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Marriage of the Di Daughter Chapter 118 Part 1: Kindness
Ever since Feng Yu Tang took office in Tongxiang, no one on the street dared to mention “County Deputy Xue”, these three words. No need to mention outside, even inside their house, the three words “County Deputy Xue” were like a common taboo for everyone. n.o.body dared to take the initiative to bring up this name.
Over time, everyone seemed to have forgotten what the three words County Deputy Xue signified. They signified a glimmer of light at a person’s desperate time, they signified the only hope when meeting with unfairness, they signified righteousness, signified conscience.
But actually, some people had not forgotten, just like a tinder of humiliation buried, just needed a person to one day bring a spark over. It just required a little bit and a raging fire would be ignited.
Today, the three words, “County Deputy Xue”, had quietly resounded all over Tongxiang, spreading like spring breeze and night gra.s.s. Some people began to stir, while some people were anxious and fearful.
At night, in a room in Qingzhi Lane, a fire was lit.
The fire was dim, the people inside the house, either sitting or standing, had dejected expressions on their faces.
Ye Ming Yu sat on a low stool, slamming his fist on the table, he furiously said, “This is too hard!”
He, together with Jiang Li and six brothers under him, went to several roads to look for the Tongxiang residents. Five hundred plus households, from morning till night on this day, they had asked several tens of households. In fact, several tens of households were not a small number, the only one willing to stand up to testify for Xue Huai Yuan was just the poor scholar Mo Wen Xuan. This was still due to Mo Wen Xuan’s blind mother who overheard and criticized him severely. Only then did Mo Wen Xuan want to stand up, carrying a solemn mood of ending in mutual destruction.
Ye Ming Yu did not know what he ought to say that would be appropriate. Should he go around blaming these people for being ungrateful? Others were only thinking of protecting their own family, rather than blaming the people, it would be better to reprimand Feng Yu Tang severely for his contemptible methods. But do these people really have no responsibility? As long as these people resisted a little bit, perhaps County Deputy Xue would not be sent to prison and ended up so tragically.
There were always many helpless things in the world.
“It’s okay, uncle.” Jiang Li smiled, “It’s not completely without harvest, at least there’s one person, isn’t it? As long as there’s a person today, another one tomorrow, if this goes on, after the fifth day, we can have five people altogether. It’s not a small number.”
One of the bodyguards murmured, “568 households, only one stood up, this is too disheartening.”
Jiang Li was still smiling, but Ye Ming Yu felt that his niece showed a somewhat distressed expression for an instant. As if from the human behaviors in Tongxiang, they had peeked into the unexpected people’s hearts. Ye Ming Yu also felt sad, but he collected his thoughts quickly, secretly slapping his mouth. He wanted to comfort Jiang Li a few words but he was inarticulate and did not know how to comfort her. He sighed and felt that it would be good if the handsome duke from last night was here. Maybe with Jiang Li’s girl thoughts, she would temporarily forget the worries in front of her when she saw her sweetheart.
But in the end, Ji Heng wasn’t here.
Ye Ming Yu could only clumsily open a discussion, “Talking about it, several times today, I had the feeling that someone was following us. There also seemed to be murderous intent. Initially I was waiting for a big battle, but in the end, after a moment, those feelings disappeared. It’s really strange.”
“Me too, me too!” The bodyguards in the room talked together at once, one after another echoing the others. “Today I also had that kind of feeling, still thought that I’ve thought too much.”
“Could you have seen ghosts, why do you guys have such feelings?”
“I think it’s the enemy in Tongxiang, originally wanting to kidnap and blackmail us, but after seeing the brothers’ high martial arts, they became afraid and retreated.”
“There’s this logic, I think it’s like that!”
“Go, go, go,” Ye Ming Yu waved his hand and said, “You know fart, there’s no contribution but pull yourself up. Who will rob you? Do you guys look very well off? If they want to rob, they will rob me. Moreover, Is there anything to rob in Tongxiang? This place is so poor, if there’s a robbery, they would have starved to death very early on!”
The house was suddenly silent, Ye Ming Yu turned his head to ask Jiang Li, “Ah Li, this thing should be done by that annoying duke, right?”
Te Ming Yu did not know Ji Heng’s name, and still thought “duke” was a government official. He opened and closed his mouth to call Ji Heng “duke”. Jiang Li did not know whether to laugh or cry and said, “Most likely.”
Feng Yu Tang’s people were reduced so much overnight, but he could not utter a word. There wasn’t even any movement, naturally it was Ji Heng’s handwriting. They openly mentioned Xue Huai Yuan’s case today, but Feng Yu Tang’s people did not stop them. This was obviously impossible. The only possibility was that Feng Yu Tang had indeed dispatched people to stop them, but they were blocked by Ji Heng’s people.
One thing would be returned as one thing. At least in this matter, Ji Heng helped her and saved her many troubles, she should be grateful. Jiang Li thought inexplicably, if a person formed an alliance with Ji Heng, that would truly be the best thought out business in the world. Because Ji Heng would use his utmost effort to sweep any unnecessary obstructions for the ally, “idle people”, many things would be done with half the effort.
Ye Ming Yu heard this and suddenly could not say a word. Thinking about it, though the man’s looks were too magnificent, at least he still knew to protect Jiang Li thoroughly. Though he was not allowed to be the niece’s husband, being a friend was good.
“Uncle Ming Yu, all of you should rest early.” Jiang Li said, “You must be tired today, gain your strength at night, we still have to continue tomorrow morning.”
Ye Ming Yu nodded, they went out to recruit people today, their mouths and tongues were dry and parched, running so far, their waists also sore and aching, they should wash up and rest properly. Thus, he did not argue with Jiang Li and brought his subordinates to rest first.
Jiang Li sat facing the table.
At first, Tong’er and Bai Xue thought that she was about to rest, seeing the state, they asked in surprise, “Miss, why aren’t you laying down to rest?”
“I still have to write a book for a while to distribute to uncle and the others tomorrow. I’ll sleep when I’m done.” Jiang Li pressed her forehead and said, “Bai Xue, help me pour a cup of warm tea over.”
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The sky was clear after the snow pa.s.sed. The weather on the second day was extremely good.
Early in the morning, Jiang Li, Ye Ming Yu and the others parted ways, each one going to their a.s.signed households.
Now she no longer feared Feng Yu Tang’s people a.s.sa.s.sinating her from the back. Anyway, Ji Heng would help her to solve them. She could expose her back to Ji Heng a.s.suredly.
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