[75] Zhao Yan falls into a dream

In the days that followed, Kong Fei was taken out of the prison, and he was arranged to live in a guest room for day and night surveillance on the pretext of protecting his safety and facilitating recovery from his injuries.In the past few days, apart from paying homage to his dead wife every day, Kong Fei was in a daze to recuperate from his injuries. He probably still couldn't get over the loss of his wife and being unjustly murdered.After more than 20 days, Kong Fei's injuries were basically healed, and the watchers gradually lost patience. When even Mu Yan suspected that she had made a mistake in her judgment, Kong Fei started sleepwalking again.

In the middle of the night, Zhao Hu, who was in charge of monitoring, was dozing off in a tree. Suddenly the door opened with a "squeak", and Kong Fei came out of the room half asleep.Seeing him walking out of the courtyard door in a daze, Zhao Hu woke up with a jolt, and quickly and quietly caught up with Kong Fei to see his next move.I saw Kong Fei grope into the back kitchen, picked up a kitchen knife from the table, and groped out the door.Walking into the yard and facing a tree in the yard, he lifted up the kitchen knife. He hit it so hard that the knife almost pierced into the wood. If the knife hits someone, the person who was cut will have no chance of life.Zhao Hu was dumbfounded watching from behind, biting his tongue so hard that he didn't shout out, thinking that Mrs. Zhan was amazing, and he could have expected this.

That Kong Fei tossed a lot, dropped the kitchen knife and went back to the room.Zhao Hu estimated that it took him about two quarters of an hour from the time he left the room to when he went back to sleep.Now Zhao Hu couldn't fall asleep, and kept staring at Kong Fei's door until the sky turned white.At dawn, Zhao Hu ran to report the strange events of last night to Mr. Bao. After hearing this, Mr. Bao was also very surprised, and hurriedly followed Zhao Hu to the back kitchen to see the traces on the tree and the kitchen knife under the tree.

So far, the evidence of Kong Fei's sleepwalking murder is basically established. Kong Fei and his father Kong Cheng'an are also invited to the scene. Zhao Hu points to the knife mark on the tree and tells Kong Fei what happened last night.Kong Fei was stunned. After gradually digesting Zhao Hu's words, he realized that his wife really died by his hands, and his emotions suddenly lost control and nearly collapsed.The old father Kong Cheng'an also fell to the ground and cried bitterly, begging Mr. Bao to give him a lighter sentence. The scene was very touching.

But Kong Fei was the culprit of the murder after all, and the laws of the Song Dynasty did not say that the murder of a mentally ill person should not be held legally responsible.However, Kong Fei's murder was indeed unintentional, and Master Bao made it difficult for him in terms of sentencing.When the court came to court that day, the case was brought to the court for discussion, which led to a debate.The Holy Majesty was so annoyed that he ordered the Kaifeng Mansion and the Criminal Ministry to discuss together. After several discussions between Master Bao and the Ministry of Criminal Justice, they came up with a sentence of ten years in prison.After he was released from prison, his family members strictly restrained him, and he would never forgive him if he committed another crime.

After the case was concluded, everyone in Kaifeng Mansion breathed a sigh of relief.This case is quite rare, and in this way, there is another clue to solve such cases in later generations.Everyone in Kaifeng Mansion admired Mu Yan more, especially after the case was over, Mu Yan personally cooked a chrysanthemum banquet to reward everyone. Holding Mu Yan's sleeves to ask for a teacher, and even saying that in the future, besides Mr. Bao, he will recognize Mu Yan, Zhan Zhao is annoyed and funny.

On the day of the Double Ninth Festival, Zhan Zhaoxiu got up early in the morning and went to Ma Xing Street to buy Mu Yan's old-fashioned soup dumplings and mutton soup that she likes to eat.After Mu Yan got up, washed and had a meal, the two went to see the Chongyang Market near the Daxiangguo Temple. The market was full of dogwood and chrysanthemums, and the two bought two and wore them together for the festival.Walking and stopping, walking near the fast food restaurant, Mu Yan dragged Zhan Zhao in to look at the account, and Zhan Zhao was heartbroken as he looked at the numbers on the account.

