After leaving Zheng Shuyu's place, I thought that now that I had money, I could go to the bookstore to buy some books for Lu Xuan, and buy some paper on the way back.
The bookstore owner saw her and greeted her happily.
"Madam, we meet again. How was it last time?"
Mu Siyu smiled: "Thanks to the boss's care, Hongwen Museum has accepted it."
"Really?" The boss was delighted: "Congratulations, the requirements of Hongwen Hall are very strict. I don't know how many students have been rejected."
"What Hongwen Museum has collected?" A cold voice sounded.
The boss turned around, saw the person coming, and hurriedly greeted him: "Mr. An, you are here."
"What were you talking about Hongwen Hall just now?" An Yiheng looked at Mu Siyu.
The boss said: "Last time, my wife brought a newly written storybook to me to read. I saw that it was really good, so I introduced her to Hongwen Museum, and it turned out to be a hit."
An Yiheng asked Mu Siyu: "Did you write it?"
"No, my brother-in-law wrote it." Mu Siyu didn't hide it.
"Yeah." An Yiheng took out two books from his arms and gave them to his boss.
The boss paid the money directly without even looking through it, and said: "In fact, with Mr. An's talent, he can definitely vote for Hongwenkan, but he can't write this kind of storybook."
"Not interested, trouble." An Yiheng said calmly.
The boss looked at An Yiheng's back and sighed: "This Mr. An is really a weirdo. But he is a popular figure in the next imperial examination, so he may not want to spend too much energy on this!"
"Boss, give me some more paper, and I want to choose some books." Mu Siyu said: "My brother-in-law is in poor health and stays at home all year round. He is bored. Can you introduce some interesting books to me?"
"Madam, you asked the right person. I have just bought a few new books recently, all of which are very popular in the capital. It is said that they are travel notes written by an ascetic named Kong Jin, which record the customs, customs and interesting stories of various places."
Mu Siyu smelled the aroma of sesame biscuits in the air and came to the sesame biscuit shop with the best business.
There was a long queue in front of them, and a white figure was vaguely seen. That person was An Yiheng who had just left.
When the lady boss saw An Yiheng, she said in a bad tone: "You don't want sesame or green onions? The sesame cakes here are all the same. If you don't want sesame or green onions, just go back and make them yourself."
"Forget it." The lame man next to him advised: "Mr. An is also a guest."
"snort!"
The lame man smiled at An Yiheng and said, "Master, wait a moment, I will do it for you right away."
"No, just give me ten sesame seed cakes. You don't have to make them specially." An Yiheng said calmly.
"Okay."
"Madam boss, where is your daughter?" someone asked.
"Married." The landlady glanced at An Yiheng and said, "If you don't get married, you will become an old girl."
"Look what you said, your daughter is so capable. If she wants to marry, there are plenty of people to marry her."
"I like to hear this. My daughter is capable of doing it, but some people look down on her because she has no vision. Do you really think you can win the first prize? How many scholars in the world can win the first prize?"
An Yiheng took the sesame seeds and left there.
Mu Siyu bought sesame cakes and went to catch the carriage. The carriage was still parked in the backyard of Lingyun Pavilion.
Before she arrived at Lingyung Pavilion, she heard people talking about the case at Jiang's Restaurant. She vaguely heard words like shopkeeper and assistant, and stopped to listen to what they were talking about.
"The sentence is passed. The boss and shopkeeper confiscated their property, and Jiang's Restaurant was sealed. The shoddy guy was sentenced to ten years in prison. The other guys can be released from prison if they pay fifty taels each. Otherwise, they will be jailed for three years.
"
"It's so miserable."
"No."
Mu Siyu listened to their conversation and felt a little uncomfortable thinking about the kind shopkeeper.
She turned a corner and came to the county government office.
"Sister-in-law Lu, are you here to see Secretary Lu again?" the yamen servant teased, "You two really have a good relationship."
"No, I want to inquire about something." Mu Siyu pulled the yamen servant to the corner. "Do you know about the Jiang's Restaurant case?"
"Do you know anyone from Jiang's Restaurant?"
"Brother is really forgetful. I have a cooperation with Jiang's Restaurant, have you forgotten?"
"Yes, look at my brain. What do you want to ask?"
"The shopkeeper and boss have their property confiscated. What will happen next?"
"The victim's family will receive a compensation, their property will be confiscated, and they will no longer be able to open a restaurant. There should be nothing else. They can still live like ordinary people."
"Did you catch the shoddy guy?"
"I haven't caught him yet, but my lord has not given up and is still looking for him."
"Have the other guys been released from prison? Didn't they say that each of them had to be fined fifty taels of silver? Those guys are from poor families, and I'm afraid they won't be able to afford so much money."
"There's nothing we can do about it. The matter is quite serious. It's very merciful to just fine them fifty taels and get them out of jail. I can only blame them for their bad luck."
"I want to meet them."
"This... shouldn't be a problem. The case has been decided, and the control over them is no longer so strict."
In the prison, a dozen guys sat there sighing.
"Fifty taels... I have never seen five taels of silver in my life, let alone fifty taels. It seems that I will only stay in prison for three years. Three years later, Hua Niu also married someone else. Wuwu
…”
"Stop crying, you're not the only one who can't get it out, I can't get it out either!"
"Yes, we are all waiters. How many of us can afford fifty taels of silver?"
"Someone is here to see you." The yamen came in with Mu Siyu.
Mu Siyu looked at the waiters, looking for the figure of the kite among them.
Kite squatted in the corner, listless, as if he was ill.
"Mrs. Lu." The waiter recognized Mu Siyu. "Why are you here?"
"I heard about your situation and came to see you. I...I will find a way to help you." Mu Siyu said.
"Mrs. Lu, does she have any money? We just need money to go out now."
"That's right! If Mrs. Lu has money, she can help us. We are willing to write an IOU and we will definitely pay it back to you in the future."
"Is Kite sick?" Mu Siyu asked.
"I've been sick for two days."
"We can't delay it any longer. I have a plan here. Do you want to hear it? I'll go to the county magistrate to negotiate terms. You can write an IOU to him and repay the money within a year. If you agree, I will go
Ask the county magistrate to let you out first."
"This... within a year? How can we do it?"
"I do." Fengzheng said weakly, "Sister-in-law, I listen to you."
"Kite, you are crazy."
"Yes! Are you crazy?"
"We only have five hundred taels of silver a month. We can't save fifty taels of silver even if we don't eat or drink."
"I have younger siblings to take care of, and my mother is in poor health, and I have to take care of her. I can't stay in prison for three years. I still have a chance to get out, but if I don't get out, my whole family will die." Kite looked at everyone: "I want to bet.
