After transmigrating, he supported his family by working at a garbage dump.

Clearly, Sister-in-law Hu was unaware of this.

Upon hearing that her elder brother was not home, Hu Sanniang's expression became even more solemn, as if she were preoccupied with something.

Standing in the courtyard, her gaze was somewhat blank, as if she didn't know what to do for a moment.

Seeing this, Li Quanfu quickly stepped forward and gently tugged at her sleeve, whispering to comfort her, "Third Sister, since Big Brother has gone to the yamen, let's go there to find him. Things can always be cleared up."

Seeing the unnatural expressions on the three women's faces, Sister-in-law Hu felt a little uneasy. She frowned and asked, "Third Sister, what happened? Why are you in such a hurry to find your eldest brother? Has something happened at home?"

She wasn't usually impatient, but seeing everyone else acting this way, she couldn't help but be influenced and started to feel anxious.

Hu San Niang opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she shook her head and forced a smile.

"It's nothing serious, sister-in-law, don't worry."

Seeing that she was unwilling to say more, Sister-in-law Hu became even more puzzled.

However, not wanting to press further, he nodded and said, "Then please come inside and sit for a while. I'll pour you some tea and you can rest your feet."

Hu San Niang wanted to refuse, but was afraid that Hu Da Sao would suspect her, so she hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

"It's a private matter for my family." Seeing this, Xu Wenjie quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "Sister-in-law, there's no need to trouble yourself. We still need to rush to the yamen to find Constable Hu. The matter is a bit urgent. We'll come to bother you another day."

Hu San Niang cast a grateful glance at Xu Wenjie.

Sister-in-law Hu suddenly realized that they were indeed in a hurry, so she didn't want to keep them any longer and nodded in agreement.

"Then be careful on your journey. If you see your elder brother, please tell him to come back soon. There are some things I need to ask him about at home."

The three responded and then hurriedly took their leave, departing from Constable Hu's house.

Once outside the alley, Hu San Niang's complexion hadn't improved, but her pace quickened even more.

Li Quanfu and Xu Wenjie followed behind, both feeling somewhat helpless.

Li Quanfu, who was lagging behind, couldn't help but whisper to Xu Wenjie, "Brother Xu, look at Third Sister like this, it's really worrying. She's not usually like this, why is she so impatient today?"

Xu Wenjie smiled and comforted her, "Sister-in-law is also worried, so it's understandable that she's anxious. Let's hurry to the yamen and see Constable Hu as soon as possible so that you can find out the truth and put your mind at ease."

Hu the constable's home was not far from the yamen, and the three of them traveled quickly, arriving at the yamen in no time.

The town's government office, which usually had no guards, was unexpectedly occupied by two guards today.

Seeing them hurrying over, one of the tall and strong-looking constables stepped forward to stop them.

With a fierce expression, he said in a gruff voice, "Who are you people? What business do you have barging in like this?"

Even though she was quite bold, Hu San Niang, who was walking in front, was startled by the voice and stopped in her tracks.

Li Quanfu hurriedly stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said with a smile, "You two officers have worked hard. We are here to see Constable Hu. We have urgent business at home and need to see him."

He had been to the yamen many times and knew everyone who was on good terms with Brother Hu, whether they were friends or not. He didn't even know these two people, let alone have seen them before. He figured they must be from the new group of people who had arrived.

Li Quanfu thought this to himself and subconsciously looked at Xu Wenjie.

Xu Wenjie nodded, agreeing with the speculation.

Judging from the fact that these two men were also dressed as yamen runners, the fabric of their clothes was far superior to that of the two constables who had come to the village before, so they guessed that they were outsiders.

Fortunately, the two unfamiliar constables did not make things difficult for them.

After giving them a quick glance and searching them, he noticed that they were dressed plainly but looked anxious, so he nodded.

