Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 44 Inquiry
Jinghan went to the county seat with her father and Uncle Lin, but luckily there was a bus back to the county seat in the afternoon.In this era, there are special carts for pulling feet, waiting in the county town at a fixed time every day.Sometimes many people will come to this town, and some people will go back in the afternoon, so that they can earn some money by going back and forth.

Jinghan was sitting in the carriage, which was a flat carriage with many people sitting on it.Zhixin was afraid that Jinghan would fall, so he hugged Jinghan tightly, "Jinghan, you have to be careful, there are a lot of people today, don't squeeze into the car."

Jing Han nestled in her father's arms, feeling particularly at ease.The weather at the end of February was still quite cold. In my father's arms, I didn't feel cold at all.Looking around with big eyes, at this time, the mountain is still bare and there is nothing.

It took more than two hours on the road before I arrived at the county seat.Zhixin had been here before, knew Zhiming's house, got out of the carriage, paid the driver the fare, and then the three of them walked to Zhiming's house.Arriving at Zhiming's house, he took out the key and opened the door. The house was tidy, so Zhixin hurried in with some firewood, lit the kang, and then went out with Lin Xing's family.They were going to Lin Zixuan's aunt's house. At this time, Uncle Zixuan should be at home.Before leaving, tell Jinghan to cook the meal.Fortunately, Mrs. Zhu is also living a life. There is a lot of firewood at home, and there is no shortage of rice and noodles.Zhixin wasn't worried at all, he locked the door behind him when he went out, so he wouldn't be afraid of anyone coming.

Seeing that her father had lit the fire, Jinghan started cooking.In fact, Jinghan knew how to cook in her previous life. After all, she lived on her own later on. Xue has also taught Jinghan a lot these days, so cooking is no problem.

In Zhu's house, there are also some corn balls and cornmeal, but there is also rice, not much.Jinghan scooped up some ballast and cornmeal, and planned to cook some ballast porridge at night, and then make some pancakes.In addition, I found a pickle jar, and took out two pieces of pickles from it, so I can only make do with it tonight.

Jinghan first scalded the cornmeal and pasted pancakes on the side of the pot, then filled another pot with water, put in the cleaned crumbs, and started cooking porridge.After working for more than half an hour, the pancakes are ready, and the porridge here is almost ready.Jinghan shoveled the pancakes one by one into the basin with a shovel, and then found another basin to put the porridge out.

After Jinghan put all the food on the table, Zhixin came back from the outside.Lin Xing's family didn't come back with him, so they should have stayed at his sister's house.Zhixin entered the room and took a look, "Hey, my girl is quite capable, she cooked all the meals so quickly. Come on, let's eat something. Originally, Zixuan's aunt said she wanted to keep me there to eat. Yes, I said you are still at home, don’t worry, they let me come back. Tomorrow we have to invite Zixuan’s uncle to dinner, and the people in the yamen must also be invited.” Zhixin sat down, Jinghan served her father porridge and pancakes, and the father and daughter began to eat.

"Father, have you asked Zixuan's uncle? What's going on?" Jinghan asked while eating.

Zhixin nodded, "Ask, Zixuan's uncle knows quite a lot about this. There are some things that you, a girl, don't know well, so father won't tell you. It's not easy to handle this matter. It will have to be done tomorrow." Say more."

It turned out that Zhixin and the Xing family went to Aunt Zixuan's place just now, and Zhixin specially bought some snacks, tea and so on.It happened that Zixuan's uncle was at home, and he was quite aware of this matter, so he told them about it.At that time, Zhiming was treating Master Qin's third concubine. There was nothing wrong with this concubine, but she was pregnant.Mr. Qin is over 40 years old, and has been living in a difficult life, and has no son.The concubine was pregnant and vomited all day long. Master Qin called Zhiming over to see if he could prescribe some medicine to relieve it. After Zhiming finished watching, he prescribed the medicine and went home.Unexpectedly, the little concubine drank the medicine, and in the middle of the night she had unbearable abdominal pain, and she even had a miscarriage.Now, Master Qin was so angry that he wanted Zhiming to pay for his life, so he reported to the official.Where the people from the county government dared to offend Mr. Qin, they arrested Zhiming, and almost sealed the hall.

Zixuan's uncle said that tomorrow he would invite the principals of the county yamen to have a meal, and ask them to help communicate with Master Qin to see if there is any way to rescue Zhiming.The key to this matter lies in the Qin family. If the Qin family firmly insists that the medicine prescribed by Zhiming is wrong and intends to harm others, it will be really difficult.Because they found ingredients that could cause abortion in the residue of the medicine, and this medicine was also prescribed.

After dinner, the father and daughter cleaned up and went to bed.

