Chapter 453 Arrangement
Qian took out a hundred coins and together with Xiao Qian divided the thousand copper coins into ten strings, each string containing one hundred coins.
The village chief couldn't help but watch again and again. Seeing that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were counting very quickly, he couldn't help but think that there were very few people in the village who could count so quickly, even when counting money.
It seems that ever since Manbao started school, the Zhou family has become particularly good at counting. Sometimes in the village you can hear the Zhou family’s children counting one, two, three, four...
This matter had been weighing on his mind for so many years, and Old Zhou naturally could not wait any longer. He shook the bag brought by the yamen runner, took out the two sets of tattered clothes and shoes inside, put the money in, as well as the notice given by the yamen, and then walked out with the village chief.
Standing at the door, the village chief asked, "Whose house are you looking for?"
"Let's go find Uncle Lai first and see if he's willing..." Old Zhou had already thought of the order, all based on the closeness of their relationship with his family.
The village chief had no objection and nodded, saying, "Zhou Hu's family should be fine, as should Daliang's father..."
The village chief naturally thought about it and knew that these families had a good relationship with the Zhou family, and had all been taken care of by Zhou Yin to some extent.
Old Zhou nodded and went to his uncle's house under the scorching sun.
At this time, Manbao was eating cheese with her head down, feeling a little depressed. Because it was chilled, it was cold. After eating several bites, her mood finally improved.
Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang also sat aside and ate with gusto.
Liu stood outside the window, took a look, and then turned and left. Daji followed silently behind.
Nanny Liu glanced at him without saying a word. When they arrived at the main courtyard, Nanny Liu stood under the eaves and asked the maids to make tea or get an ice basin. The people in the courtyard were immediately ordered away by her.
Daji followed Liu inside and stood aside with his hands hanging down.
Liu placed her hand on the table, pressing down a letter. She took the teacup and took a sip, then asked, "Did Manbao say anything?"
"They said the yamen runners came to announce the death, and the Zhou family had already received the notice," Daji paused before saying, "Miss Man complained that the yamen runners were too greedy, eating and taking things from the Zhou family, and speaking rudely. She was a little angry."
Liu smiled and said, "It's normal for a child to be ambitious. It seems that Lord Wei has only made arrangements in Liangzhou."
Daji lowered his head and said nothing.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, when his family was in a mess and he was doing business, a letter was delivered to him. As soon as he saw the signature on the letter, he knew it was from the capital. He was still hesitating whether to send it to Yizhou immediately, but when he saw there was no word of expedited delivery, he gave up.
This morning, just as Mrs. Liu returned home and sat down, and dealt with her daughter-in-law and returned to the yard, Daji quietly came back from the school and handed the letter he had been carrying with him to Mrs. Liu.
The letter was sent by Wei Zhi, and it contained the latest news about Yizhou.
Half of the case of the Jianwei Weir breach was decided before the New Year. The governor of Yizhou, Lord Yan, was sentenced to immediate execution, confiscation of property, and exile of his entire clan. Countless officials were also implicated and were either beheaded or exiled.
The verdict on the Jiedushi of Yizhou and the King of Yizhou has not been made yet. The court has been arguing about this matter for almost a year. The Jiedushi of Yizhou, Mr. Huang, has been detained, while the King of Yizhou has been kept in the capital. Except for not being able to leave the capital, he is free.
In April, the emperor finally made the verdict. Lord Huang was exiled, while the King of Yizhou was reprimanded and his fiefdom of one county was taken back as punishment.
Wei Zhi told Liu that October was the empress dowager's centenary, and the emperor would never kill the King of Yizhou. Not to mention that they had no solid evidence to prove that the breach of the Jianwei Weir was related to the King of Yizhou, even if they did...
In the absence of rebellion, it would be impossible for the emperor to kill the King of Yizhou.
Liu clenched the letter in her hand and suppressed her emotions for a long time before continuing to read. At the end of the letter, Wei Zhi told Liu that he had arranged a new background for Zhou Yin, which could ensure that the Zhou family could get out of this matter.
But Liu had to ensure that the Zhou family would accept the documents sent by the government office. If the county government confirmed that the person who died in Liangzhou was Zhou Yin, the Zhou family had to acknowledge it as well.
Otherwise, if the Zhou family insisted that the person was not theirs, the county government would have to investigate further and would not be able to force them to admit it.
But in fact, the situation in Qili Village is the easiest to grasp. The mentality of the Zhou family and even the mentality of the villagers in Qili Village are easy to grasp. As long as you grasp what they want in this matter, it will be easy to achieve the goal.
And what they want is very simple.
It's safe!
Sure enough, the Zhou family agreed to this matter without much hesitation.
After drinking the tea, Liu felt a little better. She picked up the letter on the table and planned to hide it.
These things will serve as evidence if the case is overturned in the future.
She consoled herself with this thought: Although the road ahead was still uncertain, at least she knew who the young couple who had helped her son were; she had also found an ally of high status in the court; and now she had temporarily removed the Zhou family from this matter, making them much safer...
These are all good things, aren't they?
The most important thing is that her grandson is growing up safely, healthily and smartly.
If it doesn’t work in three years, then five, ten, or even fifteen years…
Liu calmed down and looked up at Daji, saying, "You should keep a close eye on the young master and Miss Man. Don't let them get too naughty. You should study hard with Mr. Zhuang..."
Daji bowed in response.
Only then did Liu wave her hand and let him go.
Nanny Liu came in quietly and poured Liu a cup of tea.
Liu smiled at her and asked, "Is Liu Gui still in the fields?"
Liu Gui is the son of Madam Liu. He was originally in charge of the farm in Longzhou. He came to settle accounts at the end of last year. For some reason, Madam Liu kept him.
He is now in charge of the few acres of land not far from the Bai family, where fruits, vegetables, wheat and rice are grown. He quietly built a few stone houses nearby and usually lives there, never living in the servants' quarters of the Bai family.
That piece of land belonged to Mr. Bai, so people from Qili Village basically never went there. In addition, the Bai family did not hire anyone to build houses in the village. It was not until the spring that the villagers realized that three or five stone houses had been built there.
After asking, I found out that it was the Bai family who built the house to house the people and raise cattle and sheep.
When the villagers found out, they couldn't help but be amazed, thinking that the Bai family's cattle and sheep lived better than they did.
Because people rarely go there, no one knows that there are actually seven or eight people living there. Usually only one or two of them appear in public, and the others rarely go to the village or to the Bai family's side.
Aunt Liu didn't know what the old lady was doing, nor did she ask. She just bowed and said, "She's in the fields. She said the melons she planted at home have bugs, and she's trying to catch them."
"Let him come over so I can ask him about his farm."
"yes."
(End of this chapter)
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