After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 464 Cruel
Even if Old Mrs. Jin Er faints, she will still be thrown back into prison.

When Jin Miao was taken back to the prison, he cried and cursed, hoping that his wife would come up with money to ransom him.

But his wife could stop him with just one sentence: "I don't have much money left. If I ransom you, what will happen to my son?"

Jin Miao looked at his children, especially his youngest son, who was less than seven years old and was born weaker than his peers. Although his wife was kicked by him for stopping him from going out to gamble when she was pregnant with him, resulting in premature birth, he still loved his son in his heart. His body was broken by his creditors, and the doctor said he could no longer have children. If he lost his only son, he would have no descendants. So even if he escaped punishment, what's the point?

Jin Miao returned to the cell crying and cursing. But this time he wasn't scolding his wife, but his brother and sister-in-law. Just because they took the money and ran away, he is now forced to do hard labor, even as far as Ganzhou! Even if Ganzhou is not a border town and cannot fight, how can we travel two thousand miles? ! After he had endured the one hundred strokes and walked the two thousand miles, could he really make it to Ganzhou instead of dying of his injuries halfway? !
In the cell, he kept cursing his brother and sister-in-law, and resented his mother for being partial, but she turned out to be such a supercilious person. But because his character was so annoying, and his case was widely known in the prison, he was in a miserable situation, but the other prisoners who were watching only laughed at him and watched him have fun.

But Magistrate Huang would not let him die on the road to exile. The one hundred boards were beaten in three days, which was painful but not life-threatening. After the beating, it happened to be the day to pay the atonement money. If the family could not pay the money, they could rest for two days and then go into exile. It just so happened that a group of prisoners were going to be sent to Ganzhou and Liangzhou recently. It would save trouble to bring one more Jin Miao with them.

After Jin Miao was beaten for three days, his wife brought him a full set of hard-wearing cloth shoes, socks and thin cotton blankets for him to use on the road. There was also a bunch of loose money for pocket money, but other than that, there was nothing else.

His wife told him that she and her children had just rented a small house in a side alley in the city, which was barely enough to live in. She also found a job at a mutton stall, helping to boil water and butcher sheep, and her eldest daughter went to work for people. The money spent on laundry can almost feed a family of several people. Because they have no money, they can only help Jin Miao so much. If he wants to complain, just blame Jin Xin's family of three.

Jin Miao's wife claimed that she would wait for her husband to return in Chang'an City, but if there was no news from him in three to five years, she would take her children and remarry. She dare not go back to her hometown. Although Jin Miao's lawsuit has been settled, the creditors she offended are still there. What if she takes revenge on them? In addition, her parents have passed away, and her natal family only has a stepmother and a younger brother with whom she has a bad relationship. There is no point in going back. She might as well live in Chang'an City!

Jin Miao was heartbroken when he heard this, but no matter how reluctant he was, he couldn't accuse his wife of anything. Everything is my brother and sister-in-law’s fault! If the brother and sister-in-law hadn't kicked their wife and children out of the house, how could they have lived in such a miserable state? !
After confirming the situation of his wife and children from Aunt Jin, he secretly told his wife, perhaps out of guilt, that he still had some private money, which he hid under the wall in the backyard of the old temple where he had lived when he first came to Chang'an City. He got the money from his mother, and he originally wanted to use it to make money in the casino, but he was just here for the first time, and before he could find out about the good places, he was arrested and thrown into jail, so he stayed. Although the money is not much, it can at least supplement his wife and children and buy some delicious food for his son.

Jin Miao's wife dug out the money that night, but when she visited the prison again, she only said she found a hole - the money was gone. People in the old temple said they had seen Jin Xin sneaking back with his son and wondering what he was doing in the backyard. Jin Miao suspected that his brother had discovered where he hid the money and had taken the money away in advance, which made him feel even more resentful towards them. When Jin Miao was escorted out of the city, he kept cursing his brother-in-law and mother. He didn't know if he could survive the hard labor, but if he had any shortcomings and was separated from his wife and children, then even if he died, he would not let Jin Xin and Jin Liu go!

Jin Miao didn't know that within two days after he was escorted out of the city, his wife returned the rented house, took her children to find a caravan, and paid the caravan to send her mother and son to Shuzhong. Her mother's brother had gone to settle down in Shuzhong, and she planned to go and join him. When the time came, she would have someone to rely on whether she remarried or found another livelihood.

Stay in Chang'an City and wait for Jin Miao? That is impossible! She had money in her hands, but she didn't intend to spend it on that scumbag who cheated on the widow and betrayed her, and also owed a large gambling debt, and even lost all her dowry. The pretentiousness before was just to find out where the private money was hidden from his mouth. Now that she has the money, does she still need to swallow her anger? When she went to Shu, no one recognized her. She just said that she was a widow and she was looking for a good, honest man to marry. She would have a happy life, so she wouldn't cling to this bastard Jin Miao!
Jin Miao's wife passed away very suddenly. Three days had passed when the news reached Jin Jiashu's ears. He was stunned for a while before he realized: "Really or not? I thought she would be waiting in the city for my third uncle to come back from Ganzhou!"

Hai Jiao, who came to spread the news, said: "I didn't expect that either. Huang Captou was also very surprised when he heard about it. When we saw her fighting with her eldest brother-in-law and sister-in-law to protect her husband, we just thought she was a fierce and good wife. I didn't expect that she would be so cruel. But people like Jin Miao are not worthy of a good wife and filial son. It would be wise for his wife to take her children away and never see him again in this life. How to do it. Otherwise, when he comes back from Ganzhou and continues to indulge in gambling, his children will be affected by him and they will never have a good life in this life. "

Jin Jiashu sighed, and then asked about Mrs. Jin Er: "She seems to be still in prison, right? I wonder if she has heard the news?"

Hai Jiao smiled and said: "Of course someone with good intentions told her. She yelled at her youngest daughter-in-law, but they couldn't hear her, so her scolding was in vain. Now her eldest son's family took money and fled, the youngest son has gone into exile, and the youngest daughter-in-law has She left with her grandchildren, leaving only her eldest daughter in Chang'an. She didn't have much money in her pocket. Even if she sold her clothes and jewelry, she could only ensure that she would not be hungry or live on the streets. But she wanted to raise enough money. The dozens of taels of silver offered to atone for her sin were just a dream. The magistrate did not want to embarrass the old man, but if her family failed to pay the atonement silver, she would not be able to escape. At most, she would be spared the pain of exile. But it is impossible to go home. She will probably spend her days in prison until she pays the ransom."

Old Mrs. Jin Er has been enjoying herself for many years. She has suffered a lot in the past few months in prison, but at least she has not received any punishment. If she was beaten and had to stay in jail for a long time, God knows if she could survive it?
Hai Jiao whispered to Jin Jiashu: "I heard that Aunt Jin is asking someone to help her arrange marriage recently. She wants to find a rich man's family and exchange a sum of money to redeem my mother. But everyone knows that her family has just been involved in a lawsuit. I think it’s unlucky. Why would a wealthy family hire her? She keeps crying all the time and doesn’t know what her plans are. You have to be careful. If she is desperate, she might come to you again. "

Jin Jiashu raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly: "We are all relatives, it is not easy. If the two old ladies really have a bad relationship, I will pay for her funeral. After all, I can't write two words 'gold' in one sentence." I'm not a heartless person like Erfang."

(End of this chapter)