Old lady He was so angry that she wanted to die, but she didn't dare to offend Yu Jingcheng. She slammed the door and went back to the house. She didn't scold her daughter-in-law anymore, but just spat in the direction of the Yu family next door.
"A little loser who doesn't know the rules and has no manners, only
Yu Jingcheng treats her as a treasure." Thinking of Yu Jiayaoyao's new clothes just now.
"What good material, but she was given to her to ruin."
"She wears gold and silver at such a young age, and I, an old woman, don't have a decent jewelry on me!"
"And the mother of the loser. A coquettish and coquettish woman, she looks like that, and you can't live a peaceful life at first glance."
Aunt He said nothing, just hung the clothes to dry. She sneered in her heart.
People are willing to spoil their daughters, so what's wrong with you?
Yu Jingcheng is capable, and he can make a lot of money every time he goes out to escort.
If you don't keep the money for your wife and daughter, do you give it to you, an unreasonable old man, to use?
And...
Aunt He smiled bitterly.
Just now, Yaoyao couldn't stand it and knew to help her. Her
father-in-law doesn't care.
Her eldest son was raised crooked by Old Lady He.
Her husband is at home, but he has no opinion and shrinks in the room and dares not speak.
They are all unreliable!
This...
the man is useless.
But the son is still young and can still be straightened.
But if the old woman doesn't die, she can't manage this family.
Just as she said to Yu Niang before, she has to endure.
Old Lady He didn't know what she was thinking, and slapped her thigh hard again: "Send him to school? How? Can he pass the imperial examination? It's really too much money and nowhere to burn."
Her eyes drooped, her cheekbones were high, and she stared at Aunt He.
"You should stop interacting with the neighbors."
Aunt He was extremely disgusted with this mother-in-law.
"Yuniang is docile and stays at home all day. The daughter-in-law looks very dutiful."
Old Lady He:? ! ?
"It's terrible! You dare to talk back?"
"I dare not. It's just that what mother said is nothing to me, but the two families are close. If Master Yu hears it, it will be terrible."
"At that time, the old lady Liu in the alley next door gossiped behind her back, and he heard it, so he rushed to that person's house and got very angry."
Aunt He said: "Mother is old, and she can't stand being beaten."
Old lady He choked.
But I have to admit that this is true.
Her face turned pale.
Finally, she said coldly.
"Who else outside doesn't say that?"
Not to mention others, just that old lady Liu, after being taught a lesson, gossiped the most fiercely behind her back.
"If Yu Jingcheng is really capable, then beat them one by one!"
"If he offends all the neighbors, he won't last long."
Aunt He: ...
Why behind her back? Isn't it because you are afraid that Yu Jingcheng will come to your door?
A barbarian like Yu Jingcheng would be afraid of offending people? If he had a list in his hand, would he be able to resist using violence?
Ze County was originally a poor and remote place, and it was not worthy of being educated. Here, fists were the law. As long as no one died, the county magistrate would not care if the neighbors made a move.
What loss could Yu Jingcheng suffer? He would just have to pay some money.
But did he need money?
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Ze County city gate.
A carriage drove slowly.
The carriage looked ordinary and did not attract onlookers.
The guard stopped it.
Uncle Yan, who was driving the horse, smiled and gave a forged pass and toll. The guard just glanced at it casually and returned the pass.
Uncle Yan continued to drive the horse and entered the city gate.
The people in the carriage then gently lifted a corner of the curtain, and a ray of sunlight leaked through the gap of the curtain, illuminating half of his lower jaw.
His hands were well-jointed, and there was a shallow dent on the inside of his index finger, which was a groove pressed out by years of holding a pen.
Perhaps it was New Year's Eve tomorrow, and every household had already prepared the New Year's goods, so there were not many people on the street.
"Master."
Uncle Yan: "You are in a hurry to come here this time, and you didn't investigate in advance. Aren't you afraid that General Jingyuan's words are wrong?"
"The girl's affairs were kept secret, how did he know about it?"
"If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would use it as a bargaining chip to make you work for them, and only tell you the whereabouts after the matter was done, but he went to the door and gave you the address directly. Among them..."
Gu Fuju was a little absent-minded.
Ze County... He has actually been here many times, and this place is not unfamiliar.
When he came here before, his mood was an unconcealable disgust and a tiny expectation that he dared not hope for.
This feeling is very complicated.
But now...
he is nervous.
And he can't wait.
Gu Fuju came here day and night, looking tired, but excited.
He closed his eyes: "Behind him is... that person."
There had been no movement in the early years, and the King of Yan might have accepted his fate, but suddenly he wanted to fight against the court. There was probably something he didn't know.
"The tragedy of Old Master Lu is still vivid in my mind. I have also been suppressed by the court in recent years. It is inevitable that they want to get something from me."
But...
"He is a son of the Wei family, so he is upright enough."
A simple sentence affirmed Wei Fengyuan.
Gu Fuju also thought a lot along the way.
Since the new emperor ascended the throne, he survived the famine years and saw that the people's lives have improved. Along the way, the streets have changed from prosperous to desolate, and the surrounding scene has changed a lot.
Some people have traces of hunger on their bodies, but their sunken eye sockets are also shining.
But... such a king.
He wants the people of Dajin to be good, just for merit and reputation. Is he really... benevolent?
If he is really benevolent, he can obviously do better.
The laws of the Jin Dynasty were not perfect, the court was full of exploitation, and corruption in the officialdom should be dealt with drastically.
But the emperor was focused on the imperial technique of restraining each other among his ministers.
And his fruitless search for Qingying over the years was the work of the Zhou family, the queen's mother's family, and the emperor acquiesced in it.
Hatred flashed in Gu Fuju's eyes.
Let alone telling Qingying's whereabouts, even if there was any news about Qingying, he would do anything for them.
But the King of Yan and Wei Fengyuan did not hold back.
But... he was convinced.
Hearing what Gu Fuju said, Uncle Yan couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Then... can we really find the girl?
"We don't have a portrait of the girl in our hands. If we meet her on the road, I'm afraid we won't recognize her."
"Fortunately, I have found the residence of Master Yu."
It was those alleys that were winding around, and Uncle Yan almost got dizzy while driving the horse. He had no choice but to stop the carriage and ask for directions from the nearest family.
"Looking for Master Yu?"
Someone showed him the way: "It's in the next alley, not far away. Go forward, turn left when you see the second old locust tree, and the most imposing house is the Yu family."
Uncle Yan was overjoyed and thanked him quickly.
At this moment, a little carrot-head ran towards them with a stone bigger than her face in her arms.
Seeing only one side of the face, Gu Fuju's heart suddenly trembled.
He lifted the curtain and almost fell off the shaft of the cart. His chest was throbbing, causing pain in his eardrums, and he staggered a few steps to chase after them.
(End of this chapter)
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