She is also the youngest daughter of Mrs. Xu.

Back then, Mrs. Xu followed Xu Wenyan to the Imperial City to settle down, and then came to Jiangnan County to take office, but Xu Wenshan stayed in his hometown in Bianguan, and the two places were thousands of miles apart.

Only seen once every few years.

"Mom, I won't leave this time. I'm having such a hard time there. Mom, I've spent all my money."

"If you don't leave, don't leave. Your eldest brother's mansion is so big. You can live there for the rest of your life. From now on, let your eldest brother take care of you. I'll ask the maid to take you to choose a yard to settle down. Jiangnan is better than borderland, with beautiful mountains and clear waters. , look, your hands are all chapped. You suffered a lot along the way, right? Oh, my heart, and Jiaojiao are so big. The last time grandma saw you, you were only up to grandma’s waist. Where is the time? Are you tired from the journey? Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Jin - quickly take the eldest lady to choose a yard to stay.

Shan'er, take a bath and change your clothes. When your eldest brother and nephew come back tonight, we'll have a reunion dinner. "

After Mrs. Xu finished giving orders to her personal maid.

He held his daughter with one hand and his granddaughter with the other.

I laughed so hard.

She just ignored her son-in-law.

Soon, it's dinner time.

Yan Xia opened her eyes, got up from the bed, and made up for the afternoon's sleep. She felt much better.

Although still a little sleepy.

When he went downstairs, Baodong saw her waking up. It only took him a quarter of an hour to bring all the food to the pavilion. It must have been prepared in advance and heated in a pot, waiting for her to eat at any time when she woke up.

"What's the sure hit?" Yan Xia asked Xiang Baodong while sitting in the pavilion.

"When Mr. Deng woke up and learned that his master was still sleeping, he said he would go out for a walk and come back later."

"Well, leave some food for him." Yan Xia picked up the rice bowl and started eating.

"Master, I have already kept you."

Baodong replied.

After dinner, it was getting dark. Yan Xia waited around but didn't see Deng Bizhong coming back. However, unexpectedly, Shi Qi came.

After Qian Shan led him in, Yan Xia sat in the pavilion and talked secretly.

"Aunt Yan, my eldest brother met with the Wang family in the afternoon, and I learned another thing. Wang Guangyao of the Wang family and my eldest brother used to go to Lian's Gambling House to gamble together, so we got to know each other. Later I found out that his wife and my eldest brother were still friends. We are from the same village, we are so close. Last night they met again to play and lost everything. My eldest brother asked Wang Guangyao for fifty taels before he would continue to help him. Wang Guangyao pledged his family's house today. I gave it to the gambling house, and in exchange for the money, I gave fifty taels to my eldest brother in the afternoon. I'm afraid that the man in prison will probably be tortured if he doesn't let go. Please persuade him quickly, money is not important to life. ah."

Shi Qi Sanzhi hurriedly came to see Yan Xia without even having time to change his clothes.

"Xiao Qi, we are our own people now, Aunt Yan wants to ask you a question."

Yan Xia didn't call him Mr. Official Officer again.

As soon as the nickname was called, the relationship became closer.

"What's the problem?" Shi Qi took a sip of tea and asked with a puzzled expression.

"How is your eldest brother's relationship with the magistrate?" Yan Xia tapped her fingers on the table as she spoke.

This is her little habit. Whenever she is thinking about something, or when she is planning something, she will do this unconsciously.

"There are three teams of officials in the county government. One team is the confidants brought from the imperial city by Xu Zhixian. The other team is the "capable people" who are valued by the county magistrate. The third team is on duty at the county government, that is, us. The leader is me. Brother, when he took office in the first county magistrate, he was on official duty. After Xuzhi County was transferred, he got along by flattering him. He usually does nothing but cheats and cheats. Several people in the team are dissatisfied with him. Because I was brought in by him, some people would secretly mock me while he was away."

"From your tone, you are a little dissatisfied with your eldest brother. That's right. When I first met you, your eldest brother humiliated you in public and told you to do everything, even if you are a brother. If this goes on for a long time, There will also be disputes, not to mention that you are just cousins. To tell you the truth, I went to Mrs. Xu’s birthday party today, and she liked her quite a lot. Mrs. Xu asked me to go to the Xu Mansion to have sex with her when I have free time. My companion, tell me, if I mention this matter in front of Mrs. Xu, your eldest brother..."

Yan Xia stopped mid-sentence.

She looked at Shi Qi with a half-smile.

"Aunt Yan, this matter has nothing to do with me. It's all eldest brother's promise to the Wang family. Everything in the prison is under my eldest brother's control. I can't get involved. If something happens to eldest brother, please save me."

Shi Qi was so frightened that he stopped drinking tea.

He actually knelt down straight.

When he first started working as an official, Shi Qi felt extremely inflated, but soon his face and dignity were trampled under Xie Yanan's feet.

Many people in the county government did not listen to Xie Yanan's instructions, so Shi Qi was reduced to a junior brother, and he did all the hard work.

Just do it. Shi Qi's family is poor, and Xie Yan'an is also helpful to him.

But when wages were paid at the beginning of the month, Xie Yanan actually deducted half of Shi Qi's salary, saying that he would deduct half of it every month in the future.

After all, it was him who helped Shi Qi become an official.

This money is regarded as a benefit fee.

Shi Qi's family was poor and lacked money, so he became increasingly dissatisfied with Xie Yan'an. Otherwise, Yan Xia would not have been convinced by Yan Xia to accept her money as an informant.

At this time, he heard Yan Xia climbing on Mrs. Xu.

Scared out of my wits.

Regardless of his face, he knelt in front of Yan Xia.

"Get up quickly, you and I are grasshoppers on the same rope, how can I let anything happen to you, right?"

Yan Xia smiled slightly. "I have a question. Since you said there are three teams in the county government, why is your elder brother so arrogant and arresting anyone he wants to put in the cell? Won't others report it to the county magistrate?"

Shi Qi stood up and sat on the stone bench again and said: "All the county magistrate's confidants have gone out to work, and the other team has gone to patrol the streets. We are the only ones responsible for guarding the county government office. Naturally, no one knows that there is an extra person in the cell." People, as for reporting, no one will get angry, and besides, my eldest brother will occasionally give them some sweet treats."

"No wonder, do you know what your eldest brother has done behind the back of the magistrate?"

Yan Xia wanted to talk.

"this......."

Shi Qi stopped saying that he was not stupid.

Yan Xia had no choice but to add fire.

"Doesn't it feel good to be ridden on someone's head? For a person like your brother, even if he doesn't fall off the horse now, he will fall when he encounters a hard fight. It will be a matter of time before he is exposed. I'm afraid that the county magistrate will settle the account then. , and you will be unlucky with it. I advise you to take advantage of the situation and give him a hand. In the end, you will get a reputation for killing relatives just for justice. Why not do it?

I will go to the Xu Mansion tomorrow. I will definitely save Brother Deng. I will not spare your eldest brother either. A dispensable person. Who is more important than me, the shopkeeper of Yan’s Pastry Shop, who makes a lot of money every day? You should have some idea in your mind. Even if I am a merchant, there are many people in this world who are short of money. Do you think the magistrate doesn't like money? Money or unimportant little people, who will you choose? "

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