Chapter 48 Gratitude

Chapter 48 Gratitude

Chapter 48 Gratitude
After Zhu Shenzhui left, Kang Youfu's desperate heart once again felt a glimmer of hope. But then again, although Zhu Shenzhui said he could help, he still felt a little unsure whether it would work. But at this point, he could only try his best. What if it worked?
After waiting anxiously for a day, a lawyer found Kang Youfu the next day and said that Zhu Shencui had invited him.

Kang Youfu received him warmly. The lawyer did not beat around the bush and asked directly about the incident of the death of a person at Kang's Tofu Shop. He also asked a lot of questions about the situation of Kang's Tofu Shop.

In response to the lawyer's questions, Kang Youfu told everything he knew. The lawyer carefully wrote down what he said, and then helped the Kang family write a petition and asked him to sign it.

After finishing, the lawyer told Kang Youfu not to be impatient about this matter, and he would go to the government office to go through the procedures later. Although the lawsuit was difficult, he was not without confidence, and he would handle the rest of the matters.

Two days later, Kang Youfu received a notice that the county magistrate would hold a trial tomorrow regarding the murder case at Kangjia Tofu Shop. As the eldest son of the Kang family, Kang Youfu had to be present on the trial day.

After hearing this, Kang Youfu nodded repeatedly and promised to be there on time tomorrow.

Before the lawyer left, Kang Youfu asked with some concern how confident he was about the court opening tomorrow, and whether his father and brother could get through the difficult times safely. The lawyer smiled and just said that you are a lucky man, and there will be a noble person to help you in this lawsuit, so it shouldn't be a big problem, so he can rest assured.

The next day, Kang Youfu went to the county government office with trepidation. When he arrived, the lawyer had already arrived, and the victim's side had also arrived. After waiting for a while, with a shout of "opening the court", the county magistrate came out from the back with his eight-character steps, and the court was officially opened.

I won't go into detail about the specific process of the court hearing. The lawyer argued the case with reason, and the good reputation of Kangjia Tofu Shop in Pingyang for many years and the many witnesses found by the lawyer proved that the tofu sold by Kangjia Tofu Shop was genuine and had never been eaten by anyone badly. Moreover, it was not just the victim who bought Kangjia tofu that day, but many people. So many people were fine after eating it, so how could it be possible that someone could be killed by just one person?
In addition, after a personal examination by an old coroner invited from the Pingyang government office, it was found that the so-called death from eating tofu was not the case at all. It was clearly the man who died of an acute illness, and it had nothing to do with Kang's tofu.

There was a heated debate in the lobby. In the end, the county magistrate made a judgment and announced in court that the rumor that people died from eating tofu from Kang's tofu workshop was completely nonsense. The people who died clearly died of an acute illness, and it had nothing to do with the so-called tofu.

The county magistrate declared the Kang family innocent, and the father and son were released and sent home. When the verdict came out, Kang Youfu and his family of three were so excited that they knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the county magistrate, and shouted to the blue sky.

Kang Tai and Kang Youlu can finally go home. Although the case has been solved and the Kang family has been cleared of the charges, Kang Tai and Kang Youlu have suffered a lot during these days in prison. Kang Tai, who was in good health, fell ill after returning home. Even Kang Youlu, who was usually strong and healthy, was not much better. He was covered with scars and had lost a lot of weight.

But no matter what, this sudden disaster finally had a good result. After bringing his father and brother home and settling them down, Kang Youfu asked about their situation in prison. When he heard that the suffering they had in prison was related to Liu Qi, Kang Youfu, who was already full of anger towards Liu Qi, became even more angry.

Thinking back to when he had asked the Liu family for help before, but was tricked by Liu Shancheng, who on the surface agreed to help the Kang family, but secretly colluded with Liu Qi to plot against the Kang family, Kang Youfu was very angry.

"Boss, let's just forget about this. We can't afford to offend the Liu family, who are so powerful. We're lucky enough to come back safely this time... cough cough cough..." Kang Tai weakly pulled Kang Youfu's hand and warned him. Life in prison is not easy. Kang Tai had thought before that he might not be able to come back. His only thought was to take on all the charges after the trial and save Kang Youlu.

In this way, even if he died, at least the second brother could escape, and he would feel at peace.

But he didn't expect that the final result would be so beyond his expectations. Under such circumstances, the boss was able to win the lawsuit. Until now, lying on the kang in his own home, Kang Tai still couldn't believe it.

With his head lowered, Kang Youfu clenched his fists and secretly swore in his heart that Liu Qi and the Liu family would pay the price for this matter no matter what.

But facing his father's instructions, he couldn't speak his mind and could only agree temporarily to please his father.

