Chapter 163: Who Stole the Oil Cake Money?
It didn't feel good to be turned away at all, Huo Guang's footsteps hung in the air for a moment, and then retreated back in embarrassment.
The meaning in Rong An's eyes seemed to say that not only was this not his room, but he couldn't even enter it.
Huo Guang rolled his eyes in his heart, and he didn't want to be bored, so he turned around and left.
If he was not allowed to go in, his brother went out for a walk, thinking so in his heart, and strode towards the outside of the Hou Mansion.
Qiao'er just finished packing up everything and returned to find the county lord of Rong'an, and after walking a few steps, she saw Huo Guang walking in the opposite direction.
"Junma, are you out?" Qiao'er asked puzzled.
Huo Guang didn't hold back in his heart, he just wanted to complain, what could he do if he didn't go out, and he wouldn't let him in. When the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back, what was there to complain about with a little girl, and sighed helplessly.
"I'll go out for a walk, you go and see if the county lord needs help, leave me alone."
Qiao'er's round little face was full of confusion, she couldn't figure out the situation at all, and Xiumei frowned slightly, "Don't you want to take a break?" You don't look very good. ”
Huo Guang was a little helpless, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but look back at the direction of Rong An's room, which just collided with Rong An's clear eyes, his heart was shocked, he fluctuated violently, suddenly withdrew his gaze, and shook his head, "It's okay, I'll just walk around." ”
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Huo Guang stepped out of the Changming Marquis Mansion, and the people on the street just now put down their work and concentrated on welcoming the county lord back to the city, and at this moment they had returned to their former busyness.
He looked east and west, and couldn't help but sigh, although Wancheng is not as big as Chang'an City, it is not lost to the prosperity of Chang'an City.
Not far away, in front of a willow tree, there are crowds of people, everyone has a herd mentality, where there are many people, I want to follow to see what is going on in the crowd.
Huo Guang dodged left and right, and the crowd on the periphery finally saw the situation inside, and his heart was shocked, it turned out that there were many people gathered here not because of what was sold, but because there was a person sitting paralyzed in the center of the crowd.
Huo Guang took a closer look, and it turned out to be an old woman who couldn't cry, sitting on the ground and still chanting words in her mouth.
It turns out that this old woman lives alone, and gets up every morning to make a basket of oil cakes, and then carries the basket to sell here, selling oil cakes is her only source of income, today because the lord of Rong'an returned to the city, so she deliberately came out in advance to sell oil cakes, and the business is very good, and the oil cakes are sold out quickly.
The old woman stood on the side of the road with a basket and waited for the wedding and retirement of the county lord of Rong'an, passing by here, and she could silently send blessings to the county lord in her heart.
The county lord's procession departed in a mighty manner, and the people who greeted the county lord gradually dispersed, and continued to do their own small business on both sides of the street, and the old woman was about to carry the basket home, but when she touched the basket, she found that the money in it was gone.
Then he sat on the ground and began to cry.
Huo Guang really couldn't bear the pain of the old woman sitting on the ground, so he stepped forward and said with concern, "Mother-in-law has something to say first, there is a solution to everything." Then he went to help the old woman.
The old woman was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect someone to come and pay attention to her, and she stood up with sobs.
"Listen to your cry, did you meet a thief?" Huo Guang asked.
As soon as the words fell, the old woman became even more sad, touching her tears, "Don't tell the boy that my money is gone." ”
"And did you see the thief's face?" Huo Guang helped the old woman to the side and sat down.
At first, the people on the street just watched the old woman crying, but now they saw that someone took the initiative to ask, which aroused their interest even more.
The crowd, which was already crowded, was bloated a few more times.
Huo Guang pointed to a willow tree with a thick bowl mouth next to him, "Were you standing here just now?" ”
The old woman nodded in the drawer, "Hui Gongzi, the old woman was standing next to this lesson tree just now." ”
Huo Guang thoughtfully walked to the willow tree and gently supported his forehead, "You were standing next to this tree just now, the money was in the basket, and it was lost, but you didn't see the appearance of the thief." ”
The old woman nodded her head in agreement.
Huo Guang laughed, "I know who the thief is who stole your money." ”
The old woman suddenly jumped up from the big rock, grabbed Huo Guang's sleeve and pleaded, "Son, you must help the old woman catch that thief." ”
Huo Guang helped the old woman to continue to sit down, and then hooked the corner of his mouth to reveal a determined arc, "Okay, I'll set up a court here today to solve this case of stealing oil cake money, and catch that thief for you, okay?" ”
The crowd was in an uproar, this street is the most prosperous street in Wancheng, every day the street is full of stalls to do business, and the people who go shopping are endless.
Usually, it's too normal for someone to lose a bun, lose a piece of meat, and be taken away with some money, no one cares, and no thief can be found, so he can only have more eyes and swallow the losses he has eaten into his stomach, but today there is a person he doesn't know who is ashamed to solve the case.
Everyone was in disbelief, and they also felt that this was impossible, and even the big officials in the city couldn't solve the problem, he could find the thief who stole the oil cake money after only listening to a few words?
After a while, this matter spread ten, hundred, and more and more people gathered, and everyone wanted to see how he solved the case.
Huo Guang was not in a hurry, listening to the whispers of the crowd, he glanced around, and there was still a little pride in his heart.
He turned and walked slowly towards the willow tree, walking slowly around the willow tree three times before finally stopping.
Everyone's eyes moved with Huo Guang's movements, and everyone held their breath, waiting for what would happen next.
Huo Guang suddenly pointed at the willow tree and shouted, "You willow tree, the old woman lost the money just by standing beside you, the money must have been stolen by you, so you will bring it truthfully so as not to be punished." Huo Guang said loudly three times in a row, but the willow tree still didn't move, and didn't answer him.
The willow tree was still silent, Huo Guang's eyes widened angrily, and he shouted, "This thief tree, if you don't change if you die, you will be beaten with thirty whips, and you will be beaten truthfully." ”
Huo Guang took out his horsewhip and slammed it on the willow tree, and the whip hit the trunk, and the trunk shook violently, and the willow tree swayed and rustled.
People held their breath together, their hearts tugged together, and they all felt pain for the willow tree.
The willow tree ate the whip, but still did not make a sound.
Huo Guang jumped up this time and shouted even more angrily, "Whip you another thirty lashes to see if you can make a move." ”
Then he raised his whip high and whipped the willow thirty times.
In the end, after the thirty whips, Huo Guang felt a little tired, and it was true that the work of whipping also required physical strength, and not everyone could do it.
He turned around and looked behind him, and glanced around, the people on the entire street had already been summoned by him, Huo Guang hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled.