After making a big decision, Zhuangzi slept soundly.

"Hmmm! Not bad! It's good to be an official! In the future, I will never have to worry about food or clothing! When he woke up the next day, Zhuangzi said self-deprecatingly.

When he was in the Qin State, Qin Xiaogong and Wei Ying both kept him as an official in the Qin State, no matter what, it was better than being the town official of this Qiyuan Town? The official of the earth is still going to report to the town every day? There's no need for that, right?

If you don't do practical things for the people, what's the use of going to the town every day to report?

Oh! Go get it! It means that when you go to work, you can receive a salary.

Zhuangzi stretched his waist and followed the seller back into the house.

Mai'er told him to sit there and not move, to be an official master, and to accept her service. She brought a clay basin with hot water and a towel and held it in front of him.

"Official! Wash! ”

Zhuangzi glanced at Mai'er and said with a smile: "The official master hasn't rinsed his mouth yet!" ”

The seller's face turned red instantly, and he was embarrassed.

Why did you forget it? It seems that I heard that I came over with a bowl of water, a bowl, and a towel first, and asked the official to rinse his mouth. And then! It's the face wash that comes to you. If there are two people in the family, one will come with mouthwash and the other will follow with washwater.

Selling the basin and leaving, Zhuangzi smiled: "Laughing with you!" Where am I an official? Not so particular. Come, come! I'll enjoy the blessings of the official master today, and next time I won't allow it, I'll come by myself with my own hands and feet! ”

After breakfast, Zhuangzi went to work.

Under the guidance of the official messenger Zhang Shan, Zhuangzi had to carry out a series of meaningless procedures in accordance with the etiquette system of the Great Zhou. First go to the mayor of the town where to greet a set of almost, and then! Go to the name of the name and sign on it.

Then go to the lobby and wait for the mayor to come up to the hall with the other town officials to discuss today's work. The mayor finished arranging the day's work and dispersed.

As for whether the townsmen do practical things or not, that's another matter, but! These procedures are mandatory to follow.

After formalism, there was nothing to do today anyway, so everyone sat together and talked about it. Anyway! Everyone eats the food of the king of the Song Kingdom. Officer! That's it.

Like some officials in the society of previous generations, they sat together to drink tea and solve the private affairs that others asked them to do.

Being an official has this advantage, and in the name of being an official, most of the private affairs entrusted by others are done. If you want to do something serious and don't give them a gift, they will push it away with a Tai Chi pusher for various reasons, and they won't do it for you at all.

Zhuangzi had just arrived, sat on the side and listened, first familiarizing himself with the bird nature of each town official. Orthodox Taoists are like this, don't speak first, listen to others, and understand others first.

It was almost noon, and the chef from the town canteen came over to ask how many people were eating in the canteen, so he could go and prepare.

"Report!" At this moment, the shouts of the officer on duty came from outside the door.

Everyone's faces changed, and they could be heard from the tone of the official: something big happened!

"There's another dead man over there in Nishiguchi! Seven or eight ...... died."

The official who reported the incident was so anxious that he couldn't even say anything!

When everyone looked at the inspector's anxious and frightened look, they knew that something was wrong.

Seven or eight people died, and that was a big case, an important case! Just one died yesterday, and seven or eight more died today, and this dead person is still addicted?

The key question is! In the Warring States period, no! In ancient times, the population did not go up, as long as you did not commit a capital crime, it was precious. You can be treated as a slave and let you work.

There are people who have labor, and only with labor can we create more wealth.

So! Dead for no reason, the above is to be tracked down. The Song State collects taxes according to the labor population and the land, and many people have died here for no reason at once, and if the tax task above cannot be completed, they will think that you are corrupt, cheating, etc., and they will come to you for trouble.

"You say! Why are you panicking? It's not like someone else wants to kill you! What panic? The mayor shouted.

The inspector hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed several times in succession, and then raised his head and said, "The white rich man in Xigukou is dead!" He, his wife, his son, and his personal guards were all dead. ”

"Shsh? What the? When the mayor heard this, he collapsed in his chair on the spot.

"The white rich man?" Zhuangzi was also shocked!

When I was in the Wei Kingdom, everyone respectfully called Bai Guibai's predecessors Bai Da Cairen!

I thought that a big villain had died, but he was still thinking in his heart, whether there was a Taoist protector to help him.

Taoist protectors are everywhere, maybe they have come to Qiyuan Town to become officials, and they secretly take action to help themselves eliminate the seven evildoers.

Outcome! How so? The white rich man is dead?

The mayor sat there slumped, howling. These officials still have to rely on local taxes for their income. If the tax task cannot be completed, where will the money come from?

All of a sudden, it seemed that the sky in Qiyuan Town had fallen!

Zhuangzi didn't believe that this white rich man was Bai Gui!

Impossibly! If the Taoist protectors were to act like the old Bai seniors, they would never kill the white seniors. If it weren't for the hands of the Taoist protectors, with the protective power of Bai Guibai's predecessors, it would be impossible to be easily assassinated.

"Who is the white rich man?" Zhuangzi asked.

"You don't know who the white rich man is? You? A town official yelled at Zhuangzi.

But! I feel that Zhuangzi is new, and it is understandable that I don't know who Bai Dacai is.

"Bai Cai Man is Xigu Bai Bailiang!"

That's it! Zhang Shan and others walked into the town office.

Zhang Shan explained to Zhuangzi: "The people of our town government call him Bai Caiman, he is a big man, every time he gives money gifts to the people of our town government, everyone has a share, and he never looks at people." ”

"Nishitani White? Bright? Zhuangzi exclaimed.

Nima Di! It turned out to be him! Nishitani White, you just say Nishitanbai! Bai Liang, you will say Bai Liang! but you call him the rich man!

Nima Di! That's it! This white rich man is not another white rich man!

This Nishitani Bai is the biggest villain in Qiyuan Town, so to speak! The people in the lacquer garden will tremble when they hear the words "Nishigu Bai".

But in the eyes of these town officials, they have become "white rich people".

Nima Di! Isn't it just that people are giving you gifts?

Zhuangzi scolded in his heart!

It is! When he heard that it was a "white rich man", he was really frightened, thinking that it was the prospective old man Bai Guibai senior. Nima Di! It turned out to be the first evil Nishitani White!

Who? Who helped themselves?

There are really people who help themselves, and behind them, there are really Taoist protectors!

I have become the second master! I think about Master Yang Zhu back then, but wherever he goes, there are Taoist protectors to follow him, and he will be a free protector!

"What the hell is going on?" Zhuangzi pretended to be very sad and indignant, and asked Zhang Shan. "This matter must be investigated! Check it out! No matter who is involved, check it out! Cut off our wealth, I have to peel his skin! ”

Only then did the townsmen come to their senses and ask about the inspector.

"That's what happened!"

Zhang Shan arched his hand at everyone and said, "I heard people outside say that it seems to be like this!" This morning, a man in black entered the house of the rich man, and while the guards were sleeping, he entered the bedroom of the rich man and killed the rich man and his wife.

Afterward! He went to the son and daughter-in-law of the rich man and killed them as well! OK! also left a grandson to the white rich family! Otherwise? The white rich family is the last! ……”

This man in black is very strong in martial arts, and when the guards find out, there is no one to stop him. After killing three guards in succession, he still ran away.

When Zhuangzi heard this, he thought to himself: If the Taoist protectors were to kill people, how could they be caught? Since they have become Dharma protectors, they are not only strong in martial arts, but also put life and death out of the way.

A person is not even afraid of death, who else is their opponent?

(End of chapter)