"Come on, move it in!"
When the expansion of the house next door was completed and all the items were neatly arranged, A-Yuan drove back in the new horse-drawn carriage and directed the guards to move them inside.
Ten bags of millet, two bags of rice, five bags of flour, two bags of dried noodles...
Although Ruan Meng didn't give A Yuan a list, A Yuan was observant and noticed that besides staple foods, the things Ruan Meng used the most were seasonings.
I bought five jugs of oil, five cans of salt, five cans of sugar, five jugs of vinegar, and five cans of soy sauce...
Ruan Meng felt a pang of pain when she heard that A Yuan had spent all one hundred taels of silver.
"Ah Yuan, why did you buy five of everything?"
Ruan Meng couldn't help but ask.
"Because, young master, you're staying for five days?"
Ruan Meng pressed her hand down hard. So, she was using her hard-earned money to take care of their young master?!
However, without these, Ruan Meng would indeed have to go to the city to buy them. Ruan Meng just felt that the quantity was a bit too much and somewhat wasteful.
When asked about Manager Du's situation, A Yuan started talking non-stop.
"Girl, you have no idea!"
As A Yuan was speaking, her elder brother and sister-in-law came out of the house and listened together.
The second and third brothers peeked out of the house, curious, and followed.
"Upon receiving Ji Qing's complaint, Magistrate Deng ordered his constables to arrest all the thugs who were surrounding Manager Du's house!"
"Other employees of Xinglin Hall, and even neighbors in the surrounding area, testified that those thugs dared to threaten them on the spot, so the neighbors didn't dare to. However, some of the employees of Xinglin Hall, including Jiqing, visited the place and saw the situation, and they firmly identified the perpetrators!"
"Magistrate Deng imprisoned all the scoundrels! When Zheng Gou was dragged into the hall, he was still unconscious. The magistrate ordered a doctor to treat him..."
"Ha ha!"
A Yuan laughed heartily, "Manager Du is well-liked. Although we're in the same industry, after hearing about what happened to his family, who would dare to mess with this bastard? Aren't they afraid of being gossiped about behind their backs?"
"I'll stab this beast to death!"
Besides Ruan Meng, his sister-in-law was also there. A Yuan realized he had misspoke and patted his mouth.
"Then what?"
Ruan Meng asked.
"I heard the trial was hilarious! Zheng Gou's accomplices never expected him to be beaten so badly. They cried out for justice on the spot and asked the magistrate to investigate and find the person who beat Zheng Gou up."
Magistrate Deng said that Zheng Gou being beaten was a separate matter from the detention of his father-in-law and his family. Magistrate Deng countered, "How do you know that Zheng Gou and his mother weren't beaten in a mutual fight?"
“Those thugs were furious, but they were helpless because they hadn’t seen it themselves, there were no witnesses, and Zheng Gou was still unconscious.”
Um?
Ruan Meng looked puzzled. She had clearly held back; if she had used her full strength, she could have killed him with her bare hands.
Although she really wanted to do it, she was worried that it might cause problems later.
"Some people say that when the doctor hired by the county government treated Zheng Gou, he pricked Zheng Gou's head with acupuncture needles, and Zheng Gou fell into an even deeper sleep..."
"I heard that after the court hearing, someone presented a banner to the doctor's clinic, but the doctor dared not accept it! Hahaha!"
"From what I've heard, it was Liang, a clerk at Xinglintang, who delivered the banner. She went to deliver it, and the doctor secretly helped her. There's no doubt about it!"
The Ruan family members were extremely relieved upon hearing this.
"Where are Manager Du and his family?"
Ruan Meng asked with concern.
"Upon learning the news, the owner of Xinglintang arranged another place for Manager Du to stay, so that Manager Du could spend more time with his family."
"Manager Du is also worried that going to the pharmacy will attract trouble from the Green Dragon Gang, so he is currently staying at the accommodation arranged by the owner."
"I heard that my daughter, Du Xiaocan, is not doing well. The matter of Zheng Gou deceiving her, which had been gradually forgotten, is now being discussed again, and it has even affected her parents..."
"As it stands, you don't need to worry about the safety of Manager Du's family for the time being."
"I went to town to buy some supplies today and saw several Green Dragon Gang carriages drive by. I also heard that government officials were on their way. The people only dared to curse in secret..."
"Zheng Gou and his accomplices probably won't be locked up for long..."
Ruan Meng glanced at Zheng Chengen and walked towards the shore.
Zheng Chengen followed suit tacitly, speaking before Ruan Meng.
"Isn't this meddling too much?"
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