Shen Wan felt a little excited after hearing these words. She took a deep breath and told herself to calm down.
Yun Luochuan squeezed his wife's hand and said with a smile on his face: "It is precisely because it is difficult for upright officials to deal with household affairs and the government cannot take care of them. That is why our rescue and shelter center provides shelter for those who have been abandoned and have nowhere to go, and who have been domestically abused." Women, young and old provide aid.”
"How many people in this world can't stand the torture and abuse of their husbands or family members and choose to commit suicide. I believe everyone knows better than us, but do they really deserve to die?" Yun Luochuan asked, looking at those who raised objections. ?
Several men touched their noses and lowered their heads when he looked at them.
"Hey, the newly married daughter-in-law next door to me just couldn't stand the torture of her mother-in-law and the beatings of her husband, and her parents didn't care about her, so she threw herself into a well the day before yesterday! That little daughter-in-law is also a hard-working and responsible person. , if someone could help and take care of it, maybe she wouldn't have died, she was only eighteen!" Someone mentioned the examples around them.
"There was a woman in my natal village who was even worse. She was beaten to death by her husband. I paid her natal family ten taels of silver and nothing happened. A human life is only worth ten taels of silver. Tsk tsk..."
"There was a girl in our village who was also abused by her stepmother. In order to exchange for the bride price for her younger brother, she was sold into a flower house by her stepmother. The girl also had a fierce personality and died after hitting a pillar in the flower house... ..."
"A good sister of mine wanted to marry a girl from a high family because her husband was rich, so she was convicted and divorced. Her parents died early, and her natal sister-in-law couldn't tolerate her, so she threw herself into the river and died. "The woman who spoke turned red as she spoke.
"If, if this shelter center had existed two years ago, she might not have died." The woman choked out and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
Everyone sighed when they heard these examples. Should these people deserve to die?
Don't deserve to die.
If someone could take care of them, help them, if they had someone to protect them, if they had someone to shelter them from the wind and rain, perhaps these tragedies would not have happened.
Yun Luochuan said eloquently: "We rescue these people just to reduce the occurrence of similar tragedies."
Magistrate Ji nodded and said: "I think it's very good. Some household matters are difficult for the government to deal with, but it is true that someone should help those who are abused at home, save them from fire and water, and prevent tragedies from happening. This is a good deed. The people of Jiangzhou should support it."
After Magistrate Ji's words, no one raised any objections anymore, they all applauded.
On the way back to the city, Yun Luochuan and his wife walked with Magistrate Ji.
Magistrate Ji told them that he would return to Beijing next month to report on his duties and would most likely stay in the imperial city. The imperial court would also send a new Jiangzhou magistrate by then.
When the couple heard this, they both congratulated each other. Those who stayed in the imperial city would probably be promoted.
Being able to return to the Imperial City can be regarded as fulfilling Magistrate Ji's long-cherished wish. He also said that when he returns to the Imperial City, he will definitely report to the Emperor Shen Wan's charity of running an academy for free in Jiangzhou and building a rescue and shelter center. Shen Wan said with a smile. Thanks.
Back at Yun Mansion, Yun Luochuan told his father that Ji Zhifu was about to be promoted. Yun Changfeng was a little worried after hearing this.
Although Magistrate Ji said that he had stayed in Jiangzhou for more than ten years without moving, he was a good and upright official. It was precisely because of him that the people of Jiangzhou had lived in peace for more than ten years.
Now that he is about to be promoted, if he is replaced by a weak and corrupt official, the people's life will be difficult.
Moreover, Jiangzhou is rich and prosperous. Although it is far away from the imperial city, it is a fertile land. I am afraid that many people are staring at it!