"If the matter happened to your family, would you be happy to let it go like this?"

Yun Huachun was confused when he heard this, not knowing what grudges there were.

"My old man has lived on this street since he was born. He can remember much more than you people. You have forgotten, but I remember."

"Old man, may I ask what this Lord Tongpan has done?" Yun Huachun asked curiously.

"It's all about old sesame and rotten millet..."

Yun Huachun was free and willing to talk, so he recounted what happened twenty years ago.

This Lord Tongpan’s surname is Zhou, and he is called Zhou Mingyao.

Twenty years ago, Zhou Tongpan was only a ninth-grade official in Shao'an Mansion. He was a local official and his family had rich financial resources.

While Zhou Tongpan was working diligently at his job, people in the government were holding him back.

This incident caused a sensation in Shao'an City at that time.

Every year, wealthy families select many children to serve as slaves in the mansion, and the Zhou family also buys many.

A deed of sale bought everything.

Very few families want to buy back their own children.

But there is such a family.

There was a man who had no money to start a business because his family was poor, and he had too many children to eat, so he had no choice but to mortgage some of his children and send them to Yahang to work and make a living.

Two years later, the man became rich and wanted to redeem his children, but found that his daughter was gone.

His youngest daughter was sold to the Zhou Mansion.

The man had some money and confidence, so he started making trouble.

His good daughter did not sign a death contract, but she died when she was sent to the Zhou family.

The man immediately went to sue the Zhou family.

The police officers from above investigated and found that something was wrong.

He went to the place where the Zhou family buried the corpses and found more than one corpse.

With the clear sky and white sun, the people around could see clearly that the Zhou family had killed many children.

It is common for wealthy families to kill their slaves. If they are gone, just go to the county government and say something.

But the Zhou family didn't say a word, and more than one child was buried in the ground.

After checking the Zhou family's backyard, they found that many children were imprisoned and had injuries on their bodies.

The entire Shao'an Mansion was shocked!

They don't know what happened inside.

All I know is that the children in the mansion were sent home, and money was paid from door to door for those who were missing.

Zhou Tongpan still visited the house in person to pay for the money back then.

As for the person who did these things, it is said that he was a steward of the palace.

Even if they were slaves who signed a bond of sale, there were not many children who had violated the family relationship, and the steward was taken away and beheaded.

But everyone is so knowledgeable, how can the person who does these things be just a steward?

He must be the master of the house.

What can other people like them say?

The steward is also dead, so the case is closed.

I had no choice but to talk privately, not daring to offend the Zhou family.

After hearing this, Yun Huachun and Zhong Da looked at each other. Why did this matter sound so similar to what he had encountered a few days ago?

"I wonder what this Lord Tongpan is responsible for in Shao'an Mansion?"

"The Lord Tongpan and the Magistrate discuss matters together. The Lord Tongpan is in charge of farming and water conservancy. He also goes to court on weekdays."

"When there were floods in Shao'an in the early years, many people drowned. After Zhou Tong took control of the water conservancy, the river embankments were repaired every year, and there were no more drownings."

Many old people praised Zhou Tongpan.

It seems that he really did what he was supposed to do very well.

Old Man Lin snorted coldly, "Get up, this is my bench, and this teapot is mine too!"

He chased away the people sitting next to him and took all his things into his yard.

Lock the door with a bang.

The old man standing around looked a little embarrassed, "Don't blame Old Man Lin. Old Man Lin's son was also involved in this case back then."

Old man Lin's son is a scholar, and he was admitted as a scholar at a young age.

When this case came out, a group of scholars knelt at the gate of Lu Tongpan's office to plead for the people.

These scholars were injured by the government officials, and Lao Lin's son injured his leg.

Candidates for the examination are required to have good facial features and no physical disabilities. If you are lame, you will not be able to serve as an official.

Lao Lin's son's future was ruined here.

Therefore, he has always disliked Zhou Tongpan, even if there is really nothing wrong with what he did.

After Yun Huachun heard this, he couldn't help but feel sorry for the protagonist of this story.

There were no more people playing chess, and the old men moved to another place to bask in the sun.

Yun Huachun and Zhong Da stayed where they were, facing each other.

"Uncle Zhong, do you think the people in the Zhou family look like the master of Nawubao we met that day?"

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"The owner of that Wubao should be a master of the Zhou family, who has a close relationship with Zhou Tongpan." Zhong Da thought.

Yun Huachun thinks the same is true.

The owner of Wubao alone would definitely not be so capable and dare to snatch children in broad daylight.

He thought there must be some support behind this Wubao, but he didn't expect to be met by them in Shao'an City.

"Uncle Zhong, what should we do about this?" Yun Huachun looked at Zhong Da and said.

If it were their place, calling the police immediately would solve the problem.

Even if the family is powerful, no one can get away with it if this matter is brought to the Internet.

Uncle Zhong came from the palace, so he should have better ideas and see through this matter better than him.

Zhong Da thought for a moment and realized that this matter was indeed a bit troublesome.

"Buying and selling slaves is voluntary, Yun Xiucai, it's none of our business. However, that person dared to rob children of ordinary people in broad daylight. He should have reported the case to the prefect." Zhong Da pointed it out to Yun Huachun.

road.

This matter is not their business.

"But the prefect of Shao'an doesn't know what he is like." Yun Huachun thought.

If the officials protect each other, nothing will happen to him.

"You can take a look at these days when you stay in Shao'an Mansion," Zhong Da said.

"Okay, I'll go back and talk to the villagers."

Of course what Yun Huachun was talking about was not about Wubao, but how to find a job in Shao'an Mansion.

Old man Lin said that things could be moved at the pier, so Yun Huachun took the villagers to find the pier.

There is a big river in Shao'an Prefecture, and 70% of the wealth in Shao'an Prefecture comes from this river.

Yun Huachun looked at the vast river surface, although it was not comparable to the Yangtze River and Yellow River he had seen.

Boats were coming and going on the river, and there were many boats and cargo boats. Standing on the bows of the boats were all noble people in gorgeous clothes.

The people who come in and out of the pier most frequently are young men in shabby clothes.

Carrying baggage and various goods to and from the docks, working hard all day long to earn a handful of copper coins.

People from the Yun family came together, including some men from the village.

The person who managed the dock was a steward named Jiang. After hearing their intention, he directly let them work.

This money is not easy to earn. You have to carry six bags to get even one penny.
Chapter completed!