Blissful Days After Widowhood

The whole group asked Li Zhaotou to **** him back to the yamen.

The county magistrate had already got up and was dealing with official business. After seeing Li Zhutou bringing people over and asking about the ins and outs of the matter, he did not rush to the court for interrogation, but let Zhao first The cook and others were escorted down, and then they were sent to invite the famous cook in the town to come over.

Not long after, several restaurant chefs, including shopkeeper Zhou, came.

The county magistrate didn't say anything, just asked them to help identify whether some food was spoiled.

Chef Zhao gave the Feng family’s daughter-in-law and others two porridge buckets, one with salted egg and lean meat porridge, and the other with steamed buns stacked in two layers. Several chefs were brought up in turn to taste and distinguish.

It is a mouthful, but it can only deceive ordinary people. It's been really hot recently in the spring, and they can all taste the peculiar smell. If it is put in the afternoon, it must be completely spoiled.

Several chefs signed their own judgment testimony, and the shopkeeper Zhou was the last one, and the one with the heaviest face.

Because he tasted the meat filling in the meat bun, and the seasoning after removing the salt was his own.

Reminisce these few days, the owner Wang Dafu sent him to the countryside to buy food ingredients. go.

When he came back, he found that Chef Zhao was sneaky every day, and he asked questions deliberately. He said that it was something the owner explained, so he should not ask.

He guessed that the owner was about to replace him, but he didn't expect them to do such a thing!

The others left after giving their testimony, but the shopkeeper Zhou did not leave.

The county magistrate saw that he probably guessed something, so he simply asked him if he had noticed the abnormality of Chef Zhao in the restaurant these days.

What's more, shopkeeper Zhou never thought of helping to hide it, so he told everything that happened these days.

The county magistrate will let Chef Zhao be dragged up.

Don't look at how he was able to argue with fear when he confronted Li Zhetou before, but now he walked around the yamen and was so scared that he sold Wang Dafu and Zhao's directly completely.

Different from inviting several restaurant chefs to come over, this time, Guan Huotou led the team, and the group was wearing shackles and shackles.

Such a battle is rarely seen in the town, and the people along the way have followed to watch the excitement.

"Silence!" The county magistrate patted the gavel and shouted in a deep voice, and then began the interrogation.

Wang Dafu and the Zhao family no longer had their usual prestige, and knelt in front of the hall shivering.

They are not very powerful people. When they saw the porridge bucket and Wang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the court, they already knew that it was someone who was caught.

The couple arranged for them to make trouble and deliberately falsely used the name "Grandpa Wen porridge".

Wang Dafu said with trembling lips: "Master, the little old man has already pleaded guilty. According to the crime, he will be fined dozens of dollars, and the little old man will pay the fine."

The county magistrate said with a sullen face: "This is only a crime, if it is just such a small crime, this official will naturally not let Guan Jutou lead someone to handcuff your husband and wife, this official is asking now It's you who will spoil the food and sell it for the second time!"

Wang Dafu said that he was wronged, but Zhao's face became more and more pale as paper.

When the county magistrate saw this, he first asked someone to take Wang Dafu down and examine Zhao alone.

The Wangyuelou family has a great business, and they don't know how many leftovers are left by the guests every day.

Chef Zhao processed it and then sold it again, which is equivalent to doing nothing.

However, even the county magistrate did not expect that this matter would involve such a wide range. In addition to the Feng family's daughter-in-law, there were others who bought kitchen waste in Wangyuelou.

It has been half a day since this review, and the case will not be finished that day.

The county magistrate gave Zhao and Chef Zhao a day to recall who bought the kitchen waste, and also gave time to Guan Caotou and the others to arrest people. Wangyuelou was sealed up and the other guys inside were brought back for questioning, so the second trial was set in five days.

After the county magistrate retired from the hall, the people watching the fun dispersed.

Gu Yin was not unhappy in her heart, but when she saw that Wang's face was not very good, she didn't show it, and only supported her with one hand and walked out slowly.

When they came out, they also heard the people scolding indignantly.

