Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 329 Let’s Go In

Song Xiyu was so scared that he was shaking all over. He tried hard to think of something to confess, but he really couldn't think of anything.

"I am guilty, I am guilty!" he cried. "Please forgive me for my loyalty in the past."

Meng Changqing said, "I don't like people who don't understand what others say. You know where you are wrong, and I won't waste my words on you." After that, he signaled Cheng Guang to take the man away.

Cheng Guang obviously wanted to ask something, but he held back. After locking up Song Xiyu, he ran to Meng Changqing and asked, "Why didn't you ask him about Zheng Xidong?"

Unexpectedly, Meng Changqing asked back: "Why ask him?"

"He wants to marry a young girl at his age, shouldn't he be taught a lesson?"

Meng Changqing lowered his head and spoke in a heavy voice, "You have only heard Zheng Xidong's one-sided statement about this matter, and you have not heard her family's statement. Besides, even if it is true, Song Xiyu cannot pay the price.

In this matter, the fundamental fault is mine and this world."

Cheng Guang didn't understand. "You don't know anything about this matter. There is only one family like this inhuman in Beishan County. What's wrong with the world? What's wrong with you?"

“Who dares to conclude that there is only this one family? It’s just that we are not aware of it, or the benefits and difficulties have not yet come to us.

The problems accumulated over generations cannot be solved by a new order from the government. It will take more than ten years to educate and completely replace the people in this area."

Cheng Guang only understood half of what he heard and went back to Wen's side.

At this time, Wen's afternoon classes had ended, and she was taking Zheng Xidong to the yamen.

Cheng Guang went over and said, "Madam, the master is back." He glanced at Zheng Xidong behind Wen, and then continued, "Song Xiyu was arrested, and the master has interrogated him. No punishment has been made for the time being, but seeing the master's attitude, I will not let him go easily."

Mrs. Wen nodded. She had raised the child for more than ten years, so she naturally knew what was going on.

Zheng Xidong stopped and said to Wen: "Thank you for helping me, sir. Now that the man has been arrested, I can't disturb you anymore."

Mrs. Wen said, "Don't rush back. After dinner, I'll take you to meet the new gentleman."

"New Mr.?"

"Starting tomorrow, you will be taught by Mr. Xin. The magistrate personally went to Luojiang to invite this gentleman. I heard that he is both well-educated and has a good heart."

Zheng Xidong, who was originally going to say goodbye, just followed Wen back to the back court. She didn't want to go back to that house anyway, and she was very happy that she could leave later.

A brother and sister took different routes home from school today.

Zheng Xichun watched his family follow the female teacher into the county government office, and then he quickly ran home.

When I ran to the door of my house, my clothes were soaked with sweat, my face was red, and sweat was dripping from my hair like rain.

He was breathlessly holding onto the gate of his house, and just as he was about to step in, he heard a quarrel and sounds of fighting coming from inside.

Zheng Xichun immediately withdrew his hand and moved aside.

"...If you don't find him, I don't think you can live a peaceful life!"

He could tell who was speaking inside. It was the person who had come to their house to eat chicken yesterday. Zheng Xichun huddled outside in the yard and dared not make a sound, but the sounds of pounding inside continued, and he heard his mother begging for mercy.

I mustered up my courage and ran in.

The man inside, who was carrying Zheng Jiasheng's grandson, turned around and saw that it was the child from this family who came in. He ignored him and then slapped Zheng Jiasheng.

Zheng Xichun saw that it was his father who was being beaten, and immediately became anxious. He stepped forward and pulled his grandson's hand away, "Don't hit my father, I know where my sister is."

Sun Zixiao threw Zheng Jiasheng aside and picked up Zheng Xichun. Zhou Erya knelt down directly without even saying a word of begging for mercy.

Then he heard his grandson asking, "Where is she?" Zheng Xichun said in a panic, "My sister went to the government office! She went to class today, and after school she followed the teacher into the government office."

The grandson's heart skipped a beat, his eyes flashed with ferocity, but then he remembered that the government had no control over the marriage of men and women, and even if the county magistrate wanted to intervene, he would at most scold him.

Thinking of this, Sun Zixiao was no longer nervous and ordered Zheng Jiasheng, who was sitting on the ground, "Go and bring the person back, go!"

Zheng Jiasheng was frightened and got up and walked outside. Zheng Linsheng hurriedly followed him.

The grandson looked down on the mother and son who were left in the room and said, "You guys go too."

Zhou Erya pulled Zheng Xichun and ran away, not even paying attention to the open door.

Anxi New Village is some distance away from the county town, and when the Zheng family returned to the county town, the sun was about to set.

Seeing the knife-wielding runners at the main gate of the county government, no one in the Zheng family dared to step forward.

Zheng Jiasheng pulled Zheng Xichun over and asked, "Are you sure you saw your sister go in from here?"

Zheng Xichun said honestly: "It's not here, it's the door at the back."

Zheng Linsheng said, "Then let's go out the back door. It's better not to let the whole government know about a small family matter."

"Yes." Zheng Jiasheng still said it was right at this time.

Zheng Xichun took the family to the west gate, "This is where I went in."

The west gate was closed and no one dared to knock.

Zheng Linsheng said: "You are her parents. If she runs away, of course you have to find her. Come on, knock on the door." After saying that, he took a step back.

They deserve the mental torment and physical pain they suffer.

Zheng Jiasheng knocked on the door, and soon someone answered the door. It was a yamen runner. He only opened the door halfway and asked, "What do you want?"

Zheng Jiasheng stammered, "I came... to look for my daughter. She...she went in with the school's wife."

This bailiff was none other than Cheng Guang, who was guarding the rear gate of the yamen.

Zheng Jiasheng didn't even need to say anything, Cheng Guang knew they were Zheng Xidong's family just by looking at their appearance. But seeing how pitiful they looked, he felt it was ridiculous and pretended not to know why they came.

"Your daughter? Why is she in the yamen?" Cheng Guang asked.

"I..." Zheng Jiasheng rubbed the hem of his clothes with his hands, not knowing how to respond.

Cheng Guang scolded: "None of you four could reply, but you are deliberately looking for trouble!" After saying that, he closed the door.

Zheng Jia was so frightened that his heart was shaking. He stood stupidly at the door, unable to utter a word.

But soon, the west gate opened again, and a dozen yamen runners with knives rushed out, pushed them aside, and ran quickly behind them.

When Cheng Guang was speaking, he saw his grandson Xiao peeking out from a distance. He immediately went back to report the news and rushed out with his men to hold down his grandson Xiao.

When Zheng Linsheng saw this scene and then saw clearly who had been caught, he was so scared that he turned around and wanted to run away.

But with more than a dozen yamen runners surrounding them, where could they run?
"Since you are here to look for someone, then go in." Cheng Guang said.

Zheng Linsheng smiled apologetically: "I won't go. I'm not his family."

"You are not his family, are you a spy from Yan State?" Cheng Guang pushed him hard from behind, "Go in!"