Ye Chengguan was not polite at all. He continued to pick up the books in the library and stuffed them into the arms of the book boy Ting An with a calm face. However, he only felt unlucky in his heart: How could he meet this woman anywhere?
There was only a complete set of "Law of Daye" on this bookshelf. Hua Rujin was afraid that he would come to ask for "Household Marriage" from her, so she quickly turned around and walked towards the counter.
Shu Jinxuan nodded respectfully to Ye Chengguan, and then followed Hua Rujin out.
Hua Rujin took out three taels of silver and handed it over to the store. Thinking about the legal classics that had been cleared away by Ye Chengwei, she couldn't help but ask the store: "When will new products be added to this complete set of Daye Laws?"
"Someone will deliver the new goods early tomorrow morning."
As soon as the store owner finished speaking, he saw Ting An holding a thick stack of books and walking straight behind Ye Chengguan.
"Does this young master want to buy the entire volume?"
The shopkeeper looked hesitantly at Hua Rujin, whom he had just paid for.
Hua Rujin hurriedly hid the book in her arms.
Looking at her small belly, Ye Chengguan felt a sense of contempt in his heart, so he had to go back to the store with a gentle voice: "No, I will send someone to pick it up tomorrow."
So, everyone said goodbye amicably.
Hua Rujin and Shu Jinxuan returned to the carriage first.
Sitting quietly in the carriage, Shu Jinxuan saw this girl protecting a book tighter than her life, and said with a sigh on her face: "Cousin, you are getting bolder. He is the magistrate after all. Why are you taking advantage of the tiger's mouth?"
"As the old saying goes, first come, first served. Speaking of which, the books I read first are just..."
Thinking that there was less than one tael of silver left in her pocket, she sighed secretly.
"This Mr. Ye is really courageous. I heard that he just came back a few days ago and already helped the county to judge many old and backlogged cases. He was busy with everything all day long. He also planned to study the law himself. It seems that he is not planning to hire anyone.
My friend."
Shu Jinxuan did not continue to blame him, and suddenly showed admiration in his eyes when he thought of Ye Chengguan.
"Hire a screen friend?"
Hua Rujinfeng's eyes were glazed over, and she suddenly realized that these days, the scientific examinations are mainly based on the Four Books and Five Classics. Regardless of their background in the scientific examinations or the officials who obtained their positions through donations, military merit, etc., they hardly understand the rules, money and food.
For this reason, after the new emperor ascended the throne a few years ago, the imperial court deliberately restructured the salary system and added a beneficiary salary in addition to the basic salary. The purpose was to allow the appointed officials to hire suitable secretaries to assist in handling local government affairs without causing trouble.
This curtain friend was also commonly known as Master in her time.
Even though Ye Chengkui is very knowledgeable, his energy is limited after all. It is probably impossible for him to systematically master the entire discipline of law when he first takes office.
Well, if there were no grievances with him, I could still make a living by working as an aide under his account.
This man is now the number one scholar in high school at the age of eighteen. He has a bright future. If he can be promoted to Beijing Middle School in the future, he can earn more money.
Thinking of the previous marriage between the original owner and him, she couldn't help but sigh silently:
After all, the cooked cabbage couldn't let his end... the cabbage **.
Shu Jinxuan didn't want to mention Ye Chengguan's affairs in front of her now. Seeing that she was thoughtful, he just casually warned: "In short, if you want to gain a foothold in the litigation court in the future, you still can't offend Mr. Ye."
"good."
Hua Rujin naturally understands this truth: "Let's go back."
Shu Jinxuan remembered the words of You En's little bean curd before leaving. When he left the city, he stopped the carriage and bought a whole candied haws in a sugar warehouse at a roadside stall. He also bought some pastries and a few roasted ducks to take with him.
Go back to Hua's house.
Seeing him returning to the carriage holding a straw target filled with candied haws, the color was sparkling, Hua Rujin wondered: "Why did my cousin buy so many candied haws?"
Shu Jinxuan smiled and said nothing, took two bunches and handed them to her hand: "It's very sweet, you can try it."
Seeing that he was mysterious, Hua Rujin took a bunch of them, and they tasted them slowly without saying anything else.
...
As evening approaches, the entire Shangliang Village is shrouded in the sunset, with microwaves rippling everywhere, making the entire village look particularly clean and peaceful.
It wasn't until I was near the small fenced courtyard of Hua's house that I heard the noise.
