The glass consort of crossing

"Grandma, it smells so good, my grandson is so hungry." A child stared straight at the cauldron not far in front of him, watching the heat come out of the pot.

"Good boy, you can eat after a while, wait a little longer." An old man in his sixties hugged his drooling grandson and comforted him. After all, he hadn't eaten much for so many days. Eat some bark and grass roots. If you are lucky, you can dig sweet potatoes to satisfy your hunger.

Not only the grandparents looked at the cauldron, but even the young men who had just led the way looked at the cauldron on the fire, staring at the cauldron without blinking.Seeing such a situation, Wang Siyou couldn't bear it, and repeatedly urged his subordinates to cook quickly and add more firewood.

After about a quarter of an hour, a servant ran over, "My lord, the food is already cooked. Do you want them to line up for the meal now?"

"Okay? Then go prepare the bowls and chopsticks." Wang Siyou turned to the refugees in Baihua City and said, "Everyone, the food is ready. Let's let the elderly and children serve the food first, then the women, and finally the men, but Rest assured, there will be enough food, and there will be no shortage. Now, please go there to get the old people and children to get the bowls and chopsticks for the rice, everyone has it, so don’t crowd and push.”

According to Wang Siyou's instructions, the servants in the son-in-law's mansion first served the old man and the children with rice. Everyone's bowls were filled with rice, a large spoonful of stewed vegetables and stewed meat, and egg drop soup.In turn, women and men served rice, and they ate deliciously. These people are very simple people. When they have a mouthful of hot rice, they will thank the country and think that the emperor is a good emperor. But they think that the emperor is not a good emperor, and the local officials will only think that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and no one will care about him, so he will do evil.

Wang Siyou looked at the empty people in the bowl, and smiled knowingly, "Everyone, if there is not enough, there is still a lot in the pot, you can go to fill the bowl again, don't be embarrassed."

"Then you don't eat? We all ate, what do you eat?" the leading man asked.

"Hehe, don't worry about us, just eat first." Wang Siyou said with a smile.These people have a good heart and are really simple.

After receiving Wang Siyou's words, the people of Baihua City no longer worried about anything, and started to eat again.

"Grandfather, thank you for giving up the food to save us, thank you." The strong man led the people to bow to Wang Siyou, but Wang Siyou hid from him sideways. He couldn't bear such thanks.

"Everyone, get up, I can't bear your thanks. Let's go to the city now, so I can go and see what's going on now." Wang Siyou said.

"Engong, then I will show you the way."

Wang Siyou nodded, returned to the carriage, looked at Kui Ning, who was sleeping soundly, and lay silently beside her, Kui Ning seemed to feel a sense, and arched into Wang Siyou's arms, letting her Get more comfortable with yourself.

The carriage was moving slowly, Wang Siyou had instructed, drive slowly and choose a smooth road, because Yu Ning was pregnant and couldn't stand the bumps.The people outside also know that their benefactor's wife is pregnant, and they were so reckless just now, I hope they don't get pregnant.

"My lord, the gate of the city is just ahead, and the guards at the gate are checking very closely, and these people probably won't be able to get in."

Wang Siyou got up and looked at the situation outside, "Well, you can find a place where the people can rest, and I will take the princess into the city first."

"Yes, my lord"

Wang Siyou and his party passed the investigation and gave money again before they could enter Baihua City. "Qing Ning, if you say that a few small city gate guards dare to extort money openly, then the county magistrate of Baihua City will not be a very good guy."

"Yes, such a person really ruined the reputation of the father." Jing Ning felt that what Wang Siyou said was very reasonable and agreed with it.

"King Ning, you and Qing Niang still have the heart to stay at the inn first, I'll go to the county government office and I'll be right back." Wang Siyou discussed with Kuining in a soft voice.

"Well, that's fine, you come back earlier." Jing Ning thought that Wang Siyou would accompany her, but business matters are important, so you can't be petty at this time.

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon, take a good rest." Wang Siyou tucked the quilt up for Kuining, gave Xiaoliu and Xu'er a few words, and left in a hurry.

"Princess, go to bed quickly, your complexion is not very good!" Xu'er persuaded.

"Yes, princess, the son-in-law will be back soon. You should drink this anti-fetal medicine first!" Xiao Liu echoed Xu'er's words.

Kui Ning nodded, drank the medicine, and fell asleep not long after.

Wang Siyou came to the gate of the government office in a hurry, and saw more than 20 people gathered at the gate of the government office, making a lot of noise. "Go and see what happened." Wang Siyou ordered one of his subordinates to investigate the situation.

It didn't take long before the subordinate brought back the news. "My lord, my subordinates have asked. These people are all here to ask for money, but some ask for wages, and some ask for land money."

"Oh? What do you say about wages?" Wang Siyou smiled, thinking it was interesting.

"Returning to my lord, the one who needs wages is to help the county magistrate of Baihua City build the ancestral hall, but after the construction is completed, no wages are paid, and after delaying and delaying, there is no intention of giving it at all, so they are bold , came to the gate of the government office, gathered together, and the county magistrate asked for money."

