Take Back the Five Hundred Taels (Second Update)

Mu Luo had the six bones dug up from the Wu family collected and put into coffins. read

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Based on Willow's judgment of the chronological order of the burial, and combined with the time of the girl's disappearance recorded by the county government, people were sent to send the coffins back to each home, and a pension and burial expenses were given.

It is worth mentioning that the girl who was rescued in the secret room was not the girl who finally fell into Wu Huaian's hands before Su Liang was arrested, but Liu Xiaoyue from Liujia Village who disappeared last year.

She was also the one who survived the longest in Wu Huaian's hands. The two girls captured behind her died.

The earliest skeleton was that of Wu Huaian's former fiancée, Miss Mei. It was temporarily placed in the county government office and the Mei family in the capital had been notified to send someone to take it back.

Mu Luo has always cared about face matters and done it very thoughtfully.

Liu Xiaoyue was rescued and was taken back by her family the same day.

On this day, Mu Luo was preparing to interrogate Wu Yun and Wu Huaian again. He heard from Chang'an that Liu Xiaoyue's eldest brother came to the county government office and asked why other girls got money when they got into trouble, but his sister didn't?

Chang'an was a little indignant, "He actually said that his sister was sick and that she was not going to live long. The pension and burial expenses were the same as those of other families! I don't think the girl would survive regardless of whether she was given money or not!"

Mu Luo originally wanted Chang'an to give him some money and send him away. If something like this happened, Liu Xiaoyue's life would be ruined. Although he sympathized, he wouldn't care so much.

But when the words came to his lips, Mu Luo suddenly changed his mind, "Go to Sujia Village and ask Su Liang to treat that girl Liu. He said that this is what the government should do, but there is no female doctor, so it is inconvenient, so we can only trouble her." , the government will pay for the medical expenses.”

"Yes." Chang'an agreed, "The five thousand two hundred taels of silver..."

Mu Luo didn't react for a moment, "What?"

"I owe Miss Su money. If I go to her again, I have to pay it, otherwise she will ignore me. She didn't let me in last time, and I'm afraid she won't even open the door this time." Chang'an said weakly.

Mu Luo slapped the table, "Here! I must have owed her a mountain of gold in my previous life! Come to Bei'an County, and I will soon be raided!"

Chang'an paid the money and sent Liu Xiaoyue's eldest brother back, saying that the county government would send someone to his house soon.

The man thought someone would deliver the money to his home, so he left happily.

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Su Liang was concentrating on reading medical books and ignored the knock on the door.

Ning Jing went to open the door, and Chang An handed over the banknote first before expressing his intention.

Su Liang learned that she was asked to treat Liu Xiaoyue, the only one who was rescued, so she put down her book, changed her clothes, and came out with a medicine box.

Seeing this, Chang An smiled and held his hand, "Master said that Miss Su has a kind heart and will definitely not refuse."

Ning Jing took Su Liang's medicine box and was going to follow it.

When leaving Sujiacun, Su Liang asked Chang'an what Wu Yun and Wu Huai'an had confessed.

Chang An got angry when he mentioned it, "There is irrefutable evidence of what happened to so many girls. They refused to admit it. They insisted that it was framed. They didn't know about the people in the secret room or the bones under the willow tree. They were so shameless. ! Who else could be responsible for what happened to Miss Mei in Beijing? Not only Miss Su, but also Liu Xiaoyue are still alive, let alone the iron ore smuggling!"

"Is there anyone from the Wu family still in the capital?" Su Liang asked. As long as Wu Yun and Wu Huaian do not plead guilty, there is still hope of "reversing right and wrong."

Chang'an nodded, "Yes! Wu Yun also has two sons, both of whom are in the capital!"

"Unless he finds evidence of iron ore smuggling, he will not admit it. Once confirmed, he will be punished by the Nine Clan." Su Liang said.

"I wonder if Miss Su and Mr. Ning have any good ideas to pry open their mouths? Master is worried about this matter!" Chang'an said.

"We don't understand this." Su Liang said.

Chang An thought that Ning Jing took part in the imperial examination because he naturally wanted to stand out. But for such a big contribution this time, as long as Mu Luo reported it to the court, Ning Jing would have a chance to become an official without taking the imperial examination. But he refused to admit it. I really don't understand. .

The carriage entered Liujia Village, and Su Liang opened the curtain and looked out.

A group of children followed the carriage. There was a short and stocky man holding a little boy and carrying a load. They were welcomed in by a family. She saw a slender figure inside the door, who looked a bit like Liu Huilan.

The carriage stopped and before Su Liang could get out, he heard a sharp shout, "My poor girl! What will you do with the rest of your life?"

Su Liang thought of Mrs. Niu. The carriage was moving slowly. If the woman had been crying so loudly before, it was impossible not to hear her. She had obviously seen someone coming and started to act miserable.

Su Liang and Ning Jing got out of the car, and a group of people gathered around them. There were more than a dozen people, old and young, some laughing with them, some crying loudly, and some acting as if the matter had nothing to do with them.