His daughter-in-law really doesn't depend on him to support her, the fast food restaurant alone has a monthly surplus of 30 taels.It doesn't sound like much, but the annual expenses of a family of five in the capital are no more than ten taels of silver.There are only two people in their family, and the servant's monthly money can't be spent much every month.If so, Mu Yan often cooks some food to share with everyone, otherwise it would cost less.After the two got married, Mu Yan brought Qi's brother and sister-in-law back to Changzhou, and her elder brother borrowed Qi's craftsmanship to open an embroidery workshop. After a few months, several embroiderers from her brother's shop passed by Qi's. Already able to take on some not-so-demanding big jobs, Qi's embroidery skills have also been recognized by everyone in Changzhou, and orders continue to flow.The last time my brother sent a letter with 50 taels of bank notes, Mu Yan read the letter and asked to return it, and wrote a detailed business plan for the fast food restaurant, saying that 50 taels would be used as a shareholding.Encouraging my brother and sister-in-law to open a family in Changzhou, it is estimated that preparations have already begun.

Zhan Zhao once asked Mu Yan, what do you do with so much money?Are you afraid that he won't be able to support his wife?Mu Yan shook her head and said: "In her former world, men and women had the same responsibilities. They both need to go to school and earn money to support their families. So it is impossible for her to wait for others to come like an ancient woman just because she changed her identity. Besides, the family’s situation didn’t allow it when she first came here, so just treat it as poor.” Thanks to the Song Dynasty, the family members of officials were not prohibited from doing business, or the crime of being a family member of an official family businessman would be enough to show the truth. Since there is no violation of discipline, Mu Yan is also happy, so Zhan Zhao indulges her.

After reading the account, Mu Yan was full of joy and dragged Zhan Zhao to continue shopping.Seeing that it was getting colder in late autumn, the two went to the cloth shop to choose a lot of materials, and even the servants at home didn't pull them down.Mentioning servants, Zhan Zhao discussed with Mu Yan whether to buy a few more people. After getting married, Mu Yan arranged for Douer to manage the accounts at the fast food restaurant every day; Nuhong; Xiaoshu follows the stars in the school every day; Mu Yan has become a loner.

Zhan Zhao doesn't say anything, but Mu Yan doesn't think so, there's nothing to do on weekdays and Chunhong is still at home.But Zhan Zhao insisted on finding another servant for Mu Yan, and said that Mu Yan agreed to the Qi family, and when Chunhong found a suitable family, he would return the contract of sale to their mother and daughter.Zhan Zhao is rarely so stubborn, so Mu Yan agreed to ask the matchmaker first after thinking about it.Passing by the tooth shop, Zhan Zhao dragged Mu Yan in, and when the toothmaid saw that there was a business coming, she hurriedly pulled out a row of girls from the backyard.

Maybe it was in a hurry, but all the maids she brought didn't look very clean. The prostitute was a little embarrassed to say that these maids were brought here in the morning and hadn't been cleaned up yet.Those who still have sex at home have already been picked up, and the two of them are asked to wait and see.Mu Yan became interested when she heard that it was delivered in the morning, and stood in front of the row of girls to take a closer look.

A row of fifteen or six little girls, the oldest one was only twelve or thirteen years old.The clothes are tattered, and the faces are dirty, without exception.Seeing someone staring at them, they all lowered their heads nervously. There was a girl with big eyes that caught Mu Yan's attention, not because of anything else, but because her eyes felt like that kind-hearted girl with big eyes was full of expectation.Mu Yan stepped forward and took the girl's hand to make her look up, the child raised her head as she said, and gave Mu Yan a timid look. "What a pair of watery eyes!" Mu Yan said heartily.

"What's your name?" Mu Yan asked in a low voice. "My name is Qiu Ya," the girl whispered. "How old are you?" Mu Yan asked again. "I'm eleven." The girl replied again.As soon as the words fell, the matchmaker slapped Qiuya on the head and scolded sharply: "Damn girl, why did you talk to the nobleman? If you offend the nobleman, I won't kill you." That girl might as well be slapped When he reached the ground, his sallow face suddenly turned pale, and his big watery eyes were filled with horror.

