Liao Zhifu was so surprised that his mouth opened wide, and he could almost stuff it into a fist: "You ......, where did you start?" How could there be such a ...... Such a ridiculous thing! ”

Leng Yi stared at him intently, and after a while, he nodded slowly: "It seems that the adults are also in the dark, just acting according to orders, and there should be someone else who plans this matter!" Perhaps, only the Lord Huang Zhuan knows. - It should be that Huang Zhuan's envoy asked the prefect that you can't collect taxes under the pretext that the household secretary is not there, and you can't keep it for the time being, right? ”

Governor Liao's old face turned red and said, "Don't talk nonsense! How is the kind of person who transports the adult! ”

"I'm sorry, it's a lowly duty to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and the humble function is to meet the transfer envoy? I want to apologize in person. ”

Governor Liao said coldly: "Lord Transporter, how can you say that you can see it if you want to?" - What you just said is inexplicable and I don't know what to say! I can't understand half of the sentence! Okay, you have already paid the taxes, that is the best, but since you have paid the taxes, the person who is assigned to you, this, whether it will be matched, the government has to consider it, today the sky is over, you will stay for another night, and when the government thinks about it clearly, you will not be too late to leave. ”

Leng Yi nodded and said, "I understand the lowly position, it is actually the idea of the Yellow Transit Envoy to give them the lowly position, and the adults are going to ask for the idea of the Yellow Transit Envoy, right?" ”

Governor Liao's old face turned red again, coughed, and said, "You don't have to worry about anyone's idea, you go back to the inn first and wait for the news!" ”

"Obedience!"

Leng Yi turned sideways to get out of the way, and Liao Zhifu straightened the sleeves of his robe, straightened his official hat, paced in square steps, and walked out behind the rockery. Leng Yi followed. Coming to the table, Governor Liao said to the two clerks: "Is the amount of tax correct?" ”

The two of them hurriedly got up, bowed down and replied, "The number is just right." has already settled the accounts with Master Dong of Yinling County. ”

Governor Liao nodded: "Okay, Lord Leng, please go back first." Yin Ying, Cheng Luoxian, Cheng Luojie, you don't have to follow for the time being, wait for the news of the mansion to make a decision. ”

Yin and the two bowed down and agreed.

Leng Yi hurriedly bowed and bowed, and left the prefect's yamen with the others.

As soon as she came out of the yamen, Zhuo Qiaoniang couldn't wait to ask, "Official, what's going on?" Are there thieves coming to steal taxes? ”

Master Dong said: "That's it! I was really stolen later! I didn't fall asleep all these days. Dong Weng, what's going on? ”

Leng Yi looked at Wu Zhutou. Wu Zhutou said what happened a little proudly, and said: "The big master's trick is false and real, and it can be described as a stroke of genius. Hide from the thieves and keep the tax safe! ”

Master Dong said: "However, the tax in that box is only half of the deficit, how did Dong Weng get the rest of the tax?" ”

"The mountain people have their own clever plans, so you don't have to worry about it, in short, this time, not only have you made up for the shortfall of taxes, but also left enough money to repay the money that was misappropriated from the yamen before, and you can send it to everyone after you go back, of course, the money of the master and the head of the martial arts, you can cash it out when you return to the inn. You can buy some New Year's goods and go back to prepare for the New Year. ”

Master Dong and Wu Zhutou were overjoyed, and even thanked him. Wu Zhutou said: "It's okay now, I'll just say, the eldest master will definitely be able to fulfill his promise, how about it, isn't it right this time?" ”

Leng Yi smiled and said, "I said before that it was within ten days, but now it's more than ten days, I'm sorry." ”

Wu Zhutou said: "You can't say that, it's not the fault of the eldest master, it's the fault of the prefect's yamen room, he just isn't in the yamen." The eldest man can't pay off the taxes in time, so naturally he can't go back in time to cash out the arrears to everyone, and this subordinate will make it clear to everyone. ”

Talking all the way, he returned to the Yinling Inn.

Shopkeeper Jia was a little surprised to see them go and return, but now that the magistrate had paid off all the arrears, of course he welcomed such an official to live with him. He nodded and greeted them in. Personally arranged accommodation.

Leng Yi asked Wu Zhutou to live in the house, and Wu Zhutou was very happy. The status of the head catcher in the yamen is actually very low, he has been on an errand for decades, and this is the first time he has lived in a room with the county master. Joy and gratitude.

