A man travels through time and becomes a widow, only wanting to pursue a career

Bai Xiao frowned.

He vaguely remembered that the last time a mass murder occurred among villagers under his rule, the woman who committed the murder was from Zhaojiacun.

I thought that everything would be fine after dealing with the Cai family, but who would have thought that the matter had somehow reached the ears of the prefect Jia of Jiangzhou Prefecture.

Although the Bai family is also a prestigious family in Jiangzhou Prefecture, they are always controlled by their superiors in official circles.

Magistrate Jia, who was not at odds with the Bai family, just planned to use this incident to punish Bai Xiao for improper discipline, forcing Bai Xiao to state the case to the superiors, otherwise he would play a book on him.

Bai Xiao had a headache over this matter.

Unexpectedly, people from Zhaojiacun came to make trouble again today.

Bai Xiao said sternly, "Zhao Lizheng, your people just broke into Chenjiacun to steal, which had a bad impact, and you didn't plead guilty quickly."

Zhao Lizheng was panicking and explaining, "Sir, I am wronged. This widow is from my Zhaojia Village. We are just borrowing the bricks from her kiln. How can we say that we are stealing."

Zhao Lizheng still knew a thing or two about the crime of stealing and robbing.

"Hmph, Mrs. Chen was indeed from Zhaojia Village before she got married, but now she has been married to Zhaojia Village for many years. The kiln she built and the red bricks she fired were all earned through her hard work without her permission. , How can Zhao Lizheng just borrow it whenever he wants? It’s really ridiculous!”

Bai Xiao didn't want to waste any more words, with a look of impatience on his face.

Zhao Lizheng became even more impatient when he heard the tone of the county magistrate. He did not dare to make any mistakes at this time. He just wanted to free himself quickly and planned to use the golden cicada's escape technique again.

"Old man, I'm confused. It's because I'm not disciplined well. Today I brought the villagers here to have fun. Who would have thought that these guys got obsessed and actually thought of stealing. The county magistrate wants to punish and punish These people have nothing to do with me, old man." Zhao Lizheng looked distressed.

When the men in Zhaojiacun heard this, they immediately panicked, wondering why Li Zheng had betrayed them.

We had promised to support them, but suddenly they became obsessed with stealing.

Several people gave up and fell to their knees.

"My Lord, please take a closer look. No matter how ignorant the common people are, they don't dare to steal or rob. It was Zhao Lizheng who instructed us to do this."

"He said that Zhao Daya belongs to our village, and her things belong to our village. He asked us to move them. He also said that he would be responsible."

"Sir, we are all honest country people. Even if we had a hundred courages, we wouldn't be able to do such a thing. Zhao Lizheng is the mastermind, and we are unjustly accused."

A few people understood everything clearly.

Zhao Lizheng was completely panicked now and scolded in a low voice, "You guys, what nonsense are you talking about? Shut up."

He raised his head and looked at Chen Changsheng again, and begged in a low voice, "Da Ya, our surname is Zhao after all. For my uncle's sake, please say a nice word and make things clear. Don't let the county magistrate unjustly accuse a good person." .”

Before Chen Changsheng could speak, Zhao Lizheng added, "Besides, your eldest brother, sister-in-law, and nephew are still in the village. You should look at the Buddha's face even if you don't look at the monk's face."

Zhao Daming's family of three were still living in Zhaojiacun, and he didn't believe that Zhao Daya would ignore the lives of these three people.

This time, this stinky widow must be dealt with severely.

Chen Changsheng suppressed his laughter and said, "Zhao Lizheng, you are wrong. Since I have married to Chenjia Village, and I will follow my husband when I get married, I will be a member of Chenjia Village from now on."

When everyone onlookers heard what she said, they couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"Although my husband is dead, I still have four children. They are born as people of Chenjiacun and die as ghosts of Chenjiacun.

Zhaojiacun has nothing to do with me anymore. Just take care of Zhao Daming and my nephew. "

When everyone heard it again, they realized that Sister-in-law Chen was going to be a widow and raising children, and they admired this woman from the bottom of their hearts.

"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, since several people from Zhaojia Village have revealed the mastermind behind the incident, please handle it fairly to prevent the Zhaojia Village people from causing trouble again and affecting the brick-burning progress."

Bai Xiao nodded, it was time to deal with it.

"Come here, take all the people from Zhaojia Village back to the Yamen Haosheng and take care of them. I will come back to deal with them tomorrow."

The accompanying officials captured several people.

Fortunately, there were many bullock carts coming this time, which was more than enough to hold a dozen men.

Those people from neighboring villages who had other thoughts originally wanted to take advantage of the darkness to sneak a few bricks back, but after seeing the fate of Zhaojiacun and others, they all changed their minds.

The spectators gradually dispersed.

The weather was getting hotter and it was almost lunch time, so Chen Changsheng invited Bai Xiao to have a simple lunch.

Bai Xiao thought to himself that eating a meal would not waste too much time. Moreover, he heard that Chen Changsheng had done some food business, so he must be pretty good at it, so he didn't refuse.

He ordered the Yamen to take Brick back to the city first, leaving only the carriage and an accompanying boy.

The county magistrate came to have dinner, and she, a woman, was afraid that she would be neglected if she entertained the magistrate alone. After thinking for a moment, she called Chen Lizheng with her.

Li Zheng had also long heard that Chen Changsheng's food was the best in the village. He even had a banquet on the day the brick kiln was completed. The food at the banquet was something he would never forget.

Today I had another chance to have a bite. I wouldn't say no, so I just said a few polite words and agreed with a smile.

Since today is a festive day for the opening of the kiln, Chen Changsheng has prepared a lot of good ingredients in advance.

When several people arrived at her yard, Chen Dafu had already cut the vegetables and was about to pour them into the pot.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the county magistrate visiting his home, and Dafu's hands couldn't help but tremble.

Chen Changsheng pulled his eldest son off the stove and asked him to go inside and move the dining table out, while he secretly bought a box of good green tea in his bracelet.

While Li was sitting in the courtyard chatting with Bai Xiao, Chen Changsheng came out with two cups of brewed green tea.

Bai Xiao's nose twitched, and he felt a fresh fragrance drifting into his nose.

Looking down into the cup, I saw pieces of tea leaves unfolding in the boiling water, which looked pleasing to the eye.

He picked up the tea cup and took a sip, feeling the elegance and freshness go straight into his throat.

"Good tea. I didn't expect Mrs. Chen's house to have such good tea." Bai Xiao took another sip.

Bai Xiao didn't expect that in a small, run-down and inconspicuous mountain village, there was actually high-quality tea that could only be found in Fucheng.

Chen Changsheng smiled. He would not tell them that this was tea from modern times. They had as much tea as they wanted, and the price was cheap and affordable.

She lied casually, "I went to Jiangzhou Prefecture a few days ago and wandered around the streets. I saw that the tea was good, so I bought some back. I thought it would be useful for entertaining distinguished guests during the New Year and the holidays."

There is still work on the stove, and it seems that the eldest son is too busy to handle it alone, so Chen Changsheng is ready to help.

Bai Xiao and Li were sitting in the yard. Erlu was stupid and didn't know what to say, so he just wiped the big ox at the entrance of the courtyard. He didn't know how many times he wiped the big ox, until it was almost bald and skinned by him.

Big Ox: [Ou Niu feels bitter in his heart, but he doesn’t say it. 】

Sanshou and Sixi are still children at heart, so they are not as restrained as adults. The two little ones feed chickens and ducks while carrying multiplication tables on their backs.