Chapter IX: Confrontation in Court
The boy is always energetic, and last night was already full of artillery fire, and this morning he got up again in a fierce battle. Of course, this may be because Zhou Yu confirmed with Feng Yue that she had just passed the menstrual period, although there are many people who give birth to babies at the age of fourteen or fifteen in this era, but Zhou Yu is not ready to be a father.
Moreover, Feng Yue is only sixteen years old this year, and girls of this age are still in the period of puberty, and they have not yet developed perfectly from height and body shape to various body organs. According to the scientific research of Zhou Yu's previous life, under normal circumstances, after a woman reaches the age of eighteen, the reproductive system can slowly develop completely, and the best reproductive age is twenty-five to thirty years old.
Marriage and childbirth like a woman in Wenguo will not only cause great harm to the woman's body, make the woman more likely to suffer from gynecological diseases, and in severe cases, it will endanger the life of the pregnant woman during childbirth, and there is also a great risk of premature birth and miscarriage.
Feng Yue didn't know this knowledge, but Zhou Yu knew, so he would never let Feng Yue take this risk.
After some lingering, the two finally got out of bed. Feng Yue began to comb her makeup in the mirror, and she combed her hair into a bun, just like her peers and courtesies, which meant that the woman was married. Zhou Yu personally handed her lip fat, blush and other makeup things, and accompanied her to make up.
Who is vulgar and flattering? Not in the concubine's mind.
Feng Yue's beauty is natural, and it can be regarded as the best in the best without whitewashing, and no matter how skillfully it is dyed with light makeup, it is simply beautiful.
After breakfast, someone came to visit Zhou Yu.
"Brother Xiao Yu!" A beautiful maiden called his name.
The girl was born with red phoenix eyes and cherry mouth, a smile on her face, a tall figure, and a pale green Luo skirt, and she is also a Peugeot beauty.
"Sister Shui Ling, when did you come back?" Zhou Yu asked in surprise.
The girl in front of him was his and Feng Yue's playmate when they were young, He Shuiling, the youngest daughter of Uncle He's family in the village. It turned out that the relationship between the several people was also very good, but because the old He family was too difficult, He Shuiling was sent to the city troupe by Uncle He when she was thirteen years old. He Shuiling has a good face and a well-defined figure, although she is still far from Feng Yue in some body parts, but on the whole, the conditions are still very good, so she has become the key cultivation object of the class master, and she has gradually gained some fame in the past two years.
Feng Yue said before that she was going to the troupe because she had communicated with He Shuiling.
"I came back this morning, I heard my father say that you and Sister Xiaoyue got married, congratulations!" He Shuiling smiled happily, as if she could also feel the joy of Zhou Yu and Feng Yue's marriage. Then she took out a small bag and said: "You get married, this is a little bit of my heart, the money is not much, only ten yuan, Brother Xiao Yu must accept it!" ”
"How's that going to work? Sister Shui Ling, just get your mind, we can't accept this gift, it's not easy for you to make money outside, so keep it for yourself. Zhou Yu was very moved by He Shuiling's gift-giving, but he was reluctant to accept her gift, after all, earning money through singing is also a very hard job.
"Brother Xiao Yu, this money is really not much, so it should be regarded as a blessing from my sister. You refuse to accept it, Brother Xiaoyu, do you dislike me as a play? He Shuiling's eyes revealed a trace of sadness.
Zhou Yu felt that he couldn't push it off, so he took the money and said, "Then thank you, Sister Shui Ling!" ”
"Shui Ling!" Feng Yue walked out of the room and saw He Shuiling standing in the courtyard, and cried out in the same surprise.
"Sister Xiaoyue, you are so beautiful today! Brother Xiao Yu is really blessed to be able to marry such a beautiful lady! He Shuiling smiled like a flower arrangement.
"You girl, your mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter! Why are you still standing, come in and sit! Feng Yue warmly invited.
"No, there is still a rehearsal in the afternoon class, so I will take the time to come back to see my father. I heard that you and Brother Xiaoyu are married, I specially came to congratulate you, and I wish you all to grow old together and give birth to a noble son early! He Shuiling smiled and said, "You guys are good, I'll go first!" ”
He Shuiling's farewell seemed so hurried.
He Shuiling always had a smile on her face when she spoke, but Zhou Yu felt that there was an unknown bitterness hidden under that smile. That laughter is half a blessing from the heart, and half is the cultivation of life in the play. He Shuiling is only fifteen years old this year, but Zhou Yu knows that from the moment she went to the pear orchard, she was destined to be weathered. In the past two years, she must have suffered a lot of unimaginable hardships for Zhou Yu......
"Sister Shui Ling, you have to take care too!" Zhou Yu said with some empathy.
"Yes, be out alone, take care of yourself!" Feng Yue echoed Zhou Yudao.
