Chapter 177
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It was Cheng Zhao's first time to leave the capital. She was tearful before leaving, but after leaving, she was attracted by the outside world.
There wasn't much on the roadside, just trees, flowers and grass. But he had only seen flowers and grass in gardens before, and they were very different from the flowers, plants and trees growing wildly outside.
While the adults were watching the scene, he could lie on the window and watch it all day long.
Shen Yuntang asked him to have some snacks, and he ate them while leaning on the car window.
The two adults thought he was stupid because he missed home so much.
Cheng Yeran was about to say something when he saw Cheng Zhao turn around and ask him, "Dad, are we going to live in the wild from now on?"
After hearing this, Cheng Yeran burst out laughing, "Yes, we will all become savages in the future. You are a little savage. You can't eat hot meals. You can only pick wild fruits from trees and catch wild animals to eat raw."
Cheng Zhao tilted his head and thought about it. He lay on a lively little deer and nibbled its back. "It seems to be quite fun."
Cheng Yeran: "You are really stubborn."
Shen Yuntang looked at them helplessly: "Don't lead the children astray, get off the car and eat."
The journey this time was long, and sometimes we had to pass through places where there were no villages or shops nearby, so we had to camp in the wild.
Cheng Zhao was still thinking about being a wild man. He asked Cheng Yeran, "Are there other wild men in the wild? Can I find other little wild men to be friends with?"
Cheng Yeran nodded: "Yes, you will have many more good friends in the future."
Shen Yuntang: “…”
Before leaving Beijing, Cheng Yeran looked at the map and learned about the province they were going to this time. It was not near the sea, nor was it next to the mountains with rich resources. It was just a poor place with scarce resources.
He had read books before and learned that other time travelers went to undeveloped and rich places, but he was going to such a barren place and could only open a factory there.
After traveling for half a month, they finally arrived at the destination. The city gate tower was very old and gray, like the background that appears in TV dramas when people escape from famine, but it was full of people, beating drums and gongs, making it very lively.
Cheng Yeran: "...It has been popular since ancient times."
"What?" Shen Yuntang had never seen such a scene before and asked him.
"I remember when I was a child, our school was invited to an inspection. Our school asked a group of children to rehearse with flowers every morning. When they received the flowers, they pretended to be cheerful and lively and ran up to present the flowers." Cheng Yeran was unhappy because he was also selected. After rehearsing for a day, he felt like a fool. He went home and complained to his parents, and then he never went again.
He didn't expect that others would treat him like this now, but the people who beat the drums and gongs should still be able to make some money, which is much better than he was before.
"It's so lively here, even more lively than the capital." Cheng Zhao leaned on the window and looked out.
"This is just on the surface, pretending." Cheng Yeran got out of the car holding the child, and all the officials and yamen runners here came.
There are three county towns here. One is a fat man in his early thirties, surnamed Li. The other is a man in his forties with a long beard, surnamed Lin. Mr. Lin was the prefect here before, but was later demoted to a county magistrate.
Shen Yuntang's eyes widened when he saw Lord Lin. He had seen him before. In his previous life, when Lord Lin was still the Prefect Lin, it was his daughter who married Xia Xiaowu. It was also his daughter who colluded with Xia Xiaowu to drug him, killing him and taking away his child.
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When they met, he was just a country boy who had never seen the world. Lord Lin acted superior to him and never looked at him straight in the eye. He never looked at him in this life, but he looked down on him in his previous life. In this life, the positions were reversed. Lord Lin bent over and lowered his head and did not dare to look at him.
The person standing at the end of them was even more familiar; it was Xia Xiaowu.
Although Xia Xiaowu has always wanted to hide himself behind everyone, how could he hide himself when he is so old?
In the past, whenever Shen Yuntang saw Xia Xiaowu in the village or the county town, he would be very scared, shaking uncontrollably and his body stiff and unable to move. But now, seeing him hunched over and trembling as he hid behind everyone, he found that he was not afraid of him at all.
Over the years, he has been accustomed to seeing dignitaries in the capital. He has met generals, princes and even the emperor. How could he be afraid of this little Xia Xiaowu?
He also didn't know what happened to his cousin in this life. Did Magistrate Lin's daughter kill his cousin or take away his child? If so, he would definitely avenge his cousin and bring the bad guy to justice.
Lord Lin is the oldest person here, and his words carry more weight than others. He said to Cheng Yeran, "We have prepared a banquet. Lord Cheng and Madam Cheng have come a long way, so go eat first and try our local specialties."
Cheng Yeran looked at him and always felt that County Magistrate Lin was up to something bad. County Magistrate Lin was the prefect here before, and he was transferred here later to replace County Magistrate Lin. County Magistrate Lin must be dissatisfied.
