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

Chapter 513: Relief

Old Mrs. Jin immediately changed her clothes and went to the county government office to ask to see Magistrate Zhang in person.

The Jin family was considered a wealthy family in Luoshui County, and Old Lady Jin's son-in-law was an inspector in the government office of Daming Prefecture. He was, after all, a relative of an official, so Magistrate Zhang came out in person to meet him, and his attitude was very polite.

But when Magistrate Zhang heard that Mrs. Jin's intention was to use silver to pay off Xiu Miao's fine and temporarily postpone her exile, he realized that Xiu Miao was not making a fuss and was really pregnant with Master Jin's child.

So, was it Young Master Jin who was behind the theft of the secret recipe?

In this case, he still has to give an explanation to Miss Pomegranate about this matter. Between the Jin family and Miss Pomegranate, he will definitely stand on Miss Pomegranate's side.

At that moment, County Magistrate Zhang thought about asking Old Lady Jin to go back first as he needed to think about the matter again.

As long as it wasn't a serious crime of murder, it was common to use silver to offset fines or punishment. What's more, she only wanted to use the silver to delay her labor service, but Magistrate Zhang did not agree immediately. Mrs. Jin couldn't help but wonder if she gave too little silver?

But then she shook her head. Magistrate Zhang was not a greedy official. Besides, she had already prepared enough silver.

So, is it because of the pomegranate girl?

Old Mrs. Jin quickly thought of this and had a better understanding of the abilities of Miss Pomegranate. Unexpectedly, even County Magistrate Zhang was helping her.

He immediately said, "Do you suspect that Xiu Miao's theft is related to my Jin family? That's really unfair. My Jin family didn't know about this. I came here today to help Xiu Miao because she is pregnant with my Jin family's child. I'm sure you've heard that my Jin family has only had one male child for three generations. As for my grandson, he has been married for many years but has not received any good news. Now that she is pregnant, I am very happy. Although I know that the law is not merciful, I have to shamelessly ask for your leniency.

Don't worry, my lord. As long as Xiu Miao can take good care of the pregnancy and give birth to the baby in a few months, then you can deal with Xiu Miao. I will not say anything. If you are worried, you can send someone to keep an eye on her. I will place Xiu Miao outside and have someone keep an eye on her."

Lord Zhang still thought that he should think about it carefully. At this moment, an attendant came in and whispered something in Magistrate Zhang's ear.

After a moment, Magistrate Zhang took a sip of tea, then looked up at Old Lady Jin, as if he had thought it over carefully, and said, "Old Lady Jin loves her grandson very much, which moved me. For the sake of Inspector Zhu, I will agree to your request. When the matter is filed tomorrow, you can send someone to the prison to take Xiu Miao away. Just as you said, Old Lady, we will place her outside, which will also make it convenient for me to send two people to watch her. After all, Xiu Miao is a guilty person, and I am being lenient by letting her stay outside to take care of her pregnancy."

Originally, Xiu Miao was pregnant, and there were laws to follow, so he couldn't take her away and exile her immediately. But Xiu Miao was pregnant, and it was winter, and the prison was cold and damp, so it was not convenient for her to take care of the baby. It would be fine for the Jin family to take her in and give her a place to rest. Anyway, the Jin family would not help anyone escape.

Although Mrs. Jin was old, her hearing was still quite good. She was sitting not far away, and she seemed to have heard vaguely something like "Pomegranate Girl". But when Magistrate Zhang heard the whispers of his followers, she relaxed and figured it out. It must be the Pomegranate Girl who sent someone to say something.

Thinking of what Mrs. Bai had said earlier about sending a gift to Miss Pomegranate in order to let her know so that she wouldn't misunderstand the Jin family, she couldn't help but nod secretly. Mrs. Bai was right.

I immediately responded, "Don't worry, sir. I will definitely take good care of Xiu Miao. I promise that after she gives birth in a few months, sir, you will be able to take over her duties and there will be no mistakes."

She was also worried about her grandson. After leaving the county government, Old Lady Jin asked the housekeeper to make arrangements. She planned to place Xiu Miao in a farm outside the city, and send two strong and capable maids to take care of her. In addition, the people in the farm would keep a close eye on her and not allow any mistakes. Before giving birth, Xiu Miao was not allowed to leave the farm and no one was allowed to visit her.

As soon as the housekeeper made a move, Bai knew about it. At that time, she was eating the freshly cooked bird's nest porridge. After hearing what the maid said, she curled her lips slightly and said, "This person will not give up until the Yellow River. At least I don't have to worry about taking care of him. It's also the money of the Jin family. Let it be. I also want to see if a child of the Jin family will be born in a few months."

"As for Miss Shi Liu, Chun Yu, please go again for me and explain that the old lady is eager to have a great-grandson, and it is not that the Jin family wants to go against Miss Shi Liu. Tell her not to be offended."

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Shi Liu already knew that Xiu Miao was pregnant. She was not such a cruel person. The child was innocent and it would be the same if she gave birth to the child and then was punished. It was only a few months and she could still wait.

As for Chunyu coming again and sending another gift, Bai was really polite. It would be unlike not to return the gift after receiving two gifts in a row. Besides, returning the gift also meant continuing the exchange of gifts.

She really wanted to make friends with the Bai family.

Therefore, he asked Sui Lu to prepare a gift for Chun Yu to take back to Bai.

Here, Mrs. Bai received a whole set of woolen products from Shi Liu, from scarves to sheepskin boots, and she smiled sincerely. From then on, every New Year festival, she would have people send gifts to Shi Liu, and the two began to have a serious exchange of gifts.

However, this is all a story for later.

At this moment, Xiu Miao was taken out of the prison, and was supported by two maids on each side as she walked towards the mule cart prepared by the Jin family. Her face was beaming, as if she had walked onto the road to heaven.

Seeing her elder brother and cousin standing guard outside the prison, Xiu Miao stopped and waited for them to come forward before saying, "The old lady wants to take me to the farm to rest and take care of the baby. Brother, cousin, go back and tell my mother and them not to worry. I'll take them to visit after I give birth in a few months."

She didn't know yet that she would still have to do three years of hard labor after giving birth in a few months. She just thought that the Jin family was prestigious and had already settled the matter. She was now going to the Jin family's farm to be well fed and well taken care of so that she could take care of her pregnancy and give birth to the baby safely. This was also because the old lady of the Jin family valued her.

When she gives birth to the Jin family's precious grandson, she will be brought into the Jin family in a grand manner, ha!
Xiu Miao was so proud in her heart!
Lu Lizhu and Hong Jiabao also breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. Xiu Miao was fine, that's good, that's good.

But Lu Lizhu felt that it was not right for his sister, an unmarried girl, to be taken away by the Jin family without any status. He thought that she should go back with him and wait for the Jin family to send a matchmaker. But the Jin family's mistress had already urged Xiu Miao to come, and Hong Jiabao pulled him with a happy look on her face. So he could only watch his sister get into the Jin family's car and drive away.

When the mule cart was no longer visible, Lu Lizhu said, "I always feel that this is not good."

Hong Jiabao said, "What's wrong with that? You just wait for Xiu Miao to give birth to a grandson for the Jin family. You can enjoy endless blessings too!"

"Oh, I'm exhausted after two days of worrying and tossing around in the city. Now Xiu Miao is fine. Come on, let's go, cousin, let's go to a restaurant for a good meal and then hire a car to go home!"