The most arrogant in history

"Forget it, forget it. A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen... I was just talking casually." County Magistrate Wang smiled and waved his hand.

"Ye Dalang is looking for me, is there something wrong?"

"Don't worry, County Magistrate. I will take care of all the sauce for your whole family. I will bring you a jar every time I come to the county."

Ye Kun continued to try to get closer, and then said, "I want to ask about the case of Ma Fugui from the South Street Tavern. Ma Fugui is my father-in-law, and his daughter, Ma Jiaojiao, is my...concubine."

Having said that, Ye Kun glanced at Ma Jiaojiao.

Ma Jiaojiao hurried forward and kowtowed to County Magistrate Wang: "Sir, my father is innocent. I beg you to have mercy on me and to see clearly..."

County Magistrate Wang frowned and said in deep thought:

"Ma Fugui's case was reported by his uncle. After the autopsy, the evidence was conclusive. The court has its own laws, and we can't bend the law for personal gain in this case."

Jiaojiao knelt on the ground and kowtowed to protest her injustice.

Ye Kun pulled Jiaojiao up and clasped his fists towards County Magistrate Wang: "Mr. County Magistrate, can I go see Ma Fugui?"

"Visiting the prison, of course."

County Magistrate Wang stood up, leaned close to Ye Kun's ear, and whispered, "Ma Fugui's case file is here with me. It will be sent to the court in three days and await approval. Once it is sent, then..."

"Please take care of me, sir!"

Ye Kun's heart moved, knowing that there was a chance of a turn for the better, and he whispered, "I don't have any money today, I will come to visit you tomorrow. Please help me, sir. No matter what, spare Ma Fugui's life."

Don’t you just want money?

One look at County Magistrate Wang’s character and you can tell he’s a corrupt official!

County Magistrate Wang chuckled and said, "I will report this to the county magistrate and have the case retried. We will try to reduce Ma Fugui's guilt and spare his life."

"Thank you, I'll come again tomorrow."

Ye Kun nodded, took Ma Jiaojiao away, and went to visit the prisoner in the cell.

Before visiting the prison, Ye Kun and Ma Jiaojiao bought some food and drinks and took them with them.

After arranging the prison guards, Ye Kun took Ma Jiaojiao and entered the prison smoothly.

The jailer got the advantage and opened the cell door, brought Ma Fugui out, and let him talk to Ye Kun and Ma Jiaojiao alone.

Ma Fugui had already been tortured before, and then he was tortured in prison for three days. He was deprived of food and water and was almost dying.

"Dad!"

Ma Jiaojiao rushed over crying and grabbed her father's hand.

"Jiaojiao, why are you here?" Ma Fugui hugged his daughter and cried.

Jiaojiao pointed at Ye Kun and said, "Dad, it was Brother Dalang who bought me and paid for me to come and see you."

Upon hearing this, Ma Fugui looked at Ye Kun and struggled to kneel down.

Ye Kun stepped forward to support him and whispered to comfort him, "Uncle Ma, don't be polite. Let Jiaojiao feed you something first. Jiaojiao and I will find a way to save you."

Ma Fugui burst into tears and nodded repeatedly.

After eating a can of meat porridge, Ma Fugui regained some energy and said to Ye Kun:

"Sir, thank you for buying Jiaojiao. I can close my eyes when I die. I only have this one daughter. I hope you won't despise her and give her something to eat."

Because Ye Kun had eaten at Ma’s Tavern several times, Ma Fugui also recognized him.

Ye Kun waved his hand: "I will treat Jiaojiao as my own sister, don't worry. Now don't gossip, let's talk about this case..."

"It's my uncle. He wants to take over my family business and harm me on purpose."

Ma Fugui nodded and explained the reason: "My mother is over 70 years old and has been ill for many years. She passed away a few days ago. My uncle Tian Sanhuai bribed the coroner and said that I poisoned my mother..."

Ye Kun listened silently and asked, "How much property do you have in your family?"

Ma Fugui said: "That is, the land and property, added up... more than twenty taels of silver."

Ye Kun nodded slightly.

It seems that if you want to rescue Ma Fugui, you will need at most twenty taels of silver.

Ye Kun still has this money, but that's all the family has.

"Uncle Ma, I just went to see the county magistrate."

