In the early morning of the next day, the sky was bright, and Song Ting was woken up by Xiaoman before he could fully wake up. When he got up, he rubbed his eyes and walked out the door to stretch, he wanted to run, but he thought that he would need to respond for a while, so he gave up.

I yawned two more times, breathed in the pure fresh air of the early morning, looked at the bayberry, small bamboo and the old willow on the side in front of the door, only felt that the greenery was verdant, the scenery was unique, and I couldn't help but feel happy for a while.

Xiao Man walked from under the old willow tree, holding a gourd scoop in his left hand, which contained cold water, and handed over a peeled willow branch in his right hand: "Uncle, if you don't brush your teeth, you will ...... something."

Seeing that the corners of her eyes were dark and her eyes were slightly gloomy, Song Ting knew that she must have slept well last night, took the gourd scoop and willow branches, and said softly: "Xiaoman, you can make up for some sleep at noon, stay here first, and wait until the evening, I will take you out to the street and eat delicious food, okay?"

Xiao Man's eyes suddenly brightened, and he raised his pretty face, revealing two rows of broken jade-like teeth: "Well, everything is under the orders of my uncle......"

Song Ting couldn't help but rejoice when he saw that Xiaoman was really well-behaved and sensible, and he didn't call him "Master Horse" blindly. He wiped his teeth with the peeled willow branches, rinsed his mouth with the water from the gourd scoop, and when he was done, he asked her where he got the water.

Xiaoman pointed to the old willow next to him and told him that the water was taken from the well, and Song Ting looked in the direction she pointed out: Sure enough, there was an old well, and there was a guardrail next to the well, so there was no need to worry about people accidentally falling down; A well was set up next to the guardrail, and a small wooden bucket was hung on it to draw water. It seems that the gourd scoop was also found and brought by Xiaoman from the wooden barrel, and he has not had time to buy daily necessities yet, so he can only use these first.

After brushing his teeth, Song Ting came to the well, used the well wheel to hang some water up, took a gourd and reached into the bucket to scoop the water, splashed it on his face, and washed his face happily.

The water in the well was seeping from the depths, and it was steaming, and when the hand reached into it, it was warm. Song Ting scooped up the water and drank it, only to feel that the entrance was clear, luscious and refreshing, and he suddenly felt refreshed.

Back in the room, Xiao Man took out the comb mirror carried in the bag, let Song Ting sit on the bed, she combed his hair dexterously with both hands, and as a hairpin passed through the bun, she laughed twice, clapped her little hands, and said, "Okay!" It was as if it was a joy to comb his hair.

At this time, someone outside the door shouted "Master Song", and Song Ting went out to see, but he didn't expect it to be Cao Zhutou.

Cao Bin held a few packets of things wrapped in butter paper in his hand and sent them to Song Ting, with a rare smile on his fierce face: "Master Song, I know that you will be a little strange when you first come here, so I took the initiative to buy you some breakfast, I don't know if it suits your appetite."

Song Ting happened to be a little hungry, so he took it with a smile, and then invited Cao Bin to enter the door, Cao Bin waved his hand and said no, let him eat breakfast quickly, go to order together, and then stand under the eaves and wait for him.

Song Ting returned to the house, opened a few packets of butter paper, and saw that there were some leek boxes, fritters, fried dumplings and the like, fragrant and very gluttonous, so he and Xiaoman ate them with relish. It was the first time for Xiaoman to eat a leek box, and it made a crispy and crispy sound, which made her laugh.

After eating something, Song Ting went out, saw Cao Binguo still waiting for him under the eaves, called him with a smile, and the two went to the signing room together.

On the way, Song Ting couldn't help but ask Cao Bin: "Cao Zhutou should be a northerner, right?"

Cao Bin replied: "Cao's ancestor was originally from Hebei, and since the Khitans occupied the sixteen states of Youji, they moved to Shandong. But...... Shandong is not very peaceful, bandits are everywhere, disasters year after year, Cao sold some family property, went south to the south of the Yangtze River, to find an errand, which wasted a lot of twists and turns...... God finally has the eyes, let me get the current errand. ”

The two gradually chatted and became acquainted, and Song Ting could be regarded as having a new understanding of Cao Bin, a northern man, who had been well-off since he was a child, and had studied for more than ten years, but he didn't even get into Xiucai. Because he was born ugly, he married a daughter-in-law and ran away with a Hu businessman. Later, he didn't want to marry again, so he went to the martial arts hall to learn martial arts for a few years. After that, he traveled from south to north...... finally relied on hard work to get mixed into the position of "head catcher" in Yongtai County. He is now in his early thirties, and he has never remarried.

The two chatted and chatted, and unconsciously walked into the second hall. In the signing room, Master Ding, Shi County Lieutenant, and Ye Dianshi had already arrived, and they were waiting for the county to order Wu Ruxiong to come over and order them. The hour passed, and it was not until the early hours that Wu Ruxiong came late with a shy belly.

As soon as Wu Ruxiong came in, he yawned and said that today was the day for the villagers to file lawsuits, and if there was a case, notify him, and if there was no case, don't bother him, and then told each of them to go back, and he went to the second study to continue sleeping. Several people drew Mao on the Mao book, and the process of "signing in" was passed hastily.

Song Ting and Cao Bin came out of the signing room together, Cao Bin went back to the officer's room and ordered the catchers, issued the roster of guards, shifts and rest, and when he went out again, he bumped into Song Ting who was about to go to the street.