"Got it! When you come back to the pear orchard in Luozhou City, I invite you to listen to the play! He Shuiling's voice came, but the figure gradually faded away......
Zhou Yu originally thought that the people in Xiaolong Village were already the most bitter type of people in Wenguo, but it wasn't until He Shuiling's visit today that he found out that this life is full of ups and downs, and there is no one who is the most bitter, and everyone is moving forward with a heavy load.
After He Shuiling left, Zhou Yu sighed and sighed, and went back to the house to call Feng Liang to prepare to leave.
"Go? Where to? Feng Liang asked.
"Yongping County Ya." Zhou Yu replied.
"Didn't we just go yesterday? Why are you going again today? Feng Liang wondered.
"I went yesterday to go to the house for me and Xiaoyue, and today I went to sue!" Zhou Yu explained.
"Tell ...... Complain? Sue whom? Feng Liang was taken aback by Zhou Yu's words.
"You'll know when you go." Zhou Yu refused to say more, and then urged: "We have to hurry up, otherwise it will be too late!" ”
"Xiao Yu, what's so urgent?" Feng Yue asked. Although it stands to reason that Feng Yue should call Zhou Yu "Xianggong", after all, the name "Xiao Yu" has been called for more than ten years, and it is easy to change it in a short time.
"Let's go, talk as we go......" Zhou Yu hurriedly set off with the two of them.
When he arrived at the village, Zhou Yu went to see Lao Zhang and his wife again. He handed Lao Zhang fifty yuan and said, "Uncle Zhang, if I don't come back by noon, we won't be out of the stall today, and this money should be used as compensation for you!" ”
"Xiao Yu, where are you going?" Lao Zhang asked. Zhou Yu is his god of wealth, so he is also very concerned about Zhou Yu's movements.
"Go to the county office and deal with something. Alright, you rest, let's go first! Zhou Yu said goodbye.
Lao Zhang looked at the background of Zhou Yu's departure, and couldn't help but feel a little strange, what should he do when he went to the Yamen......
"Xiao Yu, you haven't told us who you want to sue yet?" Feng Liang was like a curious baby.
"Liu Chang!" Zhou Yu finally gave the answer.
"Steward Liu? This is brainless, what should we sue him? Feng Liang was shocked by Zhou Yu's words again.
"Big brother doesn't need to ask more, I'll know in the court later." Zhou Yu was still silent.
Feng Yue didn't speak, she looked at Zhou Yu quietly, she seemed to understand a little......
Half an hour later, Yongping County Ya and Zhou Yu knelt in the public court.
"Who is in the hall, and what is the complaint?" County Commander Fan Qingyun asked
"Lord Qiyu, Zhou Yu, a villager of Xiaolong Village, Caomin, sued Liu Chang, the housekeeper of Liu Yuanwaifu in the west of Luozhou City." Zhou Yu replied.
"Oh? What did you sue Liu Chang? Fan Qingyun said curiously.
Fan Qingyun is a newly relocated county magistrate, and after taking up his post in Yongping County, he found that most of the officials in the Yongping County Ya were closely related to Liu Yuan's foreign government, if it wasn't for the previous county order being transferred, I am afraid that this Yongping County Ya would become the Yamen of Liu Fu. Which county master can endure this kind of thing? Fan Qingyun immediately made a decision and purged the officials of the county government.
In the name of rectifying the rule of officials, he inspected the work of officials in various offices during working hours, and immediately demoted or removed those who were lazy and slippery, and at the same time entered a group of new officials as henchmen, and Wu Qing, who was Zhou Yu's household yesterday, was one of Fan Qingyun's henchmen. In just one month, Fan Qingyun laid off more than half of the officials close to Liu's mansion. As soon as Hu Ding, the county Cheng Hu Ding, who was pro-Liu faction, found out about Fan Qingyun's actions, so he began to strictly restrain his subordinates and not give Fan Qingyun more opportunities to lay off employees, and the two sides fell into a confrontation.
"Back to adults, the youngest and inner son both had early parents who died early, and lived with the three brothers-in-law and depended on each other. At the time of spring ploughing, my brother-in-law borrowed a pound of grain seeds from Liu Yuanwai, but he didn't want to sign an IOU of five taels of silver. And the small fall injury a month ago, the brother-in-law borrowed ten taels of silver from Liu Yuanwai for the treatment of the small injury, one before and one later, owed Liu Yuanwai fifteen taels of silver. Zhou Yu swallowed his saliva and continued.
"I never thought that a few days ago, Steward Liu actually took an IOU of fifteen taels and asked for thirty taels of silver for the small one! As you know, the life of the villagers in Xiaolong Village has always been poor, and we don't know how many distant relatives we begged to borrow fifteen taels of silver, and sold all the belongings of the family, and only got two taels of silver...... My lord, how can the villain afford these thirty taels of silver! Zhou Yu kowtowed as he spoke, his voice full of grief and indignation.
