Chapter 1826: Two Carriages Enter the City (Patreon)

Chapter 1826: Two Carriages Enter the City

Qiao Rou is the young lady who was with Jiang Kuanyu across the river.

This decision surprised Shu Yu and the others, and Lu Wu seemed a bit embarrassed as he explained, "Actually, when we were in the black market, Miss Qiao Rou helped me once."
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Although they didn't have much interaction afterwards, Lu Wu remembered that favor.

After leaving the black market, their interactions increased, and their feelings naturally grew stronger.

Lu Wu wanted to marry Qiao Rou and live a stable life, which was a good choice.

Tang Wenqian naturally agreed, promising to give them a generous gift when they got married.

Lu Wu was now a patrol inspector. During this incident, he had assisted Xia Yi, and both Xia Yi and Tang Wenqian recognized his leadership skills and abilities.

Currently, there was only one Inspector Yin left in Chenggu County. The other two inspectors had committed crimes and were sentenced to death.

With the vacancy for an inspector and a shortage of capable people, Lu Wu was capable and had a clean background. If you traced his lineage back, he was even from a loyal and righteous family. The emperor specially appointed him to this inspector position.

Not only Lu Wu, but the people who had acted together with him in the black market without any obstructions were also incorporated as his subordinates.

Of course, Tang Wenqian also planned to find work for those who had been harmed and had disabilities.

With Lu Wu taking the lead, unexpectedly, a few more people came forward. They were all people who had a good impression of the young ladies and were asking the county magistrate to make decisions.

Among them were laborers and Lu Wu's subordinates, all individuals with no family. They could decide for themselves.

Tang Wenqian didn't object, as long as they were willing and had thought it through, they could get married if they wanted to.

However, this situation gave Xia Yi an idea.

In recent times, there were fewer women than men, and many families would directly kill their daughters to have sons, leading to a gender imbalance.

Moreover, there were some well-off men who had taken multiple concubines, leaving a large number of single men.

Especially in the military, the situation was even worse.

Xia Yi thought, why not make some matches? If both sides were willing, it could be a win-win situation.

She asked the opinions of the young ladies present. Most of them were eager to find someone to marry and lead a stable life. Therefore, they were quite intrigued by Xia Yi's proposal and agreed after careful consideration.

Of course, there were also some girls who were more indifferent to this matter. They didn't want to marry and just wanted to live independently.

Tang Wenqian and Xia Yi respected their choices and provided them with individual residences.

In the end, half of the group of girls chose to get married. Some decided to live together and support each other, finding work to sustain themselves. Others planned to use the compensation from the government to start small businesses. The remaining girls wanted to leave Chenggu County and start anew in a place where no one knew them.

In the end, three of the girls decided to renounce the secular world and become nuns.

Tang Wenqian advised them to think it over carefully and make sure they wouldn't regret their decisions before proceeding.

With this, the placement issues for the laborers and the girls were resolved.

Shu Yu had been busy helping for several days until the eighth day of the first lunar month when she finally stopped.

The New Year was already half over, and both Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng planned to return to Dong'an Prefecture after the Lantern Festival. Shu Yu began preparing to buy some local specialties to bring back.

However, what Shu Yu didn't know was that on the ninth day of the first lunar month, two carriages clattered into Chenggu County.