Chapter 2
Jia Shi didn't dare to argue any more. She was whipped and screamed in pain.

"Ah yo!"

"Mother!"

"Master, sir, please do me a favor,... please be merciful to me, lady... I know I was wrong."

Seeing Jia being beaten, Gu Yingying only knew that it was Jia's own fault, so she didn't give Jia a second look.

There were whispers from some villagers talking in my ears:

"Little girl Gu, who has never been in the field, is injured like this, but she and her second sister-in-law collected half a basket of rice. Isn't she much better than that opportunistic Jia?"

Gu Yingying was secretly happy.

Without relying on his parents or his second brother, he can bring Jia Shidou down by himself.

"Little girl Gu, she has become a human being today. She not only protects herself, but also knows how to protect you, the second sister-in-law. It's really rare."

Gu Yingying heard someone say this to the second sister-in-law, and soon heard the second sister-in-law's voice:
"My sister-in-law has always treated me well."

After hearing this, Gu Yingying felt warm in her heart.

After being whipped dozens of times, Jia struggled to get up and bowed to the magistrate.

The magistrate stared at Gu Yingying with cold eyes, "Mr. Gu, Mrs. Jia was punished for stealing food. You have caused trouble, and you have to give an explanation to the villagers. Someone is here, escort Mrs. Gu back to the house for a hearing."

Gu Yingying was held by two women by the shoulders and brought to a bamboo house not far away.

The folks who were waiting to return to the house after work were all waiting outside the house.

in the bamboo house.

As soon as Gu Yingying walked in, she could smell the aroma of wine and roast chicken.

She couldn't help but wonder: in the memory left to her by the original owner, the prefect of Jinxia Prefecture is a rare and upright official, who comes to Gujiazhuang every year to supervise the administration, and eats with the villagers.

Never opened a small stove.

But what's the matter with the smell of wine and meat in this room?

While thinking deeply, Jia Shi's words came to Gu Yingying's ear.

"Everyone is from the village. Seeing Gu's second brother begging for help, it's not easy to go. Who would have thought that those people Gu's provoking would lead the whole village to fight, and this would hurt the innocent and hurt the big guy Harvest with injuries?" Jia looked at the people waiting outside the house, and said:

"All the villagers can come to testify for the women."

Gu Yingying was so angry that she gritted her teeth, Jia Shi unexpectedly told the magistrate some things that the original owner had done with embellishments.

Looking up, she found that the magistrate was looking at her hands.

The light of the lantern shone on her hand, and the blood blisters on her palm were particularly conspicuous.

Jia Shi's words sounded again:
"My lord, when Gu's mother was pregnant with Liujia, I also asked the Great Immortal to divination for her. The Great Immortal said that she would definitely give birth to a disaster. In the end, it came true."

As soon as these words came out, many curious eyes fell on Gu Yingying's figure——

Even though the woman's head was wrapped with a white cloth, her face was red and swollen, but her eyes were exceptionally bright and clear.Where does it look like a disaster?
The corner of Gu Yingying's lips curved into a sarcasm, can the prefect believe such a thing that happened out of nothing?

The magistrate was expressionless, and said to the Yacha behind him:
"It is said that the Lizheng of the two villages of Gujiazhuang and Qifeng Village."

They speak pure Imperial Mandarin.

After hearing this, the yamen servant hurried forward and brought Lizheng from the two villages.

As soon as the leading middle-aged man walked into the house, he didn't say anything to the magistrate's questioning, that the villagers were injured because of Gu Yingying.

Gu Yingying is full of respect for Xu Shibo, who is right here.

It's no wonder that he went to the battlefield with his father in the early years and defended against the powerful enemy of the Lou Kingdom in the north, and he answered the prefect's questions very confidently.

The magistrate glanced at everyone in the room, his serious eyes finally fell on Gu Yingying's head, and said:

"You are a daughter, you should cherish your reputation and don't make trouble!"

