"One, two, and three ......" The two officials worked tirelessly to carve on Li Hongji's buttocks.

Li Hongji gritted his teeth and stood firm, he must not pass out and let these scumbags laugh at himself, but the sharp pain in his buttocks was really unbearable.

"One sheep, two sheep, three sheep...... there was no way, Li Hongji had to divert his attention, and the corners of his mouth purred.

The officials thought that Li Hongji was cursing them, they made a look at each other, first reduced their strength, let Li Hongji be free for a while, and suddenly his wrist tightened, and his strength increased to ten points, and Li Hongji was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven.

Li Hongji couldn't help but shout, "Fifteen sheep ......"

"What fifteen sheep? Do you know how much a sheep is worth? Li Hongji was originally a Ningxia post officer, and he often sent some official documents to the county, and he was also familiar with these officials, but their friendship with Li Hongji was obviously not as great as that of Yan Zibin, the county magistrate.

After forty boards, the officials stopped, Li Hongji felt that the skeleton was scattered, he couldn't lift any strength in his body, and his buttocks hurt even more hotly into the bone marrow.

"There is a kind of operator boy, after forty boards, he has not passed out, put on his pants, go, and go to see the master."

Li Hongji didn't have any strength in his body, he leaned on the bench, lifted his pants little by little, tied his belt in a knot, and his body was still lying on the bench.

Seeing that Li Hongji really couldn't move, the officials didn't say much, they skillfully set up Li Hongji, walked quickly to the lobby, and threw Li Hongji in front of the hall.

Yan Zibin was still sitting in the lobby, I don't know if he had left, and when he saw Li Hongji lying on the ground, the corners of his mouth finally showed some smiles, "Li Hongji, since you owe Ai Juren the silver, you tell me when you can return it, and you don't have to suffer again." ”

"My lord, and a few days of grace, the grass people must ...... I must return the silver to ......" Li Hongji was weak, his ass bloomed, and he could only lie on the ground, with his chin resting on his arm, and reluctantly responded to Yan Zibin's question.

"Li Hongji, what do you think this place is?" Yan Zibin removed the smile from the corner of his mouth, and his voice became gloomy and terrifying, "This is the county government hall, you can't deny it in every way, you must pay back the money today, otherwise, the prison of the county government is waiting for you." ”

"Today? Cell? "Li Hongji secretly complained, is it true that in Daming, debts are really going to prison?" Adults, grass people......"

"Say, how do you return the money of the Aiju people?" Yan Zibin was shocked, adding a bit of majesty out of thin air, and the officials on both sides also shouted "mighty" to cheer Yan Zibin.

"My lord, the grass people really don't have any money, I beg the adults to show the grass people a clear way......" Li Hongji had to beg Yan Zibin for mercy according to the camera on TV, and dragged on for a moment.

Yan Zibin interrupted Li Hongji's words in annoyance, "Without silver, what belongings do you have at home?" If you use financial collateral, as long as Ai Juren agrees, this official will never embarrass you. ”

"Possessions?" Li Hongji thought about it, he was afraid that he only had a house because of his valuable belongings, and he didn't know how much the house was worth, anyway, he was ready to flee to Lingzhou, and the house was not needed.

"Li Hongji, think about it, what else can Ai Ju people look at at at home?" Yan Zibin seemed impatient.

"My lord, there are still three houses in the grass people's family, and in addition, there is no valuable property, and the grass people are willing to mortgage the houses." Li Hongji said in his heart, Lao Tzu has property, but I am afraid that you idiots will not know you for the time being, thinking like this, the wound on the buttocks is not as painful as just now.

"Three houses?" Yan Zibin gave a contemptuous look, "Your three dilapidated rooms can only live in Huazi, can Ai Juren look at this?" Li Hongji, it seems that you want to stay in prison for the rest of your life! ”

"Adult......" Li Hongji finally felt the darkness, not only the darkness in the prison, but also the darkness in the lobby, he couldn't help but regret it, but he had a good life, but he wanted to cross, and now I am afraid that even his life will be difficult to protect.

At this time, the master, who had not spoken, glanced at Yan Zibin, and Yan Zibin nodded slightly.

The master left the corner of the case, slowly came to Li Hongji, and squatted down, "Li Hongji, since you have no property, who else is in your family?" ”

"Who?" Li Hongji said in his heart, Lao Tzu's family and relatives are all poor, how can there be silver? "Back to Master, Caomin's parents are dead, there is no one else in the family, and there are no family heirlooms."

Master's voice was much softer and more pleasant than Yan Zibin's, "Li Hongji, apart from your parents, don't you have any other family members?" ”

"Master, all the relatives and friends of the grass people have already borrowed it, and they have no money left for the time being." Li Hongji felt that his master was much easier to talk than Yan Zibin, and he couldn't remember it for a while, and he didn't know if it was an old friend from before.

Seeing that Li Hongji was so unapproachable, always answering the wrong questions, the master was secretly anxious in his heart, but he kept smiling on his face, like the wrinkles carved by the cold wind, looking very kind, "Hongji, if there is anyone else in your family, you can come to Aifu to work and pay off your debts, it is better than you being imprisoned for life, right?" ”

"The master is right," Li Hongji lay on the ground, and couldn't see the master's gaze at all, "The grass people are still young, and they have strength, and the grass people are willing to work for Aifu to pay off their debts." ”

"You?" Yan Zibin was even more disdainful, "What else can you do besides fighting?" ”

"My lord, the grass people have been post guards in Ningxia Town, can ride horses, and are familiar with official documents, how can they be useless? Besides, there is only an aunt in the grass people's family, how can anyone go to Aifu to work? "Li Hongji is out of the way, it's not bad to go to Aifu to be a family, at least temporarily he can recuperate.

