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This method is very popular, so for a while, the cup is more crowded.

In the middle of the month, the day has come for Orion to pay taxes.

Orion's tax money is calculated according to age. A hunter like Yu Fei who is in the prime of life, the tax money is ten taels of silver a year. And like Ge Changqing's family, after Ge Changqing is thirty-five, the tax will be lower, only seven taels of silver. And Aunt Ge and their mother and daughter are three, and each of them will have to pay three taels of silver in taxes. And Ge Boss and Ge Lao Er also ask for ten taels of silver in taxes a year.

Orion earns a lot, but the taxes are also heavy. Now that there are few families without men this year, their tax money is still missing.

Ge Changqing went to the yamen to intercede with the eldest master, and reduced the taxes of these families by half. Everyone was grateful to Dade again, and they all said that Ge Changqing was more capable of being a man than the Qi family at that time.

During this time, the two lynx grew up, and some of them couldn't stay at home, so Yu Fei put them outside for a few days every three or five days, and when they wanted to come back, they would come back quietly in the second half of the night, and then bring Yu Fei and Li Qin some game they had caught themselves.

It's just that as the year approaches, one day, only the little leopard will come back.

Not only the tigers, but also the prey.

Li Qin didn't have an idea at first, but when it whimpered and jumped on the kang, Li Qin realized that the hind legs of the little leopard were actually injured!

This discovery left both of them anxious. This is in town. There are not even a single fox in the mountains and forests next to the town, let alone any large animals, and not even a shadow can be seen, so what is the difference between these two lynx and the overlord when they enter the mountain? But in this place that no one is worried about, something happened to their lynx!

Both lynx have been by Li Qin's side for almost two years. For more than a year and a half, Li Qin often stayed at home alone, so he developed the habit of talking to the lynx often. So, although the lynx can't speak, most people's words, they have begun to understand. And some of their movements, Li Qin can also understand.

The wound was bitten by an animal. That's for sure, but just looking at the tooth marks, it doesn't look like a big animal. This is completely consistent with Yu Fei's previous statement, that is, there are no large animals in the mountains near here.

In order to find out what it was, Yu Fei endured to open the wound of the little leopard, and finally believed that it was a dog bite. Either a wolf or a dog. However, when two lynx are united, even the same number of hunting dogs are not necessarily their opponents, let alone ordinary dogs, and besides, the hunters and hounds in this town all know them, so the possibility of a hound attack is ruled out in the first place. In addition, the possibility of a domestic dog is completely ruled out. Then, only the wolves remain.

Wolves are unlikely to appear near the mountains. However, it is not excluded that the lynx has run to the mountains in the past two days and encountered wolves.

It's the wolves.

Because wolves are usually not as agile as lynxes and cannot climb trees, lynx have few natural predators in the forest, and wolves rarely attack animals like lynxes. Unless it is surrounded by vicious wolves, it is difficult to imagine how such a cooperative and agile lynx could be attacked by wolves.

To this day, not only Li Qin, but also Yu Fei also regards the lynx as his own family. Whether Xiaohu is dead or alive, he has to see it with his own eyes to feel at ease.

Yu Fei wanted to go to Ge Changqing and the other hunters to find someone, but was dissuaded by Li Qin.

It was already too late, and everyone else was sleeping. If you really want to go deep into the mountains, the number of hunting dogs required must not be small. When the time comes, it is better to look for it from house to house, so it is better to let Ge Changqing make proper arrangements early tomorrow morning.

Li Qin gave Xiaohu medicine for the injury, and everyone went to sleep, planning to go to Ge Changqing's house early in the morning to find him.

Just after dawn the next day, Yu Fei got up and cooked a meal, Li Qin ate with him, and the two went to Ge Changqing's house.

It was only when I arrived at Ge Changqing's house that I was told that Ge Changqing was called to the yamen early in the morning.

"But what happened?" asked Li Qin.

"I don't know yet, so I just said that I asked him to go to the yamen to assist in the investigation. Aunt Ge's brows furrowed tightly.