"What are you doing?" Mu Yan was instantly angry.She knew that people who sold themselves into slavery were very pitiful. They were sold like livestock, and it was common for people to die when they were sick.

Seeing that the guest was angry, the prostitute hurriedly explained that she was afraid that the country girl who didn't understand the rules would offend the two of them.Seeing the girls in ragged clothes, Mu Yan was moved with compassion, and she took Zhan Zhao out to discuss how to make love with these girls.Zhan Zhao saw too many things like this and knew he couldn't handle it, so he advised Mu Yan to think carefully.Just at this time, the sound of crying and shouting came from the dental shop, and the two rushed in to have a look.

It turned out that when the prostitute saw the two of them going out, she thought the business was lost.In a fit of anger, she vented her anger on Qiuya. When Mu Yan and the two entered, the matchmaker held up a thin whip and lashed Qiuya violently.The girl's small body was lying on the ground, curled up in a ball, rolling and crying, while the other children knelt on the ground and cried for mercy.

Seeing this, Zhan Zhao rushed forward to snatch the matchmaker's whip and threw it on the ground. Mu Yan stepped forward to help Qiu Ya, and carefully inspected the scars on her body.After a quick glance, I realized that this child has many new injuries and old wounds, and it is the same with other children.Both of them immediately became angry, and Mu Yan proposed to buy all these children.The matchmaker initially offered 150 taels, but later Zhan Zhao asked her why she beat these children, and threatened her that he would take her to Kaifeng Mansion for questioning.The matchmaker just said that these children cost nearly 50 taels of silver to buy, and a few taels of silver were also spent on eating and drinking along the way.Mu Yan offered a price of 60 taels, but the matchmaker accepted the money despite her reluctance, and took out the deeds of these children.

Standing at the door of the dental shop, the two looked at a string of pale-faced girls behind them, deeply feeling that impulsiveness is the essence of the devil's words.Now if you don't buy it, you buy it. How to settle down has become a top priority.Fortunately, the house is big enough and the weather is not too cold. These children are not expensive, and they can sleep peacefully with beds and bedding.Immediately the soldiers split into two groups, and Zhan Zhao went to buy bedding.Mu Yan takes them home.

After entering the house, Chunhong was at a loss when she saw so many children coming.After being reminded by Mu Yan, he took a few older children to boil water in the kitchen so that they could take a bath when they were young.Mu Yan then asked Chunhong to find some old clothes. Chunhong ran to the kitchen of Kaifeng Mansion and begged several women to gather more than a dozen sets of old clothes of different sizes. .

When Chunhong went out to look for clothes, Mu Yan cooked a large pot of porridge, made it thick, cut pickles, and fried a large pot with bacon, so that the children could eat it after washing. full meal.After tossing and tossing for a long time, these children finally got enough to eat and drink. Zhan Zhao also bought the quilts back, and each of them put a set of quilts in the servant's room to rest first, and everything will be discussed tomorrow.

After a good rest, I hurried over again.At night, the two snuggled up on the bed after taking a bath, and began to study the whereabouts of these girls.Mu Yan plans to keep the two of them at home, and send the rest to Changzhou to learn traditional arts.But Zhan Zhao said to keep two more, let Chunhong also take two apprentices, so that Chunhong would not even have a clothes maker after she got married, Mu Yan agreed to discuss with Chunhong.After all, people will rely on embroidery workers for food in the future, and now Mu Yu is learning from Chunhong as a female worker, and she must be willing to bring a few more apprentices.

The next day, Mu Yan and Chun Hong talked about it.Chunhong said that she can teach these girls, and after teaching them, our family will open an embroidery studio, so why send them all the way to Changzhou.Mu Yan readily agreed.

Immediately, he picked Qiuya to serve in front of him, and changed his name to Qiu'er.Chunhong picked out six girls who were not suitable for learning embroidery, and Mu Yan picked a girl named Shuanggui from among them, and changed her name to Shuang'er by her side, and gave Mu Yu the girl who was the first girl.The remaining four maids sent all of them back to Chenliu County with a letter, and the remaining nine girls returned to Chunhong.