Chapter 356 Guilty for Husband
"Xu Yuanbin, come with me quickly. Oh, what are you doing? Your father knows a big shot from the capital. Our Xin County grandpa wants to get your whole family out, and he even said he would hire a doctor for your father. That's great, you guys The family is in the early stages, so don’t forget about me, brother.” Among the onlookers, one of the onlookers had a good relationship with Xu Daochong’s eldest son, and he quit his work, so he immediately ran over to tell him the good news.
Xu Yuanbin was stunned, "A big shot from the capital? Know my father? Want to call a doctor for my father?" His ears are not bad, right? It had been three years since he was assigned to the quarry. The biggest hardship he had suffered from childhood was the imperial examination. The few days in the number room almost cost him half his life.
It can be compared with the hard work in the quarry, it is insignificant and not worth mentioning. He could never have imagined that such labor existed in the world. Such a day is simply hopeless. If it weren't for his parents, he might not be able to survive until now.
"Yes, our newly appointed magistrate knows your father. I look at the tone of his speech, and I seem to appreciate your father. Brother Yuan Bin, don't forget us when you go out!" Envious, so envious.
"Brother!"
"Brother!"
Brothers and sisters yelled together, but the expressions on their faces made Xu Yuanbin feel sad. There was hope that it was true, but he was so dazed that he couldn't believe it.
My younger sister is sixteen this year. She is a big girl. She looks good. He doesn't dare to leave her alone in the shack when he usually works. He is afraid of attracting someone's attention, so he always takes her with him.
When she was exiled, my younger sister was thirteen years old and had already engaged in a marriage. Later...the family came to the door and divorced.
There is also the younger brother, who was only nine years old when his family committed the crime, and was already spoiled by his mother. During his exile, his parents spent all their hidden money to keep the younger brother. In the quarry for three years, such a delicate little brother has never cried and refused to work, and he is so thin that his ribs are clearly visible.
Looking at this pair of siblings, Xu Yuanbin didn't even dare to die. He is dead, what should parents do? What about my sister and brother?
"Brother, is it true?" Xu Yuanzhi's eyes were colored.
"Let's go, let's go find our parents." Xu Yuanbin made a decisive decision.
Seeing that his friend was leaving with a pair of younger siblings, Zheng Erlei hurriedly followed, "Go back to the shack directly, your mother has to go back and pack up."
Not to mention how surprised the Xu family was, let’s talk about Wen Jiuxiao, first he called all the stewards for questioning, and then asked for the roster to look at, just walk around on the top of the hill and take a look, there are loopholes everywhere.
The existing people in the quarry do not match the number of people on the roster, and even the names of the people do not match. What about people? Where are the missing people?
The steward asked a question and didn't know anything. Who is in charge of the quarry? Where are the stones going? How often does it take to ship out? do not know anything.
I don’t know if it’s fake, but it’s true if I don’t tell it! Even if they acted with sincerity and fear, they still didn't take him as the county magistrate seriously.
Prefer not to say? Then stop talking. There are so many people in the quarry, and the stone is not a gadget, how could it be transported out without knowing it? Someone will always know.
"Qingfeng, you go back and call in thirty guards." Wen Jiuxiao no matter who is intervening in the quarry, from now on, he will take over the quarry, and take over forcefully, whoever has an opinion will come over.
By the way, let Qingfeng take the Xu family away. Xu Daochong has been ill for three days, so there is no further delay.
As soon as Xu Daochong saw Jiuxiao's posture, he knew that he wanted to rectify the quarry, and insisted on letting his eldest son stay and help, "Master Xiaowen, the dog has stayed here for three years anyway, and if you know something, let him stay, you It’s good to have a detective. If you need to record the work, you can also teach him. After studying for more than ten years, he can only read a single stroke.”
This is humility. If Wen Jiuxiao remembers correctly, Xu Daochong, the eldest son, won the election, and his ranking is still very high. Wen Jiuxiao thought for a while and agreed.
In addition to a piece of pancake, each person also has half a piece of salted fish the size of a child's palm. This is their lunch. Just this salted fish is not available every day.
