"Guimei, sister-"

Yang Guilin couldn't help himself and stepped forward, holding Yang Guimei's hand tightly, who was also walking quickly,

"Are you alright? Is there suffering? ”

"Little sister has nothing to do, really! But brother, you were beaten by them, do you still hurt? ”

Yang Guimei was also so excited that she burst into tears.

The brother and sister asked for a long time here, and suddenly, Yang Guilin seemed to be shocked, and abruptly let go of his sister's hand, turned around and knelt straight down towards He Ruichang.

"Lord Qingtian! If you hadn't rescued my little sister in time, our family would have been ruined. The villain is here to kowtow to you! ”

As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and Yang Guimei also knelt beside him when she saw it.

Seeing this, although Lord He was also a little proud in his heart, he still maintained his gentleness.

"Hurry up, it is the duty of the magistrate to be the master of the people, this case has now been clarified, fortunately Miss Yang has not been injured in the slightest, this matter will also be kept secret for you, and after a while, go to the grandmaster to mark a charge on the case file, and you two brothers and sisters can go back to honor your mother and have a peaceful birthday."

"Thank you, sir."

Kowtowing again, the brother and sister got up and came to Zong Jiyuan's table to scribble.

After watching them finish the formalities that should be done, Zong Jiyuan glanced at Lord He, and when he saw that the adult nodded, he took a small bag from the side and said softly,

"Brother Yang, Miss Guimei, there are twenty taels of silver in it, firstly, because Brother Yang was beaten by the slaves in Hu Shifa's mansion, which is a little compensation, and secondly, it can also be used to treat Lingtang well, and thirdly, ......"

Speaking of this, Zong Jiyuan glanced at Yang Guimei and smiled,

"I heard that Miss Guimei is about to get married, so it can be regarded as a congratulatory gift from my county government."

"yes, okay,"

Sure enough, Yang Guimei's temperament is cheerful, and when she heard her say this, she also smiled,

"So, when I get married, will you come?"

"Definitely, when the time comes, I'll say I'm your maiden cousin."

Zong Jiyuan's joke provoked several people nearby, including Master He, to laugh, making the servants who couldn't hear what they were saying inexplicable......

After sending off the Yang family brothers and sisters, Lord He announced his withdrawal from the hall, letting the servants who were okay for the time being go back to rest, and then led the other two girls who were still unsettled to the second hall with Zong Jiyuan.

Poured two cups of tea for them, Zong Jiyuan invited the two to sit down, and then looked at Ji Xiaoyun first,

"Miss Xiaoyun, have you decided now?"

"Well, I'm going home too."

At this time, Ji Xiaoyun didn't look so scared, but he still looked a little nervous.

I know that there must be something bad to say in her heart, but I also know that if I ask like this, I will definitely not be able to ask any results, and after thinking about it, Zong Ji Yuan said,

"Two girls, you have been plundered into the Hu house for a relatively long time, and you have suffered a lot, and when it is dawn tomorrow, the county government can send someone to your house to say hello first, and then send you back. In addition, Lord He gave each of you forty taels of silver, which should be compensated. ”

"Ah, this ......"

The two girls probably didn't think of this, it would be good if Dafan didn't ask for silver from the people in this official mansion, and he even gave silver, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

When Zong Jiyuan saw it, he smiled,

"Take it, this is Lord He's admiration for the two of you who are loyal and unyielding, not greedy for wealth and nobility, and it is also a little bit of the heart of everyone in the county government."

"Then thank you, my lord, my lord, and all the officials."

The two of them tearfully accepted the money.

Watching them take the silver bag, Zong Jiyuan sighed secretly, I hope these two girls will not encounter any more hardships in the future.

Because it was already late, Zong Jiyuan asked Ji Xiaoyun and the two girls to rest in the room that belonged to her temporarily, and after settling the two of them, they retreated and returned to the second hall.

Lord He hadn't even gone to the inner house, he was still thinking about something, and when he saw her coming back, he beckoned her to sit down, and then said,

"Ji Yuan, Hu Shifa handed over two hundred taels of fine, of which one hundred taels were given to the three girls as compensation, what should I do with the remaining one hundred taels?"

"What else to do with it, of course, it is included in the account of the county government."

Zong Jiyuan said with a smile.

Lord He seems to have this plan, but he doesn't seem to be used to this kind of thing.

"But, is that good?"

"What's so bad,"

Why did Lord Zongji Yuanbian make a cup of tea and said,

"Why should the money taken from the hands of the wicked be used on the good? The students were really deeply moved by seeing with their own eyes how poor the county government is, how hard the brothers are, and how much responsibility you have been taking on less than other yamen. ”

"Isn't this all the duty of an official......

He Ruichang was a little embarrassed by her praise, but he remembered something,

"By the way, Ji Yuan, your residence is for those two girls, so what are you going to do?"

"Well, I'm going to take advantage of this rare free time to go home and have a look."

Jong Gil Won smiled and replied......

I hadn't been back for many days, and by the time I got home, it was already dark.

The work and rest time of the house is very strict.,Calculate carefully、It should be dinner time at this time.。 While rejoicing that he could finally eat the food at home again, Zong Jiyuan walked quickly to the kitchen.

Sure enough, their relatives and the housekeeper Li Sen's family were all sitting around the table, looking like they were preparing to eat, when they heard footsteps coming in, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes stared at this side, and when they saw the people who appeared in front of everyone, Baoyuan and Yuejiao let out a burst of cheers at the same time.

"Big brother, why haven't you come back for a few days?!"

First of all, Yuejiao put down the chopsticks she had picked up, jumped and ran over, hugged her arm and asked.

Zong Jiyuan raised his free hand and rubbed her head dotingly,

"In the past few days, there has been a big case in the county office, and the eldest brother has been helping Lord He investigate the case, and he is a little busy."

"Is the case done?"

Yuejiao's eyes widened and she asked.

Zong Jiyuan looked at her innocent appearance, and somehow, thinking of the hard-working girls in the case, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said,

"Not yet, but it's almost there."

"Brother, come and sit down, let's have dinner together."

After all, Baoyuan is two years older, and he is relatively stable, seeing this scene, he thought she was tired, so he hurriedly "rescued" his brother from his sister's entanglement, pulled him to the table and sat down.