The cells are separated by wooden fences into several small cells, and the prisoners are held independently. The conditions inside the cell were very harsh, there were no windows to breathe, it was dark and damp, and the air was filled with a strong musty smell.

When Xia Yue was escorted in, several prisoners looked up and quickly curled up in a ball again.

Xia Yue looked around, unable to get off her feet, and timidly grabbed the wooden fence and looked in the direction of the exit.

"Miss Qi? Miss Qi? "There was a muffled voice in the cell.

Xia Yue turned her head suspiciously, and saw an old man in the next cell who had experienced vicissitudes sitting on the ground, looking at her and calling softly.

"Grandpa, are you calling me?" Xia Yue asked.

The old man moved his body close to the wooden fence of the cell and asked cautiously, "Miss Qi, don't you know the old man?" ”

"Huh?" Xia Yue looked at the old man in surprise, thought for a moment and then said, "Grandpa, you have recognized the wrong person, I am not a Qi girl. ”

The old man asked suspiciously, "Dare to ask where the girl is?" ”

"Me?" Xia Yue paused for a moment, turned her head and said, "Why did you tell you!" ”

The old man laughed twice and asked, "Girl, why did you come in?" ”

"Tell you what's the benefit?" Xia Yue said listlessly.

The old man sat back a little, stroked his messy beard, and said, "Say, maybe the old man has something to do to help you get out of trouble, do you think this is a benefit?" ”

Xia Yue asked suspiciously, "Then why don't you save yourself?" ”

"Hahaha." The old man looked up and smiled.

The old man's laughter was unusually harsh in the silence of the cell.

Xia Yue was silent for a while, and asked tentatively, "What if...... I told you, you ...... Is there really a way to help me? ”

"Then you have to tell the old man first, because of what was arrested." The old man said leisurely.

Xia Yue closed her lips lightly, held her breath, paused for two seconds, and then slowly spit out, and said, "The official said that I violated the night ban." ”

The old man sighed lightly and sighed: "In vain to ignore the open system vigorously promoted by the founding of the Nanshan State for hundreds of years, and now it has begun to implement the night ban regulations in the city, this is a lesson from the previous dynasty to overthrow the country, how can the people be peaceful." Sad, sad! ”

Xia Yue listened to the old man's conversation, and guessed that although he was down, he must be a man of insight, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he took a few steps forward and leaned over, and humbly asked: "Grandpa, what will be the consequences of what I have done?" ”

The old man took a deep breath to calm his mind and said, "Why is the girl alone outside?" ”

"I came here from somewhere else, I originally looked for a restaurant, but because of some things, I was kicked out by the shopkeeper, I had no money on me, so I had to find a place on the street where no one was to rest, but I didn't expect to be caught here." Xia Yue explained.

The old man looked distressed and comforted: "Don't be afraid, girl, the rules of the night ban have only been in the past two years, this place is remote, and local officials need a transition period to implement the new policy." ”

The old man paused, and then said, "The girl will go to church tomorrow, and I will follow my old calendar." First of all, explain the truth of the matter to the county order; Then, ask him to review the facts, as long as he finds the restaurant shopkeeper to check the consistency of his confession, it can prove that you are helpless to live on the street, and the county order will definitely not be too difficult for you. Finally, when you are found not guilty, you draw a charge to confirm it. ”

Xia Yue nodded and said, "Okay, I remember." ”

The old man looked at the summer moon in front of him, and his thoughts involuntarily flew back to Nanyang City four years ago. Qi Shangshu was outspoken and daring to admonish all his life, upright, loyal and assisted the emperors of the three dynasties, and was in charge of the government for more than 50 years, doing his best for the stability and tranquility between the Nanshan Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom.

The old man came back to his senses, and suddenly remembered that there was still something he hadn't told, and said: "By the way, it's a war now, you are a foreigner, and your identity will inevitably be questioned, do you have someone who can prove your identity?" ”

Xia Yue thought for a while, and said happily: "Yes! I can ask the monks to testify for me. ”

The old man asked suspiciously, "Monk? ”

"Hmm."

"But the monks of the 'Guangying Temple' outside the city?"

"How does the old man know that I am talking about this temple?" Xia Yue asked puzzled.

The old man smiled mysteriously and said in a low voice, "As I expected, hahaha......"

Xia Yue looked at the old man and felt that he was so strange, always saying something that people couldn't understand.

Xia Yue muttered on the side and repeated the words that the old man had taught her a few times.

The old man looked at her and couldn't help but say, "Like, really like!" ”

Xia Yue looked up, happened to meet the old man's eyes, and only heard the last word, "Like what?" ”

"Nothing, nothing."

Xia Yue suddenly remembered: "Grandpa, if the method you taught me doesn't work, then what should I do?" ”

The old man said: "If you can't do it, you will shout injustice and refuse to draw a charge, and the county order will naturally have nothing to do with you." ”

"Isn't there such a thing as torture to extract confessions?" Xia Yue asked weakly.

The old man's eyes widened, and he was shocked, and said, "If the county commander dares to act like this, you must find a way to delay the time until the monks of the 'Guangying Temple' come to testify for you." ”

"Will it be useful?" Xia Yue asked puzzled.

The old man stroked his beard and said confidently, "Don't worry! He will have a way to protect you. ”

Xia Yue nodded suspiciously.

Having solved her own problem, Xia Yue became interested in the old man's affairs and asked, "Grandpa, why were you arrested?" ”

The old man said kindly, "Old man? Do you think the old man was arrested for when? ”

Xia Yue shook her head and said, "I can't see it." ”

The old man said: "The old man sells citrus, and someone bought my citrus, peeled it off, and said that my citrus was not good, and deceived him, so he sued me." ”

"Just because the oranges you sell are not good, you have to go to jail? That sounds unbelievable! Xia Yue sighed.

"Hahaha...... Many of the people of the world are fools. ”

Xia Yue was silent for a while, and then asked, "Grandpa, what kind of oranges are you selling so that the county order can lock you up?" ”

The old man replied slowly: "The gold and jade are outside, and the defeat is in it." ”

"Huh? Since it's already broken, why don't you change it for the person who bought the oranges? Xia Yue asked.

The old man smiled and said, "I sell it, people buy it, no one has ever complained, but this person is not satisfied, have you ever thought about why?" ”

Xia Yue frowned and pondered.

Xia Yue couldn't hear that the old man's "gold and jade, ruined in it" was actually a satire of the world, and the disadvantages of the times, which was the real reason why he was locked up here.