Xia Manni didn't expect to meet Lord Zheng in Shi'an Village. Does this mean that Liu Miaoyan is also here?
"Village chief, you are amazing. You caught so many thieves at once."
If his uncle hadn't written to him, he really wouldn't have known that the Third Prince had become so shameless.
The village chief had no idea what Magistrate Zheng was up to, so he didn't dare to respond and could only smile foolishly.
Zheng Yingyan knew that An Qingnian was an old fox and he would definitely not be able to get anything out of him.
He changed the subject and said, "But if you knew about it and didn't report it, what crime should you be punished for?"
An Qingnian quickly knelt down and confessed his guilt; "Sir, it's all my fault for my negligence..."
"That's good to know. Go to the government office tomorrow and pay a fine of 500 taels of silver."
"Yes, yes, your Excellency is right."
Zheng Yingyan showed off his power again, and then ordered his men to take the thieves away.
"Aye, sir."
Xia Manni called out to Zheng Yingyan before he left.
Zheng Yingyan felt that this scene was somewhat familiar. He didn't say anything, but just glanced at Xia Manni.
"Miss Liu, are you also in Jin'an?"
"snort……"
After saying that, he left.
Xia Manni stood there in a daze. What does "hum" mean?
Don't want to tell her? Or is Liu Miaoyan not here?
After this episode, Xia Manni and the village chief admired each other.
Xia Manni admired the village chief's wisdom, and the village chief admired Xia Manni for being able to talk to the prefect.
"Village chief, have you known this for a long time?"
"Know what?"
"The prefect will fine you?"
The village chief stroked his beard and said with a smile, "You should know that the thing Shi'an Village lacks the least is money."
Xia Manni understood that one was willing to fight and the other was willing to be beaten, and this would also cover up the matter for the prefect.
It won't get to the palace.
Although neither the Third Prince nor the Zhao army are good people, the Emperor can no longer be relied upon.
This is also the reason why Prefect Zheng chose to raise it high and put it down gently.
Xia Manni can understand it, and An Qingnian can understand it too.
In addition, Jin Zian and Dawa, who saw everything, could also understand it.
The others all looked confused.
But they knew that the catastrophe was finally over.
The village chief told the villagers that they could come and go freely from today and the thief had been brought to justice.
The villagers finally breathed a sigh of relief. They had not gone out from New Year's Eve to the 20th day of the first lunar month.
From this day on, they can truly celebrate the New Year.
Xia Manni celebrated with great fanfare this year, and the village chief even came to toast.
"Let's talk about this. When the children grow up, they can no longer be called by their nicknames."
Big Boy: "Mom, I know my name is Xia Hongda, my second brother is Xia Hongwei, my third brother is Xia Hongji, my fourth sister is Xia Lingxuan, and my second dog is Zhao Yingyi."
"Mom, why do we have to remember names?"
"Because you have to go to school tomorrow."
After the New Year, Da Wa was ten years old, Er Gou was nine years old, Er Wa was eight years old, San Wa and Sinier were six years old.
They are old enough to go to school, but there is no school in the village.
Moreover, Da Wa, Er Gou and Er Wa are too old to go to ordinary schools. There is a Jinyang Academy in Jin'an City, which is suitable for older people.
I only have one day off a month, but the tuition is not cheap.
However, this academy brought together all the celebrities in Jin'an City and even the entire Daqi Dynasty.
It can be said that if you enter Jinyang Academy, your future imperial examinations will go smoothly.
It is equivalent to the talent training base of Daqi Dynasty.
But it is not suitable for Sanwa and Sinier yet, so they can go when they are eight years old.
Yesterday, Xia Manni discussed with the village chief and suggested opening a school in the village.
Most people in Shi'an Village do not attach importance to children's studies, or do not attach importance to enlightenment education.
Because when you are eight years old you can go to Jinyang Academy to study.
After hearing about the children of the Xia family, the village chief felt that it was indeed necessary to open a school. Each family could contribute some money to build a school building and then hire a storyteller.
Through this incident, the villagers also realized the importance of enlightenment for children from an early age.
Everything about the children has been finalized, while Xia Manni and Zhang Cuiling are preparing ingredients for the opening tomorrow.
The opening was originally scheduled for the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, but now it has been postponed for half a month and we still don’t know what will happen.
The next day, they took their children and went to Jin'an early in the morning.
They first went to Jinyang Academy and arranged for several children to go to school.
Then they went to the noodle stall, but both of them were stunned.
"Manny, what's going on?"
"Sister Cuiling, I want to know too."
It turned out that there were quite a few people sitting here. When they saw them appear, they all cheered.
Xia Manni and Zhang Cuiling looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
"What are you two doing?"
"Yeah, hurry up and set up the stall, we have been waiting for you for a long time."
Zhang Cuiling quickly responded: "Hey, I'm coming."
The two of them were busy from the time they set up their stall until sunset. On the way back, Xia Manni and Zhang Cuiling discussed when to open a noodle shop.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong at the noodle stall the next day.
Zhang Cuiling stood there in a daze, muttering to herself, "Where are our things?"
The merchant next to him saw this and sneered, "Are you returning your things? Someone will be here to look for you soon."
Anyone there?
Who?
Soon, several yamen runners came over.
"Are you two the stall owners here?"
Xia Manni and Zhang Cuiling nodded respectively.
"Then come with us."
Xia Manni asked, "Sir, what's wrong with us?"
The yamen runner glanced at Xia Manni and said, "You guys are in trouble now. You'll find out when you go to the yamen."
Neither of them spoke along the way, and Xia Manni was wondering if the people they were traveling with were framing them.
When I arrived at the government office, I realized that things were not that simple.
I saw a little maid kneeling on the ground, crying.
Sitting above was the prefect, Lord Zheng, whom he had just met yesterday.
Xia Manni was also surprised. After all, Jin'an City had a county magistrate and a prefect. She didn't expect that this person would report directly to the prefect.
"Xia Manni, someone from Zhang Cuiling reported that you guys weren't making noodles properly."
Xia Manni quickly knelt down and said, "It's unfair, sir. We have always been very disciplined and would never do something so unscrupulous."
Zhang Cuiling also said: "Your Excellency is wronged."
"It's you guys. Yesterday, our aunt started having a stomachache after eating your noodles. She had it all night long. The doctor said it was food poisoning."
At this time, the little girl who was kneeling beside raised her head and pointed at Xia Manni and the other person and cried.
Zheng Yingyan, who was sitting above, looked at her impatiently. This maid was from the family of the Minister of Revenue, and the one who was poisoned and sick was his concubine.
The Minister of Revenue is a lustful man, so I guess his concubine is probably not a good person either.
but……
He didn't want to help anyone for the time being. He wanted to see how Xia Manni would solve the problem.
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