Du Zhongxiao heard his father's words inside, and said to Han Lian beside him: "It's my father shouting outside, Daddy Han, you heard me." Although relaxed, the county does not care about this matter, and the state. We have not violated the law and forbidden, who can be wronged! ”

Han Lian smiled bitterly: "Virtuous nephew, you think about the good in everything." Alas, if you think about it the other way, doesn't your father say this to mean that no one in the county cares about this matter? The Wu family is a local wealthy family, and they are used to doing things rampantly, how can they be easy to deal with? ”

Du Zhongxiao was silent. He is still a little unfamiliar with this world. His father is a lifter, and his status is too different from the ancient lifter in his previous life, and it is difficult to compare. The impression of the previous life, the ancient scholars were all superior, and there were still people who dared to offend people in the local area? When I really came to this world, I realized that no matter when, a scholar is nothing in front of money and power.

Han Lian said it well, his father could only shout loudly outside, at least to explain that no one in Linying County cared about this matter. So what, if you put the two of you here, you don't take them to court, you don't go through the official procedures, and it's not legal everywhere? The Wu family is a wealthy family in this county, and as long as they get a few low-level officials in the lower ranks, they can do whatever they want.

waited until noon, and no one came in to see Du Zhongxiao and Han Lian, and the two of them were so hungry that their stomachs growled.

With some drumming in his heart, Du Zhongxiao said to Han Lian: "How far is the state city from here?" I don't know when Daddy will come back. ”

Han Lian said: "It's only fifty or sixty miles away, if there is a fast horse, it will come back in a day or two." - It's just that fast horses are not easy to borrow. ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head and smiled bitterly. Not to mention fast horses, it is difficult for ordinary horses to borrow one. In Linying County, how many families are there with horses? Only wealthy families such as the Wu family have horses to ride.

The two sat for a while, Han Lian couldn't bear the hunger in his belly, and said, "I don't know what happened to Yueniang outside?" Let's hope it's okay. ”

Du Zhongxiao did not speak. Wu Kejiu has made so many famous halls, just for Yueniang. In his opinion, it was a great blessing for the Han family that he fell in love with Yueniang, but who knew that not only was he rejected, but he also forced them to make a new wine with Du Zhongxiao. How does this breath come out? He is a man who is used to running rampant in the township, and he is so simple and rude in doing things, and he arrests people to see what you do.

Just then, there was a sudden knock at the door. With the sound of footsteps, I heard the woman's voice: "Are you okay with your family?" ”

Han Lian heard his wife's voice, and hurriedly got up and said loudly, "We are just locked up here, but we have not suffered. It's just that from early morning to now, not a grain of rice or a drop of water has ever reached my mouth, and I am a little hungry. ”

Before he finished speaking, a big man took Han Lian's wife into the room and said viciously: "Section-level kindness, I'm afraid that you will starve to death here, and it will affect him, so I specially asked your Hun family to send some food." You two, hurry up and have your meal, and wait for the festival level to come and interrogate! ”

Seeing her husband's appearance, Han Lian's wife just cried. He stepped forward and lowered the basket, which contained two bowls of rice with two large pieces of meat.

When the big man went out, Han Lian and Du Zhongxiao stepped forward, picked up the bowl, and asked his wife in a low voice: "We were arrested here, what happened to Yueniang in front of the restaurant?" That Wu family puppy, did you go to croaking again? ”

"Alas, don't say it. You were caught, and he pestered Yueniang endlessly. If someone hadn't stopped them, they would have rushed to the house to be a maid and a concubine. Now lock Yueniang at home, let me come over to take a look, and go back and say to Yueniang that she is out of the Wu family. ”

Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but say angrily: "Qingping world, Lang Lang Qiankun, they persecute the women of good families so much, is there still a royal law?" ”

Han Lian sighed: "The royal law naturally exists, but it can't control us here." The current county commander doesn't care about anything, the county lieutenant is a ruthless man with a violent temper, and he has always been good friends with the Wu family, and he is not messing around with them. It's not a friendship with the county lieutenant, how could that Chen Jiejie be so hard to tie up the Wu family's petty staff. Now I only wish Du Xiucai everything goes well in the state, otherwise, we are afraid that we will have to peel off a layer of skin in this lawsuit. ”

Du Zhongxiao was silent. When I decided to sell the dregs and sprinkles before, I thought carefully that according to the current law, it is not forbidden to sell alcohol in that way. Where did he think that Wu Kejiu didn't play cards according to the rules at all, and he didn't care about anything illegal.

The law of the land is no longer in his eyes, what else can you do? Compared with money and power, it is not anyone's opponent at all.

Money and status, everything has to be rich first. But is it so easy to make money? I finally came up with such a way, and I caused such a disaster. If you can't pass this hurdle, it will be even more difficult in the future.

After eating, before his wife went back, Han Lian said to her: "You go back to see Yueniang, don't promise the Wu family's puppy!" If this goes his way, won't our suffering be in vain! Du Xiucai is the person who has been dismissed, and many officials in the state know his name, as long as the right person is found, it is not difficult to turn over this case. Anyway, get through the next few days! ”

Han Lian's wife agreed, wiped her tears, and went out of the room with a basket.

