When the two of them walked into Cuijia Village, there were a lot of looks from around them, but at least the villagers didn't hide directly.
Zhao Jin ignored the glances around him and walked directly towards a house near the end of the village.
Before Ning Qing could come up and knock on the door, Zhao Jin knocked on the door himself, "Duk duk duk."
"Who!"
A slightly older voice came from behind the door.
Zhao Jin didn't make a sound, maintaining the same frequency and knocking on the door unhurriedly.
Footsteps gradually approached the door, "Coming, coming!"
With a "squeak" sound, the wooden door was opened, revealing the face of the old man behind the door.
His hair was dry and his face was full of wrinkles. He looked at Zhao and Jin with some vigilance, "Who are you? What's the matter?"
"I have something I want to talk to you about. Can I go in and talk?" Zhao Jin bent down slightly and spoke softly.
The old man couldn't help but tighten his hand on the door frame. He looked at Zhao Jin and then at Ning Qing next to Zhao Jin. He hesitated for a long time before stepping aside and said, "Come in."
"Thank you."
Zhao Jin took a step forward and walked in. The old man sighed inaudibly and stayed at the back to close the door.
After closing the door, he took Zhao and Jin into the back room.
The back room was very small, so the old man poured a glass of boiled water for each of them.
The cup is a pottery cup commonly used by farmers. It looks rough and has no aesthetic value at all.
"You guys want to ask about Cui Nong's family, right?"
Before Zhao Jin could say anything, the old man revealed the purpose of Zhao Jin's visit.
Zhao Jin, who had just taken a sip of water, paused slightly, then naturally put down the pottery cup and smiled, "I have a good eye."
"Hmph, even though you are wearing coarse linen clothes, you don't look like farmers."
The old man sat down on the stool next to him and sighed: "You better not waste your efforts. I won't tell you, old man."
"Why? Because of the threat from the Yao family?"
"Cui Nong's case will be settled by then, but Cuijia Village will be in trouble."
"Old man," Zhao Jin said seriously: "But the Yao family did not only commit such a case. This was just an introduction. The things the Yao family committed were enough to bring about their downfall."
"laugh!"
The old man sneered and shook his head, "You are talking lightly, can you guarantee it?"
At this point, the old man laughed again, "Promise is of no use. When the Yao family survives and Cuijia Village suffers, what use will your guarantee be?"
Maybe people came one after another to clear up Cui Nong's case, which made the old man feel a little emotional, "I know you are good officials, but I don't hang out in the officialdom, but those rich and noble people are the ones who bully us."
"You are such a good official, how many times will you be able to save us ordinary people in time?"
The old man patted his thigh and said, "Let me tell you the truth. Some time ago, someone like the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice also came to our village."
"He said he would not let the Yao family attack Cuijiacun, but who of us dares to bet!"
"No need to gamble."
Zhao Jin vaguely understood the crux of the problem that the people in Cuijia Village were unwilling to tell. He knocked on the table with his fingers and said, "Gu Nai is the prince of Zhao State. I can guarantee that the Yao family will not attack the Cui family."
"It can also be guaranteed that the Yao family will not have the energy to take action against the Cui family again, because after this incident, the so-called Yao family will no longer exist."
"Too, too, prince?!" The old man was so frightened that he jumped up from his chair and looked at Zhao Jin with wide eyes.
Ning Qing took out a token and placed it in front of the old man, "I am the chief guard of the East Palace, and this is the token of the East Palace."
The old man is illiterate, but he can still tell that this golden token is a valuable thing.
"this……"
The old man was so frightened that he broke out in sweat, especially since he had spoken so rudely just now. He was about to kneel down tremblingly.
Zhao Jin quickly helped the person up, "No need to be polite, this trip is just a visit incognito."
"Hey, okay, okay." The old man stood at a loss, not knowing where to put his hands and feet.
"Old man, please sit down."
"Can……"
Zhao Jin interrupted the other party directly, "You are older than me. If you stand, it will be difficult for me to sit down."
Upon hearing this, the old man didn't dare to stand, so he hurriedly sat down.
Seeing this, Zhao Jin immediately sat back to his original position.
"Old man, to be honest, we have collected the rest of the evidence against the Yao family, so you don't have to be afraid."
"The fall of the Yao family is already a certainty. Now we want someone from Cuijia Village to be a witness because of Cui Nong's case. If we want to truly clear up the case, it will be more secure to have witnesses."
The old man licked his dry and cracked lips a few times and said nothing.
"Old man, your children were also killed because of those bullies."
The old man suddenly raised his head.
Zhao Jin looked at him and said, "I have investigated, but those people were all dead back then."
"If they are not severely punished, they will not restrain themselves and there will only be more and more victims."
The old man was Cui Nong who told Chu Xiao that there was an old man living alone in Cuijia Village, Cui Tie.
Cui Tie's lips trembled twice, as if thinking of the tragic deaths of his children, his eyes turned red, "I, I..."
"I'm sorry for poking your scars, but blindly giving in is not the answer."
Zhao Jin stood up and frowned slightly, "There are not many good officials, but there are not very few. Nowadays, officials come from aristocratic families, and they protect their families' interests."
"I will improve this situation, but I still hope that you can think about Cui Nong's case this time."
"Whatever concerns you have, I can solve them for you."
Zhao Jin cupped his hand towards Cui Tie. When he put down his hand, he took a deep look at Cui Tie, and then said to Ning Qing: "Let's go."
The two of them prepared to leave one after the other.
"Wait a minute, Your Highness."
Cui Tie raised his lips slightly and said, "Old man, I agree, and I will also convince the people in the village to help."
"I just don't know when I will need it?"
Zhao Jin paused in his steps, arched his eyebrows and smiled brightly, "I will let someone inform you in advance. It's troublesome."
"Hey! Your Highness is right, blindly giving in is not the answer, and that boy Cui Nong is indeed..." As he said that, Cui Tie couldn't help but sigh heavily.
No one dared to help Cui Nong at first, for fear of offending the Yao family and causing disaster for themselves.
Now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has promised to help them solve their worries and will not let the Yao family attack Cuijia Village. If they still watch indifferently, it would be too cold-blooded.
After all, Cui Nong is from Cuijia Village.
When Zhao Jin and Ning Qing left Cuijiacun, Ning Qing touched his head and said, "It feels easier than I thought."
"That's because Chu Xiao has already sent someone to persuade him."
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