"Last summer, my old man ate this Feng family's daughter-in-law's buns and had a stomachache. He had diarrhea all day, and almost had a bad day. I went to her for a theory, and she said, 'Why do people eat it? It's all right, but your old man has an accident? Isn't it normal that he is not in good health when he is old? And can you say that your old man only ate from my house all day? Don't deliberately corrupt my house'... At that time It's true that my old man ate it before the attack, and her family's food was sold out, and she couldn't produce any evidence, so she could only admit that she was unlucky."

"Auntie, you go to the lawyer to write a complaint, it is best to ask the doctor who prescribed the decoction to come up with a medical case. compensation!"

"Hey! I'll go!"

Of course, it is more to curse Wang Dafu and Zhao.

"This Mochizuki Tower has been in operation in the town for more than ten years, who would have done such a thing in private! Know if there will be other pickled things!"

"That is to say, our whole family only ate there during Chinese New Year! It's really bad luck!"

Out of the yamen, Gu Ye followed Gu Yin on the other side. Originally, he felt that he had accomplished what his mother said, and had been proudly holding out his small chest, but then he saw Wang Shibai With a face and red eyes, his small chest slumped a little bit.

"Mother, my mother is not happy, is it my fault?" He took Gu Yin's hand and asked in a low voice.

"No, no," Wang Shi immediately wiped his eyes when he heard it, and forced a smile: "Our Ono did a good job, milk is thinking of other things. I've been holding you for a long time today, Are you bored? Milk will give you two cents, take it and play with it yourself."

Gu Ye immediately became happy, took the copper money and went to see Gu Yin first.

Gu Yin also praised: "Xiaoye is indeed a great hero, you can take whatever milk is given to you. Go to play in the afternoon and come back before dark."

Gu Ye nodded with a smile, and hopped away.

He didn't run far, but waited for Li Zhaotou at the entrance of the yamen.

It was Li Zhaotou Xiu Mu that day, but he was the one who took people back to the yamen at the beginning, so after the handover was clear, he also came out.

The people in front of the yamen have already dispersed, and only Xiaodou Ding is waiting for him.

"Is Ono waiting for me?" Li Zhutou smiled and stepped forward, reaching out and rubbing the top of his hair.

"Yeah, I haven't punched today!" Gu Ye said with a smile.

The smile on Li Zuotou's face stagnated. That day, he was slipped by Xiao Gu Ye for a whole day, and he finally knew what his master's meaningful words meant that day. Later, he and Guan Chutou agreed that Gu Ye's foundation was already solid, and there was no need for trotting and running. Guan Chutou was responsible for teaching him the inner door breathing, and Li Chutou began to teach him simple boxing.

I thought this would not be walked by this kid, but I still underestimated the vigorous energy of this little bean.

In the past, when Li Chuotou learned by himself, he could learn three tricks in one morning.

Gu Ye can learn half a set of punches in a day, and he can't pick out a single mistake in his movements.

After hitting Li Zuotou physically, this left a great psychological blow to him who just turned 20.

"I haven't had lunch yet," Li Zuotou said helplessly.

"I invite you." Gu Ye showed him his two cents very generously.

"This is only enough for me to eat a bowl of plain noodles." Of course, Li Zuotou didn't point to the little guy to invite him to dinner, and joked while taking him out, "I eat it all. What are you going to eat? You can't fight well when you're hungry."

"I eat this." Gu Ye took off his small purse.

This small purse is hung around his waist every day, but after taking it off, he finds that it is different from the ordinary purse - its top is still the same as the elastic opening of the ordinary purse, with two straps, tied around the waist . But the bottom is actually sewn into his belt. Even if the laces come loose when running, they won't come off.

"It's an interesting design."

One bite for him.

Where can you buy food with your child's money and let the child eat dry food?

"Hey, don't eat this, I'll take you to eat noodles." Li Chutou laughed.

Laughing and laughing, he felt something was wrong.

"You always carry this purse? Do you carry pastries and dried meat with you every day?"

Gu Ye gave a "hmm", "Eat less and eat more, mother said."

"You slipped me two days ago... No, you also ate this on the day I ran with you?"

Gu Ye looked at him like a fool, "Yeah, how can I run if I'm not full?"

