Yu Ruhai's hand trembled, and the whole cup of hot tea poured into his mouth, scalding him so much that he grimaced and cried out in pain. The teacup also fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
Spitting out the scalding tea, Yu Ruhai didn't bother to wipe the tea stains off his body. As if he was hallucinating, he asked County Magistrate Gao, "Sir, what is this hundred acres of land you mentioned?"
County Magistrate Gao did not expect that his words would cause such a big reaction from Yu Ruhai. Looking at his expression, it was clear that he had no idea about the land in Miss Meng's hands. County Magistrate Gao secretly sighed that he should not have said too much. He was afraid that his slip of the tongue would cause trouble for Miss Meng.
He called someone in to clean up the broken teacups on the ground. After thinking for a while, he spoke, "It seems that I thought too much. It's nothing. Miss Meng needs land to set up a new family. I thought the land in Miss Meng's hands was compensation from the Yu family, but now it seems that it is not the case."
Yu Ruhai grasped the key point, "You said that girl actually has a hundred acres of land?" He clenched his hands tightly holding the armrest of the wooden chair. No wonder Meng Yujiao wanted to change her household registration deed back as soon as she came back from Xixun County. It turned out that she had secretly hidden private property!
Seeing a hint of cruelty and greed in Yu Ruhai's expression, County Magistrate Gao frowned, a hint of disgust appeared in his eyes, and his voice became much colder, "Old man, although some things should not be said, I still have to say them today."
Yu Ruhai rarely saw Magistrate Gao look so dignified, so he sat up straight and smiled, "Sir, if you have anything to say, just tell me. Thanks to your support, my fifth brother was able to go to the capital smoothly."
County Magistrate Gao said, "Fifth brother is about to take the imperial examination. If he passes the exam, he will rise to a high position. But your Yu family drove Miss Meng out of the house at this time. Although Fifth brother and her are in name only, Miss Meng was bought by your Yu family as a bride for good luck. Everyone in your village knows this. If it gets out, it will be said that your Yu family despises the poor and loves the rich, and abandons your wife. The most important thing for a scholar to be an official is to have a good reputation. If the land in Miss Meng's hands was given by your Yu family, it can still bring some good reputation. If not, I advise you not to be jealous and do something that is not worthy of being in a noble place."
Yu Ruhai was speechless for a moment, but when he thought about the hundreds of acres of land in Yu Jiao's hands, he couldn't bear to give it up.
He smiled awkwardly, "Your Excellency has misunderstood. You also know that the girl sold herself to my family and had nothing. I taught her medical skills, and that's how she became skilled. My Yu family treated the girl very well. She always kept the medical fees she earned. Otherwise, how would she have the money to buy the land? In short, the land was a gift from my Yu family."
County Magistrate Gao's expression eased a little. "Mr. Yu, I am also thinking about Yu Wulang's future. Don't you know that you need to be cautious when serving in the court? Otherwise, if Yu Wulang passes the exam and this matter is exposed, it will affect his career. Don't lose the big picture for the small one."
"Mr. Gao's sincere words will be kept in mind." Yu Ruhai looked as if he had taken Magistrate Gao's words to heart, but he had other plans in mind.
After Yu Jiao came back, Yu Ruhai stood up and said goodbye to County Magistrate Gao. Yu Zhixing drove, and the three of them returned to Qingyu Village.
Along the way, Yu Ruhai was worried, thinking about how to get the land from Yu Jiao. This girl was too cunning. In a short period of time, she secretly bought hundreds of acres of private property outside and kept it a secret from everyone in the Yu family.
It was all his fault that he listened to the old woman and was too anxious to send Yu Jiao away, forgetting to settle the medical fees in Xixun County with her. Otherwise, he would have discovered the hundred acres of land earlier.
Yu Jiao doesn't know that the hundred acres of land was revealed to Yu Ruhai by County Magistrate Gao. Now that she has left the Yu family, she will be the master of her own house and live freely.
Before she returned to Changkui, she cast a divination, and this time the divination did not show that she had to stay in the Yu family. Yu Jiao thought about it carefully, and perhaps the divination asked her to stay in the Yu family in order to cure Yu Qizhe's illness. Everything has its own destiny, and it seems that she traveled to this world because of some chance with Yu Qizhe.
The carriage arrived at the door of the house. After Yu Ruhai got off, a hint of cruelty flashed across his old eyes.
Seeing Yu Jiao enter the yard, he silently bolted the gate and locked it.
Yu Zhixing had just driven the carriage into the yard when he turned around and saw his grandfather locking the gate in broad daylight. He asked in confusion, "Grandfather, why did you lock the gate in broad daylight?"
Yu Ruhai glanced at him, hid the key in his sleeve, and shouted in the yard, "Boss, second brother, come out!"
Yu Jiao had just walked to the door of the second room when Song and Yu Fuling were pulling her aside to ask about the change of the household registration deed. Suddenly, she heard the old man shouting loudly and was startled.
Song said, "Dad, Mengshan was called to the medicine field by Zhou Huai's family." Many families in the village have set aside a small piece of medicine field, wanting to grow some herbs to see if they can make money, but they are not very clear about the cultivation of medicinal herbs, and often call Yu Mengshan to the medicine field for guidance.
Yu Ruhai glanced at Song and saw Yu Qiaoshan coming out of the room. He quickly pointed at Yu Jiao and shouted, "Boss, Zhixing, hurry up and catch her!"
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