After hearing the words "acquitted", Shen Yi, who was kneeling on the ground, had no reaction. Shen Zhang's body beside him softened and he almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Shen Ling was standing next to him, and he quickly saw the opportunity and helped Shen Zhang.
"Fourth uncle, are you okay?"
Shen Zhang shook his head slightly and said, "It's okay, it's okay."
This middle-aged man in his forties looked up at his son kneeling in the lobby, and let out a long breath: "It's okay."
Shen Yi, who was kneeling in the hall, bowed his head respectfully to Magistrate Feng and said, "Thank you so much, Lord Magistrate, for your discernment and your innocence!"
This sentence was more or less thorny. After hearing this, County Magistrate Feng couldn't help but frown slightly, then shook his head and said: "This time, the county government has wronged you and made you suffer a lot. Please wait for the county magistrate." The government will compensate you with some money to support your health."
In this era, there is no compensation at all. If you are wronged, the most you can do is to let you go. The reason why Magistrate Feng took the initiative to compensate Shen Yi was, on the one hand, because of Master Lu Anshi's face, and on the other hand, because of this Magistrate Feng has been feeling weird about Shen Yi for two days.
He felt that this young man was almost completely different from the young man who was originally sent in.
This weird feeling made Magistrate Feng very uncomfortable, so he also wanted to spend some money to calm the trouble and buy himself peace of mind.
Shen Yi did not refuse Magistrate Feng's compensation. After thanking the magistrate, he stood up and came to his father and brother. He raised his head and glanced at Shen Zhang, then knelt down and kowtowed to Shen Zhang: "You are worried about your unfilial son. Already."
Shen Zhang also tried to take the exams when he was young, but failed repeatedly and failed to pass the exam. Later, after giving birth to two sons, and there was really no way to make money, he went to the capital with his fellow villagers to work hard. Although Shen Zhang has not been with the two brothers very much in these years, he has sent money back almost every month. This money has allowed the two brothers Shen Yi to live reasonably well.
After Shen Yi's accident, Shen Zhang rushed back day and night. His hair became much whiter and he looked more haggard.
Seeing his son kneeling in front of him, Shen Zhang stretched out his hands, helped Shen Yi up, and sighed: "Good boy, everything is over. As long as it's okay, it's okay."
He held Shen Yi's hand.
"Your sister-in-law has prepared meals for you at home. Let's go home."
Now Shen Yi has been found not guilty and is a free man. He can go home at any time. He accompanied his father and his third brother Shen Ling to the front yard of the county government office. Then Shen Yi looked at his father and said softly: "Dad, you and your third brother should go back first. My son will have to wait here for a while."
Shen Zhang frowned: "What are you waiting for?"
"Wait a minute for the Chen family."
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows and said: "Although my son has been wronged by this matter, he is fine after all. The Chen family has indeed lost a child. My son and Chen Qing are good friends. I want to meet the Chen family later." Parents, please explain this matter clearly to them."
Shen Zhang was silent for a while and did not speak. Instead, he turned to look at Shen Ling beside him.
Shen Ling coughed and said: "Fourth uncle, Lao Qi has grown up a lot after this incident. This time he is safe and sound because he tried to find a way to save himself in prison. My nephew just went along with it." Do what he wants."
Shen Zhang hesitated for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, my father and your third brother will wait for you outside the county government office. You... come out early."
"Go home and rest in the afternoon. Tomorrow morning, my father and you will go to the academy to kowtow to Mr. Lu and thank him."
Saying that, Shen Zhang glanced at his eldest son, and a smile appeared on his face: "My son has escaped from the catastrophe, and he will definitely have good fortune in the future. Work harder this year, and pass the county examination next year, and then pass the government examination." , and then you can go to the capital to take the academy examination."
"When the time comes, my father can take you to the palace to stay for a few days and see the world."
The county examination is held in the county, the prefectural examination is held in the prefectural city, and the hospital examination is held in the provincial capital.
Jiangdu County is attached to Guo, and the county seat is the prefectural city, while Jiangdu Prefecture is located in Jiankang Gyeonggi Province. The so-called "provincial capital" is actually the capital city, so the college examination will be held in the capital city.