Leng Yi settled the debts of Master Dong and Wu Zhutou, left thirty taels of silver for the New Year, and handed over the remaining silver to Wu Zhutou, and asked him to help return all the debts of Bazhou, and the rest of the money was kept by him.

Master Dong gave Wu Zhutou the addresses of those creditors and told him to remember to get the IOUs back. Wu Zhutou smiled: "I don't even know this, so what else should I be a head catcher." "He took the money and left.

When Zhuo Qiaoniang learned that most of the arrears had been settled, there were still thirty taels of silver to celebrate the New Year, and she was so excited that her pretty face was flushed.

Leng Yi looked at the sky and said, "Let's go shopping, and by the way, we can also buy some New Year's goods." ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang was overjoyed, after they arrived in Yinling County, unlucky things happened one after another, so they haven't visited Bazhou together for a few months. Now her husband took the initiative to go shopping together, and she was so happy that she didn't know what to say. Hurriedly sat at the table and looked left and right in the bronze mirror to tidy up his outfit, Leng Yi also changed into an ordinary Tsing Yi robe, and called Master Dong to go out together.

The three of them walked slowly along the street towards the center of the city.

At this time, after a few days of sunny, snowflakes began to fall again, and soon, the snowflakes became larger. It fell all over their heads and shoulders.

Leng Yi found a good ready-to-wear shop and walked in. The shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him with a smile: "The three guest officers are here?" Do you buy clothes or make them to order? Our embroidery girl, that's one of the best in Bazhou! ”

Leng Yi said: "It's too late to order, buy three sets of ready-to-wear clothes first." ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang hurriedly tugged at his sleeve and said in a low voice: "Official, you don't need to buy it, this dress is so expensive, go back to the concubine and make it yourself." ”

The guy listened and hurriedly said: "This sister-in-law, although the price of the ready-to-wear in our shop is a little higher, the fabric of this dress and the workmanship are absolutely worth it!" If you can find better and cheaper clothes than our shop, I will give them to you for nothing! It's true! ”

Leng Yi smiled: "You guys are quite confident." Okay, that's it! ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang hurriedly tugged at his sleeve again, and said in a low voice: "Official, our money still has to be used tightly, and we still have to pay off the debt!" ”

"Don't worry, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain! The account must be repaid, and the child must be passed! - Buy three sets, let's one set! ”

Master Dong hurriedly said: "The student has it, Dong Weng and his wife can buy it." Students don't want it. ”

Leng Yi shook his head and said, "You have helped me deal with so many important affairs, and it is also appropriate to give you a piece of clothing to show your gratitude." Besides, the late life has embezzled your salary for so long, and this interest is only enough for a robe. ”

Dong Weng said this, and the students were ashamed.

"Sir, don't shirk! If we push it around again, we won't have to go shopping, haha. ”

Master Dong could only arch his hand and say, "Since this is the case, the student is ashamed." ”

At the moment, according to their personal figures, each person picked out a piece of clothing and changed. As the saying goes: "People rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles", and after changing into new clothes, the image of the three people immediately changed greatly. I look a little official.

Leng Yi paid, and the shop guy gave them three more oil-paper umbrellas. The three of them came out, holding umbrellas, and walked all the way to the center of the city.

Zhuo Qiaoniang seems to have not worn such a new dress for a long time, and she is very unaccustomed to it. From time to time, pat your shirt and straighten your clothes.

Suddenly, Leng Yi stood still and looked at a high platform on the side of the road. On the stage, a group of men and women, mostly frail old people and half-grown children. They were chained and squatted on the ground one by one, shivering in the wind and snow. Several officers and soldiers next to him, holding leather whips, shouted loudly: "Five taels of silver for men, ten taels of silver for women!" If you like it, buy it quickly, and if it's slow, others will buy it! ”

It turned out to be a slave market. Leng Yi was very curious, how did these slaves come about. However, he didn't ask, when impersonating someone else, the best way to cover is to talk less and listen more.

Suddenly, a little girl in the crowd, who didn't know whether she was sick or hungry, shook her thin body twice and fell limply on the snow-covered ground.

The officers and soldiers next to him cursed and cursed, and whipped them over. The little girl twitched, but she couldn't get up. The men and women next to them hurriedly hid back, as if they were afraid of being beaten by a series of injuries. Ducked to the side.