The quarrels of the yamen runners are one after another, which makes people feel upset.
The county magistrate's wife frowned and her face was pale. She finally made up her mind in the midst of the noisy and chaos.
She lifted her skirt lightly and hurriedly walked towards the guest room where Xi Yu was.
When she arrived at the door of the guest room, she took a deep breath and tried to calm her mood, then she knocked on the door gently.
"Come in." Xi Yu's voice came from inside the house.
The county magistrate's wife pushed the door and saw Xi Yu sitting upright at the table, looking cold.
She knelt on the ground with a "thump", tears filled her eyes instantly, and her voice trembled: "Prime Minister, please spare my master. I am willing to search the house, just ask you to save his life."
Upon hearing this, Xi Yu looked like a torch, staring at the county magistrate's wife, and said sternly: "Hmph! The county magistrate is extremely guilty, and he commits all kinds of evil deeds. He must be beheaded to calm the anger of the people!"
The county magistrate's wife trembled and cried even more sadly. She grabbed the corner of Xi Yu's clothes with her hands tightly and begged: "Prime Minister, although he is wrong, I hope you can open the door for his many years of official position."
Xi Yu suddenly stood up, shook the hand of the county magistrate's wife, and shouted angrily: "If you are not a good official, you will harm someone, and there is no reason to tolerate him!"
The county magistrate's wife collapsed to the ground, and her cry echoed in the guest room.
The county magistrate's wife collapsed on the ground in despair, tears streaming down from rain, and her voice was almost hoarse: "Sir, if Master is gone, what should I do with this family!"
Her eyes were filled with fear and helplessness, and her body kept trembling.
Xi Yu looked at the sad county magistrate's wife in front of him and frowned slightly. The expression on her face was slightly loose, but her tone was still firm: "What your master committed is hard tolerant. If you don't punish him, why should you explain it to the people?"
The county magistrate's wife raised her face full of tears, climbed to Xi Yu's feet desperately, and hugged his legs tightly: "Sir, I wish to repay your great kindness as a cow and a horse, I just want you to spare your life."
Xi Yu sighed, turned his back, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Madam, this matter is not my only one who can decide. Everyone knows the crimes of the county magistrate. If you want to forgive him, it will be difficult to convince everyone."
The county magistrate's wife let go of her hand in despair, her eyes were empty, and she murmured to herself: "Is there really no hope..."
She seemed to have lost her soul and sat on the ground.
At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came from outside the door, and a man ran in to report: "Sir, the people outside were angry when they heard about this matter and demanded that the county magistrate be severely punished!"
Xi Yu looked solemn, looked at the limp wife of the county magistrate, and said, "Madam, you have heard it too, the people's hearts should not be violated." After that, he left with his sleeves.
The county magistrate's wife looked at Xi Yu's departure back and finally couldn't hold on and fainted on the ground.
Soon, the county magistrate's wife returned home in a daze.
The yamen runners were busy in the courtyard, tidying up boxes after boxes of treasures obtained from the house search.
However, the county magistrate's wife seemed to have never heard of it. Her eyes were empty and she walked through this noisy and strange scene like a walking corpse.
Her steps were floating and she walked straight towards a room.
After entering the room, she slowly closed the door and isolated all the noise outside.
The room was silent, only her faint breathing sounded.
The county magistrate's wife looked up at Fang Liang, with a look of relief on her face.
She brought a stool, untied her belt, and tied a dead knot.
Tears poured out from her eyes again, and she whispered softly: "Master, I'm here to accompany you..."
Then, he put his head into the deadly trap and kicked the stool under his feet.
Her body swayed in the air, and her life gradually disappeared, and the once prominent county magistrate's mansion also went to decline in a haze.
Soon, a yamen runner passed by the room and accidentally caught a glimpse of the county magistrate's wife hanging on the beam of the house.
He was shocked and screamed "ah", which attracted other yamen runners to surround him.
"This county magistrate's wife actually hanged herself!" The yamen runner who found her face was full of horror and his voice was trembling.
