Mr. Xiang teases her husband every day

On the second day, Xiang Yuan and Zhao Shen changed their clothes and went to Sun's mansion to pay their respects.Into the eyes, a piece of plain white.When they arrived at the hall, they saw Sun Jun's eyes dimmed and haggard, standing aside blankly, suddenly Xiang Yuan and Zhao Shen came in, his pupils shrank, a trace of panic flashed across his face, and he immediately changed into Qi Rong.The person kneeling on the ground burning the paper was a woman with a white body and an enchanting figure. Judging by her attire, she might be Sun Jun's concubine.Next to it, a girl who looked like a maid was crying uncontrollably.Zhao Shen took a closer look at her appearance and recognized that she should be one of the big maids who always follow Zhao Xinlan's side.

Xiang Yuan and Zhao Shen lit up the incense, and exchanged pleasantries with Sun Jun.Sun Jun was completely out of shape, as if he had been shocked by Zhao Xinlan's death, his expression was tense, and his words didn't make sense.

"Why is my eldest sister gone?"

Zhao Shen still can't believe it, how could Zhao Xinlan be gone?

Sun Jun swallowed, his eyes shifted to the place where the coffin was placed, and he immediately turned away as if being stabbed by a needle, and said in a flickering way: "You also know that I have been married to your eldest sister for so many years and have never had a child. Although I I didn't say anything, but your sister is always worried. Whenever there is any disturbance in my place, she will make a big fuss. I had a few arguments with her last time. Who knows your sister, she can't think about it. Voted for it!"

Sun Jun finished speaking vaguely, his voice choked up, and he raised his sleeve to cover his face.

Zhao Xinlan was already in the coffin, even though Xiang Yuan and Zhao Shen felt strange in their hearts, they couldn't ask for an investigation without evidence.Xiang Yuan gave Zhao Shen a look, and Zhao Shen nodded slightly.

"Has the news of Eldest Sister's death been sent back to Lizhong Zhao Mansion?"

Sun Jun replied that he had sent someone back early yesterday morning, and said that Zhao Xinlan was his wife, and he would properly conceal the cause of Zhao Xinlan's death from the outside world, and he would definitely arrange her funeral well and call her a grand funeral.

Until he returned to the government office, Zhao Shen kept frowning.Seeing this, Xiang Yuan stretched out his hand to smooth him, and said: "Don't think too much, I think Mrs. Zhao will definitely rush over after hearing the news. During this period, if you think something is wrong, I will send someone to you, you Richa, check, check."

Zhao Shen nodded. "Zhao Xinlan is not someone who knows how to vote."

Xiang Yuan also agrees with this point.Zhao Xinlan's kind of self-centered woman can live a good life even if no one else can survive.vote?joke!

However, as the magistrate, it is not easy for him to express doubts and send people to investigate without any evidence.Otherwise, the hearts of the entire Tongping Mansion Yamen will be unstable. If they are deliberately instigated by someone with a heart, and everyone is in danger, it is hard to predict what will happen.

Xiang Yuan sent a follower who followed him to Tongping Mansion from Quzhou to Zhao Shen to help him investigate secretly.The attendant's name was Niu Er, he was originally a Quzhou poppi, but after being reformed by Xiang Yuan, he changed his whole appearance.Seeing that this man was quite courageous and naughty, Xiang Yuan took him with him.Niu Er never expected that such a rascal like him would be able to follow the magistrate's side one day, he was overjoyed, and wished he could swear to God to do his job well.The yamen servants in Quzhou, headed by Yang Ye, lived in Quzhou, and their establishment could not be moved in the county yamen. It was not pleasing to see Niu Er being named by Xiang Yuan to be by his side. , I asked him to "discuss" several times.Niu Er knew that they were jealous, and he wasn't angry when he was being deliberately picked on. Instead, he became more flamboyant, making Yang Ye clench his fists in anger.

After this end was arranged, Xiang Yuan was ready to deal with the mess at Tongping Mansion.When the prefect Song was in office, he blindly sought stability and ignored all matters involving reform.Therefore, even if Tongping Mansion had such convenient conditions as He Congshan Xishan Weisuo's business, it still could not develop, and it could be regarded as a well-known poverty-stricken area in the entire Jing'an Dynasty.