After sitting for a while, Du Zhongxiao said to Han Lian: "Daddy Han, do you say that my father will go to the state and turn over the case?" ”

Han Lian said: "The state is not as good as the county, there are many officials, as long as the state is not confused, it is not difficult to overturn the case." I have been to the state to do things before, and in cases like this, the records and military officers can manage it, and the judges can also manage it, not to mention the state and general judgments. Du Xiucai revealed last year that he had met several of these officials, and as long as he found someone and said it clearly, there was a chance that it would be done. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded, and said in a deep voice: "As long as the case is overturned, I will not let Wu Kejiu go!" Relying on the money in the family to oppress the good, not only arrested us inexplicably, cut off the livelihood of our two families, but also forced the woman of the good family to be a maid as a concubine, it is simply unreasonable! ”

Han Lian smiled bitterly and shook his head: "That's for later, where do you care so much?" As long as we are safe, all is well. - Virtuous nephew, if you really have this mind, you will study hard after you go out, and send out to enter the Beijing entrance examination like your father. If you are a jinshi and an official in the court, what is the Wu family! If Du Xiucai was a high school jinshi this time, he had an official body, and he scared the Wu family to death with a word, how dare he do this! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Okay, that's it." There are still two years left before the next release, and I will study hard when I go out, and I will enter Beijing to take the Jinshi exam in two years! When I was in high school, the first thing I did was to uproot the Wu family! Will this kind of wicked person stay in the village to fish and eat the people? ”

"It's good that the virtuous nephew has this ambition. Your family is a family of cultivators and heirlooms, poems and books, and family history, how many such families are there in Manxian County? I heard that you have been excellent at studying since you were a child, but it was only because of Du Xiu that you fell into the first place, and your family broke off the idea of continuing the imperial examination. After this catastrophe, it is not in vain to be able to pick up a book and read again. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded again and again.

At this time, there was no Daxing School, and there were very few places in the world where there were state schools and county schools, and most of the students who studied and took the imperial examination relied on their own strength. Cultivating and reading heirlooms, poems and books are passed on to the next generation, don't underestimate this tradition of the Du family. No, where does Du Zhongxiao go to study if he wants to take the imperial examination? Linying is a small place, and I can't find someone to ask for advice. The imperial examination is about a lot of skills, but it is not enough to just bury your head in study.

In Han's foot shop, Wu Kejiu and Cao Jucheng sat facing each other, with a pot of wine and two dishes on the table.

After drinking a glass of wine, Wu Kejiu said: "The wine here is really powerful, and I don't know how the thieves of the Du family make it." ”

Cao Jucheng smiled: "What's so difficult about this. In the afternoon or tomorrow, we will try the thief. is so ruthless that he is tempted, and he doesn't just ask it. My cousin's family runs a restaurant, and with this method, he can make this kind of wine openly. ”

Wu Kejiu nodded again and again, and he also had this thought in his heart. To make things so big, Wu Kejiu just wanted to count them in one fell swoop. The first is to set a rule for the foot owners of their own restaurants, and don't violate their own intentions in the future. Another one is naturally for Han Yueniang, this charming little lady, who is always a little unwilling to go home. The last one also wants to get the method of making wine from Du Zhongxiao.

Wu Kejiu held the handle in his hand in this matter, and there would never be an accident. The new arrival in Shi County is old and mediocre, and he doesn't care about anything. And Xu County, who is in charge of the prison and alcohol ban, has been friends with his family for many years, and he respects him every day, and he will inevitably stand by his own side. As for the others, does it matter what they think? You don't even need to work to the county order and county lieutenant, you only need a section rank and a few archers to get things done.

What to do after Du Xunsu arrived in the state, Wu Kejiu didn't think about it at all. The big officials in the state, where do they have the leisure to listen to the nonsense of a fallen person, and the county order doesn't care, what do they care. The Wu family is used to being domineering in Linying County, and they have always been very confident.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Wu Kejiu said to Han Yueniang behind the counter: "That little lady, why are you so twisted and pinched!" You came over and drank a few glasses of wine with me, I was happy in my heart, and the county said a few good words for your father, and naturally let it back. ”

Han Yueniang snorted coldly, turned her head and said, "I'm a good person, but you've found the wrong person!" My family is innocent in business, and has never been a traitor, what if you colluded with the county to arrest my father? He was innocent. ”

"Heh, it's up to you a little woman to decide whether you're guilty or not?" Cao Kecheng threatened. "The door of the government is so easy to enter? Tell you, as long as you go in, you have to peel off a layer of skin if you don't die! You come over and drink with my cousin, he is in a good mood, take you home, silk and satin, how much is good! Why is it an elm head, not enlightened! ”

Han Yueniang said: "Good and evil have their own rewards!" I don't believe that you will have no retribution for doing such evil things. ”

Cao Jucheng pointed at Han Yueniang and said to Wu Kejiu: "Cousin, what did this little lady say?" You gave her your own wealth, but she thought you were doing evil things, and she really didn't know good people. Little lady, my cousin is so attentive to you, doesn't it mean that he is a very good person. ”