At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

"How come the head of the Wu family is so out of touch with the news? You can't do business that will only end up hurting yourself. Doesn't your Wu family have the support of Lord Wu Tongzhou? Go back and tell your head that Nanling County City is not something that the Wu family can mess up, otherwise you don't have to worry about Lord Wu Tongzhou losing his official position." Boss Yang replied calmly.

"Okay! Everyone, get out." Shopkeeper Wu replied helplessly.

"Wait a minute, Manager Wu, you brought people to my Zuixianju to act wildly, and then you want to escape. Aren't you afraid that I will bring people from the government office to talk to your master?" Manager Yan said.

"What do you want, Manager Yan?" asked Manager Wu.

"You smashed my shop and scared away all my customers. You have to compensate me, right?" Shopkeeper Yan took out an abacus and started to calculate.

"The total is one hundred and thirty taels of silver," said Manager Yan after he finished counting the last bead.

"One hundred and thirty taels, you are robbing me!" Shopkeeper Wu replied upon hearing it.

"Okay! I'll keep this account in mind and I can ask your master for it later, or I will go to the government office to ask Lord Tongzhou for it." Manager Yan said.

"Okay, one hundred and thirty taels, right?" Shopkeeper Wu said as he took out one hundred and fifty taels from his pocket and said, "Here is one hundred and fifty taels, and twenty taels will be considered as apology." After saying that, he threw down the banknote and turned to leave.

"A bunch of bastards relying on the power of others." The waiter cursed in the direction they were going.

Shopkeeper Yan looked back at Yu Yunxin and the other three who were sitting at the table watching the fun and said, "Are these young brothers okay? Today's meal is free of charge."

"Manager Yan, you are too polite." Yu Yunxin took out a silver ingot and said, "I need to rest in our store for a while. Please give me some tea and snacks."

"Little brother, you'd better keep your money. We will prepare the tea and snacks for you right away." Shopkeeper Yan looked at the empty bowls and plates on the table and then looked at the waiter beside him and said: "Hurry up and tidy up the table for these guests."

"Yes! It's the boss." The waiter said and quickly cleaned up the empty bowls and plates on the table.

"Are you guys full? If not, I can ask the kitchen to serve a few dishes." Boss Yang walked over and asked.

"It is our family tradition not to waste food. If you waste a grain of rice, you will be punished according to the family rules. You are full, so there is no need to trouble Boss Yang." Yu Yunxin replied.

"Are these young brothers from Nanling County?" asked Boss Yang.

"We are from the capital." Qiu Shuang replied.

"Beijing, may I ask what you are doing in Nanling County?" Boss Yang asked.

"My father came to Wangshan County to serve as the county magistrate." Yu Yunxin did not intend to hide it from Boss Yang and Manager Yan. She thought that she might do business with these two in the future, so she replied like this.

"So you're the young master of the new magistrate of Wangshan County! I think the young master has an extraordinary temperament." Shopkeeper Yan said as he sat down familiarly.

Boss Yang and Shopkeeper Yan also sat next to Yu Yunxin and said, "I am from Sucheng, Jiangnan. I am doing grain and silk business in Jiangnan. My last name is Yang Yunsheng. Little brother, I am good at kung fu. Can we be friends?"

"My surname is Yu, and my given name is Yunxin." Yu Yunxin replied.

"Cloud stars? Are they nebulae in the sky?" Yang Yunsheng asked.

"I guess so!" Yun Xin replied.

"Brother Yunxing, you have good kung fu. Who is your master?" Yang Yunsheng said.

"No way! Boss Yang is really awesome. He can use copper coins as hidden weapons to hit people. I just learned a few tricks from the guards at home." Yu Yunxin said as she took the cup of tea poured by Manager Yan.

"You must have some skills to travel the world. I see the sword in your hand was forged by the Ou family in the capital?" Yang Yunsheng asked.

"You know this sword is forged by the Ou family even before it's unsheathed. It's really powerful." Yu Yunxin put the sword directly on the table and said.

When the waiter brought the tea, she poured a cup of tea for Yang Yunsheng and asked, "I wonder how much food Boss Yang has in stock?"

"I own tens of thousands of acres of fertile land in Jiangnan, four cloth shops, and an island of ten thousand acres in Taihu Lake. I have enough food." Yang Yunsheng replied.

"It seems that Boss Yang is a wealthy man." Yu Yunxin replied: "We just had a bowl of rice here and it was very good. I wonder if you can sell some to us."

"I wonder how much you want, little brother?" Yang Yunsheng asked.

"We'll talk about the exact amount after we get to Wangshan County. How about we take 500 kilograms first?" Yu Yunxin asked.

"Little brother, what do you want so much food for?" Yang Yunsheng asked curiously.

"Store up food to be prepared!" Yu Yunxin replied, "Okay, I'll have someone prepare it right away."

"Boss Yang, don't worry. The food can be given to you in a few days. I have a deposit of one hundred taels here. You can take it first." Yu Yunxin took out a silver note of one hundred taels from her sleeve and said.

