Chapter XXVII
Xiao Qi ran all the way back to her yard, she didn't take off her shoes, fell on the bed, and then lay there motionless.
After a while, Huai Qing walked in with three thousand years old in his arms.
"I just saw someone coming with you outside, but I saw you enter the house and leftβis that your sixth brother?" Huai Qing asked.
Xiao Qi didn't answer.
"Crying again?" Three-thousand-year-old fox suspicion.
"Nope!" Xiao Qi turned over indignantly, "Who cried, did I cry so easily?" β
Huai Qing smiled and looked away, "...... That's hard to say. β
"You go out and ββ! out" Xiao Qi stood up and pushed Huai Qing's back and walked out, "Don't pay attention to me!" β
Huai Qing was pushed to the door, and finally sighed faintly, "I heard a lot of interesting rumors today, and I came to tell you ......."
Xiao Qi's movements condensed slightly, "What ......?" β
"On Daizong Mountain." Huai Qing said, "Several people in the house are talking, do you want to hear it?" β
Xiao Qi was stunned, and then nodded vigorously, "Yes!" β
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In Luoyang City, Ji Ran rode a horse through the streets after the snow.
His legs and feet have fully recovered, and he officially returned to the team yesterday, but his original official robe has become tattered in the fight and cannot be worn.
It is estimated that the new clothes will have to wait for half a month to come down, so Ji Ran simply changed into the official uniform he used to wear when he was a straight man in the past few days, although it was a little ill-fitting, but it was very cold.
Early this morning, he went to the Ping Demon Bureau to get a document in person, and learned that Feng Yishu seemed to have been on Daizong Mountain recently, and Ji Ran was a little concerned in his heart.
Since the earthquake a few days ago, there have indeed been some rumors in Beijing, and many swindlers have taken the opportunity to collect money, so much so that the official yamen has specially posted notices at the gate of the city, publicizing more than a dozen cases cracked in the past few days, reminding the people to be careful.
Turning around a certain street corner, Ji Ran saw two carriages in front of him, tall mules pulling several large wooden boxes with heavy cushions, four men pulling forward and pushing backwards, and there were old people and children sitting on the carts, which looked like ordinary people moving.
Ji Ran stood and stopped in place, waiting for the family to pass.
Suddenly, something flashed in his eyes, and before Ji Ran realized what was wrong, a certain intuitive sense of disobedience made him ride forward, blocking the way of the family.
He flew off his horse and took out the token from his waist and motioned to the man in charge.
"Dali Temple handles the case, you, and you, stop and pull over."
Several men looked at each other, their expressions a little confused.
"Your Excellency...... We are all ordinary people, we have been doing carpentry work in Luoyang for a few years, and now that the New Year is approaching, we plan to go back to our hometown in the countryside-"
"Is that your wife and child?" Ji Ran pointed to the people in the car and asked.
"Yes."
"Let them come down." Ji Ran didn't mean to back down, "I'm going to check my luggage and put your suitcase-"
Before he finished speaking, the man at the head had already secretly grabbed Ji Ran's arm.
Ji Ran frowned, "What are you doing?" β
"Please take this money and drink it." A sensible smile appeared on the man's face, "It's all for the lord, it's really hard for you to be so loyal to your duties on this cold day." β
Ji Ran took the money bag and weighed it in his hand - with this weight, it would be twenty taels of silver to say the least.
As soon as it was sold, it was enough money for a family of three to spend a year.
Ji Ran chuckled, he took the money bag, "Which adult are you doing something for?" What to do? β
"That's it, it's hard to say......"
Seeing that Ji Ran accepted the money, but he didn't have the slightest intention of leaving, several men looked at each other, wondering if the Si Zhi in front of him wanted to open his mouth - maybe he should call him hard.
However, before they could think of a countermeasure, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded - Ji Ran took out a bamboo whistle from his arms at some point, put it in his mouth and blew it.
In less than a bag of cigarettes, the street was already fenced off by officers and soldiers.
Only then did several men know that they had encountered hard stubble, and they were held on the side of the road with their backhands, and watched Ji Ran instruct the officers and soldiers to open the big wooden boxes on the two carriages.
Under some of the washed cotton clothes, which had turned white, the officials quickly found a lot of jewelry and jade.
Ji Ran gave an order, and the rest of the carriages were no longer searched on the street, but all of them were sealed and ready to be sent to the government.
He walked back to the people before him, "Can you say now, which adult are you working for?" β
The man in the lead snorted and looked away.
"Our case is not yet the turn of Dali Temple to be tried."
"I think you're toasting and don't eat and drink." Ji Ran laughed, "If the case falls into my hands, there is no reason why it will not be clear - now I say, even if you cooperate with the case, if you want to wait for the people behind you to catch you, I will tell you - you and the adults of your family can't eat and walk around." β
Ji Ran's words were loud, making the few people in front of him muttered a little in their hearts.
ββ¦β¦ Dare to ask," the man glanced at Ji Ran's straight clothes with a slight touch, "Which yamen is the official in Dali Temple?" β
"You also know that there are several yamen under Dali Temple." Ji Ran hugged his arms, "Dali Temple Shaoqing Ji Ran - have you heard of it?" β
Several men shuddered in unison.
- Damn, I really hit the iron plate today!
"Take it away!" Ji Ran said.
Everyone was about to leave, and suddenly someone shouted "Master Ji" from afar, Ji Ran turned around and saw a middle-aged man in a silk dress running towards him.
When this person ran closer, not only Ji Ran, but most of the people present recognized this face.
- The housekeeper of the Cen Mansion, Xu Kangen.
"Oops, oops...... This...... What a misunderstanding! He looked at the sealed carriage with a flattering and embarrassed smile on his face, "That's really ...... The flood washed over the Dragon King's Templeβ"
"What's the matter, Steward Xu will wait until he arrives at the yamen."
"Hey, Master Ji!" Xu Kangen's face changed, "Don't worry, this is really a misunderstanding-"
"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, when the case is filed, you'll find out as soon as you check it." Ji Ran's hand was already pressed on the handle of the knife, "Get out of the way." β
"I'll just say it straight, Master Ji, in these two carts of boxes, there is a box that Master He entrusted us to transport together, you don't look at the monk's face to see the Buddha's face, you really have to wait for the case to be filed, and there is really no room for some things."
"Interesting...... Ji Ran narrowed his eyes, "Someone!" β
Several officials nearby immediately stepped forward after hearing the order, Xu Kangen saw this, thinking that Ji Ran was probably about to raise his hand and let go, he was smiling, thinking about what auspicious words to say for a while, when he saw Ji Ran suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at himself.
Ji Ran's voice was cold, "Arrest this Xu Kangen and bring it back to the yamen together for trial!" β