The two of them did have something to do with Ge Changqing, so they could only wait here, Yu Fei was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and he wanted to go out several times, but was stopped by Li Qin. Where is the yamen a place that can be visited casually? Unless it is a major case that is tried in public, almost no one else is allowed to go to the trial. What if he ran rashly and got beaten now?

I waited for more than an hour, but it was not Ge Changqing who came back by himself, and there were two yacha behind him.

"What's wrong?" Aunt Ge hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

Ge Changqing glanced at her, and then quickly shifted his gaze to Yu Fei.

"Xiaofei, if you have some trouble, I'm afraid you will have to go to the yamen too. ”

"What happened?" Aunt Ge was even more anxious, pulling Ge Changqing's sleeve and asking.

"Someone went to the yamen to beat the drum, and said that a big cat had killed all his chickens, and according to the man's description, the big cat should be a lynx. The lynx was a wild beast, so I was called to the yamen to cooperate in the investigation. Later, the eldest man remembered that I had reported it before, saying that there were people in our mountains who raised lynxes and brought them into the city, so he asked me. Therefore, Xiaofei may also have to cooperate with the investigation. ”

"How could their lynx ask for chickens?" Aunt Ge didn't believe it at all.

"We went to Xiaofei's house to look for him before, and saw Xiaobao lying on the kang at home, and his leg was also injured. To tell you the truth, I saw the injury, but it was bitten by a dog. And the person who reported the case said that the big cat was bitten on the hind leg by his dog when he ran away from his house! The two things coincide in this way, and I am afraid that without careful investigation, it is really incomprehensible. ”

"I'll go with him!" Li Qin hurriedly spoke. She had a lot to say, but if she didn't go, she couldn't say anything. The little leopard will also suffer injustice. Moreover, if it is really determined that the little leopard bites someone's chicken, then whether his family is fined or not is secondary, and the main thing that the little leopard will face is probably the death penalty.

After such a big incident, Li Qin and Yu Fei were another family, and the yacha also agreed to take Li Qin with him.

After entering the lobby, everyone found that the leopard had been tied up solidly. Ge Changqing was very sorry, but even if he stopped it, it would be useless, or if he helped them too obviously, it would be very detrimental to himself. Therefore, he could only cooperate with the yacha to tie up the little leopard, so that the eldest master would be impartial and listen to him when the time came.

The eldest man knew Yu Fei, after all, Hu Dashan's incident was quite sensational last year, so he didn't embarrass him too much, but just told him the whole story of the matter in a good temper.

"Wang San, are you sure that what you see is this lynx?"

"Yes, that's right!" the person known as Wang San nodded and kowtowed quickly, "I recognize this big cat, it has a short tail, a little white hair, and yellow, and the thief who runs is fast, and he doesn't eat chickens when he enters my house, so he bites them one by one, and if he bites them, he will pile them up, and it looks like they are going to be taken away together." I was thinking that it was a yellow skin, and this thing always came to trouble my chickens, so I hurried out, but I saw such a big cat, and it scared me to death. I had the courage to untie the dog's chain and catch up with my dog, and when the thing saw the dog running away, my dog went up and bit it, and it was biting on the hind legs. Originally, my dog would not let go of something when it bites, but who knows how to let it go! I was so scared yesterday that I had to report the crime no matter how I wanted to. It's the end of the year, and our whole family is waiting to sell the chickens for the New Year. My daughter has been looking forward to a flower dress for a year, who would have thought that she would be bitten to death by this animal all of a sudden!"

This Wang San is a man, although he doesn't speak silently, but his forbearance is very sufficient, and for a while, everyone in the hall can't help but be moved.

"Ge Changqing, what do you think about this?" the eldest man touched his goatee and asked.