The other yamen runners took a look and shook their heads. Someone said disdainfully: "Hmph, she will die if she dies. It's not an important matter. Just report it to the Prime Minister." After that, he even curled his lips.
At this time, a yamen runner with a sting-eyed look turned his eyes and said in a low voice: "Brothers, look, these treasures are all the money and ointments that have been plundered. Why not let us secretly take a small part of them for ourselves and hand over the rest to the prime minister."
He showed a greedy look on his face and his eyes stared at the treasure chests.
However, an honest yamen runner immediately stood up, glared at him, and shouted loudly: "This is absolutely absolutely necessary! The Prime Minister is wise, if he is discovered, we will all lose our heads!"
When the yamen runner who had proposed earlier heard this, he shivered suddenly. Thinking of the prime minister's majesty, cold sweat broke out on his forehead and stammered: "Is it because I am so lard that I am talking nonsense."
After a while, the yamen runner who first discovered that the county magistrate’s wife hanged himself broke the silence. He swallowed and said, “Then let’s report the situation here to the prime minister as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams.”
Other yamen runners nodded in agreement.
So they left a few people to guard the treasure, while the rest went to the Prime Minister's Mansion together.
Along the way, the yamen runner who proposed to embezzle his treasure was still scared and his face was pale. From time to time, he turned back and looked towards the county yamen behind him.
After a while, Xi Yu told them to enter.
Everyone walked into the lobby tremblingly and knelt down together.
The head yamen runner lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "Prime Minister, the county magistrate's wife hanged herself in the mansion, and the treasures obtained from the house search were not moved at all."
Xi Yu looked serious and swept across everyone with a sharp look, and said in a deep voice: "Is there any other abnormality?"
Everyone shook their heads and didn't dare to show off.
Xi Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment and said, "Register the treasures and confiscate them all to help the victims. If I find someone who dares to fill his pockets, he will be punished severely!"
The yamen runners responded in unison: "Yes, Prime Minister!"
Then, he hurriedly stepped back and hurried to deal with the follow-up matters.
On the other side, in the quiet temple, a strong-shaped secret guard appeared quietly in front of Ouyang Linlin.
Ouyang Linlin was standing in the temple courtyard, staring at the falling petals.
The secret guard bowed slightly and said respectfully: "Madam, I'm here to report to you. The Prime Minister has encountered some things... He wants to stay in that village for a while and let you wait patiently here."
When Ouyang Linlin heard this, her eyebrows frowned slightly, and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes, but she quickly returned to her calmness. She nodded slightly and said, "I understand."
The secret guard was about to leave, and Ouyang Linlin seemed to suddenly remember something and hurriedly said, "Wait, please tell him if you have another matter."
The secret guard stopped and clasped his fists and said, "Madam, please speak."
Ouyang Linlin looked a little sad and said slowly: "The abbot here has passed away..."
After saying that, she sighed softly, and her eyes showed nostalgia for the abbot.
The secret guard responded, "Yes, madam, I will definitely bring the conversation."
Then, the figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.
Ouyang Linlin looked at the direction of the secret guard leaving, and said nothing for a long time, her face full of loneliness.
Ouyang Linlin bit her lip and stamped her feet, knowing that she was just jealous.
What's so good about Tuoba Yu? It's really enviable. Why didn't Xi Yu take him with him? Staying in this temple makes me feel depressed.
Her face was full of grievance and reluctance, and her brows were furious.
But soon, she took a deep breath as if she was persuading herself, and murmured: "No, I can't complain like this anymore. I want to calm myself down."
She has to focus all her energy on reading Buddhist scriptures so that she can better waste time.
After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the Sutra Pavilion. Although her steps were still a little heavy, her expression gradually became focused.
On the other side, Xi Yu and Tuoba Yu came to Wang Xiaoer's home side by side.
