Chapter 48: Eavesdropping
Wang Meng's mother didn't seem to be able to see it, and she heard the footsteps of several people at that time, so she asked.
Lin Xiaoyue saw that there was no furniture in his house, only a wooden table and two stools in the empty room.
I saw Wang Meng's mother again, as he said, it looked like she hadn't eaten for a few days, and she was already skinny and had run out of oil lamps.
"Come, I'll take a look. Lin Xiaoyue looked at Wang Meng's mother and looked really pitiful, so she walked over and took the initiative to help her see the disease.
Wang Meng looked a little surprised and couldn't believe that the famous miracle doctor was willing to bend over his mother to see the disease. But he hurriedly got out of the way.
"Mother, this is the benefactor who saved me, it is the famous miracle doctor Lin Xiaoyue. ”
Seeing that his wife was a little dodgy, as if she was frightened by something, she comforted.
heard her son say this, so she let go and asked Lin Xiaoyue to take her pulse.
"What kind of medicine do the old people usually take?" Lin Xiaoyue asked before taking the pulse.
"I can afford good medicine there, it's just some herbs that I usually go up to the mountains to pick. ”
Wang Meng replied, while showing Lin Xiaoyue the leftover medicine residue that he had boiled for his mother.
"Well, there's nothing wrong with these pills, it's just ...... I'll prescribe you some more medicine, and tomorrow you can take the prescription to the village pharmacy to get some medicine. ”
As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyue took out a pen and paper, wrote some medicines, and handed them to Wang Meng.
"Thank you for the kindness of the benefactor, just ...... It's just that there is really no silver and two pills at home. ”
Wang Meng took the prescription with both hands, but hesitated to say what he was embarrassed about.
Lin Xiaochen heard him say that he didn't have any money, so he hurriedly took out a few taels of silver from his purse and put it in his hand, but Wang Meng hurriedly refused.
"This is unacceptable, I asked you to come to live at home for a night, not because I mean, just to repay the kindness of my benefactor, which is absolutely reluctant. ”
"Take it, this money is nothing to us, but it can save your mother, so don't be polite to us anymore. If you really don't want to go, why don't you tell us what the rules of Shimizu Village are!"
Lin Xiaochen put the silver in Wang Meng's hand again, but wanted him to tell him about the rules of Qingshui Village.
Xue Ji obviously saw Lin Xiaochen's hand and Wang Meng's hand touching together.
So his eyes narrowed into a slit, condensing his jealousy into his eyes.
Then Xue Ji quietly pulled Lin Xiaochen behind him.
"By the way, what are the rules of your Qingshui Village, why do you make the people so scared that they don't dare to go out at night. Lin Xiaoyue's innate aristocratic aura made Wang Meng a little uncomfortable, and his unquestionable words could not be rejected by Wang Meng.
So, after calming down, I asked a few people to sit down first, but there were not enough seats, only two chairs, and then let Lin Xiaochen and Kou Guoguo sit down first.
Wang Meng felt a little embarrassed, and he didn't know what to do. wanted the two of them to be next to the bed, but he also knew that his own bed had not been cleaned for a long time.
Lin Xiaoyue waved her hand again and again and said, don't bother, just stand by yourself for a while, let him speak first.
"A few adults don't know that Qingshui Village has made a rule since three years ago. Every household, if it does not close its doors and windows and walk around in the evening after the sun has set, it has to take out half of its rations, or a quarter of its silver taels. These are relatively good rules, and some are even more hateful. The local outsiders relied on the wealth in their families, so they colluded with the officials to rape and oppress the people, and robbed the people's daughters frequently, and none of us here dared to go out without married women. They don't allow us to do small business, and if we do, they will charge us protection money, because the small business will not make a lot of money, and it will not be enough to pay their protection money. That's why I forced us to go out and become robbers, and today is the first day I did it, but I didn't expect that it was my benefactor who was kidnapped. ”
"What? You went out and became a robber, you unfilial son! I taught you since I was a child that even if you starve to death, you can't rob other people's things! cough cough cough ...... Even if I die, I won't be able to close my eyes!cough cough cough ......" The old lady on the bed heard her son say that he had become a robber, so she was furious and shouted loudly, but she couldn't help coughing.
"Mother, mother, how are you, don't be angry, I didn't do it, several benefactors can testify for me. ”
Wang Meng heard his mother's excitement, so he hurriedly glanced at Xue Ji and the others and asked for their help.
"Don't worry, old man, your son really didn't do such a thing as a chicken and a dog thief. You have to believe in Him too. ”
Lin Xiaochen looked at the old man so angry that he hurriedly comforted him.
"I see that you have a unique skill, and when you fought with me just now, your martial arts should not be under me, but why are you willing to be a robber?
