The night is getting quieter.

Outside, apart from the howling wind, only the footsteps of the night guards and the crackling of torches in their hands could be faintly heard.

Song Nian focused his attention on the set of purification tools in front of him.

The flame of the lamp oil licks the glass tube, and a green solution tumbles in the glass tube......

I failed a few times at the beginning, and I tried again and again, just like a helpless liberal arts student facing the last big question of mathematics in the college entrance examination, I could only try again and again in vain, hoping to get a little step score.

Fortunately, Song Nian is the child who knows the correct answer.

In her hand, there was some white powder left by the Hu people.

So after failing four or five times, Song Nian looked at the purified white powder and felt relieved.

Leaned under the wing of his nose and sniffed gently, his keen sense of smell made Song Nian smell a slight ...... from it Bitter aroma, slightly licked, slightly bitter and numb on the tip of the tongue.

The two things were completely identical, allowing Song Nian to confirm that he had indeed completed the purification.

Then, she purified a box of Hu Ren magic medicine into white powder one by one, leaving only a dark green Hu Ren magic medicine the size of a fingernail to keep as a sample.

Use a white porcelain bottle to fill the purified white powder.

Bite!

A pleasant chime came.

Song Nian took a look, and sure enough, 50 fragments of pages arrived. Now it's 148 fragments.

When Song Nian selected the death row prisoners, he could ration the white powder to these Hu people and use it for testing.

However, at this time, Song Nian took a look and found that this system actually gave an optional additional task.

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Additional Mission: Test the medicinal properties of the purified herbs of the Hu people.

Reward: 80 pages.

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It's a good task.

Song Nian was originally going to test the medicinal properties or addictive properties of these white powders, so this task was simply equivalent to giving it away for nothing!

It's too cool to take 80 pages for nothing!

Song Nian couldn't help but be a little suspicious, with the urine nature of this system, he wouldn't dig a pit for me, right?

But then Song Nian sneered, no matter what, this thing was meant to be done, wouldn't it be fragrant to give 80 pages for nothing?

……

Maybe it's because Mission 2 was completed better.

Or the second part of this chain of tasks, two tasks in a row are purification tasks, simple and easy.

Therefore, after Song Nian finished purifying, although he was still very sober after three watches.

Tossing and turning for a long time before falling asleep.

In a daze until dawn, Song Nian was woken up by the black armor army who was practicing on time.

Living in the barracks is not good, and the routine is very regular.

Song Nian yawned and went out, and when she met Lin Lao, she settled Lin Lao and helped her prepare a few tents for the prisoners.

Although Lin Lao didn't know what Song Nian was doing to detain prisoners, since Song Nian handed over the set of drawings for refining pure salt in Guojiabao, Lin Lao was extremely friendly to Song Nian and immediately agreed.

The next thing is to accompany my father to eat and cook, and assign a lesson to Su Qier - using a knife to engrave words on a bamboo tube, which can be regarded as practicing hands and calligraphy.

After dinner, of course, I found Chu He and went to the county government to "pick people" together.

When he arrived at the county office, Song Nian was very sleepy because of lack of sleep last night. When he saw He Zhixian, he didn't say a few words, and he yawned heavily.

I didn't expect yawning to be contagious, and He Zhixian also yawned again and again, and the two couldn't help but look at each other and smile.

Chu He made a straight face: "He Zhixian didn't rest well last night?" ”

He Zhixian yawned and said helplessly: "The county lieutenant is dead, and the affairs on his side are also pushed to my side, and even the matter of arresting people must be handled by me personally...... After this series of official work, I couldn't even rest at night. ”

Song Nian was also quite sympathetic: "When the new county lieutenant arrives, the adults can rest for a while." ”

He Zhixian shook his head again and again, and said with a wry smile: "Who knows when this new county lieutenant will be able to take office." I heard that this new county lieutenant is going to be transferred from the south, and I don't know how long it will take to go back and forth. ”

After complaining a few words of bitterness, He Zhixian instructed the master to brew his treasured tea leaves and relieve his fatigue with Song Nian and Chu He.

Song Nian didn't shirk either, after all, there was a big event today, so it was good to drink more tea and refresh yourself.

Double the hot tea, and the whole person suddenly became energetic.

The three of them chatted for a while, felt their spirits recover, and went to the prison together.

When he arrived at the prison, Song Nian understood why He Zhixian agreed so generously.

Last time, the county government caught fire and burned down the prison by the way, although the county government urgently dispatched people to build a few rooms, it was still not enough.

At this time, the small cells were full of people, and the jailers on duty next to them were also hiding under the eaves in the distance—this temporarily built cell had no shelter for the jailers at all.

Seeing this, He Zhixian frowned, and walked quickly to the eaves in the distance.

When he arrived, he noticed that the jailer had his clothes covered on his head, and he was asleep, and he immediately kicked him in anger.

The jailer was kicked in the middle of the waist, and immediately woke up in pain, and one of them rolled over, drew his knife, and was about to slash indiscriminately.

"Stop!" Song Nian hurriedly shouted.

The jailer stopped and looked, only to find that it was his own adult, and suddenly his knees weakened, and he fell to the ground: "The adult spares his life, the little one doesn't see that it is the adult!" ”

He Zhixian kicked him over and asked angrily, "Where is the cell boss!" I let you guard the prisoners, and you will sleep for me right here? ”

The jailer didn't dare to defend himself, and said in a low voice: "The cell boss originally said that he was on duty last night, but he didn't come all night, little one...... The little ones can only be on duty here by themselves......"

Seeing this, Song Nian said in a low voice: "Lord He, don't be embarrassed for him, he has probably been on duty all night and is too sleepy." ”

He Zhixian frowned and shouted, "This time it's over!" If there is this, it will not be spared! ”

"Thank you for your magnanimity." The jailer knelt down and kowtowed.

He Zhixian snorted: "When the cell boss comes back, let him see me in the study!" ”

"It's my lord!" The jailer replied again and again.

"Okay, you take Master Song to the cell to pick people, and she will take whoever she wants." He Zhixian yawned and said to Chu He and Song Nian: "The old man is old, so let's go and rest for a while." ”

Song Nian hurriedly said, "Lord He, hurry up and rest, we will take care of this matter." ”

Chu He also nodded lightly.

He Zhixian yawned and walked away.

Song Nian walked to the edge of the cell excitedly and began to look at the prisoners.

Soon, she selected several people according to their weight and age.

However, these people are all death row prisoners?

Song Nian consulted, and under the explanation of the jailer, he suddenly realized.

According to the jailer, those who are locked up in this prison are basically ...... It is equivalent to a death sentence.

Because in this era, there is no such thing as a fixed-term prison sentence, and those who are caught in prison will either be exiled or beheaded.

This cell does not support idlers. Unless it is some special person, it is difficult to let go, and you can't cut off your head, so you can only be imprisoned.