Dong Rong has never regarded herself as a member of the Cao family, and naturally she has no idea of sharing glory and disgrace with Cao's mother-in-law, mother and daughter, so when she saw everyone's expressions, she diverted from the conversation and assigned the work. Sure enough, she was so generous and careless, which made everyone feel more ashamed and more convinced.

Everyone was busy, Wang Jialu's cousin and Du Juan's cousin came to the door, Dong Rong happily welcomed them in, and asked about Aunt Cao's and uncle's bodies and how many children they had while pouring water and serving tea.

Du Juan was originally a diligent person, and before she came, she was instructed by her mother-in-law, so she only sat for a moment and shouted for Dong Rong to assign her work.

Dong Rong likes her to be cheerful and generous, and she is trusted by her own family. So they arranged for their husband and wife to receive the little housekeeper in the front yard, and occasionally pushed a cart to help deliver the goods. The cuckoo saw that everyone pushed a wheelbarrow on the street to sell ice bowls, and it must have been very hard in the sun and wind, so he guessed that Dong Rong gave them extra care of the husband and wife, and he was grateful, and he worked harder and harder to do his work, and even grabbed chores such as laundry and cooking. Dong Rong was finally freed from daily chores, and she also had more free time to check the accounts and count the money.

Wang Lu's cousin doesn't talk much, but he is also a responsible and honest temper. Before the little housekeeper who bought the ice came to the door, he copied the broom and not only cleaned the yard, but even caught one for his cousin on the tree. When the little stewards arrived one after another, he became even busier, pushing the wheelbarrow to deliver goods in and out of the city.

was so busy until noon, Du Juan's sister-in-law cooked steamed japonica rice, fried a meat foam tofu, and mixed a plate of green mountain vegetables. When he was about to go to the courtyard with a smile, Wang Lu ran back sweating profusely, grabbed her arm and asked urgently, "Quick, quick!" Sister Rong and Brother Ping are in... Where? ”

The cuckoo turned pale with shock, and replied, "They're in the backyard!" What's the matter, what's wrong with you? ”

Wang Lu didn't have time to answer, turned around and ran to pat the door panel of the backyard again, and shouted loudly, "Sister Rong, Sister Rong, come out quickly!" Your second mother changed the fake silver and was twisted and sent to the yamen!

Dong Ping was pouring saltpeter powder into the pool, and when he heard this, his hands trembled, and he directly spilled half a bag. Dong Rong was also stunned when she heard this, although she had been prepared for this matter for a long time, but this development was still a little too unexpected.

Before, she heard two little stewards who came to buy ice chatting about the shopkeeper of a money bank in the east of the city, relying on the power of the owner, often mixing fake silver outside, and ordinary people didn't dare to say much when they suffered losses. Yesterday, she was angry that the Niu family came to the door to make noise and coveted her wealth, so she took the initiative to find the money bank to exchange the huàn silver money. Sure enough, the shopkeeper saw that she was dressed ordinarily and alone, so he carried three fake ones in the four silver ingots, which was really ruthless, but this was exactly what she wanted.

When she was originally thinking about the use of silver money by the Niu family, she must have been shocked when she found that the money she had saved so hard was fake, and she also tasted the taste of cutting the flesh of her heart with a knife, which was a small breath.

But she never thought that this matter would develop so bizarrely, and even caused trouble to the yamen, which was really a big trouble. No matter how many Niu families there are, she also bears the name of the Dong family's lady, if she really bears the blame for this incident, the first person to be affected is Dong Ping, who is going to take the county exam in the autumn.

The more Dong Rong thought about it, the tighter her brows wrinkled, her subordinates quickly took off their aprons, and Dong Ping, who was at a loss, opened the door and went out.

Besides, Niu secretly dug up the Tibetan silver in his arms in the morning, and went into the city to find a money village to exchange it into change. I didn't want to hear two passers-by say that there was a big cloth village that was selling cloth at half price, so I ran to pick up a fine cotton horse for a while, and when I was thinking about paying, I would break the silver bill into pieces. As a result, the cloth was picked, and after the silver was handed over, the shopkeeper's face immediately changed, and he shouted loudly that the young man came forward to help twist her to the yamen.

Niu's family is used to talking at home on weekdays, and the people in the village respect Dong Xiucai to teach children to read sage books, and they are also very humble in dealing with her, and over time she is more and more accustomed to not knowing the sky. At this moment, she was suddenly pulled, where was she willing to suffer this loss, scratching and beating the little guy while jumping and scolding. Seeing this, a few guests on the sidelines wanted to step forward to persuade one or two, but the shopkeeper coldly threw out a sentence, "This woman actually paid the bill with fake silver of three tin seven, it is really hateful!" ”

When the onlookers heard this, they immediately stopped their steps, and even opened their mouths to accuse, "Whose woman is this, it's really black-hearted!" Fake silver of four or six colors is enough to lack morality, and she dares to take three or seven silver! ”

"That's it, that's it, it's not easy for anyone to save a little money, and it's the most tricky thing to exchange fake silver!"

"Hurry up and send her to the Yamen Prison!"

The shopkeeper won the support of everyone, and a smile appeared on his face, and after doing a circle, he was about to pull Niu out with his buddies.

