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

Chapter 507: A Visitor from the Yamen
They went back to Patriarch Li's house first. Patriarch Li and Li Yishan were still waiting there. When they saw that they had come back and were not eating there, they knew that Xiu Miao must be involved in the matter.

After asking and finding out what happened to the Lu family, Patriarch Li's face turned dark and he immediately decided to go to Yinzi Village in person.

He didn't go at first because he was not sure whether it was Xiu Miao. If he went, it would be like going to the house to accuse someone, which would ruin the relationship between the two families.

But the Lu family is really going too far!
What? Just because your granddaughter is married to a wealthy family in the city, you protect her, but you don't give her an explanation when she steals something? That doesn't make sense!

He is from the Li family of Xiahe Village, so what's there to be afraid of?

Seeing that Patriarch Li was in a rage, Shi Liu hurriedly said, "Patriarch Grandpa, don't worry, the people from the county government will be here in the evening."

After listening to this, Patriarch Li couldn't help but ask Shi Liu whether he was sure of sending her to the official position.
Seeing Shi Liu nod, which seemed to indicate that he was in a very successful situation, Patriarch Li relaxed his tense expression and sat back.

Old Mrs. Chen could not have imagined that the diligent and obedient Xiu Miao was actually having an affair with someone without a matchmaker. She was so shameless. She was very glad that her family had not yet accepted this proposal of a closer marriage.

It was time for lunch, so Mrs. Chen was busy preparing dinner and asked Shi Liu to stay for dinner.

Shi Liu hurriedly shook her head and declined. She decided to go home and eat. Everything was prepared at home and she could eat it when she got home.

Seeing this, Old Mrs. Chen didn't stay any longer. After watching Shi Liu leave, she asked Mrs. Fan and Mrs. Lu to prepare lunch. Since there were only a few of them, they might as well just roll noodles and cook them to save the trouble of preparing dishes.

Lu and Fan were still disgusted by the brown sugar water and had no appetite, so they agreed to have something light to eat. The two sisters-in-law immediately went to work on kneading the dough.

Shi Liu went all the way back home. Lunch was already ready at home, and Mrs. Yuan and Mrs. Song were waiting for her to come home.

Seeing that someone had returned, Song hurriedly asked A Cui to go to the kitchen and tell them to serve dinner.

While eating, they couldn't help asking about Lu's Xiu Miao. They only knew from Huang Chunni's talk that the drawings from Fan's house seemed to be missing, and it was very likely that Xiu Miao had stolen them.

Shi Liu briefly explained the affairs of the Lu family. Of course, she subconsciously omitted the matter of the brown sugar water. She wanted to avoid annoying others while they were eating.

Bai Cui, who was having dinner with Sui Lu and the others in the back, couldn't help but talk about Xiumiao. When they talked about the brown sugar water, Sui Lu and the others felt nauseous and started to discuss that they should prepare more tea and snacks for the young lady to go out in the future, and also try to cook her own meals.

"Among us, only Xichun is good at cooking. Bai Cui is also okay, but this is not enough. The young lady will be going out more often in the future, so we need to find two more people with good cooking skills to serve her." Sui Lu suggested.

She knew how much her daughter loved delicious food. With her cooking skills, she could only make some simple soups, but she couldn't cook anything else.

Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "My eldest sister-in-law is a good cook. The dishes she cooked were praised by the Liu family girls when they came to stay at the farm."

Sui Lu listened and said, "When the girl comes back later, we'll talk to her about it."

It depends on who the girl likes when deciding to hire someone.

However, Yuzhu is a maidservant of the young lady and the daughter of Jiang Zhuangtou. Her sister-in-law is Jiang Zhuangtou's daughter-in-law. It is appropriate for her to be transferred to her side as a companion.

After Shi Liu came back from eating, changed her clothes and sat down on the couch, Sui Lu brought up a cup of warm water, presented it to Shi Liu and started talking about this matter.

The desire for food and drink is still very important.

After hearing this, Shi Liu said, "Let Zhu Shi bring Brother Yuzhu and his wife to me tomorrow."

Zhu Shi and Du Ping were the dowry that Wang gave her together with Sui Lu and Shi Hong. Now they are responsible for managing the dowry that Wang gave her.

Sui Lu nodded in agreement.

Pomegranate took a big sip of the warm water, then lay down with the big white goose in his arms, intending to take a nap.

The big white goose was freshly baked, the jade beads and silver locks were just made, and it was stuffed full of cotton. It was very soft to hold.

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It was already evening when Zuo Cheng returned with Captain He and several other men. This was because Zuo Cheng had rushed into the city to report to the officials, and County Magistrate Zhang had ordered Captain He and several other men to come on horseback at full speed. Otherwise, it would not have been so fast.

Moreover, for ordinary people to report to the authorities, unless there is a murder case, otherwise, given the distance and journey, once the government office has reported it, the earliest they can get out of the city is tomorrow morning.

Shi Liu saw his acquaintance Captain He at the gate of the Weifeng Express Station in Xiahe Village and immediately smiled.

On the other side, Captain He also came forward and greeted, "Miss Shi Liu, where is the thief? The master has ordered me to arrest him and bring him back."

Shi Liu was not mistaken in reciting the laws of the Jin Dynasty. There were indeed such punishments for stealing property. It was not that Magistrate Zhang was partial to her just because she was the one who reported the case to the authorities.