"Officer Hu is indeed inside, but he is currently busy discussing important matters with the Registrar. You can wait by the door until he comes out."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wenjie understood. It all made sense now that it was the registrar's men.

Upon hearing this, Hu San Niang immediately became anxious and hurriedly stepped forward.

She pleaded in a gentle voice, "Officer, I am Officer Hu's third sister. We really have urgent business with him. Could you please make an exception and let us in to see him?"

As he spoke, he started to walk inside.

Seeing that Hu Sanniang was so ungrateful, the constable immediately lost his previous polite tone and shouted at her sternly:

"How dare you! You ignorant village woman! This is a place of great importance, not a place you can just walk into whenever you want! Get out of here!"

He drank while drawing the sword from his waist.

The knife flashed with a silvery light, shining brightly in the sunlight, yet it still exuded a chilling aura; it was clearly stained with blood.

Hu San Niang only glanced at it once, but felt a chill run down her spine. She was so frightened that her legs went weak and she couldn't stand up.

"Third Sister!"

Li Quanfu quickly helped her up, repeatedly apologizing.

"Please forgive me, officer. My wife was just in a hurry and lost her temper. Please don't take offense."

As he spoke, he took out a few copper coins from his sleeve and handed them over: "Please forgive me, officer, take these to have some tea."

Seeing that Li Quanfu was somewhat reasonable, the constable snorted and took the money.

He tossed it around and found it to be light as a feather. Upon closer inspection, he realized he only had a few copper coins. He immediately waved his hand and threw away all the copper coins that Li Quanfu had handed him, scattering them all over the ground.

"As expected of a poor, remote place. Are they trying to give a beggar a few copper coins? Let's get out of here!"

"you!"

Hu San Niang may not be the most courageous, but seeing her husband being insulted like this was unbearable, and her legs, which had been unable to stand up before, were no longer weak.

Seeing Hu Sanniang's tone, the constable got even more excited, "I, I, I, what do you mean 'I, I'? Get out of here! My knife isn't for scaring people."

After saying that, the constable's eyes sharpened, revealing a hint of murderous intent, and his whole body radiated a chill.

Xu Wenjie immediately sensed something was wrong.

This yamen runner was indeed different from the ordinary yamen runners in Qingshan Town. Most of the yamen runners in Qingshan Town were just street patrollers and assistants. In short, they were all menial servants and would never have such eyes.

He hurriedly stepped forward, took out a tael of silver from his pocket, and stuffed it into the yamen runner's hand.

“My brother and sister-in-law don’t know the rules, but the officials are magnanimous and will not hold it against us common folk.”

Immediately afterwards, he took out another tael of silver and stuffed it into the hand of another yamen runner, saying ingratiatingly, "You agree, sir?"

Although he remained silent, his gaze never left that side. Xu Wenjie vaguely felt that the person was easier to talk to.

Sure enough, the other constable calmly took the silver that Xu Wenjie handed over and gently advised the constable who had drawn his sword.

"That girl is eager to see her brother, why are you making things difficult for her? Be careful, if the adults find out, you'll be in big trouble."

Hearing this, the tall, burly constable grimaced in anger and muttered defiantly, "...Who doesn't know he's a big shot..."

Xu Wenjie didn't hear the whole thing.

However, he finally put away the knife and made no further moves.

Li Quanfu breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, a man came out of the yamen and, upon seeing Li Quanfu, exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't this Brother Quanfu? What brings you here?"

Upon seeing that it was one of Constable Hu's men, Li Quanfu quickly smiled and said, "It's Brother Zheng! What a coincidence! We have urgent business with you, could you please pass on our message?"

Officer Zheng readily nodded: "Alright, you wait here, I'll go in and tell Officer Hu."

After saying that, he turned and went into the yamen.

Before long, Constable Hu came out with a puzzled look on his face.

Upon seeing the three, a hint of surprise appeared on her face: "Third Sister, Quanfu, what brings you here? And Mr. Xu, what happened?"