A happy event in a fertile field: the black-bellied husband is as beautiful as a flower

Chapter 173 Cherish the chance to eat melons
When she went out, her face was pale, and she fell down as soon as she got out of the prison.In the end, he was carried back by his followers.

After Xu Mingyou took off the effect of the medicine, he calmed down slowly, looking at the bloodstains of Meng Jianjia that he had made on the withered grass in the prison, his face was very dark and terrifying.

He was designed.Never in my life has I been designed to be so embarrassing.

Although Zuo Chengjin imprisoned him, he did not strictly forbid him to communicate with his own people, so he still kept a line.

After taking Meng Jianjia away, the entourage came to ask Xu Mingyou what to do next.

Xu Mingyou said: "Go and find the woman at the street."

Only then did the attendant think of the woman who happened to appear at the intersection.If she was instigated by someone, the truth of this matter could be revealed.

But everyone, including the followers, thought that she was just an innocent woman who was stopped halfway, and the officials did not arrest her. Whether it was out of fear or damage to her reputation, she had long since disappeared in the crowd. disappeared.

The attendant didn't even see what she looked like, so if he wanted to find someone now, where should he find her?

Two days later, the Yamen opened to hear the case.The people who came to watch the trial surrounded the courtroom tightly.

As a result, the woman was not found, but Xu Mingyou's entourage brought a drunk prostitute to testify in court.

Anyway, no one knew what the woman looked like.The woman who appeared at the crossroads of the drunken prostitute was himself.

The prostitute said that it was because Xu Mingyou hired her that she followed Xu Mingyou's instructions and went to the nearby street to wait for the benefactor of the benefactor.That's why there was the scene where she was taken into the carriage to serve Xu Mingyou later.

In this way, there is no such thing as Xu Mingyou robbing civilian girls in the street, but a transaction relationship between you and me.

The common people feel that this play can be described as full of twists and turns.

As for the girl who was actually stopped by Xu Mingyou, she was either guilty of guilt or concerned about her reputation, and she would not take the initiative to stand up again.

So it might be a misunderstanding.It is purely that the government arrested the wrong person.

With such a sudden change in wind direction, if someone accused the government of arresting people indiscriminately, the government would be on the disadvantaged side.

However, Zuo Chengjin was awe-inspiring, and apologized to Xu Mingyou on the spot in the courtroom, without a trace of embarrassment or reluctance, and then raised his voice: "The government takes punishing rape and eliminating evil as its own responsibility, and I would rather catch the wrong and let the official make amends in person , and don't let go of evil. Whether you are poor or rich, if you break the law, you will be punished equally!"

As soon as the words fell, the people applauded and applauded the prefect, and they all respectfully called the prefect "Master Qingtian".

In the end, Zuo Chengjin sentenced Xu Mingyou not guilty and released him to go home, and the case came to an end.

In the past few days, the most heated discussion among the people in the city was not the wronged Xu Mingyou, but the magistrate who punished the evil and promoted the good.

Since the new magistrate took office, the law and order in the city has indeed been greatly improved, and the number of criminals has also been greatly reduced.

When Xu Shenfang came to Meng Yan's house, she brought a plump watermelon and a roast chicken with the characteristics of the city.

The roast chicken is just out of the oven, wrapped in lotus leaves, still warm and fragrant with lotus leaves.

He gave the roast chicken to Xia Shi, and it will be served on the dinner table to eat later in the evening.As soon as Hou Bugui saw the watermelon, he turned his head and went to the kitchen, took out a kitchen knife, and danced excitedly, looking really happy.

Seeing this, Xia was startled, and said: "No return, don't play with knives, it's dangerous!"

Hou Bugui held the knife to Meng Yan's hand and told her to chop watermelons.Just as Meng Yan was about to reach out to pick it up, Yin Heng said from the side, "Bring it here."

Monkey Bugui scratched his head, and held it to Yin Heng's hand again.

