Farmhouse Golden Phoenix

Chapter 60

When they arrived near the county government office, Uncle Zhang inquired with passers-by, and they knew that there was only one inn near the county government office, so they didn't have to look for it casually, and rushed there according to the passer-by's instructions.

"Mother!" As soon as Su Qinghe saw the person standing at the door, she quickly jumped out of the carriage and rushed over. Su Zhangshi was staring at the intersection on the other side of the left, when she heard the shout, she turned her head abruptly, and quickly opened her arms. Su Qinghe: "Why are you here?"

"Mother, uncle and the others brought me here." Su Qinghe gestured behind her, and Uncle Zhang also came over: "Sister, how are you? Where are your in-laws?"

"The father-in-law, the second brother and the third brother all went to inquire about the matter. They said they wanted to visit Master Qiu. When the child's father bought the land deed, it was Master Qiu who helped him. So this time, I also want to see if Master Qiu is willing." Willing to help."

Mrs. Su Zhang smiled wryly, and said a few words in a low voice: "Brother, have you guys not had lunch yet?" It will be more than an hour before night, and the time counts, they must have rushed here before noon.

Uncle Zhang shook his head: "Where are you in the mood to eat? Have you booked a room? Let's go in and talk about it."

Su Zhang nodded and led them into the inn.Grandpa Su and the others lived in Datongpu. Su Zhang’s family was a woman, so he couldn’t live in Datongpu, so he asked for a separate room.

After entering the room, Mrs. Su Zhang poured a few cups of water with the teapot first, and then asked: "Brother, why did you bring Xiaohe here?"

Uncle Zhang smiled: "You all underestimated Xiao He, this girl decided to hide, no, we don't know what to do today, this girl thought of asking for help, we brought her here to find Shopkeeper Yang is the one who does business with your family, he doesn't seem to have no connections."

As he said that, Uncle Zhang recounted all the previous things: "Then Butler Yang said that we will go there tomorrow afternoon, and he doesn't know what kind of connections the shopkeeper Yang has. However, don't worry too much, since Butler Yang is so Having said that, there must be a result.”

After a pause, Uncle Zhang said again: "Look, Steward Yang said today that he is going to visit the county magistrate, and let us listen to it tomorrow. It seems that he is very sure that he will be able to see the county magistrate if he wants to. If this is the case , then the identity of shopkeeper Yang must be extraordinary, maybe my brother-in-law can come out without any punishment."

"Really?" Mrs. Su Zhang was overjoyed when she heard the words: "As long as the person is fine, we will pay as much as the county magistrate wants."

Uncle Zhang immediately made a gesture of silence: "This is not at home, so don't say something nonsense." Su Zhang's face turned pale, nodded quickly, and shut up.

Zhang Jinlian also came over to talk after drinking the tea: "Sanmei, Uncle Su said he was going to find Master Qiu, did he go out early in the morning?"

"Well, when we arrived yesterday, it was almost dark. We first went to the county government office to inquire, and the gatekeeper only said that the father of the child was indeed locked in the prison, but the county magistrate didn't say anything. People made it difficult for him. Visiting was not allowed at that time, so we had to find a place to live first."

Su Zhang's eyes turned red, and he wiped the corners of his eyes before continuing: "Early this morning, my father-in-law and my second brother went to inquire about Master Qiu's residence. I can't ask Master Qiu for help, I went to see the child's father in the prison, gave money to the prison guards, and finally got them to promise to take care of him for a few days."

As she said that, Su Zhang burst into tears: "However, if the father of the child does not come out for a day, I don't feel relieved. Who knows that the county magistrate will remember one day. If the father of the child is tortured, what should I do? ?”

Zhang Xiulian hugged her and comforted her: "Don't worry, as you said, the county magistrate must be doing it for money. Since he wants money, he must be waiting for us to give it to him. He will definitely be fine." .”

Everyone comforted Mrs. Su Zhang, and Mrs. Su finally held back her tears. Only then did Su Qinghe have the time to ask, "Mother, where are the eldest brother and second brother?"

"The two of them have gone to the school in the county, and they are going to ask Mr. Song to see if there is anyone he knows." Su Zhang said, and suddenly got up: "Oh, look at my memory, you Didn’t you not eat? Wait, I’ll ask Xiao Er to cook some food and bring it up.”

Everyone had been running for a day, and they were really hungry, so they didn't make any excuses.When the food was served, they wolfed down one by one.Su Zhishan and Su Zhiyan finished eating first, wiped their mouths, and said to Su Zhangshi: "Fourth Aunt, let's find Zhiping and Zhian. They are still children after all, so we can talk a little better when we go there."

Mrs. Su Zhang hurriedly nodded: "Okay, we checked yesterday. The school in the county is on Dongping Street. After leaving the inn, go west, turn at the third intersection, then go east, and pass two more intersections. Turning to the north, there is a small alley, pass the small alley, and go forward to another intersection, which is Dongping Street."

