The nightmare was like a flood, sweeping in, and it didn't reach the top in an instant.

The shouts of killing, the screams, and the sound of knives and axes slashing into the body and cutting bones were all clearly audible. Although he has learned some self-defense martial arts, he is of little use in this situation. Seeing that the old father was surrounded and slashed by several people, and had fallen in a pool of blood, not only was he powerless, but he didn't even dare to shout, for fear of revealing his identity and attracting the attack of the killer.

Play dead...... Watching his father being besieged and killed, the only way he could think of was to pretend to be dead. Listening to the sisters-in-law who took care of him in the village, or the sisters who knew him well, screaming and crying, and the hideous laughter of the bandits, he knew what was going on. But I can't move...... Can't move. The feeling that nothing can be done and that fate can only be left to God is terrible. Even if you don't save yourself and listen to your sister's humiliation and do nothing, it doesn't mean that you can really survive. Those bandits are habitual bandits with some experience, and after cutting people, they don't forget to turn over the corpses to find if there is a living mouth.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the heart was in his throat, and he could even see that the sword light was chopping down like snow, and the efforts and sacrifices he made were meaningless. Until...... A violent shaking woke the person from the nightmare.

Looking at Shen San, who was sweating profusely, Fan Zhigao, who came to call people, shook his head and said, "I'm dreaming again." Well, the man is dead, and the Dharma is being done. Others are busy with the New Year, and the yamen is busy helping you build a dojo, which is already very face-saving. Would you like to give us some face, dude? Don't still put on a stinky face all day long, so that everyone is not in a good mood at all. Look at what the whole yamen is like now, it's just you! Pay attention to yourself, you can't ask everyone to cry with you just because your father died, you are not the emperor. ”

Shen San wiped the sweat from his head in embarrassment and said nothing. The education he received since he was a child will not be the same as that of a subordinate like Fan Zhigao, and now he should have relevant consciousness under the fence.

He was not stupid enough to think that Fan Jin would have to arrest Song Guofu for questioning after receiving the paper. In fact, Fan Jinken received the petition, which was already grateful, and the arrest and interrogation were all a long process, and it was even possible to carry out it after a few years. These things are actually very clear in my heart, and I am willing to wait. At least for Shen San, at present, there is only Fan Jin who is willing to make decisions in the Ming officialdom. If it had been a different yamen, he might have been arrested and imprisoned by now, or his death would not be clear.

Song Guofu's golden bullet offensive is not easy to parry, the day before yesterday just sent two thirteen or fourteen-year-old picturesque girls, both are authentic Yangzhou thin horses, thin waist and light body, since childhood learning to play, play and sing, and they are all yuan body, the best thing is a pair of twin sisters. Exchanging such a flower for Shen San's life, no matter how you look at it, it is a very cost-effective deal, and even when Shen San once thought that he might be about to die, he realized that Fan Jin did not accept the two, but sent the two little girls to the opera troupe of Youlanju and handed them over to Ma Siniang to continue practicing, saying that when the spring begins, Fan Jin will personally guide and teach them to sing.

I heard that there are more than 20 little girls in the troupe, the youngest is around ten years old, and the older one is thirteen or fourteen, all managed by Ma Xianglan and two female martial artists, practicing every day. Shen San is in Yangzhou, and he has seen a lot of things about raising daughters, and Yangzhou salt merchants have one or two more female opera troupes, knowing that it is a very expensive thing, and raising it is a tool for rich businessmen to possess. This old man Fan is worthy of being the prime minister's son-in-law, and before he got married, he had already learned to be a nobleman.

Shen San thought about it, and naturally didn't dare to say more, in fact, Fan Jin's treatment of him was already impeccable. In order to ensure safety, I arranged to live in the county yamen, and specially allocated a single room to live, so that I didn't need to squeeze the big shop with the yamen. Enjoy the food of the officials for three meals a day, and judging from the current system of Ming officialdom, there is no one who has a lawsuit and can enjoy this level of hospitality from the government. If the world's plaintiffs who have a deep blood feud like Shen San were treated like this, I am afraid that the yamen of the Ming Dynasty would have been eaten and closed long ago.