Xiang Yuan spread out the map, and clicked the route from Tongping Mansion to Xishan Weisuo and then to the outside of the pass, and then pointed out the roads leading to Hejian Mansion and Ganquan Mansion, and built a map in his heart that took Tongping Mansion as the base and radiated three mansions and three rivers. Radial development prospects.It is not that there are no special products in Tongping Mansion. Tongping Mansion produces a kind of rice called Xianyao rice, which has a long-lasting aroma, is crystal clear, soft and glutinous, and has a great taste. It has always been the focus of the government's sales.It's just that this kind of Xianyao rice is collected by the government every year in the name of paying taxes, so the number of farmers who plant it is decreasing year after year.If it weren't for the fact that there are still people who covetously turn in one catty of Xianyao rice for twenty catties of ordinary rice, I'm afraid no one will grow it anymore.

First of all, farmers have to be mobilized to plant more, and second, if they want to make a name for themselves, this Xianyao rice has to be repackaged.As the saying goes, people rely on clothes and Buddha depends on gold clothes. If you don't have a decent appearance, who will take you seriously? !

Also, these aristocratic merchants in Tongping Mansion have to take some time to give them some sweets, hang a carrot in front of them, so that the donkey will not walk.

While studying it carefully, there was a vague sound of drumming outside, and then a government servant came in quickly, reporting that someone had beaten the Dengwen drum to appeal for grievances, and was clamoring outside to ask Xiang Zhifu to make the decision!

Xiang Yuan originally wanted to call people in to inquire carefully, but unexpectedly, the person who complained described it as too miserable, which attracted people to watch outside, and actually sued for injustice in public, which attracted a burst of sighs from the audience, clamoring for the magistrate Xiang to make the decision for the sufferer and punish him severely A powerful bully who oppresses good people.

When Xiang Yuan arrived, he saw more than a dozen ragged, yellow and thin people kneeling in front of the magistrate's yamen, some old and some young, and a baby in his arms. The child must have been hungry for a long time. He closed his eyes and let out a cat-like cry, intermittently.

The hairpin of the woman holding the child was disheveled, her eyes were full of distress, she only had tears in her eyes, and called the baby's name repeatedly.

"Quickly, go and ask the doctor to come and have a look at the child, and then tell the cook in the inner house to cook thick rice porridge and bring it over."

Since Xiang Yuan won Xiang Dazhuang, he couldn't see any children suffering.Seeing the baby was so hungry that it was skinny and boneless, I felt very sorry for it.

When everyone outside saw Xiang Yuan appearing, they immediately became agitated.The bold one shouted at Xiang Yuan: "Prefect Xiang, everyone knows that you are a good official and always think about our people. You asked Prefect Xiang to make decisions for these people. They are too miserable."

People around have echoed.

Xiang Yuan raised his hand and pressed it, looked at the kneeling sufferer, and said softly: "You all get up, and move a basket for the woman who is holding the child."

Seeing that magistrate Xiang was so kind, all the complainants wiped away their tears, the older helped the old, and the older helped the younger, stumbling to their feet.

"Your Excellency, Lord Qingtian, you are the master of the people! The land at home has been taken away, and there is no food for the family of five or six, how can they live! You came to file a complaint, and you were almost beaten to death on the road. "

The first to speak was an elderly woman, crying with snot and tears.

"My lord, if I hadn't heard about the deeds of my lord in Quzhou, and knew that my lord is a good official who is in charge of the people, we, old and small, really wouldn't have the guts to sue those big families. I beg you to be the master of the small people, and make the small The people's own fields will be returned."

The one who spoke this time was a middle-aged man, he looked like he might be the head of the family.

"Don't worry, tell me slowly, what happened?"

Seeing this posture, Xiang Yuan feared that it would be difficult to invite people into the yamen for questioning, so he simply opened up the matter for interrogation in a high-profile manner.

The middle-aged man wiped away his tears, and said in a low voice: "Master Zhifu, the common people are all from Xianyao Village outside the city. The village is next to the Zhuangzi of the big family in the city, and the land of the small peasant family is next to that of the He family. Zhuangzi."

