Seeing that his own wife was being schemed against, the Liu San could not hold back anymore. If not for the yamen runners pressing on him from both sides, he would have probably beaten Kan Dashan to death.
It was true that Kan Dashan was at fault, but now that he lost his grandson, he would definitely be laughed to death if word of it spread. Although it was caused by an accident, it was the truth that the Liu San beat him up, so the Liu San had to shoulder this responsibility. Furthermore, when He Mujing's family heard that something had happened to her daughter, how could they just sit back and do nothing? However, the Liu San had also come over yesterday to make amends, and the amount was also not small, and could not be underestimated.
Pure and honest is one thing, whether or not you can be a person is another. Zhixian stroked his goatee and pondered.
It was clearly a small case, but it took more than two hours. Duan Xiaohe was still alright, but He Mu Jing had a big belly, and couldn't even stand steadily when she came out.
It was already night. The people who were spectating had all dispersed, and Qin Rui was the only person standing at the entrance of the yamen.
"Third Brother Liu."
Qin Rui seemed to have already known that Liu San would come out, there was no surprise at all on his face.
It was too late to go home. Besides, there was only one horse, so three people couldn't walk. They decided to find an inn in the county and stay there.
Duan Xiaohe had originally wanted to take care of herself and let the two men take care of themselves, but the Liu San was unwilling to do so.
After closing the door, Duan Xiaohe immediately went up to take off her clothes. Liu San was a little shy, saying that I, his wife, had not bathed for a few days and was dirty.
Liu San had been in prison for a few days, his body was dirty and smelly. Before this, he didn't even allow Duan Xiaohe to go to bed without washing her face.
Duan Xiaohe stripped off the upper half of his body, seeing a few marks on his back where she had been beaten up, the red mark had made him go all out. Her eyes immediately turned red, and it was only then that Liu San knew that she had stripped off her clothes to check for injuries. She felt warmth in her heart, and held her tightly in her arms.
"Aren't I fine? What are you crying for?"
"Forget it, I'll just remember the wound on her forehead and help my wife recover." Who hit your head? "
Duan Xiaohe laughed, and then used the water in the teacup to wipe her sleeves, the wound was gone. Qin Rui did it, it looks pitiful like this. "
Liu San saw the small scratch and roughly knew what happened.
"In the future, I will not let you suffer any grievances."
The enjoyment of living in a county made Duan Xiaohe feel like she did not want to go back to the countryside. She thought that if they separated in the future, she would make a large bed carved with flowers and sleep on it. She would sleep on it as she slept.
He thought that the Liu San would be disobedient, but he was honest and didn't touch her the whole night.
The Liu San heard from Duan Xiaohe that in order to save him, he had to spend money to find other people to strike up a relationship. Only then did he realize that other than the first day where he suffered a little, the next few days were normal, even giving him preferential treatment. However, when he saw those locked up together, he would either beat them up or curse at them, which gave him an advantage.
"When I go to town tomorrow, I have to thank Qian Qiaoqiao properly."
Liu San held her hand tightly as a response.
The next morning, Liu San went to hire a carriage, telling him that it was a rare occasion to visit the county, so he decided to enjoy it. Qin Rui returned the horse back to them and squeezed into the carriage with them. He showed an incomparable yearning for the life in the prison, dragging Liu San along while asking questions.
Once they entered the town, Duan Xiaohe immediately brought the two men to Ling-Bao Hall. As Qian Qiaoqiao was settling the debts, she looked at the Liu San beside her and was startled.
"Sister, your hubby came out just like that? I haven't gotten a relationship yet. "
Duan Xiaohe was also startled, was it not because of Qian Qiaoqiao?
Qin Rui found an empty table and sat down, then called for a waiter to order a lot of food. Duan Xiaohe looked at him suspiciously, feeling that this person who said that he was incapable must be very capable.
"Girl, the pastries you taught me last time were so good to sell, just the people in the county alone came over to try them." "There are still a few who want to work together with me, but I've already pushed them out. That's a lot of money."
Duan Xiaohe deliberately asked her: "How could I reject it? If I were to go to the county and open a restaurant, I would earn more money than this."
Qian Qiaoqiao raised his eyebrows, "I would like to go to the county's restaurant, but I can't open a restaurant with others, I want to open a restaurant with you."
Duan Xiaohe rubbed her nose, "Shopkeeper Qian is praising me too much, how would I have the ability to follow you to the county's restaurant."
"Yo, a few days ago I was still calling out to my sister, but now I've gotten another serving." Qian Qiaoqiao snorted, she lowered her head and started calculating again.
There were already a lot of food on the table. Qin Rui and Liu San had already eaten. Seeing that she did not come over for a long time, the Liu San called her over. Duan Xiaohe replied and quickly explained, "I can't date anyone else. You don't know how the county magistrate judges us, but right now, I really can't do anything about it. "
Qian Qiaoqiao was startled, "How?"
