Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Chapter 163 A Letter to the County Magistrate

"I'll go." Liu was soft-hearted and went out of the house to find firewood for the fire.

"Grandma, we'll call our eldest aunt back tomorrow. After all, your return to Shengjia Village is a big deal, and we can't not inform her." Xiao Lan said, "Also, think about it these few days, should you live in Shengjia Village or go back to Hejian County? If you live in Shengjia Village, I have to send someone to inform my uncle and ask him to arrange someone to come back to take care of your daily life. This will prevent our old Sheng family from being laughed at by the villagers. There are so many sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren who have lived together, but they were abandoned by others, leaving two people who have left home alone to take care of it. Isn't this deliberately embarrassing you?"

"Grandpa, grandma, think about it carefully these two days, and tell us when you have made up your mind. Don't worry, whether you want to stay in Shengjia Village or go to Hejian County, I will let my uncle arrange someone to either take care of you at home or take you to Hejian County to enjoy a good life. I will never ignore you."

"Well, Dad and Mom, you two just stay here and think carefully about your future plans in the next two days. I've been in the capital for the past few days, and there's a lot of things at home that I haven't taken care of, so we'll go back first." Sheng Xuan thought for a while and said to Grandpa Sheng and Cui.

"I ask you to make the decision for me, can you?" Cui didn't want to let Sheng Xuan go, so she asked hurriedly.

"Mom, this is a big deal. My dad is here, and as long as the request is reasonable, I will stand on your side." Sheng Xuan said as he stood up and walked out with everyone.

There are now only two options before Mr. Sheng and Mrs. Cui: either stay in Shengjia Village or go to Hejian County to live with the eldest brother.

Xiao Lan felt that the old couple would definitely choose to go to Hejian County. One reason was for Sheng Nuo's reputation, and the other was for Chun Hua. After all, there was no such thing as a wall that was impenetrable. Sooner or later, the news of Chun Hua marrying a bandit leader would be known to everyone. It would be difficult for a girl with such a bad reputation to find a husband.

As the saying goes, a tree that is moved dies, but a person who moves lives. Instead of letting Chunhua live in Shengjia Village and be criticized by others, why not move to another place, where no one knows her and start a new life. Maybe she will find a new way out. Living in a new place where no one knows her past, maybe she can get married and have children, and live a happy life.

The old couple truly loved Chunhua, especially Cui, who loved Chunhua as if she were the apple of her own eye. For the sake of the girl's future, she would persuade the old man to go to Hejian County.

Xiaolan and his family walked out of the gate of the old Sheng's house and headed for their own house. On the way, they met many people from the village, and some of them asked them about the condition of Grandpa Sheng. Sheng Xuan and Xiaolan picked out what they could say. But as to why the old man and his family came back at this time, and whether they would return to Hejian County, he kept silent.

When I got home, it was already past noon.

It's good to have her grandma and grandpa at home, otherwise, the whole family would have to come back to cook and eat, and they really don't know when they can eat.

She was so hungry that her stomach was sticking to her back. "Grandma, what are we having for lunch today?"

"This is minced meat and tofu. Just wait, I'll bring the food to the table right away." Shen said.

Minced meat and tofu are simple to prepare, but they go well with rice. You just need to stir-fry the diced meat until fragrant, then add the tofu cut into small cubes, add water and stew until cooked, and then it's ready.

"Mom, do you need me to send a bowl to my grandparents?" Xiao Lan asked.

"Thinking about what they did to us, they really don't deserve to eat our food." Zhang sighed and said, "Forget it, let's just consider it as a good deed from us and send them a bowl."

After a while, Xiao Lan came back from the Sheng family's old house, and then everyone started to eat.

"What did your grandparents say when you went to deliver the food just now?" Zhang asked.

"Mom, they didn't say anything." Xiao Lan said. "Dad, Mom, let's write a letter to the county magistrate of Hejian County, who is also my uncle?"

As for the content of the letter, of course, he had to ask Sheng Nuo about it, and he also had to warn the people in the upper house of Hejian County... Ask them what their intentions were in abandoning the old man and the old lady, and whether the eldest brother still wanted to be an official. Of course, the most important thing was to ask them to arrange someone to come back and take care of the old couple.

Xiao Lan said she wanted to write a letter to Hejian County, and everyone agreed. After dinner, Xiao Lan prepared the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and she wrote the letter.

"In order to escape, my uncle actually abandoned my elderly grandparents and left them to fend for themselves. After they were abandoned, they were kidnapped by mountain bandits. Fortunately, Master Shen Liu led his troops to attack the Black Tiger Village. The old couple and Aunt Chunhua were thrown into prison as accomplices of the Black Tiger Village. They almost froze to death and starved to death in prison. Fortunately, General Shen was very observant and was able to save the three of them from suffering. Now the old couple lives in Shengjia Village with no one to take care of them. The weather is getting colder day by day. The issue of their support needs to be fairly resolved in the future."

Xiao Lan briefly wrote down what had happened, and then questioned the people from the first and second wives.

They can't just enjoy themselves in Hejian County and abandon the elderly couple. This is extremely unfilial.

"When the grandmother climbed to the doorstep and sat on the ground, calling out to the neighbors to watch her miserable experience and recounting the unfilial acts of her children and grandchildren, those who heard it were shocked and those who saw it shed tears."

"The Sheng family is now famous. The fact that you left the old man and the old lady behind has spread far and wide. Although our family has separated and lived separately, we still feel deeply ashamed."

"Please ask uncle to send the right person back to serve grandpa and grandma, not only to show filial piety, but also to shut up the mouths of the people."

"Now that my uncle is an official, if his reputation for being unfilial spreads to Hejian County, it may affect his official position. Although my family is a humble family that makes a living from scratch, we also know the principle of respecting our parents."

After finishing the letter, Xiao Lan read the contents of the letter again to Sheng Xuan and Zhang.

"Your uncle is an official, and he is still involved in the officialdom. What kind of things he has done are all so shameless. Even people who have not been educated know the principle of filial piety. He is really a dog who has read too much." Zhang heard what Xiaolan wrote in her heart and said to the family, "We can't learn from your uncle's family to be so conscienceless. I find all the things they do shameful."

Sheng Xuan nodded. Their family would definitely not do things like the eldest wife.

After Xiaolan sealed the letter, Shengxuan drove the carriage to the town to find someone to deliver the letter.

Which news spreads the fastest? Which news is the most talked about? Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles, especially bad news with a sexual connotation. Within a few days, the news that Chunhua had married spread throughout Shengjia Village.

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