Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

The servant couldn't do anything to Li Yu, and finally left unwillingly.

Li Yu ignored him. Seeing that there were no customers in the store, he closed the door and asked everyone to pack up and get ready to go home, and also arranged for them not to work the next day.

"What if it continues to rain the day after tomorrow?" someone asked.

Li Yu said: "If it snows the day after tomorrow, we won't start work the day after tomorrow. But even if it snows the day after tomorrow, everyone has to come. It's the end of the year and I have to give out year-end bonuses."

Everyone present was delighted when they heard this.

Among the people who followed Li Yu from Huangmei Town, except Pei's father, everyone else took the year-end gifts and knew that Li Yu was generous.

Everyone in the palace was happy about the extra salary they received this year.

The few people from Beijing that Li Yu recruited heard about the year-end bonus for the first time. Although they didn’t know how much it would be, they were happy as long as they had money and things.

Especially the four people who drank the wine.

After Li Yu recruited them, he found them a small courtyard nearby. Now they have a place to live, food to eat, and money. They thought this was good enough, but they didn't expect it could be even better.

With the money they have and the year-end bonus, they will definitely have a good year this year!

*

The snow outside was very deep. When I stepped on it, it reached my calves.

Fortunately, they had a car, so there was no delay.

There are five cars in the store now.

There was one donkey cart and four horse carts. Three of the carts belonged to the palace, and Nanny Tian and her companions rode back and forth in these three carts every day.

The remaining carriage was bought by Li Yu after he arrived in the capital. Together with the donkey cart, it was responsible for delivering the hot pot. After work, they were responsible for transporting Li Yu and Cheng Shi back to the courtyard.

The road was difficult to travel on today, so Li Yu first asked Lu Xuan and Pei's father to send Chen Jiu and other helpers who didn't have cars back, and then they took a bus home.

*

Li Yu took a carriage today. Han Xiaomei sat opposite her and asked about the Duke of Qi's mansion.

She was afraid that people from the Duke of Qi's Mansion would cause trouble during the day tomorrow.

Li Yu told her not to worry, "The lobby in front will not be open tomorrow, so they won't be able to get in."

She wasn't afraid even if they came forcefully into the lobby.

*

The car stopped at the courtyard where the Cheng family lived.

Pei Mingzhu was already waiting at the door, and there was another person waiting with her.

At first, they were far away and Li Yu couldn't see clearly. When she got closer and saw the man's face clearly, her eyes gradually widened.

It was Madam Yan!

She has come back.

*

Mrs. Yan had aged visibly. She used to look like a woman in her forties, but now she looked like she was in her fifties.

But she was in good spirits and didn't look like she had been tortured in prison.

She came back this evening when Pei Mingzhu was having dinner with Xiaonan.

“After I left that day, I went directly to the Xuande Gate and struck the Dengwen Drum.

His Majesty is wise and ordered me to enter the palace to plead my case. I stated all of Sima Hong's crimes and presented evidence. His Majesty was furious and ordered the Ministry of Justice to conduct a thorough investigation.

Just yesterday, all the facts of the case came to light. It was discovered that Sima Hong not only killed my son and daughter-in-law, but also killed seven or eight people. In addition, he secretly accepted bribes, and because he didn't want others to know, he put all the money in his concubine's residence..."

After a pause, Madam Yan continued, "Sima Hong's crimes are extremely serious. The emperor is furious and has ordered the confiscation of the Censorate's residence. All the items in his house are confiscated and all the people are exiled. As for the culprit Sima Hong and his mistress, one is sentenced to death by lingchi and the other is sentenced to beheading!"

After that, she stood up and bowed to everyone seriously, "Thank you for taking care of Xiaonan during my absence."

*

Except for Li Yu and Lu Xuan, everyone else including Han Xiaomei was shocked.

They did not know Mrs. Yan's identity. Regarding her sudden disappearance, Li Yu said that she was dealing with family affairs. They believed her and privately speculated whether something big happened in her family, so she left in a hurry without saying goodbye.

Now that they knew the truth, and thinking carefully about Madam Yan's usual behavior, they suddenly had an epiphany.

No wonder they felt that Mrs. Yan was sometimes different from them. The majesty and decisiveness she displayed made them dare not speak loudly in front of her.

It turns out that she is different from them, she used to be the wife of the Censor!

It's incredible that they actually work with the former censor's wife.

The Cheng family members were excited at first, then slowly turned to discomfort and anger.

Madam Yan actually met such a bastard who killed his own children and attempted to kill his wife and lovely grandson. That Sima Yushi is worse than pigs and dogs!

*

"Xiao Nan and I can now openly appear in the capital." Madam Yan was pleased, and then she said to Li Yu, "All the property of the Censorate has been confiscated, and there is no one in my family. Boss Li, can I continue to work for you in the future?"

Li Yu smiled slightly, "Of course, the business in the store is good, Mingzhu has to spend a long time doing the accounts every day. With you here, she can have some free time!"

Madam Yan thanked her again, "Don't worry, Mingzhu and I will make sure the accounts are done perfectly and there will be no mistakes."

Li Yu nodded.

Now that Madam Yan has returned, Xiaonan doesn't have to follow them back.

Li Yu, Lu Xuan and Han Xiaomei got on the carriage and went home slowly.

Li Yu was quite emotional. It was really not easy for Madam Yan to survive until today.

However, it seems a waste of her talents to only be able to work as an accountant. I will ask her after the New Year to see if there is anything she would like to do.

*

At the same time, in the Ministry of Justice prison in the capital.

It was already late at night, and there were still people groaning inside the prison.

The prison guard was disturbed by him and couldn't sleep. He ran over with a whip in hand, opened the cell door, and lashed the whining man with the whip. "Sima Hong, shut up! If you keep talking, I'll beat you half to death."

The once arrogant censor Sima Hong raised his head and revealed a haggard face. He had been locked up in this prison for more than a month. Now he was weak all over, with chapped lips, and looked no different from a beggar outside.

Sima Hong said, "I want to see the emperor."

"Give up on this idea." The officer looked at him and said, "You have done something like killing his son, so the emperor will not see you."

Sima Hong: "..."

"It is said that even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but you killed your own son and daughter-in-law for the sake of a concubine's son. You can't even keep their bodies. You are worse than an animal." The official scolded mercilessly: "If you don't want to suffer before you die, then be quiet, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

After saying this, the officer retreated, locked the door, and walked away with a look of disdain on his face.

The north wind was howling, and snow was falling in through the small window of the prison cell and onto Sima Hong.

He shivered with cold and huddled himself against the haystack in the corner.

Suddenly, he remembered the time when he had not changed his name. At that time, he was called Sima Dagou, a very vulgar name.

Later, Boss Yan of Beizhou Prefecture changed his name to Sima Hong, which means flying wild geese. Boss Yan asked him to study and even betrothed his daughter to him. He was very proud and happy.

But now, his life is even worse than before he changed his name.

Staring with eyes wide open, Sima Hong suddenly shouted again, "Where is my son, where is my son?" His son cannot die, he must leave a descendant for their Sima family.

The officer was almost mad at him, and came back to whip him hard, "You killed your son a long time ago. Oh, you mean your mistress? During the time you were incarcerated, he got drunk and set fire to someone else's house, and he was also arrested!"

Sima Hong: "..."