Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 139 Show off

Knowing that they were anxious, Song Ying quickly picked out the key points and said, "Yes, the three fugitives have been captured by the constables in the prefectural city."

Zhao Xiaocui first breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good..."

Halfway through her words, she reacted and widened her eyes, "What did you say? He's been arrested? How did you find him so quickly?"

"No, they were just sitting in the restaurant drinking, eating and playing finger-guessing games."

As soon as Song Ying finished speaking, Luo Yanxing immediately added, "Besides, they go to that Yu Ji restaurant every day. It's not that we are unlucky and ran into bad people the first time we went to a restaurant. It's just that we chose the wrong restaurant."

"No way, they are fugitives!" Erni and others expressed disbelief. If Song Ying and the others had not been followed before, would they have suspected that the three men were really bad guys?

Which bad guy who has done something bad dares to go to eat every day in broad daylight? A three-year-old child knows how to cover up when he does something wrong.

"Perhaps, they have accomplices." Song Ying said solemnly, "If they knew that we were the ones who reported the arrest of those three people, they would definitely retaliate against us.

So this matter must be kept secret and not be known to others. The fewer people who know, the less danger there is."

Song Ying and the other two had discussed this issue on the way. Now they just hoped that the government could find the fugitive's accomplices as soon as possible.

Seeing that the other girls wanted to ask more questions, Song Ying quickly said, "If you want to know anything, we can talk tomorrow. Now let's go home quickly."

At this time, I heard a few calls from the direction of the village from time to time. If I didn’t go back, I would have a hard time explaining myself.

"Yes, yes, yes. We have taken down the backpacks for the three of you and placed them in the grass outside the village. Let's go."

After returning home, Li scolded Song Ying with a gloomy face, "Have you eaten the dog's food? Now you can't even collect enough firewood in the afternoon, right? You still have to collect firewood in the dark, it's like I'm torturing you..."

Song Ying said nothing and let her scold him. When she finished eating and was washing the dishes, Song Yuan ran in and said as if to take credit: "I told grandma that you took me back to the village before I rushed to the mountain to collect firewood."

"Smart!" Song Ying praised, pointing to the woodshed, "The dumplings I bought for you are in the front of the backpack."

Song Yuan's eyes lit up and he tiptoed towards the woodshed.

First it was the busy farming season for harvesting wheat, and then it rained heavily for several days. Yesterday afternoon, Li brought Song Ying into the city, but she was in a hurry and didn't bring them any snacks. He hadn't eaten buns for a long time.

The next afternoon, Song Ying and the other two told the other girls what had happened in detail, from going to the county town to find Yuan Qing, to going to the provincial capital to meet the education commissioner, and then to their return and the capture of the three fugitives.

Because the girls had already known yesterday that the three fugitives had been caught by the government, they felt relieved. Today, I listened to them more to satisfy my curiosity.

A girl who grew up in a mountain village didn’t even know which direction the county government gate faced, let alone the education office in the provincial capital.

They were all very curious for a moment and pulled the three people aside to ask them questions.

Xiaoxiang complained bitterly: "You don't know how scary those officials are. We waited in that room for a long time. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. We didn't dare to speak at all. We could only sit there and wait.

And when I came back, I sat behind that constable and I didn’t even dare to breathe…”

Song Ying and Luo Yanxing were more curious about the government's way of passing messages. They still didn't understand how Wu Tixue informed the prefect. They didn't hear him giving any orders.

Without any worries, after collecting firewood, the girls hurriedly looked for herbs.

When you are full of energy, time passes quickly and before you know it, the sun is about to set.

After greeting the girls as usual, Song Ying went to Wutong Village to pick up Song Yuan.

When she came back and walked around the pine forest slope, she was carrying a basket of firewood down the mountain when she heard Li's voice coming from the direction of the village entrance, "Don't worry, the summer tax will not be collected until the beginning of June."

The old village chief waved his palm-leaf fan and asked, "Sister Li, is this news true? Who told you this?"

As the village chief, he was the most anxious. In the past two days, whenever the villagers met him, they would ask about the date for paying the summer tax. He originally thought that if the head of the village had not notified him in two days, he would go to the city in person and check out the Shenming Pavilion.

"Of course it's inaccurate. I saw this from the declaration pavilion. The wheat from my family's last harvest in the melon field has all gone moldy. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep all night.

As soon as the sky cleared up, I quickly caught two ducks and went to the city to sell them, and stopped by Shenming Pavilion to try my luck.

Unfortunately, there was no one there. Just when I thought I had made a wasted trip, my daughter Ying recognized the content of the notice, which said that summer taxes should be paid in early June.

Here she stopped.

The villagers were stunned for a moment before they reacted and were all shocked: "Song Ying knows how to read?"

"Aunt Li, you must have said it wrongly. It was your Song Tian who recognized it."

"No, I took my daughter Yingwa there that day. She is good at settling accounts."

The villagers were all dumbfounded. "No, Auntie, when did your family send Song Ying to school? Doesn't she work every day?"

"No, to send Yuanwa to school, the whole family would have to tighten their belts to make ends meet, so how could we have the spare money to send a girl to school." Li smiled, "Now Yuanwa has gone to school, I'm worried that he will be like Tianwa, who has studied for three years but learned nothing.

When I got home, I asked Yingwa to watch him review his homework. Unexpectedly, after watching him many times, she would recognize him by herself. "

“You can learn it by watching?” The villagers’ eyes popped out. Ever since Wutong Village had a community school, families with a little bit of financial resources nearby would send their boys to study for a few years.

We don't ask them to pass the imperial examination and bring honor to the family, but it's enough for them to recognize a few words and not become blind.

Despite such low requirements, many children are still like Song Tian. After studying for several years, they only know a few words and cannot even understand a notice.

If they can learn by watching, why do they spend tuition to send their children to school? They can just go to the community school and watch.

Li glanced at everyone, especially Chen who was sitting at the edge. "As you know, she has had a good memory since she was young. Later, I asked Yuanwa to teach his sister the characters he learned in class every day after school, as a review of his lessons.

I was worried that it would take up too much of Yuanwa’s time, but I didn’t expect Yingwa to be so hardworking that she could learn it after just one teaching. Sometimes Yuanwa forgets the rest of the lesson after learning the first part, and she can remind him, so I don’t have to bother Ziliang all the time.”

Speaking of the word "striving for honor", she glanced at Chen again, her tone still very stern.

Chen knew that Li was still angry about her sister-in-law's insinuation that Song Ying was restless and wanted to learn to read.

She was very upset. This matter had nothing to do with her family, but her sister-in-law was a widow, and except for the work in the vegetable garden near their home, the rest was done by her and her husband.