imprinted you in my heart

After Shi Min pulled Bu Qianxue away, the treasurer of Cunyi Bank took the jade pendant and wanted to study it again, but Yi Tongfan, who was worried about Shi Min's safety, didn't plan to give her too much time to make a quick decision, but the contract was in hand. The shopkeeper was confident, and by the time Yi Tongfan came out to do something good, the two of them were completely out of sight.

When they came, they thought the distance was too far, but when they went back, they thought the distance was too close. No matter how slowly the two walked, Bu Qianxue had already come down when they reached the back door of Bu's house.

"You go in quickly, it won't be good if your mother finds out later." Shi Min, who already knew that Bu Qianxue had escaped secretly, was very worried that she would be found out, and tried to avoid people all the way under the cover of night.

"It's okay, wait a little longer, I don't worry about you going back to the inn alone." After Bu Qianxue finished speaking, she looked at the direction the two came from, and knowing that Shi Min was only bringing Yi Tongfan this time, she was ready. Being scolded would not let Shi Min plan to go back to the inn alone.

But Yi Tongfan, who was running all the way, went to the front door. He didn't see the two figures, so he turned and ran to the back door quickly.

"Even if you don't believe in my skills, you still have to believe in the law and order in Fandu. Go in and take care of yourself and your family. Don't worry about the rest. I'll come back at noon tomorrow." Shi Min wanted to give Bu Qianxue the purse he was wearing next to him Although five taels of silver is not much, it can be used as an emergency, but thinking that Bu Qianxue probably won't ask for it, she didn't take any action.

"I know, but..." Bu Qianxue was interrupted by the familiar sound of the door opening as soon as she said a few words, she looked towards the back door, her heart raised in her throat, praying that it was Ban Yue, but it was Jiang Li and Ban Yue who came out. four people.

Jiang Li was persuaded by Bu Qianxue to go back to rest and fell asleep again, but she didn't sleep well. After waking up, she was worried that her daughter was too tired, so she wanted to come and replace her. Unexpectedly, her daughter went out through the back door.

Ban Yue was also very helpless, letting her face it was already enough to worry about, and she was looking forward to the young master's return soon, but she didn't expect that the mistress would come, so she had to improvise and say that the young master just went to the toilet, but wait and see If she didn't come, the mistress was about to get angry, and she had to lie that the young master went to meet people at the back door.

She also took great pains to find reasons and excuses. Fortunately, she did this kind of thing in the Royal Garden Villa last time, and there was that eloquent internal officer as an example. There was nothing she could do. Fortunately, she finally didn't have to make up lies.

Bu Qianxue had already guessed that if her mother came to see her in person, Ban Yue would not last long, so she didn't tell her what she was going to do at all, only said that there was something urgent to go out in disguise, so even if Ban Yue didn't lie, she would say Nothing constructive.

With the help of the light from the lantern, Jiang Li saw her daughter clearly, and she also saw Shi Min next to her, her expression darkened immediately, "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and take the young master back."

"Don't forget whose wages are yours." As soon as Bu Qianxue finished speaking, the servant who was walking towards her stopped in place, not knowing who to listen to, "Mother, I'm an adult, what should I do?" What to do, I have my own discretion." It means that you don't want to interfere in this matter.

Seeing that Jiang Li's complexion was bad and Bu Qianxue refused to leave, Shi Min quietly pulled the clothes behind Bu Qianxue where Jiang Li couldn't see, but Bu Qianxue ignored her without changing her original intention.

Jiang Li, who was already a little unhappy, became angry instantly, and almost didn't come up, "You...you...", Bu Qianxue was so frightened that she hurried forward and said some good things.

Seeing that Jiang Li was in a good mood, Shi Yan stepped forward and bowed: "Hello, Auntie, it's because I'm not thinking carefully and has nothing to do with Qianxue to disturb the Bu family during the special period. I'll leave now, and please calm down, Auntie, I'm bothering you." Bu Qianxue Just as he was about to speak, the belated Yi Tongfan finally caught up.