"Fourth aunt, we understand. If we really can't find it, we will ask others. You don't have to worry." Su Zhishan nodded and said, just about to turn around and go out, Su Zhang grabbed him again: "You take this, If there is anything, just spend it, and you can't save money right now."

Su Zhishan looked down at the purse in his hand, nodded and said, "Don't worry, Fourth Aunt, I know how to do it."

After finishing speaking, he went out with Su Zhiyan.

Su Zhang and the others were restless, so Uncle Zhang and the others could only wait with her.

When the sky began to darken, Grandpa Su and Second Uncle Su and Third Uncle Su finally came back, Su Qinghe hurried over to bring tea: "Grandpa, Uncle Second, Uncle Third, drink water." After passing the tea, he hurriedly beat Grandpa Su Squeeze your shoulders.

Grandpa Su's expression was slightly relaxed, and Su Qinghe was also slightly relieved.

"Good granddaughter, come, sit down and rest for a while." After drinking tea, Grandpa Su pulled Su Qinghe to sit beside him, and then said under Su Zhang's anxious eyes: "We went to ask Master Qiu, give Master Qiu After giving five silver tickets, Master Qiu said that next year, he will explore the county magistrate's thoughts, and if he can release the person as soon as possible, then he will be released as soon as possible."

One of the bank notes that Mrs. Su Zhang was carrying was worth ten taels of silver.In other words, Master Qiu was given 50 taels of silver.

Su Qinghe was a little worried, if Master Qiu refused again tomorrow, wouldn't he have to send another 50 taels?After coming down again and again, I am afraid that before Su Jingsen came out, the money in their hands would be given away first.

"Grandpa, how is this Master Qiu?" Su Qinghe asked a little worriedly, Grandpa Su stroked his beard, and looked at Su Qinghe admiringly: "Xiao He is also very smart, your elder brother said it last night, let's find out first Let’s take a look at Master Qiu’s character. He is a good person, so we asked him to handle the matter. If not, let’s find someone else. We went out this morning and first went to check around Master Qiu’s house.”

Uncle Su smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiao He. If we didn't find out clearly, how dare we ask Mr. Qiu to do something? The neighbors around Mr. Qiu's house have also said that Mr. Qiu is still a man of his word. Since he has promised, he will definitely contribute, and we will just wait for tomorrow to hear the letter."

Just as they were talking, Su Zhishan and his four brothers also came back.

Su Zhiping first talked about the situation at Song Haoming's place: "I went to look for Big Brother Song, but when we arrived, it happened to be the beginning of the morning class, and the husband didn't allow us to go to see Big Brother Song, and we didn't think Big Brother Song could come out until after school at noon. , After we talked about the matter, Brother Song said, he went to help us find someone to talk about, and then asked us to wait in the school. We'll just wait for the news."

"It's done?" Su Qinghe was shocked. They ran here and there, begging grandpa to tell grandma, and finally found two people who agreed to help investigate the situation. They are still not sure how things will develop. Why did they get to Song Haoming? Just one sentence?

"Well, we also asked Brother Song, but Brother Song didn't say anything, he just told us to come back and wait, and within three days, Dad will be able to come out and go home." Su Zhiping also didn't understand, and said with a frown : "I don't know whether I should believe Brother Song's words."

Others don't even know. A group of people look at each other and look at you. In the end, they have no choice but to rest and wait until tomorrow to inquire. Inside, as far as he said with certainty, there is definitely a way.

The next day, what Su Qinghe and the others waited for was news from Master Qiu.Grandpa Su left the address for Mr. Qiu yesterday, and this place is also close to the county government office, so Mr. Qiu came here by himself: "Mr. Su, I have already tested the meaning of the county magistrate just now, and you also know that before your village Someone from here came to report that Su Jingsen made a lot of money selling corn, at least two or three thousand taels."

Grandpa Su's face turned red with anger: "Nonsense! If there were two or three thousand, our family would have been drinking and eating meat long ago. Why would we spend all day staring at the little grain in the field? That person must be jealous Our family's income, so we framed Jingsen!"

"Old man, it's useless for you to tell me this. The county magistrate believed it, so someone brought Su Jingsen back. If you want the county magistrate to release Su Jingsen, you must prepare at least 2000 yuan. Two denarii."

Master Qiu stretched out two fingers to express: "Think about it yourself, if you can get it together, come back and find me, I will try to bring you to the magistrate, if you can't get it together, I can't help it, After all, the county magistrate did not listen to me, are you right?"

Grandpa Su also understood this truth, took a few deep breaths, and forced a smile: "Thank you, Master Qiu, for helping to find out the news. Master Qiu is a good person, and we are really desperate. For your sake, help us plead with the county magistrate? We really can’t get 2000 taels.”

Before the daughter-in-law through the letter, they can get 1000 taels of silver, and [-], their family can make up, sell all the land at home, and they can also get it out.At around [-], they can still find someone to borrow. After all, shopkeeper Yang has done such a large amount of business with their family, so he should be able to help.

Or, if they sell the corn seeds of the remaining five acres of land, they can make up about [-] yuan.

But, for 2000 taels, they can't sell people, can they?
(End of this chapter)