Ge Changqing sighed, "The injuries on this lynx's body are indeed caused by canines. He stepped forward again and opened the mouth of the Wang Sanjia hound and looked at it, "Prima facie, the size of this wound is also consistent." ”

"So, do you also think this lynx is very suspicious?" The eldest lord's application suddenly became serious, and he shouted, and then said, "Ge Changqing, I remember that this lynx came to me to report at the beginning, and you repeatedly promised that this thing would not hurt people or domestic animals, so I agreed to let it in." But now?!What do you think you should give me an explanation?"

The eldest master is right, this lynx has caused trouble, and Ge Changqing, who was the guarantor at the beginning, is responsible.

"I just said it looks like it, it doesn't mean it's-" Ge Changqing whispered.

The eldest lord ignored him, turned to look at Yu Fei, and said, "I heard that your lynx is very powerful, you can go out hunting, and you can move everything back to your house after hunting, right?"

Yu Fei nodded, "But, my lynx—"

Before he finished speaking, the eldest man slapped the shocked wood, "At this moment, the evidence is all here, what else do you have to quibble?!"

"My lynx never bites livestock or poultry!" Yu Fei argued.

"If you don't bite it, you can't find it if you live in the mountains. But now that this is the town, do you dare to guarantee that this animal will not bite any domestic animals or poultry?"

"Master Mingjian, if this is the fault of our lynx, we will definitely double the compensation, and we will send the lynx to the mountains and not let them come out. But the slave maid thinks that this matter involves a lynx, an animal that can't speak and can't argue for itself, so we should be more careful. This second prince said that it was our lynx, but did anyone else see it? If not, isn't this just his one-sided remark? Besides, there are two lynx in my family, and they have always been anxious about Meng, but this is the only one that has returned. If the eldest man inquired a little, he should know that these two lynx in our family, even if they are two or three hunting dogs, can be singled out. A few days ago in the mountains, two lynx also worked together to kill a male red deer weighing nearly 100 catties. Their combat effectiveness can be seen. But, first of all, it's strange enough that this lynx will fight alone this time. Secondly, even if my lynx broke into this second king's house, a small domestic dog would definitely not be its opponent, so how could it be bitten?"

Hearing Li Qin say so much at once, the eldest man frowned slightly, and turned his head to look at her, "Who are you?"

Li Qin hurriedly bowed, "Slave Li." ”

"Slave?" the old man's brow furrowed even deeper.

"The slave is an official slave, and was bought by Yu Fei a year and a half ago. ”2700

"Official slave?" the eldest man chewed on these two words, "How can the official slave appear in Orion's house?"

Li Qin said honestly: "The slave maid was originally a maid in the Dingbei General's Mansion, and was later sold to this hunter. Li Qin didn't say that he was sold cheaply because he was going to die, and sometimes, these words didn't need to be said too clearly.

Sure enough, the eldest master immediately misunderstood, and his eyes when he looked at Yu Fei changed a little. "The maid of the Qin Mansion is really sharp-toothed, and her words are reasonable. So, since you said that you want to investigate well, then I don't know how to investigate to count these two lynx innocent?"

"Actually, my lord, since the lynx came home from injury last night, we have already done an analysis. The one who can hurt my lynx so far must be a canine. And in this canine family, in fact, domestic dogs are the most unlikely. The lynx is agile and not inferior to the leopard. How could it be possible to be bitten by a house dog, so the slave maid thought that the wounds on the chickens should be compared with those of our lynx. Then, make a decision. ”

"There seems to be some truth to that. The eldest lord nodded, "Indeed, Wang Er's words are too arbitrary, I don't know if there is any other evidence?"

"I have no grievances with them, if I hadn't really seen them, how would I dare to sue them? I've never seen such a big cat before, and I don't know what it's called!"

The two parties really don't know each other, and they really don't have a motive to frame them. In this way, it is indeed tricky.

In this way, the eldest lord sent someone to bring Wang Er's chicken in.

It's a pity that after checking and checking, the chicken's neck is too thin, and it is not clear whether it is the lynx. Because looking at the teeth, some of them look like lynx bites, but it is also possible that other animals bite.