The coachman stopped the carriage, and Hua Rujin and Shu Jinxuan arrived at the gate of the courtyard with their respective purchases, when they saw a chubby figure coming up to them. She was dressed in a fancy dress, and she seemed to be the most beautiful girl in the village.
"Cousin, cousin, my mother-in-law helped my cousin go to my grandfather's house to raise a lot of money to help my sixth uncle with the lawsuit. I'm just waiting for you to come back."
Hua Shiyu rushed towards Shu Jinxuan with a smile.
Looking at the enthusiastic second cousin, Shu Jinxuan subconsciously dodged to the side, thinking about the embarrassment their mother and daughter had caused to her uncle's family last night, and replied in a tepid tone: "Second aunt is really thoughtful."
"Ahem, Uncle Six is going to split up the family, and my grandmother is reluctant to pay for it, so she has to suffer a lot for my mother-in-law."
Hua Shiyu glanced at Hua Rujin coldly, and her face darkened: "You... why did you come back? My mother-in-law has invited the clan elders to discuss the separation of the family, but it's all because of you."
When she heard that the family was separated and that Meng Yutang was kind enough to raise money, Hua Rujin was also shocked.
But then they realized that they were just looking forward to their own death, so they wanted to end their relationship with Liufang as soon as possible.
What should I do?
This must have failed their calculations.
I thought that when Meng Yutang went to the city, she didn't find out that she had obtained the license to remarry, so she couldn't let her take back the money she had spit out.
Afraid that her elegant cousin would be happy and tell the story all at once, Hua Rujin quickly shook her head slowly towards Shu Jinxuan, and then rushed towards the main room carrying her things.
Just as Shu Jinxuan was about to catch up, Hua Shiyu grabbed him tightly with both hands, and said in a coquettish tone: "Oh, cousin, this is our family matter, what are you going to do to get involved? I have a lot more
I have something to ask you for advice."
"Cousin Shi Yu, if there is anything we can discuss some other time."
After all, she was also her cousin, so Shu Jinxuan could only persuade her patiently and politely: "My uncle's family has been separated and needs help with many things. I have to go in and take a look."
"Oh, my grandma is here and won't let Uncle Six and his family suffer."
As she spoke, Hua Shiyu pressed her entire plump body closer to him.
Shu Jinxuan was already annoyed when she mentioned her second aunt, and it was even more upsetting that she didn't know how to respect herself.
Then he took a piece of roast duck from his hand and impatiently stuffed it into her hand: "You eat the roast duck first, and we'll talk about anything later."
After finishing speaking, he freed his hand and quickly took out a piece of silver from his arms: "Also, I have just returned to Jiangling City for two days. I was in a hurry last night and I didn't prepare any gifts for you brothers and sisters. You can take these five taels of silver."
Then go to the city and buy some fabrics to make clothes with my cousin Chengan."
"No, no, I want my cousin to accompany me to choose the ingredients. The ingredients my cousin chooses must be the most beautiful."
Hua Shiyu continued to flirt and coquettishly, and Shu Jinxuan immediately became angry: "Get out."
Angrily, he stuffed the money into her arms and strode into the main room without looking back, carrying the candied haws on his back.
Hua Shiyu sat down on the ground and sobbed softly.
Hua Rujin walked into the main room and saw that all the elders of the family were there. Meng Yutang and Hua Junnian each held a signed and sealed family separation document and looked at it carefully.
Seeing Hua Rujin's figure, the patriarch leaned on his crutch tightly and said in a deep voice: "Rujin, this time you have to thank your second aunt. Your grandmother spent all the money that the Dou family paid for the appointment. It was her who spent the night
I rushed to my parents’ house to collect more than two hundred taels of silver for you to use in the lawsuit, and helped your family solve an urgent need.”
After looking around the room, the old patriarch continued: "Not only that, your two acres of thin farmland have also been given to your family. It's really rare to see such a kindhearted family."
"The patriarch's words are serious. We are all a family, so why would we say such unconventional words?"
Meng Yutang was in full bloom at this time, doing and standing up smoothly. He came forward in a gentle and dignified manner, grabbed Hua Rujin's hand tightly, and said sincerely:
"Rujin, there's only so much that Auntie can help your family. From now on, you can only rely on yourself. You must not let Auntie down. If the man named Ye refuses to make the decision for you, go to the state capital.
The governor's office in the provincial capital, if it doesn't work, I'll find a way to get to Beijing, it's no big deal."