Gu Shigen picked two young people to go with him, and when the time came, he and Fang Kui and Gu Qingshui exchanged to carry them, and the others had to stay in the wine shop, watching them leave, and the group ignored the scorching sun, walking like flying, and the blood on the door panel kept dripping, splashing red flowers on the mud floor, and they went all the way, and passers-by avoided it when they saw this, but there were few obstacles.

Along the way, there were good deeds who went to report to the officials patrolling the streets in a panic, and soon, Cui Fu led people to stop on the road.

"Stop! What for? Cui Fu's legs were slightly open, holding the hilt of the knife and asking.

Gu Shigen picked up his coat to wipe his sweat, and stepped forward in a panic and said, "Official, our village chief is injured and is waiting to be sent to the hospital!" ”

Cui Fu glanced at the bloody man on the bed board, and said in a deep voice: "Who is he and why is he injured?" The sky is blue and the sun is bright, and you want to get through the test with just one word? Come on, bring them to the yamen for questioning! ”

As soon as they heard this, Fang Kui and Gu Qingshui were anxious, Gu Shifu was seriously injured and could not be delayed, if it continued to be consumed, there might be accidents, and Gu Daya cried even more sadly.

Gu Qingzhu, who was scorched by the scorching sun, walked over quickly and saluted, and said quickly: "Master Cui, I am Gu Qingzhu from Gu Jiaao, we have met a few times earlier, Brother Mancang is working as a patrol team leader under you, this is our village chief, his leg is seriously injured, we are in a hurry to Dexing, if you don't believe it, please go with us, it just so happens that we have to report to the official!" ”

Cui Fu glanced at her, this girl has grown taller, her appearance has not changed, she is still thin and thin, he recognizes it, he put away the knife, turned around and ordered the officials around him: "It is important to save people at the moment, you open the way ahead, just don't scare pedestrians." ”

Four or five servants answered at the same time, and their well-trained trots spread out, fanning forward, pushing the crowd in both directions, and forcibly giving way to a narrow passage.

With Cui Fu's help, they traveled all the way unimpeded, they quickly rushed to Dexing Pharmacy, and the official who opened the road helped them go in and called someone in advance, Tan Lide and Zhang Pingjin happened to be there, seeing Gu Shifu who was like a bloody person, Rao is strange injury and was also startled, and hurriedly asked someone to move him into the consultation room.

The crimson door slammed shut, separating Gu Qingzhu and the others outside, and after a while, the guy silently sent hot water in, and then without saying a word, he poured out the red blood water, and his face sank like water, which made people's hearts tremble.

Where had Gu Daya seen such a battle, she held Gu Qingzhu's arm tightly, her eyes widened in fear, she couldn't even cry, and two tear stains dried up on her face.

And Gu Shigen on the side breathed a sigh of relief, Dexing Pharmacy is a well-known medicine store in Nancang County, and Mr. Tan's medical skills are even more famous, even if he is sent here, he can save his life no matter what.

He sat down on the floor, swallowing his spittle, dry and smoking throat, and the others were relieved, slumped on the ground one by one, gasping for air.

"Let's put some medicine on you." Cui Fu took some wound medicine from the official beside him.

At this moment, everyone had time to look at themselves and the people around them, Gu Shigen's waist was bruised, he was bent down and sitting at this moment, others could see it clearly, and Fang Kui's hand was broken in several places, the skin and flesh on the bone joints were turned outward, and there was blood oozing out from time to time under the coagulated blood scab, and Gu Qingshui's coat had a big hole on the back, and he could only barely hang on his body, and the bronzed skin inside was red and swollen, and the other two people had blue noses and swollen faces, which was also very miserable.

"We're all flesh wounds, don't tight." Gu Shigen took the wound medicine and wiped it with the others.

"Where did you get this done?" Cui Fu sat next to them and asked.

"Hey, in the past few years, we have been working in Changlong Wine Workshop in one of our villages, this year's wine is not good, and the steward complained that we did something wrong, and the village chief reasoned with him a few words, and as a result, he was beaten by those black-hearted people, but unfortunately we are too few of us, and we have suffered so much in vain!" Gu Shigen frowned and said angrily.

Gu Qingzhu heard them talk about this matter, so he came over and said: "Master Cui, my uncles and brothers are honest people, and it hasn't been a day or two since they did this, the wine is not good, and it can't be all on their heads, in short, the village chief can't be beaten in vain, we have to report to the official and ask the county lord to punish the murderer!" ”

Cui Fu waved his hand and said: "Miss Gu is polite, I am not an adult, but like you, I am from a poor background, I am a few years older than you, if you can look at it, just call me Brother Cui, as for the official, I advise you not to report it." ”

"Why?" Everyone asked in surprise.

Cui Fu bent down and said in a low voice: "You still don't know, this Changlong Qian family is one of the largest merchants in Nancang County, and most of them are Qinglou casinos, coffin pawnshops, the Qian family is perverse, and there are many thugs in the house to protect you, even if you win the lawsuit, you don't want to get compensation, and you may be secretly persecuted, you are all old and young, why provoke this plague god!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Gu Shigen was anxious: "How can you just forget it!" We were beaten in vain, not to mention, our Gu Jiaao's reputation will also be damaged by this incident, in the future, how dare people who don't know the inside story want us to do temporary work?

