Now that her man is gone, Lanhua has made up her mind to leave the Zhang family and has no scruples.
Thinking of the missing sisters she had been close to, Lanhua said even more firmly, "Old Lady Zhang is making money dishonestly. Otherwise, with only two acres of land to support a dozen people, how could she have spare money to support a scholar?"
For a moment, the onlookers were silent.
Everyone looked at what Old Lady Zhang was wearing and believed what Lanhua said about 70%.
The barbarians have an irreconcilable hatred with the people of Da Qi. How great a hatred must be to send people to the barbarians?
Those women who were trafficked ended up dying in a foreign land.
"God's punishment!"
After hearing this, the people looked at Old Lady Zhang with hatred.
Old Mrs. Zhang was terrified and her heart was in turmoil. She denied it, saying, "Nonsense! You're slandering me!"
At first, she was only responsible for matchmaking for the black people and received a reward of twenty taels of silver.
Seeing that there was profit to be made, Mrs. Zhang became greedy and got herself into trouble step by step.
You can earn more by luring wives from the same village to the barbarian tribe.
Why not make money if you can?
As for the consequences, Old Lady Zhang thought that once her daughter-in-law went to the barbarians, there would be basically no chance for her to come back. Even if she escaped back, Old Lady Zhang would know nothing about it and the other party would not do anything to her.
"Mrs. Zhang, your silver hairpin is worth at least a few taels of silver!"
A busybody caught Old Lady Zhang's weakness and asked about it in front of everyone.
Old Lady Zhang was choked by the question. After a long while, she finally said, "My son works and is a filial son, so he bought me a silver hairpin. What's the matter? Are you jealous of the rich?"
"Your son works as a waiter in a restaurant, earning two hundred wen a month, and with tips, he earns less than half a tael of silver. I'm the head chef, and my monthly salary is at least ten taels."
Lanhua exposed Old Lady Zhang's lies and lost all hope for the Zhang family.
"Mrs. Zhang, you keep saying I'm unfilial, but whose money are you spending?"
The orchids blocked both sides, blocking Old Lady Zhang's way.
Since Old Mrs. Zhang does not admit to trafficking women, we have to acknowledge Lanhua’s contribution to the Zhang family.
"So what? I'm your mother-in-law. Isn't it natural for you to serve me?"
Old Mrs. Zhang stuck her head out and acted righteously. She was determined to use her status as an elder to pressure others.
It’s a pity that Old Lady Zhang was in the wrong and her words were not convincing, so the onlookers soon found her flaws.
"Mrs. Zhang, you sucked the blood of your son and daughter-in-law, and this is how you treat your granddaughter?"
"You have money to buy silver jewelry but you can't even give your granddaughter an old cotton-padded jacket. What a sin!"
"The money for Zhang Yaozu's studies was also paid by Lanhua!"
Everyone started to denounce Old Lady Zhang, and she immediately frowned and scolded, "It's none of your business, just sit back and watch the radish."
The people couldn't stand it anymore, so some people simply helped Lanhua and ran to the government office to file a complaint.
So, before the verbal battle between the two sides was over, the constable arrested Old Lady Zhang.
"Officer, I didn't do anything wrong!"
Old Mrs. Zhang was so frightened that her whole body was shaking, and she stammered for a long time before she could utter a single word.
The officer said coldly, "It's not up to you to decide whether you've committed a crime or not. Go to the yamen and ask for justice!"
Lanhua has handed over the gold and silver hidden by Old Lady Zhang to the government office and is willing to testify.
If there is stolen property, it is not difficult to find it.
"Let go of my grandma, I'm a scholar!"
Zhang Yaozu stepped forward to stop him, but the constable grabbed his arm, causing him to howl in pain. "I'm going to be the top scorer in the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official. I'll punish you and chop off your heads!"
Even after being arrested, Zhang Yaozu continued to speak shamelessly, providing more jokes for the onlookers.
Trafficking in women was not a small case, so Lanhua and her daughter went to the government office to try the case.
Jiang Yuzhu pointed at the curious-looking Hongli and said, "Hongli, go watch the fun."
"Well, ma'am, I'll go first!"
Hongli followed happily, just wanting to see Old Lady Zhang being beaten with a stick by the officers.
After the people left, the onlookers did not disperse, but spontaneously formed a large team to go to the yamen to continue watching.
By the afternoon, it was getting dark.
When going out, Jiang Yuzhu did not forget the purpose of going out.
Separated from Mo Yan and Shen Zhilan, Jiang Yuzhu took her maid to the market.
As the carriage drove out, the servant Chongyang came hurriedly from the opposite direction on horseback.
"Master, I have inquired for you. Today, a group of exiled criminals' families arrived from the south."
The official and his family were exiled from the south of Jiangnan. Halfway through the journey, they contracted malaria and all the weak ones died.
The only ones left were the steward and a few strong maids.
"These are criminal slaves. The government is too lazy to arrange a place for them to go, so they plan to sell them off."
It was Chongyang himself who made the decision to select the servants for the mansion. He thought it was safe to choose the people who had settled in the border town, but he didn't expect that his master was almost tricked.
After the failure, Chongyang became very cautious in selecting people.
Even the servants who clean the house need to know the basics.
"The servants in the southern criminal's family at least know the rules. When they sign the death contract, the master will be able to save them from danger."
Chongyang asked Jiang Yuzhu for her opinion, saying that servants like this did not need any training and could start working directly.
However, after being exiled for a long time, these servants may have hidden illnesses, so they need Doctor Yan to take their pulses and diagnose them.
"Alright, Chongyang, lead the way, let's go take a look."
The north is not the capital, and Jiang Yuzhu does not impose strict conditions on her servants, but they must be strong and able to do the work.
If a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people still expected to eat and drink in the mansion to recuperate, Jiang Yuzhu would refuse, saying that the mansion is not a charity.
Because of the delay caused by the orchid, the group arrived at the market a little late, almost at the time of closing.
There were only a few people in the entire market.
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