Although Kan Dashan was hateful, the Liu San did beat him up. Although the Liu San was in charge, but Kan Dashan had been crippled for life. If they did not collect all the silver in five days, the officials would have to come over and take their houses and fields from the Liu Family. They would also have to capture the entire family of the Old Man Liu to the mines to do the work.
After Qian Qiaoqiao heard this, he slammed the table hard, and messed up all the beads.
"I thought this county lord was a good official, but I didn't expect him to be confused. How much money is there for this day, and how many years do you think it will take to kill a person? "
Duan Xiaohe had not finished speaking when Qian Qiaoqiao said again, "Seventy-eight silver? I'll give it to you! "
Wow, generous!
It would be hard to return the favor in the future. However, if she didn't accept the money, where would she be able to get the seventy-eight silvers in the next five days?
Her original intention was to see how Qin Rui could use such an expensive Ink Platform, and how he could easily get a large horse.
Who would have thought that this man would be so unethical, after pondering for a while, he started to raise Duan Xiaohe. "Didn't you make clothes for people, an finished product of fifteen taels of silver? I heard that you've already accepted four to five orders for this kind of business, five orders is exactly 75 taels of silver, I'll lend you the other three taels. "
Duan Xiaohe almost vomited a mouthful of blood, she really wanted to use her eyes and cause two holes to appear in his body.
She had thought of this method before. It was easy for her to draw one, but it was slow for Begonia to make a set of clothes. The higher the price, the more cautious the crabapple was. It didn't dare to be careless at all. It would have been great if a single set of clothes could last for three to four days. How could they be completed in just four to five days?
"How is it? Sister? "
Duan Xiaohe pondered and finally nodded. "Alright, Sis, lend it to me first, I'll write a contract for you."
Qian Qiaoqiao laughed, "There's no need, I will directly give it to you right now." Pausing, she then said, "Yo, I don't have any spare money here. How about this, I'll give you 100 taels of silver in banknotes. You can take the rest to exchange for yourself. Just wait until you have more money before giving it to me."
Duan Xiaohe's eyebrows twitched, this one hundred silver was so hot she didn't know what to say.
"I'll write you a note."
Seeing her uncomfortable look, Qian Qiaoqiao sighed, and passed the bill over to her: "Fine, set one up for you."
She was just about to start writing when she felt a chill on her back. She turned around to check that it was indeed the two men who were staring at her. Duan Xiaohe took the paper and pen and handed it over to Qin Rui, allowing him to write a note for him.
When he heard that Qian Qiaoqiao was willing to lend her a hundred silver, Liu San was stunned. She tugged at Duan Xiaohe, somewhat lacking in confidence.
"Wifey, how do we repay this money? How long will it take? "
Duan Xiaohe frowned, "Worse comes to worse, I'll just teach her how to cook, after all, this is her goal."
After eating and drinking until she was full, Duan Xiaohe and the others walked around the town twice, breaking the silver in her hands into pieces in the bank, she divided the remaining 22 taels into 10 taels and gave it to Liu San.
The Liu San pushed him and said no, Duan Xiaohe poked his head, saying that only a man with money would be strong.
Returning to the Liu Village, the news of Liu San returning from the prison spread across the entire Liu Village like it was new. Old Man Liu stood at the door excitedly, and as he saw his youngest son coming over, his tears flowed profusely, causing Duan Xiaohe to be moved. Liu Da happily stuck to his brother, and seeing Liu San producing two balls of sugar, he couldn't stop smiling.
Liu Er was still slightly better, after all, he was his own brother. Only Lady Zhang stood in front of the door and snorted, then entered the room, never to be seen again.
Liu San received a bowl of clear water and drank it all in one gulp, then said: "The water at home is still better to drink."
Duan Xiaohe's heart softened, and poured him another bowl.
This time, Qin Rui did his best and it just so happened to be time to eat, so Duan Xiaohe made him stay and eat. This table of food was quite sumptuous. She also cut a piece of the cured ham for each dish, steamed two bowls of eggs, cooked a few side dishes, and steamed buns with white noodles. Seeing that there was still some noodles left, Yuan Zhou also made some noodles. With a few pieces of meat mixed in with two vegetables, it was quite a sight to behold.
Duan Xiaohe unwillingly called Liu Er and Lady Zhang over for dinner. Just a while ago, the two of them had been in the room greedily smelling the aroma, and when they had just called out, they immediately sat down next to two plates of meat.
The taste of the ham and bacon was too short, it didn't even taste good, but the taste alone was enough to satisfy everyone at the table. The Liu Family were all farmers, they only desired to eat their fill. It was much better for a scholar like Qin Rui to eat. It was beautiful, but his eating speed was not slow. It was comparable to Liu Er and his wife.
The meal had everyone eating their fill, just as Duan Xiaohe was about to clean up the table, she was pulled by Liu San to sit down again. Liu San looked at the table full of people, and then focused his gaze on Liu Er and Lady Zhang.