Qin Fang saw Prefect Liu coming, put down his things and walked forward: "Master Liu, I am here to greet you, Master Liu."
Prefect Liu hurriedly said, "General Qin, there is no need to be so polite. Yunxiang County has changed a lot. General Qin has been here for just a few months, and it seems like a completely different place now. The changes have been even greater since I came here." The main reason is the road construction, and the atmosphere is really lively.
Qin Fang said: "Thanks to the grace of the emperor."
This is false, and everyone knows it.
The two exchanged pleasantries, and Prefect Liu said, "General Qin, let's talk for a moment. Regarding the Laiwang County incident, there is already a conclusion, but this conclusion..."
Qin Fang's expression became serious: "Master Liu, please come in."
The two came to a relatively quiet place, and Magistrate Liu said seriously, "General Qin, things in Laiwang County are not as good as we imagined, but I think this result is the best."
Qin Fang said, "Please tell me your opinion, sir." In fact, he had a good impression of Lord Liu. Although he was a man who was cautious and self-protective, he was not a corrupt official. What's wrong with being cautious and self-protective in the officialdom
Prefect Liu said, "Your servant Aunt Fan's son-in-law committed suicide out of fear of punishment. County Magistrate Cheng of Laiwang County confessed his crime, saying that he wanted to get a quota for the Laiwang County imperial grain business, but the Qin Mansion did not give him the quota, so he was dissatisfied and spread rumors about you, General Qin. Now he has taken all the responsibility, and all the evidence has been cut off. According to this official, this matter can be closed.
Of course, we all know that County Magistrate Cheng has someone behind him, but General Qin may not be able to deal with some people. Moreover, judging from County Magistrate Cheng's attitude, he will not be honest. Although General Qin has the support of Lord Du, Lord Du is no match for four hands. Only when he can defeat General Qin, he must not be afraid of Lord Du, so... General Qin might as well be patient? "Prefect Liu said that as an official, you should be patient. Anyway, being patient and admitting your weakness will not affect him. He can still live his life as usual.
Qin Fang was not a stubborn person. On the contrary, he was smart and capable. He knew how to show his honest side in front of Du Ke and his simple side in front of the emperor, so he naturally understood what Governor Liu said.
Just like the day he asked his teacher, who in the capital city was supporting him? The teacher said he didn't know. But whether he knew or not, Qin Fang didn't know, and he didn't want to get to the bottom of it.
He was of low status now, and if he continued to care about this matter, it would inevitably implicate Teacher Dao. He couldn't implicate the teacher just because the teacher was good to him, so Qin Fang knew how to bear it. He said: "This matter is the responsibility of Master Liu, and it will naturally be decided by Master Liu."
Hearing Qin Fang say this, Prefect Liu felt relieved. He was afraid that Qin Fang would rely on his teacher Du Ke to get to the bottom of the matter. Once that happened, the people in the capital city would not be something that a small prefect like him could deal with, but Qin Fang had Du Ke around, so he couldn't do anything about it. Wouldn't he be the one in trouble in the end? If he couldn't find a solution to the case, then it would be his own fault. And Qin Fang was willing to stop, so he should just consider it as a favor he owed Qin Fang. "General Qin, if that's the case, then I'll go and close the case."
Qin Fang said again: "Sir, wait a minute, sir, Aunt Fan's son-in-law is gone, and Aunt Fan and their family..."
Prefect Liu said, "The son-in-law did a lot of bad things during his lifetime, and this time he implicated County Magistrate Shangcheng. Even if he committed suicide, I can still make the decision to divorce him. What do you think, General Qin?" It was just a matter of asking for help, and Prefect Liu would naturally help. Moreover, because there were many opportunities for divorce in this matter, as long as the government sentenced the divorce, the divorce would be permanent.
General Qin: "Thank you very much, Master Liu."
After Lord Liu and Qin Fang reached an agreement, they returned. Qin Fang was not in a hurry to return to the general's mansion, but returned home with the common people at night.
During dinner, Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan talked about this matter: "We are currently in Yunxiang County, so there is no need to get involved with people in the capital. I also don't want to implicate the teacher because of my own affairs. Besides, they are not my life at the moment, and they probably don't intend to make a mortal enemy, so I plan to learn about this matter here. When we have the ability, we won't be afraid of these things."
Yang Haiyan was quite interested in this. What was the point of being brave? The most important thing was to learn to endure.
As the case of County Magistrate Cheng came to an end, those seemingly chaotic things also gradually came to an end, and Yunxiang County returned to its former tranquility.
Because of limited money, the road construction was no longer as grand as it was at the beginning. Now the road construction was carried out by villages one by one, and there was still a monthly salary, only meals were provided. The road construction was in charge of Yang County Magistrate, and Qin Fang went to the horse farm every day.
