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He cleared his throat and said, "Yun's words are polite, and indeed not unfilial. Yun, how do you explain this part of the silver?"

Yun Yuan bowed to the county magistrate and took out something from her bosom: "Sir, this is my family's account book. I thought I might need it before I left, so I brought it with me."

"Pass it up."

The county magistrate flipped through the account book and was surprised. Not to mention the income from Qi Sheng's paintings and inscriptions, the book mentioned the hot pot that was popular in Yunnan and Shu, and the recipe was actually thought up by a woman.

"Send the owner of Ke Yunlai over here. I have something to ask you."

Soon, Ke Yunlai's boss arrived.

"The hot pot soup recipe is indeed from Qi Sheng's family. Do they get a share of the profits every month?"

This was originally a commercial secret, but the county magistrate did not dare to hide it when he asked the boss. He knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Your Excellency, yes, Yun's takes 20% of the profit from the recipe. Now is the peak season. Last month's share... was 600 taels of silver."

Yun Yuan had already made double preparations.

It can be said that ever since she found the seedlings of the chili peppers, everything has gone according to her plan. She had long expected that the Qi clan would make trouble, and in order to avoid large expenses of unknown origin, when she went to the city to buy materials for cultivating mushrooms, she took out the dried chili peppers in the space and signed a contract with Ke Yunlai. They were responsible for planting the chili peppers and doing business, and she took 20% of the profits from the recipe.

The onlookers gasped, so Qi Sheng really did not hide his adoptive parents' property. Everything he has now was earned by himself.

Qi Hai still didn't want to believe it.

"Then the money for his medical treatment..."

"It's the income from writing inscriptions and painting for the families of wealthy merchants and gentry." Yun Yuan said: "My husband is good at calligraphy and painting. Sometimes people from outside ask for his paintings. The medicines used for treating illnesses are ordinary herbs, so it doesn't cost a lot of money."

"I will investigate the account book myself," the county magistrate said, "during the investigation period, you are not allowed to leave the county office without permission."

The county government was very efficient. Some people went to the village to investigate the incident of Qi Sheng being kicked out of the house, and some people questioned the person who bought the painting and the doctor in the pharmacy according to the account books to prove that Yun Yuan was not lying.

In the afternoon, the county magistrate's verdict came down.

"According to the laws of this dynasty, the false accusers are held responsible, and the 20 or so plaintiffs, including the head of the Qi clan, are ordered to 'make compensation' together, and must compensate the value of Qi Sheng and his wife's village house and the county town property, a total of 450 taels, and each of them must be beaten with ten strokes of the cane."

This is the law. For example, if someone accuses someone of murder, according to the law of life for life, once it is found out that it is slander, the person will have to pay with his life.

The people watching were talking a lot.

"Sir." Qi Sheng stood up with a sad face. "They are unkind, but I cannot be unjust. I don't want the compensation. Just think of it as repaying my parents for raising me for more than ten years. In addition, I am willing to give twenty taels of silver to Mr. Qi to spend his old age in peace."

In this way, he has done his best and no one can say anything bad about him.

The county magistrate narrowed his eyes and asked, "Have you thought it through?"

Qi Sheng shook his head: "Please allow me to sever ties with them. From now on, my life or death, honor or disgrace, will have nothing to do with them."

"Yes."

After leaving the court, Yun Yuan and Qi Sheng were surrounded by people.

"You did a great job." The headmaster patted him on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to be sad. Such greedy people are gone, and there are still many days to come. You will go further without them."

"Thank you for the compliment, Dean. I am not sad."

"That's good." The dean originally wanted to take Qi Sheng back to the academy for a drink and chat, but considering that Yun Yuan was waiting on the other side with a big belly, he suppressed the idea.

Thinking of Yun Yuan's performance in the hall, the headmaster said, "Your wife is smart, treat her well."

It is both praise and admonition.

He has been the headmaster for many years. Some students changed their minds after passing the imperial examination. I hope Qi Sheng will not be like that.

Qi Sheng's face became serious: "From the Student Union."

In fact, he was also surprised. He had been prepared to deal with it personally in the lobby. Even if it would damage his reputation, so what? As long as he was right, it would not affect the imperial examination. It was a complete surprise that the matter could be resolved perfectly.

Yuan'er was even better than he had imagined. How could he be so worthy to marry such a wife?

Qi Sheng felt a sense of crisis in his heart, and for a moment, he felt that he was not worthy of her.

"Sister, are you okay? Are you frightened?" Yun Lan asked with concern.

Yun Yuan shook her head and said with a smile, "Brother, the weather is cold, let's go to Ke Yunlai to eat hot pot. You have a hard life in the academy, so eat more meat today. I'll treat you."

Yun Lan wanted to refuse out of habit, but then she nodded when she remembered that the hot pot recipe was thought up by her eldest sister. She thought her eldest sister wasn't short of money now, so there was no point in spoiling her fun. There would be many more opportunities for them to get along with each other in the future.

He didn't believe that he would be a failure all his life.