Zhou Hai stayed with them for a meal at Zhou's house. After the meal, Bai Banxia and Qi Zhen took Xiaocao and left.
Xiaocao got tired from playing and fell asleep on Qi Zhen's back.
"Master Zhou said that Lin County captured Wang Erhu, but because he has been released under the amnesty, he will probably come back in the next few days. The county magistrate of Lin County sent a letter to Master Zhou." Qi Zhen said in a low voice.
Because of the general amnesty, many prisoners must be released, and the stipulation is that the official who releases the prisoner must send an official reminder to the official in the prisoner's place of residence.
It is equivalent to telling you that so-and-so from your county has been released and may return to his hometown, and you should pay more attention to it in the future.
"Xu Pinger was not mentioned?" Bai Banxia asked.
"No, it seems that Xu Ping'er was not caught at all." Qi Zhen said.
Bai Banxia thought about it, maybe Wang Erhu got separated when he ran away with Xu Ping'er, or maybe some accident happened.
She felt a little emotional and sighed and said: "What kind of amnesty is there? The guilty people will not get the punishment they deserve, and we don't know how many people will be harmed. The so-called kindness of the new king is just to gain a false reputation."
"Well, hypocrisy. Tell your family that Wang Erhu will be more careful when he comes back." Qi Zhen said.
Bai Banxia nodded, Wang Erhu could rob a prisoner for Xu Ping'er and even dare to kill an official, what else could he not dare to do?
Now I don’t know what happened to Xu Ping’er. Who knows if Wang Erhu will do anything crazy.
After returning home, Bai Banxia mentioned this matter to her family.
The old lady's eyes widened, "Let him come, our training is not in vain, we can't kill him!"
"Just those two Tai Chi moves of yours? You can't even beat me." The old man couldn't help laughing, "If you really want to cause trouble, you have to hide behind me."
Brother Dalang said with a smile: "With me here, I have made great progress in practicing with Qi Zhen recently. Qi Zhen praised me for my ability to play."
Saburo opened his mouth on one side, but didn't say anything.
When the defense team was training in the evening, Qi Zhen informed Zhang An of the incident and made Zhang An mentally prepared.
"It's really a troublesome thing. It's okay if it can be corrected, but I'm afraid it will cause trouble again and I have to keep a close eye on it." Zhang An said with a headache.
"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Zhang." Qi Zhen said.
Less than two days after saying this, Wang Erhu actually returned to the village. He entered the village at dusk, but someone with sharp eyes saw it and hurriedly reported the news to the village chief's family.
When he was going back to Wang's house, he passed by the gate of Bai's house. Bai Banxia looked through the crack in the courtyard door and saw that Wang Erhu's whole person had changed. He looked more than ten years older.
Before, he was a strong young man who had just gotten married. He was not handsome, but he was spirited.
But now he is very thin, his back is a little rickety, his cheeks are sunken, and he walks with a limp, which is very difficult, and his right leg is bent into a strange shape.
"Two tigers! Two tigers!" Peach Blossom Girl, who is Wang Erhu's biological mother, heard the news and ran all the way over. She ran so fast that one of her shoes even fell off.
She didn't bother to pick up the shoes and rushed over to hug her son.
"Erhu, why are you so thin?" Peach Blossom Girl began to cry.
Taohua's father also came later. The injury he received from the board had healed. He originally wanted to scold his son, but seeing Wang Erhu in such a state, he couldn't say anything.
With red eyes, he patted Wang Erhu on the shoulder and said, "It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back."
Wang Erhu knelt on the ground with a thud, "Father, mother, I'm sorry for you!"
After he finished speaking, he kowtowed three times. His parents reacted and hurriedly pulled him up. Only then did they realize that something was wrong with his right leg.
"Erhu, what's wrong with your legs?" His father's face turned a little pale.
There was a look of inferiority in Wang Erhu's eyes, "I fell off a cliff and broke my leg. The doctor said it couldn't be cured, but fortunately my life was saved."
"It's good to come back. Let's go home and talk." His father supported him and walked back.
When the villagers saw Wang Erhu, they were a little disdainful and a little afraid. After all, he was a ruthless man who dared to kill even officials. But when they saw that he was in such a state of desperation, with one of his legs disabled, they began to feel a little sympathetic.
I heard that Wang Erhu learned that his family had suffered a disaster because of him. The whole family was almost destroyed, and the Wang family's situation plummeted. He cried profusely in the Wang family courtyard, kneeling on the ground and refusing to get up.
This news quickly spread to the Bai family. Bai Banxia curled his lips and said, "He feels sorry for the Wang family, but if you pity him, who will pity the official who was injured by him? Brother Liu's great future has been ruined."
Although everyone said they would wait for Liu Zheng to return, but once Liu Zheng's leg is completely healed and he gets older, it may be difficult for him to return to the county government.
"He is lame on one leg now, which is retribution." Saburo whispered to the side.
"It is indeed retribution." Bai Banxia agreed with this point.
She glanced at Sanlang and said, "Why hasn't Ernie come back from her parents' home? Don't you care?"
Sanlang lowered his head and walked out, "I don't know, I went to chop wood."
Why did Bai Banxia feel that something was wrong with her second uncle and his wife? She felt that it was necessary to investigate to avoid causing any trouble. She would wait until she attended Du Hui's banquet.
In a blink of an eye, it was time to go to the banquet. Because all the people invited were women, and Qi Zhen had to go to the county government for training, the two of them went separately.
Bai Banxia arrived at Du's house on time, and Du Hui personally greeted her.
"Sister He sent someone to send a message, saying that something has delayed her and she will arrive later, but she asked me to take good care of you." Du Hui smiled and took Bai Banxia's arm and said.
Before Bai Banxia came here, he had thought that banquets in ancient times were probably like some kind of palace-fighting-house-fighting drama, with various competitions of literary talent and clothing.
Anyway, she is not afraid. If she really wants to write poetry, she has a lot of ancient poems in her stomach. If she wants to confront a couple, she is not afraid. The old guys from the Medical Alliance in the previous life liked those, and they gave them to them.
She asked the question.
As for competing in clothes and accessories, she has no interest in it. Today she just wore the new Dielian flower head flower she made by herself. The color is simple and elegant, but the butterflies are vivid.
But she didn't expect that Du Hui was dressed very elegantly, and only wore her butterfly flower on her head. She didn't have any gold or silver jewelry, not even the Nanzhu hairpin from before.
Du Hui saw her looking at his hairpin, smiled and touched it and said, "I really think your hairpin is better recently. It's pretty and light. Even my dad praised it for being pretty and thrifty. I really like it too."
Come on, if you come up with new looks in the future, you have to choose them for me first."
Seeing that she liked it so much, Bai Banxia also became happy, "Okay, next time I will give you one and make a special one just for you."
Du Hui's eyes widened, "Am I the only one who looks like this?"
Bai Banxia nodded, "Yes, unique."
"That's great!" Du Hui jumped up happily, and several small butterflies on his head shook as if they were really flying.
At this time, a servant came to report that another guest had arrived. Du Hui held Bai Banxia's hand and said, "Sister Banxia, please accompany me to welcome the guests."