Here, the elders of the family are called uncle and aunt, the mistress is called aunt, and the husband is called uncle. If you don’t know the specific family division of the other party, the male is called uncle and the female is called aunt.

Recklessly accepting a gift from a stranger, Jiang Li didn't realize it all at once, but when she did, she had already returned home, and immediately asked Bu Qianxue if she lent money to that person?Bu Qianxue nodded, originally it was true, but now it really is.

Jiang Li, who was about to have a fit, endured it until the mourning hall, and only after sending away all the servants did she start to get fit, "Kneel down, and swear in front of your mother's spirit tablet, that I will never associate with this person after paying back the money."

"Why?" Bu Qianxue

"Obviously we know that there is a funeral in our family, and we haven't seen any guests for the first three days. She is fine. It's okay to come during the day, but she ran to the back door to see you at night. She must have bad intentions. It shows that her character is not very good. I don't know if there is any. If you are not seen, your reputation will be ruined if you are seen by others. People who don’t care about your reputation like this can never be a partner. Listen to your mother, mother will not harm you.” Jiang Li

"Mom, you don't know anything and draw conclusions like this. I really can't agree with it." Bu Qianxue was so angry that she didn't want to say anything, she got up and left, "I'm tired."

Jiang Li looked at her daughter's exhausted back, and swallowed back a lot of words she hadn't said yet. She really wanted to have a good talk with her daughter, and let her give up this person who seemed polite on the surface but actually didn't care about her reputation. Not bad, if it doesn’t work, the emperor can do it too.

If Bu Qianxue hadn't had a rest since Bu Wuchen passed away, and was busy with all kinds of other things, Jiang Li would definitely have left her to continue her great cause of persuasion. .

Jiang Li, who has always had no opinion on major issues, is particularly persistent about her daughter's partner. She is afraid that her daughter will suffer from her lack of experience. Character is even more important. Corruption has not been ransacked, why did they do this?

When Bu Qianxue returned to the East Wing, she simply washed up and was ready to rest. The doorkeeper brought 50 taels of silver to ask for an interview. After asking, she found out that it was given by the man who looked fierce at noon. If it wasn't Yi Tongfan, who else?

She is not familiar with Yi Tongfan, but she also understands that she is definitely not the kind of person who will give her money indiscriminately. The only person who can give her money is Shi Min. Others probably don't have the ability to do so. They went back, but the servants said that they had already left, and they left a message as a loan to her, and they would return it when they had it.

It made her feel even more guilty. Her mother misunderstood Shi Min and said things like that. Fortunately, Shi Min was not there at the time, otherwise I don't know what Shi Min would think. If you don't pay for money and effort, you can't get it right, and everyone will be angry.

Bu Qianxue finally fell asleep looking at the 50 taels of silver on the table.

Although the Bu family owed so much money, they still hadn't spent all of their medical treatment. As long as the funeral was not a major one, and they were frugal, the money would be enough, and the condolences would be reciprocal, so they should be able to survive until next month's salary, so She didn't plan to spend the 50 taels that Shi Min gave.

When Shi Min and Yi Tongfan returned to Anton's beggar's inn, it was only half an hour before the curfew. The streets that were originally very leisurely were full of hurried figures, and the lanterns hanging at the door of the shops along the street were like street lamps. illumination.

Seeing the two of them again, Shi Min inexplicably felt a little familiar, but couldn't remember it all at once. The old beggar was an old man, and he seemed to be in good spirits, but his body was too thin. The little beggar was a girl of twelve or thirteen years old. , is also a little thinner, but better than the old man.

She only asked what they were called and where they came from, and the old man began to talk freely. After the old man gave a lecture and the girl added, Shi Min remembered why they were so familiar.

When the grandparents and grandchildren were begging at the door of the inn in the afternoon, the girl recognized her following Yi Tongfan's eyes, and believed that she was the kind person who paid them when they met by chance. If there was no other way, they didn't want to bother her , that's why I waited outside on purpose.

Shi Min didn't expect that the account that was settled casually at the beginning, which didn't have much money, would let the grandparents and grandchildren remember it until now, and he didn't expect to see him again. Seeing it is fate, and if he can help her, he will definitely help her, because they are hers. of the people.

