Chapter 188 The Unusual Magistrate Feng
"However, you two should be patient. Your sister is currently unwell. Once she recovers, I will definitely bring people to her door to demand an explanation."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Da's eyes darted around, and he immediately said, "Brother-in-law, you don't need to do such a small thing yourself. Just send a few servants with us to escort us to safety, and we'll handle it ourselves."
Upon hearing this, Dean Xue frowned slightly: "No, you're all injured like this. You should focus on recovering for now. I'll explain things to them in detail later. I don't believe there are such unreasonable people in the world."
Zheng Er frowned, then said with a forced smile, "Brother-in-law, but that woman is really vicious. If she doesn't have a few people with her, we might get beaten up next time we run into her. Under such circumstances, we don't even dare to go to the school."
"Ridiculous! A grown man, afraid of a woman!" Seeing his two younger brothers' cowardly appearance, Dean Xue finally frowned and said, "Don't worry, I will send people to protect you both. I will not let this happen again. You two should also stand up for yourselves."
Having achieved their goal, the two brothers both showed slight smiles on their faces.
Zheng Er immediately flattered, "You've always been the best to us, and the fairest in your dealings with people. But we're quite badly injured now. Could we borrow some more money from my brother-in-law? We need to change our clothes, and we'll also need to pay for medicine."
Dean Xue frowned: "Didn't I just give you a hundred taels of silver a while ago? Have you spent it all so quickly?"
"Brother-in-law, at this time of year, my brother and I have added a lot of ink and brushes to our collection. Inevitably, the expenses will be higher."
"How much does calligraphy brush and ink cost?" Dean Xue couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. "When I was young, I practiced calligraphy with a brush dipped in water on a table, and I developed beautiful handwriting. But you people nowadays..."
However, considering that his wife was still ill, he couldn't bear to mistreat her brother, so he simply waved his hand and said, "Go to the accounting office and get another hundred taels of silver later. Be frugal. Also, never fight with anyone again. If anything happens, just have her come to me. We'll probably go to the government office and let the upright official judge the matter properly!"
"Yes, brother-in-law is right."
The two brothers bowed and scraped as they saw Dean Xue off. Then Zheng Da turned to Zheng Er with narrowed eyes and asked, "Little brother, when are we going to settle accounts with that bitch?"
Zheng Er covered his face, his expression grim: "No rush. We have her and the money now. What are we afraid of? She's just a little bitch. I've already found out where she lives. Let's wait a couple of days, rest up, and then she'll regret it!"
The next day, Jiang Nuanzhi got up early.
I took two jars of the previously pickled candied plums and two jars of apricot wine. In the morning, I went to the mountains and caught some small yellow croakers. I cleaned them, fried them, sprinkled them with seasonings, left half for my family, and sealed the other half in small jars.
I casually tied the fresh wildflowers I picked that morning into several bunches.
One bunch was placed in Li Rong's room, and another in her own room. One bunch was placed in the courtyard, and the prettiest bunch was placed in the arms of the still-sleeping little Baozhu. The remaining bunch was taken to the carriage, to be given to the little maid Wan'er at Magistrate Feng's house later.
In the morning, I made egg pancakes and stir-fried shredded potatoes. I wrapped the egg pancakes and shredded potatoes together in oiled paper, intending to eat them on the train later. Then, I called Ping'er, who was already dressed, and we quickly boarded the donkey cart, swaying and rattling our way to the county town. We headed straight for Magistrate Feng's residence.
Yesterday, upon hearing the news that Ping'er had been expelled from school, Jiang Nuanzhi asked Lü Shizhu for help to send a visiting card to Magistrate Feng.
As the sun rose, Jiang Nuanzhi and Ping'er arrived at the county magistrate's residence.
From afar, Magistrate Feng was already waiting at the gate with Wan'er in his arms. When he saw Jiang Nuanzhi, Feng Yunzhou's eyes lit up: "Wan'er, look, your Aunt Nuan is here."
Wan'er immediately broke free from his embrace, ran over, and threw herself into Jiang Nuanzhi's arms: "Aunt Nuan, I missed you so much!"
Jiang Nuanzhi picked up the little girl and kissed her on the cheek: "Auntie Nuan missed you too. Look what Auntie Nuan brought you."
As he spoke, he handed her the bouquet of flowers that had been prepared beforehand.
Feng Yunzhou shook his head and chuckled, "Dr. Jiang has finally arrived. I've never seen Wan'er so close to anyone before. Ever since she received Dr. Jiang's invitation yesterday, this little girl has been talking about it non-stop. We've finally been waiting for you to come."
Wan'er, holding the wildflowers Lan Zhi had picked in her arms, spun around happily and ran to Feng Yunzhou, chattering, "Daddy, Daddy! Look, the flowers Aunt Nuan gave me are so pretty!"
Feng Yunzhou shook his head and chuckled, patting his daughter's head: "So happy? Have you forgotten your manners? Hurry up and invite your Aunt Nuan in to talk."
Upon hearing this, Wan'er nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at rice: "Yes, Aunt Nuan, come inside quickly! Yuanbao is waiting for you too! It will be very happy to see you. Let me tell you, it has gotten fatter recently!"
"Okay, Wan'er, wait a moment. Aunt Nuan has brought some gifts for you."
As Jiang Nuanzhi spoke, Ping'er had already taken all the gifts she had brought from the donkey cart.
My servants, seeing this, immediately went to help carry the things. Others helped lead the donkey cart to get settled.
"Is this apricot wine?" Feng Yunzhou saw it and took it directly from him. "I've really been craving a sip of this wine from Doctor Jiang. Doctor Jiang, you've gone to so much trouble."
After saying that, he patted Ping'er's little shoulder: "Ping'er, you're here too? You've grown quite a bit taller, is this your first time visiting Uncle Feng?"
Ping'er smiled and nodded, then quickly bowed and said, "Hello, Uncle Feng."
"Okay, okay, hurry up and go in."
Having said that, he opened the gate and welcomed the two into the mansion.
Jiang Nuanzhi carried Wan'er into the room, her face expressionless, but she was inwardly surprised.
She had visited the Feng residence several times before, but the gate to Magistrate Feng's house was almost never opened.
Even when Magistrate Feng went to the yamen, he usually used the side gate on the left.
For some reason, the main gate was wide open today, welcoming me and Ping'er into the mansion as guests.
She and Magistrate Feng were barely friends. Although she had saved Wan'er by chance, the way she was being greeted seemed a bit puzzling.
Furthermore, Magistrate Feng's way of addressing her seemed to have subtly changed. Previously, he always called her Lady Jiang, but today he kept calling her Doctor Jiang.
Just as Jiang Nuanzhi was completely bewildered, Magistrate Feng beside her smiled and said, "I have heard about what Doctor Jiang did in Canglin. Doctor Jiang is very righteous. He saved the people from suffering this time. Yunzhou deeply admires him."
You wouldn't believe it, but my student has written to me repeatedly, and every time he mentions Dr. Jiang, he launches into a long, eloquent monologue. His letters are stacked high, almost overflowing the envelopes. They're filled with nothing but lavish praise for Dr. Jiang.
(End of this chapter)
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