Chang'an said loudly, "Master Mu learned that Miss Liu was ill, and specially invited a female doctor from Sujia Village to treat her. Where is Miss Liu?"

In an instant, the enthusiasm on the family's face was like a charcoal fire extinguished by cold water, and only the shallow disappointment dissipated like white smoke.

"We can't even open the pot, how can we have the money to treat her?" A young woman with a sharp look said with squinting eyes, "When my little sister disappeared, we had to return all the betrothal gifts given by others. I can’t even eat anymore!”

Su Liang watched coldly. There were three or four young and middle-aged men in this family, but they relied on Liu Xiaoyue's betrothal gift to live. Liu Xiaoyue disappeared and the betrothal gift was returned, as if Liu Xiaoyue was sorry for them.

Su Liang couldn't help but think of Su Daqiang's family.

"What do you know? Mr. Mu has a bodhisattva heart. He will treat the girl first, and the money will definitely come from us!" Liu Dawei, who went to the county government to beg for money, had a smile on his face and observed Chang'an's expression as he spoke.

Chang An felt disgusted in his heart, but without showing it on his face, he asked again, "Where is Miss Liu?"

After entering Liu's house, everything was in tatters. Liu Dawei led them to the backyard. "There are so many people in the house that we can't accommodate them, so I'll let my sister live in the backyard for a few days."

Su Liang's blood pressure soared when she saw Liu Xiaoyue's appearance.

The backyard shack where the original owner lived at Su Daqiang's house was made of wooden boards. Although it was leaky in winter, it was still a safe place. And because Su Daqiang's family has not had to worry about food and clothing for a long time, they are lazy and have never raised livestock, so they are very clean.

But there were pigs and chickens in the Liu family's backyard, and everything was so dirty that they couldn't put their feet down. Liu Xiaoyue was placed in a narrow corner under the firewood shed, curled up in a ball, and she couldn't be found without looking carefully.

Seeing Chang An's face darken, Liu Dawei sighed, "People outside say that girls will bring bad luck back, but I think that she is my own sister. I can't care whether she lives or lives. Is she still a human being?"

It sounds like he thinks he is a good brother.

But Liu Xiaoyue was like this, and it was clear that no one cared about her life or death. The so-called relatives took her home in order to have a reason to ask the government for money.

Although Su Liang knew that what happened to Liu Xiaoyue would definitely lead to rumors and that she would be in a difficult situation, but seeing her closest family members putting her in the pyre and leaving her to fend for herself, they were licking their faces and trying to take advantage of her. Unfortunately, I still feel angry after making another fortune.

In those dark years, this poor girl may have been hoping that her parents and brothers could save her from the sea of ​​misery. Who knew that once she was rescued, what awaited her was an even more terrifying despair.

As Su Liang came closer, Liu Xiaoyue shivered all over and buried her head so tightly that she could hear the sound of her teeth chattering.

The surrounding environment was so bad that Liu Xiaoyue couldn't calm down for a while. Su Liang turned to look at Chang'an.

Chang An hurried over and asked, "What are your orders, Miss Su?"

Su Liang whispered, "I want to take her away."

Chang'an was surprised, "Miss Su, do you mean to buy her?"

Su Liang didn't mean it this way, but he couldn't care less at the moment, "That's right."

"Miss Su is so kind-hearted. It would be a hundred times better for her to be your maid than to stay here." Chang An said seriously, "I will handle this matter."

He turned around and called Liu Dawei aside to talk.

"What? You want me to sell my girl to you?"

"That's my sister! She is the most beautiful in our village! When Huang Yuan hired her as his concubine, he gave her fifty taels of silver!"

Changan suppressed his anger and asked, "How much do you want?"

Liu Dawei said he wanted to discuss it with his family and ran away.

Su Liang squatted next to Liu Xiaoyue and spoke to her in a low voice, "My name is Su Liang. I am from Sujia Village. My neighbor has an aunt named Liu, whose maiden name is Liu Cuizhi. Do you know her? I don't know your experience. But it's not your fault. If you want, I'll take you out of here first, and you can live somewhere else after you recover."

Liu Xiaoyue did not raise her head, but started to sob and cry.

Su Liang felt sad in his heart. She thought that the original owner had been locked up at home and never left. Wu Yun and Wu Huaian probably didn't know that there was such a girl in Sujia Village, so they escaped. Otherwise, they would probably have been poisoned by them.

The Liu family figured out that Liu Xiaoyue couldn't get married anyway, and couldn't get money in exchange. In the end, they could only make money this time, so they simply asked Chang'an for 500 taels of silver.

"That's my sister! I'm the only girl, and the whole family loves her the most! We gave her all the delicious food since she was a child, and never let her do any work!"

"If you think it's too much, let's forget it! We won't sell it! Even if she is dead, she is still a member of my family!"

Chang'an gritted his teeth and didn't want to tangle with this scoundrel anymore, so he nodded, "Okay, just five hundred taels!"

Liu Dawei saw that Chang An agreed without bargaining, but there was a look of annoyance on his face, feeling that it was less.

