The county magistrate who was leading the group had a dark face, but the expressions on the faces of the people following him were obviously calm. Meng Yunshu knew that something was wrong, and stretched out his hand to push in Yu Zhining, who was trying to look out.

Yu Jinyue, who was next to him, hurried over to close the door after they left. Seeing this, Meng Yunshu did not stop Yu Zhining and Yu Jinlan who were trying to run out. Worried about Yu Jinhuai in the main hall, he walked into the main hall. As soon as he reached the door, he heard Ye Chongshan’s angry shouting and cursing.

Since he met Ye Chongshan, he always thought he was a calm village chief. A few days ago, when Old Lady Liu made trouble at the door of Yu’s house, he did not see him cursing. He never thought that he would hear his cursing now.

One thing was revealed in his words, that is, the nobleman who just came to the house was not a good person, let alone a good official who pleaded for the people.

 Meng Yunshu walked in and saw the bowl thrown on the ground. Fortunately, he brought a wooden bowl. If it was a ceramic one, it would have been broken into pieces. Seeing him come in, Ye Chongshan’s old face turned red, and he immediately swallowed his curse words and took a gulp of water on the table.

He smacked his lips, savoring the sweetness in his mouth, and suddenly he was furious again, “A bowl of honey water was wasted in vain, a dog official is not worthy.”

The only sound in the hall was his panting. Even Yu Jinyue, who ran in, did not dare to speak, and breathe. He stood stiffly at the door, staring straight at Yu Jinhuai who sat alone on the stool without saying a word.

Meng Yunshu squatted down and picked up the bowl on the ground. He looked at the silent Yu Jinhuai, hesitated for a while, and sat beside him. He did not know how to comfort people, so he could only sit silently beside Yu Jinhuai to accompany him.

 Seeing his appearance, Ye Chongshan, who was opposite him, sighed. His anger was mixed with his concern for Yu Jinhuai. He opened his mouth and said, “Huai boy, your brother’s matter…”

Brother? The county magistrate came to their house for Yu Jinhuai’s brother’s matter? But he had been dead for more than three years. Meng Yunshu couldn’t figure it out.

Just as he was thinking, a low and hoarse voice suddenly sounded in his ears, “Xiao Yue, send Uncle Ye off.”

Yu Jinyue, who was called by name, responded hurriedly and looked at Ye Chongshan. Ye Chongshan sighed and left with heavy steps. Before leaving, he patted Yu Jinyue’s shoulder.

Watching Ye Chongshan leave, Yu Jinyue suddenly found that the village chief’s back seemed to be suddenly bent. There was a heavy breath around him. He walked step by step with great effort.

 In the main hall, Meng Yunshu looked up at a pair of red eyes. There were too many emotions in those eyes. Even if he couldn’t understand, he felt uncomfortable and depressed. “Brother Huai?”

Yu Jinhuai looked at him steadily, and then looked back to see Yu Jinlan and Yu Zhining running in. The scholar’s book in his hand was grasped so hard that it was about to wrinkle. Seeing this, Meng Yunshu hurriedly reached out to grab the book in his hand, his almond eyes full of worry. He anxiously looked at Yu Jinhuai who didn’t say anything, and hurriedly asked him: “Brother Huai, what’s wrong?”

“What happened? Let’s find a way together.”

“They want my brother’s title of scholar.” Yu Jinhuai was silent for a long time, and said in a hoarse voice.

 “What?” Meng Yunshu was stunned for a moment before he understood. He thought about it with his limited knowledge and then said, “But isn’t it difficult to replace the title of scholar?”

Yu Jinhuai lowered his head with a wry smile. There is nothing impossible in this world as long as there is money. Money can move people’s hearts. It is easy for a rich and powerful person to replace the title of scholar.

Seeing this, Meng Yunshu also knew that he thought too simply. He knew how important the title of scholar was to the Yu family and to Yu Jinhuai.

Yu Jinyue, who walked in, was furious when he heard this. He shouted that he would kill the dog official and go to Weiping Mansion to file a complaint.

Yu Jinhuai stopped him when he heard the voice. Looking at his red cheeks, he seemed to be suddenly awakened. Yes, he could go to Weiping Mansion to file a complaint. If the prefecture city didn’t work, he would go to Chang’an. He didn’t believe that the court would protect each other.

“Xiao Yue, take care of the house. I’m going to the capital.” Yu Jinhuai’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he became cheerful and his steps were much lighter.

He couldn’t wait to stand up from the stool. He was so anxious that he forgot that his foot was still injured. He didn’t even take the crutches beside him. He limped to the backyard and left the house directly with the horse.

The speed was so fast that several people in the hall couldn’t react. It was like a gust of wind.

Meng Yunshu stood up with the bowl and only had time to see his figure leaving. The dust splashed by the horse’s hooves flew in the air, just like Yu Jinhuai’s mood at the moment.

 Meng Yunshu was still worried. He noticed the crutch thrown aside by his husband. His heart was lifted up, as if it was hanging in the air. He couldn’t help asking himself, would the county magistrate really let them go to Weiping Prefecture to file a complaint so easily?

Sure enough, as he expected, Yu Jinhuai, who had just left in a hurry, came back on horseback in a daze. When he saw Meng Yunshu running towards him, Yu Jinhuai almost fell down when he got off the horse. Fortunately, he hugged the horse’s neck in time. This scared the whole family.

