Chapter 202: Finding a permanent solution
Cui Qingyi did not expect that the girls' school would be smashed, but while she felt angry, she also saw a glimpse of hope.
If Yuan only cared about ruining her reputation and harassing her endlessly, then this matter would have been their family affair and had nothing to do with the government. However, the people's smashing and looting of the girls' school must have been related to Yuan.
She looked at Zhou Wu,
"If I go to the government and file a complaint, saying there's someone else behind the vandalism of the girls' school, will the county magistrate do anything?"
Zhou Wu frowned and thought for a moment: "If someone did it on purpose, His Excellency would definitely inquire about it, but without any evidence, even if Mr. Cui has a suspect, there is nothing we can do."
Cui Qingyi knew it very well, so she could only pray that the Yuan family would leave some clues.
Inside the county government office
After hesitating for a long time, Zhou Wu finally decided to go and speak to his master, but he did not do it for the Cui family, but entirely for Shufeng's sake.
I forgot to mention that as a dog who is loyal to his mother's family, Shufeng almost went crazy when he saw the female school being beaten and smashed. If he hadn't grabbed the dog's head tightly, Shufeng almost pounced in and bit people.
Of course, because of his strong obstruction, Shufeng is still angry with him for running to follow Zhou Wen around. In order to prevent himself from becoming a savage who is unwanted by dogs, Zhou Wu feels that he must go to the adults.
Zhou Yanxiu has been very busy with official duties recently, and the notes taken by the coroner under his leadership have received very good feedback in Dajin.
During this year, officials and coroners from all over Dajin not only quickly solved many new cases based on their notes, but also re-examined some old and backlog cases, and actually solved quite a few of them.
When the memorial was submitted, His Majesty was very pleased. As the chief contributor to this matter, if nothing unexpected happened, Zhou Yanxiu would soon receive an imperial edict to return to Beijing to take up his post.
This time, the title applied to Zhou Yanxiu would not only be the Empress Dowager's nephew, but the officials in the court would suddenly remember that he had also taken the imperial examination and became a Jinshi in the fifth year of Chengping.
Officials in the judicial system will remember that it was Zhou Yanxiu who single-handedly promoted the reform of the Dajin coroner system.
Officials of the Ministry of Revenue will also remember that it was Zhou Yanxiu who first contacted foreigners, promoted and deepened the trade between Dajin and foreigners, and made the Ministry of Revenue's treasury fuller.
What's more, Zhou Yanxiu also contributed to the good things that the spies sent by the Dajin Dynasty got from the foreigners.
With these achievements, Zhou Yanxiu's future career as an official will be smooth.
Zhou Wu finished his story quickly, glanced at Zhou Yanxiu's face, and added, "I find those rumors truly hateful. Mr. Cui did a good deed by opening a girls' school. Even if those rumors are true, it certainly wasn't Mr. Cui's fault that he was dismissed. Furthermore, sir, these people dared to cause trouble in Dongping County. They simply don't take you seriously."
Zhou Wu had already sent people to investigate the Yuan and Mei families thoroughly. He looked down upon Yuan's actions, and now it was obvious that they were trying to flatter him in front of his master.
Zhou Yanxiu knew all too well what kind of personalities these people under him were. He rubbed his sore eyes and said firmly, "Is Shuofeng back home again?"
The fact that Zhou Wu raised a dog that loved to go back to its mother's home had long become a laughing stock in the county government. Even Zhou Yanxiu, who was busy with all kinds of affairs, had seen Zhou Wu secretly coaxing Shufeng several times, and now he also made fun of him for this.
Zhou Wu wailed and said honestly, "Not yet, I just turned around and followed Zhou Wen."
Zhou Yanxiu laughed a few times and then slowly said, "As a local official, I can't just focus on one person's gains and losses. Mr. Cui has made contributions to Dongping County, but if meritorious service can lead to favoritism, then what is the point of the laws of the Great Jin?"
To be frank, what happened to Cui Qingyi was a family matter. Zhou Yanxiu did not want to interfere, but he finally told Zhou Wu:
"Of course, those who openly incite the people under my jurisdiction to commit violence in broad daylight must be severely punished."
Zhou Wu understood what this meant: if there was evidence, everything would be easy; if there was no evidence, then he could just give up.
With Zhou Yanxiu's approval, Zhou Wu personally took over the case of smashing and looting the girls' school, but unfortunately, the Mei family's people were very cautious and in the end they were not involved.
However, the intervention of the government also reminded the Yuan and Mei families that they were still on someone else's territory and had to fight quickly and decisively.
The two of them put their heads together and whispered to each other, then they came up with a plan.
Mother Cui wanted to persuade her wife not to be led by the nose. What good would it be to have a girl with a bad reputation in the family?
But Yuan seemed to have been under a spell from Mei, and was completely at the mercy of the other party.
Cui Qingyi stayed indoors for two days in a row, but the rumors in the alley never stopped. There was even a strange woman who came here specifically to make fun of Cui Qingyi.
When Yangmei came hurriedly, Cui Qingyi was sorting out the potatoes and peppers she had just harvested not long ago.
She originally wanted to keep these two things to do something for herself, but now she wants to use them to get a permanent solution from Zhou Yanxiu.
Cui Qingyi thought about it for a long time and felt that this method might be more reliable than killing Yuan and Mei.
When Aunt Chen saw Yangmei, she knew something had happened again. She didn't dare to delay and took her to the backyard directly.
Yang Mei didn't bother to exchange pleasantries, "Boss, there's a woman claiming to be your mother, crying outside the teahouse right now. There are a lot of people gathered there, the owner wants you to go and take a look."
Cui Qingyi was so angry that she almost laughed, but she had no intention of having another public confrontation with Yuan.
"Go back first and tell the owner that the teahouse will be temporarily closed for the next few days."
Yangmei returned obediently, and Cui Qingyi packed potatoes and peppers in a basket and prepared to go to the county government office. Wangcai stared at the potatoes in the basket and couldn't move his feet.
Cui Qingyi picked up a small potato and handed it to it, then squatted down and talked to it: "Wangcai, be good, I will give you some later. I need these to save my life."
Wangcai suddenly smelled a bitter taste, and just as he bit the potato, he spat it out. He stretched out his paw to push the potato towards Cui Qingyi, and looked at Cui Qingyi intently.
The look from Gouzi made Cui Qingyi feel very sad. She held back her tears, hugged Gouzi's head and promised: "From now on, mom will make fried potatoes, steamed potatoes, and mashed potatoes for you."
It was Cui Qingyi's first time being a mother to a dog, and she was still a little uncomfortable with it. Wangcai also lowered his big head a little shyly. How could this not be considered a two-way rush?
When Zhou Yanxiu heard the announcement that Cui Qingyi was coming to visit, he didn't want to see her at first, but the other party said that she brought something that could benefit the people of Dajin, so Zhou Yanxiu frowned and let her in.
Cui Qingyi had already thought clearly about what to do, so she didn't beat around the bush and directly placed the basket on Zhou Yanxiu's desk.
Looking at the dirt leaking out of the basket, Zhou Yanxiu frowned even more tightly. Although he had been exiled for a long time, he was still a nobleman after all, and no one had ever brought a basket covered in dirt directly to him.
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