With three "whoosh" sounds, three people fell to the ground.
Tang Youyou gave her eldest son a thumbs up.
Seeing this, everyone dared not run anymore and ran back in shame.
With a plop, he knelt on the ground.
"Auntie...we are also forced into this situation! Please let us go!"
Tang Youyou ignored them and handed over the hemp rope that she had bought long ago.
"Tie it yourself or do you want me to tie it for you?"
"Wuwuwu... Auntie, I have an eighty-year-old mother at home, please..."
"Bah... How old are you? An eighty-year-old mother? Can I call her my great-grandmother? A grown man crying like this, aren't you ashamed? Aren't you ashamed?"
"You...you go and tie them up. It only takes half a quarter of an hour. Be quick and don't waste time, otherwise I will break all your legs!" She pointed at someone at random.
Everyone trembled and looked at the head still lying on the ground with closed eyes and outstretched hands, thinking that the woman wanted to tie them to a tree and humiliate them.
"Oh my god...someone's dead..." A commoner passing by was so scared that he squatted down.
Tang Youyou took out ten copper coins and handed them to him.
"Brother, please go to the county government office and tell them you encountered a highway robber and he has subdued him!"
The man grinned. He could earn ten copper coins for just one trip. Isn't this pie in the sky?
He took the copper coin and ran into the city.
A quarter of an hour later, everyone was shivering with cold, their teeth chattering, including Tang Youyou.
"Mom, why don't you drive back? I'll be waiting for you!"
Tang Youyou waved her hand, "It's okay, just go back and have a bowl of ginger soup!"
"Then mother, please sit in the car and wrap yourself in a blanket!"
Tang Youyou felt very comforted in her heart. Although her eldest son was honest, he was very filial.
"Why are you here?" The bailiff was confused. She knew this woman.
"Ouch... Sergeant, today I'm trying to rid the people of harm. Look, they're trying to steal my ox cart. I'm acting in self-defense, but they're overestimating their capabilities!"
The yamen runner was speechless. He kicked the man on the ground and found that he was still alive. He waved his hand and said, "This man is a scoundrel in the city, but you beat him too hard..."
Tang You You cursed in her heart and secretly stuffed a tael of silver into the yamen runner's pocket, "It's cold, and you've already made a trip. Please treat everyone to some hot tea!"
The yamen runner frowned. It was only one or two taels of silver. Suddenly, he found that many people had gathered around him. Helplessly, he had to wave his hand and said, "You go first. I will take these people back to the county government!"
"Then I'll have to trouble you, officers!"
The shouting and pleading sounds of several people behind her came one after another, and she just felt very happy.
But he found that his son didn't say a word along the way.
"What's wrong?"
Bai Ruo's face wrinkled into a ball. "Mother, I really can't understand. Officers and yamen runners work for the government. Shouldn't it be their job to protect the people? Why are they so blatantly asking for benefits?"
He saw it clearly just now. His mother stuffed some silver into the yamen runner's pocket, but the runner was obviously not happy about it. He probably thought the silver was too little.
Tang Youyou patted his shoulder, "Son, you have to remember one thing, if you don't work for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth, everyone is selfish.
You said that the wages of a yamen runner and a waiter are the same. If you were asked to choose, which one would you choose?
Bai Ruoyi blurted out, "Yakou! After all, they just follow orders and don't have to consider other people's opinions. It feels like a bully relying on the power of others!"
Tang Youyou shook her head. "That's only one reason. The second reason is that they can gain benefits. As the old saying goes: The King of Hell is easy to mess with, but little devils are hard to deal with! Whether it's ordinary people or wealthy families, if they want to use them, they have to pay money!"
"This makes a lot more money than running a small business, and the most important thing is that I can access first-hand resources!"
Bai Ruoyi was a little confused, "Mom, what do you mean by first-hand resources?"
"They're the first to know about the court's strategies and the government's plans! For example, when we were fleeing famine, they were the first to receive notification. Also, when we heard about food price increases, where land was being sold, and so on..."
Bai Ruoyi nodded, not quite understanding, and then with a look of regret, "Mom, my son is incompetent and has no interest in studying. He only wants to farm!"
Tang Youyou didn't persuade him to study for the imperial examinations. "Every profession has its own specializations. There are thirty-six professions, and every profession has its own top scholar. It doesn't matter. You can be like Huahua and just learn to read!"
Bai Ruoyi was extremely surprised, "Mom, you won't scold me?"
She chuckled, "Silly child, why would I scold you? You know your own shortcomings and plans, this is the most important thing. How many people are not good at studying, but they force themselves to study, wasting their youth in vain!"
"Why not do something you want to do? Life is short, it's up to you to decide how to live your life!"
"Mom, do you hate Dad?"
Tang Youyou was in a trance for a moment, and only after a moment did she remember the unfaithful man.
"I almost forgot what he looked like! I should be grateful to him. If it weren't for him, our family and the old house might have died long ago! There would be no such thing as the good life we have now!"
"He's already dead in my heart. Remember, I'm Widow Tang! As the eldest, you must set an example. From now on, don't mention him in front of your brothers!"
Bai Ruoyi wiped his eyes and nodded heavily, "Well, our lives will definitely get better and better, and make him regret what he did in the past!"
Tang Youyou sighed in her heart. This child is very thoughtful. She needs to find more work for him!
The smartest person in the family is Lin Huahua. She glanced at the silent Bai Ruoyi and Tang Youyou.
"Mom, hurry back to the house and warm up. I made some ginger soup! Drink a bowl while it's hot!"
Turning his head to look at Bai Ruoyi, "Huzi, come to the kitchen!"
Bai Ruoyi was holding the ginger soup in a daze, and Lin Huahua pulled his sleeve when she saw him.
"What happened? Did you lose your soul after going out?"
"Huahua, I might have made my mother angry!"
Then, everything on the ox cart was dragged out.
Lin Huahua rolled her eyes and put her hands on her hips. "You're a real tiger, you deserve the name! Are you crazy? Why are you mentioning that unfaithful man when you're fine? I'm sure your mother will be upset!"
Bai Ruoyi felt extremely aggrieved. "I... I just saw that our lives were getting better and better, so I suddenly asked! I didn't mean anything else!"
"I think your brain is not working well. Don't hang around in front of mother these two days. Come with me to the mountains to collect firewood!"
Tang Youyou, who was lying on the bed counting silver, was completely unaware of the couple's mumbling.
"Yeah... I still have over a thousand taels of silver. Next year, besides the clan school expenses, this should be enough for my business!"
"Huh? Why are you thinking about that scumbag? This is your first year here, so make it meaningful! Put up paper-cuts! Hang up lanterns, set off firecrackers, light a fire, and eat meat!"
"Today is a good day..."
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