After rebirth, I win people's hearts by being cute

The pavilion chief asked, "What do you want to say?"

When Changsheng raised his head, tears were already streaming down his face.

"Your Excellency, four years ago I suspected that my stepmother had killed my brother, but I had no evidence. My father even said that a harmonious family brings prosperity. I was so disheartened that I pretended to jump into the river and sold myself."

"If I hadn't been here today, I wouldn't have known that she was the one who killed my own mother."

Qian's eyes widened, as if she was looking at an ungrateful person. "What nonsense are you talking about, you little beast? You are such an unfilial son, you actually followed others to frame your mother."

"quiet!"

"Su Yi, do you have any evidence for these testimonies?"

Su Yi glanced behind him and saw Dashi coming in with a man and a woman. When Qian saw the two of them, she fell to the ground and asked, "How could this happen?"

Su Yi explained: "My Lord, this is the midwife who delivered my first wife. She listened to Qian's words and caused my first wife to die. Later, Qian used money to send her to the next county."

The woman knelt on the ground, staring at Qian with fearful eyes and accusing her: "My Lord, I was threatened by Qian that year, it has nothing to do with me."

Pavilion Chief: "Who is the man next to you?"

"Your Excellency, I am from the same village as Qian. Four years ago, I passed by their village and saw Qian and her brother killing a child."

"I dare not speak out. I have nightmares every night. I heard about this incident the other day. I feel guilty and just want to say a fair word for that poor child."

When the man finished speaking, Qian's man looked incredulous, "You...you."

Qian shook her head fearfully: "His father, please listen to my explanation, it's not like that."

The captain was too lazy to listen to their nonsense and directly took them back to the cell. He also summoned Qian's eldest brother, who was a famous gangster in the city.

He denied it at first, but after being beaten twice he confessed everything.

"Sir, I was also bewitched for a moment. It was my sister who told me that the Zhao family is rich and that as long as the original wife died, she would have endless wealth and glory if she married into the Zhao family. That's why I helped her find someone."

Pavilion Chief: "Where is the child?"

"My sister also said that if we have one more child, we will have to give away one more share of the family property, so we might as well get rid of it as soon as possible..."

The more he spoke, the more guilty he felt, and finally he fell silent.

Changsheng's eyes were red, and he rushed in front of him, punching and kicking him, "You beast, you animal."

Seeing that he had almost finished fighting, the head of the pavilion waved his hand and asked someone to pull him away, "Okay, everyone go back, the next thing is the government office."

After returning, Changsheng became depressed and blamed himself for not caring more about his mother and brother, which led to their murder.

Everyone thought he needed time to accept it, so no one bothered him.

A few days later, the verdict came out. Qian's brother was sentenced to exile after being beaten with twenty sticks for premeditated murder.

Because Qian committed a serious crime, he was beaten with fifty sticks and then sentenced to death in the autumn.

As for the midwife, she died immediately after being beaten with twenty boards.

Changsheng's father was beaten with ten boards and sent back.

After Changsheng heard the news, he ran to his mother's grave and cried loudly, and when he came back he had a fever.

Su's mother wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "This child is so pitiful. I didn't expect that he had to go through so much. That Qian Shi really deserves to die."

Li Lian looked towards the room, biting her lips, not knowing what she was thinking.

At night, I cooked a bowl of porridge and said, "Brother Changsheng, get up and eat something."

Changsheng stared into the distance with empty eyes, his dry and chapped lips moving up and down: "I'm sorry to my mother."

Li Lian sat on the bed, listening to his story and thought of Widow Zhang.

Let me tell you the story of that time:

"You know how my mother died, but do you know what happened at that time?"

"In order to protect my brother and me, she and grandma had no choice but to lock the door and go out."

"We heard their screams from inside. When daybreak came, she came to open the door on her belly, and her face was unrecognizable."

She wiped her tears and continued, "We are all pitiful people, but we are also happy. Mother protected us with her life, so we must live well."

After the chat, Changsheng cheered up the next day. If it weren’t for his red and swollen eyes, others would not have noticed anything unusual.

Later, his father came once and wanted to redeem him, but Changsheng was disappointed with him and let him go coldly.

