Dong Xiucai circled around the yamen countless times, and finally gritted his teeth and went to find a few friends who were familiar with each other on weekdays. Although all those people are the same, he is generally a landed talent, and he has no family background and no future. But as the saying goes, Qin Hui still has friends. These people have lived in Qingping County for decades, and they have more or less some relatives and friends. So, after Dong Xiucai promised to thank him with a heavy gift, one of them went to the county government to find his nephew who was a government officer, opened up and down the joints, and finally got a bit of wind in Xu County.

It turned out that this Xu county order also arrested Niu's in prison because of the situation, and he was really reluctant to take this case seriously, after all, the word "fake silver" was too sensitive. Niu's flower uses fake silver to do children, but pulling a radish to bring out the mud, then the fake silver behind it is a big deal. Once this case is reported, it will be fine if no one pays attention to it, but if any of the Imperial Historians goes crazy for a moment and intends to arrest this case, then I don't know how many unlucky people there are. In the end, all the hatred must fall on him, a seventh-grade petty official who has no eyes.

Therefore, Xu Xianling deliberately gave extrajudicial grace to privately hint that as long as the Dong family paid a fine of fifty taels of silver, this matter could be revealed.

Dong Xiucai got the news, and at the same time he breathed a long sigh of relief and felt worried. If it weren't for the five acres of fertile land and an ancestral house left by his ancestors, I am afraid that the family would have drunk the northwest wind over the years. It's a bit embarrassing to suddenly come up with so much money.

He pondered for most of the day, but in the end, he still bribed the guards to meet Niu. Niu Shi has been lying in the cold and damp prison for most of the day, his body is burning with pain, and his stomach is also rumbling with hunger, and he feels that his little life is about to be confessed here. Suddenly, the father of his child came to visit and asked where the family kept the money so that he could save her from the sea of suffering. Where will she be stingy again, not to mention the money jar buried in the back garden, that is, her jewelry and the dowry she saved for her youngest daughter have been contributed.

Dong Xiucai originally wanted to scold her a few words, but seeing her miserable appearance, he swallowed the words again, and hurried back to his house Zhang Luo Yinliang.

Dong Juan, the youngest daughter of the Dong family, is spoiled by her mother on weekdays, and has developed a rude and selfish temperament.

Dong Xiucai was so angry that his face was pale, his beard trembled, he kicked his daughter away, and at the end he had to call his youngest son Dong Yi to help him dig up the money jar in the back garden.

I don't want Dong Yi to be the master of the nest, since he was a child, he has been pampered by his mother, and he is a good hand at bullying his eldest brother and sister, and he is a waste material when something really happens. He didn't know that he had heard anyone in the village say that his mother had been imprisoned, and that he might be arrested and locked up together, so he was so frightened that he went to the stove to pick up a few steamed buns and cakes and quietly hid them in his cellar, thinking that he would hide for a few days to avoid the limelight.

Dong Xiucai shouted everywhere and couldn't find Xiao'er, so he was so angry that he had to find the silver and send it to the pawnshop in the city alone. The pawnshop shopkeeper carefully examined for a long time, but did not deceive the guests, only said that there were only two ingots of fake silver in all the silver coins, and the rest were all real silver, a total of twenty taels. plus the seven or eight pieces of hairpin ring jewelry of the Niu family and his mother, they were thirty taels, which was just enough to fine the silver. It's just that the money to reward the friends who helped has to find another way.

Dong Xiucai hesitated for a full quarter of an hour, and finally was reluctant to take out the Tian Deed hidden in his arms. After all, the Dong family has only left these acres of land after several generations, and even if this little family business cannot prosper in his hands, it cannot be defeated lightly.

But even so, the Dong family also folded all their savings for many years this time. Dong Xiucai is no matter how pretentious he is, he disdains copper-smelling things, and he is also distressed and frowns. Even if he asked his friend to hand over the money and saw Niu being released, there was no joy on his face.

Seeing that the sky outside the gate of the county government was blue and clear, Niu felt that he had finally escaped from hell and ascended to heaven, and almost ran out like a rolling crawler, how could he have time to pay attention to his master's face.

She leaned on the big tree beside the road, rubbing the cane marks that had become red and swollen on her body, and shouting for the rights of her belly, "Master, I'm dying of hunger!" Go buy me some buns and come back, the more meat you want, the better! ”

Master Dong just sent his friend away with a smile, and he had a headache where to raise money for a thank-you gift. Hearing this, he glared at Niu Shi in annoyance, and scolded angrily, "The money in the family has been lost, and you actually have the face to ask for meat buns to eat?" Why don't you get me home! ”

Niu Shi thought of the fifty taels of silver, and he was also distressed, and the fat on his face trembled, and he was rarely scolded, but he didn't open his mouth to refute it. Dong Xiucai snorted coldly, turned around and left, Niu shouted loudly, "Master, master, where are you going?" I'm injured and can't walk! ”

Dong Xiucai hated it so much that he stopped and wanted to turn around and scold, but he saw Dong Rong and Dong Ping hurrying over.

