Yuan Liang thought that since he was a habitual offender, he must not have stolen cattle only once, so he asked: "Shen Zhutou, has Qinghe County lost a lot of cattle recently?" ”

Shen Zhutou bowed his head and said: "My lord, I have only just taken office, so I don't know much. ”

Yes, yes, he was confused, how could Shen Zhutou know about the past? This kind of thing should be asked to Master Liu to guess correctly.

Yuan Liang called Master Liu to inquire about the matter, Master Liu reported the truth, did not dare to conceal it, and said: "Recently, there have indeed been many heads of households who have lost cattle to report to the official, but they have all been refuted by the former county order with a sentence of 'not accepted', and I don't know exactly how many cattle have been lost." ”

Yuan Liang shouted angrily: "Ridiculous, isn't the cow a life?" ”

For a poor family, a cow is the life of a family.

The previous county order was simply a matter of disregard for people's lives, and it was best not to be caught by him in the future, otherwise his official career would come to an end.

Shen Zhutou and Master Liu saw him angry, and lowered their heads and didn't dare to say anything.

When night fell outside the window, Yuan Liang waved his hand and said with a tired face: "Okay, it's not early, you all go back to rest, right?" ”

The two bowed their heads and left.

There was silence in the simple study. Hara Liang lit the candle, the bright candle flame flickered, he sat in the study and thought for a long time, until the moon rose on the willows, and then returned to the bedroom.

In the bedroom, the lights are bright.

Yuan Liang closed the door, turned around, and as soon as he raised his eyes, he looked at Ruyi's clear eyes, and he was surprised: "Daughter-in-law, you haven't slept yet?" ”

Ru Yi said softly: "Well, I can't sleep at night after sleeping for a long time during the day." ”

Yuan Liang said: "Well, go to bed early." ”

He walked to the cradle and saw the monkey sleeping in Zhengxiang, so he did not disturb him.

The man's face was full of tiredness, Ru Yi was very distressed when he saw it, and said: "Ah Liang, I see that you have basically not rested much since you became this parent official, don't be too tired, your body is important." ”

She had just given birth and was in confinement, so she couldn't help him, so she had to take care of herself and not cause him trouble.

"I'll take care of myself." Yuan Liang took off his clothes, revealing a pure white undershirt, he put it on the side of the bed, hugged her tightly, and said, "Daughter-in-law, when you are out of confinement, I will take you to the surrounding area." ”

The two of them have been in Qinghe County for so long, and they don't seem to have a good view of the surrounding beauty.

The little woman seemed to lean on his chest, listening to his powerful heartbeat, and inexplicably felt very relieved, as if it was good to have him by her side.

Like before, she had never felt so reassured, perhaps because she slowly accepted him in her heart, and began to rely on his existence.

She replied softly, "Okay, together." ”

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In the second half of the night, it suddenly began to rain.

Early in the morning, the ground was wet and not yet dry.

Today is the day of the trial of the 'Lost Cow Case', and before the opening of the court, the entrance of the county government is already full of people.

Yuan Liang was wearing an official uniform, sitting on the high hall with a high spirit, and a pair of sharp eyes looked solemnly at everyone under the court.

Under the court, Lao Wu and Lao Liu both knelt on the ground.

Yuan Liang slapped the Jingtang room and said majestically: "Take the prisoner to the court." ”

Subsequently, several middle-aged men were escorted to the court by the officials with sagging faces, and then knelt on the ground with a depressed expression.

After some interrogation, at first those people were tight-lipped and didn't say anything, but he was not a benevolent person, so he was instantly furious and said, "Come on, drag a few of them down and serve them until they open their mouths." ”