Author: Lian Xiaoai

I thought I would go to the lobby of the government office, but I didn't expect to be led into a room by the government officer.

There were several people sitting in the room, and one of them was wearing a red patch. This was the first time for the two of them to see Liang Yan's official uniform.

Li Hui pulled Cheng Xue forward, saluted and said hello——

"Li Hui, a common man, and his wife, Yu, would like to pay their respects to all of you."

A call and a kneeling made him determined to be a scholar next year.

"Get up and sit down and talk."

"Thank you, sir."

Li Hui pulled her up and saw that there was only one stool, so he gave it to Cheng Xue.

This move undoubtedly stunned everyone in the room. The Yamen hurriedly brought another chair over, and Li Hui thanked him and sat next to Cheng Xue.

County Magistrate Pan Yongzhang looked at the couple and spoke for a moment:

"I ordered someone to check. You were born in the fifth year of Yongle. You were only twelve that year, right."

"As far as my lord is concerned, yes."

"Then why did you stop taking the scientific examination after observing filial piety for three years?" Pan Yongzhang asked.

"Replying to your Majesty, after the filial piety was over, the common people got sick every time they took the exam, so they gave up. This time, I brought my wife to the county for medical treatment. Fortunately, the doctor from Sheng Ren Tang found that the common people had residual poison in their bodies..."

Li Hui deliberately told the story about his poisoning. He had already guessed Magistrate Pan's intentions, so he simply made him pay some price.

Saving children is unconditional. Helping adults has conditions.

They were all human beings, and Magistrate Pan quickly figured out Li Hui's intentions.

"Since you are so smart, I will get straight to the point. Have you and your wife made any plans for helping that child?"

Li Hui and Cheng Xue looked at each other and said:

"My lord, Cao Min and my wife have two sons and two daughters, and we don't care about adding one more."

The county magistrate said "yo" with a scornful smile on his face.

"Isn't it so selfless because of the things left by the child's father..."

"I'm sorry, sir. When we rescued the child, we didn't know who his father was." Cheng Xue interrupted the county magistrate forcefully, "The woman is a mother. She saw a strong man punching, kicking, and pulling her child.

You can't just sit back and watch while you sell it."

The county magistrate gave a perfunctory "Oh" and said:

"I just made a joke, you don't have to be so excited. Or... did I hit your mark?"

Damn it, do you owe me a quarrel?!

"My lord, please forgive me. I don't understand your joke, but my husband has taught me a word to women, which is 'respecting others'."

"you--"

"Why are you so excited, sir? But the peasant woman has hit your mark?"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for his refutation, Cheng Xue stood up suddenly and said again:

"If the county magistrate can trust me and my wife, feel free to hand over the child to us. As for the things left by the child's father, we don't want a penny. The child should have a business registration. After all the money is gone, we can exchange his farm registration and put it in our name. Is it okay?"

Such a speech by the Holy Mother gave her instant goosebumps.

When she and Li Hui looked at the people in front of them at the same time, except for Pan Yongzhang, everyone's expressions were plastered...

So, I understand.

These grandsons just wanted them to adopt the children and use the money left by Yan Dawei for other purposes. Judging from Pan Yongzhang's condition, he should have only been in office for a few years, otherwise he would probably have to join them.

It's not difficult to guess how to calculate the family property, but it's possible to adopt a child... can the Yan clan allow it?

When Pan Yongzhang heard these words, he felt mixed emotions in his heart.

A couple who met each other, an uncle who had known each other for five years. The child actually chose the former.

No matter how much he promises, he just won't change his mind.

Waved his hand for Cheng Xue to sit down, then looked directly into Li Hui's eyes and asked:

"Can you promise to always treat your child as your own?"

Li Hui smiled and shook his head:

"Sir, the common people can't guarantee it. So I ask you to send someone to Wanghe Village every now and then to visit the child, so that the common people and my wife can always remember it."

"How dare you say that!"

Faced with Pan Yongzhang's scolding, Li Hui smiled and said nothing.

One sheep is driven, and two sheep are herded. It doesn't really matter to them that they have multiple children, since the four in the family were not born to them anyway.

But even if they swore to the heaven and earth that they would "treat them as if they were their own children," who would believe them? It would be better to let him send people there often, so that he could not only reassure him, but also use his power to warn the Li clan, killing two birds with one stone.

Not long after, the mother-in-law brought the child in.

When Yan Yixin saw Cheng Xue, he ran over to stand and saluted solemnly.

Cheng Xue helped him up, looked at him carefully, and narrowed his eyes with a smile.

The child has a fair complexion, and although his eyes are small, he is not unsightly and looks a bit handsome. There are a few blood blisters on his hands, presumably from working at Yan Ci'an's house in the past few days.

"Master, this is what Madam prepared for the Yan family. Madam said..."

"You go down."

"...Yes." The mother-in-law put down her baggage, bowed and left.

Pan Yongzhang looked at Yan Yixin's appearance and frowned.

why!

We usually have a good relationship with him, why can't we keep this child?

"Ms. Yu, since the child is destined to you, what are you going to do next?"

Cheng Xue, who was called, wanted to get up, but he waved his hand to stop him.

"No need to be polite, just sit down and say it."

Cheng Xue thought for a moment and answered softly:

"What to do next... I haven't thought about what to do next. But one thing can be guaranteed. The child will not be short of food and clothing, and can study with my eldest son and my husband together."

Yan Yixin's face was filled with joy and he looked at Pan Yongzhang longingly, for fear that he would not agree.

"That's all, everyone has his or her own destiny. I will leave my new brother to you today. I just checked and found that in the land deed left by his father, thirty acres belong to your Wanghe Village. This is left to the children.

It's just about his rations and expenses, as for the rest..."

"Uncle Pan, I want to donate all the remaining money to the northern military camp to consolidate our border with North Korea."

"Okay - you are indeed a good son raised by Yan Dawei. Uncle Pan is proud of you."

The two of them decided on the destination of the inheritance in just a few words. Looking at the grandsons who were making up their minds, their faces were ashen, defeated and powerless, and they were all happy in vain.

By the time Li Hui and his wife took the child out of the Yamen, he was already a farmer and had settled in the Li family. He was also known as Yi Xin and was a cousin.

The three of them returned to the inn, where Yang Yiyi and Boss Sun had been waiting for a long time.

"Oh Brother Li, you scared me to death. Are you okay? It's not hard for you."

Cheng Xue saw the man in royal blue clothes and knew that they had something to talk about, so she took Yan Yixin upstairs.

After entering the house, the child took the initiative to hand over the silver in the bag together with the land deed.

Cheng Xue didn't answer, looked at the thing and frowned and asked:

"Why do you trust me so much?"

No matter how you choose, you can’t choose the former between a casual acquaintance and acquaintance for many years!

Yan Yixin clasped her fingers and answered dully for a long time:

"Aunt Pan doesn't like me, so I can't stay at Uncle Pan's house. Don't worry, I eat little and work hard. I will definitely help your family work and save food. I just beg you, please let me stay until ten

Six years old."

"how old are you?"

"Thirteen."
Chapter completed!