Chapter 22 waits

Shixi Village is sixty miles away from the county seat, Zhang Liu breathed a sigh of relief in his chest, his steps were hurried, and he soon walked profusely. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It was already about midnight when I walked out of the village, and when the sky was bright, I saw two small boats at the ferry in the distance. If Zhang Liu's family takes the mountain road, I am afraid that it will take two or three days to reach the county seat.

She touched the money and ran almost all the way to the ferry. A small boat had sailed away, leaving only an old man sitting in the bow.

She raised her hand to wipe the fine beads of sweat on her forehead, and said, "Uncle Cai, I'm going to enter the city, when will this boat start?" ”

Zhang Liu often goes to the city, and she knows all these ferrymen.

The captain looked at the sky, and generally those who entered the city would get up early to wait for the ferry to wait for the boat, and if they couldn't go around the city in the evening, they would have to come back, otherwise they would not be able to catch the boat that came back.

There are already two people on his boat, his boat is not big, and he can carry one more person at most, and the guests on the boat are waiting in a hurry, urging vigorously, and Zhang Liu is also in a hurry.

The captain smiled: "This is the way, you come up and start the boat." ”

Zhang Liu jumped onto the boat quickly, and the boat started slowly. The captain shook the oars and asked Zhang Liu with a smile: "Didn't you just enter the city yesterday?" ”

Seeing that Zhang Liu's hands were empty-handed today, he added: "You don't sell tofu today, it seems that there is something else." ”

Zhang Liushi said 'um', turned his face away, and looked at the river and quietly bounced away a little crystal in the corner of his eye. She really didn't want to talk to anyone about the changes in her family.

Every time I mention it, it's like a stab in my heart, my own affairs are big things in my own eyes, and big things in the eyes of others are just stories, so what's the benefit of saying more?

When she arrived at the county seat, she found that she didn't even know where the yamen was, and every time she entered the city, she just set up a tofu stall in the market.

Looking for someone to ask for directions, it turned out that after walking through the bazaar and walking a little further, you will reach the Yamen. She had just walked to the market, and was standing on the side of the street looking forward at the path, when she saw a man walking briskly towards her.

She was afraid of being bumped into, so she subconsciously flashed to the side, the man's robe was scraped by the corner of the table where the tea bowl was sold, and he took a step forward, and there was a breaking sound of ceramics falling to the ground.

Zhang Liu didn't have the heart to watch the excitement, she just wanted to go to the yamen to complain quickly, but it was just an instant that the place was surrounded by water.

Since she couldn't squeeze through, she could only hurry up when the matter was resolved. She had witnessed everything that had happened with her own eyes, and she thought like everyone else that the man would definitely not lose money.

The tea bowls were all broken to pieces, but how could you count how many tea bowls were broken? With that man's scoundrel nature, he will definitely grasp this point, this is simply a dead knot.

Although Zhang Liu was not in the mood to pay attention to this matter, there was no way to be blocked here. She really didn't expect that being blocked here would see the county magistrate earlier than she went to the yamen.

She couldn't have imagined that the county master was more than ten years younger than her, and he was a young man in his twenties. She couldn't imagine that the county magistrate was so clear and shrewd, and he solved this dispute with just a few words.

The amazed admiration of everyone made her heart rise a little hope, and when she saw the county lord bending over to get into the sedan chair, she suddenly realized that the county lord was going back to the yamen.

She wanted to go to the yamen to beat the drum and voice her grievances, but wouldn't this opportunity be better? Just now, the old man directly stopped the sedan chair and complained, and his matter was solved so easily and smoothly.

Why don't you take a long detour if you have a shortcut? The county magistrate is close at hand, if you don't come forward to file a complaint at this time, when will you wait? And I don't even have a pleading, and now I rush to sue and have a chance to make things clear.

If she goes to the yamen to file a complaint, the first procedure is to submit the petition, that is, to hand over the petition, she has no petition at all, and she will not be able to pass the first hurdle.

She was afraid that she would miss the opportunity, so she rushed to the official sedan chair like crazy, and the two officials almost couldn't stop her. The county magistrate only asked if there was any paper, and she said no, so the county magistrate bent over and got into the sedan chair.

Zhang Liu thought that the county magistrate didn't want to pay attention to her, and was spontaneously stunned, and the official told her to go behind the sedan chair to follow, and the adult asked her to go to the government to complain.

In any case, this can be regarded as a slight opportunity, and she doesn't mind the impatience of the officer, and keeps thanking the officer.

Lin Zhutou walked side by side with her behind the sedan chair, and asked her a few simple questions on the way. Lin Zhutou was not curious, nor was he eager to understand the case, but saw that her eyes were not dry and she looked frightened, and deliberately chatted with her to let her relax.

The yamen is not far away, and it didn't take long to arrive. Zhang Liu looked at the majestic yamen, and his legs and stomach trembled unconsciously.

A woman's family, where did she ever think that she would one day break into the yamen? Even though he came to sue, even though he didn't do anything wrong, this place still has a depressing feeling that makes people want to run out.

The county magistrate did not go directly to the court, but went to the back office. Lin Zhutou also followed to the back office, and before he left, he instructed the official to take care of Zhang Liu's family.

The official asked Zhang Liu to wait in the side hall and wait for the summons of the county magistrate at any time. Zhang Liu sat down carefully at the signal of the officer, and the officer brought her a glass of water. Flattered to his feet.

"Sit down, it's fine." The official was not as sharp as he had been on the street just now, and although he was not cordial, he also had a smile.

Zhang Liu sat down tremblingly, and didn't dare to touch the water glass. The official gestured at the cup and said, "Look at the sweat you are walking on, drink it." ”

Zhang Liu is really thirsty, and this water came just in time. She thanked the official first, then carefully picked up the cup and took two large sips.

The official stood by and did not go away, and waited until she had finished drinking the water before continuing to instruct her: "The adults will be promoted to the church in a while, so I can say whatever I ask you, and try to explain things clearly." ”

"Oh" Hearing that he was about to be promoted, Zhang Liu was both excited and nervous. She didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and she went directly to the step of ascending to the hall.

She also knew how crucial the step of ascending to the hall was, if she couldn't say anything about the county master, maybe her sister-in-law's wrongs would sink to the bottom of the sea.

She couldn't help but be nervous, and she was even more worried because she wasn't sure. She clutched the cup hard, didn't care about any image, and drank all the water in the cup in one go.