Chapter 476 Let it be
The third sister-in-law also bravely echoed: "Second sister-in-law is absolutely right, such a crooked official cannot be tolerated!"
The fifth sister-in-law held Xuan'er in her arms and did not say a word, but she obviously agreed with what they said.
Old Madam Gu looked at Gu Yanchen and Ran Qingxuan worriedly.
"Yan Chen, what do you and Qing Xuan mean?"
The two looked at each other, and Ran Qingxuan spoke first: "Mom, just let everything take its course."
Having said that, it was obvious that she already had an idea in mind.
Bu Wei had reminded everyone that needed to be reminded, and as for what they meant by letting things take their own course, he couldn't care less.
The Chen family and the Xiao family were closest to the Gu family along the way. Even if the Gu family was really assigned to the worst village, they would follow without hesitation.
After waiting for about seven or eight minutes, the group finally arrived.
Along the way, they got a clear look at the situation in Luo City. Not only was it not as big as Hancheng, it was not even as wealthy as Hancheng.
But the county magistrate in front of him was so fat from eating so much that his neck was shrunk into a circle and his eyes were squeezed into slits.
As he walked, the fat on his cheeks even shook up and down.
When passing by, through his eyes that were squeezed together, one could see the lustful look emanating from them.
Bu Wei skillfully led the few people into the back hall. The backyard was very spacious, and the families standing together did not seem crowded at all.
He signaled to the Gu family with his eyes not to be impulsive, turned around and put on a professional smile on his face.
"County Magistrate Tang, I'm so sorry to have to wake you up so early to handle official business!"
County Magistrate Tang tried hard to raise his eyelids, but it was no different from closing them.
"Those who are capable should do more work. There is nothing we can do about it."
Hearing this, Ran Qingxuan, who was hiding behind the crowd, almost died of laughter. It was already past lunch time, and it was still early. This guy must be blind...
"I have already compiled the list of prisoners to be exiled this time. Please take a look at it first and then we can talk about other things."
"Well, let me see..."
County Magistrate Tang, who was as thin as a ball, squeezed into the specially made armchair with difficulty, moved his fat buttocks, and began to look through the list handed over by the bailiff.
"You brought quite a few people this time..."
After saying that, he tried to open his eyes again and looked at the prisoner standing below.
It's just that every time his eyes stopped, they were all petite women...
All the women of the Gu family were protected by the man. Tang En withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "Let me see. The Minister of the Central Secretariat, the Minister of the Ministry of War, humph, even the Minister of the Ministry of Shangshu..."
After saying that, his eyes suddenly widened a bit: "Tsk tsk tsk, I can't believe it, I can't believe that such a great figure as the Northern Qi War God is also on the list..."
As he spoke, County Magistrate Tang's expression suddenly changed, and he slammed the gavel on the table with a bang.
The prisoner, who hadn't reacted yet, was so frightened that he trembled all over. He didn't expect that his expression would change so quickly.
"I don't care if you are the God of War of Northern Qi or a wealthy and powerful person."
"Now that you are here, you can only be a prisoner."
Looking to the side, the county magistrate took a few steps forward and read out the names of several villages, then continued, "These villages are considered wealthy in Luocheng. Since they are good places to go, we will naturally not let you go whenever you want."
As soon as the officer finished speaking, a fawning smile appeared on Zhao Chunxiu's face.
"May I ask, sir, how can I go to these places?"
The county magistrate looked her up and down with his eyes slanted, and seeing that she was dirty and looked like she would fall down if the wind blew, he curled his lips in disgust.
"As a family of officials, how could you not know that there is no free lunch in this world?"
Zhao Chunxiu naturally understood that there was no free lunch in this world, and the reason she asked was just because she was holding on to her last hope.
But even though she already knew what she wanted, she still had to try to see if things would turn around.
Li Xinyuan started to fall ill half a month ago, and they were complaining bitterly in the second half of the month.
Now that she was about to be exiled, she no longer wanted to live a life without clothes to wear and without food to eat.
She knew what benefit she wanted, but she had to save the money for later use. If she gave it today, she would be left with nothing tomorrow.
"Sir, everything can be discussed..."
"Who the hell has time to discuss this with you? If you want to go to a good village, you have to pay the price."
Zhao Chunxiu looked back and saw that the only man left in the family was the sickly Li Xinyuan, and his son's concubines and daughters.
She was a shrewd womanizer and had already determined through her eyes that the county magistrate was a womanizer...
It would be useful to keep his own daughter, but it is different for his son's concubines.
Since they are not my biological children, keeping them here will only add one more mouth to feed.
Besides, there are still so many mouths to feed now. If she could trade them for a better place, she would naturally do it with both hands.
Thinking of this, Zhao Chunxiu quickly returned to her seat and pushed the concubines forward in the shocked gazes of them.
"What are you doing?"
"What are you going to do?"
Zhao Chunxiu had a calm expression and said calmly: "It's not obvious what I'm going to do, so naturally I'm going to find a good place for you."
Li Yuan was already dead, so naturally no one would protect them. Besides, Li Si had become half crazy and half stupid after what happened last time, so she didn't care what her mother did.
The concubines were not very old, so they had to sleep in the open air along the way, but they still looked pretty after dressing up.
"My Lord, what do you think of these people?"
While the county magistrate was looking the others up and down, Zhao Chunxiu continued to lobby.
"Although they were born as maids in the capital, their figures and their service skills are better than those of the maids in farmers' families."
"Although she looks skinny now and her clothes aren't very good, if she takes care of herself for a month or so, she will be as beautiful as before."
Tang En had originally noticed the women of the Li family, but they were not within his consideration at first.
After all, these people were wearing ragged clothes and looked dirty, which did not look good.
But after hearing what Zhao Chunxiu said, he couldn't help but look up and take a closer look.
It seems that her eyes and eyebrows are indeed okay. If she dresses well and eats well, she will definitely be able to return to her previous state.
These people didn't want to serve Li Yuan, the second-generation rich man in the first place, and now there is such a terrible county magistrate. How can they tolerate this?
But just as they resisted, Zhao Chunxiu lowered her voice and spoke into their ears.
"You better think about it carefully. If you insist on resisting and going back with me, Hualou will be your final destination."
"When the time comes, I will make you live a life worse than death!"
Several women who were crying suddenly became silent and huddled together, crying bitterly.
Tang En smiled jokingly when she saw this. She had seen many chaste and heroic women, but she had also seen many men who gradually accepted their fate.
Who would want to live a hard life when they are used to having no worries about food and drink?
"Since you are so sensible, these few people will stay and serve me."
"As for the Li family..."
Zhao Chunqiu looked at the county magistrate excitedly, and sure enough, she heard Tang En say the next second.
"Come on, send the Li family to Guanbu Village for resettlement. Remember to tell the head of the village that these people were arranged by me personally."
However, just as the officers were about to take the people away, Bu Wei stood up and motioned for them to wait.
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