Li Zhaotou:…

He understood why Wang kept saying that he was too sincere after hearing that he had run with him for a whole day without eating!

…

Gu Yin accompanies the Wang family back to the home in Zhenyi Lane.

Wang entered the door and said: "I didn't set up a stall this morning, and I lost a day of silver money. Hey, it's already this time, and it's too late to set up a stall now. But it's okay, tomorrow at the pier. There are not those who imitate us too much, and they can understand it after explaining it to the guests."

Speaking of she was going to enter the stove again, "The guy has left it for a day, I'll brush it again!"

"Mother," Gu Yin called out to her and held her back, "It's just us at home, you don't have to."

"Where am I?" Wang's eyes turned red again.

When she first caught Chef Zhao and the daughter-in-law of the Feng family, she was so happy that she couldn't help laughing three times!

A large group of people came out from behind, and he couldn't laugh when he watched her eldest brother and sister-in-law confess to the troubles of the organizers in court.

Do you hate her for taking a room in the old house? But that was left to her by her parents!

Do you remember that her parents loved her the most when she was alive? But although her parents loved her when they were alive, it didn't mean they were bad for them. Everything in the small family is one point and three copies, and it was never said that it was only for her, not for the two brothers.

Even if her parents wanted to recruit her back then, they had a frank discussion with her, saying that at most one-third of the family property would be given to their husband and wife, and the two brothers could not be less.

Wang really can't figure it out. When I was a child, the three brothers and sisters in the family were also very harmonious.

Why do you hate her so much?

Wang rambled a lot, and after crying for a while, his emotions calmed down, and he was embarrassed to hide in his room to wash his face.

Gu Yin listened to her patiently, she did not feel bored, but remembered something else.

Something she has been thinking about for a long time, but has been unable to understand.

As Wang said, why?

As soon as her mother-in-law returned to Hanshan Town, she even forgot about the old house, and the Wang family had already started to deal with her.

Later, she only shared twenty taels of silver, which is not a small sum of money for ordinary people, but for the big room with the Moon Moon Tower and the second room that is not at a disadvantage, This is just a drop in the bucket, far from hurting the bones.

This time she didn't hesitate to commit a crime In the arena with counterfeiters, I am afraid that in a few months, the reputation of this brand will be ruined.

If she is right, in a short while, the Wang family will arrange for someone to perform a trick to find someone to settle the account when something goes wrong.

Those who know the situation may guess that the other party bought a fake, but as long as the other party is bitten to death, it is the problem of eating "Old Master Wen" porridge, and he also forgets which one to eat. If there is another commotion, the family will have a lot of chicken feathers.

The business is bad, and the signboard is broken. I am afraid that Mrs. Wen will be offended. Of course, with the current friendship between Gu Yin and Mrs. Wen, Mrs. Wen will definitely be on her side. will lend a helping hand.

But outsiders don't know their relationship, they only know that she worked part-time in the Wen's family, and she was a master and apprentice with the Wen's cook.

Mr. Wen knew that his name was used as a food name by a cook who worked as a part-time worker, so he didn't care. But if it's such a mess, the old man has enjoyed a clear name for a lifetime, can he bear this?

In general, the Wang family is not only trying to mess with Huang's own business, but also to make them feel bad about Mrs. Wen.

What is the purpose? It's worth their planning.

. The Zhao family may be short-sighted. Wang Dafu can ask the shopkeeper Zhou to manage Wangyuelou and make the business so prosperous. Obviously, he has some brains. How could he dare to let the Feng family's daughter-in-law do this?

The person who gave him the idea only knew that the daughter-in-law of the Feng family had conflicts with his own family, so he chose her, and he also knew about her buying kitchen waste, and even gave the Wang family's big house Design in?

Gu Yin frowned a little irritably. The first trial gave too little information, so I can only hope that the second trial can ask more.

…

Here in the Wang family's old house, after Wang Dafu and the Zhao family were handcuffed away, the people in the big house panicked like a headless fly.

The two old couples plan a scandalous affair and will not tell the younger generation, they don't even know what happened, they only hear rumors that their restaurant sells kitchen waste for people to eat, and also organizes When people go to the pier to interfere with their aunt's business, it is natural to have no one.

