On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 247 Compensation
Later, Inspector Zhao's wife, who was also He's cousin Zhao, came with He An and Inspector Zhao.

They originally blamed He for being reckless, but now that they saw He kneeling there haggard and embarrassed, the anger in their hearts disappeared instantly.

He An sighed and came forward with the box in both hands: "Mr. Xiao, Brother Xiao, I married my wife unvirtuously and taught my wife poorly. The one hundred taels of silver inside is our apology. Please accept it." "

Boss Xiao is no longer the same person he once was.

In the past, when he saw the huge sum of one hundred taels of silver, his heart would definitely be shaken.

But now that he is a wealthy man with a net worth of a thousand taels of silver, he is no longer so fond of a hundred taels of silver.

Therefore, he snorted coldly and said with a particularly upright tone: "You think I'm like you and have fallen in the eyes of money."

As for how to deal with Mrs. He, Boss Xiao has no idea.

According to his original idea, he must smash the homes of the He family and Matchmaker Wang, and make them kneel down to apologize and admit their mistakes.

But before he could take action, everyone knelt down in front of him.

Wouldn't it be inappropriate for him to take action again?
Mrs. Zhao's eyes turned red, and she knelt beside her cousin. She choked and said, "My sister is indeed wrong, but she also loves her son very much..."

It turned out that when the rebels attacked the city earlier, spies in the city were already targeting Inspector Zhao's family.

Inspector Zhao had been leading his troops to guard the city gate, and the spy wanted to take Inspector Zhao's son hostage in order to blackmail Inspector Zhao.

Unexpectedly, when he was about to catch the kid, He Dalang tried his best to save him and even shouted for help.

In the end, he was stabbed on the body and kicked several times. Although the injury was not fatal, it still caused him to have a high fever. The doctor said that if the fever continued, he would be burned to death.

Mrs. He did favor her younger son more, but her eldest son was not picked up, so how could she not feel sorry for him?

When she heard that her eldest son was so burned and kept saying, "Xiu'er, don't leave," she thought of celebrating.

Who knew that Mrs. Wang had gone to complain to Mrs. He earlier, saying that she should not have concealed that the eldest daughter of the Xiao family was marrying the young master of Huichun Hall.

She also said that she had offended the Jiang family this time, and if the Jiang family came to settle accounts with her in the future, the He family would have to protect her...

When He An heard these words, he knew something was wrong. He was afraid that someone would knock on his door, so he hurried to discuss countermeasures with his cousin-in-law and cousin.

Inspection Zhao originally only had a favor for the He family, but this time He Dalang fought tooth and nail to save his son, making him feel grateful to the He family from the bottom of his heart.

If his son is really captured by spies, his situation will be very embarrassing.

Only now will he lose his dignity and come to apologize in person.

Seeing that his wife was also kneeling down, he frowned, stepped forward and clasped his fists, and said sincerely: "The mistake has been made, and we are also very sorry. Fortunately, we have not made the same mistake again. Please be noble and spare my eldest sister." "Back."

"If you have any requests, feel free to ask, and we will do our best to accommodate them."

After all, he is an official, so he naturally comes up with nice words for the occasion.

If the Xiao family hadn't caught up with the Jiang family, and the Jiang family had a close relationship with County Magistrate Chen, and were definitely like local snakes, he would have had no choice but to talk to them in a nice tone.

Otherwise, how could he take the Xiao family seriously?

Mrs. Jiang is also worried that she has offended Inspector Zhao badly and will be targeted in the future.

This county magistrate is not as good as the current one. In Wuning County, Inspector Zhao's position is not as good as that of County Magistrate Chen, and he has considerable authority.

Not only patrolling important streets everywhere, but also checking passers-by and checking people who have nowhere to go out... Anyway, there are people under you who still have power. If you offend severely, they are afraid of plotting against you behind your back.

That's really hard to guard against. So Mrs. Jiang gave Boss Xiao a look.

Unfortunately, at this moment, Boss Xiao is also looking at his little daughter, hoping that she will give him a hint.

So Mrs. Jiang quickly looked at Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao, who was forced to receive the looks from the two people, showed his greed for money: "Dad, how about we accept the money and let this matter be over."

"By the way, there is also the matchmaker Wang. She must also be given a hundred taels of silver to apologize."

"If Matchmaker Wang hadn't helped the evildoer, Mrs. He could only have ideas, but she couldn't take action."

The moment Inspector Zhao appeared, Xiao Xiao knew in his heart that the matter could only be left alone.

To put it bluntly, our family is too weak and we can only compromise under the power.

Besides, it's not worth the trouble and trouble over this matter.

Then let them lose money.

It makes them feel bad about the money they took out. Even if they want to find trouble in the future, when they think about the money they have to spend, they can only hide in the corner and gnash their teeth and curse them.

Boss Xiao nodded immediately: "My daughter is right, just do what she said."

Inspector Zhao and his wife, as well as the He family and his wife, all gasped after hearing this, feeling that the Xiao family were really crazy about money.

One hundred taels of silver was half a year's profit from Hejiameng's Ware Shop.

But the He family needs food, favors, and various expenses, and they can't save a hundred taels in a year.

The one hundred taels they took out were originally the money they saved for Da Lang to get married.

But asking Matchmaker Wang to pay a hundred taels of silver would cost her her life, wouldn't it?

Only when this matchmaking is done can you earn a few dollars or a few taels of silver.

As for ordinary families, the most generous ones are those who give one tael, and those who give six taels are considered generous. Those who give two taels are rare. When I meet Mrs. He, she gives ten taels at a time, and promises to give another ten taels after the marriage is completed. rarely seen.

Only because of the huge profit did he agree without conscience.

But now that Matchmaker Wang is asked to give out a hundred taels of silver, both the Zhao family and the He family feel that the little girl is too whimsical.

In their hearts, they were even looking forward to seeing Matchmaker Wang's heroic demeanor.

Inspector Zhao sighed: "We have paid out the compensation, so you can discuss the rest among yourself, right?"

Of course Xiao Xiao understood that he wanted to clean himself first and then wait to watch the fun.

Xiao Xiaozhen had no objection to this. She just took the opportunity to let Inspector Zhao know her methods, so she pretended to be suspicious: "Then Mr. Zhao won't favor Matchmaker Wang, right?"

"Of course not!" Inspector Zhao wanted to laugh in his heart. After all, she was a young girl who was short-sighted and only cared about money. She didn't know how difficult the market woman was.

He also promised: "I will restrain my family and will never interact with Matchmaker Wang again."

Xiao Xiao sought reassurance again: "Mr. Zhao, it was Matchmaker Wang who did something wrong before. The Wang family is certainly not as reasonable as Mr. Zhao. If we act excessively, please Mr. Zhao not to step in and stop us."

Inspector Zhao thought to himself: You are thinking too much. I hope your dog bites the dog and gives him a piece of hair?
If someone is killed, that would be the best, and the perpetrator can be put in jail.

But he couldn't say these words. He had to pretend to be thinking about Xiao Xiao, and warned: "We will definitely turn a blind eye to a small friction, but if we beat someone half to death, or beat him to death If you kill someone, then I can’t bend the law for personal gain.”