When Wang Xiaoer saw them, his face was filled with fear. He quickly saluted, and knelt down to the two of them with a "thump" sound, and kept saying, "Sir, please give me my goodbye." He lowered his head and his body kept trembling.
At this time, Wang hurried out from the room and saw the scene in front of him. He was also shocked and hurriedly knelt down with a nervous and awe.
Xi Yu quickly stepped forward, stretched out his hands, and said with a gentle look on his face: "Please get up quickly, don't be so polite."
Wang Xiaoer and Wang quickly turned to each other and said with a smile on their faces: "Sir, please come into the house quickly. The house is simple, don't dislike it."
Wang Xiaoer wiped the sweat beads on his forehead with his sleeves and said, "Sir, I'm so nervous. I've never seen an official as big as you."
He didn't dare to look directly at Xi Yu, and his hands kept rubbing the corners of his clothes.
After hearing this, Xi Yu couldn't help laughing out loud and said, "Don't be so nervous." As he said that, he stepped into the house.
Everyone sat down, Xi Yu looked at Wang Xiaoer with gentle eyes and suddenly asked, "Wang Xiaoer, do you want to be a good person?"
When Wang Xiaoer and his son heard this, their eyes widened and their faces were full of surprise.
Wang Xiaoer stammered: "Sir, what did you... say? You are the young ones, right?"
Mrs. Wang was also on the side, opening her mouth and unable to close for a long time.
Xi Yu looked solemn and said slowly: "I have obtained a lot of money by chasing the county magistrate and Li Zheng. I plan to use this money to repair the bridge. Wang Xiaoer, if you were asked to do this Li Zheng, lead everyone to repair the bridge, and engage in future land work, would you like?"
When Wang Xiaoer heard this, he looked embarrassed, his eyes were full of disconfidence, and he quickly waved his hand and said, "Sir, the young man really doesn't have the ability to build bridges and land. I'm afraid that the young man can't do well."
His head shook like a rattle, and another layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Xi Yu smiled slightly, looked at him with encouragement, and said, "Wang Xiaoer, don't be so unconfident. I think you are upright and hardworking. As long as you are willing to work hard, you will definitely be able to do it well."
When Wang heard this, his face was full of surprise. He quickly touched Wang Xiaoer with his elbow and said anxiously: "Son, the adults have said that, please agree quickly! This is a rare opportunity!"
Wang's eyes were filled with eager light, and he stared at Wang Xiaoer tightly.
Wang Xiaoer hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and finally plucked up the courage and said, "Then... let's try it out, and it will definitely live up to the expectations of the adults!"
When Xi Yu saw Wang Xiaoer responding, he showed a gratified smile on his face and said happily: "It's great! Then you quickly gather the villagers and I want to announce this."
Wang Xiaoer nodded vigorously and responded: "Sir, go here, young!"
After saying that, he ran out in a hurry.
Wang Xiaoer ran all the way, shouting at the top of his voice: "Everyone is gathering under the big tree at the entrance of the village! There is something important!"
His face was filled with excitement and tension, and the sweat beads on his forehead slid down his cheeks without even wiping them.
After a while, the villagers came to the big tree at the entrance of the village one after another.
Everyone whispered and talked a lot, not knowing what had happened.
After a while, Xi Yu appeared steadily beside everyone.
His eyes swept across everyone, cleared his throat, and announced loudly: "Friends, after consideration, Wang Xiaoer will be the Lizheng here from now on!"
Although some people in the crowd showed a look of surprise, they couldn't help but mutter: "Can this Wang Xiaoer work?"
But soon, an old man took the lead in applauding and said loudly: "Okay, I believe in the Prime Minister's vision!"
With the applause and words that led the way, everyone burst into warm applause, and the scene was filled with joy.
Wang Xiaoer stood aside, his face flushed with excitement, and his hands were cramped and he didn't know where to put them. He just kept bowing to everyone and kept saying, "Thank you everyone, thank you everyone! I, Wang Xiaoer, will do my best!"
