Wang Zhutou seemed to be a little weak-hearted, and his voice was extremely low. Chen Yan didn't say anything for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "Her daughter is almost ten years old, right?" ”

Wang Zhutou was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "It should be almost." ”

"Send her a letter and ask her daughter to receive the salt brand, which is more or less an entry, and return the money earlier, in the end, his man is also tired to death in the salt factory, and they are orphans and widows."

Wang Zhutou hurriedly responded, and said, "That plague seven? ”

Chen Yan seemed to shake his head, "I've locked him up twice, and he's a little more restrained than before, and he's not entirely wrong about this, it's just that." ”

Wang Zhutou said yes, and then heard the sound of clothes rubbing, Qi Su Niang heard Chen Yan get up, and was about to retreat, when he suddenly heard Wang Zhutou calling: "My lord, ......"

After a pause in the footsteps, Chen Yan said softly: "Anything else?" ”

Wang Zhutou hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "A few days ago, Mrs. called the little one and asked about it......

Qi Su Niang heard no sound in the front hall for a long time, and was about to get closer, when she suddenly heard Chen Yan say: "This official knows, you can go." The sound of footsteps hurried to the backyard.

Qi Su Niang turned around and retreated to the backyard, threw the well bucket down the well with a "puff", grabbed the hanging water hydrant and shook it vigorously, but slowly but stunned.

A bucket of water was still halfway through, and Chen Yan had already walked in, "Su Niang, I'll come." "Grabbed the water bolt, shook it vigorously twice, and hoisted the well bucket up. He said softly: "Don't be busy, you've been here for a long time, and I can't accompany you because I'm busy with business." You don't like to socialize with them, except for buying some vegetables outside the back door, you can't go out, I think it's boring. Don't be too restrained, I'll take you out to eat some Qinghe Fang. ”

Qi Su Niang looked at Chen Yan, nodded, shook her head again, and said: "Even if you want to go, it is not because of this hour, you will come back from Huai'an, the boat is tired, and it is good to rest more." Tilting his head to look at Chen Yan, he seemed to smile and said, "If you are tired of eating the food I cook, I will go out to buy a girl on the stove and change the taste." ”

Chen Yan suddenly became anxious and said, "I was afraid that you would be bored, so I thought about eating outside today." You- where will I get tired of the food you cook? As he spoke, he hugged Qi Su Niang tightly into his arms and said softly: "There is no such thing, you believe me, there is no such thing." ”

Qi Su Niang's nose was sour, leaning on Chen Yan's arms. Chen Yan didn't say much more, just hugged her tightly. Qi Su Niang was about to speak, but there was another bang outside, there was really an urgent matter, and Chen Yan had to leave the ya.

Qi Su Niang was cooking lunch in the stove, and suddenly heard a knock on the back door, and when she opened it, it was Wang Xiancheng's wife Xu, who was not surprised. She came to Qinghe, and the wives of the county officials came to visit, but it was just a social, and she couldn't say a few words. Mrs. Xiangshi of Yundian Shi is a kind person, but it's okay. This Xu family is from the Qinghe family, the elder brother is the head of the Qinghe salt farm, and the husband is the Cheng of Qinghe County. Qi Su Niang just didn't know that Xu didn't hand over the post today, why did she come here from the back door?

Wang Xiancheng is nearly forty years old, and Xu is a woman in her thirties, although she is not young, she still has a little color, but she is a little old. What she said was just a short slang of the parents, Qi Su Niang listened with a smile, and after a while, Xu's appearance was unintentional, faintly mentioning Widow Xu, and peeking at Qi Su Niang's face from time to time.

Qi Su Niang was furious in her heart, and said with a cold face that she was busy and invited her out. When Chen Yan came back, Qi Su Niang was unusual, ignoring it all, and Chen Yan was diligent in every way, but he didn't see it. also slept by himself at night, blocking Chen Yan's faint desire to huan, without any of the thoughtfulness and tenderness of the past.

On the second day, the county lord got up late again, and his spirit was not good, but the voice of the tofu brain seller outside called again and again, and he didn't seem to hear it.