Feng Liang and Feng Yue were stunned by his performance, isn't this a fucking false accusation? Why did he say the same as the truth?
"Oh? Is there such a thing? Fan Qingyun's face was surprised, but he was so happy in his heart, he had already wanted to grab the handle of Liu Fu, but he just didn't have a chance. So he said to the official on the side: "Go to Liu Yuan's foreign mansion, bring Liu Chang, and let him confront Zhou Yu in the court." ”
"Yes!" The official replied.
Liu Yuanwaifu.
Steward Liu put the two IOUs worth fifteen taels of silver into his arms, called a few family members, and prepared to go to Xiaolong Village. In fact, since Zhou Yu discovered the secret between him and the fourth lady, he was reluctant to go to that place. But today is the day that Liu Yuanwai set for him, asking him to bring back the Feng family's sister-in-law, otherwise he will directly sue Feng Liang to the county office. In short, his task is to use these two IOUs to make Feng Yue the fifth lady of the Liu Mansion.
He's just a subordinate, even if he doesn't want to go, what can he do? The master's words had to be obeyed.
As soon as they left the gate of Liu's mansion, the two officials arrived.
"Steward Liu, would you like to take a trip from the county magistrate?" A servant said.
"Lord Prefectural? What is the prefectural magistrate looking for me? Steward Liu was surprised. He hasn't complained yet, why did the yamen find him?
"Zhou Yu from Xiaolong Village has sued you, Steward Liu should come with us quickly." Ya Gong said.
"What?!" Steward Liu was taken aback, this Zhou Yu actually sued the wicked first?
I don't know what's going on, Steward Liu hurriedly followed the official to the county government to find out.
"My lord, Liu Chang brought it!" The official handed over to Fan Qingyun.
"Little Liu Chang, knock to see the adult!" Liu Chang buckled his head and said.
"Liu Chang, this little brother Zhou Yu said that you have an IOU of fifteen taels and want him to pay back thirty taels of silver, but is there such a thing?" Fan Qingyun asked.
"My lord, there is no such thing! When did the younger one ask him to pay back thirty taels of silver? This is an IOU of fifteen taels, please take a look! Liu Chang took out the IOU and asked the official to hand it to Fan Qingyun.
After Fan Qingyun looked at it, he said: "It is indeed fifteen taels of silver written on these two IOUs, but Liu Chang, isn't it too expensive to borrow a pound of grain seeds and pay back five taels of silver?" ”
Even the officials in the public court looked at each other after hearing this, and borrowed a pound of grain to pay back five taels of silver? Loan sharks wouldn't dare to do that!
Liu Chang said: "My lord, this is all borrowed by Feng Liang voluntarily, and the little one has never forced him!" ”
Fan Qingyun asked Feng Liang: "Feng Liang, have you ever been coerced into making this IOU?" ”
"My lord, this IOU was made by the villain who pressed his handprint before he saw it clearly, but he was never coerced." Feng Liang replied truthfully.
"In this case, this can't be blamed on Steward Liu, you should take the fifteen taels of silver correctly." Fan Qingyun touched his beard and said.
Zhou Yu suddenly spoke: "My lord, since this is the case, we have returned the fifteen taels of silver." Please be a witness, and we will return the money to Steward Liu in this court! Zhou Yu handed over fifteen taels of silver.
The official handed the silver to Fan Qingyun, and after confirming that the amount of silver was correct, Fan Qingyun said: "Okay, this county will be a notary person, so as not to let Steward Liu be said to have too much debt!" ”
Immediately, he ordered someone to give fifteen taels of silver to Steward Liu, and the IOU to Zhou Yu.
"Steward Liu, is the amount of this silver coin wrong?" Fan Qingyun asked.
"Back to my lord, fifteen taels of silver are correct." Steward Liu replied. When he saw that the IOU was taken by Zhou Yu, he immediately felt that something was wrong!
The IOU is gone, what does he use to threaten Feng Liang and Zhou Yu?
But in the next second, something that made him even more desperate happened. Zhou Yu got the IOU and tore it to shreds......
Steward Liu was shocked in his heart, pointed at Zhou Yu and said, "My lord, he is ...... He tore up the IOU! ”
Fan Qingyun waved his hand and said: "Now that the money has been paid off, people can dispose of the IOU as much as they want, why are you so concerned?" Do you really want to ask for a debt of thirty taels of silver with these fifteen taels of IOU? ”
"The little ones don't dare to ......," Steward Liu was discouraged in his heart.
"That's it, it's over, quit!" Fan Qingyun got up and left.
"Go home!" Zhou Yu happily took Feng Liang and Feng Yue out of the yamen.
Steward Liu sat in the public hall with a dead face......