Gu Yingying promised:

"My lord's lesson is that. Women of the people must obey your lord's teachings and be a good person."

He said so on the lips, but he knew it in his heart:

How about her reputation, the newly appointed magistrate is too lazy to care.However, she hooked up with talented people, causing injuries to the villagers, affecting the harvest of rice, and knowing that the master of the mansion could not transport the tribute rice to the imperial city within the time limit today.That's what happened to her.

Mrs. Jia cast a sideways glance at Gu Yingying, and said to the magistrate:
"My lord, Mrs. Gu is a rascal, and her nature is hard to change. If you say you will change it, you may not really change it. According to the views of the women, it is better to ask Mrs. Gu to show some sincerity and prepare some food to comfort the villagers. Guys, I'm sorry. People from the village, let's reconcile."

The tribute rice matures a month earlier than the rice planted by the villagers.

In the past, when the county magistrate was on errands, he would ask Li Zheng to take people to Gu's house to buy rice.Because the land owned by the Gu family accounted for nearly half of the whole village.

Inviting the folks to have a few meals is a matter of course.

But not this year, because the original owner and the second brother caused too many troubles, several patients who were seriously injured were still being treated in the pharmacy in Jinxia City.Medical expenses and lost wages, plus food expenses, are not a small expense.

What farmers can sell is nothing more than sesame and millet.The tea and cloth are so good that they may not be able to be sold for money when they are really needed urgently.

Gu Yingying hated Jia Shi in her heart, but she hid her anger and anger.With a faint smile on his face, he looked at the greedy Jia, and said:
"Our Jingyou country implements a policy of good-neighborliness and friendship. We communicate with our neighbors and live in harmony. The people of Jinxia Prefecture have always valued etiquette. Under the guidance of their parents and officials, they are even more frugal to cultivate virtue , and work diligently to manage the family. Throughout the ages, civil servants and military generals, our land of Jinxia has produced the most!"

As soon as these words came out, not only the two of them were stunned.

The county magistrate also had a look of astonishment.

The doubt in the magistrate's eyes disappeared in a flash. This woman is not uneducated, she is well-mannered and eloquent.

Jia Shi, who was kneeling on the ground, was stunned and said after a long while: "Oh, it's terrible, it's terrible! Little girl Gu is bewitched. She has never been to school, where did she go to learn such great principles?"

Gu Yingying smiled confidently at Mrs. Jia, "There is a saying that 'after three days of farewell, I will definitely admire you'. Although I have never been to school, I have learned some words from my elders, read some books, and understand some principles. "

Jia's contemptuous eyes pierced Gu Yingying, and she couldn't help but sneered, "I don't want to argue with you if you read the book or not. But with your ability to hook up with other men, you can write a book and teach the descendants of your clan. People, lest your unique skill be lost."

The laughter of some women outside soon spread into the bamboo house with the door open.

Gu Yingying was simmering with anger in her heart, but tried her best to hold it back.

The clerk next to the magistrate, saw the magistrate with a cold face, stepped forward and slapped Jia's face, "Let you talk!"

I saw blood oozing from the corner of Jia Shi's shrew's mouth, swallowing blood and tears together.Gu Yingying took this opportunity to make a point.

"Minnv, like many folks, wants to harvest the rice as soon as possible, hoping that the adults will escort the emperor's grain to Beijing, and taste the fresh tribute rice from Jinxia Prefecture when the emperor invites the princes and nobles to come to enjoy the flowers and race horses. meal."

The magistrate nodded slightly, motioning for Gu Yingying to continue.

"It's just that the matter of harvesting rice is not just done by the wise leaders of the adults, and the villagers work together to do it well. It is necessary to use advanced production tools to save time and effort. It coincides with the recent good weather, just to harvest the rice. Well, let's dry it, and go to pay a good job." Gu Yingying was full of confidence.

 Thank you for your support and wish you a happy March!

  
 
(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like