Chapter 37 The county magistrate comes to the rescue
Soon, a deep voice gradually came from behind these crowds, the county official Zhao who came down this time was honest and clear, and even his appearance was simple.
This time, there were three people dead in Mingyue Tower, and they all died at the same time.
The trouble is too big, and it is said that one of the dead is a local small rich businessman, and the impact is even worse, so there are forty or fifty people brought by the Zhao County officials, and it is not a problem to surround these people together.
Seeing that people were coming, he hurriedly stepped forward, of course, although he was a petty official, he still had to salute.
"Shopkeeper Du doesn't have to be so polite, let's get up first, what's going on, you might as well talk to this official?!"
Anyway, if the temporary county official is there, he doesn't dare not accept it and appease Du Heng, which is inevitable.
It's just that the temporary county magistrate let go of his cruel words before leaving, in addition to the local performance of Yunshui Town, if Du Heng fails to get safe shelter here, then it will not work if he wants to be promoted.
The subtext is that I don't want to be promoted after the two-year period here, it all depends on what you have done to Du Heng during these two years.
So as soon as he heard about Du Heng, the county official Zhao immediately rushed here by detour.
There are still three cases of poison murder in a row, which is relatively rare in Yunshui Town, but it can be regarded as a big case and must be solved.
However, it is a matter of his own future, and Du Heng's affairs here, County Officer Zhao feels that he can't ignore it.
What is the identity of the temporary county official? Before leaving, the master revealed a general range that had already made the new Zhao County official who had not been in office for a long time like a frightened bird, so today, he is very serious and effective.
"My lord! I have an octogenarian mother and a three-year-old child at home, this ...... How can you come up with so many silver taels?! ”
The first thing to be punished was that Nanhai who was clamoring to smash Du Heng's medical hall at the beginning and really did it.
Check his home, it is indeed a farmer, and the money he saves every year is at most a few dozen taels, and now this money has been fined a total of more than 1,300 taels.
For the sole reason that he came up with this idea and took the lead in making trouble, he was fined eight hundred and fifty taels, and the others were each one hundred and fifty taels.
Of course, there is no distinction between right and wrong, and Uncle Du, who is not clear in black and white, was also punished at this time.
"Yes, sir! I'm just a small pharmacist, how can I have so many silver taels? I'm afraid I'm going to be forced to die! And this time, I just couldn't look at it, so I persuaded Du Heng. Who would have thought that the things behind this were so sinister, but I was a little uncomfortable. Du Heng, tell Lord Zhao what the matter is, you Uncle Du and I are wronged! ”
Uncle Du cried, but the people around him didn't buy it.
"The! Obviously, Du Heng is related to you, but you don't listen to your words, and you even want to occupy the magpie's nest and rob other people's hospitals, I think, you are the mastermind behind the scenes! ”
Listening to the people's crusade, Du Heng was slightly satisfied, Uncle Du was a little weak-hearted, and the county officials of Zhao did not have so much leisure.
I couldn't help but feel a little angry in my heart: Listening to these people's arguments here, I don't know, what kind of income this Uncle Du is, doesn't he know?
So he added fifty taels to Uncle Du's fine, so that they could get together and hand it over to the Yamen Mansion within one day!
That's right, it's not Du Heng here, but this time County Official Zhao made himself a notary, and even threatened:
"If you don't receive it within a day, then you will directly remove the household registration of Yunshui Town, and collect its grange and business shops and family gardens."
After saying this, several people were miserable, but they still paid the money directly on the spot, and then walked away.
Du Heng didn't know why these people had such a big silver ticket on their bodies, but they got all the compensation, which was beautiful in their hearts.
He even thanked these people in front of him, "Thank you Lord Zhao, if it weren't for Lord Zhao, little girl, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to keep this Du Ji Medical Hall that has existed for more than 100 years!" ”
The county official Zhao greeted him, was busy with things, and left with a few words of appeasement. However, before leaving, there was a small move.
Seeing that summer is coming, mosquitoes will not be eliminated.
Du Heng directly issued mosquito repellent pouches to these people who helped Du Ji Medical Center speak in front of the county officials of Zhao County.
As for the county officials of Zhao, naturally there are no benefits.
It's just that the county official Zhao said that he still had something to do, and after waiting for Du Heng to send it to the people, he didn't wait for Du Heng to say anything and left.
In the end, Du Heng has a number in his heart, and there are not a few medicine bags left, I am afraid that I will have to hurry up and send it to the prefect of Yunshui Town early tomorrow morning.
The eldest brother who came to help him today also spent a lot of effort, thinking that the county official Zhao had been helping him to speak just now, Du Heng's heart was also warm.
