Chapter 40: The Strong Man and the Maiden

The liveliness of the City God Temple really exceeded Su Tiancheng's expectations.

He has seen lively scenes, in his previous life, I don't know how many large-scale events Lu Dao has participated in, densely packed with people, but there are traces of organization, but the scene he sees in front of him is completely different. Before the crossing, he also participated in the temple fair in Beijing, it is said that it is lively enough, sometimes, there are too many people to squeeze in, but unfortunately at that time, the commercial atmosphere is too strong, many places, and even have to collect money.

Around the City God's Temple, there are no buildings, but there are many temporary stalls, naturally forming a few streets, people have not yet arrived, the noisy sound first came, gongs and drums, shouting, one after another, people visiting the temple fair, all kinds, those who wear new clothes, whether it is a brocade robe, or a cloth dress, are to come to the temple fair to buy things, or specifically to feel the atmosphere, in addition to the people who come to perform, wearing strong costumes, dressed very differently, there are several stages, there are people singing above, and there are a lot of people around below, watched with relish, and applauded loudly from time to time.

Of course, there are also beggars and poor people, and there are quite a few of them, these people, scattered around, they will not take the initiative to find someone to beg, silently squatting aside, hoping to meet good Samaritans.

The most pitiful thing is that some children, especially some little girls, in the winter, actually wear single clothes, standing on the side tremblingly, looking at the endless crowd.

Su Tiancheng has long adapted to this era, when he goes out, he carries a lot of copper coins, broken silver, and gold, in fact, gold is difficult to use, just like a large banknote, small merchants and hawkers, it is impossible to have so much change, he must bring some change.

Seeing a few little girls, shivering from the cold, Su Tiancheng didn't give them copper coins directly, bought some food at a nearby stall, and handed it to a few little girls, these girls, after receiving the snacks, were ready to kneel down and kowtow, but were stopped by Su Tiancheng.

The whole province of Shanxi has been hit by disasters, such a little girl, I don't know how many roads there are, Su Tiancheng can't help it, and it is impossible to do such a thing, what is his identity, but he is a student, some things have been done, which does not conform to his identity, but will cause disasters.

Su Ertong kept following behind, and found that his young master didn't seem to have any interest in the excitement of the temple fair, and couldn't help but feel a little depressed, could it be that the young master just came to see and was ready to leave.

"Ertong, go and see the excitement, don't follow me, let's go back when Shen is right."

"Young master, the little one can't do this, when he came out, my father said that the little one has to follow the young master all the time."

"The general will not be subject to the foreign military order, we are all out, of course we have to play with all our hearts, okay, don't follow me, go play by yourself, remember that Shen Shi is waiting at the gate of the City God Temple, it's okay."

It's not noon at the moment, and for such a long time, Su Ertong is enough to watch the excitement.

Su Tiancheng said this, of course Su Ertong was happy, and ran towards the lively place with a smoke.

Su Tiancheng didn't go to the lively place, he chose a slightly quieter place, and when he was resting, he had to think about the problem, and it was impossible to be too relaxed.

There was a group of people not far away, and some laughter was heard.

"This chick looks good, follow my brother, I promise to let you eat and drink spicy ......"

"Follow you, just your broken temple, I'm afraid I don't have anything to eat, let's go with me, keep it to eat, my brother won't lie to your ......"

"Don't fight, follow me ......"

Hearing these laughter, Su Tiancheng immediately understood that there must be a situation of selling sons and daughters.

Think about your own tenants, if they don't receive help, they will definitely have to sell their sons and daughters, and if they have no food to eat, what else can they think of?

He sighed and turned to leave.

"Ouch, you kid do it, dare to do this with the master, you don't want to die......"

Bursts of angry scolding and shouting came, apparently from the people who had laughed earlier.

Su Tiancheng was a little strange, and couldn't help but walk towards the crowd, he wanted to see what was going on.

Before he got closer, a few people who looked like they were stumbling out, scolding while running, telling the bastard boy to wait, it seemed that these few people were obviously at a loss.