Shen Zhang has been living in the capital for more than ten years, and now he is a steward in a certain palace in the capital, that is, a "little leader", so he dares to say that he can take Shen Yi to the palace to see the world.
Shen Yi smiled and nodded: "When my son takes the college examination one day, he and his father will definitely go to the palace to have a look."
The father and son talked for a long time in the front yard of the county government office, and then Shen Ling took Shen Zhang and left together, leaving Shen Yi alone, standing in the front yard, quietly waiting for the people in the lobby to come out.
At this time, the case in the lobby is still going on.
The reason why Shen Yi was able to come out was because he had been freed from his guilt, and this case had nothing to do with him. However, for Chen Qing's family, this case was far from over.
Shen Yi stood at the door for a while, but before anyone in the lobby came out, Master Deng, who was smiling, put his hands in his sleeves and walked towards Shen Yi.
After getting closer, Mr. Deng took out a money bag from his sleeve and handed it to Shen Yi. Then he said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Shen, this is the money that the master asked me to compensate you. Take these." Money, go home and recuperate."
"This matter is a misunderstanding. Mr. Shen, please don't take it to heart."
Shen Yi took the money bag and weighed it in his hand. There was about thirty taels in it. He reached out and grabbed a handful in the money bag and put it in front of Master Deng with a very peaceful look on his face. With a smile: "Thank you Master, I will give you the money for tea."
Master Deng lowered his head and looked at the broken silver in Shen Yi's hand. It was probably less than half of the bag of money.
The master, who had been hanging out at the Yamen Gate for half his life, stretched out his hand to rub his eyes and looked at Shen Yi in disbelief: "Master Shen, this..."
Master Deng is already in his forties this year. Over the years, he has seen people who regard wealth as life, and also seen people who are indifferent to fame and wealth, but this is the first time he has seen someone at Shen Yi's age pay so lightly. .
"No other meaning."
Shen Qilang said with a smile: "According to the rules, you have to give some amount to Master."
The rule of the yamen is that if you pass a hand, you will lose three points.
Master Deng then smiled hoarsely and said, "If other money passes by, Deng might have some money stuck in his hand, but this money was personally given to the young master by the master, so Deng doesn't dare to ask for it."
With that said, Master Deng waved his hand, turned around and left.
Shen Yi silently stuffed the money back into his purse. He held the purse in his hand and still stood there without moving.
This money is Jiangdu County Government's sincerity in wanting to reconcile with him.
With his current low status, he was not qualified to refuse the money given by the county master, but he was not prepared to reconcile with Jiangdu County Government so easily.
Therefore, he did not plan to use the money himself.
After waiting in the front yard for about half an hour, Chen Qing's parents and younger siblings finally walked out of the lobby. Shen Yi took a deep breath, silently stepped forward, and handed the bag of money in his hand to Chen Qing. In front of Qing's father, he lowered his head slightly and said: "Uncle Chen, I was there when Chen Qing was beaten, but I couldn't save him, so this money will be a small donation from me."
The magistrate of Cai County had just declared Shen Yi innocent. At this moment, the attitude of Chen Qing's father and mother was not as fierce as before. Chen Qing's father was a dark-skinned farmer. He looked up at Shen Yi and shook his head.
"We don't want your money."
With that said, he was about to pull his family away.
Obviously, their family still has some doubts about Shen Yi. After all, Shen Yi was the first to be arrested after the accident.
"It's not my money."
Shen Yi handed over the money bag again, his voice a little low: "This is the money compensated by the county government. Uncle Chen should regard it as the compensation paid by the county government to Chen Qing."
He looked at the Chen family and lowered his eyebrows slightly.
"Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen, what is the specific truth about Chen Qing's case? I can only tell you now that it was definitely not me. As for other things, I have no way to tell you for the time being. If you insist on getting to the bottom of it, you can go to Ganquan Ask someone in the academy to ask."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused and continued.
"But no matter what you ask, you can accept whatever the county government decides. Don't make trouble with them anymore, otherwise those people may do harm to your family."
After saying this sentence that seemed a bit like a "threat", Shen Qilang lowered his eyebrows slightly.
"As for other things."
Shen Yi looked at the Chen family and said calmly: "Someone will take care of it for you in the future."