"Master Song is going to the street?" Cao Bin trotted a few steps to catch up with Song Ting, at this time, the sun was dazzling, Cao Bin trotted a few steps, and his forehead was already sweating.

Song Ting's forehead was also sweating, and even his face was sweating, he raised his sleeve to wipe it, frowned and said, "It's really hot this day...... I'm going to go out on the street to buy some groceries and a bed. ”

As soon as he heard that Song Ting said that he wanted to buy a bed, Cao Bin immediately turned around and called two officials to come over, accompanied him to a familiar trading house, and accompanied Song Ting to pick a bed. At first, Cao Bin thought that Song Ting bought the bed to sleep on himself, so he tried his best to recommend a wide four-sided bed to him, and finally Song Ting insisted on buying a small couch, and he woke up to the fact that this was for the maid Xiaoman to sleep on, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

Song Ting bought some more things such as brushing teeth, tooth powder, basins, rouge, etc., and when he returned to the small courtyard, the sun had already illuminated his body and shadows, and it was already noon. The two officials helped carry the small couch into the small courtyard, and enthusiastically set up the bed for Song Ting, so there were two beds in front of the front and one behind in the huge room, and then the screen that Cao Bin helped carry back was separated between the two beds, and some calligraphy and paintings were pasted on the walls everywhere, and finally there was a bit of a sense of home.

Xiaoman didn't go to make up for sleep as Song Ting said, so she wouldn't sleep in the daytime, and when she saw that Song Ting took a lot of daily necessities and came back with the head catchers and officials, she rushed up to help. When the two servants saw Xiaoman for the first time, they saw that she was born delicate and pretty, thinking that she was an insider of the Song court, and actually shouted "Mrs. Song", and then heard that Cao Zhutou said that she was the maid of Mrs. Song, and couldn't help blushing, and secretly thought in her heart: The maidservants are so beautiful, so his wife......

After the arrangement, Song Ting called the two officials to the old willow tree, took out sixty yuan from his arms, and gave each of them thirty yuan: "The two brothers have worked hard, the day is so hot, take these thirty yuan to buy some drink!"

The two officials who got the reward were so happy that they couldn't keep their mouths together, and they repeatedly said that Master Song was blessed with Qitian, and he would be promoted to become rich in the future...... Song Ting looked at the two of them fading away, and heard one of them say: "Master Song is really generous, we just moved things for him, and he gave so much money", and the other said: "If it is replaced by another master, like Master Ding, where will there be a reward, and if you neglect it a little, you will inevitably be scolded ......", the two muttered and walked away......

Suddenly, at this moment, I heard a drumming drum from a distance, which was sent from the drum at the entrance of the county government, the drum was very large, the sound was dull and powerful, and it was deafening, and I thought that the person who beat the drum must be beating with all his might......

"Murder case!!" After a while, a servant hurriedly ran by, shouting, looking panicked, it turned out to be a new catcher.

"Cao Zhutou! Murder case!! Then another catcher hurried over and shouted at Cao Bin.

Cao Bin trotted to Song Ting under the old willow tree, and his voice was hurried: "Human life is at stake, go, go......"

Song Ting's face suddenly turned pale, and he hurried to the county hall with Cao Bin, and kept seeing the servants running back and forth on the way, obviously to inform the other servants in the third class of the sixth room. The county lord wants to ascend to the lobby, and the six rooms and three classes of servants must gather in the public hall.

When Song Ting and Cao Bin walked into the county hall together, a total of twelve officials on the left and right sides stood every three feet, all holding water and fire sticks, and standing in a line with brushes; The other servants also stood on either side.

In the plaintiff's seat, a young woman knelt, and the defendant's bench knelt a middle-aged couple, both dressed as farmers; There were more than 20 spectators standing at the door, some wearing straw hats on their heads, some holding flat poles in their hands, some carrying chickens, ducks and fish meat in their hands, and some carrying burdens on their shoulders...... Obviously, they are all in a hurry, and they suddenly come to join in the fun.

In the warm pavilion of the trial, the three-foot legal platform is neatly placed with the "Liang Statute", the county order seal, the shocking wood, the bamboo tube, etc., and the bamboo tube is inserted with the order signature; Behind the warm pavilion is a screen, painted with a sunrise pattern of the sea; Under the plaque with the words "Mirror Hanging", a chair is placed for the prefectural order to sit.

Behind the two rows of officials, there were signs of "avoidance" and "silence", reminding everyone not to make noise in the public court.

Song Ting walked to the side of the three-foot platform, and the officials knew that he was the master, so they would do whatever he wanted, as long as he didn't sit on the chair of the county order. Song Ting glanced at the plaintiff bitter master, although she was dressed as a peasant woman, she was only twenty-four or five years old, and she was only a young woman, although her face was haggard, her eyebrows were dignified, and she was a little beautiful; Looking at the defendant and his wife, who were also dressed as farmers, their faces were very anxious, as if they had been greatly wronged.

"The county magistrate is here...... I don't know which audience has sharp eyes, and the first to see Wu Ruxiong, who was wearing a green robe and a seven-grade official uniform, with a silver fish bag hanging from his waist, a long-winged hat, and black official boots on his feet, walked in with a shy stomach, and shouted in a low voice.

Some other onlookers also whispered a few words, "The county lord is here", Wu Ruxiong walked straight to the chair of the warm pavilion of the trial, sat down, and patted the hall in shock: "Ascend to the hall!"

"Wei ...... Wu ......" The officials sang a long song while rhythmically tapping the water and fire sticks on the ground.