After crossing over, I am popular with both men and women

Gao Zhili did not bring enough banknotes when he came, and he only paid a deposit of 300 taels to his mother.

He asked his mother to bring Miss Yu with him to the government office to register the money and then give it to him.

When we arrived at the Mingzhou government office, we saw Sima He already sitting in the hall waiting for us.

Seeing them arrive, Sima He ordered his servant to take a few people with his seal to the county magistrate for registration.

In ancient times, if a prostitute wanted to become a good woman, she had to first remove herself from the register of prostitutes and then join the register of civilians before she could become an ordinary citizen.

Because her name was made up, Gao Zhili directly registered Miss Yu's household registration under He Sima's name, made her her goddaughter, and changed her name to He Ping.

This was also discussed with Sima He last night. Sima He had just informed the county magistrate, so the matter was handled very smoothly.

"Thank you very much, Mr. He." The mother held a handful of silver bills and said a lot of flattering words to Gao Zhili with a smile on her face.

Then he looked at He Ping who was standing beside him, smiled kindly again, took out two silver bills with a face value of 50 taels from a pile of silver bills, and generously stuffed them into her hands.

"Although mom is a bit strict with you, she has never treated you unfairly. Now that you have left this sea of ​​suffering, this silver will be regarded as your dowry. You must serve Mr. He well in the future."

As she said this, the mother actually squeezed out two tears, and pretended to wipe them with a handkerchief. She then took He Ping's hand and gave her a few words of advice before leaving.

"When they bought me, it was only 300 taels, but after I redeemed me, the price increased several times." He Ping looked at the people who had already left, holding the two silver notes with trembling fingers, her tone bitter.

"It's just some silver. You have to pay it back in the future." Gao Zhili looked at He Ping's surprised expression and couldn't help laughing.

However, he did not explain why he said that, and took He Ping to Sima Mansion.

"I redeemed you not because I really wanted to take you as my concubine, but because I wanted to ask you something. It was inconvenient to be in the brothel with so many people around."

After placing the people in a remote courtyard of Sima Mansion and dispersing the servants who followed them, Gao Zhili stated his purpose directly.

"So you came here for this matter, sir. Although my father has served as the Chief Clerk for many years, he doesn't know much about the affairs of the Maritime Customs. This time, sir, you are at a great loss."

Although Gao Zhili spent 2000 taels to redeem her, she was very grateful, so He Ping did not intend to make up a lie for her own sake.

"It's not certain whether there will be a loss or not." Gao Zhili smiled. He had read through Yu Fuzhi's case before and found it quite strange.

It is not normal that a governor of a province was found to have embezzled only over 2 taels of silver.

It is said that a clean magistrate can earn 100,000 silver coins in three years. Mingzhou is a famous wealthy place. If it was really corruption, how could it be so little money?

After further investigation, they were blocked at every level just like last time, which means that Yu Fu was definitely not demoted because of corruption.

So he borrowed a few more people from Sima He and brought back the old steward of the Yu family who had been sold to Lin County.

At this moment, the old housekeeper was standing outside the yard, waiting to be summoned. Gao Zhili clapped his hands and signaled Sanyuan to bring the person in.

When He Ping saw the old housekeeper, her eyes immediately turned red: "Uncle Yu, why are you here?"

She had heard people say that Yu Bo was sold to Lin County, and she herself was trapped in a brothel, so she thought she would never see him again.

Besides her parents, the person who treated her best since she was a child was Yu Bo.

Yu Bo lost his wife when he was young and had no children. She had wanted to live with him until the end of his life.