Hearing the word He Jia, Xiang Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

"Originally, there was no conflict between the little people and the Hejia Zhuangzi. Xiaomin often sent some wild game to the Zhuangzi in exchange for money. But who knew that at the beginning of last year, a lot of strong men suddenly came to the Hejiazhuangzi. They were vicious. They took the land close to Hejiazhuangzi for nothing, insisting that the little people occupied the land of their He family. The little people went to argue several times, but they were all beaten out. After suffering for a year, the newborn cub had nothing to eat and often cried from hunger. Xiaomin took relatives and friends to Hejiazhuangzi several times to return to the field, but he didn’t see the person in charge. He will be beaten. At the beginning of this year, the He Family Zhuangzi even sent someone to say that they had transferred the land to their He Family. Seeing that this year's harvest is hopeless, the little people really There was no way out, so I made up my mind to come here to complain. Unexpectedly, the head of the He family village found out, and the head of the village brought five or six strong men to chase after him. , Shocked and frightened, almost died on the road.”

After the man finished speaking, all the villagers who came next to him echoed, wiped their tears and talked about the evil shape of Hejiazhuangzi, vividly portraying the appearance of a wealthy family oppressing good people.

The onlookers were filled with righteous indignation when they heard this, and said one after another that the tyrants and powerful bullying the people cannot be tolerated, otherwise Tongping Mansion would still have a way for ordinary people to survive!

Xiang Yuan observed quietly, and found that among the audience, there were always a few who spoke first, and the words they said were extremely provocative.It seems to be speaking for the villagers, but in fact every sentence is directed at the bullying He family.In the end, someone boldly yelled, "Ask General He to come out and confront him".

Xiang Yuan's eyes darkened. From the beginning when these villagers were unwilling to enter the gate of the government office, he had vaguely noticed that this matter was not simple. Now it seems that there is indeed something inside.

Fan Tongzhi arrived later. Seeing this scene, he frowned, leaned in front of Xiang Yuan, and said in a low voice, "My lord, I don't seem quite right."

A sneer flashed across the corner of Xiang Yuan's mouth, and he turned his head and told Fan Tongzhi to find someone to watch out for those men in the audience who deliberately incited the emotions of the people with evasive eyes.Fan Tongzhi is also an old man in the officialdom. Hearing this, he knew that the matter was not simple, so he immediately went down to give orders with a solemn expression.

On the other side, Xiang Yuan changed his cordial appearance, straightened his face, showed a solemn expression, and said firmly: "Rest assured, fellow villagers, I will definitely investigate this matter to the end, and if the situation is true, I will definitely give you an explanation .For this official, no matter how high or low your family is, if you violate the laws of the court, you should get the punishment you deserve."

Hearing what Xiang Yuan said, the dozen or so miserable sufferers immediately cried and knelt down and called Xiang Yuan the master of Qingtian.Xiang Yuan hurriedly asked people to help them up, and said: "Everyone is wounded, hungry and tired, why don't you settle down in the yamen. You live in the yamen, forgive those bold people who dare not come to the yamen to embarrass you The matter of the land being occupied, I will definitely close the case as soon as possible."

Those people hesitated, some did not dare.After all, they are usually honest farmers, and they come to complain because they are instructed by others, but now they are invited to live in the yamen by the magistrate, and their heart trembles immediately.

These people didn't dare, but all the onlookers applauded and persuaded them to live in the yamen for safety, saying that Zhifu Xiang was a good official and would never embarrass them, and would definitely give them justice.

Xiang Yuan was distracted and noticed that his proposal was obviously not expected by those responsible for instigating it. For a while, several people looked at each other from a distance, and they didn't know how to react.

Xiang Yuan smiled slightly, the bitter master who was complaining in front of him had been persuaded by everyone to agree to move into the Yamen, and the Yamen servants were taking them down.According to Xiang Yuan's instructions, first ask the doctor to look at them one by one, then eat, and finally send them to rest.

The sufferer left, and the onlookers gradually dispersed.

Xiang Yuan looked up at the sky, and there were dark clouds covering the sun.Secretly said: Before he made a move, someone couldn't wait to come out and make a fuss.That's okay, let's repair them once and for all, so he can develop Tongping Mansion with peace of mind!