Du Xiaoxi and Liu Yao took the remaining snacks and bought a few soft snacks that Mrs. Liu loved, and then returned to Liu's house.

"The good grandson is back!" Mrs. Liu saw her grandson coming back and hurriedly pounced.

"Grandma, we bought your favorite snacks, you can taste it later." Liu Yao put things on the table in the room.

Old Madam Liu smiled like a chrysanthemum, "It's still a good grandson and filial piety, grandma will eat with you." ”

Du Xiaoxi gave a few bunches of rhododendron that she had just bought at the dock to Mama Gui to find a bottle to insert, and then sat at the table and listened to Liu Yao and Mrs. Liu.

"Oh no! Oh no! "Suddenly there was a commotion in the courtyard.

Old Madam Liu's face was ugly, "It's really getting more and more unruly, what do you look like when you shout and scream!" What's the use of this kind of little guy who doesn't do anything, just drive it out! ”

Du Xiaoxi and Liu Yao saw that Mrs. Liu's face was not good, and they smiled and helped coax people well.

The little guy quickly ran into the courtyard, his expression was hurried, and he couldn't hide his panic, "The old lady, the young master, and the people from the county government have come to arrest the master!" ”

"What?" Old Madam Liu screamed in surprise and stood up sharply and asked.

"Get down! What nonsense is something that doesn't have long eyes! Second Master Liu followed the little guy into the courtyard and scolded directly at the little guy who came to pass the word.

"Son! What's going on? Why did those people arrest you? Mrs. Liu worriedly grabbed her youngest son's arm and became anxious.

Second Master Liu helped his mother to sit on the edge of the bed, and whispered comfortingly: "It's not that my mother doesn't know when our family has been doing business for so many years and missed it, maybe it was the He family who was arrested a few days ago, and asked me to be a witness." ”

When Mrs. Liu heard that it might be the matter of the He family, she immediately scolded angrily: "It must be the matter of the third child of the He family, how many times have I told you not to pay attention to the people of that family, if you don't listen, you will have to stay away from them in the future, and the rest will be unlucky by them." ”

Old Madam Liu didn't say a few words, and two officials with knives walked in.

"Second Master Liu, don't be embarrassed, brothers, let's go with us." The slightly older of the two is the official of the way.

Second Master Liu nodded, and said with an apologetic smile: "Wait a minute, the two officials, I'll talk to the family." ”

Qingfeng dragged people out one by one. He smiled and said, "Do you want tea?" It is the new hair tip in Zhuangzi this year. As he spoke, he pushed the person to the pantry next to him, "It seems that this tea is not to taste, the two brothers don't dislike themselves and go back to buy something they like to eat." Saying that, Qingfeng stuffed a big red envelope alone.

The older official looked at Qing Feng, who was busy coming and going, and reminded in a low voice: "Recently, all localities have been strictly investigating the sale of salt. Someone from your family's relatives, the He family, was arrested, and now they are identifying it as Second Master Liu who asked him to do it! ”

"Thank you, brothers, for reminding me, what kind of person is my second master, who doesn't know in the county, how can he do such a self-destructive thing? When it's over, my second master will definitely thank you. ”

Here, Qingfeng dragged the two of them to talk, and in the house, Second Master Liu changed his clothes and simply cleaned up, and then signaled that he could go.

Old Mrs. Liu was not worried about her son. Liu Yao and Du Xiaoxi were also worried, and the three of them also followed in a carriage.

When the group arrived at the yamen, the yamen was already full of people, and Liu Erye calmly entered.

"Student Liu Zi'an see adults!"

Liu Erye is a talented and peaceful person, and he can see the official and not worship.

Not long after the new appointment, Qian Youzhi had a prejudice, and Second Master Liu stood in the public hall so loudly, and a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

Qian Youcheng nodded, patted the wooden and said: "Some time ago, the county thoroughly investigated the illegal salt, and your wife and uncle accused you of selling the illegal salt, Liu Zi'an, you can plead guilty!" ”

Second Master Liu glanced at He San, who was kneeling next to him, and said loudly: "There is no excuse for the crime that you want to add, and it is naturally impossible for the student to admit what he has never done." ”

Qian Youcheng snorted coldly, "Then why don't they identify others but identify your family?" ……”

"That's because we don't have a good relationship with the two of us!" Second Master Liu directly interrupted Qian Youcheng's words, "Many people in Shanshui County know that our two families are not on good terms, and it is not impossible for the people of the He family to hold grudges. ”

It's hard to deny. Qian Youcheng looked at He San and said in a deep voice: "Say what you just said again, if you dare to slander a person with meritorious reputation, the crime will be increased by one degree." ”

He San was beaten all over his body, and at this moment he was lying on the ground listening to what the county magistrate said: "The younger one is the in-law of the Liu family, since the boat of my brother-in-law's family began to go to Nanling a few years ago, I recruited people from our family to sell illegal salt, and at that time, the family was afraid that it was too dangerous to go, and I was the only one to go."

We don't have a lot of goods, we just sell them in the surrounding villages. So it hasn't been discovered all these years. It wasn't until I accidentally got caught a few days ago.

Your Excellency, you are a good official, ordinary people like us naturally can't get salt, it was all instructed by the Liu family to do it, please let me go! I really don't know anything! “

He San knelt on his stomach and begged for mercy again and again.

Qian Youcheng looked at Second Master Liu. Said sharply: "I don't know what the Liu family explains?" The official found out that the Liu family's ship began to go to Nanling exactly five years ago, and soon after that, the people of the He family began to steal and sell illicit salt, which was too coincidental in time~"

This is an era of paying attention to human and material evidence, and those who have been slandered can only prove their innocence through guò counter-evidence.

Liu Zi'an had long felt that this county order was hostile to him. He said calmly: "The student really doesn't know how to explain this coincidence, but since the people of the He family have accused me of selling illicit salt, they naturally have a plan, I don't know what I want?" ”

He San hung his head and didn't dare to look at Second Master Liu, and said as a matter of course: "Of course it's for money!" A pound of private salt can earn sixty dollars! You said that no matter how much money I sell, as long as I give you 30 wen a catty. “

Hehe...... For money?

Father. The poor are left with only money!

Second Master Liu turned out the small gold abacus he was carrying, trembled with a bang, and said without the slightest anger: "Since I said that I was here to make money, then let's settle this account."

According to He San's meaning, I can earn 30 yuan for a pound of salt, and my family's fleet to Nanling has eight ships.

(To be continued.) )