After Constable Zhou's explanation, County Magistrate Zheng also understood the general situation.
If it had nothing to do with that uncle, he wouldn't bother with such trivial matters.
After all, it is difficult for an honest judge to judge family affairs.
"Since someone has come to collect it on behalf of the Xia family, this matter is closed. Constable Zhou, send them away."
After County Magistrate Zheng finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to go back to the house.
"Sir, we have severed our relationship. This means those two are no longer members of the Xia family. I believe that since the court gave Da Wa a pension, it must be more like giving it to his children."
Xia Manni stepped forward and argued.
Zheng Yingyan turned around and looked at Xia Manni, who was quite talkative.
He smiled and said, "Oh? You say you're going to break off the relationship? What if you're trying to trick us?"
"Sir, this is the letter of severance written to us by the head of Shizai Village. Please take a look."
Zheng Yingyan didn't notice the letter of severance, but looked at the hand holding the letter.
Although these hands are not that delicate, they don’t look like the hands of an ordinary peasant woman.
County Magistrate Zheng did not take it, and Xia Manni did not take it back, and the two of them remained in a stalemate.
Constable Zhou took the letter of severance with great discernment and placed it in the hands of County Magistrate Zheng.
Xia Manni: I’m speechless.
"How many months of pension are still due?"
After reading the letter of severance, County Magistrate Zheng decided to help the uncle give the money to the rightful recipient.
Xia Manni stood up straight and replied directly, "Your Excellency, we have only received one month's payment, so we should have missed four months."
"Constable Zhou, go ask someone who usually collects this money and who gives it to them?"
"Yes, sir."
Constable Zhou left quickly, leaving only Xia Manni, County Magistrate Zheng and a few children in the room.
Xia Manni did not lower her head, but looked at County Magistrate Zheng calmly.
Watch him...put on a show
The way he drank tea was like a show, and his movements were like those of a pretentious aristocrat.
Zheng Yingyan thought this woman was quite interesting. She was neither afraid of him nor avoided him.
Even started to look at him.
He thought that perhaps his charm was so great that even women began to admire him.
Xia Manni curled her lips, thinking that this man was like a peacock.
She treated him like a monkey, but he became even more excited.
After taking a sip of tea, I wish I could swallow it in five mouthfuls to finish it.
At this time, Constable Zhou had already brought people in, "Sir, the people have been brought here."
"grown ups."
Xia Manni looked at the official, the one standing at the door.
"You were the one who paid out the pensions for the previous ten years in the village?"
After this matter was decided, only Constable Zhou delivered it the first time, and every time afterwards, someone came to pick it up and brought it in.
"Yes, sir. I sent it to the old woman from the Xia family. She knew Constable Zhou, so I sent it to her according to the procedure."
"Okay, go find that old woman and ask for the money she earned in the past four months. From now on, all the pension will be given to this person..."
"Sir, my name is Xia Manni."
"Just give it to her."
The officer wanted to retort after hearing this, but he immediately stopped talking when he saw his boss's impatient expression.
He just took some money from the old woman, and it was really wrong for him to offend the adults because of this matter.
“But… sir, I’m afraid I can’t get the money today…” He wanted to say that it was almost dark.
"I don't care when you come over. Just give it to this person when you come."
After saying this, Zheng Yingyan lost his patience and was about to leave.
Just then he thought of something, and turned to Xia Manni and said, "If you abandon these children too, don't blame me for questioning you."
In fact, he was just trying to scare this bold woman. After all, if she ran away with the money, where would he get her?
It was her fault for staring at him so blatantly, so he deserved to scare her.
"I dare not. Thank you for upholding justice." Xia Manni said, bowing her body.
"Hmph." County Magistrate Zheng flicked his sleeves and left.
"Thank you, Constable Zhou. Today wouldn't have been so smooth without you." A dry thank you is the least valuable, but it is also the most impressive thing Xia Manni can offer.
"Will you be on duty tomorrow?" Xia Manni added.
Constable Zhou nodded quickly. Although the woman in front of him was already a woman, she was a pretty beauty. He felt a little embarrassed facing such a woman.
"Then tomorrow when I come to get the official's money, I'll take the kids and treat you to a meal to thank you. Right, Big Boy?"
Xia Manni knew that if it was done in her name, she didn't know what others would think.
So, I just pushed the eldest child out.
"Yes, Brother Zhou, I have always wanted to thank you on behalf of our family."
Da Wa could vaguely feel from before that Xia Manni was unwilling to take the lead.
But this is also correct, after all, it is usually men who rush to the front.
When Constable Zhou saw that it was Da Wa who invited him, he couldn't refuse.
"Okay, come back tomorrow."
When the officer next to him heard this, it seemed that he had to deal with this matter quickly.
He originally wanted to delay it a little longer, but who knew that the man would come again tomorrow.
That day, Xia Manni found the fat man and pushed the cart back to Shizai Village.
Xia Manni didn't expect that this pension would be available every month.
With this money, wouldn't they be able to turn their lives around?
The next day, Xia Manni brought the children to the yamen gate as promised.
The officer saw that Xia Manni was much more enthusiastic than yesterday, "Hey, Madam Xia is here, I'll go get our boss."
Yesterday when he went to Xia Daxiu's village to ask for money, he found out that Xia Manni had actually chopped people and hunted wild boars.
He also figured it out. Based on how their leader talked to this woman yesterday, who knows if there will be anything going on between the two of them in the future.
After all, a widow is also a woman and she has to get married.
After figuring all this out, he was more enthusiastic when he saw Xia Manni today than yesterday.
Xia Manni asked Da Wa to go and get the silver, and then she could retire with honor.
She kept thinking about what she could do with the money.
I can buy half a year's supply of medicine for my eldest child, buy books for my other children, and renovate the house next year.
In the future, I can send my second child to learn martial arts, and if there is a chance, I can rent a store in the county town.
In this way, she is getting closer to her dream life.
…
"Magister Zheng, what are you looking at?" a friend beside him asked the magistrate as he lifted the carriage curtain.
"Look at that woman outside. She doesn't even know what she is like. She's making such an expression right at my door."
Friend: ...
It's nothing unusual to see a peacock spreading its feathers.
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