It turned out that two giant wolves in Luoxia Mountain had recently frequently descended the mountain to harm people and livestock, and it had been reported to the county by the local government. Hu Zhixian, the county commander of Luoxia County, sent his subordinate Sun Zhutou to lead two hunters to the area of Luoxia Mountain, and gathered fifteen or sixteen experienced hunters to hunt the two giant wolves in the mountains together.

Unexpectedly, those two giant wolves were very cunning, and traditional methods such as sleeves and traps did not work at all. In dense jungles, the role of the bow and arrow is greatly reduced. Sun Zhutou and the hunters felt a deep headache, and every time they saw the shadow of two wolves, they rushed up, holding knives, guns and clubs to chase and kill. As a result, he chased farther and farther, and before he knew it, he had been lured to the depths of Luoxia Mountain by two giant wolves. As a result, on the same night, two wolves raided the camp. Of the fifteen or sixteen people, only three escaped alive in the end, and all three of them were injured to varying degrees.

Hu Xianling didn't dare to send his subordinates to death again, so he had to post a list to find capable people and offer a reward for killing wolves.

The owner of the wonton shop saw Xiao Ding carrying a huge gray wolf, thinking that Xiao Ding was a capable man who killed wolves and was about to go to the county government to receive a reward, so he asked Xiao Ding.

Xiao Ding listened to the story of the owner of the wonton shop, laughed, and thought, Mo will really be able to get the reward, this is a windfall!

"Then please ask the boss to tell me the route to the county office, if I can really get the reward, you will definitely be indispensable." Xiao Ding said.

"Okay, no problem......"

The owner of the wonton shop then told Xiao Ding in detail about the route to the county office. Xiao Ding also asked the location of the pawnshop and the blacksmith shop, and then picked up the male wolf and took Zhao Laixi out of the wonton shop.

In fact, Xiao Ding and Zhao Laixi are both native buns from the countryside and don't understand the layout of the city in this era.

People in this era are generally more superstitious about feng shui. As the highest authoritative capital of the county, the county government should be built in the most central position of the city, and it must sit in the north and face south, and the central axis should be symmetrical. In this way, it is in line with the Feng Shui saying "choose the middle and stand". At the same time, centering is also a manifestation of authority, and it is also conducive to urban management.

For pawnshops and blacksmith shops, there will be four urban districts in the east and west of the city, south and north of the city. It's just that according to the owner of the wonton shop, there are more pawnshops in the east of the city and more blacksmith shops in the north of the city. Generally, the pawnshop will be in a more prosperous area, and the blacksmith shop will be in a relatively remote location.

Xiao Ding and Zhao Laixi walked along the street towards the center of the county. It's actually easy to find, just go straight. Passing by two or three pawnshops on the way, he stepped forward to ask, and when the guy saw the tattered clothes and pants that Zhao Laixi was holding in his hand, his head shook like a rattle, and he said that he would not accept anything.

These clothes are so bad that the poor people don't look down on them at all. Xiao Ding thought that he could get a pawnshop for a few pennies to eat a bowl of wontons, but no pawnshop was willing to accept it.

"Take it first, and ask other families later." Xiao Ding said that in fact, he had already given up in his heart.

Zhao Laixi has said very little since he ate wontons. just silently followed behind Xiao Ding, and Xiao Ding said that he would do whatever he wanted. Anyway, this fool won't listen to himself, so he has to listen to this fool himself.

After walking forward for a while, I finally came to the county office.

Xiao Ding raised his eyes and looked, ha, this county is broken! How does it feel like being back in the village? Although the house is very tall, it is also a little imposing. However, this house is too old! The roof and the cracks of the tiles are full of grass, and I don't know if it will leak ...... when it rains; The edges and corners of the gate were all worn bald, not to mention the vermilion lacquer that had once been on the surface; The wall, the wall skin has fallen off a large piece, and there is a gap in the outer wall, and another is being held up with a wooden pole, otherwise it would have fallen down......

Sure enough, it is "an iron-clad official who runs the water", and "the official does not repair the yamen" is right.

There is a figure eight wall not far in front of the county government, which is the place where the government office posts the list and notices. At this time, the eight-character wall was pasted with a bounty for killing wolves. Zhao Laixi had never read a book, and could only barely recognize a few numbers, which he had been taught by others when he was an apprentice at a carpenter shop in the town.

Xiao Ding can recognize most of them, because the content of the list is written in traditional characters, and some words can only be guessed by connecting with the context. In the depths of Xiao Ding's heart, he was thinking: This character can be written more simply, why is it so complicated?

For questions like this, Xiao Ding is no stranger now. There are too many of them, and I can't figure it out, so I just don't think about it.

The general meaning of the list is similar to what the wonton shop owner said. No hindrance, first of all, the two wolves hurt people and animals, and the people should be killed as soon as possible; Let's go on to talk about the two wolves, fierce and cunning, and they need to be able to do it; In the end, he said that he offered a reward for finding people and killing wolves. Xiao Ding is most concerned about this last one: "If there are capable people who can kill these two wolves, they can get a reward of 200 taels of silver." ”

Xiao Ding had no concept of two hundred taels of silver in his mind, and he didn't know whether two hundred taels was more or less. So he asked Zhao Laixi: "How much is two hundred taels of silver?" ”

"Two hundred taels is two hundred taels." Zhao Laixi glanced at Xiao Ding, and sighed in his heart: Sure enough, he is a fool, and he doesn't even know how much money he has. What's the use of being able to fight again, isn't it a confused person in the end?

"Uh-" Xiao Ding said, thinking to himself, he didn't understand very clearly, so he continued: "I mean I want to ask you, is two hundred taels of silver too much, how long can we spend?" ”

"Oh, let me tell you this, in our family, we can't even spend two taels of silver a year. A big family of more than ten people like your grandfather who lives together has enough silver for five taels a year. A medium-sized house in our town is only twenty or thirty taels of silver. Two hundred taels of silver, in this county, it is estimated that you can buy two sets of small mansions. ”

"Looks like a lot, huh?" Xiao Ding said.

"Of course, there are a lot, ordinary people like us may not be able to earn two hundred taels of silver in a lifetime!" Zhao Laixi said.

"Hahaha, what a windfall!" Xiao Ding was so happy that he almost jumped up. He stretched out his hand and pulled Bangwen down and put it in his arms, then pulled Zhao Laixi away, and said, "Let's go, let's get the silver." ”

The two returned to the county yamen again.

In front of the main gate of the county government is a pair of large stone lions on both sides, which looks a little mighty, but a little dilapidated. There is a large drum next to the main entrance, and ordinary people can beat the drum if they want to file a complaint.

There are two corner gates on both sides of the main gate of the county government, and there are officials on duty guarding the corner gates. Xiao Ding walked towards the servant.

"Brother Ya Gong, may I ask, we killed the evil wolf with a bounty, where can I get the bounty?" Xiao Ding said to the officer, put the wolf on the ground, took out the bounty list from his bosom and handed it over.

"Did you kill this wolf?" The janitor asked, pointing to the giant wolf on the ground. He glanced at Xiao Ding and Zhao Laixi, and saw that the two of them were wearing shabby clothes full of patches, so he knew that they were ordinary people, and his tone of voice was much colder.

"Yes, this is one of the two giant wolves in Luoxia Mountain, and the other one was eaten by us." Xiao Ding said.

"You ate?" The official was startled at first, then rolled his eyes, lowered his face and shouted, "You two are so bold! Dare to tear up the official list to fraudulently receive a reward, aren't you afraid of a lawsuit and going to jail? ”

What the? Xiao Ding and Zhao Laixi were shocked......