As Fan Zhigao came all the way to the second hall, he saw several middle-aged people dressed outside the staff who were mourning in front of Fan Jin, and Fan Jin said helplessly:

"Outside of the staff, don't make it difficult for me. Although this official is a county parent, he can't cover the sky with one hand, right? How can I agree to your request? When this news spreads, everyone is going to gossip. Besides, you can't accept this gift, you take it back quickly, in case you hear the wind on the way, isn't this official notorious in vain? ”

"The eldest lord is polite, now Shangyuan County ...... No, who in the entire Jiangning Mansion dares to gossip about you? Besides, if you say a word, what risk can you take? This gift is a filial piety, the eldest man has worked hard for Shangyuan County, seeing that the New Year is approaching, we people are filial to our parents, what's wrong? Jiang Ning's gang of old men are poor, and by the end of the year, they are trying to avoid debts, and they don't have the heart to join others. If you seal a New Year's Eve of four taels of silver, you will be very happy, and you will not be embarrassed. ”

A sneer appeared at the corner of Shen San's mouth, this situation has been seen a lot. I don't know if it's tax arrears, or if the township eunuch collects debts at the end of the year and kills people, so he asks the county officials to take their lives privately. The crows in the world are really the same color.

But I heard Fan Jin say: "Everyone, don't embarrass me." There are so many places for first-class households in Shangyuan County, they have really been used up, and if you are willing to pay taxes, I can't change the quota. To increase the number of places, you have to increase the treatment, let's see, there are so many people in the county, and manpower is tight. When the time comes, you will pay the money, and the yamen will not be able to provide reciprocal services, so you will smash the signboard. It's not negotiable. Anyway, now the second-class treatment is also good, everyone will be on for a while, and after the New Year, the county will re-tender, and then everyone will re-determine A, B, C and D according to how much money they pay, and there will be a chance and a chance. The official also has official business here, sending off guests. ”

A few staff members went out with regret on their faces, and repeatedly lamented Fan Jin, and when it came time to re-establish the fourth-class household, they must be thorough. Some people also begged if they could ask the county master to write a private letter and ask the Mingfeng Dart Bureau to send a few dart masters to their homes. At the end of the year, there were many thieves, and now I can't trust the family Ding Nursing Hospital, and I only want to believe in Mingfeng's dart master.

Shen San looked at the dejected looks of those outsiders, and couldn't believe his eyes. Even the rich salt merchants in Yangzhou are trying their best to exempt them, hoping to pay less taxes, and there will be people who are sad because they can't pay taxes, what kind of world is this?

Sending these people away, Fan Jin shook his head helplessly and said: "People say that the county order is the Marquis of Baili, but the official doesn't feel the majesty of this marquis, he just feels that all the troubles of Baili have found me." At the end of the year, there was no moment of leisure. Shen San, you know words, right? There are two topics here for you to do, and this official wants to read them. ”

As a result, seeing that there were two very common four-book questions, Shen San was stunned for a moment, "Master, who are you?" ”

"This official will give you a pillar of incense to see how your learning is. If you do it well, you go to the household department to help. You also know some things about Song Guofu's side, so if you live in the yamen, you must have an identity name, otherwise it will not be good to protect you. Hang a name in the sixth room, it is my person from Shangyuan County, whoever dares to touch you again, that is, you can't keep up with Shangyuan County, and this official will have a reason to make a move. I don't think Song Guofu is so bold to move my people. ”

Shen San didn't say a word, knelt on the ground and said, "Shen San, thank you for the grace of your old parents!" The grass people didn't dare to disturb the eldest master for too long, and after the father was seven, he wanted to leave. ”

Fan Jin looked at Shen San, "Farewell?" Where to go?"

"This ...... I haven't thought about it yet. ”

"Let me think about it for you, it must be going north to Jingshi, right? If the county can't sue it, go to Beijing, and if the three law divisions and the other are the prime minister's mansion, they will go to sue the royal court if they are a little bolder, right? You are also a smart person, but why are you so confused in this matter? The official has said that the affairs of your family are extremely miserable to you, in the eyes of the big man in Beijing, what is this? If you hand over the complaint, you will do it, is there such a reason in the world? Whether the emperor is a master or a grandfather, he is not a slave of your family, why do you do this? Your complaint doesn't mean that you are telling the truth, Xiangye and the emperor are far away in Beijing, how to investigate? In the end, it is necessary to send it back to the local government and let the magistrate find out for himself. At most, send an imperial historian down to help investigate. You sued the royal court, and finally transferred back to Yangzhou Mansion, this is the result you want? ”

Shen San's face flushed slightly, he didn't expect his abacus to be seen through by this county order, and he was embarrassed and a little apprehensive.

