In the Miao Family Noodle Shop, Mr. Miao's daughter-in-law, Zhang Cuihua, was lying on the bed with an ashen face. Mr. Miao was afraid that she would not be able to think about it, so he did not dare to leave the bed.
Miao Dalang, the eldest son of Mr. Miao, came over carefully holding a bowl of porridge, "Dad, let mom have some porridge!"
"Where did the porridge come from?" Mr. Miao asked his son, "Isn't there no rice at home?"
Miao Dalang said: "Uncle Gu across the street gave me some rice. I thought my mother hadn't eaten for several days, so I made some porridge."
Miao's eyes immediately turned red when he heard that the rice was given to him by Uncle Gu, and when he saw that the eldest son in front of him was extremely thin.
"Mom and dad are useless, let you suffer along with us!" Mr. Miao felt extremely sad in his heart, and tears immediately flowed down his face.
Zhang Cuihua, who was sleeping on the bed, couldn't help but her eyes turned red when she heard this. She pounded the bed and said, "Oh God, are you still going to let us live?"
As soon as Shen Xiu stepped into the Miao Family Noodle Shop, she heard Zhang Cuihua's cry.
Even though she was used to seeing the warmth and coldness of people, she couldn't help but feel a sore nose when she heard this cry.
If Shen Xiu was a little regretful at first, then after hearing this cry, he became a little more determined. Those gangsters really deserve to be severely punished. Although collecting protection fees has been done in ancient and modern times, they went too far.
Thinking of this, she stabilized her mind, deliberately stepped up her steps, and raised her voice: "Is Brother Miao here?"
There is a small courtyard behind the Miao Family Noodle House. This small courtyard has two rooms in the north and south, and is home to seven members of the Miao family.
Zhang Cuihua is currently sleeping in a dormitory in the south.
When Mr. Miao heard the sound, he asked Mr. Miao to look at his mother, and then he bent down from his seat and walked out.
Standing in the courtyard was an unfamiliar little lady.
Boss Miao thought the other party was a diner, so he said politely: "My dear, please come back, our noodle shop is closed for the time being."
Shen Xiudao: "I'm not here to eat noodles. I'm just here today to convey a message to the county magistrate's wife."
"The county magistrate's wife said that she already knows about your affairs. Don't worry, she will give you justice." Shen Xiu spoke and took out the purse Wen Min gave from her arms, "There are ten coins in it."
The two pieces of silver were handed over to me by the county magistrate's wife, and she asked me to give them to you."
Boss Miao's lips were trembling, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
It took him a long time before he said with tears in his eyes: "Did the county magistrate's wife really say that?"
Shen Xiu nodded heavily: "She did say that, and she asked me to give you these ten taels of silver."
"Although these ten taels of silver are not much, at least it can solve your urgent needs. After a while, the county magistrate's wife will deal with those ruffians, and your good days will come."
After saying a few words, Mr. Miao's tears started to fall again. He immediately knelt down, kowtowed in the direction of the county government office and said, "Thank you, Mrs. County Magistrate. I, Mr. Miao, will definitely remember your great kindness as long as I live."
Shen Xiu's eye circles were also a little red. She sniffed and forced a smile, "Brother Miao, please get up quickly. The ground is very cold."
After Mr. Miao got up, he made sure Shen Xiu came into the house. He wanted to entertain Shen Xiu well.
Shen Xiuwan refused: "I won't cause any trouble to you, and I have to go back to the shop!"
At first, Mr. Miao thought that Shen Xiu was someone close to the county magistrate's wife, but after he sent Shen Xiu out, he realized that Shen Xiu had opened a shop opposite the noodle shop.
"It turns out that the embroidery shop is owned by a young lady." Mr. Miao kept sending Shen Xiu to the opposite side. "It's really remarkable that the young lady is so young and so capable."
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "Brother Miao, please go back quickly. We will have many opportunities to talk in the future. If I have time, I will also try Brother Miao's craftsmanship!"
After hearing Wen Min's words, Boss Miao finally felt a glimmer of hope and put a little more smile on his face: "Then I'll wait for you, little lady, to come to our noodle shop. As long as you come back, I'll cook the best for you.
The specialty fish noodles.”
When Boss Miao returned to the noodle shop, he handed ten taels of silver into Zhang Cuihua's hand, "My dear, what do you think this is?"
Zhang Cuihua vaguely heard a few words in the room, and immediately sat up and said, "Master, where did you get the money?"
Boss Miao told her exactly what Shen Xiu said, "The county magistrate's wife said she would make the decision for us, so that we don't have to be bullied by those local gangsters anymore."
Wen Min is a person who does what he says.
As soon as Shen Xiu left, she ordered someone to ask Magistrate Zuo to come over.
Magistrate Zuo was handling official business in the hall. When he heard that Wen Min had sent someone to call him, he thought that the fetal image was not good, so he went back to the backyard in official uniform.
But when I entered the house, I found that the maids were coming in and out in an orderly manner, with no panic on their faces, and no doctor was invited.
Magistrate Zuo felt relieved, and then he lifted the curtain and entered the inner room.
Wen Min was half leaning on the soft couch, lost in thought for some reason.
Magistrate Zuo did not dare to disturb her and sat down quietly beside her.
Wen Min came to his senses and discovered the other party.
"When did you come back? Why didn't you say anything?"
Magistrate Zuo smiled and said, "I saw that you were thinking about something, so I didn't dare to disturb you." After saying that, he said, "What are you thinking about, madam? You are so absorbed in it?"
Wen Min said slowly: "I have never cared about your official affairs. But today I want to ask you a question: Do you know what Shi Xian Cheng and Wang Shun did in private?"
Magistrate Zuo asked: "What did they do in private?"
He thought it was the two of them treating him to a drink of flower wine, but Wen Min noticed it and was about to find an excuse to deal with it.
Unexpectedly, Wen Min said in a deep voice: "Don't pretend to be stupid for me! Do you know that they secretly instruct local gangsters to collect protection money?"
County Magistrate Zuo didn't expect that Wen Min was mentioning this matter. He hesitated and said, "I have heard about this matter. But you know, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. It's okay for me to be an upright official, but if I pull
With all the people below, who will be willing to help me in the future?
So I just turn a blind eye to these things. As long as they don't go too far."
Wen Min also knew that if the water was clear, there would be no fish. He took a breath and said, "Of course I understand this truth. But this time they went too far and almost killed someone."
Wen Min carefully considered Shen Xiu's words and told the key points to County Magistrate Zuo, "They are too domineering. As long as they can't pay the money, they will destroy other people's shops and make them unable to do business. This is simply a death.
Forced on the road.
And Madam Shen, they saw Madam Shen as a weak woman, so they raised the protection fee to ten taels of silver, and even took away the pair of jade bracelets I gave her."
"It's a joke, that jade bracelet ended up in Mrs. Ma's hands. If I hadn't seen the pair of jade bracelets that Mrs. Ma was wearing, I wouldn't know what Mrs. Shen was forced to do."
When Magistrate Zuo heard this, his face darkened.
"Why don't they snatch the protection fee of ten taels of silver a year?" Magistrate Zuo said coldly, "The common people have worked hard for a year and can't earn enough money, but they dare to open their mouths."
Wen Min glanced at him, "Who can let me have the support of the county magistrate and the chief registrar!"
"There is nothing about the King's Directory here." Magistrate Zuo said, "But even if Shi Xiancheng is the chief envoy here, he probably doesn't know what these people are doing in private. I think there must be a misunderstanding."
"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, you'll find out once you call someone over and ask."