At this time, Wang Dagui stood up. He first comforted his nephew and nephew and then clenched his fists and said sadly: "Big brother and sister-in-law have been doing business for a lifetime, this time must be framed! Don't panic! , let's go to the best lawyers in the state, and they must be cleared of their crimes!"

Wang Dafu has two sons, but it's not a problem, they only know how to eat, drink and have fun, so Zhao's and the others put their hopes on their grandchildren, hoping that a few young ones can study To succeed.

Sure enough, when Wang Dagui said this, the two nephews seemed to have taken a reassurance.

One said: "Second uncle said that neither father and mother are that kind of people, they run their own big restaurant, how can they care about those petty profits, and how can they harm their own family?"

was framed!"

Seeing the indignation of the two nephews, Wang Dagui couldn't help curling the corners of his mouth, but then he said sternly: "Everything you said makes sense, but now is not the time to fight for these. The grandfather has already taken the eldest brother and sister-in-law into custody. We don't know what it is like in the prison. But if you go in, you have to peel off the skin. How can they stand it at this age? Let's hurry up and collect money to ask a lawyer! Sin comes, but it's too late!"

Speaking of which, Wang Dagui said with embarrassment, "Things happened in a hurry. I spent a lot of money on my business in the first year, and our second room only collected one hundred taels of silver."

One hundred taels of silver is definitely more than enough to hire a local lawyer, but it is definitely not enough to go to the state capital to hire a lawyer at such an urgent stall.

The two sons of the big house also contributed money by themselves, but they just eat, drink and have fun every day, and only receive monthly money from their parents. They went to borrow it from their friends, and the other party heard that their parents let them be arrested, and the Moonlight Tower was closed.

As for the money saved by their parents, they are all in the bank, because they know that their sons are not good, and they have to go in person to use them.

Busy all day, the brothers got nothing, and finally pried open Wang Dafu and Zhao's private treasury, and temporarily pawned their daughter-in-law's jewelry and dowry items, and this was enough Three hundred and two.

A total of 400 taels of silver, Wang Dagui said worriedly: "I asked someone to inquire when you were going out, the famous large local government in the state will charge 520 taels. If it’s not local, the fee will be doubled. We can’t even collect 500 taels... Forget it, I will let your second aunt and the others also **** jewelry and dowries, so we can collect 500 taels first.”

The two brothers in the big house were blushing with shame, and they regarded Wang Dagui, who had split up the family and helped collect the money, as a savior.

Five hundred taels were finally collected. The brothers were about to take their money to the state capital to try their luck. Wang Dagui also said that he would go with them.

But just after leaving the house, Wang Dagui suddenly slapped his forehead and said angrily: "Look at my brain, you can't leave like this, you have to send a message to your parents to let them know about our family. They are all working hard, don’t give up.”

The brothers thought this was the case. Although there are still a few days for the second trial, they will also ask for confessions in prison. What if their parents were scared and broke their courage and confessed their guilt?

You can't visit until you are convicted. The jailers dare not commit the ban, but they still dare to receive some benefits and spread the word.

The message of the brothers was brought to Wang Dafu and Zhao's ears, and the jailer also teased: "Your husband and wife are lucky, and your son and brother have hearts. I heard that the two pawns put together five As for the hundred taels, your brother even brought his son to ask for a lawyer."

Everyone has to call in.

It took fifty taels, and the brothers were at a loss.

They never thought it would be difficult for dozens of taels of silver, and they were all ready to borrow money from India.

Wang Dagui persuaded: "Don't be confused, where is Yinzi money so easy to borrow? Even if you rescue your parents, the interest will be repaid. A last resort is to…”

The brothers who had no choice made him speak quickly.

Wang Dagui said: "It's just to mortgage the Mochizuki Building, as long as you keep the mortgage deed, wait for your parents to come out and take the money from the Qianzhuang to redeem it."

These brothers know that the Moon Moon Building is the only property in the family, but this is really a no-brainer, and it is better than borrowing that terrible money with high interest.