The master was full of smiles, "Hongji, you go to Aifu, you are not qualified to be a family, even if Ai Master does not dislike it, the remuneration will be very low, I am afraid that you will not be able to pay off the debts in your life, you can't be a slave in Aifu for the rest of your life, right?" ”

"Master means ......" Li Hongji felt that there was something in the master's words.

"Hongji, that's the case," the master coughed, then covered his mouth with his hand, and said in a low voice: "You earn money outside to pay off your debts, and let your mother-in-law go to Aifu to be a girl, and you will earn a few copper coins to supplement the family, and both of you can earn money, which is better than one." ”

"Master, you ......" Li Hongji raised his head and glared at the master viciously.

"Li Hongji, if you don't pay your debts, do you still expect to live a comfortable life as usual?" The master was a little angry, the smile on his face disappeared in an instant, and his tone became stiff, "The one who knows the times is Junjie, your mother-in-law works in Ai Mansion, and she will not be humiliated, as long as you pay off the money, Ai Juren will naturally let her go home." ”

"Fart," Li Hongji interrupted his master's tirade, "You want to slap Ai Juren, even if you let your mother-in-law and your daughter go to Aifu to work." ”

"Li Hongji," Yan Zibin shouted, and felt that the momentum was not enough, so he slapped the shocked wood hard, "You don't toast and don't eat and drink, the master is kind enough to consider it for you, don't be ignorant, and dare to roar in court again, this master will be punished heavily." ”

Li Hongji was furious, what kind of world is this? The debt was mortgaged by his wife, but the person was under the eaves and had to bow his head, "My lord, as long as the grass people are let out, the grass people must work hard and strive to pay off the debts of Ai Juren as soon as possible." ”

"Sooner?" Yan Zibin snorted coldly, "Who knows when you will be able to pay off the silver?" Since Ai Fu sued you to this county and didn't pay off the money, do you still plan to go out? ”

"My lord," a chill rose in Li Hongji's heart, and the chill rose higher and higher, gradually engulfing his brain, "If you don't let the grass people out, how can the grass people earn money?" ”

"Li Hongji, don't be obsessed," the master sneered, "If you can't pay off the money, the prison of the county government will be your future destination." ”

"You dog officer who fights for the tiger!" Li Hongji was furious, desperately supporting half of his body, and there was a sharp pain in his buttocks, and he almost fainted, "If you are so careless about people's lives, you will definitely not die well." ”

The master nodded to Yan Zibin, Yan Zibin turned his face, "Li Hongji, since you don't pay your debts, you will be put in prison for the time being, and after three days, you will parade through the streets to set an example." ”

"Adult ......"

"Quit!" Yan Zibin didn't look back, left the hall, and the officials rushed up, two raised their hands and two legs, carried Li Hongji into the back office, and threw him into the prison.

The prison was rather dark, with only a glimmer of light shining from the side near the hallway.

Li Hongji scanned the prison where he lived in the faint light, the whole cell was empty, only there was a pile of wheat straw inside, which should be a place to sleep, he supported the ground with both hands, dragged his legs, and suffered for a long time before leaving the prison door and climbing onto the wheat straw.

The straw was so damp that it could almost wring out water, as if someone had deliberately watered it.

Li Hongji's buttocks were still hot and painful, and he was tossed in the lobby for a long time, and now that it was finally over, he didn't care about the dampness on the wheat straw, and he wanted to sleep.

As soon as he was hit by the messy grass, fatigue hit unconsciously, Li Hongji lay on the messy grass and used his hands as sleeping pillows, and fell asleep in a daze.

Not long after falling asleep, Li Hongji was awakened by the bone-eroding pain from his fingers and elbows, he opened his eyes, and his brain quickly left the chaotic state, "Huh? It's the buttocks that hit the board, why is it the pain in the hands and elbows? ”

"Ah......" Li Hongji's eyes gradually adapted to the glimmer of light in the prison, he turned his wrist and looked at it, and found that there were blood stains on it, and he suddenly jumped.

"Squeak ......" The two gray-black shadows were frightened by Li Hongji, and ran to the corner one after the other, and when they were close to the corner, they looked back at Li Hongji again, and saw that Li Hongji was waving his arms, so he reluctantly went into the cave.

"Ma Qiao, Lao Tzu is now unlucky, even you 'four evils' dare to bully Lao Tzu?" Li Hongji scolded and scolded, but the pain in his buttocks was abnormal, so he had to lie on the grass, and now he only had this position, whether he was sleeping or resting.

The glimmer of light in the prison was receding, and it was supposed to be getting dark, and the winter night was coming so quickly.

Li Hongji thought about the parade in the street three days later, the injury on his buttocks would definitely not heal, he didn't know how to parade in the street, and how to show the public, was it really like what he saw on TV, standing in a cage and letting the people who didn't know the truth watch?

However, there are still three days to go, and based on Li Hongji's experience in later generations, it should be that the prisoner's family members should be allowed to carry out activities, and if Yan Zibin receives enough bribes, perhaps this crime can be spared.

But will Double Happiness be able to raise enough money? Li Hongji has some worries.