Xi Yu raised his hands and pressed down slightly, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Now, Wang Xiaoer starts organizing the bridge repair. I will supervise here until the bridge is repaired before leaving."
When everyone heard this, their eyes were full of anticipation and excitement, and once again burst into warm applause.
Someone in the crowd shouted: "With the supervision of the adults, our bridge will definitely be built quickly and well!"
Wang Xiaoer took a deep breath, took a step forward, and said loudly: "By the trust of the Lord and the support of the villagers, I, Wang Xiaoer, will definitely fulfill my mission!" His eyes were firm and full of determination.
Xi Yu nodded with a smile, his eyes full of encouragement and expectation.
Next, Xi Yu looked at Wang Xiaoer and asked with a gentle expression: "Wang Xiaoer, are there any empty houses in the village for us to live in? It's really a bit far away to go to the county government."
Wang Xiaoer scratched his head, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, and hurriedly said, "Sir, there are, but there are no one living in that house for a long time. The conditions are too simple. I am afraid that you will be wronged."
Xi Yu waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, just have a place to shelter from the wind and rain."
Wang Xiaoer's eyes lit up and he hurriedly replied: "That little one will take you and you two here."
Wang Xiaoer and Xi Yu and the others left.
The people looked at their distant backs and gathered together to discuss.
An old man stroked his beard, his face full of emotion and relief, and he slowly said, "I didn't expect that as a prime minister, he was so approachable and had no airs."
A middle-aged man next to him had his eyes lit up, and he kept nodding, and took the conversation excitedly: "Yes, this is really a blessing for us ordinary people! In the past, those officials and masters had no nostrils facing the sky, and were not as friendly as the Prime Minister."
A young wife also came over with a smile on her face and said softly: "That's right, look at the Prime Minister, I really think about us. Our days may get better and better in the future."
Everyone said and said, and their words were filled with admiration and gratitude for Xi Yu.
Someone put his hands together and murmured to God to bless the Prime Minister.
Wang Xiaoer led Xi Yu and Tuoba Yu to a slightly dilapidated house.
He stopped, pointed to the house and said, "Sir, this is it. The owners here have been doing business abroad all year round and never come back to live."
Wang Xiaoer said, scratching his head embarrassedly, and then said, "But no one takes care of this house for some days, it looks dilapidated and messy. If you are young, please send someone to clean it up to ensure that you and the two of you can live comfortably."
Xi Yu looked up at the house, nodded slightly, and said, "I'm working hard."
There was a gentle smile on his face, without any disgust.
So Wang Xiaoer went to organize the people.
After a while, several villagers came.
"We have to clean up this house so that the Prime Minister and the others can live comfortably!" Village Chief Wang Bo waved his hand and said vigorously, his weather-beaten face was full of determination.
"That's right, you can't let the houses here be messy." Aunt Li smiled and agreed, with loving eyes, and she had already picked up a broom in her hand.
"Come on, everyone!" The young man Zhang Yu shouted, rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong arms, and looked eager to try.
Everyone started to act and packed the house in a hurry.
"Oh, there is a lot of dust in this corner!" Aunt Zhao frowned and muttered while wiping hard.
"I'll help you, aunt!" Brother Liu ran over and took the rag from Aunt Zhao's hand, with enthusiasm on his face.
Xi Yu and Tuoba Yu stood aside, so moved that they didn't know what to do.
"Thank you everyone, thank you so much!" Xi Yu smiled.
Tuoba Yu nodded repeatedly and said excitedly: "When you have packed up, everyone must come to your house to sit down!"
The villagers responded with a smile, and the whole yard was filled with warmth and joy.
After a while, the house was cleaned up.
Xi Yu and Tuoba Yu stood at the door, their eyes full of surprise.
Xi Yu opened his mouth slightly, his face filled with a happy smile, and he said softly: "Wow, this is like a new home."
Tuoba Yu nodded repeatedly, tears of emotion flashed in his eyes, and he said excitedly: "Yes, the villagers are so considerate!"
Chapter completed!