Zhao Kun's face remained calm, but the other yamen runners could not contain their expressions.
Could they have heard it wrong?
Did she burn down Jinsha Village? Are there only a few survivors left?
Jin Weihu, who was being held by the yamen runners, was filled with grief and anger. He struggled desperately and sobbed.
Jiang Jiuyue kicked him and said, "What are you doing? Who told you to listen to Lei Zhentian and hijack my boat? Every wrong has its perpetrators and every debt has its debts. When the government chops off both of your heads and you meet the King of Hell in the underworld, I will settle your debts."
Jin Weihu hadn't eaten anything for the past few days and only drank a few sips of water. He had no strength to begin with, and after being kicked by Jiang Jiuyue, he became completely obedient.
However, he did take Jiang Jiuyue's words to heart. If Lei Zhentian hadn't brought his men to him and deceived him with sweet words, how could he have listened to his lies and brought his men to ambush this female devil!
It was all his fault for trusting the evil Lei Zhentian, which led to the tragic deaths of so many brothers in Jinsha Village!
Lei Batian was thankful in his heart that both he and Jin Weihu were captured and brought before the authorities. If they were allowed to escape, he would probably have died at the hands of Jin Weihu.
Jin Weihu wants to kill him to avenge his brothers, but he will not do a clean and neat beheading like the government does. He will not let him go unless he tortures him to death.
The two men had different thoughts, but they were both taken back to the government prison by the bailiffs obediently.
Zhao Kun bowed to Jiang Jiuyue and said with a smile, "Master, when I'm done with my shift tonight, I'll bring some good food over to have a meal."
Jiang Jiuyue nodded, "Okay, you don't have to bring any food, I'll ask Mrs. Cao to prepare a table of food to celebrate your promotion to captain."
Zhao Kun was very happy. His master really cared about him and even celebrated his promotion for him.
"Oh, by the way, there are a few women in that boat. I brought them back from Jinsha Village. They are probably poor people who were robbed by pirates. You should also bring them back to the government office and find out where they are from and arrange for them to go home."
When Xu Yonggui heard Jiang Jiuyue mention these women, he quickly jumped onto the boat and signaled that the women could come out.
The women lined up and came out of the boat and walked in front of Jiang Jiuyue.
"This is Captain Zhao from this county. Follow him back to the government office, and they will arrange for you to return home."
After hearing this, the women all knelt down in front of Jiang Jiuyue.
The woman in the middle had tears in her eyes. "Thank you for saving us, benefactor. We have no way to repay you. We can only kowtow to you and pray to God every day from now on. May you live a long life and be free from worries."
Jiang Jiuyue waved her hand. "It's just a matter of convenience. You don't have to thank me so much. You should go with Captain Zhao and go home early to reunite with your family."
The woman smiled bitterly, "Benefactor, we have all been abused by pirates. How can we face our families? We just want to get together and do some needlework to support ourselves. But this is the end of our lives."
Jiang Jiuyue heard her talk and didn't seem illiterate, so she frowned and asked, "Have you ever read a book?"
The woman nodded. "Yes, I have. My father is an old scholar. He studies at home every day. I have been studying with him since I was a child."
Jiang Jiuyue originally wanted to invite a female teacher to her home to teach the children to read and write, but female teachers were hard to find, so she had been putting it off until now. It was a coincidence that this opportunity came up.
"If you are willing to stay here, I would like to ask you to go back and teach my children to read and write, and to follow the standards of the schoolmasters. What do you think?"
The woman was extremely surprised. She never expected that her benefactor would be willing to ask a dirty woman like her to be the teacher of her child. But she also had concerns. After all, she came from a bandit village. If she became a teacher, it might affect the student's reputation.
"Don't worry about that. You were robbed by the pirates. It's not your own fault. The ones who should be ashamed of your tragic experience are the evil pirates."
The woman was moved to tears by her words. After she and the other women kowtowed to Jiang Jiuyue, she said solemnly, "Since my benefactor does not despise me, I will do my best to teach you all I know."
Jiang Jiuyue nodded and looked at the other women. "The government should be able to arrange your future life for you. Just follow Captain Zhao."
The other women thanked Jiang Jiuyue again and then followed Zhao Kun out of the dock.
Watching them walk away, Jiang Jiuyue turned to look at the woman next to him, "What's your name?"
"Benefactor, my name is Ye Ruyun."
Ye Ruyun still kept calling him benefactor, which made Jiang Jiuyue feel uncomfortable, so she simply said, "You are the master of our family from now on. Otherwise, you should call me the boss instead of the benefactor."
"Yes, Boss."
After arranging for the ship to stop sailing, Jiang Jiuyue took Ye Ruyun back home.
The three daughters were naturally very happy to see Jiang Jiuyue coming back, and they all rushed out to greet her. However, when they saw Ye Ruyun, whom they had never seen before, they couldn't help but restrain themselves a little.
"Mom, who is this?"
Jiang Jiuyue tapped Jiang Baoer's forehead and said, "This is the teacher that your mother invited back for you. He will teach you how to read and write in the future."
Jiang Baoer was very surprised, "Really? We can also read and learn to write?"
Jiang Jiuyue nodded, "Of course, mother found a very good husband for you, it's her, you can call her Mr. Ye."
The three maids were still very respectful of a man of Mr. Ye's status. They stood in line and called out "Mr. Ye" in a very polite manner.
Ye Ruyun also had a very good first impression of these three girls. She smiled and introduced herself to them, then they entered the flower hall together.
Jiang Jiuyue asked someone to clean up a room for Ye Ruyun. She would live at home from then on, teach the children every day and supervise them to do their homework.
Although the idea that women should not study was deeply rooted in people's minds in this dynasty, Jiang Jiuyue felt that her daughter must learn to read no matter what. Only by learning to read can she understand many principles in books and not live a muddle-headed life.
*
After resting at home for two days, Jiang Jiuyue planned to go to the government office to see how the government dealt with the pirates and to see how her godson was doing recently.
Before she set out, a servant came to report that the county magistrate's wife was visiting.
Jiang Jiuyue asked a question, and the servant said that the county magistrate's wife came with a noble lady, and did not bring Tan'er.
This is very strange. Why would the county magistrate's wife bring a noble lady to her place without bringing Tan'er?
Jiang Jiuyue felt something was strange and went out to meet the county magistrate's wife in person.
Unexpectedly, the noble lady beside the county magistrate's wife knelt down on the ground after seeing Jiang Jiuyue, "Doctor Jiang, please save my son!"
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