Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 167 Su Laoer complained

It's not like Su Laoer's family came to the county town without food.

The elder couple of the Su family are working at home, while Su Qiang still runs a teahouse in the town. This year's business is also bleak, and they are basically just trying to keep it from going bankrupt.

After Su Laoer returned home, his life was not satisfactory. Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mrs. Su passed away. Now, the only person who was suppressing Huang and Tao Niang was gone. These two people were arguing unscrupulously. It became a joke in the village.

Tao Niang is very smart, she can always provoke Huang's anger in a subtle way, and then pretends to be pitiful, and serves Su Lao Er comfortably at night. Naturally, she is devoted to Tao Niang. Of course, he is also afraid that Tao Niang will follow her. People ran away.

This idea was not groundless, but one time he found a red mark on Tao Niang's body. Tao Niang said it was him, but he clearly felt that he had never touched that part of her body.

Su Laoer, who had his teeth extracted, observed her for a few days and saw that Tao Niang almost never went out and had no contact with any outside men, so she felt relieved and felt that she was overly concerned. Feeling guilty, she gave her to her again. She wore a silver hairpin and a pair of silver bracelets.

The next day, Tao Niang was wearing a showy dress and was caught and beaten by Mr. Huang.

Old Man Su never asked about family affairs, and he was so angry that he jumped out and scolded his two daughters-in-law. Later, they simply separated the family.

At the instigation of Tao Niang, Su Laoer sold his family's land and moved directly to the town.

Naturally, Mrs. Huang wanted to follow. The two women moved from the countryside to the town, and they also made a fuss. Su Laoer didn't want to stay at home, so he took his three or five friends to the teahouse every day to eat and drink for free. Su Qiang didn't dare to chase them away, so he had to endure it.

The increasingly depressed Su Laoer was ridiculed, saying that his niece and sister were now prosperous, but he could not take advantage of them.

After asking around, I found out that Xiao Chenyu was now successful.

I also heard that their porridge shed is open for two hours every morning, and anyone who goes there can receive a bowl of porridge.

Su Laoer's face was gloomy after he returned. How much money does it cost to make porridge for two hours? How nice would it be if you put half of the porridge out and gave the rest to your uncle?

That's why Su Laoer came to the county government office today.

To be honest, when he walked in and saw the county magistrate, his calves were spinning, and his mind that was dizzy with money suddenly sobered up. He could not estimate the future development at all.

Ordinary people are afraid when they see a policeman, let alone a county official.

Fortunately, he didn't go to court and there was no pressure from the government officials on either side.

"I heard that you knew that Xiao Chenyu entered the scene of the fire?" Naturally, the county magistrate would not lower his status to ask in person. It was the master who spoke out.

The master's gentle attitude and gentle scholar's temperament brought Su Laoer back to his senses instantly, and his body was no longer shaking so badly.

"Yes, the villain actually didn't see him go in, but saw him come out."

"They say that when that man came out, his face was smeared with black smoke and you couldn't even see who he was? How could you recognize him?"

At this point, Su Laoer became angry and almost spit on the ground. Then he remembered where he was and swallowed it back.

"I've seen him before. His voice hasn't changed much, and you can tell from his appearance that he's a different person."

Seventy-seven or eighty-eight? The magistrate and the master frowned at the same time.

The master then said, "Are you very familiar with him? I seem to have heard that your two families don't interact with each other at all?"

Su Laoer was a little dazed and hurriedly swore that that person was definitely Xiao Chenyu. "There is one thing about me that is very powerful. No one will forget it even if I meet him once. What's more, he was disrespectful to me and beat me the first time we met. It's even more impossible for me to forget him."

The county magistrate looked at the master and said, "This man talks nonsense and lies. It seems he wants to use our hands to suppress Xiao Juren."

When Su Laoer heard this, he hurriedly swore that it was not the case, but he was sure that he recognized the person as Xiao Chenyu.

The county magistrate looked down and asked: "If that's the case, why didn't you conceal it in the first place?"

"It wasn't because I was timid at first, and I thought we were relatives after all. But their family is living so well now, and they don't think about us relatives. He is in the first grade of junior high school, and I am in the fifteenth grade, so there is no need to worry about that. too much."

The county magistrate touched his chin and pondered, and then ordered his subordinates: "Send this man to the Xiao family and say that he is the one who came to the county government to falsely accuse him of having been in a fire scene."

Su Laoer was stunned, and hurriedly shook off his hand, and asked hurriedly: "Before, a policeman who was not from the county government said in Fushui Town that as long as you provide clues, you will be rewarded? Why are you giving it to me?" Where is the Xiao family? At worst, I don’t want the reward, can’t I just leave on my own?”

The county magistrate stood up and left. The master shook his head and sighed. He came over and said to Su Laoer: "You have no evidence. How can we believe your words? I have a kind heart and sent you to Xiao's house, head and tail." It’s very good. Do you want to get beaten up and locked up again for the New Year before you come out again?”

Su Laoer was taken away.

The master went to the eaves to watch the county magistrate playing with the birds in the cage, and asked, "Is this how I let him go?"

"Who are you talking about? Xiao Chenyu?" The county magistrate smiled and sang a line of drama in his mouth, which was so vague that it was difficult to hear.

However, the master does not need to hear clearly, he only needs to see clearly what the county magistrate means.

Su Laoer wanted to escape halfway, but he couldn't escape.

The people from the county government politely knocked on the door of Xiao's house and explained everything about Su Lao Er. They also said that the county magistrate did not believe his lies, but they thought there might be something in between. What a misunderstanding, so I sent him home.

"The master also said that if everything goes well with the family, relatives should still move around among themselves. Don't make some jokes, lest you tarnish the reputation of the master."

After Xiao Chenyu heard this, he asked Xiao Lian to send the yamen servant out and handed him twenty taels of silver. The yamen servant smiled happily and accepted the money.

Then he told Xiao Lian in a low voice: "Our current master is very suspicious and always leaves a back-up when he arranges for us to do things. You must be careful."

Xiao Lian cupped his hands and thanked him: "Thank you for reminding me, brother. Our family is able to live and sit upright, and we are not afraid of false accusations from villains."

The yamen servant narrowed his eyes and smiled, and said as if he was speaking from the bottom of his heart: "The county master may take his turn to be an official somewhere else in a few years, but we are all natives of Qijiang County, and we have the same roots." Well, brothers, you know who you should help?"

After leaving the door, he whispered again: "Last time, my mother was seriously ill. She begged many people but couldn't find a single ginseng. Later, she still begged Brother Liu Xi. Brother Liu Xi came back to find your wife. It was your wife who gave me half a ginseng and saved my mother’s life.”

Today, their family still prays day and night to God to bless the Xiao family with safety and prosperity.

Xiao Lian saw off the yamen servant and stood for a while before turning around to go back. Suddenly he felt that this threshold was particularly friendly. He jumped in and smiled, this was his home.

Then he thought that the second master was still dealing with the murderer Su Laoer, and suddenly he became very angry.

(End of this chapter)