So that afternoon, all the waiters were busy in the restaurant with smiles on their faces.

Su Laosan drove steadily until the evening when he found the next inn.

They booked a room at the restaurant and had a good sleep.

When we woke up in the morning, everyone was full of energy. Not far ahead, there was a caravan undergoing repairs, and it seemed they were heading in the same direction.

The people in the caravan looked at Su Muyao and their car curiously.

There was even a kid who came up to ask what it was, after all, no one had ever seen it before.

After a brief explanation, the group of merchants moved on.

Su Muyao took her father, General Lin, and his guards to find a snack stand.

"Boss, I want four large bowls of wontons."

The stall was run by an elderly couple. Although they looked old, their stall was very clean.

You can tell at a glance that she is a clean person, especially from the aroma wafting from the pot.

"Well, please take a seat, gentlemen. It will be ready soon."

After the old lady finished speaking, she quickly took the wrapped wontons to her old man to cook.

Soon, four large bowls of fragrant wontons were served on the table, sprinkled with chopped green onions.

The guard next to General Lin looked at the old couple and asked, "You look quite old, why are you still setting up a stall at this time?"

The old lady sighed after hearing this and said, "We have to save some money for our retirement."

He was obviously stunned when he heard this: "Where are your children?"

The old lady shook her head and continued, "We don't have any children.

I didn’t want it in the early years, and as I got older I no longer had that thought.”

It's really puzzling. Logically, everyone wants to have children after getting married, but they don't want to have any.

The old man nearby looked at his wife and laughed at what she said to the guests.

"Yes, a few years ago, my old mother died of complications during childbirth. After she told me about it, I didn't want her to give birth even more.

In the early years, my wife and I went out to play everywhere. We have lived happily for so many years, so it is normal to suffer for a few days in the second half of life. "

Su Muyao looked up suddenly when she heard the old man's words.

After all, this old man's thinking is really advanced!

Just then, two more men came and each ordered two large bowls of wontons.

When the old lady heard this, she hurried to do her work. The two men started chatting as soon as they sat down.

"You know what? I heard that the county government office caught fire, and most importantly, the county magistrate died."

Another man asked curiously, "What's going on? Tell me about it. I haven't heard of it."

"Oh my, you don't know how miserable the county magistrate's death was. His whole body was roasted.

I heard that there is a prison cell in the county government office, which is full of young women.

The most important thing is that all the women there are beautiful, and most of them are children from nearby farmers’ families.”

"No wonder, no wonder he always embarrassed himself in the neighboring county, it turns out he has something to do with the imperial court!"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense. How did this get dragged up to the imperial court? It's the county magistrate who is just coveting beauty.

It has nothing to do with the court. I heard that the little girl from the Liu family ran away overnight the night before yesterday.

Now that she has escaped, everyone in the surrounding villages knows about the county magistrate's dirty deeds.

Soon people in the surrounding villages knew about this matter, and those who had lost their baby girls probably also had an idea of ​​what was going on.

Needless to say, everyone knows who set the fire in the county magistrate's house.

But fortunately, all the women in the cell were rescued."

“Bah, I knew that old guy wasn’t a good person, he deserved to die.

My mother grew a lot of vegetables before, and she took some to the market to sell them, but the tax collected was extremely high!

I have inquired about it a long time ago, and the taxes in our great dynasty are not like this at all.

What should be collected should be collected, and what should not be collected should be collected.

All the money collected was put into his own pocket."

"I heard that a lot of manure was thrown in front of the county government office today.

I'll take you to see it later. An official of the imperial court actually did such a thing in private.

Although the county magistrate is gone, there are still other officials.

Especially for those missing women, even though they were found, their families still went to ask for an explanation.”

The two of them talked more and more excitedly, completely unaware that everyone at the next table was listening to their conversation with their ears perked up.

Su Muyao smelled the scent of gossip and thought it might not hurt to look at her father for a while.

"Dad, let's eat quickly and go over to take a look."

Several people ate the wontons in their bowls with big mouthfuls. After eating, Su Muyao paid the money and inquired about the location of the county government.

...

As soon as I arrived, I found that it was surrounded by a crowd of people. All of them were indignant and cursing at each other.

Especially the small teahouse on the right side of the county government office was full of people.

A group of people gathered outside the county government office and discussed whether the county magistrate's family property should be given to the victims.

"What else did the people in the county government say? Although the county magistrate was gone, the family's money was gone too.

He also said that it was stolen by a bandit, and that he would give a reward of 1,000 taels of silver to whoever caught the bandit.

I'm talking bullshit, they must have taken the money privately."

"Humph! What kind of bandit? He didn't show up earlier or later, but he showed up at this very moment.

How could it be possible that they just bully us ordinary people because they think we are incompetent? "

A noble lady in the crowd smiled.

“They are all a bunch of incompetent people.”

Then he left.

The woman went back and fell directly onto the couch.

"Madam, you are back now. People outside are clamoring that although the master is gone, the money in the mansion should still be taken out to give to those who were harmed."

"What are you afraid of? I have nothing to do with that old man now.

Besides, wasn’t his house burned down?

Where are the gold, silver and treasures?"

The woman's house was not far from the county magistrate's house which caught fire.

Although she was married in a formal ceremony, she also had a father who was a high-ranking official.

It’s a pity that my father passed away not long ago.

After her death, the county magistrate felt that she had lost the support of her natal family.

No longer restrained, he began to collect beauties.

The county lady couldn't bear the blow and asked for a divorce.

The county magistrate was naturally happy to hear this, as he had long since stopped wanting to live with this old woman.

There are those young and beautiful women out there, but now I, your wife, have long lost my former beauty.

The woman was thinking about how humble the county magistrate was when he was young in order to seek her favor.

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