Yun Dianshi glanced at Wang Zhutou, who was standing motionless at the bottom of the hall, and then looked at Wang Xiancheng with a smug face, and muttered secretly. In his ear, Qian Inspector sneered: "He is very good, he turned his head and went to the county lord to sue, I don't know which one he pressed?" Now like this, the tofu is not bought, and the salt brand is enough for the little widow to eat! Listening to the movement, it didn't look like there was a commotion, and it didn't look like a nod, and the county lord's face was not good-looking. ”

Yundian Shi said unhurriedly: "The "Great Qing Law" contains, the salt place is governed by the county, and orphans, orphans, the elderly, the unemployed, and the helpless can be sent by the county government to get the salt card and go to the salt field to receive salt in a small amount, and sell it in the place near the left. And they who are fatherless and widows, and who owe debts, will also be helped. ”

Qian Inspector chuckled: "That's right, no one dares to buy that little widow's tofu brain anymore." Glancing at the top, "Having said that, although the county lord is square in business, he is also a man in the end." No wonder as soon as Wang Xiancheng came back, listening to the news, he asked his wife to bring this matter to the surface, if this matter is done, the county lord still doesn't look at him differently? ”

After a few days like this, Chen Yanda stacked all kinds of tenderness, but Qi Su Niang just bowed her head and did housework, ignoring it completely. On the fourth day, Chen Yan was still discussing in the front hall, and Qi Su Niang was doing laundry in the backyard. She frowned slightly, and while slowly smoothing out the wet clothes on the bamboo pole for drying clothes, she finally sighed while thinking.

Qi Su Niang stood up, took care of the pink magpie robe on her body, stood at the back door, and listened to the squeak of the flat burden on her shoulders gradually sounding, and gradually passed. She opened the door and walked out, looked at the slender figure walking in the alley, and said loudly: "Xu Niangzi, please stay." ”

The plain white figure was startled, turned around hurriedly, and in a panic, his head slammed into the gray wall of the grass hall, and with a trembling friction sound, a white mark was swept out, and a few pieces of accumulated moss were scraped off, and slowly fell in front of her.

“…… Husband...... Mrs. ...... "Widow Xu's face was a little whiter than the filial piety clothes on her body, her glutinous teeth bit her lower lip, trembling and squeezing out a few words, suddenly and suddenly, she hurriedly put down the burden, bowed her head and gave a deep salute: "The people's women are rude, and Mrs. forgives her sins." ”

Qi Su Niang couldn't help but be stunned when she saw that she recognized herself at a glance, and looked down at the magpie robe on her body, "You know me?" ”

Widow Xu didn't dare to raise her head, and said softly: "When Mrs. came to Qinghe with the county lord, the women saw it from afar. ”

When Qi Su Niang heard this, her right hand couldn't help but clench into a fist, her heart hardened, and she said coldly: "Since that's the case, you should know what to do?" ”

Widow Xu raised her head suddenly, the look in her eyes became more and more frightened, "Madam-"

Qi Su Niang looked at Widow Xu coldly, "You clean up the things you provoked, and you should know what method to use, if you can't restore the adult's name within three days-" Widow Xu's face turned blue, and she knelt down with a "porphyr" and begged: "Madam, please have mercy on Madame, the plague is forced to sell my mother and daughter to the private house to pay off the debt, the people are really helpless, regardless of the name, do not choose what to say, and ask Mrs. Mingjian——"

Qi Su Niang cut off coldly: "It's been the twenty-first day since I came here, and you come to sell tofu every day, how can I say more?" If you don't say those crazy words, Anfen sells your Sanwen tofu, and I can tolerate your orphans and widows......" slowly walked a few steps closer, stared at Widow Xu and said: "The people are shining gold, accumulating and ruining bones, and the name of the county lord is tarnished by your words, and then if it is known by Shangguan, is it a trivial matter?" You just saw that the county and Taiwan adults were merciful and weak, and pretended to be a gesture, wanting to threaten each other to protect your mother and daughter - although their feelings are good, their deeds are evil, how can I tolerate you! He sneered again: "Your greed was seen by others, so you came to make a raft, singing and harmonizing, it was really a good idea!" You know that I'm in the market, and I'm still talking about those crazy things, looking at the door of the Chen family so easy to enter?! ”

Widow Xu trembled with fright, kowtowed again and again, and cried and begged: "Madam, madam, the women of the people will never dare to do this-the women and their daughters are-"

Qi Su Niang saw that her forehead was bruised, faintly oozing blood, and then thinking of Na Li'er, her heart softened, and then Wang Xu's flashing eyes and words flew through her mind, and her heart was as hard as iron, and she cut off: "Shut up!" Are you scheming, not just a day's work, but also a lie to cover up? I'll see the results in three days! After that, he turned around categorically, took two steps, and Widow Xu hugged Qi Su Niang's legs from behind, and cried: "Madam, please have mercy on Madame, the daughter of the folk woman is not yet ten years old, if the folk woman is not there-"

"You don't need to say much, slandering the court officials is not a misdemeanor, if you fail to clear your name within three days, you can only be sent to the yamen hall to make a fool of yourself! Beware of your daughter being dragged down by you! ”

The wooden door in the backyard of the thatched cottage was slammed shut, cutting off the desperate crying of Widow Xu......

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Dear friends, I'm sorry, there was a problem with the body during the physical examination yesterday, which caused the update to be untimely, and it will be explained in detail when the update is added at 12 o'clock at noon.