They were led by Wang Dagui to an underground bank, and they saw that the deed said that as long as they could bring the deed within three months, and if they gave an extra 100 taels, they would be able to pay Restaurant redemption. Of course, it is also stated in the deed that if the redemption is due in the future, then the deed must be passed to the bank, otherwise the compensation will be ten times.

Thinking that three months is enough, even though more than one hundred taels is nothing to their parents, the brothers took out the title deed and signed it.

A Wangyuelou mortgaged 1,000 taels of silver, and now the lawyer has enough money.

Wang Dagui urged them to leave, and when they reached the gate of the city, the servants of the second room suddenly came over and said, "It's good that the master has not left the city, but the wife suddenly suffered from angina and fainted! Young Master, they are all terrified!"

Wang Dagui gritted his teeth and said, "This Zou family, I have said about the elder brother and elder sister-in-law, we men will find a way, she absolutely does not need to worry, why is this stall sick?!"

The two brothers in the big room hurriedly persuaded him to go back, saying that the second uncle had done enough help, and it was the right thing to go back to see the second aunt first.

Wang Dagui had to get off the horse and told them to pay attention to safety on the road, and then he turned around and returned to the house with his servants.

All the way to Wang's old house, Wang Dagui entered the main house, only to see the so-called angina pectoris Zou was drinking tea slowly.

The anxiety and helplessness on his face faded, and he smiled and sat opposite Zou.

"Those two idiots out of town?"

Wang Dagui opened the tea cup leisurely and plucked the tea soup, "Isn't that true? But I can't go too far, I have already arranged people on the way... Seeing as they are so For stupid's sake, I'll let them leave a whole body."

Zou put down the tea cup and sighed suddenly.

"What are you doing with a good sigh?" Wang Dagui said, "In three months, Wangyuelou will be ours. My eldest brother and sister-in-law know that I lead their son to seek a lawyer, as long as it is not As stupid as a pig, he knew that this matter should not involve me. After all, if I also went in, who would run for them? Besides, no one else was present when planning the plan that day. They said that I would not recognize it. The two idiots in Fang died outside, and it will take more than a month for the news to come back, and everything is settled."

"I don't know what's wrong," Zou said, "I just feel uneasy. Although we thought at the beginning, let them fight against Wang Baoyun and the others, no matter who loses. , it's only good for us. But the big house failed too fast, Wang Baoyun doesn't have such a brain, do you think it's her cunning daughter-in-law..."

Wang Dagui lightly sneered: "A woman, even if she is a little clever, what can she do?"

…

The second trial in five days was carried out as scheduled.

In the past five days, there are no more fake goods on the dock, and Gu Yin's small business is getting better again.

Mr. Wen had a minor illness. Knowing that he missed it, he went home and complained about Mr. Wen. But anyway, this matter was resolved quickly, and the old man didn't get too angry.

On the day of the second promotion, Mrs. Wang didn't listen to her. She said that the business was just right and she couldn't get away from it, so she only let Gu Yin go.

The county magistrate heard that Wang Dafu and Zhao's two sons went to the prefecture to ask for a lawyer, but no one came that day. Although he was strange, he did not miss the time for the trial. .

The terrified chef Zhao and a lot of underlings like the Feng family's daughter-in-law were implicated, and they confessed to everything. Wang Dafu still insisted that he did not know about the sale of kitchen waste. When Mr. Zhao heard that his son was going to ask for a medical certificate for him, he even changed his confession and said he didn't know.

Many people also filed petitions, all saying that there have been problems with eating the food of the Feng family's wife and others over the years.

The county magistrate sentenced the Zhao family, Zhao chef, Feng family's daughter-in-law and others to imprisonment for one year. hanged.

As for Wang Dafu and Zhao's couple, one seems to be really ignorant, and the other directly changes his confession, which obviously has to be retrial.

And this case involves so many people, it is a major case in Hanshan Town in recent years, and the county magistrate has to hand this case to the prefecture.

The second trial was over, and Wang Dafu, Zhao and others were taken down again.

The people watching the lively were about to disperse when they heard the sound of drums beating outside.

Although people come to report the case every day at the county ya, but only urgent or unjust cases will beat the drum.

