Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 123
A group of women were crying and screaming hoarsely, and in the end there was nothing they could do. Su Tong asked Ah Zhen to add some medicinal powder to help sleep and calm the mind into the medicine soup, and coaxed people to drink it, and finally they were able to live in peace.

The heavy rain gradually stopped, and people also came to the yamen. It turned out that the magistrate of Qingzhou and County personally brought them here.

Su Wencheng also came, and when he saw Su Tong, his face was not very good-looking, but in front of outsiders, he didn't want to make his daughter lose face, so he said angrily with a low face and low voice: "Since you saved someone, go back quickly, you What else can I do to help?"

Just now Xiaoying had brought the servants of the Zhou family back to the Zhou family, but Su Wencheng was startled when he saw that his daughter was not there.

Su Tong raised his eyebrows, moved lightly with lotus steps, squeezed his father's shoulders, and said with a smile: "Is it my daughter? I made my father worry, and I won't dare again in the future."

Su Wencheng shook his head, sighed with a smile: "I know that my family, A-Tong, has a good heart, and my father is not stopping you from doing good deeds, but be careful in everything, and don't let me and your brother worry about you."

In fact, Su Wencheng himself was deeply educated in Confucianism, and he was very proud of Su Tong's benevolence.

"By the way, Yangzhi County has brought people from the yamen here. It is estimated that there is a place to settle these women. We should hurry and go to Qingzhou as soon as possible."

Su Tong nodded, and went out to have a look. The magistrate was thoughtful and thoughtful, and brought a big car. The car looked shabby, but it was spacious enough. Now all these women can sit in it and it won't be crowded. The reason why Li Zheng didn't bring it The flatbed car, probably because I was worried that others would gossip if they saw it.

Although the experiences of these women may not be concealed at all, seeing some people will always make these poor women feel better.

Originally, when things got here, Su Wencheng and Su Tong should leave, nothing to do with them, but Zhixian Yang felt that these kidnappers must have accomplices, and found a register from the nunnery, which recorded only A total of 45 women were abducted and trafficked this year. Except for the ten rescued, the rest must have been resettled elsewhere or sold.

All kinds of things should be interrogated clearly. Su Tong can be regarded as involved in such a big case, so it is not appropriate to leave immediately.

If it weren't for Su Wencheng himself to be the general judge of Qingzhou, who was crushed to death by a high-ranking official, and revealed his identity, I am afraid that the magistrate of Yang County would have to keep Miss Su for ten and a half months. I also learned that this matter will be in Qingzhou. It’s okay for them to go to Qingzhou, but Su Tong decided to wait a few days to see how the magistrate arranges these women. Since she has already intervened, she can’t give up halfway. Watching these women have no way out.

The people from the county government arrived, and the rain gradually stopped. The nunnery is not a place to stay for a long time. Su Tong took Azhen and Xiaoying to help wake up these drowsy women, helped them into the carriage, and pulled them along the way. to the county seat.

Yang Zhixian is a decent person. He personally hired a small courtyard opposite the county government. The owner is a widow in her 30s with only a ten-year-old daughter. She lives by buying tofu. Apart from small business, she never gets involved in other things, and she is not the kind of talkative woman who likes to gossip. It is more appropriate to place these women in her yard.

A total of ten women, because they are old, know where their homes are. One of them was kidnapped by a kidnapper in Qingzhou. That night, people from the county government secretly sent a letter back and asked her parents to pick her up. .

Because only two days had passed, and the time was not too long, Yang Zhixian also made a special statement, saying that the lady lost her way halfway, was blocked by heavy rain, and could not go home. Her parents were notified until she was brought back to the county government, so as not to tarnish her reputation.

But she is the only one who is as lucky as this lady, and the others are far away. The sick and prettiest little lady is said to have been abducted for two years, and she can't even die Ken said that he only said his name was A-Xia, let alone go home.

Su Tong could also tell from her words and deeds that this A-Xia must be the daughter of a good family and had been married before. She refused to go back, probably because she was worried about ruining the reputation of her parents and fearing that life would be even more difficult after she went back. .

That's right, if she really went back, she might only end up being abandoned by her husband's family, and the fate of the ancient Buddha with a green lamp all her life, Yang Zhixian was obviously used to it, knew it well, and didn't ask harshly.

When Su Wencheng came back from Yang Zhi County, he stopped urging his daughter to go on the road as soon as possible, drank a pot of wine sadly, and sighed: "I heard from Yang Zhi County that women who were kidnapped by kidnappers also escaped in previous years. She was sent home without further ado, but unexpectedly, the woman just escaped from the kidnapper. She was obviously a resolute and resolute person. It was horrific, it was utterly horrific, and since then, Yangzhi County has sent these women home, and as long as possible, they are never willing to say that they were abducted by kidnappers."

Su Tong smiled: "It seems that these people are lucky to meet Yangzhi County."

