Just as they hesitated, a high-pitched man's voice came: "Is this Niu Er's family?" ”

It's a blessing or a curse, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided. Du Mei glanced at Niu San, and the two walked towards the door, and the other people's faces changed and they were restless.

When he opened the hidden door, he saw three officials in soap clothes standing outside the door. Du Mei recognized them, and the leader was Han Liu from the county government of Qinghe County, who was followed by two fat and thin followers.

Han Liu's gaze swept over Du Mei and Niu San's faces, and he spoke, "You are Niu Er's family?" ”

"I'm his brother, what's wrong with my brother?" Niu San asked in a trembling voice, when he saw the person wearing official clothes, he was afraid for no reason.

"The case of Niu Er's theft of ice will be tried at the county office at six o'clock this morning, and we will give instructions from the head to inform your family." Han Liu clenched his fists and shook them to the south.

"Come in and have a glass of water, it's such a hot day, and you're still working all the way to come here." Du Mei smiled and leaned over and let them in.

"Ahem, cough, we still have to go to Hanshan Town for a run, if we delay, who can afford it?" Han Liu saw that the fat and thin two people wanted to lift their feet and go in, so he hurriedly stopped them.

"That's really a coincidence, Sister-in-law Pang of the Black Jiaolong family is here." Du Mei was not annoyed when he saw him talking like this, but said with a smile.

"Oh? It is so good that it will be preached in there, and it will save our brothers. Han Liu said, raised his feet and stepped into the threshold, and the fat and thin officials hurriedly followed.

Niu San hurriedly closed the door, Du Mei took two steps and stood side by side with Han Liu: "Brother Han, I know you." ”

"I also recognize you, Du Mei of Dujiagou." Han Liu's face softened a little, and he didn't take a tone anymore.

Entering the hall, Han Liu still said those words to Pang Zi in a businesslike manner. When Pang Zi heard these words, he immediately panicked and didn't know what to do, and cried in fear.

The three servants sat down, drank a cup of big leaf tea, and were upset by Ponzi's crying, so they got up and left.

Du Mei followed out, rolled the silver ticket of one hundred taels into small strips, and stuffed it under the corridor to Han Liu.

"What are you doing!" Han Liu said solemnly and handed back the silver ticket.

"It's nothing, you have worked hard along the way, so you should buy some tea to drink." Du Mei said sincerely.

"That's probably enough to buy a tea shop!" Han Liu threw the silver ticket on the ground.

"Brother Han, don't be angry, I just want to ask you, what is the situation between the two of them now, and we also know it." Du Mei bent down and picked up the silver ticket.

"Now that the boss has spoken, the case will be concluded today. Although they are not guilty to death, but the pain of flesh and skin is always inevitable, and they must also prepare to confiscate money, you have money for me, it is better to keep it for him. Han Liu turned around and left.

Du Mei forced the silver ticket into his pocket: "My two elder brothers have been in prison for a long time, and I am afraid that their bodies will be worn out, and if they are punished at that time, I will ask Brother Han's subordinates to show mercy." ”

"Brother? What is your relationship with them? They don't have any relatives like you. Han Liu asked suspiciously.

"I don't know them if I don't fight, they take care of me a lot, and I have no reason to ignore them when I am in trouble at this time." Du Mei told the truth.

Han Liu turned his head to look at the fat and thin two officials, their faces were full of expectation, Shen Zhanghua, the county commander of Qinghe County, was a good official, honest and honest.

It's just a pity that these servants who follow him, except for the monthly money, have no other oil and water, and their lives are bleak. Especially the mother of the fat servant's family has been sick in bed for many years, and just taking medicine is about to empty the family's foundation.

"Sixth brother!" The fat servant swallowed his saliva and stopped talking.

"I won't say it, don't worry." Seeing their hesitant expressions, Du Mei hurriedly reassured.

"If it weren't for my brother's troubles, we wouldn't have been able to take your money." Han Liu finally compromised and put the silver ticket in his sleeve, and the fat servant's face was relaxed.

"I don't want anything else, I just want my two brothers~ to be able to support their respective families in the future." Du Mei has seen Shen Zhanghua beat people more than once, and knows that the servants pay attention to skills in beating people, and the severity of the injuries is all in their hands.

"Don't worry, it's not that kind of thing." Han Liu knew Du Mei's worries, and was afraid that they would beat people to death in secret, and they would rely on the prisoners not to beat them.

"Thank you so much." Dumay curtsied.

"Hurry up and prepare, don't delay the hour." Han Liu's three people went out and rode their horses away.

Du Mei turned back to the hall, and the room full of people looked at him with sincere fear, completely unsure of what to do.

"Niu San, you hurry up and prepare all the money in the family, they will be guilty today, and if they don't pay the full fines and confiscated money, I'm afraid they won't be able to take it home." Du Mei decided to arrange the money first.

"Meizi, I'm really useless, I haven't sold the field yet." Ponzi cried harder and harder.

"How many of you take it out first, we will make it up for you first, and get people out, it's serious!" Du Mei frowned.

"That's all I have." Ponzi took out a purse and placed it on the table.