The drums don't ring a few times throughout the year, and the people stand still again, and the county magistrate also asks people to bring in the drummers.

The two sons of the Wang family's eldest house were carried up.

The two were disheveled, disgraced, covered in blood, and the people watching the fun gasped.

The county magistrate asked again, only to know that the two brought all their belongings to ask for a lawyer, but they encountered a mountain bandit before they reached the state capital. The money is so soft that people can not be robbed, and it will kill their lives. If the two jumped off the cliff and hung on the branches together, most of them would not be able to get back half their lives!

The brothers cried while talking, saying that they had more than 1,400 taels of silver bills on their bodies, of which 1,000 taels were mortgaged to the Moonlight Tower. Once someone was robbed, it was simply horrific!

No matter how powerful the county magistrate and Guan Zhaotou are, they can only keep one side of Hanshan Town safe. It is not uncommon in recent years, and I can only help file a case, and then send the case up.

The two brothers were carried back by their families again.

The people who were watching the fun were not very sympathetic to them.

"This is what this family did, and they were punished!"

"No, I heard that the second master of the Wang family was going to go along with him. It seems that he was in an emergency and he was about to leave the city gate before turning back. Obviously, this disaster was only aimed at this. What a family that is in trouble!"

Gu Yin listened and stopped quickly, she knew something was wrong!

Although the Wang family is separated, the big and second rooms have always been in focus.

How come this matter is only involved in the big room, but the more cunning second room is not involved at all?

Now she understands.

The snipe and mussel fight, the fisherman wins, what a vicious plan to kill two birds with one stone!

Everyone left, only Gu Yin was standing there.

Guan Zhaotou saw it and went up to ask: "Why hasn't the little lady returned home? But I'm worried? The fine money will not be given to your house until the case is over."

"I'm not worried about that," Gu Yin pondered, are the snipe and clam fighting? Act like no one can do this trick!

"Guan catcher, I have a way, which should be very helpful to the progress of the case. Can you listen to me?"

…

That night, Guan Capitou went to the county jail to find Wang Dafu.

He put the two sons of the Wang family's big house in the company of Wang Dagui to mortgage Wangyuelou. When Wang Dagui left the city due to some incidents, and their brothers were robbed and gave half their lives Tell Wang Dafu.

Unconvicted prisoners are not allowed to visit for fear of family members colluding with them.

Dafu also hears it from other people's mouths.

After talking about this, the arrester walked away. It didn't take long for the jailer to distribute the meals.

"Alas, your family really did their best, and at this time they were still thinking of bringing you food." The jailer left after putting the things away.

Before this, Wang Dafu, who was accustomed to the brocade and jade food at home and couldn't swallow bean rice, naturally ate it, but now he dared not move - both sons were injured like that, who Will you open up the joints at this time to deliver meals to him?

As soon as he hesitated, the others in the same cell swarmed up, snatched all his steamed buns, and devoured them.

In less than half an hour, these people fell to the ground clutching their stomachs.

In the moment of life and death, Wang Dafu figured out a lot of things. Wang Dagui specifically mentioned that the daughter-in-law of the Feng family, who had a holiday with Gu Yin, but also did illegal activities with Chef Zhao, came to be a puppet, and brought him with him. The two foolish sons went to the lawyer, handed over a message to appease their husband and wife, then tricked them into mortgaging Wangyuelou, and deliberately turned back at the gate of the city, only to let their brother suffer the catastrophe... This is what he is here, the old wife There…

Wang Dafu was sweating profusely, clawed at the prison door and shouted hoarsely: "Master, close the arrest, someone harmed me! I want to confess! I want to sue Wang Dagui for embezzling his parents' inheritance, and now he To make money and kill!"

The voice shouted directly, and you can imagine how panicked he was.

Gu Yin and Guan Sutou both heard the sound at the door of the county ya jail.

"Why did he frighten him like this?" Gu Yin touched his forehead embarrassedly, "sin, sin, is it because I put too much croton?"

Guan Jutou chuckled lightly, "It's alright, those who are locked up with him are all convicted and not good people, so they should clean their stomachs."