Qinghe Pastoral

Chapter 111 The situation of the Tao family

"Wang Dacai, tell me."

The county magistrate has obviously seen too much of a stalking woman like Mrs. Tao, if she can be justified with a mouth of grievances, there is no need for a court.

Although this Wang Dacai is a bastard, he is always afraid to be taught repeatedly, but he has always been afraid of the county government.Especially there is a ferocious prisoner in the prison of the county government. Once he enters, he will be beaten once.Thinking of this, he felt a burst of skin pain and heartache, and wanted to slap himself hard.

"Returning to my lord, at about three o'clock in the morning, the Tao family boy came to look for the grassroots, saying that he had a good errand for the grassroots to do. He only needed to go to the Donglai Food Shop to stir up the flames and guide the public opinion. After the job was done, he would give the grassroots 20 taels of silver. The grassroots couldn't stand the temptation for a while, so they did something stupid, and the grassroots were convicted."

Wang Dacai kowtowed his head while pleading guilty, hoping to get a light sentence.

"The boy you mentioned is the one kneeling in front of you?"

"My lord, this is the man, the 20 taels of silver he gave to Caomin is still there."

After Wang Dacai finished speaking, he took out a package of things wrapped in silk handkerchief from his arms, and the yamen servant beside him handed the things to the county magistrate in the hall.

Seeing Wang Dacai's demeanor, Tao Dong almost lost his breath, and then he felt unstoppable worry, as if he had seen his end from Wang Dacai, and was suddenly startled again.

And Mother Tao, who was still screaming for grievances just now, was so startled that she collapsed to the ground when she saw Fang Sipa, and the thought of being finished flashed through her mind over and over again.

At first, in order to show her style, she asked the Tao family to embroider a word Tao on the silk handkerchiefs. She looked at her guilty and frightened son again, and suddenly felt a hatred of iron and steel. For a while, she didn't know what to do. How to describe the state of mind at the moment.

Aunt Tao, who seemed to keep her head down and said nothing, caught a glimpse of the mother and son of the Tao family, with a sneer on her lips, even if she went to hell, she would never go on her own way.

"Tao Dong, if you confess, you will be lenient, but if you resist, you will be strict. There are all witnesses and material evidence, why don't you plead guilty?"

The county magistrate's tone and volume were no different from those just now, but Tao Dong only felt that the sound was his reminder, putting him on the edge of a cliff, in a dilemma.

"Tao Dong, talk back."

This sound was already filled with anger, and Tao Dong, who was thinking blankly, was taken aback, and subconsciously said: "Confess, confess, I confess."

Following Tao Dong's confession, Mrs. Tao seemed to have lost all her strength, and she passed out straight in the courtroom.

The maid who followed Mrs. Tao screamed out when she saw this, causing the county magistrate to slap the gavel heavily, and then ordered Mrs. Tao to be taken down.Seeing this, Tao Dong trembled like a sieve, wishing he could faint too.

"Tao Dong, I will ask you again, can your family participate in this matter?"

"Returning to my lord, my father is not at home, and my mother is also ignorant of this matter. It is all my idea."

When the matter came to this point, Tao Dong knew that he had no way to deny it, so he could only guarantee that the Tao family would not be involved, otherwise, the Tao family would be completely ruined.

When the county magistrate saw that several people had pleaded guilty, he patted the gavel again, and the entire courtroom was quiet and solemn.

"The case of Tao Qin poisoning the youngest son of the Wang family has convincing evidence. According to the laws of the Dayu Dynasty, Tao Qin was reduced to slavery, with a staff of thirty, and was exiled to Ningyuan three days later. Wang Dacai spread rumors, and his virtue was at a disadvantage. If his fame and reputation are dismissed, he will not be re-examined for life. He will be imprisoned for one month and fined a hundred taels of silver. Wang Dacai, Liu De, and Xixiu will be imprisoned for one month and resigned."

"My lord, wait a minute."

Before the magistrate got up to leave, he heard Ji Ruixiu speak suddenly, and even the magistrate was stunned for a moment.

"Do you have any questions?"

"Of course not. It's just that today, I came to the restaurant to be wronged innocently. The Wang family came to make such a noise. It's one of the bad reputations. Some staff in the store were injured. Please make a decision on this matter."

Ji Ruixiu has never been a good person, even the Wang family is a victim of this matter, but his food shop is not at fault at all, let him suffer from this dumbness, don't even think about it.

Wang Kun was already embarrassed because of Tao Qin's harming his son, and when he heard Ji Ruixiu's words, his throat hurt even more, but he couldn't even utter a word of rebuttal.

"The Wang family is also a victim of this matter. Although Mrs. Wang is reckless and eager to protect her son, what Jidong's family said is true. That being the case, at noon tomorrow, the Wang family will come to apologize in person, compensate for the loss of the store, and take care of the injured. As for the work, I will post an announcement again, do you have any objection to this judgment?"

What Ji Ruixiu wanted was this kind of reasoning. He didn't have to care about the little silver taels lost in the store, but the Wang family had to come to apologize, which was the minimum he could accept.

Mrs. Wang is not an unreasonable shrew, just because she loves her son dearly, she didn't think too much about it. Thinking of what happened today, she still has to thank Ji Ruixiu and the two, so there is no objection.

