Wen Yuming now felt unlucky when he saw Hua Junxu's family. He glanced at the panicked Taoist priests in the corner with his peripheral vision, and started to reprimand Hua Junxu angrily:
"As a preceptor of a county school, I can't even manage trivial matters at home. How can I teach the students in the county? I'm simply misleading the students. I believe the slander and brought a group of Taoist priests to the county government office to confuse the public. That Liu Cheng is really blind.
I'm so jealous that I dare to let you go to the county school. From now on, you can go home and teach your wife and children properly."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned to Hua Rujin with a smile and continued: "Miss Hua, your grandfather suffered for the people of Jiangling City. This kindness will be remembered by not only this house, but also the entire Jiangling City. Today you are here again."
You have made great contributions to the county, and I have just said that I will reward you, and when your father comes back, you will be asked to go to the county government to take over your uncle's errands."
"Thank you, Lord Prefect."
Hua Rujin and Cai Baiwei looked at each other with joy on their faces.
I really don’t know whether this shady mother-in-law of the Meng family is a blessing or a curse. She gave away money before and now she is Hua Junxu’s food, clothing and rice bowl. If this continues, only the Meng family’s share of the family fortune will be left.
"Master Prefect."
Hearing this, Hua Junxu suddenly became anxious. Just as he was about to plead, Wen Yuming repelled him with a sharp look: "Go away, you, a person of no virtue and no virtue, will never appear in front of me again in the future."
Tang Haoran understood and immediately led the policemen to drive away the second brother of the Hua family and the group of Taoist priests who had been beaten with bruises and swollen faces.
The people in the second room had no choice but to leave in disgrace.
After the area in front of the county government office became clear, Wen Yuming regained his smile and respectfully gestured to Ye Chengguan: "Brother Ye, shall we set off?"
"Prefect, please."
It was the first time that Ye Chengguan saw him doing some personnel work today. After bidding farewell to Shu Jinxuan and Cai Baiwei, he jumped on a green horse and led a large group of people towards Jiang'an County.
Cai Baiwei watched her daughter's carriage disappear at the end of the street before getting back on the Shu family's carriage to go home.
At this moment, Ruya's cousin felt half worried and half happy. He was happy that the life of his uncle's family could get better and better, but his cousin's attitude towards him now made him increasingly confused.
Now, all I can do is work hard and get a good name.
On the way to Jiang'an County, Cheng Nini was still crying.
Hua Rujin has never been loved by her parents since she was a child, so she has never had such extravagant hopes. On the contrary, the girl in front of her has experienced the death of her loved ones time and time again at a young age. Such a blow is beyond what ordinary people can bear.
of.
He hugged the little girl gently, not knowing how to comfort her at this time, he could only let her cry happily.
The old beggar sat opposite and stared at the two of them in silence.
I don't know how long it took, until the little girl got tired of crying and fell asleep on Hua Rujin's knees. Only then did Hua Rujin dare to raise her head and ask the old beggar in a low voice: "Does Ni Ni have any relatives at home?"
The old beggar shook his head sadly: "I don't know if I am a teacher. I once heard Ni Ni's mother mention that there is an uncle in my hometown who is Mrs. Cheng's brother. However, this family has never shown up for fear that they don't want to get involved.
Things about Ni Ni’s family.”
Hua Rujin blinked slightly: This is a difficult matter.
So, who will Ni Ni rely on to support her in the future?
"Why are you willing to help this girl?"
The old beggar looked at her in confusion.
Hua Rujin sneered: "Senior, who has been homeless all day without food, why is he begging to protect their mother and daughter?"
The old beggar's face darkened: "Don't ask about my affairs."
"Then don't ask too much about me."
Hua Rujin pouted her lips proudly.
The two of them each turned their heads.
If you don’t look at both, you won’t get bored.
After a while, the old beggar finally couldn't bear the loneliness and spoke first:
"My good disciple, this Wen Yuming is not a good person. That Tuhong was his confidant when he was working elsewhere. He will be more or less partial to this person. The fact that he can let you and Zhuang Yuanlang go to Jiang'an County shows that he is stable and superior.
