Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

Put away the letter and two small cloth bags, and then go upstairs.

He carried the two men down from upstairs, threw them into the carriage, and drove away.

The gatekeeper, Xiao Si, looked at their carriage, said nothing, and simply opened the gate to let them pass.

I guess it was the person in charge who gave the order.

Zhao Yuanzhen parked the carriage in a small alley not far from the county government office.

Then he threw the small cloth bag to the guard. The guard was hit by the flying cloth bag and got a big bump. Then he checked the cloth bag while cursing. Then he ran to the backyard in a panic.

Seeing that he had gone to report the news, Zhao Yuanzhen hurriedly drove away in his carriage.

He returned to the deserted house, opened the door and entered the yard, then tied up the carriage. After making sure no one saw him, Zhao Yuanzhen locked the door again and left.

She went to the brothel again.

Waited for almost 2 hours.

Zhao Yuanzhen saw many government officials and soldiers surrounding the brothel.

They entered from the front door and the back door together. The county magistrate came in person.

The guard cursed as he opened the cloth bag and found the eldest son's folding fan. His heart sank, and then he saw the note. Sure enough, something had happened.

The county magistrate saw the guards rushing in and felt something was wrong. After reading the contents of the note, his face turned pale.

Originally, the eldest son didn't come back in the evening, and he thought he had gone out to play, but it was already midnight and he still hadn't come back.

The people who were sent out to look for him said that the eldest son had left the restaurant after drinking, and did not return home afterwards, and could not be found. Even Xiao Si, who was accompanying him, was nowhere to be found.

He began to get nervous. His family had been a single-son family for three generations, and he only had this one son. He had devoted half his life's efforts and love to this son, and now his son suddenly disappeared. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

After reading the note and looking at the map, the county magistrate quickly sent people to the vicinity of the brothel to ask if anyone had seen the eldest son.

An hour later, the person who was sent out came back.

In the evening, I did see the eldest son's carriage enter the brothel.

The county magistrate sat down slowly and pondered for a long time. This brothel was not simple, he knew there were people above it, but they sent gifts every year and did not do anything out of the ordinary, so the county magistrate had never paid attention to it.

Today, for the sake of his son, he had to go. His son was his lifeblood. Nothing could happen to him.

Then he changed into his official uniform, checked the people, took the letters and maps, and went to the brothel.

The brothel was surrounded and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

It was now past 4 in the morning, the time when one should be sleeping soundly, but with all this noise, all kinds of screams could be heard.

When the madam in charge of the brothel heard that they were there to look for the eldest son, she quickly said that the eldest son had already left.

The county magistrate would never believe her and detained them all in an open area in the backyard garden.

The county magistrate winked at his confidant.

The confidant led the officers and soldiers to the vicinity of the rockery.

The mother in charge was watching leisurely, thinking that if they couldn't find anyone, then nothing would happen. But who knew that they actually went to explore in the direction of the secret room.

The mother in charge started to get nervous.

"Sir, you are well aware of our family's background. You must not bully others or be bullied at will!" The mother in charge reminded him secretly.

The county magistrate saw her change of expression and threatened him, which made him more certain that what was said in the letter was true.

"Search!" Seeing him nod, the confidant gave the order to start searching.

But after a while, the confidant ran up, his face turned pale, and he vomited while holding the tree next to him.

Then several officers and soldiers ran out and started vomiting.

The county magistrate was confused and felt that it was a powerful move.

Look at the confidant.

"Sir, there are a lot of children down there." The confidant's face was still very pale. The scene was both terrifying and disgusting.

"Bring them all up!" The county magistrate didn't know what children they were, but he still ordered them all to be brought up.

The officers and soldiers who were vomiting packed up and went down to lead their men.

The back garden was brightly lit at this moment, and it was as bright as day because of the torches and lanterns.

It was this bright light that caused the people in the back garden to vomit non-stop.

The first ones to be brought up were the two guards who had been slashed all over by Zhao Yuanzhen.

Then the children with broken limbs and missing various organs were brought up.

Children dressed in various animal skins were also brought up.

Many of them have not fully grown yet, and the connection between the skin and the body is rotten.

Some of them had just been cut and had their skin rotted after being treated with drugs. They smelled foul.

Those who could come to the brothel were all from wealthy families, and had never seen such a scene before. They all vomited uncontrollably.

The county magistrate also turned pale and vomited several times.

Zhao Yuanzhen found a relatively secluded corner and threw the cloth bag at the man guarding the door. The man was also alert and immediately asked people to search for suspicious people.

Unfortunately, Zhao Yuanzhen had already entered the space.

After searching for a long time, he didn't see anyone suspicious. He opened the cloth bag and saw the jade pendant and the small note.

Realizing that something was wrong, he immediately sent it to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate looked at the familiar small cloth bag.

I was feeling very nervous.

He opened it and read it. There was silence for a while. The confidant came over and the master handed it to him.

The confidant opened it and took a look. Then he weighed the pros and cons in his mind before speaking.

