Recap "The Lady in Butcher’s House" Episode 6

Granny Ya found another house for Hu Jiao. Although the area is not as wide as before, it is extremely delicate. The two-story wooden building, the towering trees and flowers and plants in the courtyard are suitable for the two of them to live in. But Xu Qingjia was in no mood at all, and her mind was full of the affairs of Fangcai County Yali. Hu Jiao was also very curious about why Xu Qingjia offended the locals in Shangyong.

However, after learning about the situation of the Hanyi Tax, Xu Qingjia gradually realized that he was hated by others for not being supreme, and now the magistrate of Zhu held a banquet for him at Yuchun Tower, so Xu Qingjia had to talk about it, so that Hu Jiao agreed to attend. In fact, what Hu Jiao worries most about is reciting poetry in front of everyone, and she is not good at it, so she has concerns.

In the evening, Xu Qingjia first sent someone to take Hu Jiao to Yuchun Building, while he went to the county government to search for clues, but unexpectedly met Gao Zheng. Xu Qingjia was always puzzled by the imprisonment of the former county magistrate, and also felt that Gao Zheng was different from others. Despite this, Gao Zheng still did not tell the truth. He only said that he was not strong enough to act as a fool. In fact, he also implied a lot of information in disguise.

On the other side, the atmosphere of the female relatives of the official family was not harmonious, because they looked down on Hu Jiao, who was a butcher. But Hu Jiao was a violent temper. At this time, Mrs. Zhu brought Aunt Yun over to the banquet, and Hu Jiao immediately became clever and well-behaved, which made Mrs. Zhu like it very much.

However, Hu Jiao unknowingly offended Concubine Yun when she was courting Mrs. Zhu, so she could detect the hostile gaze of the other party and felt uncomfortable all over. The officials and wives mentioned the cold clothing tax by chance, and Hu Jiao quietly inquired, and made another excuse to go to the thatched hut, but when she came back, she heard that Concubine Yun's maid was going to target her.

Hu Jiao learned of Concubine Yun's origin through Madam Song. It turned out that she was the concubine of the magistrate of Zhu County last year. Because she was favored, all the wealthy officials and gentry in Shangyong County went to curry favor, which naturally became Madam Zhu's thorn in the eye. It happened that there was a dust-cleaning banquet for Xu Qingjia today, and Madam Zhu deliberately brought Aunt Yun out and belittled her in front of everyone. Naturally, Aunt Yun didn't dare to confront Madam Zhu, and simply took her anger out on Hu Jiao.

On the other hand, when Xu Qingjia entered the table and sang poems against the officials, his reputation as a talented man lived up to expectations. The magistrate Zhu specially cooked a dish, and the ingots carved on the plate were eye-catching. The magistrate of Zhu wanted to win over Xu Qingjia, so he introduced Yu Niang from Yuchun Tower to him, but Xu Qingjia had no interest in women's sex, and bluntly spoke about the issue of the cold clothing tax during the banquet.

Hearing that Xu Qingjia was going to be exempted from the cold clothes tax, Yu Niang couldn't help but glance at him, even the magistrate Zhu didn't expect him to be so ignorant. But Magistrate Zhu has always been a smiling tiger. He pretended to be helpless to express the difficulty of Shangyong being an official. In his opinion, Shangyong is a remote place with few products and strong folk customs. The two local families have a feud and often fight with each other. It needs the government to send troops to suppress it, so it takes a lot of money. , the current expenditure is beyond the means.

Xu Qingjia is sincere to do things for the country, how can he know that others are lighthearted, and it is not enough to shake the current power. At the same time, Concubine Yun tried to get rid of Hu Jiao, but instead made a fool of herself in front of everyone. Magistrate Zhu was so entangled in this housework that she simply ended the dust-washing banquet hastily.

Just as everyone was walking back, the maid by the window on the second floor seemed to want to do something to Hu Jiao, so Xu Qingjia rushed over and blocked the flowerpot for her. This scene of the hero saving the beauty made Hu Jiao's heart pounding, and she didn't even think that her new life in Shangyong County would start with taking care of the drunk.

Xu Qingjia was unconscious, talking about women's three obedience and four virtues, and husband's power, and Hu Jiao was so angry that Hu Jiao took off her maid, Lamei, and wanted to teach him a lesson. However, before Hu Jiao could make a move, Xu Qingjia started talking in her sleep again and kept talking about her father, which made Hu Jiao unbearable.

After taking care of him all night, what is hateful is that Xu Qingjia woke up the next day, still as if nothing had happened. Considering the long-term livelihood problems in the future, including the murder of her husband, Hu Jiao could not bear the crime, so she endured her temper and cooked breakfast for him. Xu Qingjia remembered what happened last night, and knew that the water in Shangyong County was too deep, and if you were not careful, it would be doomed.