restaurant for a while, Xiao Yunying went to prepare lunch.
After the meal, with Zheng Yunwan's help, she made a lot of new-style pastries and snacks, and made sure to pack extra for Ling Qi, filling several large cloth bags and carrying them to the carriage.
After seeing them off, Xiao Yunying took off her apron and prepared to go back to her parents' home.
She assumed Zheng Yunwan was standing on the right, so she shoved the bag into the hands of the person next to her, patted the flour off her clothes, and said, "Yunwan, please take this back for me. I'm going back to my parents' house."
Suddenly, a weak voice came from the left: "Sister Yunying..."
Xiao Yunying first looked to the left, then looked to the right.
When did you come out?
This Luo Sheng, why does he always walk so silently?
She only felt a figure following her on the right, and subconsciously thought it was Zheng Yunwan next to her.
Luo Sheng said without changing his expression, "Isn't it basic etiquette to come out and see guests off?"
Xiao Yunying: "...Okay."
That makes sense. To outsiders, he is, after all, the head of the family, and basic etiquette must be maintained.
Xiao Yunying pulled back her apron and handed it to Zheng Yunwan: "Take this back for me. Keep an eye on Xin'er. I'll be back in a bit."
She hurried back to her parents' home. Xiao Shanhai had taken his two older brothers up the mountain, and Xiao Yunying then told her mother about raising black-boned chickens.
Her third sister and two sisters-in-law sat aside and listened.
Xiao Yunying specifically instructed that the black-boned chicken's skin and flesh were black, and those in the village who had never seen it before might be wary of it.
But this chicken is definitely not something unlucky; there are plenty of wealthy families in the capital who enjoy eating it.
Mu Lianrong had eaten black-boned chicken before and didn't think much of it compared to other chickens, but the villagers might not be so sure.
Xiao Yunying thought for a moment and decided that she should first win over the village chief.
“Mother, let me send a few over. You can have Father invite the village chief to a meal and send some to the elders of the clan to try. If they can accept them, then this matter will be much easier to handle.”
These people are all respected elders in the village. If they can accept it, most people in the village will not say anything more.
As for the others, she'll accept it if they can, but for those they can't, she'll have to use forceful methods to make them accept it.
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