69 Are You Happy with County Magistrate Ye?
Doctor Li and County Magistrate Ye are a perfect match.
The weather has been getting colder these days, and merchants in the streets and alleys of Yuezhou City have all put on thick cotton-padded clothes. Ruyi Restaurant is still doing a booming business, but the owner, who usually comes to the restaurant to check the account books at 9:00 a.m., did not come today.
"You're crazy!" Chen Jingshan scolded the bound man before him, "Brother! If you dare to look for those people again, I'm afraid you're trying to destroy the Chen family!"
Chen Yuechuan's eyes were wide open with anger. He tied his arms and wrists with hemp ropes as thick as a child's arm and tied them to the pillars of the house.
He struggled and shouted, "I didn't go! Chen Jingshan! Let me go!"
"You didn't go?" Chen Jingshan sneered. "Do you think I don't know that the bandits outside Yuezhou City are deserters? If this matter were to get to the attention of those with ulterior motives, I'm afraid you, the front guard commander, would be held responsible."
He looked at his brother and sighed deeply: "Brother, I don't mean to tie you up, but if mother knew what you did, wouldn't she be worried?"
"I really didn't go!" Chen Yuechuan tried to explain. "I used to think they were bandits after being discharged from the army and left homeless. If they were brothers in the barracks, I would help them as much as I could. But ever since you told me they were deserters, I haven't been there since!"
His tone was firm and certain, and Chen Jingshan was half-believing and half-doubting: "Really?"
"Seriously! Untie me now!"
Chen Jingshan sat on the stool and asked, "Then what did you do in the mountains last time?"
Chen Yuechuan sighed: "I'll go find Xiao Hei."
Xiao Hei is a big wolf with quite human nature. Chen Yuechuan had seen it in the mountains before he joined the army. But a few days ago, he heard Xiao Hei's howling outside Yuezhou City.
As a result, Chen Yuechuan hurried into the mountains and searched for Xiao Hei for two days before he found him. At that time, its hind legs were trapped by a beast. Although it escaped the hunter, the wound was torn very horribly. Chen Yuechuan had to temporarily stay in the cave of his childhood to take care of Xiao Hei.
Chen Jingshan knew that he had a close relationship with Xiao Hei: "Why didn't I see Xiao Hei when I went to catch you last time?"
"Xiao Hei is gone."
Chen Jingshan said, "Xiao Hei is gone, why don't you just go down the mountain?"
Chen Yuechuan was a bit embarrassed. What should he say? Could he say that he met a girl who wanted to "murder" people, and she was afraid of wolves, so she chased Xiao Hei away. Later, the girl injured her foot, and he sent her home before going to the cave to look for Xiao Hei?
He looked up at his intelligent brother and lied, "I'm afraid Xiao Hei will come back to find me..."
"Brother." Chen Jingshan raised his eyebrows. "Your lying skills haven't improved at all... I think you should just stay here and reflect on yourself. When you can come up with the truth, you can leave."
After saying that, he turned around and pushed the door open.
Only Chen Yuechuan was left behind, shouting, "Chen Jingshan, you have no respect for your superiors! I'm your brother! How dare you tie me up! Someone! Someone!"
Chen Jingshan and the dozen or so strong servants outside the house said, "Watch carefully."
Butler Zhang whispered, "Boss, Madam Wang, who previously had a crystal cake business with us, wants to see you."
Wang Cuihua?
Chen Jingshan said: "Let her in."
Madam Cuihua waited in the room for a while before Chen Jingshan finally arrived.
Her mind and eyes were now filled with the tofu in her bamboo basket, so naturally she had no time to look at anything else.
Chen Jingshan asked, "Sister Cuihua, what brings you here today?"
"Of course I have business to do." Madam Cuihua said, taking out a plate of tofu from a bamboo basket and handing it to Butler Zhang. "I heard that tofu shops in Yuezhou City have been raising prices repeatedly. I wonder if Brother Jingshan thinks this plate of tofu could be used as a substitute?"
The golden fried tofu was brought to Chen Jingshan. He signaled with his eyes and Butler Zhang stood aside to taste it. As soon as the complex taste of crispy and tender tofu entered his mouth, Butler Zhang's eyes lit up, but he did not show any surprise.
Seeing his reaction, Chen Jingshan picked up a piece of inconspicuous tofu and put it into his mouth. His keen business sense made him realize that this plate of fried tofu would definitely bring Ruyilou a lot of income.
Madam Cuihua didn't understand their twists and turns and said with a smile, "How is it? Is it delicious?"
Chen Jingshan frowned slightly: "It's okay."
Cuihua was stunned. She had expected to receive an astonishing evaluation, but she only received an "okay" response.
"Then... can it be sold in Ruyi Building?"
"Of course." Chen Jingshan smiled. "I wonder how this tofu is made. It's quite novel."
Madam Cuihua smiled and said, "This is coated tofu. As for the method, I can't tell you. It was taught by County Magistrate Ye."
Chen Jingshan murmured: "It's her again..."
Ever since I said that last time, I haven't seen her for more than half a month because of Chen Yuechuan's matter.
Chen Jingshan knew from a young age that he was cold-hearted. When his father passed away, his mother and brother cried bitterly, but he himself did not feel sad at all. However, he was afraid that others would think he was a monster, so Chen Jingshan behaved like his peers when he was young.
But after moving out of Lingnan County, Chen Jingshan finally gave up his pretense and, with lightning speed, became one of Yuezhou City's leading merchants. Previously, he had been thorough in his dealings with Ye Yunzhao, but this time, he had been impulsive and spoken without thinking. Ye Yunzhao was a rare, kind and honest person, so he must have been frightened by him. Chen Jingshan sighed inwardly.
