Chapter 39: A Heartwarming Scene

  Several people in the house quickly got up. Zhao's haste almost caused her to fall, but fortunately someone beside her held her steady.

  Following Zheng's exit, a man in his 40s with a square face and dark skin walked towards them from the corridor. His eyes were sharp and he had a mustache. For some reason, he seemed trustworthy at first glance.

  This morning, the friendly smile of the person who came, Zheng Zhi raised an eyebrow and walked around his own sister to Xi Mei's side, bent down and asked "Little girl, who are you? Why aren't you afraid of me?" Generally, little girls who see him are all afraid and timid, how did she change?

  Stroking his beard, he's still the same today. "Uncle is a good person, why should I be afraid of Uncle?" With an innocent and naive face.

  Zheng Zhi Gao couldn't help but laugh, "That's not right, how do you know I'm a good person? Is it written on my face that I'm a good person?" He intentionally teased her.

  "I know, Shang Gege is a good person, Zhang Bo and his wife are also good people. You're her brother, shouldn't you be a good person too?" He said with a puzzled expression.

  "But Auntie said she wanted to find an Uncle to save my father, isn't that you?" After saying that, she turned to Zheng Shi for help, "Auntie, isn't this the Uncle? Then what about my father, what's going to happen to him?" Her voice was already trembling with tears.

  Zheng heard the soft and sweet voice of the little girl, feeling himself almost melting into water. Hearing Xi Mei was about to cry, he quickly picked her up and comforted her, "Hey, don't cry, who said he's a bad person?"

  She turned her head and said to her brother in a bad tone: "Brother, you're really something. At your age, you're still teasing little girls and making them cry. See how I'll deal with you." After that, she gently coaxed Xi Mei, and the speed of her changing face was simply comparable to flipping through a book.

  Looking at his uncle's surprised expression, Zhang Zishang quietly explained to him, and after a long time, he finally understood. No wonder, it turned out that the younger sister of "Ai Nu Cheng Ming" had taken a liking to someone else, no wonder she had come all the way to find him.

  She glanced around and looked at Zhao, who was standing stiffly by the wall. She walked up to him and asked, "I suppose you're the wife of the Chen brothers? I've already heard about what's been going on with them. If they really are causing trouble in my territory, it's my dereliction of duty. If that's true, I won't let them off!"

  Zhao wiped away a tear and said gratefully, "Then I'll trouble you, sir." Only after hearing the definite answer did Zhao put her mind at ease somewhat. "Quickly, Rui Xuan, Rui Hao, kneel down to thank the old master." She brought the children to kneel down.

  Zheng's siblings quickly stepped forward to help up a few people, Zheng pretended to be angry, "Still being polite with me here, this matter is his responsibility, he can't even manage his subordinates well, if anyone should apologize, it should be him apologizing to you."

  "Yes, yes, this is my dereliction of duty." Zheng Zhi Gao said repeatedly. Just as several people were exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Zhong Quan brought someone over and it wasn't until they got close that everyone saw it was Wang Zi Han.

  Zhang Zhongquan apologetically said to him: "Big brother came but didn't go pick you up, it was my consideration that wasn't thorough, this matter still needs to trouble big brother."

  Zheng Zhi Gao hastily said "no, no", at this time the sky was not early, Zheng's family arranged for someone to prepare a banquet, one is to entertain his elder brother, and also to calm down the mother and daughter.

  Seeing the worried look on Zhao's face, Rui Xuan stepped forward to comfort her, "Mother, don't worry too much. The county yamen is empty at night and we can't find anyone to release Father. Besides, the Zhang family has already made arrangements, so Father shouldn't suffer in prison."

  Seeing Zhao's expression relaxed, she added: "Mother, wait a minute, let's wait until tomorrow when everyone is here and we'll give him a surprise. All those who owe us will not be let off easily!"

  Zhao nodded, "You're right, Mother will be fine, I still have to see those bad people get punished." After finishing speaking, she took a few children to the front hall.

  The night passed in Zhao's anxiety and the endless worries of several children.

  As soon as the sky brightened, Zhao packed up her things, not wanting to disturb others in someone else's home. She didn't push open the door until there were more footsteps outside.

  When she walked into the room where her daughters were sleeping, she found that Zheng had already gotten up and was helping their youngest daughter wash up. She quickly stepped forward to take over from Zheng, "Call me instead, it's already enough of a disturbance for you to be here, how can you still have the nerve to let Madame serve her?"

  Zheng saw Zhao's actions and just smiled, "It's nothing, I'm idle at home anyway, I'd rather watch Xi Mei, Xi Mei, what do you say?"

  Xī heard that Xi Mèi quickly raised her head, gave Zheng a big smile, and kissed Xi Mèi's face hard, "Really well-behaved."

  When the time was almost up, the servant also brought up the dishes. The group moved to the living room. Zheng Zhi Gao looked at Zhao Shi and others' worried expressions but said nothing, only speeding up his eating movements with his hands.

