fisherwoman

Lin Xueman grabbed a handful of sorghum from the cloth bag and sprinkled it in the chicken trough. The chickens scrambled over to eat it, making a rattling sound. These chickens had already started to lay eggs. They ate a few on weekdays and saved the rest. When she got up, Yang said she would save it and eat it when she was in confinement.

She was absent-mindedly feeding the chickens, and she couldn't help but think of the time when Xiao Chengyu and her built a chicken coop last year. At that time, the two had just become husband and wife, and when they were glued together, she remembered him softly saying "wait" in her ear When she gave birth, he personally stewed chicken for her. At that time, she still felt that giving birth was a very distant thing. Now, she is about to give birth, but he has not returned for a long time...

What is the important thing? If you don't come back during the Chinese New Year, don't talk about it. Could it be that he doesn't have time to come back even when she has a baby?

Thinking of this, her eyes suddenly blurred.

Seeing the color of willows on the street suddenly, and repenting to teach her husband to find a Marquis, she truly realized the sadness and helplessness in these words...

She went into the house and tidied it up. Seeing that the sky was still gloomy and it looked like it was going to snow, she decided to ask her mother-in-law to accompany her to the seafood restaurant. Staying at home would only make her more depressed.

These days, Yang shi no longer goes to the seafood restaurant, but stays at home while knitting and fishing, while accompanying her. As someone who has experienced it, Yang shi naturally knows that when she is about to give birth, she cannot be without someone to take care of her.

At this time, there was a neighing sound of a horse outside, and Lin Xueman's heart lit up. Could it be that Xiao Chengyu came back?

Then, the door rang, and a figure hurried in. Lin Xueman was disappointed and surprised to find that it was Ali who had come.Ah Li seemed to be in a hurry, with a layer of sweat on her forehead. When she saw Lin Xueman, her eyes lit up, and she rushed to her, and said anxiously: "Madam, this servant has found you, where is Master Xiao?"

"Ali, why are you here?" Lin Xueman looked at her in surprise. "Your Excellency has gone to the capital and is not at home. What is so urgent?"

"Ma'am, something happened in Yuzhou." A Li said with a sad face, without wiping the sweat off her face, "Those defenders besieged the magistrate's mansion for some reason. I have to ask Mr. Xiao to give an explanation. I'm worried about the people in the mansion People are trapped inside and can't get out, so they have to quietly come to find adults and madam!"

Lin Xueman's heart sank when she heard the words, the trouble caused by the defenders must be because of Juntian's affairs.She remembered that Xiao Chengyu said that Liu Yuantong promised to return the land he occupied during his tenure.Could it be that the people below are dissatisfied?

She suddenly thought of Xu Yuanqi, besides him, who else could she turn to?

"Ali, let's go, come with me to find Master Xu." Lin Xueman pushed open the small wooden door, entered the old house, and gave Yang a general idea.Said, "Mother. I have to go to Mr. Xu quickly and ask what's going on!"

"Wait, I'll go with you." Upon hearing this, Yang felt the seriousness of the matter, put down what she was doing, and hurried out with her.

The three of them went to the county government office, just in time to see Xu Yuanqi's carriage leaving without a trace, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Master Xu must already know." Lin Xueman put down the curtain of the car, pondered for a moment, looked at Mrs. Yang, and said, "Mother, let's go and have a look too! After all, this matter is related to Cheng Yu."

"Mother doesn't care, it's just that it's really inconvenient for you to walk such a long distance. In this way, you wait for news at home, and I will go to your father and let him go and have a look." Yang said, sighing, "Such things, It's useless for us women to go."

"It's Madam, since Mr. Xu has gone, you should stay at home!" A Li looked at Lin Xueman's swollen belly, and persuaded her. She knew that Mr. Xu had gone to Yuzhou, and she knew that she was a little reckless when she came to report. If Madam has another mishap because of this matter, wouldn't he be causing a catastrophe?

"Forget it, don't bother my father, let's just go and see, we can't let Mr. Xu clean up the mess by himself?" Lin Xueman sighed, although it's useless to go by herself, but she can't deal with this matter Indifferent?

"That's right, then let's go!" Yang also sighed, "It's fine if you don't know, but now that you know, you have to find out."

Hearing this, Ali lowered her head and twisted the corner of her clothes, feeling more and more guilty.

Lin Xueman saw her thoughts, patted her hands, and said in a low voice: "Ali, don't do this, you didn't do anything wrong, if it were me, I would do the same, but I just let you go so far, it's hard work for you Already!"

"Madam said so, Ah Li will feel at ease!" The corners of Ah Li's mouth curled up slightly, and she held her hand, "A Li just hopes that things don't get too bad, and Madam can return to Yuzhou as soon as possible."

"Yes." Lin Xueman smiled at her, "As soon as your lord comes back, we will return to Yuzhou."

"Really, that's great!" Ari showed a happy smile on her face.

