novelhk Chapter 224: Captured
Chapter 224: Captured
Fang Qingya and her two siblings had been hiding in the house since the yamen runners entered the yard, not daring to show their heads at all. When they heard the content of the noise later, they were even more frightened.
The yamen runners were here to arrest people? Or were they here to arrest my parents?
Fang Qingya was wondering for a moment what was going on, whether it had anything to do with her family, and whether she should run away now.
This incident caused such a huge commotion that when the yamen runners entered the village, many villagers felt that something big had happened, and some even followed them all the way to Fang's house.
"Wow, did you see that? The ones taken away were Fang Jin and his wife!"
"Oh my God, what's wrong?"
"That shouldn't be the case. He just achieved fame and he's been at home all this time. I haven't heard of anything happening to him..."
Everyone was looking around, watching what was happening in the Fang family's yard.
But the villagers couldn't figure out what kind of crime a person who spent all his time studying for imperial examinations could have committed, and they couldn't guess the answer after discussing it for a long time.
"Who knows? Ever since they started making chestnuts, they've kept the door closed all day. I don't know what they're doing all day."
"I heard a while ago that his family had a lot of whitewash. Some people said he was doing other business. Who knows what he's doing outside!"
"If they were both arrested, then that would be Fang Jin and his wife's business, right?"
Fang Jin and He were forcibly taken away by the yamen runners. Old Mr. Fang sat at the door with a dull look in his eyes, and Old Mrs. Fang cried and howled. The whole family was stunned.
Fang Qingya gritted her teeth, hid in her room and watched through the crack of the window, feeling shocked and angry.
Cry, what's the point of crying! They didn't even find out why they arrested them. The whole family is useless!
She was very panicked, but she knew everything her family did every day and couldn't tell if they were doing anything illegal.
Could it be that someone was jealous of the money they made and went to the government office to falsely accuse them?
Fang Qingya thought about it for a long time, but it didn't make sense. When it comes to making money, they can't compare to Fang Tong's family!
Outside the Fang family's yard, Bai peeked out again and saw that there was no movement. Everyone was slowly dispersing, so she turned and ran towards the Qin family. As soon as she entered the door, she apologized to everyone.
"It's a little late, a little late. I'm leaving late tonight. Oh, and something big happened in the village!"
Qian Fengping was making a cake on the side. Bai picked up a basket full of eggs, put a clean basin on the ground, and sat opposite Liu Cui who was beating eggs.
"We just heard some noise outside, a lot of commotion. What's going on?"
While working, Bai talked about what had just happened with great interest, leaving everyone in the room stunned.
"...Oh, didn't you see? When I left, the villagers were still gathered at the Fang family's house! Tsk tsk, even the yamen runners showed up and took the two of them away without a word. They were so brutal. I wonder how serious this incident must be!"
Qian Fengping was surprised: "In our village, what kind of big deal could this be?"
Erwa curled his lips and said, "Don't underestimate scholars. If they don't do anything wrong, it's a big deal!"
They couldn't think of it either, but Bai was guessing: "Who knows? Stealing something? Beating someone up? Oh, but beating someone up isn't usually a big deal and doesn't require the involvement of the authorities. Could it be that he offended some important person?"
Listening to her random guesses, the group of people were in a state of confusion, their hearts were filled with complex emotions.
He had just passed the examination and was having a feast at home that day, but now he was taken away by the government. It's really...
Their village had produced scholars before, but this was the first one to be taken away by the government. No wonder the village was in turmoil.
At this time, Fang Tong was driving an ox cart back from the county town. He was very familiar with this road as he had been driving for so many days. While driving, he was already thinking about other things.
It's nothing more than what needs to be bought or replaced at home, and what everyone in the family lacks...
At a glance, he saw a group of yamen runners in front of him, so he quickly drove the ox cart to the side to avoid hitting anyone.
Unexpectedly, the closer he got, the more he felt that the person the bailiff was holding looked familiar. When he took a closer look, his jaw almost dropped!
Huh? Fang Jin?
Fang Tong's ox cart was so eye-catching that everyone in the village recognized it, let alone Fang Jin. He recognized it immediately and shouted at the top of his voice when he saw that it was Fang Tong driving the cart himself.
"Third brother! Third brother! Help big brother, go to the government office to rescue me! Haven't you made so much money?"
"Use the money to go to the government office to get the big brother!"
Fang Tong wanted to beat him up at this moment. What was he trying to do by saying he was rich in front of the yamen runners? Was he afraid that he would be targeted?
And you want him to pay for saving people? You wish!
The yamen runners actually stopped, and Fang Tong had no choice but to let Niu stop and smile apologetically.
The leading yamen runner looked him up and down: "Are you brothers?"
Fang Tong quickly shook his head and waved his hands: "No, no, they are cousins, I'm not familiar with them!"
He was also shouting, "We're brothers! We share the same father!"
Fang Tong was anxious: "Bullshit! I work myself to death all day to earn two silver coins, and it's not enough for you to worry about! You officials can go to the village and ask around. Not only am I his cousin, but I've already married into his family!"
The bailiffs were a little suspicious, but their superiors didn't order them to arrest anyone else, nor did they say that this matter had anything to do with the other person's brother, so they waved their hands and told him to leave quickly.
Fang Tong quickly drove away. He couldn't understand what had happened. Although he always thought that Fang Jin was not a good person, could this guy be so bold as to break the law?
He hurried back to the village. When he passed by other people's houses, he could even hear people in the yard loudly wondering what Fang Jin had done wrong.
Or maybe this person just enjoys watching the fun. He thinks everyone is even more excited today than when Fang Jinzhong Tongsheng was there.
On the way, some villagers greeted him and talked about Fang Jin's matter. He quickly brushed it off by saying that he had something to do at home and closed the door after returning home.
He wouldn't get involved in these things, no matter whether it was good or bad, nothing good would come of being involved with Fang Jin!
When he got home, he learned from other people what had happened, but no one knew the whole story. Fang Tong felt something was wrong.
The yamen runners arrested people for no small matter like stealing or robbery. Could there be something bigger behind this?
At the Fang family, Old Master Fang finally calmed down. After all, he was the head of the family, and no one else in the family could take on the responsibility except him.
He went straight to the clan leader and asked him to take care of the matter because Fang Jin was the only boy student in the clan.
"Alas, it's not that I don't want to get involved. How can I handle this matter? It's the government. I'm the clan leader, to put it nicely, but when it comes to the government office..."
Old Patriarch Fang used his Tai Chi skills and pushed forward two, five, and six times.
Old Master Fang quickly spoke up, "The government is the government's business, but we as a family must first find out what's going on. My son and daughter-in-law are both in jail. If it's not a big deal, the clan can still help. Just consider it a witness!"
Clan leader Fang thought about it and realized that if he just ignored Tongsheng's affairs, it would affect the clan members' trust in him in the future.
If the person is rescued, wouldn't Fang Jin, who has the title of Tongsheng, be grateful for his kindness?
"Okay, then let's go find the village chief again."