The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

"Who's missing! Who's too ashamed to show their face! Jia Yan, can't you even speak properly!" Jia Quan sneered. "I wonder who it was that got beaten up by my Daoshi and was crying for their parents!"

Jia Yan was beaten badly before, and he was beaten in front of many people in the village. It was the most humiliating time of his life!

"Jia the Blacksmith! That's not very interesting! Who's crying and begging for mercy?"

Jia Yan disliked hearing about these things the most, and he rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight Jia Quan.

Fighting is commonplace among villagers.

"You dare hit my dad! I'll break all your bones!" Jia Hu's silly grin vanished instantly, and he rolled up his sleeves and stood in front of Jia Yan.

Jia Yan immediately chickened out.

The villagers nearby hurriedly stepped forward to separate the two.

"Actually, Jia Yan is not wrong. I live next door to him. This morning when I got up to read, I glanced outside and saw him taking two wives out early in the morning."

"Wasn't it still barely dawn back then?"

This time, it was Jia An who spoke.

Jia An couldn't stand seeing Jia Daoshi doing well, and said with a serious face, "He doesn't usually get up this early when he goes to sell fish, does he?"

"Exactly! Even our Consort Jia has said so, so there must be something wrong here!" Jia Yan immediately said, "Consort Jia, did Jia Daoshi take a fish basket with him when he left?"

"He did bring some, but I don't think he brought many fish." Jia An thought for a moment and recalled.

"How many fish did he bring? We can ask Blacksmith Jia about that! Blacksmith, tell me, how many fish did Jia Daoshi bring?" Jia Yan continued.

"One hundred!"

Before Jia Quan could speak, Jia Hu shouted loudly.

"One hundred? Look! Look! Isn't this solving the case!" Jia Yan exclaimed excitedly. "One hundred! Jia Daoshi sold several hundred before!"

"Tell me, is he hiding? Is he too ashamed to face us? Or did he simply run away?"

"Hmph! Jia Yan! What nonsense are you spouting!" Tie Lan said fiercely. "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth off! You're upset that my Jia Daoshi has learned his lesson and can make money now!"

Jia Quan and Tie Lan originally intended to deliver some newly made pastries to Jia Daoshi's family, but they encountered a group of people at Jia Daoshi's door.

“Then tell me, why did Jia Daoshi go to Yilan County so early and only bring a hundred fish? If he really wanted to make money, how could a hundred fish be enough?” Jia Yan was still unconvinced.

“Jia Yan is right, Jia Daoshi’s behavior is indeed somewhat abnormal.” Jia An also joined in to support Jia Yan.

However, he did not explicitly say that Jia Daoshi was wrong.

There are different ways to describe a scholar.

"Hmph! You just can't stand to see the truth being good!" Tie Lan said, clearly dissatisfied.

Some villagers who wanted Jia Daoshi's help yesterday also supported Tielan's statement.

For a time, the two sides were deadlocked.

"Ahem! What are you all doing here? It's so lively!" Just then, the village head happened to pass by and couldn't help but come over out of curiosity.

"Village head!"

"Uncle Clan!"

Upon seeing that it was the village head, many villagers greeted him warmly.

Jia An's heart skipped a beat: "Village head, did you just return from Yilan County?"

"Yes, I have some free time today, so I'll go to the market to sell some things."

Have you seen Jia Daoshi?

"You mean Scholar Jia? I actually went to his stall to look for him, but I didn't see him." The village head stroked his beard. "Wasn't he supposed to be selling fish at the market?"