Of course, people came so quickly, which was also a favor.

Shi Liu remembered the favor from County Magistrate Zhang, and immediately invited Captain He and his men to come to the express station to have a cup of hot tea and a bowl of hot noodles to warm themselves up, and it would not be too late to leave later.

Captain He and his men also smiled eagerly and agreed to go inside. It was really cold all the way here, so it was good to have some warmth. After more than half an hour, when they were heading to Yinzi Village, they lit torches. The villagers were startled by the noise and were curious about what happened.

As for the Lu family, they waited until dark but no one came. Xiu Miao, who occupied most of the brazier and was warming herself by the fire, was still laughing and said that Shi Liu was just showing off and threatened to report to the police. The county government was not owned by her family, so she could invite them just like that?
Seeing this, Mrs. Wang, who had been worried the whole afternoon, finally breathed a sigh of relief and shouted for Xiu Miao to quickly steam a bowl of egg custard so that her precious baby wouldn't go hungry. She was still waiting to go into the city to see the house and live there to enjoy her life.

Qian sighed and went to the kitchen. She had been worried about this all afternoon. She didn't ask for great wealth, but only for a safe family. Wouldn't it be great if her daughter could marry her sister-in-law? But her daughter was mentally ill and had to do such a thing.

She is helpless now and can only hope that the Jin family will bring their daughter home as soon as possible. Otherwise, if this matter gets out, their family will be embarrassed.

As soon as I walked out of the main room, I saw torches coming towards this side in the distance.

Qian's heart skipped a beat and she quickly stood on tiptoe to look.

The torch was getting closer and closer. Soon, Qian saw a person wearing soapberry clothes. Her face turned pale and said, "Here they come, someone from the yamen has really come."

Soon, the door was smashed.

The grandparents and grandchildren who were talking and laughing in the main room were startled. They looked out and saw the scene at the door and were also panicked.

"I really reported it to the police. I really reported it to the police."

Xiu Miao panicked for a moment but then calmed down, "Grandma, don't be afraid, Master Jin will save me."

She had asked her cousin to go to the city in the afternoon. When Master Jin knew that she was taken back to the yamen, he would come to rescue her.

Thinking of this, Xiu Miao was no longer afraid. She held her waist and stood up, waiting for the outsider to come in.

The door opened, and Captain He and his men came in and said, "The government office received a report that someone had stolen property, and the county magistrate sent us here to arrest two people and bring them back to question them."

"Come with us!"

Even though she had someone to rely on, she couldn't help but tremble when she saw the aggressive yamen runners. But she kept a straight face and said, "I'll go with you!"

Xiu Miao was taken away, and the neighbors who saw what was happening were also shocked.

Did Xiu Miao commit a crime? Why was she arrested by the police?
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It's too late to rush into the city. Shi Liu had asked Li Rongsong to make preparations. Captain He and his men should stay at the express inn for one night and then go into the city early tomorrow morning.

Captain He and his men naturally did not refuse and agreed. They lived in a house that was warmed by a brazier, covered with thick quilts, and treated to good wine and food. They felt very comfortable.

As for Xiu Miao, as a "prisoner" who was captured, she certainly did not receive such good treatment. In order to prevent the prisoner from escaping, her hands and feet were tied with ropes and tied to a cabinet in an empty room. This was also done because she was a girl, otherwise, she would have been tied up and thrown into the woodshed.

There was no brazier in the room. Xiu Miao was cold and hungry. She cursed Shi Liu with gritted teeth and wished she could strangle her to death. She swore angrily that after Master Jin rescued her, she would take revenge on Shi Liu and let her have a taste of what it was like to be tied up, starving and cold.

I kept cursing like this the whole night, but somehow I managed to get through it.

It was daybreak and the door opened.

The limp Xiu Miao was carried away by two yamen runners and put on a mule cart borrowed from the Li family.

Xiu Miao looked at the carriage in front of her and knew that Pomegranate was inside. She wished she could stare through the carriage with her eyes.

At that moment, the curtain of the carriage was opened, revealing Shi Liu's face, which was as white as jade. She smiled at her.

Xiu Miao was so angry that she almost died, and stared at Shi Liu with her eyes wide open.

Unfortunately, the other party just smiled and then lowered the car curtain. Even though she tried to open her eyes wide, she couldn't stare at the other party enough and couldn't cause any substantial harm to the other party.

It's like a silent fart.

Xiu Miao was almost angry to death. After being put on the mule cart, she couldn't help cursing Shi Liu.

The yamen runners driving the carriage heard it clearly. What the hell, this girl even dared to curse Miss Pomegranate. Miss Pomegranate is such a good person. They took over the case in Erli Village and could not catch those bandits, but Miss Pomegranate was not angry. Instead, she treated them to good food and drinks and said that they worked hard and gave them money as a reward. She was very generous!

He also often asked his subordinates to bring meat floss and other things to Captain He. If they brought a lot, they, his subordinates, would get some as well.

In the past two years, I have eaten so many delicious things from Pomegranate Girl.

Therefore, the yamen runner couldn't stand people scolding Miss Pomegranate, so he deliberately drove the mule cart crookedly. Xiu Miao was shaken all the way and vomited sour water all over herself. Finally, she was shaken unconscious.

I just didn’t sleep well the previous night, so now I go straight to bed. How considerate!