Chapter 764 Returning Home
"I don't know what the punishment was," Manbao said curiously, rolling his eyes and lowering his voice, "Let's go to the county government office and ask."
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang looked at each other and nodded with a gloating look.
The exams are over, and they are now very focused on these things.
So after dinner, they strolled towards the county government office not far away.
It was still working hours, and most of the yamen runners were out at work, either patrolling the streets or solving cases. The few that remained were squatting in the yard or at the gate on duty. When they saw the two young men and the girl approaching, they immediately felt a chill down their spines and couldn't help but stand up from the ground.
Manbao walked over to them with the snacks he had just bought and warmly invited them to have some snacks.
The bailiffs looked at her warily, "Miss Zhou, are you going to report another crime?"
Manbao thought about it and shook his head, "No one has bullied me recently."
The yamen runners heaved a sigh of relief, their bones collapsing. They stood with their bodies tilted and asked, "So why are you here?"
"I was just passing by and saw you guys here so I came over to chat," Manbao raised the snack in his hand and asked, "Do you want some? I just bought it and it's still warm."
Of course the yamen runners ate, so everyone made room for the three of them, and six or seven of them squatted together to eat snacks.
Seeing that Bai Shan and the others were very kind and did not seem to be causing trouble for them, the yamen runners completely relaxed and asked with a smile, "Young Master and the young ladies are about to return home for the New Year, right?"
Bai Shan said, "I'll be leaving in two days."
The yamen runners were happy. It was good that they left. It was good that they left. After they left, Yizhou City would be a little quieter.
Yamen Runner A said, "It's better to celebrate the New Year. Every year, there will be fewer people in the city."
Bailiff B said, "There will be more people, and there will be a lot of trouble. Don't be too happy too soon."
Yamen runner A said, "What are you afraid of? The eldest son of the Ying family has gone to the capital. I heard the other day from the Wei family's housekeeper who went out to buy groceries that their family will also return to their hometown to worship their ancestors this year. Even if the young master Ji recovers from his injury and can come out, he can't cause any trouble alone."
Manbao asked curiously, "Do they often make a scene during the New Year?"
The yamen runners all looked down at her, and after a long pause they said, "Almost the same, but they are a little different from you, young lady."
"Of course it's different," Manbao said without hesitation, "I never get into trouble."
"No," said Bailiff A, "the difference is that they always avoid us. Even when they get into fights, or even accidentally kill or set fire, they still avoid us. The young lady is just the opposite."
Manbao: "...Don't you like good citizens like me?"
The yamen runners said, "I like it."
Manbao smiled widely.
Bai Shan suppressed a laugh and changed the subject, "By the way, we've been so focused on the exams these days that I forgot to ask how the case we reported last time was handled?"
"What else can be done? Lord Tang called the man in, gave him a lecture, fined him a few taels of silver, and then released him."
The three asked in unison, "How many taels is how many taels?"
The yamen runners were shocked and looked at the three of them warily. "Is it eight or ten taels? Why are you asking this? This silver goes into the yamen's public account and cannot be given to private individuals..."
That little bit of money is to be saved for giving them as red envelopes during the Chinese New Year, and it cannot be snatched away by others.
Manbao was happy when he heard it, "It doesn't matter what, as long as he fines us a lot, we will be happy."
The yamen runners breathed a sigh of relief and responded one after another: "This is quite a big deal, ten taels of silver."
Manbao nodded in agreement, "It's quite severe. Just spreading a little mud and leaves is enough to get him fined three cows. If he comes a few more times..."
"No, we are the ones sweeping the streets now," Bai Shan immediately cut off her bad thoughts and shouted, "Although he feels good about being fined, I don't want to sweep more garbage every day."
The yamen runners were surprised. "Ms. Zhou, you even know the price of cattle? You have quite a wide range of interests."
Manbao said: "My family has bought cows before, so of course I know."
The yamen runners: "...Does it really require the young lady to go in person to buy a cow?"
Manbao hadn't figured out what they meant, but Baishan did, so he said, "Their family is poor."
Manbao nodded repeatedly, "Yes, our family is poor."
The yamen runners looked incredulous.
Who are you kidding?
Can a child from a poor family, especially a girl, go out to study?
Can you have this temperament?
Can you do a grain seed business with the county magistrate for more than ten carts?
Are you kidding me?
The yamen runners didn't think Zhou Man's family was poor. Now, no one in the entire Qili Village, or even in several nearby villages, thought that the Zhou family was poor.
Ever since Zhou Dalang and his men started running around collecting all the good new wheat that everyone had stored and could pay for it on the spot, everyone knew that the Zhou family was rich!
Even though some people later said that the reason their family was able to come up with so much money was because the employer gave them the money first.
But even if they paid first, they should have made a lot of money from such a big business.
In addition, their family also has a shop in the county town. The fourth and sixth sons in the family almost live in Yizhou City permanently and never come back. The grandchildren in the family occasionally drive ox carts or horse carts to Yizhou City. Everyone has privately calculated their family assets.
As they kept counting, they became confused, and the last words that were passed down were: the Zhou family is no longer poor, they are rich!
As a result, more and more families came to the Zhou family to propose marriage.
The first person to be targeted was naturally the older young man Zhou Liulang.
Old Zhou really wanted to help his son find a marriage, but after watching a lot of girls, he felt that those girls were not worthy of his son.
Big Head and Second Head would occasionally return from Yizhou City, bringing back Zhou Liulang's words, "Sixth Uncle said he wants to marry a woman from the city, preferably one who can cook with him, so they can open a shop together in the future. So, Grandpa, you can't arrange a marriage for Sixth Uncle without his knowledge, or he'll cry himself to death in Yizhou City."
"Go, go, is grandpa such a person?"
Big Head and Two Heads are happy.
Old Zhou was very suspicious and lowered his voice to ask, "Tell me the truth, did your Sixth Uncle kidnap another girl in Yizhou City? The shopkeeper, or the daughter of a wealthy family?"
Old Zhou was worried, "Is that bastard planning to become someone's son-in-law?"
Big Head and Two Heads: ...
This was completely made up by Fourth Uncle and asked them to bring it back. You know, Sixth Uncle said: Get married?
I have to save my money to buy a shop and open a restaurant. If I get married, the money will be divided into two parts. If I don’t get married!
The two of them lowered their heads to hide their expressions, thinking: It would be great if Uncle Six had the same awareness as Grandpa.
However, the matter was settled. Zhou Liulang's marriage was not suitable, so everyone started to focus on Datou and Daya.
These two are of the right age, so they can start talking about marriage, right?
The next update will be at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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