I'm sure you won't find any clues, but do you have any way to find evidence of Tuhong's crime?"
Hua Rujin is becoming more and more curious about this old beggar.
When the evil thing was chasing him all over the ground under Dou's house, he kept it secret. But a few days ago, he jumped up in the tunnel of his house and showed his extraordinary skill. He pretended to be a pig and ate a tiger in front of him again and again. He didn't know what he was doing.
thought.
Seeing him staring at her with great interest, she pursed her thin lips and deliberately said, "In the opinion of senior, what should we do?"
Seeing that she refused to confess, the old beggar had no choice but to tell the truth:
"To be honest, I went to Jiang'an County a few days ago and found several witnesses who witnessed the beating of the old lady of the Cheng family. I even found the place where Nini's uncle was buried. But
It has been almost three years since the incident, and the bodies of their mother and son have long since rotted. If there is no solid evidence, even if someone dares to testify, they will be overthrown by the county government."
After a pause, there was a wry smile on his lips: "Not to mention Wen Yuming's protection, Jiang'an County is not the territory of the No. 1 scholar after all. As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress the local snake. I am afraid that no one will dare to stand up for the final result if I am worried about it.
The Nini family should be fair."
"It turns out that the old man who disappeared a few days ago was already looking for evidence."
Hua Rujin smiled.
No wonder I haven't seen him around in the past few days.
"The testimony of living people is not reliable, only the words of the dead can be convincing."
Hua Rujin sighed meaningfully: "I'm afraid it's difficult to even get a dead person to speak."
The old beggar was confused when he heard this: "It is difficult to make a dead person speak."
Hua Rujin did not mean to answer his questions, but instead said:
"It's nearly a hundred miles away from Jiang'an County. I guess I can't make it today. They can do too many things in one night. When they arrive at the post house, senior will inform the county magistrate of the whereabouts of all the witnesses you found.
He sent people to check it out in advance, so we can’t let others play tricks on us."
The old beggar immediately frowned: "How can you be so careless, girl? Doing these little tricks under Wen Yuming's nose, isn't it just right?"
"Well, Magistrate Wen is a good man and he treats me well. His willingness to go to Jiang'an County in person this time is enough to show that he is fair and impartial. How can I be so petty?"
Hua Rujin pretended to blame.
Anyway, he doesn't want to have a heart-to-heart relationship with him, so naturally he won't have a heart-to-heart relationship with him.
The old beggar pouted his lips, cursing the traitor in his heart.
I don’t know what kind of medicine this girl is selling in her gourd.
…
When we arrived at the post house near Jiang'an County, it was already dark.
Hua Rujin helped Cheng Nini get out of the carriage and saw Ye Chengguan ordering the officers to clean up the post house.
When the two met, Hua Rujin quickly looked at the old beggar and gestured: "Senior."
The old beggar knew what she meant and reluctantly walked up to Ye Chengguan and whispered a few words. Ye Chengguan frowned and immediately waved to the few guards around him.
After some instructions, the guards hurriedly disappeared into the night.
Wen Yuming got down from the sedan chair and noticed something was wrong, so he hurriedly winked at Master Mu Xian.
Then she secretly glanced at Hua Rujin and the little girl she was holding, with her hands behind her back, she looked up at the post house and sighed deeply:
"Brother Ye, although I came to Jiang'an County with you this time, after all, the palms and backs of my hands are all flesh. You and Tuzhi County are both colleagues under our rule. In order to take into account the friendship between colleagues, if it is really wronged
I want to know the county magistrate, and I am willing to help him get involved without holding you and Miss Hua accountable for their crimes. You can sincerely make amends with him, so that I can get off the ground."
"Easy to say."
Ye Cheng smiled with a smile on his face, and glanced at the leisurely and happy Hua Rujin beside him with his peripheral vision.
Although people had been rushed to Jiang'an County overnight, how could such a little trick be hidden from Wen Yuming and the gang in Jiang'an County.