The county magistrate's wife calmly and carefully looked at Qiao Huaping, who looked like he had been reborn.
A woman in her prime is like a piece of beautiful jade whose surface dirt has been washed away. Only a little bit of it is exposed, which is enough to reveal her unparalleled elegance.
Her almond-shaped eyes were bright and steady, as if reflecting the brightest clouds in the sky; she was obviously a village woman working in the fields, but her skin was as white and thin as if it were made of tender tofu.
Finally, the county magistrate's wife's eyes fell on Qiao Huaping's long, satin-like hair.
There are no other accessories on the woman's head, just a simple silver hairpin wrapped with apricot blossoms to hold her hair up. But the lighter the jewelry, the more dazzling the hair itself is, making her whole person shine.
radiant.
When the county magistrate's wife saw the end, she couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
In the past, she had a birthmark on her face, and everyone always focused their attention on the birthmark on her face, but ignored the beauty of her eyebrows.
Sun Shike didn't notice anything unusual about her aunt. She was holding Qiao Huaping's hand in surprise and surprise, as if she had returned to the time when she was still a girl in her boudoir.
She asked with concern: "Sister Qiao, how is the previous case?"
Qiao Huaping smiled and said: "Those thieves have all the witnesses and physical evidence, and the county magistrate has taken them into custody." She smiled brightly, "The people are all praising the county magistrate as the great master of Qingtian."
Sun Shike was also very happy after hearing this.
The county magistrate's wife finally came back to her senses after hearing this, and couldn't help asking: "What kind of case is it?"
Qiao Huaping explained the matter calmly.
The county magistrate's wife looked at Qiao Huaping's increasingly beautiful face and thought to herself, it's no wonder the thief couldn't control such a pretty widow.
Of course, it would be too rude to say this. The county magistrate's wife only said: "Such evil behavior will be severely punished by the master."
Sun Shike nodded.
After chatting for a while, the county magistrate's wife smiled and ordered the maid to serve the meal, and then said to Qiao Huaping: "Have you had a meal, Mrs. Qiao? Today, you are destined to have a meal with Sister Ke, so you can stay and have a meal together."
Qiao Huaping said apologetically: "Madam Rongzhen, today I came to the county to escort the thief. Several loyal villagers from our village came with me to testify for me. They are still outside now, I asked them to find a room.
Wait for me at the teahouse..."
The county magistrate's wife understood.
Being rejected is an unpleasant thing, but the county magistrate's wife thought about it and realized that this shows that Mrs. Qiao is not a clinging to the powerful. Such a person makes people feel more at ease when he associates with Sister Ke.
A smile appeared on the county magistrate's wife's face: "Okay, I'll let the maid see it off for you."
Sun Shike was a little reluctant and took Qiao Huaping's hand: "Sister Qiao, are you leaving now?"
It was a rare trip for her, and if she missed it this time, she might not be able to catch up with her again next time.
When Qiao Huaping saw that Sun Shike seemed to have lost some weight, she paused for a moment, wondering if Zhu Shoubei was not treating her well?
But Qiao Huaping, an outsider, naturally didn't ask too much about this kind of thing between husband and wife. She softened her voice and just smiled and said: "My yard has been built and it is quite spacious. If you have time, you can also come to my house."
Then sit down for a moment or two."
A flash of light flashed in Sun Shike's eyes, and she immediately responded: "Okay, it's settled!"
I was afraid that Qiao Huaping would regret it.
Qiao Huaping smiled and said, "As long as Miss Sun doesn't dislike it."
Sun Shike wanted to tell Qiao Huaping more, but at the moment she didn't know what else to say, so she had to reluctantly let Mo Qian send Qiao Huaping away.
But when Mo Qian came back, he had another handful of something in his hand and handed it to Sun Shike: "Madam, this is from Mrs. Qiao. She said it was a candy she accidentally got from a Westerner, called toffee, which is different from ours."
They are all very different.”
Sun Shike looked curiously at the handful of "Western candy" with gorgeous sugar coating in her hand. She took out a piece awkwardly, peeled it open carefully, and put it in her mouth.
The rich milky and sweet taste spreads in the mouth.
It was so delicious that Sun Shike had never tasted before.
Sun Shike's face showed a rare hint of girlish excitement: "Aunt, these Western candies are so delicious! Auntie, try it too!"
Like a treasure, she peeled one off for the county magistrate's wife and fed it into the county magistrate's wife's mouth with her own hands.
The county magistrate's wife originally wanted to say it was nonsense, but seeing the long-lost innocent smile on her niece's face, the county magistrate's wife paused and allowed Sun Shike to stuff the Western candy into her mouth.
After eating this, the county magistrate's wife had another meal, and couldn't help but nod her head and praised: "It's really delicious."
Sun Shike laughed happily.
The county magistrate's wife couldn't help but laugh.
I thought to myself, this Qiao is really serious.
At dusk, Zhu Shoubei came off duty and came to pick up Sun Shike from his house. Magistrate Wang left him to drink some wine.
After drinking, Zhu Shoubei and Sun Shike were sent back home.
Magistrate Wang drank and came to the magistrate's wife drunk.
The county magistrate's wife looked calm and ordered the maid to prepare water and wait for Magistrate Wang to wash up.
A hot handkerchief was placed on Magistrate Wang's face, and he heard his wife speak in a calm tone: "Master, how do you plan to judge Mr. Qiao's case today?"
Magistrate Wang was stunned, and it took him a while to realize what his wife was talking about.
Magistrate Wang thought of the money that the thieves' families secretly gave him in the afternoon. Although it was not much, he didn't mind it either!
Magistrate Wang coughed: "Anyway, those thieves were injured on their legs, so they can be considered punished. In my opinion, they can be put on the block for a few days and then released."
The county magistrate's wife frowned behind Magistrate Wang.
But her tone was still steady: "Ms. Qiao is our sister Ke's savior. Come here today. I see that sister Ke likes her so much that she will be a guest at Qiao's house soon. If you let me go,
After catching those thieves, they went to look for trouble with Mrs. Qiao, accidentally bumped into Sister Ke, or made Sister Ke upset - what do you want Zhu Shoubei to think?"
County Magistrate Wang was stunned, and after thinking for a long time after being drunk, he finally said without hesitation: "This, this is easy to handle. According to the law, those thieves should be imprisoned for half a year, so let them be imprisoned first."
——Half a year is enough for Sister Ke to be a guest."
The county magistrate's wife almost sneered.
Magistrate Wang turned around, and the magistrate's wife's face remained as virtuous and virtuous as ever: "I am really wise. No wonder I heard that people outside today are praising me as the great master of Qingtian."
Magistrate Wang stroked his beard somewhat proudly and laughed.
He admits that although he is a little greedy, he is still a good official who cares for the people and has done a lot of practical things. Naturally, he deserves to be called the great master of the sky.
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But on the other side, Qiao Huaping left the county government office and went directly to the appointed place to meet Sister Du and the others.
The few of them found a place to eat together and made an appointment to meet here again after an hour. Everyone dispersed and went shopping with their children to buy groceries.
Qiao Huaping came out today without her children, so she was all alone.