Yang Qiuchi entered the main room first. The room had all the furniture and tidy items. Although it was a bit old, it showed a little elegance. Yang's mother was busy cleaning up inside and outside with a blue cloth apron.

Yang Qiuchi shouted, "Mom, I'm back." He looked around and asked, "Mom, how did these furniture come from?"

When Yang's mother saw Yang Qiuchi, she showed a kind smile on her face and wiped her hands on her apron: "You are back. These furniture are here. Master Jin, who helped us move, said that these things were kept for us and were from the yamen."

Feng Xiaoxue interrupted happily and said, "Justice Jin sent a large bag of white rice, some pork and vegetables, and said that he sent it to him by the old lady of the magistrate." After a pause, he remembered something and said with a smile, "By the way, I originally sent a girl and an old mother here, saying that we were keeping it for use first. My mother refused to do so, but she still returned it."

Yang's mother smiled and said, "I will be fed and sewed all my life, but I don't have the blessing to serve you. I am not used to it and can't bear it."

Yang Qiuchi said: "Mom, you are old, so you are old. It's not right to find a girl to serve you!"

"No, no! I'm still strong and I don't need to serve others. Besides, this old lady doesn't have to spend money to eat, dress or pay for wages! We don't have that spare money, so I'll keep it for you. If you take a concubine in the future, will there be one more person to serve my mother in our family?"

Yang Qiuchi smiled bitterly. Yang's mother was used to hard life, and her thinking was still turning around. Life was so hard that she was still thinking about taking a concubine for herself. When she thought about taking a concubine, Yang Qiuchi thought of the silver in her arms, and reached into her arms and touched the thirty taels of filial piety taels for Dabanya and others. After thinking about it, she left a few small ones, and used them to use them when she was about to move the things on the truck in the valley. She took out the remaining twenty taels and handed them to Yang's mother: "Mom, please keep this silver."

Yang's mother took the money and asked, "So much? What's the money?"

"It's the money I collected as a rule of supervision. Don't worry."

Yang's mother was very happy: "Okay, okay, I'll keep it for you." She stuffed the silver into her arms, remembered something, the smile on her face disappeared, and she said with a stern face: "Son, I heard that you had a quarrel with your master yesterday and scolded your master. Is there anything wrong?" Yang's mother was very eager to get the answer no.

Feng Xiaoxue glanced at Yang Qiuchi, then looked at Yang's mother, and said softly: "Mom~!"

"Don't talk!" Yang's mother did not look at Feng Xiaoxue, but still stared at Yang Qiuchi.

Yang Qiuchi reluctantly smiled: "Mom, it was the old man who scolded me first. I was so angry that I replied to him. He wanted to hit me with a stick, but I didn't fight back!"

"Do you still want to fight back?" Yang's mother was so angry that she trembled all over. "He is your master! How many times have I come to beg for you before people accept you. He is your master, just like your father. Could it be that you still have to quarrel with your father and beat your father?" Yang's mother was so angry that her lips were trembling.

Feng Xiaoxue gently patted Yang's mother's back: "Mom, husband..."

"Don't interrupt!" Yang's mother roared.

Yang Qiuchi didn't know why Yang's mother got so angry about this little thing. He didn't know that the feudal ethics thought of the Ming Dynasty was the most popular in all dynasties. The thoughts of kings, ministers, fathers, and sons were already deeply rooted. Yang Qiuchi dared to scold his master in public, which was a rebellious act. No wonder Yang's mother was so angry.

Yang Qiuchi lowered his head and did not dare to answer. Yang's mother gasped for a while before saying, "If you want it to be my son, you should go and apologize to your master immediately! Whether he beats you or scolds you, I will be honestly responsible!"

"Then...then he will beat me to death!" Yang Qiuchi muttered with his head down.

Yang's mother didn't hear it clearly and asked, "What? What did you say?"

Yang Qiuchi quickly changed his words and said, "I mean I'll go right away, but, mother, I'm on duty now, I'm secretly running back to see you. I'll go to the master to apologize to the evening. What do you think?" Yang Qiuchi had no idea in his mind now. Judging from Yang's mother's attitude, this apology cannot be escaped. How can he pay compensation? He has to take some time to think about it, don't let the old man's crutch hit his head.

Yang's mother nodded: "Okay, no matter what, you must go and apologize to your master before tonight. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Yang Qiuchi said with a bitter face.

"Then go back to work soon! Don't delay it." Seeing that his son heard her, Yang's mother agreed to apologize, and her face relaxed a lot.

Yang Qiuchi agreed, lowered his head and went out of the room to the yard. Feng Xiaoxue followed him out and whispered beside Yang Qiuchi, "Husband, don't worry, Xiaoxue will accompany you tonight." After a pause, he saw that Yang Qiuchi still had a bitter face. He thought for a while and said, "Husband, if your master beats you and punishes you, Xiaoxue will bear it for you, don't worry."

How could I, a big man, let you and a little girl suffer on your behalf? Yang Qiuchi was a little funny, but he knew that Feng Xiaoxue was sincere, and he was a little moved. He stopped and gently hugged Feng Xiaoxue: "Xiaoxue, you are so nice."

Feng Xiaoxue snuggled in Yang Qiuchi's arms and said softly: "You are really good to Xiaoxue."

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Yang Qiuchi took the little black dog back to the prison. When Da Banya saw Yang Qiuchi, he hurried over and said, "My master, you are back."

Seeing his nervous look, Yang Qiuchi asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Dabanya lowered her voice: "The Jinyiwei is here!"

Jinyiwei! This word is very familiar to Yang Qiuchi's head. Whether it is middle school history textbooks or various novels, Jinyiwei is associated with vicious words such as spies, torture, cruelty, arrogance, etc. Yesterday, County Magistrate Song said that Jinyiwei would soon come to interrogate the major case of Xie Widow's rebellion, and now it has finally arrived.

"Where is the Jinyiwei?" Yang Qiuchi asked.

"I was talking to County Magistrate Song in the yamen garden. I will come to our prison to interrogate the widow."

"Are you ready for the welcome?"

"Don't worry, uncle, we are all ready." Dabanya said proudly.

At this moment, there were a scattered sound of footsteps and speech outside the door and headed towards the prison. Then, the group walked into the gate.
Chapter completed!