Chapter 173, Good things come from heaven
In the dim and damp cell, Qin Wu and several other villagers from Panshan Village were waiting for their fate in despair.
"Fifth brother, do you think we can still go home?" A young man in his early twenties lay on the cold ground with lifeless eyes, staring blankly at the small window on the wall of the cell.
Qin Wu had a stern face and pursed his lips, saying nothing.
The young man suddenly laughed foolishly: "Yu Niang is still waiting for me at home. I wonder if she is used to living here since she just married into my family."
As soon as these words came out, Qin Wu's face showed a look of self-blame and guilt.
"Thirteen, stop talking!"
Someone spoke up to stop them. The more Qin Shisan said this, the more tormented they became and the more they wanted to go home.
After a while, a taller man who was slightly older moved to Qin Wu's side and said, "Old Five, do you think Xiao Liuzi can find a way to save us?"
Hearing this, everyone in the cell looked over in unison, their eyes full of hope.
Even Qin Shisan, who was lying on the ground, sat up: "Xiao Liuzi is so smart, he can definitely save us, right?"
Looking at the pairs of eyes filled with expectation, Qin Wu shook his head with difficulty and said in a hoarse voice, "What can he do? We are unfamiliar with this city and have no way to ask for help."
In an instant, the light in everyone's eyes dimmed.
"Are we really going to be exiled and never see our families again?"
Someone broke down, buried their head between their legs, and began to cry softly.
Listening to the suppressed crying in the cell, Qin Wu felt like his heart was thrown into a frying pan. The pain was so severe that he couldn't even breathe smoothly.
Just then, the bailiffs arrived.
"Get up, get up, get up quickly!"
Seeing the bailiff open the cell door, Qin Wu and others all looked unhappy.
"Sir, didn't you say you would give us a few more days? Why are you exiling us now?"
Although everyone knew that Qin Xiaoliu could not think of any solution, they still had some hope in their hearts.
Hoping for God's mercy and the blessings of ancestors.
The guard looked at the panicked Qin Wu and the others in silence: "What exile? Who said we were going to exile you? Come on, follow me now. Don't occupy the cells here anymore. The cells are a bit tight these days."
Upon hearing this, Qin Wu and others were stunned.
If you're not exiling them, then why are you letting them leave?
Qin Wu was the first to come to his senses after being away from home for so long. He quickly bowed and asked the yamen runner, "Sir, what's going on?"
Seeing Qin Wu's good attitude, the yamen runner laughed and said, "You guys are so lucky. Your brother, Xiao Liuzi, is he? He somehow managed to get the son and daughter of the Xingzhou prefect's family here, and now he's saying he wants to redeem you."
At this moment, Qin Wu and others were all stunned.
Qin Xiaoliu, when did you become so powerful?
Seeing their silly looks, the bailiff shook his head and said, "Okay, stop wasting time and follow me."
Qin Wu came to his senses and immediately called his companions to follow.
Soon, the group saw Qin Xiaoliu, Daohua and others in the lobby.
"Fifth brother!"
Seeing Qin Wu and others, Qin Xiaoliu ran over immediately and looked at everyone with tears and laughter.
Qin Wu looked at Daohua and others. He also didn't recognize Daohua. He wanted to ask Qin Xiaoliu what was going on, but he felt that this was not the time to talk, so he stood there with his head down.
Here, Daohua saw that Qin Wu and the others were all injured. She frowned and looked at the yamen runners: "Did the lord torture them?"
The bailiff immediately shook his head: "We didn't hit them. They were injured when they were fighting with the robbers for the goods."
Daohua didn't say anything more, took out her purse from her waist and prepared to take out the silver.
"What are you doing?"
Seeing her like this, Li Xingnian immediately stopped her: "How can I let you pay when your uncle is here?"
Daohua smiled and said, "I don't have any, so naturally my uncle has to pay for it. But I have some, so how can I use your money?" As she said that, she took out two silver notes worth five hundred taels from her purse.
Yan Wenkai came over immediately and asked, "Big sister, where did you get so many banknotes?"
Daohua smiled and said, "My uncle gave it to me."
Yan Wenkai immediately shouted, "Uncle is biased. Why did he only give it to you?"
Daohua smiled and said, "Because I'm so pretty that everyone loves me and flowers bloom when I see them." Then she patted Yan Wenkai on the shoulder and said, "Fourth brother, accept your fate. You will never be able to compare to me in this life."
Li Xingnian and Yan Wenxiu smiled and shook their heads when they saw Daohua teasing Yan Wenkai again.
“Big Brother!”
Daohua handed the banknote to Yan Wenxiu and asked him to hand it over to the Tongzhi.
Yan Wenxiu glanced at the rice flowers. He knew that the silver in his elder sister's hand was earned by selling wine recipes. "I'll tell mother when I get home." After saying that, he took the silver note.
Daohua: "Of course." Even if her stepbrother didn't tell her, she would ask Madam Li to reimburse the expenses. The bodyguards were hired for the Yan family.
Li Xingnian tapped Daohua's head and said with a smile, "You're so young, what are you going to do with so much money?"
Rice Flower: "I want to buy a farm!"
Li Xingnian: "My uncle gave you three farms and a shop. Isn't that enough?"
Daohua gave the wine recipe to the Li family, and the Li family naturally would not treat her unfairly. Knowing that the girl liked farms, Li Xingchang gave the three farms and a shop he had bought in Xingzhou not long ago to the girl.
Originally, they thought that Xingzhou was now under the jurisdiction of their brother-in-law, and it would be easier to do things under his jurisdiction. Now that all the manor shops had been given to Daohua, they had no choice but to buy other ones.
Daohua asked in return, "Second Uncle, do you think the money is too much?"
"Well"
Li Xingnian decided not to speak anymore.
At this time, Daohua walked towards Qin Wu and others.
"Fifth Uncle Qin!"
Qin Wu didn't recognize Daohua just now, but when he heard the call of Uncle Qin Wu, he immediately remembered the little boy who was so clever.
"Are you Rice Flower?"
Seeing that Qin Wu actually remembered her, Daohua immediately smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes, I am Daohua. Uncle Qin Wu's memory is much better than Brother Xiaoliu's. He didn't recognize me before."
Qin Xiaoliu, who was standing by, scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "I remember it, but you were dressed as a boy back then, and now you've suddenly become a girl. I just couldn't react for a moment."
Qin Wu was a little dazed. He didn't expect that a small kindness he had done in the past would bring them such a huge reward.
Daohua smiled and looked at Qin Wu: "Uncle Qin Wu, I told Brother Xiaoliu before that I want you to come to my house and be bodyguards. Are you willing?"
Qin Xiaoliu nodded immediately: "Yes, I have agreed."
Qin Wu was a little dazed. He looked at the rice flowers, then at Yan Wenxiu, who was chatting and laughing with the Tongzhi. He immediately leaned over and said, "It's our honor."
Behind him, Qin Shisan and others also looked surprised and unbelievable.
The moment before, they were still desperately waiting to be exiled, and now they are going to work for the prefect's house?
Good things happen to us, is this a sign from our ancestors?
At this time, Yan Wenxiu had finished the handover with the Tongzhi, removed the criminal records of Qin Wu and others, and walked over: "Okay, we can go now."
It was not until they actually walked out of the yamen that Qin Wu and others were sure that they were not dreaming.
Seeing that all these people were injured, Daohua thought for a moment and said to Li Xingnian, "Uncle, let's go back tomorrow and let them treat their injuries and rest for a while."
Li Xingnian agreed without hesitation: "Okay, go back to the Li Mansion first, I will ask someone to call the doctor."
(End of this chapter)
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