"Miss! The carriage has been brought over, and when do you think we will leave?! ”
When the crowd dispersed, Duane the boy also came.
The corners of Du Heng's mouth twitched, a little helpless.
What did the stinky boy just do? This guy can help, but he can't ...... I complained in my heart, but I didn't doubt it, so I just asked casually, "Duane, you just went to the carriage, why did it take so long?" ”
Although Du An had just come over, he also saw that the people from the prefect's mansion had just left, and so many people in front of the Du Ji Medical Center were also subsided.
It is not difficult to think that just now, I was afraid that something had happened to Du Ji Medical Center again, and it also attracted county officials, so Du An was even more guilty.
For this expression, Du Heng just waved his hand and pointed to some damaged medicine residue next to him, "Anyway, it can't be used, just take these together, sift the dust inside, and then put it in the bamboo basket, I will come over tomorrow to pick and choose, see if there is anything that can make a medicine bag or something, these will not be sold, keep it yourself!" ”
Duane couldn't help but nod silently and agreed, what else could he do?
"Miss, I've just been tripped up by some people, and I have to raise the bar with me! So, Miss, I didn't come in time this time, and I made you suffer, Miss. ”
When Du Heng learned about this, he was not surprised, I am afraid that it was Uncle Du's bad idea again.
It's just that the other guys in the store have to be careful......
After finally collecting all these medicinal residues, Du Heng took a look at the wooden planks on the counter over there, and it was already broken.
also teamed up with Duane and got the pieces of wood into the backyard.
After cleaning up the operation, it was almost dark, and this was not early, I am afraid that this cheap brother has been out of school for more than half an hour.
Since Du Lao Er left, only she and this younger brother were left in the whole family.
Saying goodbye to Du An and locking the medical hall, Du Heng walked on the way home, and he also thought in hindsight: Lin Bo, who was originally friends with Du Lao Er, who often sold meat buns, didn't know what was going on now.
Although it was a commotion just now, Du Heng remembered it clearly, Lin Bo fainted after helping to finish a few words, the matter is urgent, what is going on in the future, Du Heng really has no score in his heart.
After thinking about it, Du Heng touched the purse in his hand and some silver coins.
I came to the omnivorous shop next to me and bought a hundred eggs, but I still had to go over to visit, otherwise I wouldn't want to go.
Limber's house is not particularly dark in the alley, at least the surrounding environment is not bad, although it is a village, but on the road, there are lights every other way.
These lamps are not placed for free in the government, and the lamp tax will be collected every four months, not too much, just 500 yuan per family.
The money collected almost once is just enough to light the lamp for five months.
Naturally, it is not too far away from the residential area, so the real countryside is relatively cold.
Originally, Yunshui Town can be said to be a tourist place, but how can it stand the dirt and darkness of the countryside?
Therefore, at the beginning, the poor people in the countryside were reluctant to light the lamp, but in the back, the government above promoted each family to pay 100 wen every five months, which was enough.
Now it is still possible to think about it, although the economic level is far inferior to that of the town, such environmental management has also led to a certain amount of economic development.
"Is Limber there?"
Du Heng walked to the entrance of the courtyard and knocked on the door, as if it was not much dark today, he could see a little bit inside without lighting the lamp.
"Is it Du Heng?" A childish voice came from inside the main hall.
It was Lin Bo's little grandson who spoke, don't look at it as a grandchild, but it was not a few years younger than Du Heng.
Lin Bo only had one daughter, but he was unladylike, and after giving birth to a son, he was slandered and stealing, and finally sent back to his parents' house.
The original male family is also a small trader, and the family background is not deep, but he can afford to support a family and provide for school.
However, the good times were short-lived. Three years ago, I did some bad things, but in the end I was decided by others, and the family was confiscated and exiled.
Fortunately, Lin Bo's daughter and grandson stayed here, but the daughter had a thin life and eventually fell ill and died.
Leaving this little grandson, who lost his mother at the age of three, was sad for some time.
Lin Bo and Lin Po's upbringing is good, and this child is not afraid of the children next to him laughing at him for having no mother and no father.
The child is naughty at this time, so it is inevitable that there will be some disrespect in speaking, Du Heng doesn't mind much, because she, a cheap brother, also calls her by her name.
Other than that, it doesn't matter.
The two children are of the same age, Du Heng doesn't think it's elegant to just call a name like this, after all, they are regular customers, but outsiders can't do it.
Du Heng also secretly thought in his heart: If his younger brother screamed like this in front of outsiders, he would definitely be beaten.
Hearing Lin Po's scolding inside, Du Heng remembered that in addition to calling his name, the cheap brother was quite well-behaved, and he couldn't help laughing.