Before the trial started in the yamen, the people outside had already figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
There are just some things that everyone is just speculating on.
No one knows why Magistrate Song locked Dean Liu in his secret room.
Song Mansion.
The doctors took the pulse of everyone rescued from the chamber.
According to the physical condition, prescriptions were also written.
Leng Buyan called Li Tongzhi from Huizhou and asked him to arrange for people to register the names of these people. All future medical expenses would be paid by the prefect's Yamen.
The money used was naturally the money collected from the Song family's treasury.
In addition, ask where these people came from, inform their families, and come to the Song Mansion to pick them up.
The people watching the excitement surrounded the front and back doors of Song Mansion.
A blind old woman stood in the crowd, leaning on a cane.
Her eldest daughter disappeared a year ago.
Because of this, she cried every night, and eventually she went blind from crying.
When the youngest son heard that seven girls had been found in Magistrate Song's house, he immediately helped his old mother come with him, hoping that one of the seven girls would have his sister.
There is also an old couple who have the same purpose as them.
They had no children. When they were over fifty, they picked up a female doll from the road and raised the girl with great pains.
Watching my daughter become more and more beautiful and sensible.
The old couple treated her like a treasure and were reluctant to let her do any heavy work.
As a result, one day the child went to the foot of the mountain to collect mushrooms with his fellow villagers to supplement the family income. He left the house in the morning but never came back.
"Old man, do you think our Chunya can be in here?"
"I think so. Our Chunya seems to be a lucky one. Although we have encountered some difficulties, due to the auspicious weather and good fortune, there will be noble people to save us."
After waiting for a long time, the door of Song Mansion finally opened.
A man wearing an official hat came out.
"Which one of you is here to find someone?" Li Tongzhi asked a group of people.
"me!"
"And I!"
Dozens of people were pushing forward one after another. The blind woman couldn't see it, so she was pushed and suddenly sat on the ground.
"Mother, mother, be careful, I will help you up!"
The little boy said, reaching out to help someone. But people came up one after another from behind, and the boy almost fell down.
"Be careful." A dry but strong hand pulled the little boy up, and at the same time helped her lift the blind woman on the ground.
"Thank you, Grandpa!" The little boy quickly thanked him.
"No thank you!" The old man waved his hand quickly.
"There are so many people here, and your mother can't see you. What are you doing here?"
"We want to wait for my sister!" the boy said sadly.
"Your sister?" The old man immediately understood what he meant.
It turned out that this old man was the one who came with his wife just now to wait for his daughter.
"Everyone, please stop crowding!"
Seeing thirty or forty people gathered in search of relatives, everyone was very excited.
Li Tongzhi quickly waved his hand.
"In the Song family yard, there are only 7 women and 5 men who need to look for their families. Not all of your relatives will be there. After a while, I will have those whose names are called, so follow me in. Those whose names are not called, please stay away. Wait, okay?”
After speaking, Li Tongzhi began to read the name.
"Is Li Cuiling's family here?"
"Here, there, there!"
"Niu Wanshu!"
"Yes, yes!"
Everyone was very excited when their names were called.
The rest craned their necks and prayed silently!
"Dong Shuhui's family!"
"Mom, it's my sister!"
As soon as the little boy heard Dong Shuhui's name, he immediately jumped up with joy.
"Is Dong Shuhui's family here?"
"It's coming, it's coming!" The blind woman was so excited that she didn't know what to do, so she took big steps in the direction of the voice.
"Mom, be careful!" The little boy quickly stepped forward to help her.
"Dong Shuhui's family, right?" Li Tongzhi asked.
After receiving a positive answer, Li Tongzhi saw that the two people had difficulty moving, so he asked someone to take them into the yard.
Next, the names of 3 women and 5 boys were called out one after another.
Those whose names were not called, the expressions of those waiting had changed from anxious to lonely.
The glimmer of hope that was ignited in my heart was gradually drained away.
This includes the old couple.
The old woman tightened her hands and squeezed the old man's arm tightly.
"Have you finished shouting? Our daughter is not in there, is she not in there?"
She was a little emotional.
The corners of the old man's eyes began to turn red, "Don't worry, don't worry, there is still a girl who hasn't screamed yet!"
"There is one more? There is one more! Bodhisattva bless you, it must be my daughter!"
As the old woman spoke, she clasped her hands together, knelt on the ground piously, and kowtowed three times.
At this moment, a guard ran out of the door and handed Li Tongzhi a note.
Li Tongzhi read the content of the note and shouted to the bottom: "The last one, Li Qiaoyu, are Li Qiaoyu's family here?"
"Li Qiaoyu?"
"Qiao...yu!"
The corners of the old man's mouth trembled, while the old woman rushed forward and hugged Li Tongzhi as if she was crazy.
"Thank you, Lord Tongzhi, thank you, Lord Tongzhi! You are simply a living god and a blessing to our people!"
Li Tongzhi was startled by her sudden movement, and struggled quickly and said: "Hey, why are you hugging me? Go in and find your daughter!"
Several guards laughed after hearing this.
"Yes, let's go see my daughter right now!" The old woman and the old man quickly walked into the Song Mansion hand in hand.
Li Tongzhi dusted his sleeves.
Although the old woman was rude, Li Tongzhi felt that it was really good to feel needed and respected.
In all his years as an official, he has never been praised so highly.
It sounds quite pleasant.
He was secretly happy, but when he turned his head, he discovered that there were several couples under the steps, with sad expressions on their eyes.
These are parents and elders who have not found their children.
They are not so lucky, their children are not among this group of people.
"All the relatives inside have recognized each other. Everyone should go back when they should."
Li Tongzhi waved his hands towards them.
But no one left.
They all looked at the gate of Song Mansion, as if they had been waiting for the reunited family to come out of that door.