"County Magistrate Ye knows a multitude of things and is truly erudite! If it weren't for her, I'm afraid I wouldn't have such a good life today."
Chen Jingshan waved his hand. Butler Zhang, with a perceptive look, carried the tofu and went to the kitchen. He hesitated and said, "I wonder...how she's been doing lately?"
"Who?" Madam Cuihua asked with a smile, "County Magistrate Ye? She leads us in mushroom cultivation all day long. Although her work isn't very busy, she fell seriously ill a few days ago, and now..."
She suddenly stopped talking.
Chen Jingshan's face was filled with anxiety as he pressed on, "Is she ill? Is she feeling better now? What's the job of the Lingnan County Magistrate? If she's ill, how can she lead the people in growing mushrooms every day? She should really rest!"
Madam Cuihua burst out laughing and teased, "Brother Jingshan, your string of questions has left me at a loss as to which one to answer first."
She has been through it all, so what is there that she doesn't understand?
Chen Jingshan realized belatedly that something was wrong. His face turned red and he stopped talking.
"Don't worry, although I was seriously ill before, Doctor Li boiled medicine every day and I have recovered long ago."
"Doctor Li?" Chen Jingshan was confused. He had never heard of anyone with the surname Li in Lingnan County.
Madam Cuihua rolled her eyes and said deliberately, "Doctor Li's family has fallen on hard times, and he now lives in the county government office. He is a very skilled doctor at a young age, and naturally has excellent looks. Only you, Brother Jingshan, can barely compare with him.
So, I think Doctor Li and County Magistrate Ye are a perfect match. He is unmarried and she is unmarried, and they are both good-looking. If they were to get married, their children would surely be very cute..."
Before she could finish her words, Chen Jingshan suddenly stood up, his face as solemn as stone, and said solemnly: "No!"
Seeing his reaction, Madam Cuihua burst into laughter, tears streaming down her face. Then she said, "Brother Jingshan, I was just kidding! Tell me the truth. I'm afraid you're not attracted to County Magistrate Ye."
Her tone was so affirmative that Chen Jingshan's ears turned red, and he had no choice but to nod slightly.
Seeing that it was just as she guessed, Madam Cuihua looked the man in front of her up and down. Not to mention anything else, Chen Jingshan's appearance was really impeccable, and he had a wealthy background, so he was barely worthy of her master.
She said happily: "Brother Jingshan, if you are willing, I can help you propose marriage."
Propose marriage?
Chen Jingshan was stunned, and joy surged in his heart. It was undeniable that this was what he wanted to do most, but he suddenly remembered the way Ye Yunzhao staggered away last time, and his heart grew colder.
"Sister Cuihua, I want to talk about this later..."
"That's right." Madam Cuihua smiled and said, "We need to first find out what County Magistrate Ye means. Brother Jingshan, don't worry, I'll take care of this matter."
"Really?" Chen Jingshan asked in surprise.
"really."
He hurriedly said, "You can do the tofu business, sister-in-law. Just go ahead and do it. The shopkeeper will discuss it with you when the time comes. Don't worry about the price..."
Before he could finish his words, Madam Cuihua said, "Brother Jingshan, please don't misunderstand me. I'm not helping you just for the tofu business."
Chen Jingshan said: "Of course."
"Okay, I won't bother you anymore." Madam Cuihua said as she stood up.
The two of them said goodbye, and when she was about to walk out of the house, she heard Chen Jingshan whispered behind her:
"I wonder what kind of person Doctor Li is? What does he look like?"
*
Ye Yunzhao, who was far away in Lingnan County, had no idea about this. As winter was approaching and the weather was getting colder day by day, she was busy distributing quilts.
The quilts were provided by Chen Jingshan earlier, and sixty-eight quilts were distributed to the refugees as early as early autumn.
The remaining thirty-two quilts were split into sixty-four by Ye Yunzhao. Fortunately, the quilt that Chen Jingshan bought was thick. Now, after being split into two, it is still much warmer than the reed quilt.
Sixty-four quilts was no small number; one quilt could ensure a family survived the cold winter. Ye Yunzhao's door-to-door surveys came in handy. Seventeen households in Dongxiang and fifty-two in Xixiang were at risk of freezing to death, a total of sixty-nine. She dispatched people to deliver all sixty-four quilts to these families. The remaining three households were in need of quilts, and Cuihua volunteered to provide them. Naturally, she became the object of endless praise from everyone in Xixiang.
After a busy day, Ye Yunzhao rubbed his aching shoulders as he walked toward the county government office. As soon as he entered, he saw a dozen more knife-wielding officials. The uniforms of the Lingnan County officials were patched, but the uniforms of these officials were clean and sturdy. Some of them looked very similar to those of the Yuezhou government office.
Ye Yunzhao was curious and looked around as he walked in. He wanted to find County Magistrate Han to ask what was going on.
Unexpectedly, a dark-skinned man with a fierce look and wearing the same official uniform walked out of her yard and waved his hand. A dozen officials quickly surrounded him.
Ye Yunzhao was startled, but pretended to be calm on the surface: "Sir, what do you mean?"
The dark-skinned man snorted coldly and said loudly, "Lingnan County Magistrate Ye Yunzhao is suspected of murdering the former Yuezhou prefect. Take him away!"
【Author’s words】
I woke up and lost a collection
Wuwu ...
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