Jiang Yuwei glanced at Cuiya, who was kneeling and kowtowing at her feet, and suddenly kicked her. Lin Xiang was about to come up and hit Jiang Yuwei when Tiezhu pushed him hard and he fell to the ground.
Jiang Yuwei glanced coldly at Cuiya, who was still crying, and said in a cold voice:
"Brother Ni just said that you ordered them to do this. Now you're trying to play the victim in front of everyone and clear your name? Let me tell you, that trick won't work on me."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei turned to look at the eldest and second eldest brothers who were tied up and said:
"I originally thought that since there wouldn't be any major losses today, I could just capture you all, have this Cuiya apologize to you, and make her promise never to harass my master and mistress again. But now your sister Cuiya refuses to admit it and is being so unreasonable. So don't blame me for being merciless."
Then Jiang Yuwei turned to look at Tie Zhu.
"Let's go, take them back, and send them to the county government tomorrow."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei turned to look at Cuiya, who was lying on the ground trembling with fear, and said:
"As for you, just wait until the authorities come to arrest you tomorrow!"
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei turned and walked out of the courtyard.
Upon hearing this, Cuiya, who was lying in the yard, hurriedly called out:
"Don't go, don't go! I'll talk, I'll talk, okay? I had a bad idea and made my two older brothers steal things from your yard. But I know I was wrong now. Please let me go. My little baby is still so young, he can't be without his mother."
At this moment, Lin Xiang also understood the whole story. He was already ashamed of himself for speaking up for Cuiya without distinguishing right from wrong, and when he heard her mention his son Xiaobao, he immediately got angry.
He scrambled to his feet, grabbed Cuiya by the hair, and slapped her twice across the face while cursing:
"You shameless woman, you know you have a son, why don't you think about doing something good for our son!"
Seeing that Lin Xiang didn't seem to be faking it, Jiang Yuwei realized that this matter really had nothing to do with him, so she waved her hand and led everyone to the Miaoshou Zhu Courtyard. She had no intention of staying here in the middle of the night to watch someone beat their wife.
Since Cuiya has confessed to her crime, Jiang Yuwei doesn't want to hold a grudge against her. She won't mention Cuiya's matter when she goes to the government office to report the crime tomorrow. After all, she is Xiaobao's mother. As for whether Cuiya's two brothers will implicate Cuiya, that's none of her business.
Jiang Yuwei returned to the courtyard and had Tie Zhu and the others tie the eldest and second eldest sons to the stone table in the courtyard.
Then they all went back to their rooms and went to sleep.
The next day,
Jiang Yuwei got up early, prepared breakfast, and brought it into Aunt Lin's room.
"Yuwei, I'm so sorry to trouble you to take care of me."
Jiang Yuwei placed breakfast on the table, slowly helped Aunt Lin sit up, and then handed Aunt Lin the millet porridge.
Aunt Lin lowered her head and ate the porridge in her bowl, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
"Yuwei, I'm so sorry. Your master told me everything that happened last night. I never imagined that Cuiya would do something like this. I..."
Seeing Aunt Lin crying so sadly, Jiang Yuwei took her hand and smiled, saying:
“It’s alright, Master’s wife. Everything has been resolved, and I didn’t lose anything. Those two are tied up outside. I’ll have Tiezhu take them to the authorities for legal proceedings today.”
Upon hearing this, a look of anxiety flashed across Aunt Lin's face.
"Um, Cuiya, she..."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and stood up, saying:
“Cuiya is Xiaobao’s mother. I won’t let Tiezhu mention her. If her two older brothers want to talk about her, I naturally can’t stop them.”
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Aunt Lin immediately nodded, tears streaming down her face.
"Thank you, thank you, Yuwei. Actually, I also wanted to harden my heart and lock her up, but if she were locked up, Xiaobao would be a child without a mother. No matter how bad she is, she is still Xiaobao's mother..."
Jiang Yuwei patted Aunt Lin on the shoulder and nodded, saying:
“Master’s wife, just rest assured and take care of yourself. I can still take care of you in the courtyard for the next few days. But after we leave in a few days, I’m afraid my master will have trouble even cooking for you.”
Aunt Lin nodded and said:
"You go ahead and do your work, Yuwei. You don't need to worry about me here."
Jiang Yuwei picked up the tray on the table and walked out.
Seeing that the eldest and second eldest brothers had been tied up in the yard all night, both looking extremely haggard with chapped lips, Jiang Yuwei said to Gou Dan:
"Dog Egg, go and get a bowl of millet porridge for them, don't let them die in our yard."
Upon hearing this, Gou Dan hurriedly went to serve millet porridge.
Jiang Yuwei and the others were eating when they saw Tie Zhu arrive.
"Tiezhu, have you eaten yet? Come and have something to eat with us."
Jiang Yuwei raised her hand to greet her.
“Sister Yuwei, I’ve already eaten. I came to tell Liu to go to our oxcart to set up a stall. I was thinking that you were going to take these two people to the government today, so I came early.”
As Tie Zhu spoke, he didn't forget to kick the eldest and second eldest brothers who were tied up.
Jiang Yuwei nodded and said:
"Alright, since you've already eaten, take Ning Zhao and Gou Dan and drive my oxcart to see the officials. I won't go; I've been too busy these past few days. After you've taken them to the government office, take Gou Dan and Ning Zhao to help set up the stall."
Upon hearing this, Tie Zhu quickly nodded in agreement.
Then they drove the oxcart out of the cowshed and pushed the two men onto it. Ning Zhao and Gou Dan sat in the back watching the two men, while Tie Zhu was responsible for driving the oxcart to the county government.
Seeing that everything was arranged here, Jiang Yuwei got up to clear the dishes, but was called to the inner room by Miaoshou Zhu. Miaoshou Zhu rummaged through his bookshelf and found three books: "Medical Notes", "Commonly Used Materia Medica", and "Miscellaneous Medical Cases from Unorthodox Schools".
Then, he found a small bundle, neatly wrapped the three books inside, and solemnly handed the bundle to Jiang Yuwei, saying:
"These three books are the culmination of my life's learning. You must keep them safe and not pass them on easily. You must study them carefully. If you really want to choose a successor in the future, you must choose someone with good character, so that bad people will not use our medical skills to do things against the wishes of our ancestors."
As if remembering something, Master Zhu spoke up:
"By the way, your little girl, Wan'er, I think she has the potential to study medicine. You should train her well so that we will have a successor and you won't have to bother finding an apprentice."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and nodded, saying:
"Master, don't worry, I will definitely cherish your hard work and study medicine diligently. As for Wan'er, whether she wants to study medicine or not is up to her own wishes."
As the two were talking, they heard Lin Xiang angrily shouting in the courtyard:
"Mother, Mother, come out here, I have something to tell you!"
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