strictlysupreme Chapter 443 Secret Visit (1)
Chapter 443 Secret Visit (1)
The reason why it is called "favoring the concubine and destroying the wife" is nothing more than leaving the wife aside and favoring the concubine alone. Even worse, it means favoring the illegitimate son.
That’s what Wu Yong knows.
But he never expected that these men would not only do this, but also live off their wives! They let their wives earn money in the workshop to support their concubines!
"Extremely shameless!"
This was originally his inner thought, but because he was too angry, he accidentally shouted it out loud and slammed the gavel hard at the same time.
Silence fell into the lobby again.
He coughed lightly, somewhat awkwardly.
"Well, I know everything. I have recorded everything you said. Next, I will send people to verify each one. If what you said is true, I will give you justice!
Let's all go home now, and be careful when you go home. Forget it, I'll send a few yamen runners to escort you back, it's really unsafe as it gets dark."
Being so cared for and taken care of by the county magistrate, several young ladies' eyes were red on the spot. A powerful figure like the county magistrate knew how to be sympathetic, but their husbands were cold-hearted!
It can be seen that there are good men in this world, but the ones you meet are not good enough!
……
The next day, Wu Yong thought about it and finally decided to go and investigate it himself. What if there are more women and children who are suffering but are afraid and dare not or cannot stand up for themselves?
He had to treat it carefully.
So he changed into the clothes of an ordinary scholar and brought a servant to pretend to be his book boy. The master and servant went to Xiangxue Village first under the pretext of attending a tour party.
In fact, it is a bit far-fetched to come here in the name of participating in a sightseeing party, especially to Xiangxue Village because most of the pear blossoms in the village have withered.
However, Shangguan Qingyue specifically told the villagers not to sweep up the flower petals, so as long as the wind blows, the petals on the ground like snow will fly freely in the wind, which is still very charming and worth the trip.
When Wu Yong got off the carriage and saw this scene, he felt very familiar with it. The artistic conception of the whole village was similar to that of Shuiyunjian in the capital.
He seemed to finally understand what the real "Between Water and Clouds" was. He wished that his former classmates could also have the opportunity to appreciate this paradise on earth!
While he was stunned, the servant had already learned a lot of useful information from the children in the village through a bag of crispy candies.
"Sir, I have found out where the lady Xie who was the first to speak yesterday lives. I heard that her husband rarely goes out to work, so he should be at home now.
Shall we go over now?"
Wu Yong folded the folding fan in his hand with a swish, but he didn't control the force well and it hurt his hand. He was never used to using this fan, and he didn't quite understand why scholars had to have a folding fan.
But in order to pretend to be more realistic today, I have to bear with it.
He thought about it for a moment and made a decision.
"Go, go and have a look."
The two walked back and forth along the gravel path twice and arrived at a house built with blue bricks and tiles. Although the house was not very exquisite, it looked very sturdy just from the outside.
The servant boy went forward and knocked on the door. After a while, a silver-haired old woman opened the door. When she saw the two of them, she looked very normal, as if she had encountered this kind of thing many times before.
"Are you two tourists who came to visit the village? What do you want to do in our house?"
"My dear grandmother, you have good eyesight. We are here for sightseeing, but we got lost and had to bother you. Could you please help show us the way?
Uh, and then...if it's not too much trouble, could you give us two a bowl of water? We are really thirsty."
When the old woman heard this, her eyes immediately spun around.
"Well, I can give you water, but boiling water consumes a lot of firewood. I'll have to pay three... five copper coins for a bowl of water!"
Wu Yong's mouth twitched fiercely. He was also born in a poor family and still lived in a mud house. Five copper coins for a bowl of water, this old woman was really bold!
The book boy who followed him was immediately unhappy.
"I say, are you confused? Five coins for a bowl of water, why don't you just rob it?"
"Okay, stop talking. Since we are asking for help, just treat it as a gift for the way. Please go and get some water, Auntie."
The old woman was immediately delighted. She didn't expect to be so lucky to meet a sucker today. She exchanged two bowls of water for ten big coins, which was enough for her eldest grandson's snack money for the day!
She was in a particularly good mood, smiling brightly, and raised her hand to welcome people into the yard.
"Please sit in the yard. It's not good to let you drink water standing up. I will go and pour water for you two right away, hehe..."
Unexpectedly, there was such a pleasant surprise, so Wu Yong readily agreed.
Only after entering the yard did I realize that the house was not as big as I had imagined. There were only three main rooms and a hall, and there was no backyard at all.
Because of this, they had just sat down on the stone bench in the yard when the people in the house heard the noise and came out.
When he saw a pink figure appear, Wu Yong quickly lowered his head to avoid it, but heard a charming voice coming softly:
"Li Lang, please persuade my mother not to let strangers into our yard without any reason. I am afraid~"
The last ending note was as gentle as a sound winding around one's fingers, and Wu Yong's ears turned red when he heard it. He almost wanted to run out of the door.
Old Mrs. Zhang came out of the kitchen carrying two bowls of water. She glanced at the fat grandson in the arms of her son's concubine and tried not to get angry.
This little bitch has no other abilities except showing off and vying for favor in front of her son from time to time. Since she gave birth to a big fat grandson for their Li family, she didn't bother with her.
When his fat body passed by the concubine, he deliberately stepped on her foot, then proudly twisted his buttocks and brought two bowls of water to Wu Yong and his servant, then stretched out his hand and said:
"It's ten copper coins..."
The servant boy reacted very quickly. Before she could finish speaking, ten copper coins clinked into the other person's palm.
Old Lady Zhang walked up to her eldest grandson with a proud look on her face, hugged the child, and called him her darling. She stuffed the ten copper coins into the child's pocket without any hesitation.
Wu Yong just picked up the bowl and wet his lips with it, worrying about how to find an opportunity to say a few words, but he didn't expect the other party to start talking about family matters in front of him.
"Li Lang, my sister hasn't been home for half a year. If she doesn't come back, our family will soon be out of money.
My elder sister is so cruel and doesn't care about Daya at all. How can a mother be like this?"
"You are talking nonsense! My mother loves me so much, and it is because of you that my mother cannot go home. You are a vixen who harms people!
Get out, get out!"
A little girl of five or six years old ran out of the kitchen with a fire poker in her hand. She had frizzy hair like a chicken coop, several black spots on her face, and her clothes were thin and worn.
As soon as she said this, the place immediately exploded. The young woman was shrewd and cunning. She neither hit nor scolded the little girl. Suddenly, she held her head with her hands and her body went limp, about to fall to the ground.
The man next to her pulled her into his arms out of pity, and in anger he was about to kick the girl!
"stop!"