Those things about the landlady

Chapter 77

The wife was right in saying this, but Yunshan always felt that there was something wrong, and after thinking about it for a long time, she couldn't think of a reason, so she simply stopped thinking about it and waited for her wife to read the letter.

The envelope was handled by her, and it wasn't too thick when pinched. Thinking about his master's usual appearance, he reckoned that he wouldn't talk too much nonsense.

Shu Ran glanced at the letter, Yao Jiawang's letter did not mention Yao Jiaxing, presumably the two never met, and he finally arrived in the capital with a team of people traveling day and night.

The journey went smoothly, but the situation in the capital was complicated, and he had no foundation. The clues he relied on did not find Ren Yazi back then, so he temporarily settled in an inconspicuous inn. He planned to make a long-term plan. At the end of the letter, he wrote A few sour words to express his thoughts were ignored by Shu Ran indifferently.

Shu Ran was not surprised by such a result, thinking that if Yao Jiaxing didn't delay on the way, he would probably arrive in the capital soon. Since his status is not ordinary, it would be a matter of time before he came to find Yao Jiawang.

She put the letter back into the envelope, and asked Yunshan: "Did you tell me, Mr. Xie, can you write a reply and take it?"

Yunshan nodded, and said with a smile: "Thank you, steward, you can write a reply whenever you like. Anyway, there are always caravans from our Caohe Town to the capital, but don't reveal too many important things. Dragons and snakes are mixed in the team, and if they are not in order, someone will peek at the letter."

Shu Ran frowned, but she could figure it out. With a family like theirs, no matter how much money they have, there are many things that only officials and eunuchs can have privileges.

"In this case, you go and tell Sister Ning and Brother Zhong to ask them to write a letter to their father. They just want to make sure that the house is safe and smooth when they are away from home. It is also a good thing to let the children chatter with him."

Yun Shan let out a sigh of relief, and then asked again: "Aren't you going to tell the master about this mess at home?"

Shu Ran shook her head, "What's there to say? He doesn't know the place well when he's alone, so it's hard enough to find someone. Don't let him worry about family matters. I'm capable of handling them. Besides, maybe Your master has his own news channel, needless to say, he already knows what happened at home."

Yun Shan pursed her lips, and said with righteous indignation: "It's best for the master to know everything, so that he will love his wife and know how difficult it is for her."

Shu Ran shook her head and laughed, "I don't need other people's distress, what's the use of distress? Women need to be strong in their own hearts, don't put too much emotion and expectations on others, let others control their emotions How dreadful it must be."

Yunshan has been with his wife for a long time, so he can understand her thoughts to some extent, and said helplessly: "My servant's thoughts are really narrow, but no matter what, as long as my wife feels happy, anyway, there is no master, there is always something to do." Sister and servant girl feel distressed."

Shu Ran laughed, "Yes, yes, I have you all, and I have become more and more good at talking lately, have you put honey on your little mouth?" Yunshan rolled her eyes indecently, "The servant girl went to find my sister, Not fooling around with you."

Shu Ran felt that this girl was getting more courageous, presumably life was going very well.

Shu Ran felt that she had a good life, although there were occasional minor troubles, but she also had a lot of fun, and she would please herself, and pleasing herself was far more cost-effective than pleasing others.

The clan elders calmed down after they went back. They were worried that they would bring more violent counterattacks, but they all huddled in the mansion one by one, and they were too embarrassed to come out and jump around. Thinking about it, they still paid too much attention to face.

This series of operations by Shu Ran has not been hidden from those who are interested, and those who want to make bad plans have begun to re-evaluate her weight. After all, the consequences of taking actions without authorization may not be something they can afford.

On weekdays, she paid a lot of attention to maintenance. Shu Ran came back after two days of recuperation. Her complexion was rosy and shiny, and she looked more energetic. Steward Wang and Xie Donglai were relieved to see it.

At this moment, they were standing in front of their wife and reporting the situation. Steward Wang said: "All the crew members have been found, and only one person was found at the latest. The body is already somewhat incomplete. The family members are a little emotional, but fortunately, no harm has been caused. Out of control situation."

Shu Ran nodded when she heard the words, this is already the best result, "Our Yao family has fulfilled the promise, everyone has been found, how about the loss of the goods?"

This was taken care of by Xie Donglai. He frowned and said, "Most of them are cloth and medicinal materials. If soaked in water, they will be useless, and the loss will be relatively large."

This was also expected by Shu Ran, and said: "If you lose, you can lose it. Business is not going to be smooth sailing. You have worked hard these few days. Tomorrow is the first seven of those crew members. You can set up a table at the ferry." Let's worship at the dojo, it's best to invite the county magistrate, and then discuss the compensation with the family members."

Steward Wang nodded, "This matter will be handled by the subordinates later, but how much compensation should we pay?"

Shu Ran looked at Xie Donglai, and asked, "How appropriate is Guanshi Xie? You travel around and watch a lot, and you know the market outside better than I do."