The quarry is so labor-intensive, the food is so poor, and there is so little, how can they have the strength to work? No wonder everyone in the quarry is so skinny.
Wen Jiuxiao originally wanted to take it easy, but now he has changed his mind, all right! The quarry had to work his way. Shanyun County doesn't have a proper road, the city walls are all torn, and there are many places to use stones, so it can't be cheaper for some people's pockets.
Wen Jiuxiao gave everyone a holiday, quit working in the afternoon, and rested. Let Dahu take Xu Yuanbin to make a new book, Dahu is in charge of questioning, and Xu Yuanbin is in charge of recording.
The family remembers together, where is the family name, whether they are exiled criminals, what crimes they committed, what they do for a living in their hometown, whether they are good at certain crafts... all have to be recorded.
Zhuo Zhengyang went to interrogate those dishonest managers. He had stayed by Wen Jiuxiao's side for a long time, and he got his true biography, and he played torture very skillfully.
Wen Jiuxiao was in charge of chatting with everyone to understand the various situations in the quarry, so that he could corroborate the confessions that came out of the trial later. In the process of chatting, by the way, pay attention to who is worthy of the big responsibility, and you will have to re-appoint the big and small stewards later.
In the beginning, facing the magistrate at such a close distance, or such a young nobleman with sharp eyes and awe-inspiring aura, everyone felt uneasy, and no one dared to open their mouths to speak.
Wen Jiuxiao was not in a hurry, and said directly: "I was born in the waiting mansion and grew up in Jinxiudui. When I came to Shanyun County to work, I didn't do it for fame or money. I just wanted to change the current situation in Shanyun County. Actually do something for the common people. When I first came here, I didn’t know the real situation of the quarry. Only when you tell me can I re-establish the rules.”
He looked around the crowd and continued: "For example, re-elect the steward; for example, the steward is not allowed to beat people at will; for example, the working time should not exceed four hours a day, one hour break at noon, one day off every ten days; another example Improve the food treatment and so on."
Wen Jiuxiao doesn't like superficial things the most. He always makes it clear what he wants to do and what he doesn't want to do.
Following Wen Jiuxiao's "for example" one after another, everyone's heart was moved. If they can really do what the magistrate said... well, let's fight it out! Say, must say, tell the magistrate everything they know.
One person takes the lead, and the rest is much easier to handle. At the back, everyone is scrambling to talk.
In this way, the work efficiency is higher, and the work on the quarry is almost done in just one afternoon. A new steward has been elected, and new rules have been drawn up. As for the promised food improvement, the ingredients will be delivered tomorrow.
Wen Jiuxiao didn't take away the original managers. After taking the testimony, he released them all. If you can't be in charge, let's work, work and reform.
Wen Jiuxiao was not surprised at all when he looked at the four families of Zhang Yan, Ma and Song in the testimony. In a small quarry, all four families have joined in. Is this taking advantage of the county magistrate's loophole?
Wen Jiuxiao feels sorry for Lan Huanping, but if he has some backing behind him, he won't be **** in Shanyun County for twenty years, and he won't even be able to exercise the power of the county magistrate.
Wen Jiuxiao estimated that he would put a lot of money into a quarry alone.
Oh, Zhizhi, I feel guilty for my husband, and I'm going to spend your money again.
Departure at 3:40 p.m., on the way, He and He saw the circle of friends posted by his colleagues, saying that there were too many people going to Taierzhuang, and the flow was limited, so they couldn’t get in. We pulled over decisively and wanted to wait. Later, when I called my friend, he said that he was blocked, and he was in a state where he couldn't get in or get out.
Let's go home, alas, because of the epidemic, I'm going crazy at home, and it's hard to come out for a while. He He told her husband that no matter what, he had to find a place to eat hot pot, barbecue, spicy soup, or even a bowl of rice noodles at worst.
As a result, the first day of junior high school, how can anyone open the door?
Finally, I saw an informal barbecue stand at the intersection of a town, picked some dishes, and a family of four rolled a steamed bun. The dishes are not fried in oil, they are fried on an iron plate.
(end of this chapter)