C50 (1/2)
The local yamen office had no authority to kill. They did not dare to easily kill anyone. Beating people was usually limited to twenty boards a day. Once the score was finished, they would not easily be beaten to death.
Constable Li was a member of the yamen, yet he still informed Ling Chaofeng like this. It could be seen that Ershan had been lynched, outsiders might not know, but in this case, there was no telling whether he would live or die.
Ling Chaofeng cupped his fists: ”Recently, I have been causing trouble for Brother Li. After I settle this issue, I will apologize to Brother Li, and then treat you to a drink.”
Constable Li sighed, ”No need for the wine, the county magistrate has also ordered me to pass on a message. Manager Ling, the new king has ascended to the throne, one day, the new emperor has ascended to the throne. Although the inn has many contacts with the noble officials in the capital, no one knows how it will turn out, so I hope that you can be more cautious. ”
”Thank you very much.” Ling Chaofeng's expression was solemn, the Constable Li was not joking around, he ran out hurriedly and stuffed a big bag of salted duck eggs, telling him to bring them back for the children to eat.
Xiaowan turned around and rushed upstairs, wanting to prepare some clothes for her husband to wear, but Ling Chaofeng was acting leisurely. He even asked Uncle Biao to prepare breakfast, and anxiously shouted: ”Hurry up and change clothes, come over here.”
But Xiang Li also ignored her, only Aunt Zhang waved her hand, telling her not to worry.
After waiting for an hour, Xiaowan tiptoed to pass a belt for Hubby s windbreaker. Ling Chaofeng intentionally said, ”I still do not have a knee guard on.”
Xiaowan said, ”It's not cold today.”
Ling Chaofeng was annoyed and amused. ”So Ershan is more important than me?”
Xiaowan was actually extremely anxious. ”Constable Li has said that if you go too late, Ershan will be beaten to death.”
After finally sending Hubby out the door, Xiaowan finally remembered her warning and shouted loudly, ”Hubby, be careful on the way!”
After Ling Chaofeng left, the Xiaowan heaved a sigh of relief. He then heard the Aunt Zhang say from behind, ”He was not killed at the yamen, he was afraid that he would be crippled by the shopkeeper even if he returns.”
Xiaowan looked at her aunt in shock. ”Hubby, he …”
Aunt Zhang said: ”Didn't I tell you before, the shopkeeper taught Ershan very strictly. Although Ershan is not the adopted son of Old Madem, he treats Ershan as his own little brother. Ershan did not like to dance with swords and spears, so the shopkeeper did not force him. He liked to read and write, so he invited the best private school teacher for him. ”Say, what do you think of this matter? If the Prefect is angered, he will have the qualification to take the Academy Entrance Examination into his hands, which will bring about a lot of trouble.”
The Xiaowan asked, ”What will happen then? Can you still take the Elementary Scholar examination? ”
The Aunt Zhang calculated and said, ”The Academy Competition has happened three years and two times. This time, it won't happen for long until next summer, but the homecoming examination only happens once every three years. If we miss this August's homecoming examination, we will have to wait for another three years.
If he couldn't pass the examinations, then three years would be three years. In the blink of an eye, ten years would have passed. No wonder the old Elementary Scholar was able to pass the examinations for the rest of his life. Just thinking about it, Xiaowan felt that it was really hard.
The Aunt Zhang sighed, ”If we can make it in time for this year, then at least we'll benefit from three years of rewards, no? The shopkeeper naturally wouldn't let him slip away so easily, but he still had to go through a lot of connections. We didn't have anything to do with the Prefect, so if we do get involved, we might get into trouble in the future. Not to mention the shopkeeper being angry, even I am angry. How could this child not understand? ”
Xiaowan said softly: ”Didn't Aunt say that he had a heart of a mortal?”
Uncle Biao came out with Xiaowan's breakfast. A large bowl of hot, knobbly soup was in front of him, and as he called for supper, he laughed and said: ”Young people are full of vigor.
Aunt Zhang stared at him: ”I didn't learn from you well.”
Uncle Biao extended his arm to hug her as he said with eyes full of love, ”The ability to marry a wife naturally has to be learnt from me.”
Aunt Zhang blushed and scolded softly, ”The child is watching us, we have no skin and no face.”
Seeing that his uncle and aunt were loving each other, the Xiaowan laughed heartily. Being urged by the Aunt Zhang to eat when it was still hot, his cheeks bulged out as he spoke indistinctly: ”Ershan married his wife. Is he still staying in the shop?
Aunt Zhang laughed: ”Silly girl, if he became an official, he would naturally have his own residence. If he is not in the capital, he might not be with us.
Xiaowan was startled: ”We are going to split up?”
Aunt Zhang replied, ”Of course.”
The Xiaowan had long treated Ershan as her family's older brother. However, she suddenly said that they would inevitably be separated far in the future, and couldn't help feeling a little melancholy. It seemed that the relatives that she had lived for seventeen years were finally going to part.
After breakfast, Xiao Wan cleaned up the inn diligently, and brought a few cups of water to passersby. When it was almost noon, a carriage arrived with a fragrant aroma.
Yue Huaiyin and Susu were sitting in the carriage, they stopped and greeted the Xiaowan through the window, and Susu laughed: ”Evening, are you waiting for us?”
Xiaowan waved her hand and said a few perfunctory words. The so-called family was ugly and could not be made public, young lady understood this very well.
Yue Huaiyin was as gentle and demure as ever, the horse carriage left not long after, but when they returned with the goods, Ling Chaofeng had also returned with the horse carriage.
Ershan was carried out of the carriage by Uncle Biao. Not only was he beaten up, his face was also ugly, there was a wound on his forehead and his mouth was swollen like a mountain. Just looking at him made Xiaowan feel so much heartache that her eyes were full of tears.
However, Ling Chaofeng was filled with anger, he did not pity him in the slightest and even berated the Xiaowan: ”What are you feeling bad about, it hit you?”
Xiaowan felt that Ling Chaofeng was too heartless, she didn't want to bother with him for a while, so she followed him to take care of Ershan and forgot about him.
Outside, Yue Huaiyin got off the car and asked kindly: ”Manager Ling, what's going on? How did you get beaten up like that?”
”Causing trouble outside, you are still young and inexperienced, please tell Miss Yue to be worried.” Ling Chaofeng was very polite, he did not kick anyone out and instead invited them in, ”Miss Yue, come take a seat at the shop and drink some tea to warm your body.”
Yue Huaiyin was sensible and quickly said: ”You guys are busy right now, how can I cause any more trouble, I'm leaving now. Manager Ling, we are all on the same side, if there's anything I can help you with, please do not hold back. ”
Ling Chaofeng thanked him and watched Yue Huaiyin leave. A moment of anger appeared on his face once again, he walked towards the backyard, only to see Xiaowan blocking his way and chuckling at him.
”Hubby.” The Xiaowan's voice was soft and gentle as she grabbed onto Ling Chaofeng's sleeves and said, ”Are you thirsty, hungry and hungry? I'll make you some food.
His fingers tightly gripped his sleeves, obviously wanting to stop from going to see Ershan. Ling Chaofeng said coldly: ”I'm going to teach Ershan, don't interfere, do you want to teach me?”