Yang Yunsheng took the banknote and put it away without even looking at it, saying, "Okay, my rice shop is the first one under the stone bridge in the south of Nanling County. You can come to my rice shop to pick up the goods when the time comes."

"Tao Wu, go to the rice shop and get a basket of this year's July peaches for this little brother, and put some ice cubes in it." Yang Yunsheng said to the followers behind him.

"The peaches from Suzhou City in the south of the Yangtze River are very sweet and delicious. Since you guys are here from the capital, I'll send some for you to try." Yang Yunsheng said.

"Thank you very much, Boss Yang." Yu Yunxin didn't expect to be able to taste July peaches again.

While waiting for Tao Wu to bring over a small wooden box with ice cubes, Yang Yunsheng stood up and was about to leave, saying, "I have something else to do today. Brother Yu, we'll see each other another day."

Yu Yunxin stood up and said respectfully, "Boss Yang, we'll see you later."

"Little brother, it's too hot outside, no need to see me off." Yang Yunsheng stopped Yu Yunxin from walking out of Zuixian Tower.

Taishou Yang in the government office looked at the document handed over by Yu Tinghai and said, "Sir Yu, so the emperor has given you the status of an imperial envoy? The 200,000 disaster relief silver was indeed lost outside the city of Nanling County. Those bandits are running around everywhere. I know that more than 200 people are hiding their whereabouts. I sent some people to find the whereabouts of the bandits but they couldn't find them."

"Governor Yang, you are the only one who knows my identity as the imperial envoy. In the eyes of outsiders, I am the demoted magistrate of Wangshan County. Do you understand?" Yu Tinghai said with his hands behind his back.

"Then, sir, should I send some people to secretly protect your safety?" asked Governor Yang.

"No need. Just give me the official document of my appointment and notify the Wangshan County Court." Yu Tinghai said as he handed the document to Governor Yang.

"The county magistrate in Wangshan County is from the Tang family. The Tang family and the Wu family in Shangyang County are related by marriage. Although Wu Tongzhou is my subordinate, he always does things for the benefit of his family. I can't find any fault with him, which gives me a headache." said Taishou Yang.

"Tai Shou Yang, all crows are black. I understand that we are all appointed by the court to serve the people. You can just ask the Wu family not to go too far. Otherwise, don't blame me for complaining to His Majesty. I believe Tai Shou Yang also knows my title of Minister of Justice." Yu Tinghai replied, "The emperor asked me to train here for three years. After three years, I will still be the Minister of Justice when I return to Beijing. I hope that there will be no handle on Tai Shou Yang in the Ministry of Justice."

"Yes! Yes! I dare not." Prefect Yang said in surprise. He immediately reviewed the document and handed it to Yu Tinghai respectfully. Yu Tinghai picked up the document, patted Prefect Yang on the shoulder and said, "It's a pleasure to cooperate with you, Prefect." After that, he turned around and left.

Fortunately, this Prefect Yang was not a corrupt official. He was just mediocre and just wanted to be a prefect. But he did not expect why the emperor sent Yu Tinghai, who was known as the iron-faced judge, to Nanling County. He must have informed the people below not to mess around, otherwise it would be difficult for him to protect himself.

"Someone, call the magistrate of Shangyang County and Wu Tongzhou." Prefect Yang ordered the bailiff outside.

As soon as Yu Tinghai left the government office, Yu Linshan and He Bo came over and said, "The Wu family is causing trouble at Master Zuixianju. I'm afraid the young lady is in danger. Let's go back to Zuixianju!"

"Wu family?" Yu Tinghai asked doubtfully and immediately ran towards Zuixianju.

As soon as they arrived at Zuixianju, Yu Yunxin had someone wash the peaches and cut them into pieces. She was eating them with toothpicks when she saw Yu Tinghai rushing over and said, "Dad, Uncle He, you are really a fool. You went to tell me about such a small matter. Come and eat peaches. These are sweet honey peaches from Jiangnan."

Yu Tinghai looked at a bowl of sliced ​​peaches on the table with ice cubes underneath and asked, "Where did they come from?"

"Sir Yu was given to your son by Boss Yang." The shopkeeper walked up to Yu Tinghai and said respectfully.

"What's going on with the Wu family?" Yu Tinghai asked.

"Lord Yu was driven away by Boss Yang, so they came to find Boss Yang. Some time ago, the Wu family and several other families raised the price of grain in the entire Nanling County. Later, Boss Yang brought in grain from Jiangnan to bring the price down. My Zuixianju also started doing business with Boss Yang. The Wu family was unhappy when they saw that the grain store was not making any money, so they came to me to cause trouble. However, Boss Yang soon stopped those people by saying that Governor Yang was his relative." Shopkeeper Yan said.

"The Wu family is really despicable. What else has the shopkeeper Wu done?" Yu Tinghai asked.

"Bullying the market, forcing people to buy and sell, home-cooked dishes." Shopkeeper Yan said.

"Doesn't Governor Yang care about it?" Yu Tinghai asked.

"What's the point of controlling them? The Wu family is two-faced and you can't control them!" replied Manager Yan.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go to Wangshan County!" Yu Tinghai said and turned to leave.

"Dad, take these peaches with you on the road." Yu Yunxin said as she took the basin and took it away.