Cheng Yeran did not refuse: "It just so happens that I want to have a meeting with you. Now that you are all here, let's talk while we eat."
Several county magistrates: “???” What kind of meeting is this?
They prepared the banquet because they wanted to build a good relationship with Cheng Yeran. Cheng Yeran was a new official who was demoted, so he would definitely do something big and achieve some results to show the emperor so that he could be transferred back sooner.
They complained in their hearts, thinking that they would be busy in the future, but after all, Cheng Yeran was their superior. What could they do if he refused to cooperate?
Only Xia Xiaowu was thinking about something else. Last time, he deliberately told the big shots in Beijing about Cheng Yeran's affairs. Did Cheng Yeran know the inside story?
He broke out in cold sweat. He was happy for a while before he didn't know who the new prefect was.
His mother killed Prefect Lin's daughter, and he had been suppressed by Prefect Lin. Later, Prefect Lin became Magistrate of Lin County, at the same level as him. The court sent a new prefect, and he wanted to seize the opportunity to establish a good relationship with his new superior, and together with his new superior, exclude Magistrate Lin County and avenge all the humiliation he had suffered in the past.
As a result, he happily arrived at the city gate, but what he saw was Cheng Yeran. He was so scared that his legs were shaking and he almost fainted, especially when Cheng Yeran looked in his direction, he almost fainted.
When entering the city, everyone got on their own carriages. Xia Xiaowu slowly moved to the front of his carriage. He almost fell off when getting on and was helped by the fat Lord Li.
Lord Li looked at his pale face and asked, "Lord Xia, are you feeling unwell?"
Xia Xiaowu wiped the sweat off his face and said, "I am feeling a little uncomfortable. Lord Li, please tell him. I will go back first."
"I'm afraid you can't go back. The new prefect seems very strict. If you leave today, it will leave a bad impression on him. Be careful not to be disliked by him in the future, and your life will be difficult." County Magistrate Li advised him.
Xia Xiaowu thought that the other party must have hated him to the core, and nothing he did now could save the situation. "I really can't hold on any longer. Please help me, Lord Li."
Xia Xiaowu returned to the county town like a lost soul. After arriving home, he told Shen Yunfeng the news. Shen Yunfeng was no longer under the supervision of his parents-in-law, and that woman was dead. The two brothers and sisters-in-law of the Xia family had to listen to his orders and try to curry favor with him every day. He had his own children, and his life was so comfortable.
As a result, at this moment, Xia Xiaowu actually brought him this unfortunate news, and he was so scared that he almost fell off his chair.
When Xia Xiaowu was going to kill him together with that woman, he lost his feelings for Xia Xiaowu and kept Xia Xiaowu's salary in his own hands every month. He didn't care how Xia Xiaowu spent his money, as long as he didn't bring anyone to his house.
He could use the money to buy whatever he wanted, but with Shen Yuntang and the others coming, their good days were over.
"Let's try not to appear in front of them, or we can be humble. After all, they are relatives, and we haven't done anything to hurt them. We just said a few unpleasant words. They won't hate us." Shen Yunfeng still had a fluke mentality.
But Xia Xiaowu broke his fantasy. He had not yet told Shen Yunfeng about Xia Xiaowu's collusion with high-ranking officials in the capital to frame Cheng Yeran, but today he told him everything in a hurry.
When Shen Yunfeng heard this, he felt like the sky was falling. If it were him, whoever dared to harm him like this, he would want to grind that person into ashes. He was finished, he was going to be killed by this stupid man!
He hated his own bad luck again. Why was his cousin's life so good? They are all wives of officials. My cousin married the top scholar, a high-ranking official. Even if Cheng Yeran was demoted, her official position is still higher than Xia Xiaowu's.
Look at yourself again, what kind of person did you marry? Cheng Yeran was supposed to be her husband, so why did she give him away in the first place?
No, he couldn't let Xia Xiaowu get involved, so he quickly cut off ties with Xia Xiaowu.
He heard that after those cousins followed Shen Yuntang, some became officials, some opened shops, and they all became rich. But he was his cousin, so as long as he went and begged Shen Yuntang, Shen Yuntang might soften his heart and forgive him.
He looked at Xia Xiaowu with disdain. It was all Xia Xiaowu's fault. If he had framed Shen Yuntang to marry the lazy guy and he had not married Xia Xiaowu, and went to Beijing with Shen Yuntang like Liu Ya did, he might have become a princess now.
Although he lived in a small county town, he had asked his family about Shen Yuntang when he went home before. He learned that Shen Yuntang had a friend named Lin Yu, who was a divorced man and later married a young general. He himself was divorced from Xia Xiaowu, so Shen Yuntang might be able to find a good marriage for him.
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