 Meng Yunshu ran over and supported him. Before he could speak, he heard Yu Jinhuai say bitterly, “Ah Yun, they sealed off the village, saying that someone in the village had smallpox. In order to prevent smallpox from spreading everywhere, they sealed off Cangnan Village.”

Smallpox, Meng Yunshu silently recited these two words. In ancient times, smallpox was always avoided by people. Once smallpox appeared in a village, the people in this village had only one way to go – wait for death. Now the county magistrate of Hua’an County sent people to surround Cangnan Village and announced to the villagers that someone had smallpox. Facing smallpox, everyone was afraid to avoid it and could only hide in their own homes.

He didn’t know what he said to the outside world? If he also calls it smallpox, then when he gets Yu Jinjiang’s scholar book, what awaits Cangnan Village will be rejection and disgust from others.

Thinking of this, Meng Yunshu realized the sinister intentions of the county magistrate.

“Ah Yun, am I useless?”

Meng Yunshu shook his head when he heard it. He stared at him straight, and said firmly: “No.”

It’s not that he is useless, it’s that they are too weak. Anyone with a higher status than them or richer than them can easily step on them like ants.

The person in front of him was as helpless as a child. Meng Yunshu was heartbroken. Yu Jinyue was even more anxious walking around in the yard. The two children sat aside and looked at them cautiously, not daring to say a word loudly.

Yu Jinhuai raised his head and blinked, suppressing the bitterness in his eyes. He did not tell Meng Yunshu that the county magistrate threatened him with the Yu family. Today’s sunshine was just right, but it only felt cold.

 “Ah Yun, I’ll leave from the back mountain at night.” Meng Yunshu knew he was anxious, but he couldn’t help but say, “But your foot.”

“It’s okay.” Yu Jinhuai forced himself to cheer up and comforted him, “My foot is fine, Ah Yun, you know we must solve this problem early.”

Meng Yunshu hung his head and said nothing  because he clearly knew their situation and felt so powerless.

They didn’t avoid Yu Jinyue when they talked. He was sharp-eared and came over to say that he wanted to go too. Later, Yu Jinhuai analyzed the pros and cons with him and gave up this idea.

In the evening, Meng Yunshu sat in front of the stove and warmed himself by the fire. From time to time, he glanced at Yu Jinhuai who was washing dishes, thinking about what other ways he could use to prevent Yu Jinhuai from running away and to thoroughly punish the county magistrate. But after thinking about it, he could only contact Lu Ruan through the store. In this way, both the snow disaster in Mobei and the Yu family’s affairs could be solved.

 The problem now is how to contact Lu Ruan. The time of customers coming to the store is random. He can’t guarantee when the next customer will come? Who will come? Seeing that it was getting dark, Yu Jinhuai wanted to leave the village under the cover of night. His foot injury had not healed yet. The people sent by the county magistrate were the weakest in Daqing Mountain. They thought that Yu Jinhuai had a foot injury and must not leave from this side of the mountain. They never thought that Yu Jinhuai would take a risky move and go to Weiping Prefecture from the mountain without caring about his foot.

Even though Yu Jinhuai repeatedly assured that he was very familiar with the road from the mountain to the prefecture city and could walk on it with his eyes closed, Meng Yunshu didn’t believe it.

Just then, the wind chimes in the store rang, and Meng Yunshu’s eyes lit up. He excitedly put down his hand, said something to Yu Jinhuai, and went into the store in a blink of an eye.

He prayed in his heart that the customer this time must be Lu Ruan. When he saw that it was Na Ritu, he felt disappointed and the light in his eyes dimmed. He had always known that he would not get what he wanted.

“Is Mr. Meng unhappy?” Na Ritu saw that Meng Yunshu was discouraged and lowered his head with sorrow between his eyebrows, so he asked.

Meng Yunshu smiled stiffly at him, “No, by the way, are you buying something?”

When it comes to buying, Na Ritu is visibly happy. He danced and thanked Meng Yunshu, and did not forget to tell him that the food in the store has brought a brief respite to their tribe.

Seeing this, Meng Yunshu’s mood improved a little bit. After sending Na Ritu away, the store was upgraded to level three.

 [Shopkeeper: Meng Yunshu]

[Reputation: 30/70]

[Vault: 5673 Chinese currency]

After reaching level 3, Meng Yunshu was not very happy. He was still thinking about Yu Jinhuai going to Weiping Prefecture. Just when he was about to leave, the system suddenly popped up a message.

[System: Congratulations to the host for triggering the disaster in Mobei and obtaining a “Communication Microphone”]

Then a blue box popped up in front of him. He thought of the system message he saw, Meng Yunshu smiled with curved eyebrows and a smile on his face.

Whatever he thought came true but Meng Yunshu has no time to be happy. He hurriedly opened the box and took out the communication microphone inside. It was a blue speaker. He looked left and right in his hand, looking for the switch.

 [Communication Microphone: Make a wish to it, it will fulfill your wish, limited to five minutes, consumes ten reputation points per use, please use with caution!]

Meng Yunshu looked at the words floating above and silently clenched his hands. The initial seven-day period has passed. He will spend ten reputation points tomorrow to maintain his body. He can only use ten. He calculated how to use the communication microphone. What’s more, after tomorrow, can’t he earn reputation points in seven days?

The current matter cannot wait. In order to pass, Meng Yunshu made a wish to the communication microphone “Lu Ruan”. Soon, it showed the words “Connecting, please wait”.

Every moment of waiting is torture.

 “Beep beep beep…”

“Connecting, please wait…”