The county government worked very quickly, without delay at all. In just one day, a total of ten women were sent away. Among the remaining three, they clearly stated their home addresses. The county government sent people to let the family members come. Then, among the remaining six, except for A Xia who was determined not to go home, the others were hesitant and only knew how to cry.

Cried a lot, the little girl who was looking for death at the beginning, said she was called Xiao Yao, seemed to accept her fate, and only followed A-Xia, and the two agreed to live together.

Yang Zhixian was very patient and sent someone to appease him. He only said that even if he didn't want to go home, he would think of other ways. Whether it was going to be a maid for someone or wanting to marry, he could discuss it slowly. Anyway, try to appease the emotions of these women, for fear that another death-seeking person will emerge from among them.

Since the officials of the county government were so dedicated, the father and daughter of the Su family stayed for a day, explaining everything they could and should say, and seeing that the women were well placed, they took their leave and prepared to leave.

In the end, they were just about to leave when someone from the Qingzhou government office actually came.

However, Su Tong is not surprised at all. This is a big case, and the officials of the state and county will make great contributions. At least the person handling it will get an excellent in this year's evaluation.

The man from Qingzhou Mansion is a clerk, surnamed Wu, with a round body, he smiles before he speaks, and looks quite capable. When he heard that Su Wencheng was the general judge of Qingzhou, he was very respectful and could speak, at least Su Wencheng's impression of him That's fine, but he doesn't usually like people who are particularly smooth, but this clerk surnamed Wu has a smooth temperament and can please him.

Qingzhou sent rewards, those kidnappers confessed, and a large gang of hundreds of people was involved. The state government acted quickly, caught another group of kidnappers, and rescued more than a dozen young ladies .

These little ladies are different from the ten in the nunnery. They are all eleven or twelve years old, good-looking, and well-qualified. One of them is the daughter of an official family, and it is said that she is also the daughter of a Beijing official.

Wang Zhizhou of Qingzhou was overjoyed, he had received such great credit, and he had to share it with his subordinates. The Zhou family, Su Tong, and the villagers were rewarded a total of one thousand coins, a total of one thousand coins. As for the county government Officials in Li, the benefit they get is not money, but merit, which is much more cost-effective than getting money.

The Zhou family and Su Tong discussed, out of the thousand guan, [-] guan were distributed to the villagers who came to help, and the remaining [-] guan were simply given to the ten abducted ladies.

Their future will be difficult, and it is always a good thing to have some money. Su Tong thought it was unfair to those villagers. After all, there are more people from them than the Zhou family. Others were very satisfied, and the villagers were even flattered. Many people felt that they were given too much and refused to take it at all. In the end, eight hundred guan were actually kept.

The county government of Yangzhi County also collected two hundred guan, rounded up to a whole number, and decided to wipe out all the property of the kidnappers in the nunnery, sell all the antiques, and get a total of [-] guan. A large sum of money, a total of [-] guan, is not a small amount wherever it is placed, and Yangzhi County actually gave it all to those women.

As soon as he had money in his hand, even A-Xia's complexion looked a little better. There were two thousand guan for ten people, and one person could share [-] guan. It's not bad for a middle-level family to have such money as a dowry.

Hearing that these women's spirits are slightly better, at least no one is looking for death, Su Wencheng can't help sighing, and said with a smile: "If you meet abducted little ladies in the future, you will give more money, which may relieve the pain a little bit. "

In one sentence, Yang Zhixian sighed: "Hey, how could such a good thing happen, this time I caught up with it, and those kidnappers left a lot of floating money, or else... hey."

Su Tong sighed, she knew what Yang Zhixian meant, not to mention giving money, even officials like Yang Zhixian who sincerely cared about these women would rarely come across a few, and most officials met such This kind of thing, if you can perfunctory, you can perfunctory, if you can't perfunctory, just find a place and get rid of it, who cares whether these women are servants or concubines, whether they can live smoothly!
One day, after the rain was over and the sky was clear, Su Tong suddenly wanted to eat some snacks. The snacks in the car were long gone, and it was time to add them. When she felt sick, she walked to Widow Zhao's tofu stand. Widow Zhao knew Su Tong and weighed half a catty of tofu for her with a smile.

Without waiting for Su Tong to inquire, she lowered her voice and said: "Hey, they all refused to go out, and all hid in the house. If there was any movement at night, those ladies would tremble with fright. Poor, that Axia, my Seeing her doing embroidery every day, the pricked finger was dripping with blood, but she didn't even feel any pain."

Su Tong was stunned when he heard this, she didn't know what was going on, a stream of heat erupted from her chest inexplicably, and even when she came back to her senses, she had already walked into the room, staring straight at the needle and thread in her hand A Xia who was in a daze said: "If you have nowhere to go, and you don't want to marry, and you can't see the way forward, just follow me. Even women, as long as they think about it, as long as they are not afraid of death, they can always find a way." live."

(End of this chapter)