The next day, Zixuan's uncle invited one of the chief clerks in the yamen and another head catcher to have dinner in a relatively large restaurant in the county town.At the banquet, the head catcher said that he could help talk about it and see the attitude of the Qin family.In addition, he also said to find a way to let Zhixin go in to see Zhiming, "Well, Brother Xu, you will wait for me outside the prison in the afternoon, and I will take you in to see your brother. Let's talk about it. It's not big, it's not small. We also asked someone. A small amount of that kind of medicine will be fine at all. Who knows why this concubine of Mr. Qin's family is so memorized? But she has problems after taking it. It's because of your younger brother's bad luck that this happened. However, Brother Xu, you have to be prepared for this money. I guess even if you can save your younger brother this time, it will take some money. "

After hearing this, Zhixin quickly said, "No matter how much it costs, as long as it can save my brother. All the old people in this family are sick from anxiety. If my brother has another accident, it will kill the old man."

"Okay, then you can go and see your younger brother in the afternoon. I'll talk to the prison chief." This chief is a happy listener.

After the banquet, they were about to leave, so Zhixin gave them ten taels of silver while he was going to see them off.The two men weighed the money in their hands and walked away with a smile.

In the afternoon, Jia Xing accompanied Zhi Xin to the prison, and after some investigations, he finally saw Zhi Ming.Zhiming hasn't used torture yet, but this big prison is not a place for good people to stay. Zhiming has only been there for two days, and he is not in good shape.When the two brothers met, Zhiming said that there would be no problem with the prescription he prescribed.

Zhixin sighed, "Third brother, it's not as if we just say it's okay now. After all, he has no children, and you still have this medicine in your prescription. What do people say? You think it's okay. It’s unlucky, we will find a way to rescue you, let’s talk about it later.”

Zhiming also knew that what happened this time, even if he could go out, the doctor would not be able to do it in the future. "Brother, this time the family is involved. I'm afraid this matter can't be solved with a little money. What should I do?"

"What should I do? I have to save you even if I sell everything. Can you stay here? Just your body, it won't take long, and it will collapse in a month. How can a good person stay here? Someone is here, let's talk about money later." Zhixin persuaded Zhiming.

At this time, the jailer in the prison came over, "Okay, okay, time is up. Hurry up and get out, it would be nice to let you in to have a look, hurry up and go."

Zhixin and Jiaxing came out of the prison and returned to Zhiming's house.Seeing that her father and uncle had returned, Jing Han hurriedly asked, "Daddy, what's the matter? Can my third uncle be saved?"

Zhixin sighed and said, "Wait for the letter, there is no rush for this matter."

Lin Xing's family naturally wanted to go back to his sister, "Brother, you and Jinghan are waiting here. If there is any news, I will come and tell you. It will probably take a few days, so you just wait patiently." Come on, don't worry, it's useless to worry."

Zhixin sent Jiaxing out, "Jiaxing, this is all thanks to your brother-in-law. When Zhiming is rescued, I will definitely thank you and your brother-in-law."

"Brother, what are you talking about? We brothers, are you still so outrageous? Alright, I'm leaving." Lin Jiaxing waved his hand and left.

Zhixin and his daughter waited here for three days before Xingjia and his brother-in-law came to him. "Brother Xu, Catcher Liu asked me to tell you. The Qin family said that as long as you hand over 500 taels of silver, the Qin family will not pursue it anymore. You should think about it. The 500 taels , It’s not a small amount. The average family can’t save 500 taels of silver in their lifetime. This Qin family is a bit of a bully. Alas, there is no way, their family is very powerful in the county. I heard that there are some relatives If he is an official in the capital city or in the prefectural city, our county magistrate would not dare to mess with him, so you just think it's bad luck."

When Zhixin heard it, 500 taels, where can he get it? "This amount is too big. We are just a farmer. How can we get such a lot of silver taels? Forget it, let's go back and find a way. In this way, let's go home quickly, and ask the brother-in-law of the Li family to help talk about it." Good words, please wait for me for a few days. Besides, please don’t let Zhiming suffer in it, I will find a way to raise money as soon as possible.”

Zixuan's uncle nodded, "Brother Xu, don't worry, you and my brother get along well. We are a family, so I will try my best." After saying this, Zixuan's uncle left first.

Jiaxing looked at Zhixin, "Brother, let's pack up and go home quickly, this 500 taels is not a small amount, we have to go back and find a way."

"Oh, wait for me, I'll clean it up right away." Zhixin and Jinghan hurriedly cleaned it up together, and then they went back to the village together to find a car.

It happened that the car hadn't left yet, and there were still seats in the car, so the three of them hurried into the car.After walking for another two and a half hours along the way, these are considered home.As soon as he entered the yard, Mrs. Zhu came out, "Brother, you are back, how is the matter, can Zhiming be saved?"

(End of this chapter)