Kang Tai also carefully asked his son how Kang Youfu had trusted people outside and how he had won the lawsuit. When he heard that many people avoided him and refused to help after his family got into trouble, Kang Tai sighed that the world was so fickle. And when he learned that they were able to win the lawsuit thanks to Zhu Shenzhui's help, he felt that they had met a noble person to help them, and that the Kang family was really lucky.

"Boss, if it weren't for his help, your second brother and I would not be able to come back this time. You must remember his kindness and thank this Sixth Master. People should have a conscience and be grateful!"

"Dad, don't worry, I know!" Kang Youfu nodded vigorously. Needless to say, Kang Youfu was not an ungrateful person. He had already told himself this in his heart when he brought his father and brother home. Such a great favor must be repaid.

A few days had passed since the Kang family's lawsuit. With Kang Tai and Kang Youlu returning home, the lawsuit gradually subsided, and the Kang family's tofu workshop reopened. But although the lawsuit was over, the impact on the Kang family was still there. This lawsuit was a big blow to the reputation that the Kang family had accumulated over the years. Even though the Kang family's tofu workshop was reopened, the Kang family's business was no longer as good as before, and inevitably declined a lot.

But no matter what, the Kang family has finally overcome this hardship. As long as no one is hurt, the tofu workshop business can be restored little by little. Even if it is difficult, there is still hope.

On this day, Zhu Shenzhui stayed at home and did not go out. He got up early as usual and practiced boxing and kicking. Then he had dinner, played with Qiaoer for a while, talked to his sister-in-law, and then went back to his room.

In the room, Zhu Shencui was thinking and writing something with a pen in his hand. In two months, when spring comes, he will be ready to go north. This trip requires a lot of advance preparation and some other arrangements. Zhu Shencui is a meticulous person and he is extremely cautious about this matter.

Before I knew it, it was almost noon. The paper in front of me was covered with many words and many places had been corrected.

Zhu Shenzhui frowned slightly, looking at these carefully, wondering if there was anything he hadn't considered. Just as he was concentrating on thinking, there was a faint knock on the door outside. Zhu Shenzhui listened carefully, put down his pen, put away the paper he had written on, and got up to go to the front.

"I'm coming!" There were two more knocks on the door. Zhu Shenzhui shouted and quickly walked to the door and opened the courtyard gate.

"Sixth Master!"

"Why are you here?" When the door opened, Zhu Shenzhui was a little surprised. The person who came was Kang Youfu. He saw that he was carrying a tofu basket covered with a piece of cloth. It was winter and Kang Youfu's forehead was sweating from carrying all the tofu.

"Your house was so easy to find, and I finally found the right place." Kang Youfu grinned at Zhu Shenzhui and said, "I haven't seen you for the past few days, and I thought I couldn't just wait like this, so I asked someone to find out where you live. So, I'm bringing you some tofu today..."

Although Kang Youfu said it lightly, Zhu Shenzhui knew that he had never told him where he lived. Kang Youfu must have asked many people to find out where he lived. Moreover, it was not a short way for him to find the place with such a heavy load in such a cold weather.

"Come in and talk. Come in first." He hurriedly invited Kang Youfu into the yard. Kang Youfu responded and walked into the door steadily carrying his load.

Hearing the noise at the front door, sister-in-law Zhang also came out of the main house. When she saw Kang Youfu carrying a load into the yard, she was a little puzzled because she had never seen this person before.

Zhu Shenzhu explained to Zhang that this was the head of the Kang family tofu workshop. He bought the tofu from their family before. He had not been out for the past few days. Unexpectedly, Kang Youfu came to him directly and specially brought a load of tofu.

After hearing this, Zhang suddenly realized and hurriedly said with a smile that their tofu was really good, and it was really hard for them to deliver it to the door in the middle of winter. Then, looking at the load of tofu, she hesitated again. There was too much tofu. Not to mention how much money so much tofu would cost, how could she finish it?
Kang Youfu said with a smile that it was a good thing. It was cold this time and the tofu would not go bad. If they couldn't finish it, they could just freeze it outside and eat it later. As for whether it was for money or not, there was no need to mention it. He had sent the tofu today and he didn't want to pay for it.

"No money? This...how can this be possible?" Zhang said in surprise.

"Sixth Master has helped my family a lot, so what does this tofu mean to me?"

"Have you helped a lot?" Zhang looked at Zhu Shenzhui in confusion. Zhu Shenzhui smiled and said nothing. He asked Kang Youfu to put the tofu basket in the kitchen first. He said it was really tiring for him to come here all the way. He should go into the house and have a cup of tea to warm up, and then talk about other things.

Kang Youfu was a smart man. He knew at a glance that Zhang didn't know about his family's affairs, and Zhu Shencui didn't seem to want to explain any more. He immediately responded, carried the tofu into the kitchen, put down the burden and handed it to Zhang, then followed Zhu Shencui to the main room.

(End of this chapter)