Feng Shaoli was actually very scared when he thought about what he had done. He himself didn't care, but he had a wife and children at home. Cutting off someone's money is like killing their parents. People die for money and birds die for food. What if Chu Huaigui and Wan Jingchen found out about the ledger they had secretly kept? Would they still let him live?
Feng Shaoli continued, “I have lived in Miaozhou for so many years and have developed feelings for this place. I am very unwilling for this place to suffer because of the corruption of some people. His Majesty loves the people like his own children. In order to help the people who have suffered from disasters, he specially sent grain and silver. However, these things ended up in the pockets of some people. Lord Zheng, you really don’t know how I have survived all these years. I come from a humble background and have no backing. I know the crimes of those people, but I can’t submit the evidence to the higher authorities because I have no way to do so. I am really saddened.”
Zheng Boyuan comforted him, saying, "Lord Feng, justice will prevail. You should have faith in the future."
Ping took Xu Zhi to the backyard, and Miao'er, holding Xu Zhi's hand, led her to the side of the small vegetable garden.
Ping has scooped out all the water from the vegetable garden these past two days, but the vegetables still look a bit wilted.
Ping sighed and said, "The sun is out, so it will be fine after a couple of days of sun exposure. If it stays cloudy like this, the vegetables will spoil."
Xu Zhi looked up at the sky. The clouds looked much lighter than yesterday. She advised, "Sister-in-law, look at the clouds in the sky. They are much lighter than yesterday. They are not as heavy as yesterday. Maybe the sun will come out tomorrow."
Ping smiled and said, "Then I'll take your kind words. These vegetables were well taken care of and are growing quite well. I'll pick some for you to take back. There are no vegetables for sale in the city these days. You have elders at home, so take some back to add a couple of dishes for them."
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