This woman, no matter how she looks at it, doesn't look like a sturdy person, and she has no choice but to defend herself with a nail rake.

Thinking of this, Shen Yunchu took the initiative to identify himself: "Don't be afraid, auntie, we are not wicked people, we are on the orders of Your Majesty, and we came to Belvedere to quell the rebellion and observe the people's feelings." ”

"If there is really anything difficult, if my aunt can trust me, tell me, and I will do what I can to redress my aunt's grievances."

Her words were not impassioned, but coupled with her extraordinary temperament, as if she was upright, the woman raised her hand with a rake, and suddenly hesitated.

Seeing this, Shen Yunchu reported to his family again: "My surname is Shen, and my father is Shen Jichang, the general of Sheng'an Guozhen, and my aunt should have heard of it." ”

As soon as she heard this, the woman looked suddenly enlightened, hurriedly put away the nail rake in her hand, and said twice: "It turned out to be the son of General Shen's family, and the grass people have eyes and don't know Mount Tai." ”

Shen Jichang is a well-known Qing official, which is a well-known thing, so whether it was or is now, his reputation among the people is very good.

This is also one of the reasons why Shen Yunchu did not believe that the Shen family would rebel.

Shen Yunchu was also relieved when he saw this, but the woman immediately knelt down, Shen Yunchu was startled, and hurriedly helped the person up from the ground: "Auntie, what are you doing, get up quickly." ”

Then the woman cried and told the story of the truly corrupt face buried deep under the seemingly prosperous skin of Belvedere.

The so-called beauty tax is that all girls who have reached the age of 17 must be sent to the county government, inspected by the official and then sent back, in order to be counted as tax clearance.

Therefore, there is another reason why the common people of Belvedere are reluctant to give birth to girls, that is, they are unwilling to pay this beauty tax.

And the girls who agreed to be arrested and sent to the county government were either humiliated and finally killed themselves with hatred, or those who would rather die than obey disappeared inexplicably, and those who could come back were also wantonly ruined.

Therefore, in Belvedere, if a girl is born, she either chooses to abandon it, and if she is ruthless, she will drown directly, and if she is reluctant, she can only hide it and raise it from outsiders.

This beauty tax was originally not available, but since the new county magistrate took office three years ago, relying on his relationship with Zhang Zhouyi, he has privately increased this beauty tax.

As a result, the doors of this family are closed.

The family's surname is Zhang, and the conditions in the village were originally quite acceptable, but since three years ago, the male owner of the family was beaten to death by the officers and soldiers in order to protect the eldest daughter who was captured by the officers and soldiers, and only the youngest daughter of the family was left to rely on her for her life.

After Aunt Zhang finished speaking, she was already crying out of breath, Shen Yunchu and Shen Qingyue were also frowning, Shen Yunchu glanced at Zhang Xiaomei, who was also sobbing on the side, and said, "Little sister, go in quickly, don't come out again." ”

Zhang Xiaomei nodded and hid back in the house.

Shen Yunchu got up, he also had a plan in his heart, seeing this, Aunt Zhang hurriedly knelt down again: "Lord Shen, you can't be the master of our mother and daughter!" ”

Shen Yunchu hurriedly helped her up: "Aunt Zhang, don't worry, since I am here, I will definitely give an explanation to the villagers." ”

Until she left the village, Shen Yunchu felt bored and panicked in her heart, and she couldn't calm her mind when she thought of those innocent girls who were mutilated.

In the end, she said firmly: "Let's go, let's report to the official." ”

Shen Qingyue was puzzled: "Report to the official? What's the use, he is the mastermind, and this matter still has to be reported to His Majesty. ”

Shen Yunchu shook his head: "Of course, I want Your Majesty to know, but if you wait for Your Majesty to know and then send officials to deal with it, it will be too late." ”

Hearing this, Shen Qingyue was silent and stopped speaking, she probably understood what Shen Yunchu meant.

After all, this kind of thing is unfounded, and it is troublesome to investigate, and the best way for officials to protect each other is to let him confirm his own charges of perverting the law for bribes and preying on the people.

Therefore, Shen Qingyue did not refuse Shen Yunchu's proposal to report to the official.

Outside the county office.

When Shen Yunchu sounded the huge drum of grievances outside the yamen, the noise immediately attracted countless onlookers, but they all had different faces and whispered, almost all of them thought that this person must be crazy, so he would come to Belvedere to report to the official.

After a while, the well-dressed master was dressed in a long coat, holding his hat, and walked out of the door accompanied by several officials, and said sharply: "Knock on what knock!" Stop me! The drums are broken for you! ”

Hearing this, Shen Yunchu stopped his hand, turned his head to look at the person who came out, and the master stood in place, looking at the slightly treacherous mustache, sharp-beaked monkey cheeks, and a mean look.

The scrutinizing eyes swept over and over Shen Yunchu's body before he said impatiently: "What do you want to beat the drum?" ”

He put his hands behind his back, tilted his head, and almost looked at people with his nostrils, looking condescending, but Shen Yunchu didn't think so, just smiled slightly: "I'm here to report to the official." ”

The master sneered, and said to himself: "This master's surname is Yu, report to the official, pay five taels of official silver first." ”

Shen Yunchu frowned slightly, and laughed angrily: "I haven't said what the matter is, why do you have to pay the money first?" ”

Master Yu's expression froze, and he said sharply: "The rules here, the rules of Belvedere, what's the matter?" It can't be two outsiders, right? It's okay if you don't pay it, play 30 boards first! If you have a life to live, let's talk about reporting to the official. ”

As he spoke, he snorted lightly, and was about to leave with a swagger, and the depression on the side came towards the two of them with the board, and Shen Qingyue protected Shen Yunchu behind him: "I see who dares!" ”

When Master Yu heard this, the foot that had just stepped into the door instantly stopped, and on one side of his body, his slanted eyes fell on the two of them, and he said softly: "It's the other way around!" Do you still dare to go against the Heavenly Family?! ”

Hearing this, Shen Yunchu came out from behind Shen Qingyue, smiled at Master Yu, and said, "It's easy to talk about money, don't say five taels, if the adults can get this matter done for me, I'll give twenty taels." ”

As soon as he heard this number, Master Yu's eyes lit up, he immediately retired from the servants, immediately changed his face, and greeted him enthusiastically, but before he approached, he reacted and looked at the person in front of him carefully.

The two of them looked not very old, although they were dressed like dogs, but what if they just didn't know where to get such a suit, thinking about it, he seemed to be vigilant again, hesitating whether to believe Shen Yunchu's words.

And his scathing face was completely written on his face, although Shen Yunchu didn't have much experience, he was also a person who had lived two lives, so he could naturally understand the concerns in his heart.

So Shen Yunchu took the initiative to take out a money bag, put a heavy cushion in his hand, and said: "Our father is a well-known rich merchant in Sheng'an City, but our brothers lost very important goods through here, so they came to report the case. ”