The watermelon was suppressed with well water, and when it was cut open with a knife, the sweet juice overflowed, and the flesh of the melon was very bright red and moist.

Unconsciously, the season of eating melons is coming to an end, and after a few days, there will be no more watermelons to eat.

Therefore, Meng Yan cherishes every opportunity to eat melons.

Monkey Bugui also likes to eat melons, but it is a kind monkey. Although it is usually naughty, Xia Shi treats it very well, so it always misses Xia Shi.Meng Yan handed it a piece of melon that was very sweet in the middle, and the first time it took the watermelon, it didn't put it in its mouth, but skipped and gave it to Xia Shi.

Xu Chenfang raised her eyebrows and watched it jump up and down, and said, "It's a clever little thing."

Xia Shi smiled and patted its head, and took the watermelon it handed over.

Meng Yan knew its habits well, and after sending it over, she waved to Monkey Bugui, "Bugui, come and eat."

This time Monkey Bugui showed his greedy face, and rushed to Meng Yan's side, gnawing melons until his mouth was full of water.

At that time, Meng Yan was sitting on a bench under the corridor, eating melons and listening to Xu Shenfang talk about the latest gossip outside.

Although Xu Mingyou's matter was full of turmoil, it ended in a misunderstanding, and the Xu family's business continued as usual.Despite these turmoil, the status of the Xu family in the city will not be greatly shaken, after all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Meng Yan spit out a mouthful of watermelon seeds, licked her mouth, and said, "This Xu Mingyou is still very adaptable. But the smarter one seems to be the magistrate, who can bend and stretch, so don't underestimate it." She put down the melon rind, got up and said, "In short , It’s quite cool to use the way of the other to return to the other.”

Then Meng Yan went into the room and took out the 250 taels of silver notes owed to Xu Shenfang and returned them to him.

Xu Chenfang looked at the bank note in her hand, her expression was lazy and she couldn't arouse much interest.He looked at Monkey Bugui, and thought of a way to spend money on entertainment, so he lazily squinted his black eyes and said, "Bugui, are you still doing art now? How about you make me laugh once, and the 50 taels of silver ticket I'll give you one."

Hou Bugui scratched his head, and ran up to Xu Shenfang, making him laugh by scratching his head and making a pose.

Xu Shenfang was lying on the deck chair under the tree, and her clear laughter echoed under the eaves from time to time.

As expected, Xu Chenfang smiled and gave Monkey Bugui a silver ticket.

Meng Yan said unhappily: "Xu Chenfang, do you have money and nowhere to spend it? You give it?"

Xu Shenfang looked up at Meng Yan with a smile, and said, "That's right. I spend money to have fun, so my cousin, Ah Nan, won't care about that, right?"

She knew that Xu Chenfang didn't ask for anything in return, and he didn't want her to make it so clear.But there is no way, Xu Chenfang is not like Ah Heng, he is a real member of this family, no matter how close he is to her family, he will eventually have his own family in the future.So at the beginning, it is necessary to make such a clear distinction.

Now Meng Yan returned the money owed to him, and he returned it in a disguised form through Monkey Bugui, Meng Yan did not quite agree.

Sui Mengyan said: "If you do this again, next time I will definitely not owe you any more money."

When Xu Chenfang heard this, she paused for a silver ticket that was about to be given out.He sighed, took it back again, and said, "Forget it, I'll take it."

Monkey Bugui watched helplessly as the bank note that was about to arrive was about to fly away, scratching its head anxiously.It can earn 50 taels with a cute smile. This is the pinnacle of its acting career. How can it say that it will not give it!

Xu Shenfang said regretfully: "Ah, you are not allowed to entertain me." He also shamelessly stretched out his hand to Monkey Bugui, "Come on, give me back the two bank notes you received earlier."

Meng Yan said: "Xu Chenfang, if you want to be ashamed, if you want to go back after it made you laugh, then its work is not in vain!"

(End of this chapter)