Magistrate Tang looked at the familiar girl and couldn't help but walk to the wall with his hands behind his back and looked up at her, "You little lady, you are so brave. What are you looking at?"
"Let's see what you do with those vegetables," Man Bao asked, "Are you going to shovel them?"
Magistrate Tang turned his head and glanced at the vegetable patch hidden behind the tree. He was speechless for a while and then said: "We don't have the strength. You guys are not allowed to get in here, you know?"
Man Bao nodded and assured: "We are good people."
Magistrate Tang looked at her suspiciously. What kind of citizen would use a ladder to peek into the neighbor's garden next door?
A yamen servant rushed over to report, "Sir, the craftsman said that they have to repair the prince's garden first, and they can't spare any effort to block the yard for the time being. You see..."
Magistrate Tang hissed, feeling a bit toothache. He waved his hand and said: "Okay, step back and let someone tidy up the collapsed wall and put up the soil. Stop it first."
No one is allowed to come in and talk."
The officer responded and stepped back.
Only then did Magistrate Tang look up at Man Bao and asked, "What are the people in your room doing in Yizhou?"
Man Bao blinked and asked, "Do I have to tell you?"
Magistrate Tang raised his chin and said, "If you tell me now, I will write it down in my head, otherwise I will ask the Yamen and Li Zheng to come to the door later."
Man Bao immediately said: "We are here to study. My junior brother is going to take the imperial examination, so my husband took us to Yizhou in advance to take a look."
Magistrate Tang took one look at her face and height, then thought about the two young men who were with her in the court today, and asked, "Are those two young men with you today your junior brothers?"
Man Bao nodded.
County Magistrate Tang tutted and said, "You are really young and promising. What is your husband's name?"
"Our husband's surname is Zhuang and his first name is Taoxun."
"Zhuang Xun?" Magistrate Tang thought for a while and made sure he had never heard of this person. He squinted and asked, "Are you from Yizhou?"
"We are from Mianzhou."
"Isn't that from Jiannan Road? I haven't even heard of your husband's name in just a day or two." Magistrate Tang turned around and was about to leave. He thought of something and stopped to look back.
She narrowed her eyes and asked, "Do you recognize a man named Yang Heshu?"
"Hey, you know our county magistrate."
County Magistrate Tang clicked his tongue, turned around and stood under the wall, waved to her and said, "Come here."
Man Bao glanced at the height of the wall and shook his head decisively, "I don't know kung fu."
Magistrate Tang was silent for a moment, and then said: "Just wait, I'll go find you. By the way, your husband is at home, right?"
"No, he went out to meet friends."
"That's it. Then tell your husband that Tang will come to visit you tomorrow."
Man Bao was surprised and said, "Ah, Magistrate Tang, aren't you here as an official?"
Magistrate Tang smiled and said, "What do you think?"
When the treasure is full, I will be happy with him.
Magistrate Tang didn't even know what she was enjoying, but he couldn't help but smile. He shook his head, turned around and left.
Man Bao saw that he was gone, so he climbed down the ladder, ran into the study and said to Bai Shanbao who was reading: "Magistrate Tang seems to be an acquaintance of Magistrate Yang. He will come to visit you tomorrow."
He also said: "The magistrate of Tang County is probably poor, and he can't hire the craftsmen in the workshop. The broken holes are just covered up."
Bai Shanbao finally raised his head from the book, "What do you want to do?"
"What can I do? Just to tell you, I can't just sneak over there just to pick vegetables from the vegetable garden, right?" Man Bao sat down in his seat, propped up his chin and said, "But I'm curious, the Yan family
How much is left over there now?"
The Yamen servant was also reporting this problem to Magistrate Tang, "Some of the tables, chairs, wardrobes, etc. that were left behind were also moved away by the Xiao family. Now Yan's house is empty, with nothing left."
County Magistrate Tang: "Is this Xiao family the reincarnation of locusts?"
The government officials lowered their heads and said nothing. The policeman couldn't help but whispered: "Sir, the money for repairing the house has to be paid by our county government. Although the rumors of haunting have been dispelled, it is not easy to sell a prison house like this.
So what kind of wall do we still need to build?”
County Magistrate Tang clicked his tongue, waved his hand and said: "Our county government has no money, so let the Xiao family pay to repair the wall behind their house first. Use the same bricks and stones to build it tightly. If it collapses again, I will
Use their whole family to fill it in."
"yes."
Before leaving, County Magistrate Tang took a look at the Yan family's shabby house, shook his head and said, "Is it worth it just for such a shabby house?"
"Sir, do you want to give the Xiao family a light sentence?"
"It's not light," County Magistrate Tang said behind his hands: "The crime he committed may not seem serious, but his heart is abominable and deserves to be punished. He should be severely punished."
The yamen officials then understood that they were not allowed to accept the Xiao family's intercession.
In the afternoon, Mr. Zhuang came back, and Li Zheng and the landlord came together.
Li is here to express his condolences, and the homeowner is here to express his gratitude.
Apparently he had also heard about the interrogation at the county government office this morning. He was very happy, so he decided to waive their rent for one month.
Since the rumor of being haunted came out, the price of this small courtyard has dropped again and again, but it can't be sold or even rented out. Unfortunately, their family has moved to another street to open a shop, so they can't live there either.
.
A house will deteriorate if it is empty.
The landlord is almost worried to death.
Who would have thought that there would be a bright future?
The new tenant not only caught the ghost, but also solved the haunting rumors. If nothing else, as long as this matter passes in three or two months, his small yard will not lose money whether it is sold or rented.
So the landlord came to visit with a smile and a lot of gifts.
Mr. Zhuang politely sent the two of them away, handed the things to Thursday, looked at the three proud disciples and said: "This time, it is considered that you have done a good thing, so I won't punish you."
The three cheered.
Mr. Zhuang continued: "Except for going out to wash clothes tomorrow, you are not allowed to go out and run around anymore. I will let Shiro buy the food. You can stay at home and study hard."
Man Bao immediately raised his hand and said: "Sir, Magistrate Tang County will come to visit you in his personal capacity tomorrow."
Mr. Zhuang was stunned and asked: "In just one morning, you became friends with Magistrate Tang?"
"I don't know if we are friends yet, but he should be a friend of County Magistrate Yang," Man Bao said with a smile, "He even asked me today if I know Mr. Yang."
Mr. Zhuang was confused, "How did you end up talking to Mr. Yang?"
"I don't know," Man Bao said very honestly, "He asked suddenly, and then I answered truthfully."
Mr. Zhuang looked at the eldest disciple suspiciously, always feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't remember what was wrong.
After taking two steps, he remembered to ask, "He asked you in court? Why did you start chatting in front of the court?"
"No, I didn't ask about it until I met him when he came to Yan's house later."
Mr. Zhuang then turned to look at the wall, remained silent for a moment and asked: "The gate of Yan's house is on the other side of Kangxue Street, half a street away from us. How did you encounter it?"