It is said that he does not do bad things in his life, and he is not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. After Dong Rong went back to the small courtyard, no matter how much she thought about it, she felt that Niu's prison disaster was definitely due to her, so she asked Sister-in-law Liu and others to go around the yamen more often, and come back at any time to report a message.

However, Dong Fang was so angry with Niu, seeing that his sister arranged like this, he also pulled his sister to persuade her not to be too kind and repay her grievances with virtue.

Dong Rong secretly stuck out her tongue, secretly glad in her heart that she had never told her brother the truth, but she still said seriously on her face, "This is a disaster related to our entire Dong family, and we shouldn't stay out of it." ”

Dong Ping remembered his father, who had just discovered some conscience a few days ago, so he had to bow his head in hatred and stop talking. The sister and brother waited like this for a long time, and finally heard the news that the Niu family was about to be released. So, Dong Rong loaded ten taels of silver and rushed to the yamen with her younger brother.

Seeing that the eldest son and eldest daughter arrived, Dong Xiucai's face was much better. It is said that a woman marries her husband, and the eldest daughter is now the Cao family, regardless of her mother's affairs, which is also reasonable. But the eldest son Dong Ping is duty-bound, although he doesn't necessarily have any deposits, but it's always good to have one more person to find a way.

Dong Rong stepped forward to salute her father, and before she could speak, the half-dead Niu Shi on the side scolded sharply, "You two little cubs still dare to come over, just now I was caught in the yamen, and you don't help." After speaking, she turned to Dong Xiucai and complained, "Master, they are so unfilial, you have to take care of it." ”

Dong Xiucai looked at a son and a daughter suspiciously, and did not speak, but his face was already a little unhappy. Dong Rong sneered in her heart, and didn't argue much, but just lightly explained the situation at the time, and said at the end, "At that time, Erniang was afraid of being ruthless, so she bit indiscriminately." The daughter thought that if one more person went to prison, the family would have to pay an extra amount of silver, so it was better to stay outside and help her father find a way. ”

Dong Xiucai nodded and praised, "Sister Rong did the right thing, it's okay for you to go in too." Only Brother Ping, who has to take the county exam in the autumn, will have a bad reputation if there are bad rumors. ”

What kind of words are these, clearly emphasizing patriarchy. Dong Rong secretly rolled her eyes, she didn't want to continue to delay her efforts to stage any father-daughter relationship, so she reached out and took out the two silver bills in her arms and sent them to Dong Xiucai, and said, "Dad, this is the silver money that my brother Heping earned by working for a while, you can use it first." ”

Dong Xiucai was worried about the money, and he was really happy when he saw this, and he felt embarrassed to accept it immediately, so he hesitated and excused himself, "You have married into the Cao family, and the affairs of the family can no longer drag you down." ”

Niu Shi on the side heard this, for fear that her master would not swallow the fat in his mouth, and she didn't feel that the pain in her body was unbearable, so she rushed to Dong Rong in a few steps, grabbed the silver coin and clutched it in her hand and shouted, "What can't be married, how much food has she eaten at home since she was a child, and now don't say ten taels, even one hundred taels is not much." ”

"Shut up!" Dong Xiucai was so angry that his beard stood up, and he shouted and scolded Niu Shi, who made him fold his face, "It's all the trouble you caused, and you want the child to take out his own money to help the family, you are really thick-skinned." ”

As he spoke, he was about to break Niu's hand and get back the silver bill, Dong Rong saw that his subordinates were working very hard but they couldn't "rob" Niu, so he smiled secretly in his heart and said lightly, "Dad, don't be polite with me, just like Erniang said, these silver coins will be used to repay the family's nurturing grace." My daughter's ability is limited, and I am afraid that I will not be able to help in the future. ”

Dong Xiucai put down his hand curtly, and promised with his father's posture, "Sister Rong, it is enough for you to help the family this time, and in the future, you will have gold and silver, and the family will not worry about it at all." After speaking, he glared at Niu Shi again and continued, "If anyone dares to bully you again, Dad will definitely not spare her." ”

Niu pursed his lips, touched the silver coin in his hand, and felt that he had taken advantage of it and did not speak again.

Dong Rong saw that the goal was achieved, and after a few simple words, she took Dong Ping back to the small courtyard. Leaving Dong Xiucai to snatch the silver from Niu's hand and hurried to buy a thank-you gift, Niu felt sorry for the silver that flew away before it was hot, and dragged his scarred legs home.

Passers-by saw that her dress was stained with dirt and emitted a foul smell, so they described the wolf bèi as covering their mouths and noses and avoiding it, and she cursed even more, swearing that she must find the Cao Pozi who had harmed her so far.

Besides, Dong Rong was busy with a day's business, and lay on the kang in the middle of the night to calculate carefully, this time she really lost her wife and soldiers to rectify the Niu family, if it wasn't for her intention to pit other people's money, she wouldn't have gotten in a lot in the end. It can be seen that she is really not the material to do bad things, so let's bear it more in the future. If you really can't bear it, you have to plan well and then retaliate, otherwise you may end up losing who.

Thinking like this, she slowly fell asleep. And lying beside her, the stupid pillar who was originally snoring opened his eyes at this time, and he cautiously glanced at the woman beside him who had a look of chagrin on her face even in her sleep, and laughed innocently. ZM