In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

The county magistrate smiled and said to Bai Lu: "This is not considered special care. After all, it is our duty to take care of the people."

"And you are old, weak, woman and child."

He spoke loudly on purpose, wanting Mr. Bai to hear him.

Mr. Bai paused and looked at the county magistrate in surprise.

He is not deaf, why is he speaking so loudly?

Bai Lu bowed to the two and said, "Thank you, County Magistrate and Mayor."

The others looked at Bai Lu and her children with envy.

Unexpectedly, Bai Lu’s four children were not sold this time. Instead, Bai Lu met the county magistrate and the mayor. Both the county magistrate and the mayor were now taking special care of Bai Lu.

Bai Lu’s luck is really good!

Moreover, the county magistrate and the mayor are both good officials, but they actually care about such matters... I heard that the mayors of other towns would not care about such trivial matters as human trafficking, unless many children were abducted.

The emperor is far away here, and the administration of officials has always been chaotic.

They couldn't help but say, "The county magistrate and the mayor are wise!"

"Yes, the county magistrate and the mayor are so wise!"

They worship the Word.

Bai Lu was worried about the children at home, so she was about to go back with her four children in her arms.

Before leaving, Mr. Bai glanced at the cold winter sky. It was getting dark and even colder.

He slowly said to Bai Lu: "It's almost the New Year now, and it's freezing cold. Madam... why don't you take my carriage back to the village, otherwise the child might be frozen."

"..."

Bai Lu was stunned. This Mr. Bai was really a kind-hearted person. She turned around and immediately bowed to Mr. Bai and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Bai."

"I don't know this gentleman's surname. I'm in a hurry and haven't asked for his name yet."

"If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely repay you, sir."

“That’s not necessary.

Mr. Bai shook his head and just told her, "My last name is Bai, and my given name is Qingze."

"It's just that I'm not a kind person, it's just that these kids are interesting."

Bai Lu and everyone in the village always thought he was joking.

Bailu returned to the village with some cakes and brown sugar.

The county magistrate and the mayor behind him watched Bai Lu's carriage go away, and Mr. Bai looked at his hands with a sense of loss, and they all showed gossipy expressions.

Wow, it turns out that Mr. Bai really has a mistress and an illegitimate daughter.

Then they will have to pay special attention to them in the future.

......

The village was dark.

The villagers were all waiting at the village chief's wife's house. When they saw Bai Lu returning safely with four children, they immediately burst into cheers.

They couldn't help but say, "The child is finally found."

"Yes, we heard from Mr. Bai that he wanted to sell his granddaughter to a brothel. We were terrified!"

"Yes, this village hasn't had such a cruel person in all these years! If a child in our Xiaohe Village was really sold to a brothel, the whole village would be ashamed!"

"Yeah, who is this person to be so cruel? Why didn't I realize that Zhang and his people were so cruel before?"

"The three children of the Bai family are all complete bastards, all ungrateful wolves!"

"..."

They couldn't help but start cursing.

Seeing Bai Lu bringing them brown sugar, they were a little embarrassed and said, "This... You don't have much money. You're a widow who just came out of confinement after childbirth and you have seven children to feed. Yet you brought us so many delicious foods."

Bai Lu said with a smile.

"After all, everyone has contributed today, and we can't let everyone work in vain."

The village chief led the crowd, some standing and some sitting outside the yard. This time, there were more than 100 people gathered in their house.

The village chief slowly said, "Since you have brought back so many brown sugar cakes, let's share them. These brown sugar cakes are very precious. They can also be used to nourish the bodies of your wife, children, parents and elders at home."

"But you said before that you would treat me to a meal. I think... this meal is not necessary, right?"

The villagers all nodded, and Old Li was the first to speak: "Yes, there is no need to eat."

“It’s too expensive. Too expensive.”

Aunt Wang also nodded.

"You don't have much money to begin with. How much will it cost to feed so many people here? You'll spend all your money."

Other villagers also said so.

"Yeah, yeah, you'd better stop spending money recklessly, that's all."

"You probably won't have much left after buying so much goat milk with that ten taels of silver. It's better not to spend it. Isn't it better to save some for the child as a dowry in the future?"

"..."

They all talked to each other, trying to persuade Bai Lu not to spend money to treat them to a meal.

Bai Lu said to them with a smile: "It's not that I have to spend the money now, but my father and the two younger brothers of the Bai family will definitely know the news that mother and eldest brother are going to be killed."

"So they are definitely going to cause trouble, so everyone should come and help."

"Then how can I not treat everyone to a meal?"

"..."

Everyone fell silent when they heard this.

Yes, Mr. Bai, Bai Sangou and Bai Sigou are still alive, but now they have been tied up and thrown into the Bai family’s cellar.

After that, Zhang and Bai Ergou would probably not survive, but if the three of them were alive... they would definitely break into Bai Lu's house and question Bai Lu for murdering his mother and brother!

By then... Bai Lu will probably be blamed for a huge crime.

However, there were also some frail old people in the village who could not help but say, "Bai Lu, these are your biological mother and brother after all. If you agree with the government officials and kill them, what will happen to your reputation?"

"How will people in other villages spread your fame then?"

"Why don't you just ask them to pay some money?"

"Yes, your seven daughters will grow up and get married... Anyway, your daughters are still alive now, so don't let the government kill them. Just let them compensate you with some money."

"You have some money, so you can support seven children in the future. If you let the government kill them... then your reputation will be ruined, and the reputations of the seven girls will probably be ruined as well."

"It's fine if you are the only one being criticized, but do you think you can let seven girls be criticized as well?"

“When they grow up, if others say something, they will say that the seven girls’ uncle and grandmother were killed because of them.

Do you think these seven girls will be good when they grow up?!"

The elders were not speaking for the Bai family, but it was indeed the fact that people in ancient times attached great importance to filial piety.

At this time, the people in the village thought that it made sense.

But the village chief couldn't help but said, "But this... although what you said is true, but this matter, it's not right."

"That was the mayor and the county magistrate. They gave the order."

"How can we influence their words?!"

"One by one, please don't make things difficult for Bai Lu."

Bai Lu also nodded beside her. She wiped her tears and said, "Oh, that's exactly it. How dare I, a woman, refute the words of the county magistrate and the mayor?!"

"Let's not talk about me... Who among you who was present at the time dared to say a word?"

"..."

The men looked at each other and nodded.

"That's right, it's not the White Lady's fault. The White Lady is not easy to talk to."

"The county magistrate and the mayor are such high-ranking officials that we are terrified when we see them."

"..."

Just as everyone was struggling, they saw ten men with Old Man Bai, Bai Sangou and Bai Sigou coming over.