Ye Kun thought for a moment and whispered, "Your case will be retried. When the time comes, you will insist that you are innocent. Wait for me to find a solution."

"No, no, no, it's not a pity for me to die!" Ma Fugui pulled Ye Kun:

"My benefactor, just take Jiaojiao away and let her live. Don't worry about me and don't spend money on me."

Ye Kun smiled: "Just listen to me."

When leaving the cell, Ye Kun gave the jailer a few hundred coins and asked him to take care of Ma Fugui.

After leaving the county government office, Jiaojiao knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face:

"Brother Dalang, you saved me and spent money on my father. I will work like a slave for the rest of my life to repay you!"

"Okay, I'll wait for your return."

Ye Kun pulled Jiaojiao up and said, "You can make wine and do business. Help me make money in the future, and that will be your way of repaying me."

Among the people of Da Ding State, there is not one literate person among every hundred people.

Ye Kun wants to do business and he needs someone like Jiaojiao.

A few dozen taels of silver are nothing. Once the hemp rope industry expands, you will make a fortune.

Seeing that it was getting late, Ye Kun hired a carriage in the county town and immediately took everyone back.

When it got dark, we returned to Caomiao Village.

Dai Xi and Jiang Yourong were dumbfounded when they saw Ye Kun bringing back five people at once.

"Da Lang, this is..."

After a long time, Jiang Yourong asked weakly.

"Oh, I bought it and spun it for you. It's cheap."

Ye Kun smiled and introduced Jiang Yourong:

"This is Ma Jiaojiao, who runs a tavern in the county town. She used to take care of me. This is Liu Hongyu, this is Jia Xinghua, this is San'er, and this is Ping'er."

Then, Ye Kun introduced Jiang Yourong to Jiaojiao and others: "This is my wife, and she will be your mistress in the future."

Ma Jiaojiao and others hurriedly greeted Jiang Yourong and Ye Kun's mother, and bowed again to express their congratulations.

Ye Kun pulled his mother aside to explain and calculate the accounts for her: "If you buy it and put it to work, you can get your money back in three months..."

In fact, using Ye Kun's spinning wheel, a woman could earn six or seven taels of silver for Ye Kun a year.

It’s really a good deal.

In order to industrialize the hemp twine business, Ye Kun needed a large number of workers, and he also needed his own people to prevent the spinning wheel technology from leaking out.

As for concubines, Ye Kun doesn't want too many.

After communicating with his mother, Ye Kun told Jia Xinghua and Liu Hongyu:

"From now on, you will be in my house. Just listen to Yourong and Daixi and help with spinning every day. I guarantee you will have food to eat every day."

Jia Xinghua whispered, "Thank you, Brother Dalang. I am content with just one meal a day."

"At home, we have three meals a day, rice and meat soup."

Ye Kun smiled and called San'er Ping'er:

"Ping'er is young, so he will play with my third aunt Youcai in the future, and he won't have to work. San'er will be a servant, sweeping the floor and doing odd jobs in front of the house and behind the house."

San'er and Ping'er kowtowed together.

Dai Xi went to cook dinner to feed Ma Jiaojiao and others.

San'er and Ping'er wolfed down the meat soup, rice, and soybean paste.

Liu Hongyu and Jia Xinghua were also sweating profusely while eating.

Ma Jiaojiao whispered, "Brother Dalang, this soybean paste is really delicious, but unfortunately my tavern is gone, so I can't help you sell the paste."

"Don't worry, we will have a bigger tavern in the future, ten times bigger than your original tavern."

Ye Kun patted Jiaojiao on the shoulder: "Take a shower and go to bed early."

Jiaojiao nodded repeatedly, helped Jiang Yourong obediently, then took a bath and went to bed.

Ye Kun will sleep next to Jiang Yourong tonight.

After some tenderness, Ye Kun said:

"Yourong, I brought Ma Jiaojiao and the others back to help you spin yarn. Once they learn how to do it, you don't have to work anymore."

Jiang Yourong asked curiously, "Then what should I do?"

"You don't have to do anything. Just be a lady, like a high-ranking official's wife, and take care of everyone."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "I've calculated that one person working for me can earn five or six taels of silver for our family in a year. So, they don't eat for free."

Jiang Yourong was surprised: "You can earn so much? Then you can buy more concubines, won't you get rich?"