Chapter 82: Night Talk
This small courtyard is located outside Songjia Village, not far from the jungle, after the night completely descends on this land, in the darkness, unknown dangers are hidden in the dark.
"Who? Hold it! Xiaoshan shouted a shout.
The wooden spear was raised, and several people watched vigilantly at the place where the movement sounded in the darkness, and their wrists were forced, ready at any time.
When the words fell, the footsteps immediately stopped, and then the voice of a man came.
"Don't do it, it's me." The voice was hoarse, but Xiaoshan was very familiar, and his eyes flashed with joy.
"Brother Dahe, is that you?" Xiaoshan asked, looking into the darkness in the distance.
"Hmm." With a sound of promise, the footsteps sounded again, and the river came out of the darkness and gradually revealed.
Hearing the sound of the big river, Xiaoshan and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and put down their weapons one after another, and Xiaoshan hurried up to meet them.
"Brother Dahe, you can be regarded as back, you don't know, a lot of things happened today, the clan elders in the village were arrested by the officials from the county government, saying that they colluded with bandits, and there are ......" Xiaoshan said excitedly.
"I'll talk about these things later, I have more important things to do, you ...... right away Ahem...... "Dahe's voice was a little weak.
"Brother Dahe, what's wrong with you?" Xiaoshan exclaimed, and heard the abnormality of the sound of the big river.
As Dahe walked out of the shadows, everyone found that the clothes on his body were broken into pieces, as if some large beast had bitten them, and there was a person on his back, and the clothes on his body also had traces of biting, and the figure was lying on Dahe's back, in the night, Xiaoshan had not found it for a while.
"Brother Dahe, you're injured." Xiao Shan asked worriedly as he looked at the blood stains on Dahe's body.
Dahe shook his head, "Don't worry, this blood isn't mine. ”
"This kid ......" Xiaoshan looked at the person on the back of the river and asked, how could the figure on the back of the river be a little familiar.
"It's Brother Yun. He ran to Lianyun Mountain alone, and I happened to see it, so I brought it back. "Great Riverway.
This matter is a long story, Song Yun will run to Lianyun Mountain alone. Dahe didn't expect that if he hadn't met him by chance, this kid would only be afraid......
While a few people were talking, they had already walked into the courtyard of the Song family, illuminated by the bright candles. Dahe and Song Yun's situation, everyone in the courtyard can see it more clearly.
"Brother Yun, he ...... How could he appear in Lianyun Mountain? Won't all this blood be ......" Xiaoshan asked urgently, looking at the person on Dahe's back with worried eyes, and reached out to take Song Yun over, revealing Song Yun's face that was also bloodstained.
"This blood is not Brother Yun'er's, Brother Yun is just too tired, so he passed out in a coma, and he didn't suffer any major injuries on his body, don't worry." Dahe looked at Song Dafu who was walking hurriedly and said.
"That's good, that's good." Song Dafu said repeatedly. Stretched out his hand to pick up Song Yun, but his hand trembled so badly that he didn't succeed several times.
"Brother Dafu, I'll come." Xiaoshan opened his mouth, hugged Song Yun and walked away, and asked someone to come over and clean up his body, fortunately, the hot water is now fully prepared.
"Don't worry, Brother Yun doesn't have any injuries on his body, this blood belongs to that beast, this matter is a long story. We'll talk about it later, the most important thing is this, this is what Yun Ge'er has been holding in his hand before he fell into a coma. He told me to give this to Wan'er. Dahe took out something from his arms and held it to Song Dafu's side.
"You said that Brother Yun found it on Lianyun Mountain, and he asked you to give it to Wan'er." Song Dafu looked at the things in Dahe's hand and asked.
"Hmm." Dahe nodded, Song Yun was already unconscious at this time, he didn't know what was going on, but he could see it from his actions. This thing should be very important, "Brother Yun may have gone to Lianyun Mountain because of this, what kind of medicine does this thing look like to me, you should show it to Wan'er." ”
"Oh, and also, when I arrived, the mountain god-sama was there." The river continued.
Lord Mountain God specially sent it, Song Yun cherished it so much, the value of this medicine can be imagined.