"Sir, for now, we have no choice but to obey him. First, there are too many people present today. It is impossible for us to suppress this matter. These people present today cannot be suppressed by us.

Another thing is, for the safety of the eldest son, we have no other choice."

The confidant didn't want this to happen either. If no one forced him today, he could have gained a lot of benefits from this matter. In the end, a big thing became a small thing, and a small thing was nothing.

Unfortunately, the person behind this is obviously unwilling.

The county magistrate now knew that he was being used as a pawn. But even if he knew it, he could do nothing about it. The eldest son was in his hands.

Seeing that he could deliver the message right under their noses, you can tell that he is no ordinary person.

The county magistrate really didn't dare to gamble easily.

"Come here, seal this place off for me. No one is allowed to enter. All the suspects and witnesses are taken back to the government office."

Then he turned around and left.

A huge group of people were taken back to the county government office.

Many guests were unhappy about being woken up and detained in the small flower courtyard.

Now that they had uncovered such a big secret, they thought it was worth a visit to the government office and a taste of the melon.

The county magistrate held a trial overnight.

In fact, there is no need to review anything, as all the evidence is there.

The mother in charge also knew that today would not end well.

Biting him to death was done by me alone.

Zhao Yuanzhen didn't expect a small county magistrate to catch the big fish behind him. She just wanted to destroy this stronghold first.

The county magistrate will execute the person immediately in accordance with the law at 4:00 am tomorrow at the East Vegetable Market.

It was around eight in the morning.

The brothel madam and a few others turned pale on the spot, crying and shouting for justice. They did not expect that the county magistrate would sentence so quickly and execute the person so quickly, leaving no chance for the people behind them to operate.

This is exactly the effect Zhao Yuanzhen wanted. Since he couldn't touch the people behind the scenes for the time being, then let all these damned people die.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at those who had been detained and those who had withdrawn from the court.

Zhao Yuanzhen went back to the broken courtyard again.

It was already daybreak, almost 6 o'clock.

The county magistrate also left the court and asked someone to write a notice, listing all the crimes committed by the men, and stated that the rescued children would be sent to a charity to be properly cared for.

He also asked people to post it on major bulletin boards and read it out.

As you can imagine, the sensation it caused was enormous.

Everyone knew what these beasts had done, so they all went to the market place to wait and watch the bad guys being executed.

The market was crowded with people, three layers inside and three layers outside.

Zhao Yuanzhen found a high place and watched from a distance.

When the time came, the execution was carried out.

Zhao Yuanzhen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This is all I can do for you for now. Go with peace of mind. I will continue to avenge you when I have the chance.

Zhao Yuanzhen said silently in her heart.

Then he returned to the shabby yard and drove the carriage to the vegetable market.

There were still a lot of people in the market at that time, all talking about this beastly thing. No one paid attention to her. Zhao Yuanzhen left the carriage on the road, jumped off and left.

I found a deserted place, entered the space, changed my clothes, combed my hair back, and went back to the inn.

I found a deserted place on the back street, climbed over the wall and entered. Then I used wire to open the door.

The door was locked from the inside when she left.

This is the only way to open it.

I stayed inside for a while and washed up.

Then she went downstairs carrying her small backpack.

Say hello to the waiter, pay the bill and leave.

The total amount was 350 coins, of which 30 coins were for horse fodder and 20 coins were for tea.

Zhao Yuanzhen paid the money, went to the backyard to get the horse and left.

I found a breakfast shop and prepared to have breakfast.

This will be around 9 o'clock.

After taking a quick look at Zhang Xinbai and the others, he discovered that they would reach the gate of Neiqiu County in another half an hour.

Zhao Yuanzhen ate a bowl of wontons and couldn't eat any more.

This is what happens when you stay up all night. Usually you can’t eat breakfast.

She paid the bill, led her horse and walked towards the city gate.

She queued up and checked out of the city gate, then found a conspicuous place to wait for Zhang Xinbai and the others.

After about ten minutes, the people from Zhangjia Village arrived.

Zhao Yuanzhen rode over on horseback.

The village chief and his men have already discussed it. They won't go into the city. They just got their supplies in the city two days ago, so they won't waste the 10 cents per person to go into the city.

Zhao Yuanzhen handed the horse to Zhang Xinbai and got on the carriage.

I told them that everything was safe, but I was just too sleepy and wanted to take a nap first.

So Zhao Yuanzhen lay down on the couch and began to sleep.

The village chief greeted everyone and continued walking on the road outside the city.

Although the descendants were curious and worried, no one bothered Zhao Yuanzhen and let her sleep.

When she woke up again, it was already past 3pm.

I felt a little groggy from sleeping.

Seeing that she woke up, Qian Xiaohui quickly poured her a cup of warm tea.

After Zhao Yuanzhen drank the tea, she slowly regained consciousness.

Although I didn’t eat lunch, I wasn’t very hungry.

She ate some of the fruit on the table.

Especially the Nanguo pear, I ate two more.

After eating the fruit, I felt that the fatigue after staying up all night was finally gone.

Jumped out of the car to deal with personal problems.