Zhuang Rou came to Douhu County angrily, threw the horse at the opposite restaurant, and saw Lin Laicai's family coming over early when she entered the door.

They waited there with tired faces, hoping to finish the matter as soon as possible and go home to deal with the aftermath, but it was still too early, and Zhu Dianshi hadn't come yet, so they had to find a corner and sit there and wait.

Zhuang Rou, who walked into the yamen, looked at them and asked casually, "Have you eaten?" ”

"Nope." One of Lin Yubao's younger sisters responded crisply.

Zhuang Rou said: "Then what are you doing here, the snacks in the restaurant opposite are good, let's come over after eating, we don't have food here." ”

Lin Laicai glared at her quietly, if she hadn't forced them here, she would have gone back a long time ago. I don't know how much silver the history will cost, so I will let them go, so I will give a number.

"Still not going to eat? That's up to you, if you're hungry for a while, you'll have to hold out until noon. Zhuang Rou glanced at the two little girls, it is not good to kneel with a hungry stomach, and the child is not patient to be hungry.

"Go eat it, just bring me a baked cake." Lin Laicai said to the lady next to him that he still had to wait here for a while, so as to save the history of the classics and see that no one was looking for trouble again.

The mother-in-law of the Lin family stood up and went out with her two daughters, and her stomach was indeed a little hungry. The two girls obediently followed her out, their eyes swollen like red peaches because they had cried so much yesterday.

Ma Dezheng and they were sweeping the yard and scrubbing the dilapidated hall, when they saw Zhuang Rou coming, they ran over and asked, "Sister Zhuang, what should I do about this tax collection?" ”

Zhuang Rou looked at them, especially Ma Dezheng, she really didn't believe that these people could do nothing after being arrested for so many years. Thinking about it, it's just that there are too many dignitaries and nobles in Douhu County, and no one can afford to offend them, so I'm waiting for a bird like myself.

She said reluctantly: "I'm in a bad mood today, I don't want to collect this tax." ”

"Don't, whoever bullies you, just tell us and give you a hard blow. But this tax can't be collected, not to mention that the county order wants silver to repair, and this Zhu Dian history is not easy to pay, so don't you still wait for the money for work and food. Everyone was anxious when they heard this, and now they are pointing to her to eat, but don't throw off the burden and stop working.

"The little king has offended me." Zhuang Rou replied.

The lobby was as quiet as death in an instant, and after a few breaths, Ma Dezheng said with a hippie smile: "Sister Zhuang, isn't the county commander injured, the yamen can rely on you." We can't do this, only a heroic talent like Sister Zhuang, who is wise and martial, who thinks about the country and the people, can do this. ”

Lin Laicai and Li Zhongxin sat in the corner of the lobby, and when they heard Ma Dezheng's sycophancy, they were both a little stunned. It's so eloquent, it's a shame that he said it so naturally, his face didn't blush and his heart didn't beat.

Zhuang Rou had already learned this set of him, and he was unmoved when he listened to his sycophants, and he knew that he was still unwilling at a glance.

At this time, Niu Dayong was very embarrassed and said: "Zhuang ...... Sister Zhuang, I thought I could bring money back today, so I ate all the family's rations for a month last night. At noon, my mother and they had half a cake left, and they might starve in the evening. ”

"You ate all of a month's rations in one night?" Zhuang Rou's eyes widened, the family's monthly rations, it is said that his family has a lot, which is a lot of money!

Niu Dayong patted his belly and said: "I didn't eat at home before, and I decided to see how many copper plates there were when I ate." Last time, Sister Zhuang gave us 100 yuan, thinking that my mother and younger siblings hadn't eaten meat for two years, so I cut a piece of three-layer meat and went home. ”

"The old lady scolded me severely, and she was reluctant to buy rice with the rest of the money, so she bought sorghum noodles to make cakes to eat. If we save a little bit and eat only one sorghum cake a day, we can eat it for a month. ”

Zhuang Rou looked at him speechlessly, seriously suspecting that he was fat, and the flesh was all hungry, "Your family is so poor, how did this flesh grow?" ”

"Naturally, I've been fat since I was a child, and I haven't lost weight with little food." Niu Dayong pinched his stomach and said, "Actually, it's better to be fat, so that others think that my family can eat enough, and they will marry my daughter to me." ”

Waving her hand, Zhuang Rou said seriously: "It's impossible, you just die of this heart, there are not enough sorghum cakes to eat, what can you do to feed other girls." ”

Niu Dayong doesn't care about marrying a wife now, but thinks about what the whole family will eat tomorrow, "Sister Zhuang, what will my family eat tomorrow?" ”

"That's right, my mother happily gave my father two pairs of medicines, his illness has been delayed for a long time, and now the money is gone." Wu Renyao looked at it with a blank look, because he didn't look good, and he felt that his expression was distorted.

