Splendid peasant girl busy farming

He Lian'er handed Niu Niu to He's mother and was about to go to the government office to inquire about the situation. As a result, at this time, a maid from the Hu family "happened" to pass by the He family's door.

She took the initiative to talk to He Lian'er, and was not at all surprised about the closure of the He family shop. The messages revealed in the maid's words were all hinting at He Lian'er.

This matter ultimately comes down to the cedar tree in your yard...

Moreover, the maid pretended to let slip to He Lian'er the relationship between the Hu family and the county magistrate's wife on this street...

Although He Lian'er grew up in a small merchant family and was not one of those girls who grew up in big houses and were indoctrinated with such ideas, because she had been struggling at the bottom of society with her parents since she was a child, she had seen too much of how people behave in the world, how the powerful take advantage of the weak, and how they collude for interests.

She feels that is very tiring. You have a backer, but others have a bigger backer.

It would be better for everyone to live their own lives in peace!

So even though the He family is secretly related to the Luo family and the Yang family, He Lianer's family never mentions it on this street.

Even the servants in the family only knew that the brother-in-law's hometown was in the countryside a hundred miles away, and that he had joined the army, fought hard in the army, and then entered the Ministry of War in Qing'an County as a trainer for new recruits.

These servants would also say the same thing when they met other servants on the street and got together to share information.

Therefore, in the eyes of others, the He family is the only soft persimmon on this street who has no backing and can be squeezed at will!
The county magistrate's brother-in-law took a fancy to a cedar tree in the He family's yard. A smart person would have taken the initiative to dig it up and send it over. Since he was not smart, he would have to bear the consequences himself.

At that moment, He Lian'er received the "kind" advice from the maid, turned around and went home, giving up the urge to go to the government to inquire.

"Lian'er? Why are you back just now?"

He's mother had just coaxed Niu Niu to sleep when she saw He Lian'er returning to the main room with a gloomy face. He's mother hurried over to ask. He Lian'er shook her head, "There's no need to go. It's useless to go. There's no need to waste the money that mother prepared for me. It's useless to go!"

"What are you saying? Aren't there any laws? Our family has been making buns for a lifetime and has never had any problems with people eating them. That customer was obviously framing us!" He's mother accused in a trembling voice.

"By the way, there is that customer. Where is that customer?"

He Lian'er said: "My father sent the customer to the clinic opposite the shop."

"Lian'er, let's go to the clinic and take a look at that customer. If he can say a word for us, your father can be released!"

He Lian'er did not go out, but said to her mother: "Mom, there is no need to go. The customer was obviously instructed by someone. The key to the problem lies in the cedar tree in our yard, not in other things!"

He's mother was stunned.

She looked at the tree in the yard and was very angry. "Why are the Hu family so strong? If they can't force the sale, they will do something secretly. Do they think that their son-in-law is the county governor and can do whatever he wants?"

"Hey, Xiao An is not at home either. I don't know when he will be back. This is really not possible. Lian'er, let's go to the Ning Mansion in Qing'an County? Ask the old lady of the Ning family for help?"

The Ning family is Ning Su's family, the old lady is Ning Su's mother and Xiaoyu's mother-in-law.

Xiaoyu is Yang Ruoqing’s best friend. She married from Changping Village. She is the daughter of Uncle Changgen and Aunt Guihua. She is also the sister from the same village who watched Xiaoan grow up.

Ning Su was Xiao An's former superior, but Ning Su and Xiao Yu were now serving in a military camp in another place, leaving Ning Su's mother-in-law and several grandchildren who were studying in their hometown in Qing'an County. (End of this chapter)