That afternoon, Yan Bingfa and his men returned with sullen faces. A group of them gathered together and cursed the corrupt officials, "You were right not to go today. It's so infuriating."
"Today I finally understand what it means to be the wicked who file the first complaint. How can these officials be so shameless?"
"Uncle, don't talk nonsense. He is just a pest among officials. Our teacher said so." Yan Qi and Wu Zhong came here every day after school these days. This was specially allowed by the director.
Speaking of the director, Yan Bingfa brought Yan Dashan and others to the academy to give a lot of cotton to express their gratitude for the director's support. The director usually does not accept other gifts except paintings, but when he heard that the cotton was grown by them, he accepted it readily and told Chunxiao to remember to teach at the academy.
"You little brat, I was scolding the dog-like county magistrate, not anyone else. The officials coming from the capital are all good officials, and they are here to give us justice. I am not scolding them."
"Dad, when will our trial be held?"
"They said it's three days from now," Yan Dashan glanced at Chunxiao, "Chunxiao, I'm afraid you'll have to show up by then. Is that convenient for you? If not, I'll ask for a postponement. Anyway, there are a lot of cases now, and they know your situation, so a postponement won't be a problem."
"It's okay. I can move around. I also want to go to the public trial. The sooner it's over, the better."
"Auntie, there are so many people here, we can't even squeeze in."
Chunxiao looked at Shufeng speechlessly, "You're going to join in the fun with a big belly. If you get squeezed, you'll cry."
"It's okay." Shufeng smiled. "Brother, Huaitian, Xiaoxue and Shuduo are protecting me in the middle. No one can touch me. I won't be squeezed."
"Don't go next time. Your aunt said it's dangerous, so just stay home quietly. If something unexpected happens, it will be too late to regret. You've seen what you should see today." Tian glanced at Yang Huaitian on the side, "Don't obey her in everything. You still have to take care of what you should do."
Yang Huaitian scratched his head. "Then, then don't go tomorrow. I'll take you to other places in the county. There are indeed too many people there, and it's not suitable for you to go."
"Haitang and the others didn't come?" The family didn't see her, Pan'er and Changxing.
"Someone needs to stay at home. Changxing is too young to come with us, so I'll ask someone over there to help take care of him. We'll go back when you're better."
Dongsheng showed up on the afternoon before the trial. Xiaohua was happy and surprised to see him when she opened the door.
"Miss, it's Brother Dongsheng."
At this time, Chunxiao was lying on the bed reading the storybook that Xiaohua bought for her. She thought it was her mother coming. When she heard the sound, she hurriedly got up from the bed. Fortunately, her clothes were neat. Xiaohua felt embarrassed that the man came in without notifying her in advance.
When Dongsheng came in, he didn't expect her to be in bed. He saw her getting up from the bed in a hurry. Maybe she pulled the wound because of her hasty movement and she made a "hissing" sound. He hurried forward to help her.
"Go slowly. If it's inconvenient, I'll go out first."
Chun Xiaoqi had already stood up. She put on her shoes and smiled at Dongsheng. "Okay, you came suddenly, so I wasn't prepared. Please sit down."
The two sat down opposite each other. Chunsheng looked at her thickly wrapped hand with an unclear expression, "Is the injury better? Does your hand still hurt?"
Chun Xiao saw him looking at her hands, and quickly raised her hands and shook them. "It's nothing, it's just wrapped scary. They were afraid I would do it myself, so they wrapped it like this on purpose."
"What about you?"
"I feel much better now." Chunxiao looked at him, "Thank you again for this."
Dongsheng lowered his head and said, "I came too late and made you suffer so much. If I had come earlier, or hadn't left, you wouldn't be like this." He felt extremely guilty.
Chun Xiao looked at her, her heart softened. Perhaps she could really give it a try and accept such a person. "Where have you been these days? I couldn't find anyone I wanted to thank you for. You said before..."
"Chunxiao, I'm going to the capital." Dongsheng's mind was a little blank when he said this. This incident made him understand a truth: if you want to protect someone, money alone is not enough. Now he has a step up, he needs to work hard to gain a legitimate identity that can protect others. He just hopes that this time will not be too long.
"Why do you suddenly want to go to the capital? What are you going to do? How long will it take?" Hearing what he said suddenly, she couldn't help but ask.
"The general's patrol camp is recruiting officers. The soldier recommended me, and I want to give it a try."
Chun Xiao couldn't say the words stuck in her throat anymore. This was a bright future ahead of her, and she couldn't be selfish and only think about herself. She forced a smile and said, "This is a good thing, but now that you're gone, Uncle Shizhu will miss you every day. Have you told him?"
"I went back and told him yesterday that I came here today specifically to say goodbye to you. I'll have to ask you to take good care of him after I leave."
"What about the carriage and horse business?" This is just the beginning.
"Don't worry about the carriage and horse business. I've handed over the money and the plan to He Tian and the others. They will follow my plan. However, I'm afraid the profit sharing won't be as timely in the next two years. I'll have them do the accounting. They are trustworthy."
After they finished speaking, they were silent for a while.
Dongsheng took out a jade pendant from his pocket. Chunxiao recognized it. It was one of the pair of gourd jades she gave him.
He pushed the jade pendant in front of her and said, "I've thought about it for a long time. I don't have anyone to give this jade to. My father doesn't know how to wear it, and it would be a waste to keep it with me. I'll give this half to you. I hope you will be safe and happy in the future."
Chunxiao picked up the jade pendant. It was indeed the one engraved with the word "peace". She smiled and said, "This was originally a gift from me to you. Now it's back in my hands. Fine, I'll do you a favor. You've been unlucky lately, so I'll use this jade to ward off misfortune. If it doesn't work, I can't blame anyone else."
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