Since the black dragon was caught, except for the two desperate brothers Bajin and Erdan, the other followers have fallen and scattered, and they can't even see the shadow. Hanshan Town no longer recognizes the name of the Black Dragon, and now it is all taken over by another person. Without this layer of protection, Ponzi did not dare to keep his money at home, so he could only carry it with him every day.

Du Mei counted the money in his purse, and there were some broken silver and dozens of hanging coins, which would not exceed a hundred taels of silver. Listening to Han Liufangcai's tone, one hundred taels is definitely not enough.

Niu San also took out all the belongings, which was better than Ponzi, but it was less than two hundred taels.

"I estimated that each of them could get a total of two hundred taels for selling ice, and they gave their brothers a monthly allowance, and they didn't save much after eating and drinking. This time, if it is calculated according to two hundred taels, one person must prepare at least four hundred taels. Du Mei carefully calculated the accounts.

"Holy, where am I going to get so much money." Ponzi burst into tears.

"Take all your money, and if it is insufficient, I will cushion it first." Du Mei gritted his teeth and said firmly.

"Then Nacheng, you spent four or five hundred taels last time, this time, I just saw you stuffed another silver ticket, how can you have money to advance, but you just borrowed it from Xiao Ye's shopkeeper." Niu San felt guilty and said uneasily.

"The money will be paid back one day, but they can't afford to suffer in prison anymore." Du Mei waved his hand and said.

"Meizi, when the black loach returns, I will ask him to make you a cow and a horse to repay you." Ponzi cried with tears and snot.

"Sister-in-law Pang, don't cry, don't scare Xiaobao. Brother Hei is coming out, which is a good thing. ”

Du Mei whispered persuasion.

"The eldest lady is weak, so she and her sister-in-law stay at home to prepare for food, a few of you go to the county government first, and I will arrive after taking the money." Du Mei looked at the sun outside, afraid that it was already the beginning of the morning.

"Whoa." The crowd answered, and they all hurried. Pang Zi had a carriage, Niu San drove the ox cart, and the two families hurried to Qinghe County.

Du Mei had just given out the last silver ticket, and spent all the money on her body, so she had to go to Yunshang Embroidery Village to find Ye Qing again. How do you know that the two brothers, Ye Dan and Ye Qing, don't know why, they set off for Jiangling City early in the morning.

She suddenly remembered that Zhong Yu had left her money in the study, and she immediately drove the ox cart to Yujitang Hospital.

It really fulfills the old saying, there are always good things and many tribulations. As soon as Du Mei entered the hospital, the young man behind the counter told her that Zhong Yu had gone to the countryside to see the old patients.

Du Mei had to go into the study alone, and she prayed in her heart that Zhong Yu still left the money where it was. She opened the dark compartment of the big case, and a stack of silver tickets lay in it.

Du Mei was ecstatic in her heart, she took five hundred taels, folded them carefully, and put them in her purse. She thought about it, took pen and ink on the big case, brushed a few strokes, wrote a note of five hundred taels~, and put it back in the cassette.

The heifer was well fed, and she grew stronger than when she first bought it, and she seemed to understand her master's thoughts, and she didn't want Du Mei to rush her, so she trotted all the way into Qinghe County faster than before.

When Du Mei arrived at the county office, there were three layers in front of the county office, and the water was impassable. She tied the ox cart to a large willow tree and slowly squeezed herself into the crowd.

The facts of this case are clear, and Niu Er and Hei Jiaolong have no defense, so when Du Mei arrived, the county was announcing the verdict.

"The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister. The criminals Niu Er and Hei Jiaolong found a thousand-year-old ice cave in the frozen mountain, not only did not report it to the government, but also mined it for profit. Its heart should be punished, and its line should be killed! The county Cheng read it in a low tone, especially the last sentence, which is more like sharpening a knife.

Rao is the two Niu Hei families who have already known the news, and when they heard this, they still felt cold on the back of their necks. And Niu Er and Black Jiaolong, who lay on the ground and didn't know life and death. Hearing this, the two trembled, and trembled.

Seeing the scared look of the two of them, the county Cheng was so satisfied that he read down: "However, I rule the world with benevolence in the Dashun Dynasty, love the people like a son, and now I am thinking of the first offense, and I have not yet endangered the country's society, so I am ordered to be dealt with lightly." ”

Hearing this, Niu Er and Hei Jiaolong, who were lying on the ground, tilted their heads to look at each other at the same time, and they invariably let out a sigh, and the expressions on their faces eased a little.

There was also a commotion in the crowd outside for the trial, and people began to talk in low voices.

"Ahem...... Ran ......" Seeing that they were not honest, the county man coughed heavily, raised his voice, and dragged out a long voice.

Niu Er and Hei Jiaolong were so frightened by the second word "ran" that they fell to the ground and didn't dare to move. The crowd outside was also suddenly silenced, and the needles in the huge county office could be heard.

"However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped, and each person will be punished with thirty rods to set an example! In addition, the proceeds of illegal mining will be confiscated 200 taels per person, and the additional fine will be doubled! As soon as the county Cheng's words fell, the black dragon was directly crooked, fell to the ground, and fainted.

He has a lot of money in his family, he knows a lot in his heart, and the little money he earned before was bought by his daughter-in-law, and now he asks his daughter-in-law and children where to find four hundred taels of silver! 2k reading web