Border Cook

Chapter 576 Promotion
Because of the involvement of the Zou sisters, the carriage naturally traveled a little faster. Before the sun set, the Zou sisters and Ma San and his wife were sent to the county government office to hear the case.

The case of fraud and deception was under the jurisdiction of the county lieutenant. Feng Maocai accepted the case without hesitation. "It is my fault that such a thing happened under my jurisdiction. But rest assured, Madam Xia, I will handle it impartially, severely punish the evildoers, and give justice to the Zou sisters!"

"I'm naturally relieved that Lord Feng is handling the case." Xia Mingyue asked with a smile, "It's just that it's getting late now. I think Lord Feng will have to wait until tomorrow to hear the case. Madam Zou and her sister have been staying at my house for a while. When Lord Feng opens the court, let the yamen runners go directly to Xiaji to summon them."

"Originally, it is just as Madam Xia said. The earliest we can open the court is tomorrow. However, Lord Pei will be transferred soon, so we need to finish all the matters before Lord Pei is transferred so that we can welcome the new county magistrate to take office."

Feng Maocai smiled and said, "So I plan to go to court to try the case soon, so that we can close the case early and compile the files."

Moreover, the cause and effect of this case are very clear, and it will not take up too much time and energy.

Among so many things, the more we can move forward, the better.

Pei Chenghe is going to be transferred somewhere else?

Xia Mingyue was a little surprised and asked tentatively, "Master Pei, what is this..."

"Since Lord Pei took office as the magistrate of Jinqiu County, he has been conscientious and honest. In recent years, he has made contributions in suppressing bandits and settling refugees. After the Ministry of Personnel's assessment, it was decided to transfer Lord Pei to the position of prefect of Chengtian Prefecture. After the new magistrate of Jinqiu County takes office, Lord Pei will hand over some duties and then set off." Feng Maocai explained.

"So it's a promotion." Xia Mingyue smiled and bowed, "I have to congratulate Master Pei."

"Madam Xia, you are too polite." Feng Maocai said with a smile, "Lord Pei often said that if we look at it in detail, the credit for suppressing the bandits is due to Commander Lu, and the credit for resettling the refugees is due to you, Madam Xia. We need to thank you two very much."

"Madam Xia was not at home a few days ago, and Lord Pei went there in person to supervise the autumn ploughing and check the water wells. When Lord Pei returns, he will go to Madam Xia's house to thank her in person."

"There's no need to thank me. Lord Pei cares about the people and is a fair and strict official. Otherwise, even with the help of others, I'm afraid we wouldn't have achieved what we have today." Xia Mingyue declined.

"Thanking is one thing, but the main thing is to say goodbye." Feng Maocai explained, "And considering our relationship, it's normal for us to sit together and chat and drink tea. It's just that I will have to bother Madam Xia and go to her house to ask for a few cups of tea and some snacks. Madam Xia, please don't be annoyed."

"If that's the case, I can't refuse." Xia Mingyue smiled, "Then I will look forward to your presence, my Lords."

Feng Maocai and Xia Mingyue talked for a while, and then ordered people to go to the court to interrogate Ma San and his wife, and to ask about the whole story of the Zou sisters so that they could record it in a file.

It would take some time to go to court for trial, so Xia Mingyue only left Zhuang Cui in the yamen to accompany Zou Shiyun and her sister, while she and Yin Qiao and others went back to clean up the sisters' residence.

Now that the weather has turned cold, and they are sisters, they are temporarily placed in the same room, on the same kang.

However, in this way, some pickled vegetables, canned fruits and other sundries that were originally in the empty west room had to be piled up in the east room.

The east room was originally used to store some daily ingredients and utensils of the central kitchen. With the addition of these things, it suddenly looked even more messy, and there was literally no place to step.

Seeing this, Mrs. Lu took the initiative to suggest, "Why don't you move some things to my yard first? There's a small door between our two yards, so it's convenient to take things." "This is the only way for now." Xia Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief.

However, this is only a temporary solution. For long-term considerations, we still need to come up with a permanent solution.

After all, the land area of ​​the Lu family's house is limited. Previously, in order to teach Zhao Dahu, Zhao Erhu and others how to cook, a large stove had been set up for daily cooking. If more things were stored there, the yard and the house would become more and more full, which would not be feasible.

Xia Mingyue thought about it and made a decision immediately - to follow the example of Changzhou Prefecture and find a suitable house nearby to be used as a central kitchen.

In this way, space in the home can be completely freed up, daily life and career can be completely separated, the central kitchen can be managed more orderly, and the home can be quieter and more casual.

The area originally occupied by the large kitchen of the central kitchen can also be demolished and restored to its original open space, where seasonal vegetables and flowers can be planted to make the yard more lively.

Now that she has earned a lot of money, plus what Lu Qiyan gave her, it is more than enough to do these things, and she doesn't need to be stingy at all.

The more Xia Mingyue thought about it, the more she felt that this idea was feasible, so she immediately planned to go to the dental clinic early the next day.

Meanwhile, Zou Shiyun and Zou Shiliu were in the court of the yamen, answering all questions regarding the case.

The case was simple and clear. As a county lieutenant, Feng Maocai was very experienced in trying cases. He tried the case thoroughly in no time and convicted Ma San and his wife.

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In addition to returning all the silver and items that Ma San and his wife had looted from Zou Shiyun and her sister, as well as their identity documents, they also gave all the clothes, jewelry and other items that had been purchased with their silver to Zou Shiyun and her sister.

The money, clothes, jewelry and other valuables that Ma San and his wife had on them were also sold as compensation.

In the end, Ma San and his wife were beaten with fifty boards and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. They were temporarily imprisoned in the prison and would be sent there together with their forced laborers when the time came.

All the money and things that could be recovered were recovered, and the bad guys got the punishment they deserved. Zou Shiyun and Zou Shiliu were completely relieved. After the confessions were all recorded, they kowtowed to Feng Maocai to express their gratitude.

The matter was settled. It was already the end of the Xu hour. Zhuang Cui led Zou Shiyun and Zou Shiliu to Xia Mingyue's home.

Feng Maocai felt that it was quite late, so he sent two yamen runners to escort him all the way.

"Thank you, two yamen runners." Zhuang Cui thanked with a smile.

"Mrs. Zhuang, you are too polite." The yamen runner smiled innocently, "It is our honor to be able to escort the three ladies back."

This may sound exaggerated, but it is the truth.