"I inquired with acquaintances in the yamen, and it turned out that there was a way to redeem him for a sum of silver, with the village headman acting as guarantor."

But, he was causing trouble in jail and even got into a fight with a guard. That made the situation very serious.

“Now, unless you pay one hundred taels of silver, you can only be released on bail. Otherwise, you will have to stay in jail for a period of time until your sentence is served.”

After Yang Ruqing returned, she addressed her daughter-in-law Xiaoqin.

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“A hundred taels of silver?” Xiaoqin asked in surprise.

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Yang Ruqing nodded, raised the teacup by her side and took a sip, "One hundred taels, not one penny less, and my father has to go over and sign his name as guarantor."

Xiaoqin's face turned pale, and she looked at the elderly woman beside her, "Mother, even if we sell all our pots and pans, we wouldn't be able to gather one hundred taels."

Even if my relatives sold every pot and pan they had, I'm not sure they could come up with enough. We have over a month until the New Year, you see…

Grandma Xiaoqin looked conflicted and flustered.

The old woman muttered, “One hundred taels of silver? Even if we could borrow it, we couldn’t possibly pay it back!”

The old woman looked at the two granddaughters beside her. The two children were innocent-looking, one holding a piece of pastry in her hand and eating it with gusto.

It's freezing cold, the New Year is coming soon, we can't let the children suffer!

"There's no other way, he has to stay in jail for now." The old woman gritted her teeth and made a resolute decision.

Xiaqin lowered her head, hugging the two children in her arms. Secretly, she was overjoyed.

>I hope he rots in jail and never gets out.

The old woman trembled and spoke again, "Qing'er, thank you for helping us inquire about these things in the county. This old woman is relying on her age to ask you one more thing..."

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"Auntie, please tell me, I will definitely not refuse anything I can do," Yang Ruqing said.

The old woman said, “It's so cold today. It's probably freezing in the jail. I'm worried he'll freeze to death in there. Something bad would happen if anything were to go wrong.”

“Could you please bring me a few pieces of clothing in?” she asked.

Yang Ruqing nodded and said, "Okay, I'll make another trip for you tomorrow."

The old woman rummaged through her clothes for a while before finally pulling out three copper coins. "I have about a dozen eggs at home," she said. "I'll get them ready and you can take them to the prison with me tomorrow."

“To the jailers, the common folks like us don't have much to offer. All we ask is that you look after our men kindly...”

Yang Ruqing nodded again.

The next day, Yang Ruqing went to the county government office after finishing her meal at the county town's restaurant. When she returned, she brought back a message for Xiaoqin and her mother-in-law.

>The officials said that all these prisoners would be sent to a quarry on the other side to work. If they performed well, they could be released early.

"More than a year, or as little as three months, and you'll be home." she said.

Upon hearing this, a faint glimmer appeared in the old woman's eyes.

“I hope he learns his lesson and does well at the quarry, so he can come home to us soon!” she said.

Yang Ruqing nodded.

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As long as I can have a period of peace and quiet, that's enough. I can figure out the rest later.

The old woman went back wiping her tears. Here, Yang Ruqing gave the over twenty eggs to Xiaoqin: "I didn't give these eggs to the jailer, take them to feed the children."

Xiaqin nodded, took the basket, and couldn't help but ask Yang Ruqing again: "At least three months in the quarry, right?"

>Yang Ruqing said, "Yes."

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Little Qin asked again, "What kind of place is a quarry? What do they do there?"

Yang Ruqing said, "Do you know where the stones on this construction site come from? They were mined from the mountain."

"Why do masons get paid more than bricklayers and carpenters? It's because masons are the hardest workers. They have to go up mountains to quarry stone and polish it, so they deserve the highest pay."

Upon hearing Yang Ruqing's words, Xiaoqin understood.

Quarrying is hard labor, and my own father-in-law was sent there as a laborer.

“My father-in-law has never suffered a hardship in his life. If he goes back and does hard labor, it would make him truly understand. Then, that would be truly blessed,” Xia Qin said.

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Yang Ruqing twitched the corner of her mouth.

Even if his own biological son was struck dead by lightning and couldn't be awakened, wouldn't he still lack a sense of responsibility? Could mere months of hard labor truly make him repent?

She wouldn't believe it even if she died.

It's like watching a variety show in a past life, there was one program that just made me speechless.

Let the city's little emperor and children from impoverished mountainous regions exchange lifestyles for a week.

These pampered city boys, who had been raised for over a decade in comfort, suddenly became enlightened and understanding when they went to the countryside? Just because they saw how much effort rural fathers put into buying them meat by walking miles through mountains, or how rural mothers mended their clothes?

Then, after returning to the city, you'll understand your parents' good intentions, won't you?

Could this rebellious, unbridled little emperor immediately transform into a model child of the 24 Filial Exemplars?

No matter what others believe, Yang Ruqing doesn't believe it.

Because this person's character and behavioral habits weren't formed overnight, they are deeply ingrained.

It takes time to change, a very long time.

Like Wangfu, he is almost beyond saving.

“No matter if your father-in-law can change or not, at least for these three months, you can sleep soundly.” Yang Ruqing said to Xiaoqin.

Xiaoqin nodded, "Then I'll go pack up now. I'll move back today."

Yang Ruqing said, "Okay, I'll help you. I'll send the three of you home later."

Wang Fu's matter has temporarily come to an end, Xiaoqin can finally come to the construction site happily every day to cook.

And the villagers, after several days of continuous discussion about Wang Fu's matter, also shifted their attention.

Because it's December, every household starts preparing for the New Year's goods.

Every year, every December is like this.

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Yang Ruqing had taken care of the business at the restaurant and all her other affairs. Now, she was devoting all her time and energy to preparing for the Lunar New Year celebrations at home.

The Sun family moved into their new house on the eighth day of the first lunar month. Over the past two days, Luofeng Tang has been busy helping the Sun family move.

The day was set for the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, but most of the large furniture at home had already been moved to the new house.

We will hold a ceremony on the eighth day of the first lunar month to formally move in.

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Yang Ruqing was busy preparing gifts. Since Grandma's family moved into a new house, she needed to prepare a housewarming gift.

For this moving ceremony, Yang Ruqing and Luo Fengtang discussed and came up with a list:

Two pots of pine bonsai were placed in the yard, and in the main hall, a grand layout was set up.

A complete set of blue and white porcelain tea sets,

A mural of the Four Treasures of the Study Room in Da Jie's study.

Apart from that, of course, there's the red envelope with cash as a finale.

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