01 First encounter
A burst of firecrackers "crackled", locking everyone's eyes, today is the day when the prefect set up a stage to sing in Chenghuang Temple. As soon as the firecrackers rang off at the door, I saw men, women, and children crowding into the temple.
A man in sackcloth, not very tall, with a mustache, stared at the crowd with sinister eyebrows. There was also a fifteen or sixteen-year-old man beside him, two people leaning against the wall, still holding a handful of melon seeds in their hands.
"Sister Zhixing, did you say that we will have a big harvest today?" The young man glanced up at the bearded man.
The bearded man glared at the man: "Ergouzi, how many times have I said it, don't call me sister outside." β
Ergouzi immediately nodded and said, "Yes, yes, Sister Zhixingγγγγ"
Jiang Zhixing raised her hand and slapped the second dog on the head: "How many times have I told you, why don't you listen." β
The second dog pouted, looking aggrieved.
Although Jiang Zhixing has a fake beard, her smart eyes and blown skin can be seen by smart people that she is a woman.
Jiang Zhixun yawned, I have been squatting here for a long time today, and I didn't see a face and a rich lord. Are you going to go back empty-handed today? There are still eight mouths in the house, waiting for her.
Suddenly, the second dog pushed Jiang Zhixing: "It's coming, it's coming." β
Jiang Zhixing hurriedly followed the line of sight of the second dog, and not far away, a very handsome man dressed in crescent moon color, holding a folding fan in his hand. The clothes on his body can be seen from afar, they are good materials, and he also has a scholar by his side, and he looks like a rich master.
At that moment, Jiang Zhixing said: "The second dog acts, according to the old rules, do you hear it." β
Ergouzi also showed a smile on his face, nodded and immediately rubbed his hands, and ran over to the pair of master and servant.
Jiang Zhixing also straightened her clothes, watched there first, and waited for the opportunity.
Speaking of the pair of master and servant, the man looked at the people crowding into the temple, and he couldn't help but turn his head sideways and ask the man who looked like a scholar standing on the side. "Qin Li, what's going on with everyone?"
The scholar named Qin Li immediately said with a smiling face: "Prince Taiγγγγγγ, I inquired about it just now, it seems that the prefect here is setting up a stage in the Chenghuang Temple and inviting the people of the whole city to watch the play." β
The man raised his eyebrows: "There are such good things, this prefect seems to be quite rich, let's go over and take a look." β
As soon as the man finished speaking, he heard an old man next to him say: "This son, our prefect is a Qing official who is rare in a hundred years, a good official, how can he be rich?" β
The man turned his head and looked at the old man next to him, who was about sixty years old, bearded, and very kind.
"Uncle, my name is Qin Yunuo, and I came from other places. I want to ask, who is the surname of the prefect of your place? Qin Yunuo made a series to the old man with a polite look.
The old man hurriedly returned the book and said: "Our prefect is called Yangpu, but he is a rare good official." Because the people of the whole city have a good harvest this year, and they do not owe the court taxes. So the adults paid for everyone to watch the play, which should be a reward for everyone. You're from out of town, so I'm going to go around by myself, and I'm going to grab a good seat to watch the show first. After the old man finished speaking, he didn't talk to Qin Yunuo anymore, and ran in the direction of Chenghuang Temple.
Qin Li was on the side and said, "Childe, why don't we go and have a look together." β
Qin Yunuo nodded: "Let's go, let's go to the prefect to see if it's really as the old man said, a rare Qing official and a good official." β
Qin Li nodded heavily and walked in front to lead the way for him.
Suddenly, a person ran towards them quickly, crashed into Qin Yunuo's body at once, and fell to the ground. Qin Yunuo saw that a man about fifteen years old got up from the ground in a panic and was about to leave.
"You give me zhanzhu, you thief, zhanzhu." A man's voice came from behind.
The man panicked, didn't say a word, threw a money bag in his hand into Qin Yunuo's arms, and immediately squeezed into the crowd and disappeared.
Qin Yunuo hadn't figured out what was going on, he raised his money bag and shouted at the crowd: "This brother, your things have fallen, you γγγγγγ"
"Okay, finally let Young Master Ben catch it, you thief." Before Qin Yunuo finished speaking, a small white and tender hand grabbed his hand holding the money bag.
Qin Yunuo turned his head to see that a man wearing a cyan robe and a mustache on his face was grabbing his wrist. It's just that he is not very tall, and he is at Qin Yunuo's shoulder, so it is a little difficult to look at him. This man with a mustache is Jiang Zhixing.
Before Qin Yunuo could speak, Jiang Zhixing opened her mouth again and shouted: "Why didn't you run away, you actually stole something and stole it on my head, and you don't inquire, who doesn't know me here." Come and see, come and see, the thief is here. The man shouted at the crowd.
His words attracted people who originally wanted to go to the play, and everyone pointed at Qin Yunuo, who looked at Jiang Zhixing with an inexplicable face.
Qin Li stepped forward and pushed Jiang Zhixing away: "What are you doing, what kind of thief, our son has money, how can he steal your money bag." As he spoke, he threw the money bag that Qin Yunuo was still holding towards Jiang Zhixing: "Give it back to you, who is rare about your stinky money." β
Jiang Zhixunzi stretched out his hand, took his money bag, and checked it, and the silver in it was okay, and there was not a single one missing. He put away the money bag, raised his head and found that Qin Yunuo was about to leave, he stepped forward and grabbed Qin Yunuo's wrist.
"You thief, you still want to run, there is no door, follow me to the yamen to see the government's mansion. In broad daylight, you dare to steal my money, you are impatient. β
Qin Yunuo glanced at him and said, "This son, you have misunderstood, I didn't steal your money bag, it was thrown to me by the man who fell down just now, and I don't know that this is your money bag." β
"Hmph, you treat me as a three-year-old child, he must be with you, otherwise so many people don't throw it, how can they throw it to you." Jiang Zhixing just refused to let go.
Qin Li wanted to speak, but Qin Yunuo stretched out his hand and motioned for him not to speak. "So this son, how do you want to solve it?"
"Hmph, if you want to go with me to the government, or else." He stretched out his hand towards Qin Yunuo: "You have to compensate me for my losses." β
When Qin Li heard this, he raised his voice: "What are you compensated for?" You didn't steal your money, so why should we pay you? Besides, you don't seem to have lost any money, didn't our son return it to you? β
"Yo yo, look, admit it, admit that you stole it." Jiang Zhixing grabbed Qin Li's sick words, raised her chin and glared at Qin Li and shouted. "Compensate me for my running expenses, I've chased so far, you don't know how tired I am, I have to buy a bowl of tea to drink." If you don't bother with anything, there is no one less than ten taels of silver. β
"Youγγγγγγ you are a scoundrel." Qin Liqi couldn't even say anything.
Jiang Zhixing raised her eyebrows and looked at Qin Li proudly.