C4 (1/2)

”No, I was lucky enough to be able to read.” A Jin answered appropriately.

Liu Yuan nodded his head in approval and shifted his gaze to Zhang Zhang Zhang. ”Tell me, what's going on?”

Zhang Zhang Zhang held his breath as he was pushed forward by Mrs. Zhang, ”Don't blame my lord, my child is very afraid of having a baby.”

”I …”

”Is it like what A Jin said?”

”My lord, I reward and punish clearly, and I love children who know their wrongs and can change their ways the most. However, if you do not change your ways after repeated teaching, you will have to eat sticks.”

Zhang Dazhi whimpered a few times and retreated behind Lady Zhang.

Unwilling to do so, Lady Zhang pulled her body to the side and said with hatred, ”You child …”

Zhang Zhang Zhang whispered as he started sobbing and nodded his head.

Seeing this, Su Zhi crouched down and whispered, ”Good child, don't cry. Aunt knew you didn't mean to rob me, and now Aunt is forgiving you. Can you shake hands with A Jin and negotiate?”

Su Zhi gave him a friendly smile.

Mrs Zhang pushed her away, ”You lied to my son and pleaded guilty. You never had any good intentions.”

”Alright, this official thinks that the child will not lie. The only thing to blame is that the lord did not pass on his teachings. ”Zhang, stop messing around.”

Liu Yuan said.

Mrs Zhang could only swallow her anger and didn't dare to say another word.

Liu Yu An raised his voice and said, ”The reason I came today is to distribute food. There are dozens of grains and grasses on the horse carriage at the village entrance. It's enough for you to split your food and go collect the food according to the number of people.”

With the food, the villagers also stopped watching the show. After kowtowing to the heavens and thanking the earth, they quickly took their food bowls and scooped them up.

Su Zhi didn't rush to snatch it, but thanked Liu Yuan sincerely. After comforting the two frightened children, he then walked into the house by himself.

After this incident, Liu Yu An's mind was focused on the Hunter family. He called over the old teacher and asked him about Su Zhi's family's situation.

In reality, the situation of this family wasn't as complicated as the Zhang family had thought. It was nothing more than a miserable woman who fled to this place with an abandoned family and was taken in by a poor hunter.

This Madame Su was smart and capable, and the hunter was honest and honest. The two of them had been in love for a long time, so it could be said that they had a good relationship.

Although his son was not his own son, the two of them treated each other with respect. The hunters had no qualms and treated A Jin as their own son. Xiao Budian's eldest daughter was also found by a hunter when he went down the mountain to the market to pick her up. With a child as a hindrance, the young people who lived under the same roof soon started to spark, and the marriage didn't take long.

Half a year ago, the conscription hunter was among them. He took a few pieces of silver and placed them on the battlefield. There was no more news of them.

It was not easy for a lonely woman to pull two children along.

Liu Yuan felt a bit more compassionate. He merely instructed the servants to give some more rations to Su Zhi's family, then didn't say anything else.

After settling the dispute, A Jin still didn't show a smile and went back to his room pitifully, looking depressed as if he had done something wrong.

Su Zhi rummaged through some kitchen utensils that could be used to store food. She only noticed A Jin's mood when she was about to leave.

”A Jin, what happened to you?”

He shook his head and looked at Su Zhi with remorse, saying with a muffled voice, ”I'm sorry mother, I've caused you trouble. If A Jin had been more smart and didn't know about it, then none of this would have happened. Aunt Zhang has scolded you for so long. If Daddy was here, he would have already taught her a lesson. ”

Su Zhi gave a caring smile as she rubbed his little head, ”It's not your fault, there's no need to blame yourself.” ”With mother here, I will protect you in the future.”