After sending the doctor away, Lu Caiqing sent the shopkeeper to follow the doctor to get the medicine, and instructed the small kitchen behind to help decoct the medicine, so everyone sat down and listened to Aunt Liu explain the matter in detail.

She choked up and finished telling the story, and said with a sob: "I have nothing now, the prefect has received the benefits of the Miao family, and only then did he hit the double pillar of his father fifty boards in the hall, which is just an ordinary person, but his body and bones are not good, and when he came back from the hall, he began to have a high fever in the middle of the night. ”

"Cai Qing! We just want the Miao family to give us an explanation, and a good father and mother tortured people to death because of those four taels of silver, I am not reconciled. "Aunt Liu is now desperate, lying in bed and waiting for death, so as to reunite with her unjustly killed family.

Song Ziwu heard this and said angrily: "Aunt Liu! Don't worry, don't be discouraged, my eldest brother and sister-in-law and I came to you this time just to help you. ”

When Aunt Liu heard this, her eyes were full of tears, and she quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, no!" You still don't have to meddle in your affairs, I don't want to redress my grievances now, I just need Tie Zhu to come back safely, if it weren't for this thought, I'm afraid I would have gone to see his father a long time ago. ”

Song Ziyu listened and comforted: "Aunt Liu! Don't say that you have no ambition, even if you don't have a Shuangzhu brother, you have to cheer up and live strongly, our whole family will support you. ”

Chen Xiufen raised her teary eyes, wiped her tears with her sleeve, and then asked, "Cai Qing!" Who are these two ......? ”

Lu Caiqing patronized and cared about her condition, but forgot to introduce her, so she introduced Song Ziyu and Ziwu to her one by one, and briefly told her what happened to her, Aunt Liu blamed herself: "Caiqing! It's all my fault, if it weren't for the fact that I couldn't see your mother treating you like that, thinking that you might have a good time if you left that home, but I didn't expect to push you into the wolf's den. ”

Lu Caiqing hurriedly comforted: "Aunt Liu! What are you talking about, I can't thank you too late? How can I blame you? Now I have met Brother Song's family, they care about me very much, and thanks to you, I am where I am today. ”

"Yes! If it weren't for Aunt Liu's kindness, how could I have married such a smart and kind daughter-in-law, so as soon as we heard that something was going on in your family, we immediately came over to see what we could do for you. Song Ziyu said sincerely.

Aunt Liu looked at the three children in front of her gratefully, feeling comforted, but looking at their clothes, she still sighed and said: "Since ancient times, officials and people have been fighting, and the losing side is always us ordinary people, why am I so confused, if I figured it out from the beginning, how could I still take his father's life and cause my son to suffer in prison." ”

Lu Caiqing listened and said to Aunt Liu: "No matter how many bribes he receives from Gao Sheng, as long as he still cares about his reputation, our chances of rescuing Brother Shuangzhu are much greater, Aunt Liu!" Since we came to help, we made preparations, and after a while we will go to the prefect's yamen to beat the drum and find a way to let him go. ”

"Cai Qing! You can't do it! We went, but your Uncle Liu didn't come back, and he was imprisoned with my son, you are still young, if there is something long and short, wouldn't I be a sinner? Aunt Liu stretched out her hand and pulled Cai Qing to prevent her from leaving.

Song Ziyu got up and said, "Ziwu! You stay and take care of Aunt Liu, the medicine will be good in a while, you will help Aunt Liu bring the medicine, and your sister-in-law and I will go to the Lin family to see if your brother Lin has come back, it's late today, and tomorrow we will go to beat the drum early to sound the grievances. ”

"Big brother! I'll go too! When Aunt Liu drinks the medicine, I will go with you to find Brother Lin! Song Ziwu felt that he was not very familiar with Aunt Liu, and he added his eldest brother whether they wanted to leave him behind, or what they did not let him know, so he clamored to follow him.

Lu Caiqing didn't speak, and Song Ziyu said, "Second brother! Don't make a mess, my sister-in-law and I will go to the Lin Mansion to go around, if he doesn't come back, let's go to Manjinglou to find Bai Xiaoran again, I'm afraid it will be over the night, how can Aunt Liu be taken care of? Obedient! We will go back as soon as we go, and if we find someone, we will not be afraid of anything tomorrow. ”

Song Ziwu was about to open his mouth, but Song Ziyu said again: "Second brother! Big brother brought you here and has another task, we beat the drum and voice grievances, if you anger the Miao family, I am afraid that the Miao family will attack Aunt Liu, you are strong, you must guard it all the time, and the burden of protecting Aunt Liu will be handed over to you, you are not allowed to be lazy and make mistakes. ”

"Big brother! Do they really dare to be lawless and hurt people during the day? Song Ziwu asked suspiciously.

"Of course! That's why I brought you here instead of the third brother, second brother, you are an adult, if you encounter something in the future, don't be impulsive, you have to learn to use your brain to think, you know? Song Ziyu solemnly instructed his younger brother.

"Big brother! I know! Then you go and come back quickly, I will definitely guard Aunt Liu. Be of good cheer. Song Ziwu patted his chest and said confidently.