Yunxiang County built a super large horse farm, which was used as a royal property. There were two Ferghana horses in the farm. Because Ferghana horses were very valuable, there were soldiers in the farm. Not only that, the manager of the horse farm was also very cautious. As a horse lover, if you compare horses to your children, then Ferghana horses are undoubtedly the most favored sons, so how can you not be cautious
By January, the weather was getting colder. Yang Haiyan was already four months pregnant and her belly was already showing. She was slim to begin with, so it was even more obvious. However, Doctor Li checked her pulse every two weeks, so she was in good health. But even so, the elders at home were still very concerned.
On this day, the family was basking in the sun in the yard, and Aunt Fan came out with a plate of freshly prepared snacks. Aunt Fan has been relaxed since her son-in-law died and her daughter divorced. Because her daughter was a widow, it was not suitable for her to live in the general's mansion, so Yang Haiyan asked her to go to the imperial grain processing factory. The imperial grain processing factory originally needed female workers, and Aunt Fan's daughter was very suitable. Aunt Fan's granddaughter lived in the general's mansion, sharing a room with Aunt Fan. In the morning, she followed the masters in the mansion to listen to the teacher's lectures, and in the afternoon, she went to learn embroidery.
"Madam, there is a guest outside." Aunt Hong entered the inner courtyard and bowed to Yang Haiyan. "He said he is the general's nephew, claiming to be the general's uncle."
Upon hearing this, Yang Haiyan said, "Please come in." She had been thinking about Uncle Qin and his son coming, but she didn't know what was going on with the Ding family, and now she expected that they had finally arrived.
Grandma Qin said, "Afang's grandparents love his uncle. It's been so long, the Ding family must be worried. Are they here to pick him up?"
Yang Haiyan said: "Grandma, don't worry about this, we have mother."
Having said that, Yang Haiyan still got up to receive the guests.
Uncle Qin really didn't want to leave his hometown and come to Yunxiang County, but his family was in trouble. His parents were worried about him, so he had no choice but to make this trip.
Speaking of which, my husband and his family are not in tune with each other. On the first day, my husband's family said they were going to my mother-in-law's house, and they didn't take it seriously. But after a long time, they didn't come back, and they were puzzled. These days, food is precious for everyone, how can my in-laws support my husband's family like this
Later, Lao Xi's wife came back, and Lao Xi and Tadpole came back with her. At first, Lao Xi's wife said that they would stay at her parents' home for a few more days, and they didn't want to go. But day after day, they still missed Lao Xi and Tadpole, and Lao Xi's wife couldn't hide it anymore, so she told the story. It turned out that Lao Xi had brought Tadpole to Yunxiang County.
This made my father and mother angry. They were sick for a long time, and when they recovered, he came to look for me.
However, after entering the general's mansion, Uncle Qin was still a little restrained. In such a grand place, he couldn't move freely.
Uncle Qin was brought to the hall and saw Yang Haiyan. Even though he had only seen her once last month, Uncle Qin still remembered Yang Haiyan. Seeing Yang Haiyan now, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Afang's wife."
"Uncle is here, please take a seat. Someone has been sent to invite mother, and she will be here soon." Yang Haiyan didn't have any impression of this Uncle Qin, but since the Ding family had other top-notch families besides Uncle Qin's family, she still welcomed such relatives.
Humans are social creatures, so naturally we cannot exclude our relatives.
Uncle Qin sat down, and the servants brought some food. Uncle Qin did not eat immediately, but asked Uncle Qin about the situation: "Afang's wife, did Uncle Fang bring Tadpole here? That bastard left without saying hello to the family, making everyone at home very worried. My father and mother were worried that he would get sick..." Then, Uncle Qin talked about the things at home. It was not easy for him to come all the way here, and he finally got here. He really wanted to scold Uncle Qin to death.
Yang Haiyan comforted him, "My uncle and Tadpole are working on the farm, and they are under the supervision of my mother, but they are doing well. Fortunately, my grandparents didn't make trouble, otherwise my uncle's matter would have become a big deal." How could it not be a big deal if my parents were so mad at me
When encountering such a younger brother, Uncle Qin was also worried: "That's right."
The two chatted for a while, and Yang Haiyan asked someone to take Uncle Qin to wash up and rest for a while. During the long journey, he had taken horse-drawn carriages, ox-drawn carts, donkey-drawn carts, etc. whenever he wanted, and had to walk if he wanted, so he was really tired.
When Mother Qin came over from the Imperial Grain Factory and learned that Uncle Qin had fallen asleep, she did not bother him.
Instead, Yang Haiyan talked to Qin mother about the Ding family. He learned that his father and mother were sick. The mother Qin Mother wanted to go to Qin . This disaster is the unlucky family. "
Yang Haiyan was not easy to respond to this. However, she said, "Mother, if the eldest uncle wants to take the young uncle away, what do you think?"
Mother Qin thought for a moment and said, "I have my younger brother under my control here. If he returns to his hometown, given my parents' personalities, he will definitely become the same as before. It's better for him to stay here and receive some monthly allowance. Yanyan, what do you think?"