Transmigrating with a Five Million Dollar Retirement Life

Chapter 95 Magistrate Xu Yan

The group walked along, chatting and laughing, unaware that dusk was falling. In the distance, they saw someone hurrying hurriedly approaching.

Seeing his anxious look, Song Jiaojiao quickly told everyone to make way so as not to delay his urgent business. Unexpectedly, the man stopped in front of Song Jiaojiao instead.

"Are you Madam Song? I'm a waiter from Sifanglou. We have a distinguished guest waiting for you. Madam Song, if you have nothing else to do, you should hurry back." The waiter, still out of breath, spoke.

Song Jiaojiao felt she had seen this person somewhere before, and thought he was telling the truth. "I wonder who is looking for me at the inn?" She thought she didn't know anyone in the county, and for a moment she didn't know who it was.

"You'll know when you get back, it's a good thing." The waiter had been instructed not to reveal the important person's name to outsiders, but he was just letting Song Jiaojiao know that it wasn't a bad thing.

Since there was nothing else to do, Song Jiaojiao led everyone back to the inn.

As soon as I arrived at the inn, I saw two yamen runners with knives and a servant waiting at the door.

Seeing Song Jiaojiao return, he hurriedly stepped forward, "Are you Madam Song? Master has been waiting for a long time. Please come with me."

After saying that, he led the way for Song Jiaojiao. Song Jiaojiao didn't take everyone with her, thinking she would go and see for herself. Wang Hefan was worried and insisted on going with her, so Song Jiaojiao agreed.

Upon arriving at the Emperor's Room No. 1 in the inn, they saw a handsome man with an imposing presence sitting dignifiedly in a chair. He merely nodded slightly upon seeing Song Jiaojiao.

"Master, Madam Song has arrived," the servant said, bowing to him.

The man waved his hand, and the servant left.

"I'm sorry to have startled you, Madam Song. I am Xu Yan, the magistrate of Tong'an County. Thank you for saving my son last night, Madam Song." Xu Yan stood up from his seat and bowed to Song Jiaojiao.

Startled, Song Jiaojiao quickly stepped aside, saying, "It's nothing, Magistrate, there's no need for this. I believe anyone who saw this would have come to my aid."

So that's why. Song Jiaojiao had long forgotten about it. But she never expected that the child was actually the county magistrate's child. Shouldn't the county magistrate's child have many people looking after him? Why was there only an old nanny that night, and not even a servant was seen?

"This is what Madam Song deserves. Madam Song, you may not know, but my wife's health wasn't very good before. It took her many years of recuperation to conceive Sheng'er. If Sheng'er were to leave us like this, I'm afraid my wife would find it very difficult to get through this." Xu Yan said with gratitude, and as he spoke, he was about to bow to Song Jiaojiao again.

How could Song Jiaojiao dare to let the magistrate of a county bow to her? If word got out, she would be drowned in spit.

"This is all thanks to the adults. The adults have devoted themselves to the people. It is all due to the adults' own efforts."

"Alright, let's not flatter each other. Here is one hundred taels. It's not much, but it's my heartfelt thanks to Madam Song for saving two lives in my family." Xu Yan said, pointing to a tray carried by a servant. The tray had ten ingots of silver on it.

Song Jiaojiao didn't refuse; in fact, it was better this way. Settling the matter with money would be a good thing for everyone. "Then I'll humbly accept it."

The servant handed the tray to Wang Hefan, and Song Jiaojiao gestured with her eyes for him to accept it.

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now," Song Jiaojiao said as she stood up.

"Madam Song, please wait a moment. There is something else I need to discuss with you," Xu Yan said, trying to persuade Song Jiaojiao to stay before she left.

"I wonder what it is? As long as it's something I know, I will definitely cooperate." Song Jiaojiao didn't know what else she needed the magistrate to ask.

"That day I saw that Madam Song saved my son in a unique way. As far as I know, there is basically no hope for drowning people who have stopped breathing. I don't know how Madam Song brought the dying back to life." Although it was chaotic that day, he still heard the discussions around him. The doctor had given a death sentence, but in the end, he didn't expect that Song Jiaojiao would actually save him.

"So that's what it is. These things are all about fate. The method isn't anything difficult. Most people who have seen it can remember it. I've already given this method to Doctor Qin of Huichuntang. If you need it, you can ask Doctor Qin to explain it to you." Song Jiaojiao thought that she would be going back tomorrow. She couldn't leave her family for too long, and there was nothing important happening here. It was time to go back.

“So Doctor Qin has already learned it. Then it’s not good to bother Madam Song any further. In that case, I, Liu, will take my leave first. Madam Song, if you need anything in the future, please feel free to come to me,” Xu Yan said, standing up.

"That's for sure. In that case, I won't see you off any further, sir. Take care, sir." Song Jiaojiao bowed and watched Xu Yan and the others leave.

After Xu Yan left, Song Jiaojiao returned to her room, followed by Wang Hefan, who was carrying 100 taels of silver. He attracted a lot of attention along the way, but when he looked up at the big guy, those who had some ideas immediately shut down.

"Mother, when did you save the magistrate's son?" Wang Hefan asked anxiously, casually placing the money on the table.

“Just last night, Mother saw a child fall into the water. We couldn’t just stand by and watch him die.” Song Jiaojiao rubbed her forehead. At this moment, Xu Fang brought Song Jiaojiao’s medicine.

"Madam, it's time to take your medicine." Xu Fang brought the medicine to Song Jiaojiao. The dark Chinese medicine smelled very bitter, let alone drink it.

Knowing she couldn't escape it, Song Jiaojiao held the medicine in one hand and pinched her nose with the other, swallowing it down in one gulp. The bitterness made her stick out her tongue, and she quickly took out the candied fruit she had just bought and put it in her mouth to feel a little better.

"Mother, are you sick?"

"It's nothing, just a cold I caught while rescuing people, I'll be fine soon," Song Jiaojiao explained, her mouth full of candied fruit, her words not quite clear.

"Mother, when did you learn to float?" This was what Wang Hefan didn't understand. He thought back to when his mother slipped and almost drowned while washing clothes by the river. How come she didn't know how to float back then?

"I learned it after I hurt my head last time, maybe I learned it before." Song Jiaojiao has used this excuse so many times that she can lie without batting an eye.

Seeing that Song Jiaojiao didn't show any other expression, Wang Hefan was puzzled but didn't press her for more information.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. We just happened to get 100 taels of silver for free today. Here, take the silver. Tomorrow we'll go to the escort agency to pick up our things and head home. We've been out for so long, it's time to go back."

Song Jiaojiao quickly changed the subject, afraid that she might say something wrong later.

Wang Hefan was a little disappointed. He had just returned and met his mother today, and she was already going back. "Okay, I'll take you tomorrow."

Seeing Wang Hefan's obviously depressed mood, Song Jiaojiao smiled and said, "It's not like we'll never see each other again, it's just that something really came up this time, and I can't stay outside for too long. The new workshop at home is still under construction, and I can't really just sit back and do nothing. I see you've grown quite a bit, I'll go buy you some clothes tomorrow."