Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 325 Who is so kind?

Zheng Xidong woke up at dawn the next day. She had slept on her stomach all night and felt her back and arms were unusually stiff, so she quickly got up and moved around a few times.

At this time, her stomach growled with hunger and she didn't know what to do next. Suddenly, she saw an oil-paper bag next to the table where she was sleeping.

She lifted a corner of the oil paper and took a look. What was wrapped inside should be millet cake, which she had seen others eat.

It was too dark when she came in last night, and she didn't notice if there was anything on the table next to her when she was groping.

She looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she took the oil paper bag and wanted to run away. But when she held the bag in her hand, she realized that the millet cake inside was still hot.

Is this for her?
Who is so kind?

Zheng Xidong couldn't figure it out.

The person who delivered the millet cake was already standing in front of Wen.

"Madam, that child probably wants to come back to study. I asked my left head to check the roster. During the days when that child was not in school, she was indeed working on the road repairs. She got a third-class work badge." Cheng Guang said this with a look of pity on his face. "I saw that her hands were full of scratches and she slept with tears on her face. She was really pitiful. I didn't have the heart to chase her away last night.

This morning I went to Lord Qi again and checked the child's family situation. I learned that she has both parents and a ten-year-old brother. Her brother has been attending school without interruption.

Madam, why don't you talk to the child's family and ask them to let her come back to school."

After listening to this, Wen remained silent for a long time. She did not directly answer Cheng Guang's question, but asked: "Have you told your adults about this matter?"

"Lord Meng is out inspecting the city wall, and I haven't had a chance to talk to him yet." Cheng Guang added, "Madam is in charge of the school. Although the child has only been in class for a few days, she is still your student. Please help her. If the Lord knew, he would probably take care of it."

Mrs. Wen sighed softly, "If your elders knew, they would probably throw the parents into jail. Okay, I'll take care of this matter. Ask someone to bring the child here."

"Hey, I'll be there right away." After Cheng Guang left, Liang Jiujiu, who had been standing next to him, stepped forward and asked, "I think it shouldn't be difficult to handle now. Why is Madam so embarrassed?"

"Since ancient times, family affairs are the most difficult to manage. Family members have intertwined interests, and it is difficult for others to interfere, no matter how heavy or light, to satisfy their wishes. If it weren't for Cheng Guang's plea, even if I felt sorry for the child, I would not have cared."

Hearing this, Liang Jiujiu hesitated, "Otherwise, let's wait for Changqing to come back and ask her first."

"Since the child has already run away from home, I think she has nowhere to go now. We should bring her here first, so that she won't be depressed at such a young age. It's also good to find out the entanglement before Changqing comes back."

In Anxi Village, Zheng Jiasheng and his family searched for the whole night. The noise woke up people from the neighboring village. Someone heard them say that their daughter was missing and wanted to report it to the government office. However, Zheng Linsheng stopped them and said, "No, no, it's just a girl. We dare not trouble the government office."

It's not that he didn't dare to trouble the county government, he was just afraid that Song Xiyu would hear the news and it would be difficult to explain.

Someone told him, "It's more important to find someone at this time, why worry about the trouble."

No matter how others tried to reason with him, Zheng Linsheng just stopped them. When others saw that this family didn't appreciate it, they didn't bother to care about them anymore.

As the sky gradually brightened, Zheng Jiasheng and Zhou Erya searched the nearby area again, but still couldn't find anyone. The couple returned home exhausted.

Seeing Zheng Linsheng sleeping on his back at home, how could Zhou Erya not resent him? Of course, she also resented her husband and Zheng Xiyu. It seemed that her life was full of hard work every day, and she had no peace of mind.

Why did she live like this? She would ask herself this question, but there were too many people around her. Every time she had a question, before she could answer it, other troubles would come up.

"Mom, I'm hungry." Zheng Chunsheng rubbed his eyes and asked, "Is my sister not back yet?"

Zheng Linsheng also woke up, "It hasn't been found yet! Where could that troublesome thing have gone?"

Zheng Jiasheng frowned and said, "Let's report it to the authorities and ask the officials to help look for it."