Traveling through famine years, peasant girls hold space in their hands to store food

In Hu's mansion, the new wife, Mrs. Hu, didn't sleep well all night. She glanced at the man next to her who was snoring loudly, her beautiful eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and her heart was pounding.

She didn't know what happened to the things she asked the maid to do yesterday.

Until daybreak, she couldn't hold herself any longer and got up early. Mr. Hu next to her looked impatient to be woken up.

"What are you doing up so early? Do you have any children who need milk?"

The woman was so angry that she slapped him and said with an unhappy look on her face: "What are you talking about?"

Instead of being angry, Mr. Hu smiled and hugged the woman. His fat body pressed her under him, and he joked that he didn't mind that she was giving birth to a son for him.

"Oh sir, it's already dawn."

The woman's delicate laughter sounded at this moment, and the maid outside the courtyard felt anxious when she heard the movement inside. The three people last night have not come back since they went out. I wonder if something happened, but at this time, the lady...

She anxiously walked around the madam's yard, listening to the movements in the room. Until she calmed down and the woman called her to serve, she straightened her clothes and walked towards the room.

After pushing the door open and walking into the room, she lowered her head and asked softly: "What are your orders, madam?"

"Go get some hot water, I need to freshen up." A woman's cold voice came from the inner room.

The little maid quickly agreed, turned around and exited the room.

At this time, Mrs. Hu watched Mr. Hu get up with a satisfied look on his face, and began to put on the clothes one by one. Finally, he grabbed a handful on her smooth skin and teased:

"Madam's snowy skin always makes me fall in love with you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he said that he wouldn't spend much time with her if he had something to do today, and that he would just let her get up and eat by herself.

It wasn't until Mr. Hu left the room that the fake smile on the woman's face faded.

After a while, the maid struggled to carry a bucket of hot water back to her room.

"Ma'am, the hot water is here."

Mrs. Hu stood up from the bed wearing a layer of gauze. She glanced at the little maid, raised her eyebrows and asked her how she went last night.

"Husband...Madam, those three people didn't come back last night, slave..."

"What? Trash, why didn't you come and report earlier?" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Hu's face darkened, and she shot stern eyes at the maid.

She didn't know that her misfortune was about to be revealed at this time. Just as Mr. Hu was about to go out in the front yard, he was stopped by the housekeeper, saying that someone from the Yamen was coming to question Mr. Hu and his wife.

Mr. Hu was immediately startled. The yamen was looking for the couple and what they were doing. At this moment, Hu Yu walked in drunkenly from outside.

When Mr. Hu saw his son like this, he became very angry and scolded him fiercely.

It's just that Hu Yu couldn't give his father face, he raised his drunken face and smiled, glanced at Mr. Hu in front of him and smiled sarcastically.

"What are you doing? You want to preach to me again? You should take care of yourself first, scoff!"

As he spoke, the butler next to him saw that the master's face was getting darker and darker, and quickly called the boy next to him to send the young master back to the yard.

Mr. Hu had no time to care about this rebellious son at this time. He waved his sleeves and snorted coldly, and then ordered people to find his wife.

In the county government office, the owner of Tongyu Inn was chatting with his brother-in-law, Mr. Liang, about the thieves in the back hall.

"Brother-in-law and these people dare to act recklessly in my little brother's inn and take people's lives. You must investigate them carefully."

When Master Liang heard his brother-in-law's words, his shrewd eyes flashed slightly and his sword eyebrows furrowed. He didn't expect there to be such a bold person in Shuguang City.

The shopkeeper outside the hall was summoned to come in and asked about what happened last night. Mr. Liang stood up and went to the front for the trial.

Those three people were also as timid as rats, and they quickly confessed that they were under the instructions of the maid next to Mrs. Hu to teach Xie Kui a lesson.

"Yes, it was to teach his brother a lesson, and it didn't hurt anyone's life."

Finally, Lord Liang summoned the Hu family and his wife for questioning.

Lu Qingqing waited all morning in the inn, and it was not until almost noon that the shopkeeper came.

"I have kept you waiting for a long time. The county magistrate has just tried the case, but..." The shopkeeper awkwardly told Lu Qingqing the results of today's trial by the county magistrate.

"Girl, to be honest, everyone knows this result is not true, but we have no evidence to directly prove that the Hu family and his wife behind this committed murder..."

Lu Qingqing put down the tea cup in her hand and glanced coldly at the shopkeeper in front of her. At this time, Xia Yun next to her couldn't stop.

"This county magistrate won't protect them, right?"

The shopkeeper quickly leaned over and said, "Girl, please rest assured that Mr. Liang is an honest and fair official. This is something that everyone in Shuguang City knows."

At this time, Ling Feng supported Xie Kui and walked in. Xie Kui's words confirmed the shopkeeper's statement, "Master, Mr. Liang is indeed a very fair person and will not shield them. I think this matter is okay. I don’t want to tangle with them anymore and want to leave here as soon as possible.”

When the shopkeeper next to him heard Xie Kui's words, he sighed helplessly, then patted him on the shoulder and comforted him softly: "Brother, the shopkeeper has heard about your business, and those two people will get their comeuppance sooner or later."

He also told Lu Qingqing and the others that they were unfamiliar with the place and it was best to leave as soon as possible. There was no need for such villains to keep entangled with them.

He also heard some rumors that the sole member of the Hu family was joining forces with others to knock down his father's business and take back everything that originally belonged to his mother.

Xie Kui was startled when he heard this display, and then his eyes turned slightly red, and he kept mumbling: "Okay! Okay, this is also retribution for his surname Hu. Those properties belong to the original wife."

The shopkeeper nodded aside and told them to leave as soon as possible before the couple could react.

Lu Qingqing slowly turned her head and looked at Xie Kui with sharp eyes. Seeing that he really seemed to have no intention of pursuing the matter further, it was hard for her, the master, to say anything else.

Then he thanked the shopkeeper in a deep voice, asked Xia Yun to send the person out, and then ordered everyone to pack up and set off.

Biyun had already packed everything and was ready to set off at any time.

"Master, let me drive the bus for Miss Ziyao." Xie Kui then proposed to change with Ziyao.

Lu Qingqing glanced at his feet, Xie Kui understood, smiled slightly and said that his injuries were no longer serious, he just needed to take good care of them, and driving would be fine.

"Okay then, you can catch the carriage behind."

With Lu Qingqing's consent, Xie Kui followed Ling Feng to the backyard to set up the car, while Ziyue went downstairs to check out the room.

"Girl, our host said that the rent for the girl and her party is free. It was the inn's negligence last night that almost caused a disaster."

Ziyue raised her eyebrows and then turned towards the shopkeeper.

"Then I'd like to thank the shopkeeper and my boss."