  After everyone finished eating, Zhang Zhongquan also handed over the management of the house and the horse carriage. Just then, he heard passersby on the road say that the county government had started a trial, seemingly about someone who failed to repay their debts.

  The coachman, knowing what had happened, drove even faster and finally arrived at the county yamen before the court session began. The Zhao family rushed to the front and saw Chen Tianfa kneeling on the ground, still wearing yesterday's clothes and without any injuries. Only then did the Zhao family put their minds at ease.

  Her eyes swept around, seeing not only the virtuous wives had arrived, but also their husbands, who were proudly following a slender man with a small mouth and two wisps of whiskers, smiling lewdly on his face. Needless to say, it was that Master Ye.

  The clothes were pulled by Xihe, "Mother, look quickly, the elder sister and others have also come." Zhao Shi hurriedly looked in the direction she pointed, and indeed, her eldest daughter followed her maternal uncle and brothers to come, looking at her looking over, her big brother even nodded to her.

  When the time was almost up, the teacher quickly walked to the back hall and supported a big-bellied man. Judging from his attire, he was undoubtedly the county official. After he sat down with difficulty, the teacher slammed the wooden ruler heavily.

  "Who is kneeling there? Hurry up and report your name!" He had a somewhat fox-borrowing-the-tiger's-mighty-roar appearance. Chen Tianfa replied respectfully, "I am Chen Tianfa, from Zhoujia Village..." Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Shan Yanghu.

  "Another day, another dollar. The chair is too small for me. I'm going to the island of Miyajima. The torii gate is beautiful. I'll take a picture with my friends. We'll have a good time. After that, we'll go back home and rest. My stomach hurts from eating too much. I need to lose weight. I'll start exercising tomorrow. I hope it's sunny on the 3rd. I want to record a video. It's not easy being an adult."

  Chen Tianfa first defended himself, "Your Honor, I have never borrowed money from their family before, let alone said that I would mortgage my daughter."

  The master slapped the shock wood heavily, "A pack of nonsense! You said you didn't borrow money, okay? Then how did your family eat meat and buy wine every day for the past few days? Wasn't it my kind-hearted sister and brother-in-law who lent you money?"

  The loud voice irritated the stout county magistrate, who gave him a displeased look. The instructor hastily smiled and fanned him with his fan, "Sir, don't get angry, just leave everything to me, this stubborn commoner doesn't deserve your personal interrogation."

  Looking at the person without saying a word, he continued to speak to the person below: "You this stubborn commoner, don't you quickly confess? If you don't speak up, I'll have someone beat your butt until it blooms."

  Seeing that the man was not cooperating, the teacher scolded fiercely, Chen Tianfa also knew what was going on, "I didn't accept it, just didn't borrow, no matter how you put it, I didn't borrow, let alone send my daughter to your house like this, I don't believe there's still no king's law."

  After listening, the teacher couldn't help but laugh, "Wang Fa, here, our county magistrate is the law. I'm telling you, this girl, whether you want to or not, you have to hand her over."

  After listening to the teacher's words, County Master also nodded on one side and added: "You'd better tell me where the person is quickly, I don't have time to waste with you here."

  "No, I've never borrowed a single cent from his family." Chen Tianfa said firmly.

  "Ah, you're refusing the toast and now you'll have to drink the penalty wine? Come on, beat him up good, until he's had enough." The master was furious.

  Just as Li Zheng and his wife were feeling pleased with themselves, a loud voice rang out from the crowd.

  "Wait."

  "Who is the blind fool who dares to obstruct the county magistrate's business? If you have the ability, come out and don't be timid!"

  Zheng Zhi Gao lifted his robe and stepped forward a few steps onto the public platform. "I've come out, what do you plan to do?" Just as the teacher was about to continue speaking, he felt a surge of great force coming from his waist, and before he knew it, he had rolled down.

  "Who dares to kick me." Before he could finish, the usually lazy and slow old man suddenly got up from above, with sweat dripping from his forehead. He rolled down from above, trembling with rage.

  He hadn't even steadied himself before he knelt down in a panic, "I didn't know you were arriving, sir. I'm afraid I wasn't able to welcome you from afar. I am guilty." Even though he was kneeling on the ground, it was still possible to see that his entire body was shaking with fat.

  Zheng Zhi Gao didn't even give him a glance, and walked straight up to the front. As he passed by the two of them, he kicked Master Shi with great force, without giving him a single look, and sat down in the seat that had just been occupied by County Magistrate.

  "You're not just guilty, you deserve to die ten thousand times. How is it that you don't want to do anything? Even a lowly scribe can try your case for you? Even without any physical evidence or testimony, the case can be closed? Or, if someone doesn't confess, they can be beaten into submission? I don't recall His Majesty ever saying such a thing."

  Every time he finished a sentence, the county official's sweat flowed down even more, and in no time at all, his whole body was like someone who had just been pulled out of water.

  The master had not yet recovered from the great change, and saw that the newcomer was in a state of excitement and inquiry, and looking at the collapse of his reliance on the side, he knew that his situation was already gone, and with a flicker of his eyes, he actually fainted.