The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

The weather is getting cooler, the leaves are falling, and winter is coming.

There is frequent news of victory from the front line, but it is still unclear when the war will end, and the soldiers who have fought on the battlefield have no plan to return.

The matter of County Magistrate Yao finally came to a conclusion. This case involved too many people, and the officials in charge of the investigation at the imperial court followed the clues and arrested many high-ranking officials who formed cliques for personal gain.

Some were imprisoned, some were executed, and the matter also involved the Second Prince. The Emperor was furious and imprisoned the Second Prince, and the winner of the battle for the crown prince temporarily fell to the Crown Prince's faction.

This case also involves the murder of an official surnamed Cui several years ago. At that time, the case was only briefly investigated and it was said that the official had encountered robbers. Now that the case has been reopened, it can be said that the injustice has been cleared.

The wives, concubines and attendants of County Magistrate Yao who were temporarily detained were not affected. Instead, they were pardoned by the court and sent away to make a living on their own.

But in order to survive, Yue Niang threw herself into prison and lost her such good luck.

She was imprisoned for stealing valuables from her former employer and sentenced to imprisonment. Later, the head of Taoxi Village reported her for killing his father, Wang Quezi, and the witness was Wang Quezi's biological son, Yue Niang's biological brother, Wang Huzi.

The current county magistrate is a capable man. After taking over the case, he conducted an interrogation and determined that the incident was 80% true.

However, Shi Ping's whereabouts are still unknown, and it is a difficult problem that there are only witnesses but no physical evidence.

Wang Huzi is the biological son of the deceased Wang Quezi. In addition, Yue Niang has many grudges against the father and son. Wang Quezi has blackmailed Yue Niang many times. It is impossible to prove Yue Niang's guilt based solely on biased testimony. This matter has not yet been concluded.

Although Yue Niang temporarily escaped the fate of being executed immediately, if nothing unexpected happened, she would have to live in prison until her death for the rest of her life.

When this news reached Mrs. You's ears, the whole family was sitting around the stove kneading dough, mixing fillings and making dumplings in preparation for the New Year.

Several people sighed that Yue Niang had gone astray, and their actions did not pause for a moment because of the news.

Aunt Xue was kneading the dough, while Lu'er was stirring a large bowl of meat stuffing. Madam You and the old lady took the meat stuffing with chopsticks and started to wrap them, and they were busy having a lot of fun.

Lu'er is Xiao Cui. She was originally a beggar and was sold to Taoyuan County by human traffickers. She happened to be bought by Mrs. You who had returned home. She was raised in the You mansion for a few years and then kept by her side.

She had no family and was young, so even if she was dismissed with the money, she would have nowhere to go. Mrs. You had obviously thought about this, and after discussing with Mr. You, she decided to adopt Xiao Cui as her adopted daughter.

Xiao Cui was naturally happy to be able to stay, and she cleverly changed her words and called them dad and mom.

You Lu is the correct name that Madam You gave Xiao Cui. This word still has the color of green, but it also has the meaning of tenacity, and it just happens to inherit the word Mu in terms of rhyme.

Lu, also known as 荩草, is a plant that grows wildly without fear of the environment.

In the past few months, the You family has experienced many ups and downs. Mrs. You does not desire wealth and honor, but only hopes that the family can live in peace and peace.

After getting a new name, Xiao Cui was happy for several days. She told everyone she had a new name and asked everyone to call her Lu'er.

The charcoal fire in the stove was crackling. Mr. You, wearing winter clothes, opened the quilt curtain in the cold wind and walked in to keep warm.

"This year's wind is really cold, but we got the stuff. The government officials didn't target us, so it went smoothly."

As Mr. You spoke, he stretched his hands over the fire to warm them, with a few sheets of paper tucked under his arms.

When Mrs. You saw this, she put down the buns, wiped her hands, and went to look at the pages of paper.

The imperial court collected the land deeds of the landlords, combined the land, and redistributed it. In this way, everyone had land to cultivate and there was no need to scramble for it.

This time, Mr. You went to the county to claim their share of the land, and also took Aunt Xue's land back with him.

It is winter now, and when spring comes, the busy farming season will come again. This time, the farmers are no longer tenants who pay rent, and what they grow is their own. It is expected that next year, there will be a bumper harvest.

Leaving aside the future prospects, after receiving the land, Mr. You got rid of his identity as a landlord and became a farmer like everyone else. The worry that had been hanging in the air for a long time, that his family would be implicated, was finally put to rest, and he could finally have a good New Year.

"This piece of land is close to us, which is not bad." Although the land allocated is not much, it is better than nothing. Mrs. You showed the other one to Aunt Xue and then carefully put it away.

"Yes, I didn't expect that in just a few months, such a huge difference could be made, but fortunately, we are all fine!" Mr. You felt that the world is unpredictable. He always thought that making more money was the right way to go, but now it seems that no matter how much money he has, it is not as good as having a healthy family.

"By the way, where is Mu'er?" Mr. You asked when he didn't see his son in the room.

Lu'er was stirring the stuffing, turning the sweet potatoes that were baking under the stove until they were oozing syrup, and she took the time to say, "I slept in the east wing at noon, so my brother must have gone to the attic in the backyard by now."

After hearing this, Mr. You's originally cheerful expression paused slightly. He sighed silently, turned around and walked out.

"I'll go take a look."

"You're too talkative," Mrs. You scolded and tapped Lu'er on the forehead with her finger, but the other party just blinked at her slyly.

Mrs. You did not try to stop him as she watched Mr. You push open the curtain and leave.

Mu'er cared about Xue He more than she expected. She was so obsessed with him that she could only pray secretly that the war would end soon and Xue He would come back.

As for the master, the sadder Muer looked, the faster he would let go.

Beside Mrs. You, the old lady also looked unhappy, but no one was speaking, and she couldn't bring up the topic again.

When renovating a row of houses in the backyard, in order to avoid arson incidents again, a two-story triangular attic was specially built, as well as a small platform. From the narrow stairs and standing on the platform in front of the attic, one can just see the road extending from the village entrance to here.

When Master You went upstairs, his son was sitting against the wall next to the fence, looking into the distance with an expression that did not tell whether he was sad or happy.

Because of Mrs. You's illness, her son no longer shut himself in, walked out of the house, and acted like an adult. As time went by, his mood gradually returned to normal.

But, it's not as carefree as before.

It's not that Mr. You didn't try to find other girls to get along with his son, but it was all in vain, and he didn't have the heart to force his son anymore.

In just these few months, Mr. You has been on the brink of life and death and has become much more open-minded.

Now that I think about it, gender, offspring and other things are not the most important things. The key is that Muer is happy.

He felt a little regretful, thinking that he shouldn't have been so determined to separate them that day. Now, Mu'er always had a hint of sadness between his brows.

As he got closer, Master You put his hand on his son's shoulder and said:

"Mu'er, it's Dad's fault. If he comes back, Dad won't stop him."

The young master came to his senses and turned to look at Master You. Perhaps he was trying to determine whether what he said was true or not. After staring for a long time, he nodded slightly.

Master You looked at this and felt a little sad. He thought that if he had not been so tough that day, perhaps his son would not be so distressed.

He blinked his eyelashes, the cold air took away the wateriness, and he reached out to pull his son up.

"Let's go, it's cold here. If he comes back, he will come to look for you."

"......good"

Looking back at the tall stone tablet at the entrance of the village, the young master stood up obediently and followed the pull of Master You down the attic.