The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 329: Able to Speak
Moving to the study, Liu Dongjia's personal servant brought in some hot tea, then closed the door and left.

Only Liu Dongjia, Shi Liu and his servant Fu Dong were left in the room.

Liu Dongjia thought it was a business matter, so he first suggested that pomegranates be sent to separate food workshops in other prefectures this year.

In the past two years, more and more specialty stores have opened, almost everywhere in Dajin. The team led by Liu Wu is really busy all year round, running back and forth between Xiahe Village and various provincial capitals. The distance is long, and it takes a lot of time. Moreover, with more and more specialty stores opening, they are somewhat unable to meet the demand.

Shi Liu had also thought about this. Who would complain about making too much money? She wanted to be the richest person.

Now, herbal medicine restaurants have been opened in the provincial capital and the eight counties under the jurisdiction of Daming Prefecture. She plans to expand herbal medicine restaurants to other provincial capitals this year.

Putting aside other businesses, this food workshop should have built a few more workshops in other states to shorten the shipping distance, increase production, and generate more significant income. This is something that should have been done long ago.

This year she has money, time, and connections, and everything is ready, so naturally she wants to just go for it.

She nodded, indicating that it was all in the rules. "We'll talk about this later. The reason I came here today is actually because I want to ask Mr. Liu for help with something."

Hearing this, Liu Dongjia couldn't help but sit up straight, his face became serious, "What's the matter? Just tell me."

After such a long period of cooperation, Miss Pomegranate has never asked him for any help. Helping to purchase wool or horses is not worth mentioning.

He wanted to win over this business partner, but these were far from enough.

Now there is finally something that is worth Miss Pomegranate's special trip during the New Year. It must be a big deal. If he can help, it would be great.

Seeing Liu Dongjia's serious expression, Shi Liu felt more at ease.

"I wonder how much Mr. Liu knows about the new prefect, Mr. Cheng. Is he an honest official, impartial, and able to do practical things for the people?"

When Liu Dongjia heard her asking the prefect, he was also curious.

Song Zhang, who had mediocre political achievements and no great abilities, has been transferred to another prefecture. It is still unclear what kind of person Cheng Zhifu, who took office at the end of last year, is.

However, the father-in-law of Prefect Cheng is Marquis of Xiangyang, and the younger sister of Marquis of Xiangyang's wife married the second master of Marquis of Jing'an's mansion, who is the second son of my aunt. In fact, he has to call him cousin.

Not only that, but Prefect Cheng's nephew is also the Fifth Prince's study partner, which means he is definitely a member of the Fifth Prince's faction.

The aristocratic families have complicated in-laws, and it seems that their Liu family has some connections with the prefect Cheng. If there is really something, it's not that they can't speak out. Besides, there is also his brother-in-law, the co-prefect.

"This prefect Cheng was sent down from outside the capital. I don't know much about his official duties, but what kind of difficulties did he encounter? Does he need the intervention of the government? If it is really an important matter, I might be able to say a few words to Master Cheng."

He believed in Shi Liu's character, but was also puzzled. He hadn't heard of any major events happening in the Li family recently.

With Wang Mian protecting them, no one in Luoshui City dared to make things difficult for the Li family.

After hearing what he said, Shi Liu had a rough idea. No matter what kind of official Cheng Zhifu was, it would be fine as long as Liu Dongjia had the say.

The newly appointed prefect Cheng was sent from outside the capital, so he would not have any connection with the Xiangning County Magistrate. She asked Zuo Cheng to investigate carefully and found that County Magistrate Liu had been the county magistrate for half his life and had never been to the capital.

If that’s the case, then that’s easy.

At that moment, Shi Liu told the story of Wujia Village one by one.

"I have sent people to Xiangning County, and it is confirmed that County Magistrate Liu exploits the people, accepts bribes, and allows his wife and nephew to run rampant in the village. He is guilty of all kinds of evil, and the people of Xiangning dare not speak out.

One hundred and eight innocent lives lost in Wujia Village really makes people indignant. Although I am just an ordinary person with no power or influence, I cannot stand seeing such evil things and corrupt officials exist. If I don't know, I won't say anything. Now that I know, I can't ignore it. But I can't help much. After thinking about it, I can only trouble Liu Dongjia. Liu Dongjia is a person of temperament like me. I believe that if he knows about this kind of thing, he will not be indifferent.

I came to see Mr. Liu today to ask for his help in making this matter known to the prefect, so that the guilty can be brought to justice, the innocent can be vindicated, and the people of Xiangning can be freed from injustice!"

Pomegranate stood up and bowed solemnly.

Of course, she could go directly to the government office and beat the drum to appeal for justice, and meet with Prefect Cheng to petition for justice for Wujia Village. But firstly, the government office would not open until the eighth day of the first lunar month, and secondly, who knew whether Prefect Cheng would listen to the petition of a little girl like her?
Moreover, it is not advisable to make too much noise about this matter in advance. It is better to do it quietly.

After much thought, I decided that it would be best to ask Liu Dongjia for help.

In fact, she had inquired about it long before Prefect Cheng took office, so she naturally knew that Prefect Cheng was related to the Jing'an Marquis Mansion, the in-laws of the Liu family.

Regardless of how well Prefect Cheng performs as an official, for the sake of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, this is another way to punish corrupt officials and make a name for himself. It is also what the prefect, the immediate superior of the Xiangning County Magistrate, should do. I think Prefect Cheng knows what to do.

With such a big corrupt official in his jurisdiction, the prefect cannot escape blame, right?

Liu Dongjia looked solemn, he did not expect that such a thing would happen.

He had occasionally heard of the Xiangning County Magistrate's reputation for greed, but there were not many officials in the world who were truly dedicated to serving the people and were honest and strict. A county magistrate who was greedy for a little money was nothing.

But it is truly appalling that the county magistrate actually murdered the lives of an entire village for his own selfish reasons.

He believed in Pomegranate and believed that this matter could not be false.

After some thought, Liu Dongjia said in a deep voice: "Leave this matter to me, you go back and wait for my news."

His brother-in-law will host a banquet for Prefect Cheng tonight, so he will go there and find an opportunity to appeal to Prefect Cheng about the matter.

Shi Liu felt relieved after hearing what Liu Dongjia said. No matter what the result was, it was better for Liu Dongjia to take action than for her to do so.

Shi Liu went back and waited for news with peace of mind.

Of course, this doesn't mean we can go back to Xiahe Village right away. We have to wait until we have some clues before we go back.

After all, there are people waiting at home.

As soon as Shi Liu returned to Lihua Hutong, Liu Xi followed her.

"I just came back from my grandparents' house, and as soon as I walked in I heard you were here. Did you go to see my third uncle? Why didn't you leave any food for me? I haven't seen you for a long time, and now I heard you came and left, so I hurried over to follow you!"

"I have something to deal with. I came back after I finished it. Mr. Liu is also busy. How can I delay him for so long?" Shi Liu smiled and said, "It's been a long time since we last met. Today is a good day. I'll treat you to lunch!"

Liu Xi clapped his hands, "That's exactly what I want! Let's go, let's go to the herbal medicine restaurant or Yipinzhai?"

"Let's go to Yipinzhai!" She remembered that Liu Xi liked to eat Yipinzhai's roast goose.

"Let's go!" Liu Xi took Shi Liu's arm and led her outside.

Unfortunately, this rare dinner arrangement did not go so smoothly.

The carriage had just left Lihua Hutong and was heading towards Huilong Street and Nanmen Street when an accident suddenly occurred.