"Besides, do you really think that if you want to enter Beijing, you must get in? Song Guofu's gifts have been sent to me, will you arrange for someone to take your life on the way to Beijing? The Shen family is now the only living person, if even you die, even if you take revenge in the future, you will not see it. Since this case has been accepted by the official, he will be responsible to the end, and will not let you, the plaintiff, leave my grasp until the case is clarified. Give me a good life to stay here, and I'm not allowed to go anywhere! Chi Gao, light incense! ”

Shen San didn't dare to say a word from Fan Jinxun, so he obediently came back to write an article, the room was silent, and after a while, the window lattice was suddenly clicked. Reading people to cultivate qi is the minimum kung fu, Shen San's quality in this area is not bad, and he was not distracted by the movement outside, and still lowered his head to write. Fan Jin looked at the window, then shook his head, let Fan Zhigao look at this side, and stepped out by himself.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Xu Liu, who was wearing a snow-colored hood on his head and a white leather jacket, and his whole person was like a large rabbit baby, jumped out and shouted: "Brother-in-law! ”

When Zhang Shunqing came, the two sisters chatted a few times, but with a husband, Zhang Shunqing's closeness to this little sister was much worse, not as close as in the past, and she also told Fan Jin in private that her identity was not suitable for the county yamen, in case she was seduced by a bookstore and caused a scandal, she couldn't afford to be guilty. Since she has no idea of becoming a monk, she will simply send her back to the house, and even her becoming a monk is her own business, which is better than having an accident in the county yamen.

Xu Liu didn't know that Zhang Shunqing was planning to still find his sister to play every day, and after Zhang Shunqing left, he still went to the yamen every day to order, which was more serious than the main job. It's just that it's been cold these days, and Fan Jin didn't allow her to come, but she didn't expect to come by herself again today.

She pulled Fan Jin to the side, raised her hand as if offering a treasure, and handed over a stack of manuscripts, "Brother-in-law, look at this!" I just wrote it the other day. ”

Fan Jin looked at it, "The sixth sister's writing and ink are getting better and better, but you are wrong in this way, don't always be a little girl who is bullied by a bad man, and then the bad man suddenly wakes up and goes to her again." A bad man will always be a bad man, and he will not change his evil and do good because he bullied a little girl, and he will be wholeheartedly devoted to her. He'll just eat and wipe it clean, and gnaw the little girl to the bone, you know? ”

Xu Liu smiled: "I know, my brother-in-law has taught me a lot, but I just don't want to be deceived by men." But this kind of article sisters like it, so I wrote it, and everyone is happy anyway. Besides, it doesn't have to be that men are so bad, like brother-in-law, the pair of sisters sent by Song Guofu were not sent to learn drama, and they didn't eat and wipe clean. For the little girl, as long as she thinks that the man is good to her, it is enough, as for how bad he is, in fact, she doesn't care. Like my father, there are actually several women outside, and they also have something to do with the maids at home, and my mother doesn't care. Mother said that as long as you don't fight for fame, you will go with him. My sister-in-law too, knowing that my eldest brother has women and men outside, she also knows that she doesn't know anything. My mother taught me that I can't be too strict with men, and I have to be confused. If it's too strict, the man will run away. ”

"Dare? There is a brother-in-law here, who dares to run and break his legs! On such a cold day, how could the sixth sister come to the yamen when she was not at home? ”

"I'm dressed thick and I'm not afraid of the cold. It's boring to be at home, and besides, the yamen is too busy at the end of the year, and I'm going to help. By the way, in the first two days, a businessman surnamed Song in Yangzhou sent a whole tiger skin. I stole it out while my father was not paying attention and wrapped it in a blanket for my brother-in-law. Brother-in-law, there are tigers in Yangzhou too? ”

"Yangzhou...... Of course, there are tigers, not only but also extremely vicious. Other tigers only eat one person at a time, this tiger goes down in one bite, but it has to swallow a hundred and ten people, and even the people I want to save are swallowed by it, do you say it's powerful? ”

"Huh? And such a fierce tiger? Xu Liu stuck out his tongue, and after a while, he said again: "When will that brother-in-law take me to Yangzhou and kill that big worm?" ”

"That big insect is very fierce, and I don't dare to say that I will definitely kill it."

"No matter how fierce the big insect is, it will definitely not be my brother-in-law's opponent, and I will definitely fight to death when the time comes." Xu Liu's eyes were full of admiration, both of whom were daughters of famous families, but their demeanor was completely different from Zhang Shunqing's. Xu Liu's little face was red in the cold wind, and he was closer to Fan Jin, and pleaded pitifully: "Brother-in-law...... Shall I spend this year in your yamen? It's boring at home, I want to be more lively in the yamen. ”