Listening to Zhang Bao'er's words, Gao Wenju felt a pain in his flesh, he was about to speak, but he heard Zhang Bao'er say again: "As the saying goes, the mouth of eating people is short, and the hands of taking people are short, these people have received money, and there is no resentment in their hearts, this matter will naturally be revealed, and no one will mention it again, this money is considered hush money." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Zheng Muye, Cheng Qingquan and Chen Qiao know these errand people in Qucheng County very well, they are different from Zhang Bao'er, even if they don't give a penny, they will never dare to work against the Gao family. Zhang Baoer is desperate enough, and she actually took advantage of this matter to benefit these people. Although this idea was given to Zhang Bao'er, the silver was eventually issued to them by the county government, and the credit was naturally given to Zheng Muye, Cheng Qingquan and Chen Qiao. Thinking of this, the three of them looked at Zhang Bao'er with even stronger approval in their eyes.

Zheng Muye and the three of them felt comfortable in their hearts, but Gao Wenju was dripping blood in his heart, and he said with a tiger face: "Ridiculous, there are so many people in Qucheng, if they all use this method to seal their mouths, the Gao family will not be enough even if they have gold and silver!" ”

"Gao Changshi is right, this method will definitely not work!" Zhang Bao'er took Gao Wenju's words and said: "Therefore, this third sum of silver can not only seal other people's mouths, but also do not need to spend too much money." ”

"What's the method?" Gao Wenju couldn't help but ask.

"Not to mention the rich and noble, what the poor people hope most is that their children and grandchildren can one day get ahead and glorify their ancestors, and if you want to do this, you must go to study and participate in the imperial examination. It's a pity that many families can't afford to read, especially in remote places outside the city, and there is not a single reader for generations. As far as I know, there is only one county school and a few private schools in Qucheng County. If the Gao family can set up some charity schools, it is too late for the people to be grateful to Dade, how can they mention the disgraceful things of Master Gao again? I calculated that I could set up ten schools for 7,000 taels of silver, and this is the use of the third sum of silver! ”

Zhang Baoer's words made Gao Wenju unable to refute, but he felt aggrieved in his heart.

Of course, Zhang Bao'er knew what Gao Wenju was thinking, and he smiled and said: "Spending money to establish a school is not only to seal the mouths of the common people, but also has another meaning. Gao Changshi can imagine that these people will participate in the imperial examination in the future, if there is a person with the title of the gold list, after they become court officials in the future, how much benefit the Gao family can get from their gratitude return, I think, Gao Changshi will definitely calculate this account. Why not do it? ”

Zheng Muye, Cheng Qingquan and Chen Qiao showed strange expressions on their faces, how does this kid's head grow, persuading people to take out money from their pockets, and they can also say such a lot of high-sounding reasons.

After that, Zhang Bao'er stood up, hugged his fists at Gao Wen, and said, "Lord Changshi, my words are finished, you can do it yourself!" I took my leave under it! ”

Walking to the door, Zhang Baoer turned around again: "Thank you Lord Changshi for your hospitality!" ”

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The next day, the Gao family was released from the prison. The Gao family is powerful and powerful, and everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before Gao Wenfeng is released from prison.

After Gao Wenfeng and others were released, Qucheng County Yali was as lively as the New Year, and the messengers in the three classes and six rooms, including the jailers, executioners, servants, and Wen Po, each of them were given fifty taels of silver, which was the first time in the world, and these people were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths.

Of course, Zhang Baoer didn't care about fifty taels of silver, but he also had an unexpected gain: from this day on, he was no longer the deputy of the fast catcher, but became the official fast catcher in the Qucheng County government organization.

On the third day, another news spread in the streets and alleys: the Gao family planned to establish ten schools in Qucheng.

Hearing the news, the people of those poor families rushed to tell each other, all of them exaggerated the benevolence and righteousness of the Gao family, and even forgot the evil that the Gao family had done in the past.

On the fourth day, a notice from the government was posted outside the Yamen of Qucheng County, saying that the Yamen was going to repair the post road in the Qilipo area, and this time there was no need to send labor, but to let the people sign up to participate in the road repair, and the county government would pay them.

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At the third watch, Zhang Baoer was sleeping in a daze and seemed to hear a knock on the door.

"Who?" Zhang Baoer was awakened, sat up and asked.

"Uncle, it's me!" Uncle Hua's voice sounded outside the door.

Zhang Bao'er put on her clothes and went down to open the door, and when she saw Uncle Hua at the door, she said eagerly: "Uncle, it's caught, it's caught!" ”

"What catched?" Zhang Baoer said inexplicably.

"Uncle, haven't you always kept us on the lookout for the whereabouts of that shadowless thief? These days, we have sent men to guard every night, and tonight we finally found him and captured him alive. ”

"Great!" Zhang Bao'er suddenly fell asleep when he heard this, and he asked happily, "Where are the others now?" ”

"He has been taken out of the city, locked up in an abandoned ruined temple!"

"Let's go, let's take a look!" Zhang Bao'er said while dressing: "Uncle Hua, you hurry up and wake up Big Brother Ji and let him go with him." ”

Uncle Hua led the two to the ruined temple outside the city.

Entering the temple gate, in the dim light, Zhang Bao'er saw a person in night clothes, sitting on the ground, his body was tied firmly, and several masters of Fulong Island stared at him fiercely. There is no doubt that this man is the Shadowless Thief.

The shadowless thief is not good-looking, with a thin figure, it seems that he can walk around with a gust of wind, but his eyes are very sharp, if he hadn't been caught right, Zhang Baoer would never have thought that the person in front of him was a shadowless thief who was good at flying eaves and walking walls.

"What's your name?" Zhang Baoer asked.

The shadowless thief looked at Zhang Bao'er and did not answer.

"Do you know Mei Xiaoshan?"

Hearing Mei Xiaoshan's name, the shadowless thief raised his eyebrows slightly, and he turned his face away, as if he didn't care to answer Zhang Bao'er's question.

"How did you get out of the county jail to commit the crime?" Zhang Baoer was very patient and continued to ask.

The shadowless thief still didn't say a word, his unruly attitude made Uncle Hua very angry, and he stepped forward and kicked the thief and said: "My aunt is asking you, if you don't reply, believe it or not, I'll break your leg immediately?" ”

The Shadowless Thief still held his neck in a stalk, and there was not the slightest hint of fear on his face.

Seeing the appearance of the Shadowless Thief, Uncle Hua was really annoyed, he was about to teach the Shadowless Thief a lesson, but he heard Ji Wen on the side say: "Uncle Hua, let me try it!" ”

Uncle Hua listened to Ji Wen's words and set his eyes on Zhang Bao'er.

Zhang Bao'er nodded to Uncle Hua and said, "Uncle Hua, let Brother Ji try it, he still has a good set of interrogating prisoners!" ”

Gynwin stepped forward and looked at the Shadowless Thief with a strange look in his eyes, but he didn't say a word.