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The police seized gold ingots, gold leaves, silver ingots, some jewelry, house deeds, and land deeds from Wu Yueze's house. Wu Ting looked at these things first and said angrily: "You have plundered so much in just a few years." It is really abominable that the people fatten the people.”
Wu Ting first asked the police to lock Wu Yueze and his wife in a house with anklets, and stayed with the police and government officials for one night at Wu's house.
The next day, Wu Ting led people to escort Wu Yueze and his family out of the house. They found that the gate was already surrounded by people. Everyone cheered loudly and grabbed the rotten vegetable leaves prepared in advance. The rotten vegetables were thrown at Wu Yueze's house. Some of them were still cursing incessantly.
At this time, several villagers drove an ox cart to the door of Wu's house. An elderly couple with white hair and haggard appearance got out of the ox cart. The two stumbled towards Wu Yueze and Zhong, and grabbed the two of them. The parents-in-law's buns were shouted: "You are so thief, please give my son and daughter their lives." The two old men screamed and rushed forward, biting both of them on the cheek.
"Quickly, pull them away." Wu Ting saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly asked people to pull the old couple away. Everyone found that the flesh on Wu Yueze and Zhong's cheeks had been bitten off by them, and Zhong covered them Wu Yueze burst into tears with his blood-soaked face, and Wu Yueze looked at Mr. Zhong angrily.
A honest man and woman stepped forward and helped the old couple respectively.
The man looked at Wu Yueze and Zhong angrily: "My brother's child is only more than two years old. He went up the mountain to collect firewood and never came back. My parents thought he fell off the cliff. The villagers searched for several days on the mountain but couldn't find him. My little sister got pregnant just after she got married. She went to sell things on the street and never came back. Her brother-in-law’s house even called and said that my little sister was unruly and ran away with someone. The police came to the house yesterday and we found out that we were all arrested. The dog that killed the leopard was harmed by thieves.”
"Beat them to death, beat them to death." The people surrounding the door shouted. Wu Ting stood on the steps first and shouted to everyone: "Don't worry, everyone, when we take them back, the Yamen will definitely punish them severely."
"Yes! Let's disperse! The government has come to arrest them." Wu Ting walked up to the Chen family and bowed his hands in salute: "Old man, after the trial in the Yamen, the Zhong family will be sentenced to compensate you."
The Chen family couple burst into tears and cried: "No amount of compensation can save the lives of my son and daughter. My little grandson is just over two years old and he has lost his father. How will he live in the future!"
Wu Tingxian persuaded with some guilt: "Don't worry, Zhong Bao will also be sentenced to death. I will also try my best to help you get more compensation. With the compensation, you can buy a few acres of land, and everyone's life will be easier."
Old man Chen looked at his son and wife, what else could he do? Those who are alive must continue to live, and salute tremblingly: "Thank you, sir, from the common people."
Wu Ting nodded first, took out a purse from his pocket, put it in the old man's hand, turned around and drove away in the carriage with the policeman and the government servant.
Early the next morning, Zhou Jia went to the yamen to arrange official duties and returned to the houya. He said goodbye to Li Yu's children reluctantly, taking two scribes, Zhao Cai, Mr. Qian, Tiezhu, as well as the policeman and yamen servants with him. Got on the carriage and set off.
When Yangyang saw Zhou Jia got into the car and walked away, he cried "Wow". Li Yu picked him up and coaxed him: "Yang'er, be good, daddy is going to work to catch bad guys, Yangyang is staying at home with mommy."
Yangyang sobbed and looked at Li Yu: "Yangyang also wants to catch the bad guys."
"Okay, mommy will teach you kung fu. When Yangyang grows up, he will accompany his father to catch bad guys."
Li Yu looked at Yangyang and thought: Whether for self-defense or for his health, he should be taught boxing and kicking skills. He might as well bring Qijin with him and let the two children learn together. After thinking about it, Li Yu took his two children to the back garden and showed them a set of boxing techniques. They opened their eyes wide with excitement and watched Li Yu move around and raise his legs after Li Yu. Kicking my feet, I was very busy.
When Li Yu and the two of them were practicing in high spirits, Ruyi quickly ran into the back garden and reported to Li Yu: "Madam, shopkeeper Chu Feng from Sihai Bank is here to see you with the information he found."
Li Yu stopped and said, "Okay, you take him to the front hall, and I'll freshen up and change clothes." Li Yu asked Gu Yu to stay in the garden and look at the two children, and quickly returned to the main courtyard. After briefly washing up, he changed his clothes and went to the front hall. Ruyi accompanied Chu Feng to talk there. When the two of them saw Li Yu coming, they both stood up. Chu Feng cupped his hands and said, "Chu Feng has met Madam."
Li Yu smiled gratefully and said, "There's no need to be polite, shopkeeper Chu. Please take a seat!"
Chu Feng bowed and handed an envelope to Li Yu; "Madam, Mrs. Lin was married to Yunzhou from Qingzhou. This is the news found in Qingzhou, passed by flying pigeons, and compiled."
Li Yu took the envelope and stood up, saluted Chu Feng and said, "Shopkeeper Chu, I'm sorry for bothering you about my business."
Chu Feng hurriedly avoided it, cupped his hands and said, "Madam, you've offended me like this. I still have something to ask you for help!" Li Yu smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Chu, please tell me if I can help you. "
"Madam, I heard that you want to buy wasteland. The bank has a piece of wasteland at the foot of the mountain outside Beicheng. No one has been taking care of it. I wonder if Madam is interested in taking it over?"
After hearing this, Li Yu smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Chu, you are not asking me for help. It's more like you helping me."
Chu Feng cupped his hands and smiled and said: "Madam, that piece of barren mountain land was pawned to the pawnshop by a gambler a few years ago. The originally agreed redemption date has long passed. If madam likes it, the bank will pay the original pawned price. I’ll sell it to you at a 10% increase, and you’ll help me clear off the bad debt, and save such a large piece of land from being left unused.”
Seeing what Chu Feng said, Li Yu could no longer refuse, so he nodded and said: "Okay, I'll ask Ruyi to pay the money and go through the formalities with you. You send someone to take him to see the place, and the spring season hasn't started yet." Plant, hire someone to clear out some of the land first, and please send a message to shopkeeper Chu Da to help me prepare one or two acres of rice seeds this year, and I will buy them at the set price."
Chu Feng stood up and said: "Yes, madam, there happens to be a letter that needs to be sent to Tongzhou. I will go back and send the letter to the big shopkeeper."
Li Yu nodded and said to Ruyi: "Ruyi, you and Shopkeeper Chu go to the bank and buy the wasteland."
After Ruyi agreed, he went to Sihai Bank with Chu Feng. Li Yu went back to the house and opened the sealed envelope, and took out two pieces of letter paper, which recorded that Wang Lin's maiden name was Yu Shang, from the eldest house of the Lin family in Qingzhou, and that Lin's death during the great famine twenty-four years ago was recorded on it. , the rioting victims rushed into the mansion, burned, killed and looted everything.
Lin Zexu, the eldest son of the eldest son of the Lin family, was protected by several loyal servants, and he and his twin daughters escaped from Qingzhou. Lin was the eldest son, and his twin sister's maiden name was Yunjin. According to the Lin family, Lin Yunjin got separated on the way to escape. Lin Zexu felt that he had failed to fulfill his responsibilities as an elder brother, causing the loss of his sister and he has been feeling guilty. Lin Zexu is now a editor at the Imperial Academy in Kyoto.