"Okay, I'll go." Song Dafu nodded again and again, picked up the things in Dahe's hand, and rushed out quickly.
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On the road not far from the county seat, a group of people appeared in the night.
The gate of the county town always closes on time in the evening, and the people in the vicinity know this rule, and the people guarding the city see the figure coming out in the distance, and look at it with wide eyes vigilantly.
"Who's coming? Stand still and report your name. On the gate of the city wall, the guards shouted loudly, and the group looked at the people below vigilantly, and the weapons in their hands were also picked up.
The pedestrians stopped when they heard the sound, and the group seemed to be quite numerous, and after a while, a person ran out of the group and came to the gate of the county seat.
"It's me, the little sixth son in the yamen, who are the brothers on duty today? Hurry up and open the city gates, we are on the orders of your lords, and we are going to arrest the criminals. Xiao Liuzi opened his throat and shouted, looking at the people at the city gate.
"Little Liuzi? Put your head up. Someone shouted at the gates.
Xiao Liuzi raised his head and looked at the top of the city tower, and under the bright light, he showed a familiar smile on his face.
"That's right, it's Xiao Liuzi." Someone recognized.
"Where's the handwriting of adults? Have it? Send it up. The guards at the city gate shouted, demanding that Koroko show the official document stamped by the prefectural commander.
In troubled times, many cities were deceived by the enemy to open the city gates, and then lost.
"Yes, here." Xiao Liuzi agreed.
A small bamboo basket was slowly hung down on the city gate, and Xiao Liuzi put the paperwork in his hand into it, and after the city gate guards verified that it was correct, the city gate slowly opened.
"Let's go." Seeing that the city gate was opened, the official in charge of escorting the prisoners gave an order, and the group moved again and walked towards the county seat.
"Why did you come back so late today?" Someone familiar asked with concern.
"No way, my lord's order, we have to go." The voice of the person who replied was tired.
"Okay, you go to the errand first, there is time to go back, the old place, let's have a good chat." The man laughed.
"Okay, you set a time, I'll be there."
After a few simple conversations, the group staggered. The guards on duty continued to stand guard, and Xiao Liuzi and his party escorted the prisoners to the county jail.
"What do you mean by this kid? Why didn't you say it when you asked him? Looking at the group of people who were far away, one person complained.
"Hey, hey. What do you kid know? Take care of your mouth, this is a big event, it is estimated that in the next few days, there will be a big incident in the county government, you kid take care of yourself. Do more and talk less, hear no. "Older people tell the people around them.
Although the words are simple, but there is a lot of news, looking at the scene just now, so many people have been arrested, I am afraid that in the next time, the county will not be peaceful for a while.
"Huh? Oh! The young man scratched his head, feeling confused, what had just happened, could it be that something happened that he didn't know? I thought about it carefully. I found that I still said a few simple words, and there was no useful news.
Scratching his head, he still has to listen to what the brother next to him said, many times, it was the words of the older man who let him escape the blame.
The storm is about to rise, and the county is not destined to be calm in the short term.
The hall of the county government was still brightly lit even though it was late at night.
The prefectural magistrate, who had just taken office, sat in the main hall. Below, the master and several subordinates in the yamen were present one by one.
The servant came to change the hot tea for the fourth time, holding the hot tea, and holding it tightly with both hands. Absorb the temperature to warm up your cold hands.
It's cold, it's cold!
There were several charcoal basins in the corners of the house, but they were too empty, and after sitting for a long time, their hands and feet were still cold.
When will we be able to go home?
I didn't see the adults here, why are you in a hurry!
But it's really cold. You young people are not afraid, my old bones can't stand it!
Then you ask the adults?
I don't dare, the adult's face is so ugly, and I'm not a fool, how could I bump into it, isn't it uncomfortable.
Several people who knew each other in the county government made eye contact, hoping that someone would stand up and break the silence so that they could go home as soon as possible.
The good tea of the county order is really not drunk in vain, where is this tea tasting, it is completely tormenting!
