Chapter 1849 Lu Sanzhu: I'm very familiar with the county magistrate.
Lu Sanzhu jumped off the carriage. "Alright, I'll go ask again."
He hurried along and quickly ran to the cloth shop next to Chen's general store.
The proprietress was taken aback when she saw him, but recognized him as the brother who had been standing next to her while they were watching the commotion. She quickly smiled and said, "Hey sir, it's you! What kind of fabric are you looking to buy?"
Lu Sanzhu shook his head, leaned close to the edge of the counter, and said mysteriously, "No, I just wanted to ask you about something else."
"What is it?" The proprietress asked listlessly. While watching the commotion earlier, she hadn't minded gossiping and sharing the news with like-minded people. Now that there was no more excitement to watch, and they were still in the shop, she didn't want to talk about anything other than business.
Lu Sanzhu pretended not to see her displeasure and, as if certain she would answer, said, "Didn't you tell me before that the old clerk at the grocery store next door was locked up in jail? What was his name? What did he look like? Where did he live?"
The proprietress, who had been listless just moments before, immediately became cautious upon hearing this, frowning as she asked, "Why are you asking about these things?"
Lu Sanzhu chuckled. He was a high-profile person, and he hadn't known about Shu Yu becoming the county magistrate immediately, thus missing the opportunity to spread the news in Jiangyuan County. Now that he was in Chenggu County, shouldn't he at least make his niece famous?
So he said in a low voice, "I'm going to try to save him."
"Save him? How?"
"I'll tell the Lady of Wen'an County about this. If she finds out, she'll definitely take action. Once she finds out the truth, she'll bring the man out of jail, and that guy will suffer less, won't he?"
The proprietress's eyes widened. "You know the Princess of Wen'an County?"
“We’re very familiar with each other.” Lu Sanzhu coughed lightly and raised his chin slightly.
"You..." The landlady couldn't help but sized him up. Because he had spent the whole day on the mountain, Lu Sanzhu's clothes were indeed filthy. So much so that she hadn't noticed when they were sharing gossip earlier.
Looking at it again now, she noticed that although the clothes were a bit dirty, the fabric was of excellent quality. She owned a fabric shop, so it was easy for her to tell.
Lu Sanzhu let her look him over. Since becoming the manager, he had started to pay more attention to his clothing. Anyway, he could buy the fabric at cost price from Yiren Pavilion, which he could afford. This time, adhering to the saying that clothes make the man, he brought all his good clothes with him.
So, as the proprietress looked at him, her expression changed, and her tone softened considerably. "Young master, will the Princess of Wen'an really care about this? She has her own things to do; wouldn't such a small matter bother her?"
"To be honest, the Princess of Wen'an was actually in the crowd and watched the whole farce. Don't worry, she can't stand people who act recklessly. Tell me about that guy, and I'll pass it on to her. Maybe he'll be back in a couple of days."
The proprietress has been running this fabric shop for a long time, so she's naturally quite familiar with the shop assistant. The young man is a kind-hearted person; sometimes when she's bringing in goods and moving things, he'll come over to help if he has a spare moment.
Seeing that he had been wrongly accused, not only she, but also the neighbors in the area were very angry.
But they had no choice. After all, the government's attitude was clear, and they all had families and businesses, so they dared not take the risk.
(End of this chapter)
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