Xu Yuanqi hurriedly got off the carriage, and sure enough, he saw a lot of defenders clamoring around the gate of the magistrate's office, and some even threw stones and bricks in, very arrogant.

"Master Zhifu is here." Someone in the crowd shouted, and the others turned around and surrounded Xu Yuanqi.

"He is the former magistrate." Someone in the crowd shouted again.

"What did the former prefect do here?"

"It's useless to come here. We are looking for Mr. Xiao. Why should we take back our land? I have worked so hard to guard the border and have no land. What a shame!"

"That's right, what kind of a hero is he if he has the ability to let Mr. Xiao come out and hide?" Everyone said outrageously.

"Everyone be quiet and listen to the officer. Mr. Xiao is not hiding, but he is not in Yuzhou at all. The officer suggests that everyone go back first. Let's solve this matter slowly." Xu Yuanqi saw that everyone was in the same hatred. He hurriedly persuaded, "You guys are making such a fuss, it really can't solve the problem, I hope you think twice."

"Hmph! Who doesn't know that you officials protect each other. We don't understand these high-sounding words. We only know that there is no land to plant, and if the harvest is cut off, people will die. You people in Yuzhou are human beings. Are we not human?" said one of them. As he spoke, his voice became louder, "It's the emperor's will to fight in wartime, and to cultivate the land without business. Don't you local officials even ignore the emperor's will?" A trace of a malicious smile floated up.

"That's right, it is the emperor's will to fight in wartime and to cultivate the land, but don't forget that the land you own far exceeds the amount stipulated by the imperial court. This is an indisputable fact." Xu Yuanqi walked into the yamen Walking away, he said loudly, "Nowadays, when the land is returned to the common people, it's just that the property is returned to the original owner. I really don't understand why you all come to the government office to make trouble."

"Sure enough, officials and officials are protecting each other. Master Xu, don't forget that the land we planted is wasteland reclaimed. We turned the wasteland into fertile land, and then you come out and say that we have encroached on the common people's land, and then take it back in a grandiose manner. You didn't make a fuss in front of the emperor." The black-faced man obviously came prepared, he looked at Xu Yuanqi, and sneered, "No matter what, Mr. Xu has been the magistrate of Yuzhou for a few days, and I feel very nervous when I want to come to these things. Is it clear?"

"That's right, I know all these things. It's because you first turned the good good land into wasteland, and then pretended to turn the so-called wasteland back into good land for cultivation. What are you doing, not encroaching on the land?" Xu Yuanqi frowned, scanned the crowd, and said, "Let's leave, everyone! You've violated the law by gathering people to make trouble. Everyone is on a salary, so you don't know the truth?"

"Hmph! Brothers, let's talk nonsense with a little magistrate, let me do it, I don't believe Master Xiao will not show up." Someone in the crowd booed, "Arrest us all if you have the ability! Come on! !"

"That's right, what are you talking about with a little magistrate!" Everyone rushed forward again.

The guards on one side hurried forward to meet him and escorted Xu Yuanqi into the yamen.

"Master Xu." Wu Wenshu hurriedly came forward and said anxiously, "Master Xu, Master Xiao and Master Yao are not here, what should we do?"

"I think they are just making trouble. They have to think carefully about attacking the government office." As soon as the words fell, a stone flew up to the roof in an instant, breaking a few tiles.

There was a lot of noise and chaos outside the door.

Not far away, a carriage parked quietly outside the crowd.

"Ma'am, what should I do?" A Li raised the curtain of the car, looked at everything in front of her, looked at Lin Xueman, and said in a low voice, "Master Xu can't convince them either."

"Those people are really brave, they dared to besiege the magistrate's office." Yang tsk tutted, and then became worried about Xiao Chengyu, it turned out that this magistrate is not as good as it appears on the surface, alas!

"Let's go in first, let's discuss it with Mr. Xu!" Lin Xueman saw that those people were still relentlessly surrounding the door, and they didn't seem to want to disperse at all, so she hurriedly said, "Let's go in through the back door."

Looking at the scene in front of her, Lin Xueman suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu. She couldn't help thinking of the last time those people from Boss Hao in Longtan Town made trouble at the gate of the county government office, but these people in front of them were the defenders, not the fishermen... …

Last time, when Xiao Chengyu was there, she was just watching from a distance, a bystander, but this time, she couldn't be a bystander...

"Mrs. Xiao, Mrs. Mistress, why are you here?" Xu Yuanqi, who was at a loss what to do, saw Lin Xueman and Mrs. Yang walk in suddenly, and looked at them in surprise.

"We heard about this, so we came here to see you." Hearing the noise outside, Mrs. Yang frowned and said, "What should we do?"

"Although the matter is a bit tricky, it is Princess Nalan's intention after all. If they want to make a fuss, they will go back!" Xu Yuanqi glanced at Lin Xueman and said softly.

"Princess Nalan?" Lin Xueman was a little surprised.

Could it be Princess Nalan's intention to let the defenders return the land? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)