After the matter was properly resolved.

Liu Huan began to inquire about how much money it would cost to go to the capital for the imperial examination.

It's horrible to hear, the cost is so high that I can't even imagine it.

First there is the county examination, then the prefectural examination, and only after passing it can one be called a tongsheng. Then there is the academy examination, and only after passing it can one be called a xiucai.

Then came the provincial examinations, the metropolitan examinations, and the palace examinations, all of which required money.

Think about it, the family's liquid capital is only a few dozen taels. If it is an ordinary family, this money can be considered well-off to run the shop, but for a family who is going to take the imperial examination, it would be very difficult.

No, we have to think of something that can be preserved for a long time and shipped to all parts of the country.

Before the plan even started, the teacher from the academy came to visit again, "The other students have all left, so you should also make arrangements to go, don't delay."

He was talking about his going to the county school.

After entertaining the master, the family sat down to discuss

Father Su made the decision: "We will go in the next two days. We will run these shops at home. If you run out of money, send us a letter and we will deliver it to you."

Su Yi deliberately ignored Liu Huan's anxious look and replied calmly, "Okay, Dad."

Liu Huan was in a bad mood that night and even left after eating in a huff.

Su's mother was about to go check it out, but Su Yi stopped her, "Mom, don't worry about her."

I had no choice but to sit down again, hesitating to say "You..."

Su's mother wanted to ask whether she should take her with her.

"Ok?"

Su's mother didn't say anything in the end. Her son decided on his own: "It's okay, let's eat."

Liu Huan kept looking outside at the door. Seeing that everyone had finished eating, she quickly returned to bed and covered herself with the quilt.

After a while, when Su Yi still didn't come, he stood up angrily and made noise on purpose.

This attracted Xiao Shi, "Huan Huan, are you feeling unwell? Why did you eat so little?"

"No, I want to go to the county with Shitou." She whispered in his ear.

The two of them grew up together, and they can talk about anything and tell each other everything that's on their mind.

"Ah? I don't want to go. Second brother is too fierce." Xiaoshi frowned.

"Then you can stay at home. It's nice at home too."

Xiao Shi bit her lower lip, struggling with the question, "But I don't want to be separated from you."

"Then what should I do? I'm going anyway." Liu Huan said that it's not good for boys to be too clingy.

"If you want to go, just go find your second brother. Why are you so hesitant?"

Liu Huan followed his advice, pushed open the door and sneaked into Su Yi's room.

Look around carefully...

"Little thief?"

"Ah... Shitou, you scared me." Liu Huan covered his heart, quite unhappy.

Su Yi curled his lips and looked at her, smiling: "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Liu Huan got angry when he saw him like that. Being five years older was nothing, how could he be so tall, so handsome, and yet so sinister.

He always bullies weak and helpless women.

"scold me?"

Look, that playful look is here again, ahhhhhh, stinky stone!

Not angry, not angry, but put on a flattering smile: "No, why would I scold a stone? I just came to see if you slept well."

Su Yi coughed lightly and nodded: "Well, it's time to go to bed, you can go."

Liu Huan had no choice but to act like a rogue: "No matter what, I'm going to the county too."

Seeing that Su Yi didn't respond, she became furious and asked, "Are you going to let me or not?"

The stone scraped her nose and pushed her out, "Got it, little thief, go back and pack your things."

"That's pretty good." Liu Huan was as proud as a victorious fighting cock, full of vigor and vitality.

He has been running the family shop since Dashi came to town, with Su's father and mother helping out, so there is no need to explain anything.

The next day, Liu Huan took the packed package, threw it on his back, and fell headfirst when he tried to carry it out the door.

Cao'er, who was passing by, hurriedly helped her up and said, "Hey, what are you doing with all these things?"

Liu Huan laughed, "I'm going to the county with Shitou. These are my belongings."

"Oh no, we'll bring it to you once you find accommodation. Just bring a few sets of clothes."

"Oh..." Liu Huan had no choice but to go in and reduce the size again, taking with her the things she thought were the most important.

It turns out that you really can't bring too many things with you when you travel far away.