Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 451 Mr. Lu, are you free? I have something to ask you

Doctor Sun, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Li smiled and interrupted, "Brother is right, but it would be better to reunite next year than now."

"I thought that after the New Year, my inn would be ready and open for business. The house would have more beds and the weather would be warmer."

"You and your second brother can bring your whole family over to stay for a few days, then we can be together."

"I can also take my sisters-in-law to the county town for a stroll. This place is right next to the market, and there are many good things coming from all over the country."

"Brother, is this a good idea?"

Ever since Mr. Shen passed away, Li has been looking pitiful and crying.

Every time Boss Li saw her, she was either hungry or water-starved or complaining and crying.

At this moment, her smile was bright and her voice was cheerful, and she looked like the cute and cheerful little sister in her childhood.

Boss Li looked at his sister who seemed like a completely different person and couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.

He nodded repeatedly and said with satisfaction: "Okay, okay, you have made it now, I will listen to you."

"After the New Year and the spring ploughing, your second brother and I will definitely bring the whole family over for a visit."

Speaking of this, Li added: "The yard in front of us is connected to the small yard of the restaurant. Because it is cold, we live here and don't move over there."

"These days, because we need to put the inn's prepared sheets and quilts in the front yard, we specially bought a few bed boards and propped them up, and also pasted window paper to block the wind and dust."

"That's good. Now that you're here, the house in the front yard will come in handy."

"You three will stay in the small courtyard in front tonight. I have asked Zhou Dalang to light a brazier and send it over to warm you up first."

"Although it's a new house, there are new beddings and a brazier, so I think it shouldn't be cold at night."

Li arranged everything in an orderly manner. Boss Li listened with his mouth smiling so much that it almost reached his ears. Every time Li said something, he nodded.

Seeing that Li was in high spirits and having a lively conversation with Boss Li and the others, Shen Yu stood up and said, "Mom, I thought I'd go to the county government office now to see if Master Lu is free."

"He will be back in Beijing in a few days. If someone invites him to dinner to see him off, we won't be able to see him again."

Li quickly agreed, "That's right, then hurry over there."

After a pause, he instructed, "If Mr. Lu is free now, you can talk to him about Doctor Sun."

"If he is busy, you should be more tactful and come back first. It will be the same if you talk to him tomorrow."

Shen Yu agreed, changed into going-out clothes and went to the county government office.

After arriving at the county government office, Lu Lang and his classmates had eaten lunch in the county government office dining hall. He had just sent his classmates back to the study.

During the meal, Lu Lang was forced to drink two cups of wine by his classmates.

At this moment, I was thinking about washing up and drinking a cup of tea to get rid of the smell of alcohol.

But then he heard the guard at the gate come over to report: "Fourth Master, Miss Shen is here."

"She is in the guard room and didn't come in. She asked me to come over first to see if the young master is free."

"She said that if she is free, she has something to talk to you about."

Lu Lang was very surprised and hurriedly asked Qi Xi to go and greet him.

He called Liushun over.

After washing up in a hurry, he hurriedly asked for some strong tea to rinse his mouth, fearing that Shen Yu would see him reeking of alcohol.

I had just finished cleaning up and was directing Liu Shun to open the window of the study for ventilation when I saw Shen Yu and Qi Xi walk in.

Seeing Lu Lang looking slightly tipsy, Shen Yu couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Lu, are you okay?" as the windows in the study were wide open and the wind blowing in blew the papers on the desk.

"Are you drunk? Why are you opening the windows in such a cold weather? Don't catch a cold."

When Lu Lang heard Shen Yu's caring words, he felt warm in his heart even though the cold wind was blowing.

He smiled and said, "It's okay. I drank two small cups of tea at lunch, and it's a little bit on my face. I'll be fine after a cup of hot tea."

He quickly asked Liushun and Qixi to close the windows, put away the papers, and pour some hot tea. Then he and Shen Yu sat down as host and guest.

Seeing that Lu Lang still had the blush on his face after all the hard work, but his eyes were clear and his movements were normal, Shen Yu did not beat around the bush and told him everything about what had happened to Doctor Sun.

Finally, I asked him whether it would be better to submit a petition to the county magistrate now or wait until after the New Year.

If the appeal is filed after the New Year, will it delay the investigation of the case?

Although Lu Lang helped the county magistrate to handle the affairs of the county government.

But Anping County is a small county, and the cases it handles in a year are nothing more than cases where chickens raised at home were taken away by neighbor's cats.

When passing by a house, I was frightened by the barking of the big dog and sprained my foot.

As for the actual homicide case, he had never personally handled it since he came to Anping County.

After hearing what Doctor Sun said, he did not dare to be careless and hurriedly asked Liu Shun to ask Master Liu, who was in charge of criminal law, to come over.

Taking advantage of this gap, Lu Lang hesitated for a moment and asked: "Miss Shen, you said this is your uncle, but your surname is Shen and his surname is Sun, what kind of relationship are you?"

Shen Yu said frankly: "It's a long story. Uncle Sun is a close friend of my father."

"My father and our whole family were taken care of by him."

"I once encountered an extremely difficult problem, and he was not afraid of being implicated and spared no effort to help me."

"Although we are not blood relatives, we are like family members."

"Now that he has encountered this incident, not only has he been bullied, but he has also been blocked by the village head when he wanted to file a complaint."

"Of course I will help him file a complaint with the government and ask the county magistrate to clear Uncle Sun's name."

After hearing this, Lu Lang shifted his focus and asked, "Ms. Shen is a girl, what kind of difficulties have you encountered?"

Shen Yu's mood was very different at this time. She was no longer the girl who was confused and empty-handed when she first came to this era, and was chased, beaten and scolded as a disaster, and could only hide everywhere.

She smiled faintly: "It's all over. When I have free time, I will tell Master Lu about it, and he will know why I helped Uncle Sun like this."

Just as Lu Lang was about to say that he was free now, he saw Liu Shun lift the curtain and Master Liu walked in. The two of them stopped talking.

Lu Lang asked Master Liu to sit down, and Shen Yu stood up and greeted Master Liu.

Master Liu knew that although Miss Shen was only a young girl, she was an excellent cook and her way of dealing with people was highly appreciated by the county magistrate.

Mr. Liu had eaten at Fengnian Restaurant several times with the county magistrate and always enjoyed it very much.

It's just that he is usually calm and taciturn. Although he has met Shen Yu several times, they have hardly talked.

At this time, he bowed to Shen Yu in return, just smiled and nodded and said, "Miss Shen, how are you."

There was nothing more to say between the two.