"Today's matter is indeed my Wang family's recklessness. Please forgive me, Young Master Ji. Tomorrow, I will come to the door in person and apologize to your family. I will also compensate for the losses in the store and the revenue of the past two days. As for the injured job, I will also apologize to him and compensate him."

Mrs. Wang's remarks were sincere, and Ji Ruixiu could tell whether she was sincere or not, and agreed to the verdict.

After coming out of the county office, it was almost dusk, and the two went to the restaurant.

At this moment, the soldiers outside the restaurant had dispersed, but there were still crowds of onlookers in twos and threes. Some items in the store were damaged, so Ji Ruixiu decided to close down for a few days.

The restaurant closed early, so Liu Liping went back to Qinghe Village with the two of them.Originally, Ji Ruixiu wanted him to rest for a few days, but the wedding between him and Lin Mu was less than ten days away, and all kinds of preparations had to be put on the agenda, and Liu Liping had to worry about things in the store, so he thought that after a while, let him He rests.

At noon of the second day, Mrs. Wang came to apologize with a heavy gift, and explained the matter to passers-by in front of the restaurant, and thanked the two of them. After all this, there is nothing to say.

The food shop was crowded with people, and all kinds of discussions came and went, like the entrance of a vegetable market, it was extremely lively.

"Guest officers, Donglai restaurant has been open for more than a year, thanks to everyone's concern, because of yesterday's misunderstanding, the restaurant will be closed for three days. But in order to thank you for your love, and our owner will get married soon, three days When it opens again in the future, all dishes will be half price, and it’s only for this day, all guest officials, don’t forget the time.”

After Liu Liping finished speaking, the discussions below became louder.With its unique dishes and excellent taste, Donglai Restaurant has always had a booming business.But the so-called rare and expensive, the dishes in the food shop are not cheap.It's half price, which can save a lot of money.

"What the shopkeeper said, is it true?"

A few who couldn't believe it still couldn't help but confirm it.

"Naturally, everyone should come as soon as possible."

"Naturally, we also have to congratulate Ji Dong's family."

Once he opened his mouth, other congratulatory sounds followed, and Ji Ruixiu rarely showed a smile.

Ji Ruixiu is also considered a celebrity in Jing'an County. After all, the common people have deep respect for those who have become officials, and Ji Ruixiu is very talented, and later heard that he is a deeply affectionate person. Those young men and women who can see them today can't help but feel regretful.

Following the trial of the county magistrate, the matter seemed to be settled, but it was not the case for Yu Wang's and Tao's families.

The wealth obtained by the Tao family relying on the Wang family was wiped out overnight, and the rest of the industries were also suppressed a lot.The Tao family is considered one of the few families in Qinghe Village, and a wealthy family with small assets in Jing'an County, but they are like an ant in front of the Wang family. If the Wang family uses a little force, the Tao family can directly cut off their lifeline.

After only two or three days, the Tao family's business was severely damaged.

When Master Tao returned home, he not only had to face the situation where his son was deprived of fame and was still in prison, and his adopted daughter was exiled, he also had to travel around to keep the property in his hand.But even so, against such a behemoth as the Wang family, Father Tao could only watch helplessly as his life's hard work went away little by little.

Perhaps the two families are in trouble, and Ji Ruixiu doesn't like the Tao family, but now the marriage with Lin Mu is what he cares about every day, and he has expected that the Wang family will not let it go, so he doesn't care about it.

But even so, the two of them often went to Jing'an County in the past two days, and those rumors were heard from time to time, and it was hard not to know.

In order to celebrate Ji Ruixiu and Lin Mu's marriage, Xiao Jue specially asked the embroiderer at home to cut two wedding dresses out of cloud silk brocade, including headwear, shoes and socks.

Counting the time to pick it up, the two entered the city again today, but before that, the two planned to go to Lin Zian's shop first.

Lin Zi'an's shop opened in the east of the city, where many wealthy people gathered, especially arty, Lin Zi'an's good calligraphy and Lin Yuting's painters were all sought after, and the business has been good.

When the two arrived, there were only a few customers in the store, and the talkative work was being introduced enthusiastically, which made those customers nod and looked extremely satisfied.

Lin Xue, who was sitting in front of the counter, saw the two of them and quickly got up to greet them. Lin Mu also politely called Second Uncle.

In the past, he thought that he would never call Lin Xue Second Uncle, but he didn't realize that Lin Xue had really changed until he saw the terrifying and slender scar on Lin Xue's back.His mother doesn't care about those past events anymore, so why should he hold on to them?

"Why isn't Brother An here?"

Lin Mu looked around and couldn't see Lin Zian's figure, but they clearly made an appointment, Lin Zian is not someone who breaks appointments easily.

Lin Xue showed a bit of embarrassment, which looked more like disgust.

"In the backyard, Lin Jun actually came to look for him. I'm really mad at me."

For what happened back then, Lin Xue knew that he was the cause of everything, and he blamed himself the most.But for Lin Yun, he didn't like it from the bottom of his heart. He thought it was just because he had a stronger temper, but he didn't want to be a vain vulgar person.

Now, Lin Zian has a loved one, and Lin Yun came to see Lin Zian again at this time, how could Lin Xue not be angry in his heart.