Changan didn't have that much money with him and looked at Ningjing. He had seen Ning Jing put more than 5,000 taels of silver notes into Su Liang's medicine box.

Ning Jing didn't say anything and took out five hundred taels of silver notes and gave it to him.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Ning. I will report it to you later and return it to Mr. Ning." Chang An said.

When Liu Dawei heard this, his eyes widened and he stretched his neck and asked, "Master Mu wants to buy my girl? It's her good fortune that Master Mu has taken a liking to her. She will live a good life in the future!"

Chang'an's forehead jumped, "Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about? Miss Su wants to buy your sister back as a maid! It has nothing to do with my master!"

Liu Dawei shrank his neck, "As you said, Mr. Mu provided the money..."

"Who do you care about the money? I don't want it!" Chang An shouted angrily, resisting the urge to hit someone.

Heading to Sujia Village, Changan felt that the theory that "poor mountains and harsh waters breed unruly people" was not credible, but after meeting this family, he realized that he had been too naive before.

Su Liang talked to Liu Xiaoyue for a while and gently held her hand. She trembled and struggled.

Su Liang asked Ning Jing to bring the medicine box, took out the golden needles, and gave Liu Xiaoyue a few needles, and she fell asleep.

"What did you do to my sister?" Liu Dawei shouted at the top of his lungs.

Su Liang put away the golden needle and looked at Chang'an with a frown, "Where's the contract of betrayal?"

Changan slapped his forehead and felt that he was so angry that he was confused. If there was no contract of sale, with the temper of this family, they would definitely deny it tomorrow.

Changan borrowed paper and pen from Su Liang, wrote the contract of sale, asked Liu Xiaoyue and her parents and brothers to put their fingerprints on it, and then handed it to Su Liang.

Su Liang carried Liu Xiaoyue out of the Liu family, and many villagers watched.

Liu Dawei came up again, "Then my sister will live in Sujia Village from now on? It's so close, we will go to see her in two days!"

Changan couldn't bear it anymore, kicked Liu Dawei to the ground, and said coldly, "This is the maid bought by the county magistrate and given to Doctor Su. You received 500 taels. If you dare to entangle again, you will be arrested!"

When the people around heard it, they all gasped! I didn't expect the Liu family to sell Liu Xiaoyue so quickly! I didn't expect that Liu Xiaoyue was in this state and there would be someone to buy her! I didn't expect it to be sold for 500 taels!

Changan drove away. The Liu family got a huge sum of money. They were so happy that they said it was for Liu Xiaoyue's good and sent her to live a good life. There were also many envious and jealous spectators.

On the way back, Ning Jing did not get into the carriage and sat next to Changan.

Su Liang felt Liu Xiaoyue's pulse. She was fine physically, but her mind was stimulated. But when Su Liang undressed Liu Xiaoyue and saw the scars of all sizes on her body, he guessed what Wu Huaian had done to her and couldn't help but swear, "That pervert!"

Changan immediately asked, "What did Miss Su say?"

Ning Jing looked indifferent, "He was praising your master."

Changan asked with a smile, "What did he praise? I didn't hear it clearly just now. I have to tell my master when I get back."

"He praised him for being generous." Ning Jing said.

Changan looked up at the sky speechlessly. Isn't he generous? He was blackmailed every day.

Back at Sujia Village, Changan said that when Liu Xiaoyue could speak, he would notify the county government and record a testimony for her.

After Changan left, Su Liang asked Ning Jing to go to Bai's house to invite Liu.

Liu was Liu Xiaoyue's elder sister. Seeing her like this, she immediately burst into tears. When Su Liang asked her to help take care of her, she quickly agreed.

First, Su Liang was too busy to take care of her. Second, Liu Xiaoyue was stimulated. It would be better to have someone she trusted around.

Su Liang had heard from Liu that before she got married, Liu Xiaoyue was still a little girl. She was often beaten and scolded by her family, and she did heavy work but was not given food. Liu's family conditions were okay, at least she could eat enough, and she would secretly save her own rations to share with Liu Xiaoyue.

Aunt Bai also came. After listening to Su Liang's explanation of the whole story, she angrily scolded that family for not being human, and reminded Su Liang to be careful that the family would come to bother her again in the future.

Su Liang was not worried. She just wanted to rescue Liu Xiaoyue, otherwise she would die soon.

As for where Liu Xiaoyue would go and what she would do in the future, Su Liang planned to let her decide after she recovered. Even if she wants to commit suicide, it is a kind of relief. But it seems that this girl is very strong and has no idea of ​​suicide, otherwise she would have died long ago.

Su Liang is very busy, but she does not need a maid to serve her. And she and Ning Jing both have secrets, and it is not suitable for them to get too close to other people.

In addition, Su Liang is curious about Liu Xiaoyue. I don’t know why she can be the one who survives to the end. I think there must be a reason.

The sun sets, Su Liang is cooking, and Ning Jing said he is going out.

"Where are you going?" Su Liang asked casually.

Ning Jing said and walked out, "Take back the five hundred taels."

Su Liang's lips curled slightly, "Okay. If you don't go, I was planning to go tonight."