In addition, the Hu steward has already said ruthlessly, if the wine is bad, it is not paid, before, he owed us a few months of unpaid wages, every time he asked, it was pushed back again and again, if this is added to last year's pressure, there are about thirty or forty taels of silver, this will happen, I am afraid that all of them will be lost, in addition, he also wants us to compensate the winery for the loss of one hundred taels of silver, isn't this too pitiful! ”

Cui Fu patted him on the shoulder and patiently persuaded: "According to what you said, I'm afraid that the salary will not be paid, and as for the loss of the winery, there is no evidence, why should you pay attention to it." ”

Fang Kui slapped his thigh and said in a lost voice: "It's bad, but we have already made a note!" ”

"In the situation at that time, how could we choose, if we didn't make a written note, how could he let the village chief go!" Gu Qingshui wiped the beads of sweat on his face and said helplessly.

"It's not going to be easy, you show me the note." Cui Fu muttered in a low voice.

Gu Shigen took out a piece of paper in his trouser pocket that was almost soaked with sweat, raised his hand and handed it to him, Cui Fu looked at it carefully, and shook his head incessantly.

Gu Shigen and the others couldn't recognize a few words, the note was written in advance by the manager Hu asked the account office, and they only read it hastily at that time, and immediately forced them to sign, at that time, everyone was worried about the village chief, and they didn't look at it carefully, Gu Qingzhu only cared about appeasing the eldest girl at that time, and he didn't have this vigilance.

Gu Qingzhu saw Cui Fu's gloomy face, so he came over to take a look, only to see that it was written in black and white: Gu Shifu and others brewed Changlong's wine, and voluntarily compensated with all the wages, and the insufficient part was compensated for another 100 taels of silver, which was paid off before the twentieth day of the lunar month, and below was the red handprints of more than ten people.

"This is completely different from what I read at the time!" Gu Qingzhu stared at the piece of paper with round eyes, and said in surprise.

Cui Fu sighed heavily and said in a deep voice: "You have been fooled, with this piece of paper, even if you have a mouth full of mouths, you can't win this lawsuit!" ”

"It's over!" Gu Qingshui hung his head in frustration.

"We've given him twenty taels, is there any writing on it?" Gu Shigen suddenly remembered and asked anxiously.

"Nope." Cui Fu flipped the paper over and looked at it, shook his head.

Gu Qingshui was shocked: "In this way, wouldn't we have to give him another hundred taels!" ”

"Indeed, with this note alone, by the twentieth day of the lunar month, he can indeed ask you for a full hundred taels." Although Cui Fu couldn't bear it, he had to tell the truth.

"I'm fighting this shit!"

Fang Kui, who had a fiery temper, jumped like thunder, but fortunately he was pressed hard by Gu Shigen next to him.

Gu Qingzhu raised his starry eyes, and said with confidence: "Brother Kui, the village chief is still inside, I don't know what the situation is, don't mess up, you believe me, I have my own way to make him admit this account." ”

"Tell me about it!" Everyone looked at her eagerly.

Gu Qingzhu pinned the broken hair on his sideburns behind his ears, twisted the red rattan bracelet on his left hand, and turned it gently: "I look at the bearded steward today, the bags under his eyes are swollen, and his lips are dark, I don't think I am guarding the wine shop every day, right?" ”

Gu Shigen exchanged a puzzled look with Fang Kui and the others, paused for a while and said: "He is indeed not often in the wine shop, even if he is in the daytime, he must leave at night, once, I heard the old man who guarded the door drunk and complained, saying that the housekeeper was happy outside, but he called him a wicked person and deceived the housekeeper lady." ”

"Do you know where he goes?" Gu Qingzhu asked again.

Gu Shigen shook his head in frustration: "I don't know. ”

"It's not difficult to know this, I'll call the officials who patrol the streets over there and ask about it." Cui Fu turned his head and commanded in a low voice.

After a while, a dark-skinned, rather clever young official walked in and saluted Cui Fu with a fist.

"No need to be polite." Cui Fu waved his hand and asked, "Where does Changlong's Hu Steward like to go recently?" ”

"The patrol officer called me here to ask about that guy's romantic debts." The young officer said with a smile.

Cui Fu glared at him, "Speak well, it's related to whether you can catch fast!" ”

Hearing this, the young official immediately restrained his smile and said one by one.

It turned out that this Hu steward had taken over Changlong for some years, and he was troublesome on weekdays, and he didn't often go back to his home in Xishi, and he couldn't hold back the dirty thoughts in his heart, so he raised a woman in the Fengyue field outside, and bought a small house not far from the winery.

As for the address of the small house, what does the woman look like, when does the steward leave home and return home every day, and the young servant does not hesitate to ask Cui Fu carefully, all of them are clear, clear, and not ambiguous at all.

"Come on, go ahead." Cui Fu was satisfied and waved his hand.

"Uncle, you see I've been in the sun for more than half a year, and my skin has been taken off three or four times, when can I catch fast now? You're going to give me a good idea. The young servant stood still and muttered.

"It's only been half a year, and you're complaining? I want to ...... back then," Cui Fu put on the posture of an elder to preach.

"Then I'll go ahead and go." The young servant did not wait for him to say what he said, and he had already galloped away.

Cui Shun...... You stinky boy! Cui Fu opened his mouth and scolded.

was interrupted by their uncle and nephew, and the tense atmosphere of Shicai eased slightly.

Gu Shigen couldn't help but ask, "Qingzhu, what are you going to do?" ”