The grandparents and grandsons are originally from Taiju County, Xiagu Province. They were tenant farmers. There were two laborers in the family who could barely make ends meet. The compensation money was used to start a family, and the rented land was also returned by the landlord, leaving only the family's meager property and the grandparents and grandchildren.

The old man is not afraid of starving to death, he can live one more day, but he can't watch his young granddaughter starve to death. Thinking of his second son who left early and went to Fandu, he sold his few family properties and brought his granddaughter here Fandu defected to his second son.

They lived frugally along the way, and finally arrived at Fandu, only to find that Fandu is much bigger and cleaner than the provincial capital, and the corresponding cost is also higher. The old man does not know the exact address of his second son, only This general direction was written in a letter two or three years ago.

Both grandparents and grandchildren are illiterate, afraid of misremembering, they asked someone to read the letter, and they were often looked down upon. Finally, they met a kind person who not only told them, but also pointed them in the general direction. Even so, they still It took me half a month to find it.

Finally found the residence of the second son, but they couldn’t even enter the door. The servants saw that they looked sour and didn’t even give them a good face, so they just drove away. The old man had no choice but to take his granddaughter to the Taoist temple in the suburbs at night Staying overnight and waiting for the rabbit during the day, I finally got my second son.

The grandparents and grandchildren thought that their lives would be settled from then on, but the second son treated them like servants, and the second son was often away from home, and even the servants bullied them. Pass.

Until more than half a month ago, a large wave of people came from the government and drove them out. They were not allowed to take anything with them. The Zhang family was seized not long after. Since then, the old man has never seen his second son Zhang Ermi again.

They didn't have any money, and they were not allowed to take anything. The grandparents and grandchildren had nothing but identity documents, and they didn't have to worry about going back to their hometown. In order to survive and inquire about Zhang Ermi's news, they became beggars in Fandu .

Living in the suburbs at night and begging in the city during the day, I wanted to know what Zhang Ermi had committed, and some government servants came to persuade them to go back to their hometown, but the old man was assured that his second son would not leave, and Fandu Mansion found no prisoner named Zhang Ermi , I gave him a grace period of one month, and after one month, he had to go back to his hometown no matter whether he asked or not.

So the grandfather and grandson came to Shi Min not because they wanted to rely on her for her money, but because they wanted her to help find out about their second son so that he could feel at ease before begging and returning to his hometown.

When he heard about Taiju County, Shi Min was startled, because Wen Zhiyuan was the magistrate of Taiju County, and now it seems that the case last year was strange, and after hearing that the old man's second son was called Zhang Ermi, His complexion changed a little.

There is no such thing as not changing the name or changing the surname when going out, but after the child reaches one year of age, he must go to the Yamen to register. Once the name of the household is determined, it will last for a lifetime.

If she remembers correctly, Zhang Fan's real name is Zhang Ermi. After she wrote to her mother, Zhang Fan was removed from office and imprisoned not long after. After investigation and verification by the clan's office, Zhang Fan not only filled his pockets, accepted bribes, He also colluded with outsiders to send a few people who did not comply with the regulations to the palace, and they were all caught and given to death half a month ago.

After a secret investigation, it was revealed that the outsider who colluded with Zhang Fan was a member of the Yueli Sect, and when the people from the Zongren Mansion went to arrest him, the building was already empty.

The Shangguan Bureau is only responsible for simple punishments, such as rod punishment and the like. Once a crime is committed or a murder is committed, the Clan Mansion will take over the trial of the case, because the internal officials, palace servants and internal imperial guards are more or less involved in the secrets of the palace, so it is not suitable to be handed over to them. The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Procuratorate tried it.

Facing the old man who only wanted to know what happened to his son, Shi Min was really at a loss for words. If he said it all, the old man would definitely not be able to bear it. If he didn't say anything, it might become a regret for the old man's life. He immediately agreed to inquire about it. After saying some comforting words, he left the inn.

Seeing that the curfew was approaching, Shi Min and Yi Tongfan had to trot all the way back to the inn. ?