Lu Caiqing pulled Song Ziyu to say goodbye to Aunt Liu, and walked out of the door, Song Ziyu walked a few steps and looked back at Song Ziwu's back in the room, and prayed silently, if he knew that he had deceived him, would he blame himself, and hoped that he would not be impulsive and treat this matter rationally.

Lu Caiqing felt uncomfortable, it was all because of himself that their brothers were separated, this must be the first time Song Ziyu deceived his younger brother, but for his safety, it was better not to let too many people take risks.

The two held hands, their hearts were extremely heavy, and when they passed by the Lin family's pawnshop, Liu Fu happened to be sitting in the pawnshop, but when they heard the news that he said that Lin Huaijin had not returned, their hearts sank to the bottom.

The two who were worried didn't say anything to him, so they had to go out to the prefect's yamen.

Lu Caiqing originally planned to try his luck in Manjinglou, but after all, the Bai family is not as powerful as Lin Huaijin in Jeju City, and Bai Xiaoran is a boy who eats, drinks and has fun, and there is no majesty in this Jeju Mansion, so forget it after thinking about it.

"Brother Song! We're really on our own this time. After speaking, he grabbed Song Ziyu's hand tightly.

Song Ziyu shook his hand again and said, "Don't be afraid! With me and the entire Chenjia Village as the backing, we are not afraid. ”

Lu Caiqing looked at him, his firm eyes were suddenly full of strength, and his steps were much firmer.

Finally arrived at the prefect's office in Jeju City, Lu Caiqing raised his eyes and saw that the door was quite magnificent.

Since the crossing, Lu Caiqing has come into contact with the government for the first time, and a pair of stone lions in front of the door stand on both sides of the gate, like loyal guards guarding this palace. There are eight or nine steps in front of you, and the gate of the government is open, and you can vaguely see three or five teams of people shuttling back and forth in the courtyard.

There were four guards standing at the door, standing on both sides, Lu Caiqing raised his eyes and saw a couplet written next to the gate: "Honest and honest, loyal and righteous, impartial law enforcement, ghosts and gods!" In the center of the gate hung a plaque that read "Jeju Government Office", and the two stood there and watched.

In fact, Lu Caiqing can follow the regulations, hand over the pleadings first, and wait for the prefect to schedule a trial, but in that case, if the money is not made, the prefect will not be able to see the master, and the complaint is still filed by the Miao family, who has a lot of money.

After watching for a long time, Lu Caiqing finally stepped up the steps, walked straight to the drumstick, picked up the drumstick, and then the guard guarding the door quickly came over and shouted: "Stop!" Boldly distract the people, dare to use the things of the official family privately, get out of here! ”

Before the words fell, the four of them pushed and shoved to pull Lu Caiqing down, Song Ziyu saw that the little daughter-in-law was going to be pulled away, so he hurriedly stopped in front of her and said, "We have grievances to be claimed, don't touch my daughter-in-law." ”

When they were pushing and shoving, Lu Caiqing had already sounded the drum of injustice, once, twice, three times...... She used all the grievances in Aunt Liu's family in her hands, and beat the drum heart vigorously, which shocked her ears and wanted to buzz, but the bigger the movement, the more people were invited.

The soldiers guarding the door saw that they couldn't resist, so they no longer stopped, and quickly ran back to report the news, now it was almost ten o'clock, the prefect had not yet taken a nap, the little soldier was glad in his heart, fortunately he didn't come to the time when the master was sleeping to beat the drum, otherwise he would have to be scolded when he came to report the news, and the old man told them to let the four of them watch it closely, and don't let people make trouble again.

Ran to the back hall, the lord was flirting with the concubine, seeing that the lord was in a good mood, he prayed in his heart that the lord would not be angry when he heard the report, and knelt down directly to report: "Master! Oh no, a man and a woman outside the door have come to beat the drum and cry out! ”

"What? Useless things, don't let you look good at the drum of grievances, and don't allow the people to make trouble, what do you do, you give me laziness all day long, right? Can people gather outside the door now? Gao Sheng asked angrily when he heard the report.

"Back to the master! I didn't have it just now, but as soon as I thought about it, many people came from all over the world to watch the excitement. The more the little guard spoke, the quieter it became.

"What? Now I'm an eventful season, the last incident has just subsided, I want to do something good, the above can keep me safe, this is good, my little mansion came to two drumming things in January, which makes the above think about me, do you see that your master I am dying, don't you do things for me, little rabbit cub, you guys wait for me, wait for me to send the two, and after I come back, one person will give me thirty boards. Hum~! ”

After Gao Sheng finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left, and the little guard collapsed on the ground for a while, thinking about why he was so unlucky, last time a family of three came to beat the drum and voice the grievances, and afterwards the master rewarded the four of them with a board, and the injury on the buttocks was not healed, and it didn't cost them their lives.

Gao Sheng dressed in the official mansion, sat firmly in the lobby, and looked at Lu Caiqing and Song Ziyu below. I was angry in my heart, but I was silent on my face. The third class of officials lined up in two rows and stood in two rows and shouted: mighty! ”

Gao Sheng's hand was raised, the official stopped, and he asked loudly, "Who is in the hall?" Why beat the drum and cry out? ”