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Marriage of the Di Daughter Chapter 108 Part 1: Tyranny
Jiang Li had never seen such a Xue residence.
When Xue Huai Yuan was the deputy county, his official’s salary wasn’t much. He was unlike the several deputy county predecessors before him, wanting his official residence to be renovated and became taller and bigger. He was just like an ordinary person. This three entry courtyard was obtained because the previous owner was in a hurry to sell as he was going to travel far away and gave Xue Huai Yuan a cheap price.
Though the courtyard was shabby, it was arranged cleanly and neatly, and it’s home. Xue Zhao and Xue Fang Fei had stayed in this courtyard since they were ignorant, innocent children until they grew up to become a young man and a young lady.
In her memory, the Xue family’s residence always had smoke coming from the kitchen, full of vitality. The worthless plants and flowers grown at the door also beautify the house.
However, the present Xue family in front of her, the door was in ruins, the official seal looked particularly dazzling, there’s even dust on top of the seal. It could be seen that nobody had come to this place for a very long time.
A good home, said to break up and it scattered.
Ye Ming Yu saw tears suddenly fell on Jiang Li’s face and turned pale in fright. He asked, “Ah Li, what’s wrong?”
Jiang Li snapped out of her memory, laughed and said, “There’s too much dust here, the eyes are blinded by it.” She took a handkerchief out and wiped the side of her eyes and said, “Just wipe it and it’ll be fine.”
Ye Ming Yu did not doubt her. As he saw it, this was the first time Jiang Li came to Tongxiang, so it’s not possible for this unfamiliar house to make Jiang Li shed tears. He said, “Whose house is this? Why is it sealed by the government?”
“Xue family’s.” Jiang Li said.
Ye Ming Yu was surprised, “How do you know?”
Jiang Li pointed at the seal, “It’s written here. It seems that it’s that county deputy who served the people with heart and soul, the person that Uncle Ming Yu mentioned just now.”
Tong’er and Bai Xue were puzzled, Ye Ming Yu was startled and unable to say a word. After a long time he spoke, “Which county deputy? How could county deputy Xie’s house be sealed? It must be a mistake, right? This….. Did something happen?” He had not even been in Xiangyang for many years, let alone Tongxiang. Besides, Xue Huai Yuan’s matter was not spread very far. Even Qiong Zhi had to inquire before learning about it. It’s even more impossible for Ye Ming Yu to know.
Jiang Li smiled, her tone was a bit cold, “The weather is unpredictable, people could both be blessed or have a disaster. Don’t know what kind of thing county deputy Xie ran into, even his house was raided.”
Ye Ming Yu felt that Jiang Li’s words were a bit strange, yet he couldn’t point out where the strangeness was. The few people were silent when they heard a creak not too far away. From the small house adjacent to the Xue family’s house, a person was pushing the door to walk out.
The person who came out was a woman whose head was covered by a flower scarf. Her skin was slightly dark, she was wearing a blue skirt, and a basket was hanging on her shoulder. She probably also did not expect to suddenly encounter a group of unfamiliar people standing in front of the sealed Xue family’s house. She at once did not dare to move forward, merely standing still at her place and looking at the outstanding people in bewilderment.
Ye Ming Yu was helpless, “Yes, this is taking us as bad people?”
When Jiang Li saw this woman, a familiar feeling rose in her heart.
The woman dressed in blue was the neighbor, Aunt Chun Fang. She had watched her and Xue Zhao growing up. It had been many years since they last met and Jiang Li couldn’t help moving a few steps forward towards Aunt Chun Fang.
Ye Ming Yu called out from behind in a low voice, “Hey, Ah Li, what are you doing?”
Jiang Li stopped in front of Aunt Chun Fang.
Chun Fang looked at Jiang Li, somewhat hesitant as she clenched her hands. With one glance, she could tell that these people were not people from Tongxiang. She could also see that the young lady in front of her came from a rich family. There’s nothing to nitpick from her appearance, her smile was also gentle. In Tongxiang, how could they produce such a noble woman. No, there once was, Fang Fei from the Xue family was a publicly known gorgeous woman in Tongxiang. Unfortunately she got married and moved to Yanjing. However, it’s lucky that she went to marry in Yanjing, otherwise, if she was in Tongxiang, she would now be also implicated…..
Chun Fang was immersed in her wild imagination when the young lady in front of her spoke warmly, “Aunt, may I ask, this sealed house, is it the deputy county, Xue Huai Yuan’s house?”
Chun Fang jumped in fright, sized Jiang Li up and down before speaking, “Correct, do you know the people of the Xue family?”
“No.” Jiang Li shook her head, “Just curious. May I ask, why is this deputy county Xie’s house sealed?”
Chun Fang was stunned before promptly shaking her head, No….. I don’t know…..”
“He is a local official, your deputy county, out of the blue, an official’s home was sealed, so there’s always a cause for it. How could aunt not know?”
Perhaps Jiang Li’s gaze was too cold, or perhaps her tone was pressing, that Chun Fang unconsciously took a step back. She was somewhat incoherent as she said, “No, don’t know means don’t know….. You go and ask other people.”
Jiang Li said, “Aunt doesn’t know or is not willing to say?”
Chun Fang lifted her head to look at Jiang Li. She summoned her courage to ask, “In what capacity are you asking about Master Xue’s affairs? Who are you?”
With Jiang Li demanding information like so, nobody would believe that she was merely asking out of curiosity. But Chun Fang avoiding and refusing to speak like that was actually making it more conspicuous. Jiang Li smiled and said, “It’s not important who I am, the more important thing is that I want to ask about the Xue family, whether aunt is willing to say or not.”
Jiang Li knew Chun Fang, being neighbors for so many years, she was someone who’s passionate and kind hearted. Jiang Li believed if she wasn’t so scared, Chun Fang would absolutely not look on unfeelingly while her father was sent to prison. The common people of Tongxiang were the same, but she didn’t know what kind of threat made these people not dare to stand up.
Right at this time, the door of Chun Fang’s house once again opened with a creak. Chun Fang’s husband’s voice floated out from a distance, “Ah Fang, you haven’t left? What are you doing?”
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