Chapter 404 Get a Huge Sum of Money
However, since they wanted to keep things simple, he couldn't force them to go to court. Wan Lao Er said with some concern, "Thank you very much, sir. It's just that these people are not the first time to deal with me. When I was in Shizi Village before, they also ambushed around my village and were finally captured by the village chief and his men. But later they were released. Who knew that this time when I was out doing business, they targeted me again. Please punish them severely and don't let them cause trouble to the neighbors again."
Liu Hongyu pondered for a moment, then replied, "Don't worry, I will make sure they stay in jail forever. No matter if they are real robbers or just pretending to be robbers, I will not let them go back."
Wan Laoer felt instantly relieved.
"Thank you, sir, for taking care of me."
"Thank you, sir, for taking care of my father." Fubao also imitated Wan Laoer and bent down to salute Liu Hongyu.
Liu Hongyu was amused by Fubao's cute appearance and picked him up.
"You're welcome. This is what I should do. Officials should work for the welfare of the people and fight for the injustice of the people. So if you see any injustice in the future, remember to go to the county government to file a complaint."
"Well, Fubao remember it."
Wan Laoer took Fubao to the lawyer's room to record their confession. After signing their names, they drove away in the ox cart, heading back to the town. It was probably getting dark by then.
On the way back, Fubao took out the purse hidden in his arms.
"Dad, how much silver do you think is in this purse? Is it enough to treat your illness?"
Fubao asked with a smile, waving the purse in his hand.
"You are such a smart little girl, how much do you think it will cost to cure Daddy's illness?"
Wan Laoer reached out and touched Fubao's head while driving the ox cart.
Fu Bao tilted his head and thought, "I think Daddy is so seriously injured this time, he should give at least one thousand taels of silver, right? Otherwise, Fu Bao will not agree."
Wan Laoer was almost scared off the ox cart by Fubao's tone.
"My daughter, your father's life is not that valuable. Besides, it cost us less than one or two taels of silver to see the doctor, and you asked for one thousand taels. People will think that we are robbers, father and daughter." Wan Laoer was a little amused.
Fu Bao disagreed, "Daddy, don't belittle yourself. Your life is the most valuable. In Fu Bao's eyes, Daddy is the most valuable. What is one thousand taels? No matter how much silver you have, it can't compare to Daddy's life. Fu Bao likes to hear Daddy say this."
Seeing his daughter pouting and looking a little aggrieved, with a hint of anger on her face, Wan Lao Er immediately changed his words and said, "Daddy is wrong, my daughter is right. Daddy's life is priceless, and I will live a long life to protect my daughter."
Fubao then smiled with satisfaction, hugged Wan Laoer's arms with both hands, shook them a few times with a laugh, and continued to lower his head to open his purse.
Fubao fiddled with it for a long time and finally took out a stack of silver bills.
Fubao didn't know many words, but she could recognize numbers. She counted them carefully and found there were ten 100-tael notes, ten 50-tael notes, and some loose silver, which added up to about five taels.
"Dad, that's a lot of money. We're rich now. Look, is this enough? Do we not have to spend grandma's money? Can we return her money?"
Fubao has always cared about the one hundred taels of silver from Grandma Wan. She felt that her grandmother's money should not be spent, but she couldn't say why. She just had this feeling in her heart.
Wan Laoer looked down at the thick stack of silver bills in Fubao's hand, his eyes widened, this... so many!
Wan Laoer couldn't help but go over what had just happened in the county government office in his mind, and suddenly he realized that this was hush money, and also a benefit fee given to him for Quan'er's sake. Wan Laoer couldn't help but sigh. He had been on guard against everything, but still had to use Quan'er's favor. How should he tell Quan'er?
"Fubao, keep the money."
Fubao noticed that Wan Laoer was a little unhappy, so he quickly put the banknote away and stuffed it into Wan Laoer's arms.
"Dad, what's wrong with you? Why are you unhappy? That corrupt official gave us so many banknotes, shouldn't we be happy?"
"Fubao, you are still young, you don't know that this banknote was obtained by your elder brother's favor. Think about it, Daddy is just an ordinary citizen, why did Lord Li invite us to sit down, treat us to snacks, and give us banknotes? I think Lord Liu must have told Lord Li that your elder brother is a general, otherwise why would Lord Li ask Daddy directly?"
Fubao nodded and said, "Fubao knows? Fubao said it on purpose to let the corrupt official know that big brother is a general. Otherwise, why would he give money to daddy? And how could he punish the bad guys?"
Wan Lao Er asked in confusion: "Fubao, why do you do this?"
Fu Bao replied seriously, "Dad, didn't you hear that bad yamen runner said that Mr. Li was a corrupt official? What's wrong with us asking the corrupt official to pay some money? And we didn't say that big brother must come to repay this favor? When the time comes, you can go back and write a letter to big brother and sue him again. Big brother will definitely not care about him."
"But, he is going to the capital soon, and he will have nothing to do with us in the future. Isn't it unkind to do this?"
"Dad, you think too much. He can't go. I just saw a black aura on his forehead. If he really got promoted, his forehead should be red, not black. That means his good days are coming to an end. We just want to get some benefits before his good days end. Besides, you took out all your savings for the people in our town, and no one helped you. Just take this as what you deserve."
Wan Laoer was so shocked that he could stuff a duck egg into his mouth.
"My dear, girl, are you telling the truth? Why didn't you tell Dad just now?"
Fubao rolled his eyes and wanted to say: If I told you, would you still be able to remain so calm?
But Fubao was afraid that speaking out would hurt her father's feelings, so she changed the subject and said with a smile, "Dad, grandma told me not to talk nonsense in front of outsiders. You know that, right?"
Wan Laoer was speechless after hearing what Fubao said. He swallowed silently and continued driving.
But he felt much calmer in his heart. If Lord Li was really going to be in trouble, he would feel at ease taking the silver. He just asked his lawyer why Wang Sheng was so arrogant, and found out that Wang Sheng was actually Lord Li's brother-in-law. No wonder he was so arrogant and looked down on others.
Thinking of his elder brother's situation in the Xuanning County Government, he couldn't help but sigh that it was really frustrating to compare yourself with others. It only took his elder brother one year to be promoted from a constable to a head constable. Although he had the support of Lord Shen, his elder brother's own efforts were also partly responsible.
Wan Laoer touched the purse on his chest and finally a smile appeared on his face. With these 1,500 taels of silver, he had the courage and could let go and do things.
Wan Laoer couldn't help but whipped the ox cart faster.
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