Chapter 1825 The Problem of Settling the Girls
From then on, Tao Qin and Zhang Shi never visited the Meng family again.
Later, Meng Han paid attention to it and heard that Tao Qin eventually married Jin Yuanwai as scheduled.
But it wasn't long before she was abandoned by Master Jin, who had many concubines, all of whom were alluring and seductive. Now that Tao Qin had become the legal wife, even if she didn't like Master Jin, she couldn't allow these concubines to run wild in front of her.
The two sides were evenly matched and soon started fighting, turning Master Jin's backyard into a chaotic mess.
Master Jin still prefers well-behaved and sensible girls; someone like Tao Qin is only a novelty for a few days.
On the contrary, Tao Ling's life in Taojia Village is getting better and better.
Shu Yu didn't care about these things. After the New Year, Tang Wenqian invited her to help out at the county government office.
Tang Wenqian was too busy; he didn't even get a break during the New Year. He needed to familiarize himself with the government's affairs. Before he was even fully familiar with them, the first thing he had to do was arrange things for the laborer and the girl who had come from the black market.
Before the Lunar New Year, Xia Yi had already registered everyone's personal information.
Later, General Huang's deputy cooperated in finding people to verify their identities. Some of them had been bought, abducted, or tricked. Most of the girls were not locals and lived far away.
Therefore, some of the people who were verifying the information have not yet returned.
However, most of the laborers lived not far from home, so it was best to verify their identities.
Now that everything is confirmed, we need to arrange their whereabouts.
Tang Wenqian inquired about their opinions. The laborers didn't mind; they were men and would have a place to stay if they went home. Unless they had no one left at home or had a falling out with their families and didn't want to go back, the others all chose to return to their hometowns.
After Tang Wenqian confirmed their identities, he issued them identity certificates.
They also made contributions during this rebellion, and the imperial court rewarded each of them with silver so that they could have travel expenses when they returned home.
Moreover, General Huang's soldiers will remain here. Once everyone's identities are confirmed, they will escort them back, at which point they can simply explain the situation to the local government.
Tang Wenqian's current predicament is with those girls. Half of them were abducted, and the other half were sold by their families.
Putting aside those that were sold, they certainly can't go back.
The abducted girls knew in their hearts that they could never go back. Even if they had only worked as servants on the black market and were still virgins, after disappearing for so long, no one would consider them virgins if they returned.
Being pointed at and gossiped about is the best-case scenario; the real fear is that going back will either result in being sent to become a nun or facing certain death.
They didn't want to die. After going through so much hardship to get out of that hellish black market, everyone longed to live.
However, a few of the favored girls at home were still unwilling to give up and wanted to go back to see their parents. If their parents still accepted them, they wanted to stay at home; if not, they would come back.
Tang Wenqian felt sorry for these girls and thought their request was not unreasonable. After discussing it with Xia Yi, he agreed.
The problem now is how to arrange for those who stay behind; they can't just stay in that mansion forever.
Tang Wenqian asked Shu Yu for his opinion, and Shu Yu suggested asking the girls.
They can decide for themselves what they want to do or where they want to go.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Lu Wu suddenly came over and said that he wanted to marry Qiao Rou.
(End of this chapter)
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