"So that's the case. What about the land money?" Wang Siyou asked plainly, suppressing his smile.

Seeing Wang Siyou's bad face, that subordinate didn't dare to hesitate, and said everything without hiding anything.

"Hehe, there are people like this who make people work but don't give them money. They signed a land sale agreement with them, but they don't give them land money. This kind of person is really a moth of the Yong Kingdom!" Wang Siyou said angrily.

"Go and find out, who is the county magistrate's name, where is his ancestral home, what year did he come from as a Jinshi, is there someone behind him to do evil, and also, is the magistrate here in charge of this matter?" Wang Siyou ordered .

"This subordinate will do it."

Wang Siyou turned around and went to the nearby tea house, wanting to inquire about the news, it was the best place.

"Guest officer, please come inside." Xiao Er led Wang Siyou to the hall, "Guest officer, what do you want?"

"Let's make a pot of Pu'er, cakes, what do you recommend, Xiaoer?" Wang Siyou asked.

"Guest officer, our rose paste and Qianye biscuits are the signature pastries of this Baihua City, why don't you try them?" Xiao Er introduced.

"Hehe, okay, then bring both of them!" Wang Siyou knew that Kui Ning loved snacks, if they were delicious, he would bring some back so that Kui Ning could eat more.

"Okay, wait a moment, guest officer" Xiaoer replied, turned around and went to work.

Looking around, Wang Siyou felt that the business of the teahouse was a bit sluggish. It stands to reason that the decoration and service of this teahouse can be said to be very good, but why are there so few customers?

"Guest officer, your things are all ready." Xiaoer neatly put the cakes on the table and helped Wang Siyou make tea. After finishing, he was about to leave, but Wang Siyou stopped him.

"Xiao Er, I'm bored by myself, sit down and chat with me, it happens that you're not very busy here." Wang Siyou pointed around.

Xiao Er glanced at the desolate teahouse, nodded helplessly, and sat down.Wang Siyou poured Xiao Er a cup of tea, and asked seemingly unintentionally, "Xiao Er, why is your teahouse's business so sluggish?"

"Hey, it's hard to say. This teahouse was originally full of guests, and it was very busy every day, and the heels didn't touch the ground. Because of the selfishness of the county magistrate, nine of the ten households in Baihua City are now closed. The county magistrate doesn't know where to hear it. According to the Taoist prophecy, it is said that the ancestral hall is built on the opposite side of the dam, so that the whole family of the county grandpa can be prosperous and prosperous for generations, and enjoy peace. But the opposite side of the dam is the planting place of Baihua City, so the flowers And some people’s residences are there. The county magistrate did not have access to water conservancy, which caused the river to rush into the houses. Many people died and the flower fields were destroyed. Later, the scene of Baihua City was not as good as before, and some young people went to other places. So the number of people in Baihua City including those who died and those who left has been reduced by half, and the magistrate of the county is just a dog official, who doesn’t care about our life or death.” Xiaoer became more and more annoyed when he talked about the dog officer, and patted him twice table.

"Then the prefect doesn't care?" Wang Siyou asked.For such a big matter, can a magistrate cover the sky with one hand?There must be someone behind him to back him up.

"The magistrate? The magistrate is a villain with an eye for money. He can only collect money and bully men and women. I heard that the magistrate and magistrate have a very good relationship in private. They seem to have people in the imperial court. We ordinary people can't afford to provoke them! "Xiao Er shook his head after speaking, got up and went to the back kitchen.

"It's really the right time to come to the teahouse today. The news is not small, and the pastry is indeed a must!" Wang Siyou said to himself.Wang Siyou, who packed the cakes, returned to the inn with his entourage.

"Qing Ning, I'm back, and I brought you delicious food!" Wang Siyou shook the pastry in his hand, and said to Qing Ning with a smile.

"What's delicious, I just happened to be hungry too!" Jing Ning was very happy to see Wang Siyou came back, and felt her body suddenly gain strength.

"I brought you a pastry, you can try it." Wang Siyou opened the oiled paper, and the fragrance of roses wafted out.

"En, it smells so good!" Gui Ning took a piece and started to eat it.

"My son-in-law, the person you sent out to investigate has returned." Xiao Liu came in and reported.

"Qing Ning, you eat first, I'll be right back." After speaking, Wang Siyou got up and left.

"How's the situation?" Wang Siyou asked.

"My lord, my subordinates found out that the relationship between the magistrate and the county magistrate is very delicate, and the two are brothers-in-law, and the father-in-law of the two is the elder brother of Ming Zhong, a scholar of Wenhua Pavilion, Ming Bo, who is now the governor of Liangjiang. Bo is a retainer of the second prince Tong Zhengyi, but he does not agree with Ming Zhongzheng, so his relationship is very ordinary, and he basically does not have much contact with each other."

"Well, I understand. Now you are taking a few people to secretly search for evidence. Also, Uncle Ming's place is not very clean. You should send someone to investigate. Remember, don't startle the snake. Progress, come back and report, don't act privately, understand?" Wang Siyou felt that it was necessary to catch everything in one go, and the gradual effect was not suitable for this operation.

"It's my lord, this subordinate will do it now!"