Xue Ji whispered in Wang Meng's ear, saying that it was whispered, but it seemed that only Wang Meng's mother didn't hear it, but several of them heard it.
"As this adult said, although I have a lot of martial arts, I suffer from no one's recommendation, even though I have volunteered to be a general on the battlefield since I was a child. It's just that you have also seen that being born in this dark place is really no way out!"
"Well, let's rest soon. We'll discuss the rest tomorrow. ”
Lin Xiaoyue saw that Lin Xiaochen and Lin Xiaochen were already sleepy, so she was distressed and made this suggestion.
Because Wang Meng's home has only one room and a side room, which is Wang Meng's residence, Wang Meng lay on the table today to rest for the night, and the four of them came to the side room to sleep with clothes.
Early the next morning, the four of them heard a noise in the courtyard.
"There is only half a bag of rice left in the homes of several officials, you can do well, spare us. After a few people went out, they saw that several soldiers in official uniforms grabbed the rice in Wang Meng's hand, although Wang Meng did not kneel on the ground and beg them for mercy, but his too humble attitude also surprised several people.
His martial arts are so high, why should he give in to these officials?
This is a question shared by Lin Xiaochen's four people.
After struggling for a while, Wang Meng still couldn't defeat a few soldiers, and the rice in his hand was snatched away.
"Stop! It's clear in broad daylight, how can a few of you who are still officials of the imperial court break into the house and rob and do such a thing as a rooster and a dog thief!"
Lin Xiaochen couldn't help it, so he shouted loudly to a few soldiers and helped Wang Meng up.
Several officials glanced at each other, then threw down the rice in their hands, pulled out their knives, and wanted to do something to Kou Guoguo.
It's just that where did they hurt Lin Xiaochen, as soon as they pulled out the knife, they were easily knocked to the ground by Xue Ji and Lin Xiaoyue, rolling on the ground one by one, covering their painful stomachs, but they still said hard.
"A few of you will wait for me, and sooner or later I will make you pay the price!Wang Meng, you dare to openly start a war against the imperial court, you had better be careful of your head, maybe one day you will be taken down!"
Several people got up from the ground, took knives, and ran away in a hurry.
"Thank you to the benefactors for saving me again, and I would like to tell all the facts. ”
It turned out that Wang Meng's family was quite intrigued, but now he colluded with local officials to kill his father and take his family's property for himself.
Therefore, why did Wang Meng learn a good martial arts, and several of them were also puzzled, it turned out that he had many teachers to teach him since he was a child.
And the current staff are not satisfied with the current wealthy family, nor are they satisfied that Wang Meng can continue to live, so Qingshui Village has another rule, only for Wang Meng alone, that is, all the people in the village are not allowed to help his family, and they are not allowed to have any language or eye contact with Wang Meng, otherwise, they will be hit by several boards.
Several friends who had originally made good friends with Wang Meng also tried their best to resist at first, but in the end, they couldn't beat the Tong Tong of the board, so they gradually alienated him, and now only Wang Meng is left.
This is also why Wang Mengkong has a martial arts but is useless, he could have gone away alone, but now there is an old lady by his side, he can't abandon his old lady!
Lin Xiaochen felt angry when he heard Wang Meng talk about the broken rules in Qingshui Village last night. I couldn't tolerate it when I saw it with my own eyes today, so I thought about how to get rid of these dog officials and outsiders.
Xue Ji and Lin Xiaoyue also thought so, so they planned how to get rid of these dog officials.
And before that, they have to get in touch with these people, knowing that they can win all battles.
It just so happens that I have offended a few of them today, so I guess they will take the initiative to come to them tomorrow.
"Okay, you don't have to be sad, today we will go out to buy some rice and vegetables and send them to your home, you can rest assured that we will take care of this matter to the end." ”
A few people then came to the inn in the village, found an empty room to live in first, bought some rice, vegetables, and some drinks, and sent them to Wang Meng's home.
So I carefully discussed the specific implementation measures.
Later, it was decided that Xue Ji and Lin Xiaochen would quietly go to the county commander's home at night to check on it, while Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Xiaochen were secretly protecting Wang Meng's family, so as not to send someone to retaliate.
In the dead of night, the cold moon is like ice, and it is the best time to listen to the corner on this dark and windy night.
Both Lin Xiaochen and Lin Xiaochen showed extremely high interest, and all their emotions were unreservedly displayed on their faces.
Lin Xiaochen took Xue Ji's hand very excitedly, "Ke, what do you say we will do if we are found out like this?"
Although Lin Xiaochen said that she would be discovered, she knew that Xue Ji was there, and she would definitely not be discovered.