She left a silver ingot on the table. She didn't like to take advantage. She and Yu Tinghai and Yu Linshan rode in the same carriage. She put the cut peaches in the middle and poured a cup of tea for Yu Tinghai. She said, "Dad, eat peaches."

"Xin'er, don't accept other people's things randomly in the future." Yu Tinghai said.

"Dad, I didn't take other people's things randomly. I bought them as gifts." Yu Yunxin replied.

"When Yu Tinghai heard this, he asked, "What are you buying grain for?" Yu Tinghai asked.

"Store up food for yourself!" Yu Yunxin replied.

Yu Tinghai didn't ask any more questions. He picked up a piece of peach and started eating it, saying, "Not bad."

"Don't accept gifts from others in the future." Yu Tinghai still said the same thing.

"Don't worry, Dad. I know." Yu Yunxin replied playfully.

"Linshan, when the time comes, you should secretly investigate the affairs of the Wu family. Remember to be safe." Yu Tinghai said to Yu Linshan who was eating a peach.

"Godfather, don't worry, I will be careful." Yu Linshan replied after taking a bite of the peach.

"By the way, there will be a provincial examination this year and you should pass it to bring honor to the Yu family. This is also your father's last wish, and the expectation of your grandfather and grandmother." Yu Tinghai said.

"Godfather, I don't want to enter the official career, I want to join the army." Yu Linshan replied.

"I am your uncle and your adoptive father. Have you forgotten how your parents died? Entering the official career can also avenge your parents." Yu Tinghai said with some regret: "When I just passed the imperial examination and returned to visit my relatives, I didn't expect our fishing village to be swept by Japanese pirates. Fortunately, General Lin arrived in time to save your life and grandparents. Although I am now a county magistrate in Nanling County, if I have the opportunity, I would like to go to the coast and be a county magistrate for the rest of my life. I am willing to protect my homeland and avenge my brother and sister-in-law. My child, you have grown up, and only a career in the official career is the most suitable for you."

"But I don't want to have no choice like you, uncle." Tears flowed from Yu Linshan's eyes.

"Choice, you can only have a choice when you climb high. I will return to Beijing in three years. When you pass the imperial examination, I will arrange for you to be transferred to the coastal areas. If you choose to join the army, I will not be able to let you go to the coastal areas. Don't you know that everything I do is to pave the way for you? I will avenge the bandits who killed my people." Yu Tinghai said: "Taking the imperial examination now is to hone your will. I will also be relieved if you can find out the affairs of the Wu family."

"Uncle, I'm sorry. I called you godfather all these years so that I wouldn't think of the hatred back then. I will listen to your arrangements." Yu Linshan said with his head down.

"Okay! Eat quickly! Just do the task at hand." Yu Tinghai comforted Yu Linshan.

"Dad, I also want to take the imperial examination." Yu Yunxin suddenly said.

"How can a girl like you become a disciple of the emperor? That would be a crime of deceiving the emperor." Yu Tinghai said.

Yu Yunxin thought that women in ancient times had no status and could not even take part in the imperial examinations. It seemed that the female champions in operas were all fake.

"I'll let Uncle He take care of your daily life in a few days. Make good arrangements for yourself!" After saying this, Yu Tinghai took a nap on the table.

Yu Yunxin looked at Yu Linshan and asked, "Brother, tell me about the imperial examination system here!"

"You can't participate, so what's the point of knowing it?" After saying that, he picked up a history book and started reading.

Seeing the uncle and nephew, Yu Yunxin leaped onto her carriage and stopped steadily in front of it, startling the driver and saying, "Miss, be steady and don't fall off the carriage."

Yun Xin smiled at the driver and got into the carriage. She saw Chunyu embroidering the sachet seriously and looked at the guzheng in the corner. She also put a guzheng in her health center and played a few songs in her free time. She liked all kinds of folk instruments and spent a lot of money to learn these instruments for her hobby.

She picked up the guzheng and began to play a song. The high and exciting sound of "A Laugh in the Ocean" immediately drew the thoughts of Yu Linshan and Yu Tinghai into the music.

"Lin Shan, is this played by Xin'er? Why haven't I heard it before? It makes me want to pick up a sword and go out to fight." Yu Tinghai said.

"Godfather, I have the same feeling. Maybe Xin'er was upset by the fact that women could not take the imperial examinations just now, so she played the piano casually." Yu Linshan put down the book, touched his head and said.

At this time, ten bandits in the forest heard the sound of the piano and said, "Old Four, I heard the sound of the piano and I want to rush to the official road to rob people."

"I feel the same way. The sound of the piano is so high-pitched. Why don't we capture the musician and bring him to Huyue Village to give to the military advisor? The military advisor also plays the piano, but his playing is terrible. Listen to this piano, it's compact and continuous." The fourth man replied.

"Could this be shot by a martial arts master?" said the bandit standing next to Lao Si.

"Never mind, let's just follow the sound of the piano and we'll find out." said the bandit called Lao Si.

I saw three horse-drawn carriages speeding on the official road. The drivers and horses were very excited after hearing the music and started to speed up.