Steward Xie said respectfully: "If you go back to your wife, it's only 30 taels of silver to buy a coolie outside by signing a contract of sale. Should we pay it according to this standard? We also paid for the burial money, but in fact, there is no need to give it like this." many."

Manager Xie spoke from the standpoint of the master's family. You must know that when such a thing happened in another family, they would never be so thorough. Now who doesn't talk about the Yao family's benevolence and righteousness.

Shu Ran knew that people in this world were divided into three, six, and nine grades, but she didn't expect the reality to be far more cruel than she thought, so she said after thinking about it: "The first 99 steps have been taken, so why be stingy with the last step, let's just take it." Follow the standard of 30 taels, if someone is not satisfied, just give 20 taels directly, these are for the families of the victims, to support the elderly and children at home.”

Xie Donglai was a little moved. He didn't expect his wife to be sympathetic to the hardships of the poor people. 30 taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to eat for several years.

"Madam benevolent, this subordinate will do it now."

Steward Wang and Steward Xie are both capable people, so Shu Ran didn't need to explain everything in detail. In the first seven days, they had already made arrangements.

Shu Ran was originally a female relative, and she was pregnant, so she was not suitable for worship, so the officiant invited the county magistrate. This was a huge worship ceremony, and it was in a public place, and there was no need for a yamen Take out the money and let the county magistrate get enough of the limelight, as if he is the one who arranges all this.

Standing on the small attic of the shop, and could see the worship ceremony from a distance, Yunshan said with some regret: "It would be great if it was our master who presided over it today. It's a waste of money, but let others get enough of the limelight."

Shu Ran didn't care much and said, "It's not necessarily a good thing for us to be in the limelight. With the county magistrate in charge, we can talk about things later."

Yunshan also understands this truth, but it is inevitable that she is a little unbalanced. The whole process of worship did not take too much time, but the family members all benefited from it.

When it came time to talk about the compensation, they were all surprised by the Yao family's generous amount of 30 taels. They thought it would be good to get ten taels of silver, but who would have thought it would be so high? Raise objections.

After the matter was over, all the families signed and pledged, and the shipwreck was over. Shu Ran came out to thank the magistrate, but unexpectedly, the magistrate was accompanied by Aunt Liu.

The way she looked at Shu Ran was very unpleasant. Yun Shan protected her wife and stared back without hesitation. The county magistrate didn't notice anything, and said with a smile, "This time the matter is clear, Yao My wife can rest in peace."

Shu Ran said politely: "Thanks to the county magistrate being in charge, otherwise I wouldn't be able to relax so easily."

It's not bad to say something beautifully, before the county magistrate can speak, Aunt Liu on the side interjected unrulyly:
"If Mrs. Yao is really grateful to our lord, you can sell this shop of yours to me. As long as I don't have much money in my hand, Mrs. Yao can't open her mouth like a lion."

Everyone present was stunned for a moment, and the county magistrate didn't expect her to say that. He glanced at her viciously, and apologized to Shu Ran: "The concubine at home is ignorant, and Mrs. Yao laughed."

Shu Ran shook her head, expressing that she didn't care, but Aunt Liu didn't intend to stop there, she still said arrogantly: "Mrs. Yao, since you are grateful to my lord, you have to give real money. So what does it say?"

Shu Ran didn't want to talk to her at first, but she didn't see that the county magistrate was unhappy, and she didn't know if she was mentally ill, "This aunt's words are too funny, how can the county magistrate love the people like a son and accept bribes in public?" What's more, you are an aunt, what qualifications do you have to speak? The only woman who can represent the county magistrate is the county magistrate's wife."

Aunt Liu's face was ashen, she had a hard time recently, the magistrate's favor was taken away, and the wife in the mansion was mean, she finally begged the magistrate to take her out, just to blackmail Mrs. Yao, In the end, she would not give the county magistrate any face.

Annoyed and angry: "You should be filial to the adults. Although I am not the wife of the wife, I am also the aunt of the county magistrate. Mrs. Yao shouldn't be so petty."

Her shameless appearance embarrassed the county magistrate, he pulled her aside, and said to Shu Ran: "Mrs. Yao, please forgive me, the concubine at home is too ignorant, and I will definitely teach the rules when I return home."

Shu Ran smiled nonchalantly, "Your Excellency is busy with official business, and Madam is also busy with trivial matters in the inner house. It is normal to be negligent. Our family is just an ordinary wealthy family, so it is not a problem. Impeachment, that's the big deal."

Shu Ran is not an ignorant and stupid woman who doesn't know anything. If Aunt Liu dares to retaliate, she dares to chop her hand directly.

She is generous, but not everyone can take advantage of her. Aunt Liu was so shocked by Shu Ran's words that her scalp went numb, and she began to panic when she saw the way the magistrate looked at her.

The county magistrate didn't say much, and directly signaled her to go back to the mansion, waiting for Aunt Liu's ending, I'm afraid it won't be too happy.

(End of this chapter)