Su Tiancheng suddenly became interested, how could such a situation occur, could anyone be upset.

Maybe he was wearing a brocade robe, and he was dressed very well, and the people around him saw it and took the initiative to avoid it.

An unforgettable scene appeared in front of his eyes.

A strong man, with bloodshot at the corners of his mouth and a few bruises on his face, looks like he is fighting with people, so this situation will appear, and the eyes of the strong man reveal wolf-like eyes, which seem to be indicting the world.

In the open space in the middle, there was a girl kneeling, the girl was not very old, estimated to be fourteen or fifteen years old, and she looked really good, but she had a dish on her face, needless to say, she knew what the situation was, probably because she saw the fight just now, and her body was still trembling. It's already thin, and it looks even more pitiful.

On the girl's head, there is a straw mark, which is a sign of betrayal.

In front of the girl, there was a card with a few big characters written on it.

Seeing that the splash was gone, the strong man walked in front of the girl and ripped off the straw mark on the girl's head.

"Sister, let's go back, we won't come here from starvation."

There were already tears in the girl's eyes, and when she heard the strong man say this, she finally couldn't help it and cried.

Outside the crowd, the noise came out again, and several officials, with sticks in their hands, rushed into the crowd.

"Dodge away, the government has handled the case, who was making trouble here just now......"

These people, wearing official uniforms, looked fierce and vicious, as if they really represented the government.

Su Tiancheng knew that these people, that is, the most low-status arresters in the yamen.

Most of these trappers are gangsters in the city, who have no future, and are destitute, and when they go to the yamen to mingle and eat, they don't need to think about the future at all, let alone about their children.

Don't talk about big families, ordinary people, and don't allow their sons and daughters to do hunting.

The strong man unconsciously protected the girl, he probably knew that there was no good end for him to work against the government.

A catcher stepped forward, saw the cards, and his eyes lit up.

"Bold, in broad daylight, he dared to slander the court."

The people around were silent, looking at the strong man and the girl, they were all sympathetic and pitiful eyes, who didn't know the way, these traps and splashes, are all in collusion with each other, just now the strong man taught the splashes, those splashes, must have found the trappers nearby, it seems that the strong men and girls are going to suffer.

At this moment, Su Tiancheng had a strong interest in the strong man, and he already felt that this strong man was different from ordinary people.

Unable to let the captors take away the strong man and the girl, he walked to the open space in the middle.

A few captors were already preparing to take down the strong man and the girl, and when they saw Su Tiancheng coming in, they instinctively prepared to scold, but after seeing it clearly, they didn't dare to mess around.

"Why did you lock people to go to the government?"

Su Tiancheng's voice was not loud, but it was full of the temperament of a superior person.

Since the arresters are doing things in the yamen, they still have eyes, which people can be bullied at will, and which people can't be offended, this is their minimum common sense, otherwise don't think about mixing in the yamen.

"This son, the government is handling the case, and there is no way for me to wait, so please forgive me for waiting."

The capture was very polite, but Su Tiancheng would not be polite.

"Hehe, okay, I've seen everything just now, okay, I'll go to the yamen with a few trappers to see what you say about people slandering the court."

One of the trappers was a little unconvinced.

"Dare to ask Gongzi's surname."

"I'm Su Tiancheng, a member of Pingyang Mansion, you remember, now let's go to the mansion."

Several trappers gasped, Su Tiancheng's name, during this time, they heard too much, that is, the prefect, they all praised it, and Liu Dahua, the official of the house, also specially invited a banquet, the identity of the people is not ordinary, besides, Su Tiancheng is a student of the prefect, if he really goes to the yamen with a few of his own people, what will be the consequences, it is needless to say.

"It turned out to be Su Gongzi, the little one doesn't know what to do, I don't know that these two people are Su Gongzi, offended, offended, the little one is leaving, disturb Su Gongzi, Su Gongzi don't be angry, don't mind, those who don't know are not guilty."

Su Tiancheng nodded slightly, and several trappers quickly left.