All of a sudden, all the sergeants pricked up their ears and opened their eyes wide: Everyone wants to know.
Zhao Liya smiled sheepishly and simply told what happened.
All the sergeants: "..."
"Still, it can still be like this!"
"Ah, you are so lucky!" This is a great achievement.
"Hey, thanks to the good skills of Miss Zhao and Mr. Hu, if ordinary villagers meet them, it will be a tragedy in Zengyizhuang. This thing is also a fluke."
"indeed."
Zhao Liya and Hu Ling deserved to receive heavy rewards for their great contributions, and they were convinced. After all, this was really a fluke. If there was even the slightest mistake, they would probably die here.
Early the next morning, everyone went out to the mountains.
Zhong Lu and others took the man back to resume his life, while Zhao Liya and Hu led him home.
Zhong Lu had warned him not to talk about this matter, so the two of them didn't tell their family members and just found an excuse to get away with it.
Of course, the two of them have not forgotten the heavy reward. General Zhong is an upright man, so he will definitely not forget it either.
The two of them were exhausted from the hard work in the past two days. They fell asleep and didn't get up until noon the next day.
The family members had a vague idea that they were probably hiding something, but after Zhao Xiang asked them if they were okay, and Zhao Liya solemnly reassured him, Zhao Xiang stopped Deng and the others from asking any more questions.
His daughter and adopted son are not stupid people. Since they don't say anything, there must be a reason why they can't.
As long as they are safe, nothing else matters.
Zhao Liya is very grateful to have such a caring and trusting family.
Deng, Widow Qu, and Aunt Li Shiyi have already processed the various mushrooms, bamboo shoots, honeysuckle, etc. they brought back. There will definitely be more to eat all the fresh mushrooms. They put them one by one in a dustpan to dry,
It can be eaten in winter.
Zhao Liya selected a lot of Hericium, red mushrooms, morels, etc., packed them in a backpack, picked a big pumpkin, some red peppers, eggplants, beans, etc. from the widow Qu's vegetable patch, and gave them to Hu Ling.
Went to Gongcao's house.
When Yu Gongcao's wife saw that they had brought so many things, and there were really delicious wild fungi such as Hericium erinaceus and red mushrooms, she was happy and proud at the same time. She smiled like a flower and said, "Oh, you guys are too much."
You’re welcome! I really went looking for fungi! I just said it casually!”
Zhao Liya smiled and said: "There are a lot of fungi in the mountains this season. We originally wanted to eat this fresh food, so why not go into the mountains for a walk. It's a bit hard work, but we are pretty lucky. I didn't mean to give it to you.
You can send some over for a taste..."
"Then you are really thoughtful!"
Yu Gongcao's wife smiled and chatted for a while, then changed the subject: "By the way, I heard that you captured a few remnants of pirates when you went into the mountains this time. Is it true? How did you catch them?"
Zhao Liya frowned secretly.
This Yu Gongcao's wife is really not taboo about meat and vegetables, and she dares to ask anything. Does Yu Gongcao even tell his wife such things? She doesn't dare to talk about such things, and she doesn't want to talk about it.
Although Jonglu said that all the gangsters on the pirate list have been either dead or brought to justice, even if there are some who are on the run now, they are just little Luoluo. They have no ability. If they are not caught, they will have to hide their names and live like rats in the gutter for the rest of their lives.
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But who knows if there might be some lunatic among them? What if he becomes crazy and dares not seek revenge from the government, but goes to Yancun to avenge the Zhao family?
Therefore, only some people in the Yamen knew about her and Hu Ling's meritorious service. Zhong Lu had warned it not to be discussed or spread.
After all, Yu Gongcao was a small official, so it wasn't surprising that he knew something, and it wasn't surprising that he casually talked to his wife. However, Yu Gongcao's wife went out of her way to inquire about her, which was too uninteresting.
This is not gossip on the streets.
Zhao Liya smiled bitterly and said: "We were lucky in this matter. We found some of them injured and hiding in the cave. They felt they didn't look like good people, so they reported it to the officials. Later, we just led the way. As for who those people were,
It’s unclear where he was taken. The officials in the Yamen said they were not allowed to discuss or inquire anymore..."
Yu Gongcao's wife nodded: "So that's it. So you have made meritorious service at least. Didn't the government give you a reward? Well, how much did it give you?"
Zhao Liya immediately understood, so that’s it!
This meritorious lady is really...
It is better for the county magistrate to be in charge now. Zhao Liya does not want to offend her, but the money cannot be given too freely. Otherwise, this meritorious lady may become more and more unscrupulous and push her boundaries.
Zhao Liya then smiled and said: "...I'm not sure about this, I guess it must be there. If there is, it will naturally be through the government, and we will wait for news from Mr. Cao Cao."
Yu Gongcao is directly in charge of their Yancun. If there is a reward from General Zhong, the reward will naturally be given to the county government, who will then distribute it.
As for the credit, the county magistrate, as a superior, must also have a share of credit. You must know that what Zhao Liya and the others captured were not ordinary remnants.
Mrs. Gong Cao thought about it carefully and realized that this was not the truth. She nodded and said with a cheerful smile: "Ah, that's right, that's the truth. I was confused!"
Everyone laughed and joked for a while and then ignored the matter.
Zhao Liya and Hu Ling took the opportunity to stand up and say goodbye.
Of course Mrs. Gongcao would not keep them for lunch and sent them out with a smile.
Hu Ling was speechless, "This Mrs. Gongcao is really greedy."
Zhao Liya smiled: "We are all sinners and inferior to others. It's not surprising that she wants to take it without any scruples."
"What if she knows about our sugarcane fields..."
Zhao Liya blinked: "The sugarcane field belongs to a certain wealthy businessman, and it is entrusted to the people of Zaihu Village to run it. Zaihu Village is close to us, so please help us to go over the details together. After all, my father is the number one scholar, reads a lot, and knows a lot.
You know a lot! What else does it have to do with us?"
Hu Ling's eyes widened and he grinned, "Yes, yes, that's the truth!"
"Well, that's right!" The two people looked at each other and smiled.
Yu Gongcao's wife is greedy for petty gains, but she is not bad in nature. Otherwise, she would not even give them a smile to show her face, nor would she talk to them with such a smile on her face. It is actually not difficult to deal with such a person.
Look at the Gu family, that's called bad. If Yu Gongcao's wife had the temperament of the Gu family, I'm afraid she would have ordered people from Yancun to come to the house to take turns serving as slaves for her family. Not only do they have to be servants, but they also have to serve in court.
The kind that beats, scolds, and abuses wantonly.
I came to the city and of course I wanted to buy some meat.
I was lucky today and bought several kilograms of mutton. I also bought a few pieces of tofu and made mutton stew with carrots and tofu in the evening. I left half of it so I can eat it for two more days tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.