Niu's mind was still a little confused, and he didn't understand how a good silver coin became fake silver. She had the heart to ask a few words, but the old shopkeeper refused to listen, and wanted to send her to the yamen. She panicked and shouted, "I won't buy cloth anymore, I won't spend money anymore, you guys will let me go, I want to go home!" ”

She shouted like this for a long time, but the shopkeeper and the young man still ignored it, so she had to change her rhetoric again, "My master has a reputation for showing talent, you can't pull me to see the official." Whoever goes and calls my master and asks him to save me, I am wronged. ”

She was already born tall and big, and her struggle is even heavier. The young man from Buzhuang was so tired that he rolled his eyes, panting and scolding, "You... Don't say that your master is just a showman, it's just... Even the county magistrate can't cross the law, so you just wait to be in prison for ten years! ”

Decade! When he heard that he was going to live in a dark prison for ten years, Niu was so frightened that his legs became weak, and his face turned pale. Seeing that the two vermilion lacquer doors of the county government were getting closer and closer, she didn't know where she got the strength, so she broke free from the old shopkeeper and the young man and hugged the porch pillar, and then cried loudly, "Dong Wenyuan, where did you die, come and save your life." If you don't come, I'll be wrongfully condemned to death!" ”

The yamen of Qingxian County is only one street away from the downtown area, and the people in front of the door are very lively. At this time, I saw interesting things to see, and soon gathered dozens of passers-by, who asked this and that, and soon knew the truth of the matter. So, the spectators who had suffered from fake silver couldn't help but curse, and even an old lady picked up the eggs in the basket and rewarded Niu's face full of golden flowers.

Niu only felt that she was more wronged than Dou E, she was so angry that she couldn't fight back immediately, but she was afraid that she would be dragged into prison after letting go, so she had to grit her teeth and shout, "I was wronged, that is the dowry money I received, how can it be fake?" After saying this, she remembered Cao Pozi's famous miserly reputation for ten miles and eight towns, and suddenly felt that this fake silver might really be manipulated by her.

At the beginning, she was afraid that Dong Rong would cry and ask for a dowry, so she received the silver and buried it in the back garden without even taking a closer look. Now that this has happened, she has found the Cao family, and Mrs. Cao is afraid that she will not admit it.

"Damn old woman, you wait for me to come back and settle accounts with you..."She was cursing in her heart, when two servants in black robes and white boots walked out of the gate.

One of the officials squinted at Niu's and scolded, "Where did the ignorant stupid woman come from, and you can hold the pillar at the entrance of the yamen?" Hurry up and go into the hall honestly, otherwise the punishment will be started, and you don't blame the official for not having a good head. ”

Niu was so frightened that he shrank his neck, and he was about to beg for mercy again, but when he raised his eyes, he saw Dong Rong and Dong Ping sisters and brothers standing behind the crowd. She immediately looked like she had seen a savior, and happily pointed at them and shouted, "Official, that silver is the dowry I got for marrying my daughter, even if there is a fake, the Cao family made it, and if you want to go to prison, you should arrest the Cao family." It's really not possible, it's better if you can arrest my eldest daughter, she's standing there..."

Dong Ping originally thought about the love of the family, and planned to come forward to say two sentences for his stepmother, and then wait for his father to come and find a way to get rid of the crime together. didn't want Niu to open his mouth to arrest his sister to take the blame, his face was immediately as black as the bottom of the pot, and he didn't want to turn his head and pull his sister and go back.

Dong Rong was also annoyed that the Niu clan was pulling her, but seeing her brother maintaining her like this, she was very happy in her heart, and asked her cousin Wang Lu to help go back to the village to find Dong Xiucai, and then followed her brother back to the small courtyard with a smile.

Seeing Dong Rong's sister and brother walking farther and farther, Niu's eyes were bigger than copper bells, and he pulled his neck and scolded loudly, "Little cub, where are you going, don't give me back!" ”

It's a pity that Dong Rong's sister and brother didn't pay attention to her at all, and the official was impatient to listen to her crying wolf again, so he dragged her into the yamen lobby after sandwiching her left and right.

The county commander Xu is the shopkeeper of Buzhuang has some personal relations on weekdays, and the two are sitting and laughing and drinking tea, and when they raised their eyes and saw that Niu's was thrown in, Lord Xu opened his mouth and drank the order of the two classes of officials to fight twenty kills first. Niu Shi rolled on the ground in pain, and he didn't know what to say except for shouting wronged. Xu Xian Ling directly waved his hand and asked the official to escort the chirping Niu to the prison, and he had no intention of interrogating at all.

The old shopkeeper of Buzhuang lowered his head and drank tea, as if he didn't realize how the trial procedure was a child's play, but he smiled with the county magistrate and talked about eating and drinking another day...

When Dong Xiu got the news, when he came sweating profusely, the crowd in front of the yamen had already dispersed. He had eaten salt for more than 40 years, and he didn't read stupidly anymore, so he looked around and went straight to the teahouse opposite the yamen. Sure enough, the young man in the teahouse got a dozen rewards, so he told the matter from beginning to end. Hearing that Niu's crime was to defraud with a fake bank, Dong Xiucai was also so frightened that his head was full of white sweat.

Although the Great Zhao Kingdom likes luxury and pleasure from the royal family to the nobles, the government is corrupt, and the law has long lost its majesty, but the fake silver has always been a tiger's tail that cannot be touched. After all, the operation of the country must be supported by silver no matter what, and if fake silver is allowed to overflow, it will not be self-destructive. Therefore, if the crime of spending fake silver is convicted, the minimum sentence will be ten years in prison, and it is even possible to distribute it to the whole family. ZM