"Ahem!" The master of the county order coughed and said softly: "My lord, everyone is still waiting for your orders." ”
The county magistrate took a few sips of the teacup slowly, put it down unhurriedly, looked around at the expressions of the people around him, and then spoke slowly.
"The official has just arrived, and there are still a lot of things I don't know about the local affairs, and I should have asked you for advice as soon as possible, but I just took office, and there are many things, and the previous one left suddenly, and the official was also temporarily ordained, and there are many things that need to be sorted out, so it has been delayed until now, and you won't complain about the official."
As soon as the words fell, the people around stood up in unison, except for the master brought by the county commander, and their expressions became panicked.
"How dare you, my lord has tormented me for waiting......"
"I can't deserve it, I can't treat it like this, I'm ashamed to be a ......"
"It's right for us to take the wind and wash the dust for the adults, it's all our negligence, and please atone for your sins......"
"Please forgive me for one or two ......"
Several people in the county government stood up straight, looked at the county magistrate sitting there in fear, and said in a loud voice.
How did the last old man go? Corruption and bribery!
What is the personality of this adult? The former warden is squatting in the county jail, and if nothing else, the dismissal and seizure of office are light.
In short, after seeing the thunderous methods of this new adult, if you don't want to be the next person to be cleaned up, you must show your attitude, stand resolutely by the side of this adult, and support all the decisions of the adult.
The prefectural magistrate sat firmly on the top, holding a teacup in one hand and a teacup in the other, and gently tapped it one by one, as if it were hitting everyone's heart.
"Hehe, please sit down, your lordship is just a joke." The master waited until everyone had said the same and his loyalty had been expressed, and then he spoke slowly.
There was silence for a moment, and several people looked at each other, and finally looked at the prefectural magistrate sitting high in the hall.
"Your Excellency, you should say a few words, don't scare your lords." The master asked for instructions in general.
"Oh!" The county magistrate seemed to have just come back to his senses, and looked at the people who stood up in surprise: "Why did everyone stand up, sit down, sit down." ”
Several people glanced at each other, and one secretly gritted his teeth and stood up.
"My lord, we are sincerely obedient to your lordship, and if you have any words to order, we will do our best to fulfill your orders."
The voice fell, and the eyes of the county commander looked at him, and the others also nodded, indicating that they were absolutely obedient.
"Huh! Look, look, this official is just a few jokes, how can everyone take it seriously. The county magistrate looked at the master and smiled.
"My lord, you have just arrived here, everyone does not know your character, after a long time, they will naturally know who you are." The master smiled.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please take a seat." The master looked at the people standing below and persuaded again.
This time, several people sat down in unison, their backs straightened, and they had long since lost the leisurely and lazy they had at the beginning.
"Don't be nervous, I'll call you over today, but I have a few words to explain to you in advance." The prefectural order is humane.
"My lord, even if I tell you, I will obey my orders."
"What happened in the yamen during the day, I believe you have all heard about it, and the people in the yamen dare to boldly collude with bandits and poison people, which is really lawless and infuriating." The master put away his smile and said with a straight face.
"For this kind of person, since he is caught, he must not let it go lightly."
"yes, we can't let them go."
"It must be punished severely!"
Several people present at the meeting expressed their stance in unison, and unanimously demanded that those who colluded with bandits in the yamen be severely punished.
"We will naturally punish those who are caught, but we must not let go of those who are more hidden." The prefectural commander finally spoke.
"What do you mean?" Someone asked hesitantly.
"I've sent someone to follow the clues to arrest someone, as for the person who has been caught? When the time comes, it will naturally be interrogated, and you must all be prepared as soon as possible. Okay, it's not too early, so let's go back and rest early. After the prefectural commander said this, he picked up the teacup again and drank it.
Several people looked at each other, got up and left.
"What do you mean by saying these things?"
Walking out of the county office, one person lowered his voice and looked at the people around him and asked.
"What do you mean? It's not clear, it's beating us. The other said suddenly.
"Be quiet, in my opinion, this new adult is not simple, you better go back and think about it, if you have anything you need to deal with in advance."
Several people nodded in agreement, said a few words of goodbye, and dispersed, and the yamen quickly quieted down. (To be continued.) )