Recap "The Lady in Butcher’s House" Episode 7

Apr 11, 2022

A feast, both husband and wife saw unexpected things, but because of the cold clothing tax, the people have already accumulated deep resentment against the county government. Xu Qingjia thought about it, and finally came up with a way to replace the exemption. That is to encourage people to open up wasteland and cultivate land. When the spring ploughing is over, the income from the wasteland can be returned to the government, which is enough to make up for the lack of annual support this year.

The magistrate of Zhu accepted Xu Qingjia's suggestion. In other words, several people in the county government had had conflicts with the people, so asking Xu Qingjia to come forward on his behalf was actually pushing him to the target of public criticism. Xu Qingjia was completely unaware of the true intentions of the magistrate Zhu, and couldn't wait to offer himself up, thinking he could solve this errand perfectly.

How could it be known that Yongshou was ordered to lead Xu Qingjia to the western suburbs, and the western suburbs were originally a place of extreme poverty, where the most vicious "tricksters" in the county were gathered, and even the yamen had been beaten. After arriving in the western suburbs, Yongshou left Xu Qingjia alone to face the excitement of the crowd. Fortunately, Gao Zheng brought someone here in time, and only then did Xu Qingjia rescued from the people's fists.

Although the person who saved the life was unforgettable, Xu Qingjia did not support Gao Zheng's use of violence to suppress violence. As a result, his persuasion made Gao Zheng very disgusted, thinking that this was the hypocrisy of scholars. As a military attache, Gao Zheng followed the laws of the court and maintained the order of the world. That is, within the law, why should he talk about human feelings? Even if he had a grudge in his heart, he could not beat the court officials at will, otherwise everyone could rebel.

The two had different political views, and Gao Zheng was reluctant to talk to him too much. Before leaving, he revealed that the root cause of the people's grievances in the western suburbs was that he had been extorted by Chi Wenjun, who had been extorting money and tying people up, so he warned Xu Qingjia to leave Shangyong County quickly. So as not to get stuck in a quagmire.

When Lamei went shopping for food, she found Yongshou sneaking at the door, so she informed Hu Jiao of the situation, and Hu Jiao was worried and had nothing to do, so he changed his clothes and chased after him with a knife. It happened that Xu Qingjia came back, so he told Hu Jiao what happened today, vaguely feeling that what Gao Zheng said was true, but his position was definitely different from that of the magistrate Zhu.

Hu Jiao reiterated what her mother taught her, hoping to give Xu Qingjia some inspiration. That night, Xu Qingjia dreamed that after his father died, many people were crying outside the mansion.

Early in the morning, Xu Qingjia woke up first from his sleep. He wanted to cover Hu Jiao with a quilt, but when he saw her sleeping face, he was moved unconsciously. Hu Jiao stretched out her hand in a daze, and hugged Xu Qingjia directly, muttering the name of the puppy. Looks strange.

Since Xu Qingjia went to work in the yamen, Hu Jiao, who had nothing to do, went to the market to hang out. When she saw the pork stall next to her, she was eager to try it and offered to work for the other party for an hour. After getting the store's approval, Hu Jiao quickly started to sell the pork, and she could cut the exact amount of pork without any need for a weighing. However, the store and guests didn't believe it at all.

At the same time, a large number of people gathered outside the Yamen, and the two women kept playing drums. Director Yang and Yasi Song were relieved when they saw Xu Qingjia's arrival, and hurriedly sent him to the lobby to take charge of the case. The two women almost broke their heads in the fight for the porcelain jar, and they were well-known shrews in the county. The onlookers were too lazy to testify for any of them. In addition, the yamen did not listen to the orders, which almost made Xu Qingjia devastated.

In fact, this kind of matter should have been handled by the magistrate, but the magistrate Zhu went to see Yuniang in private and was willing to hand over Yuchunlou's share, provided that he had to approach Xu Qingjia. And Yu Niang is a well-known local trickster. Everyone who enters the curtain knows that she did not become famous in the Fengyue Field with her singing and dancing skills. I fell in love with her.

Yongshou really couldn't bear it any longer, so he asked Hu Jiao to make a rescue. Sure enough, Hu Jiao handled this small case with only forty pennies, and the two women happily took the money and left. Xu Qingjia disapproved of this method, which angered Hu Jiao, so she bought a cake on the way home. Although Hu Jiao accepted the cakes, he was not allowed to enter the room to rest. Xu Qingjia was quite helpless and sat alone in the courtyard playing the piano.