Diao Yi didn't speak, but looking at the way he rubbed his hands and stopped talking, he must have spent almost the money. It's not much, Zhuang Rou has ruined a few taels of things in the eldest princess's mansion today.

She sighed and asked, "Okay, I agreed with Zhu Dianshi yesterday, and today the two of you will go out with me to collect taxes." I also know that you are afraid that you will not be able to provoke them, so it is better for me to come out, just follow me to fetch the money. ”

"We've already said that Dayong and Renyao will accompany you. They usually offend fewer people, and Renyao's father was still a doctor back then, but when the family failed, everyone would still give him some face. Ma De said quickly.

Zhuang Rou frowned and asked, "But he was also beaten yesterday?" ”

Ma Dezheng smiled: "Isn't this an accidental injury?" ”

"Alright, come with me, I'll leave it to you." It is definitely impossible for the little county king to come today, and he has to pretend to be dead for ten days and half a month before he can recover, Zhuang Rou waved his hand and took the two of them out.

The three of them stood at the gate, and they didn't know where to start first, Wu Renyao proposed: "Why don't we put it away from the hawkers, they don't have much power, and they will definitely give money if they scare it." Copper coins are also money, and it's good to get some rice money first. ”

Niu Dayong nodded quickly, the smaller the business, the better, and those big families don't dare to go.

Zhuang Rou has a different opinion from them, the most in this Douhu County is the place of Fengyue and large and small restaurants, the number of inns is not much, and the restaurant provides its own room for the guests who drink too much.

Moreover, the business of the four gambling houses here has been very good, and as long as the other small shops pay these money, they will naturally follow.

Thinking of this, she said, "Do you say that you should go to the lake Fengyue House or the gambling house first?" ”

"What!" Niu Dayong and Wu Renyao shook their heads like rattles, "We don't dare to go to these two places, especially those gambling houses, we have to run fast even when we pass by." ”

"Well, let's go to the gambling house." Zhuang Rou nodded, sure enough, the gambling house is the most powerful place here, as long as they are willing to take the silver out, the rest will be easy to do.

Niu Dayong and Wu Renyao tried to stop her, but to no avail, but they soon went to the largest gambling house: Tianxiafang. This Douhu County is not big, and it is impossible for the gambling house to run into the deep mountains and old forests, and it didn't take long to arrive.

The gambling house here is quite gorgeous, better than most gambling houses in the capital, it is a large mansion covering an area of thirty or forty acres, and standing at the door, I can't hear any gamblers' noise from inside.

There were no shirtless vicious thugs at the door, only a green bamboo forest, which was used as a shadow wall to block the inquiring eyes of the people at the door. There was some music coming from inside, and there was no cheesiness at all, and I didn't know what the people inside were gambling on.

Zhuang Rou was angry today and didn't plan to work, so he didn't change his suit, and took two poor people in civilian clothes to stand at the door, attracting the curious eyes of the guests.

"Sister Zhuang, let's go first, don't go in!" Niu Dayong, who only cared about eating all day long, persuaded in a panic at this time, and Wu Renyao put his hands together and prayed all the time, so that God bless him not to go in.

glanced at the two of them inexplicably, Zhuang Rou walked in directly, so scared that Niu Dayong and the others didn't want to go in and didn't dare to let her go alone, so they had to follow with a hard head and a frightened heart.

Only then did he step into the door, and at the door, which had not been guarded by anyone, two delicately dressed little brothers suddenly appeared, blocking them with a smile on their faces, "Two tolerances, what is the matter with coming to our world?" ”

"They came with me, Douhu County should be arrested and handled, is there a problem?" Zhuang Rou looked back and saw that these people didn't stop her, so she opened her mouth to speak.

The two little brothers glanced at each other, and then said politely: "Since you are here to handle the case, then please come with us to the private room to sit for a while, and let us go to tell the owner." ”

"Okay." Zhuang Rou nodded, and followed one of the little brothers to a place in the courtyard as if she were visiting her own house.

Wu Renyao and Niu Dayong were stunned, and hurriedly trotted to follow, constantly looking at Tianxiafang on the road. Poor people like them don't even dare to stop at the gate, when have they ever seen such a place. I just feel that everything is good, everywhere is beautiful, and everything placed is valuable.

The three of them were led to an elegant room, and the little brother let the tea serve and then withdrew.

"Wow, isn't this bottle yellow gold!" Niu Dayong walked curiously to the Duobao grid next to him, stared at the things on it with wide eyes, and wanted to reach out and touch the bottle when he saw the golden one.

Wu Renyao hurriedly shouted: "Don't touch it, if it is broken, all of us will not want to leave, the whole family can't afford to lose if it is sold!" ”

Niu Dayong was taken aback, quickly retracted his hand, and his eyes fell on the jade cabbage next to him, and his saliva was about to drip down. And Wu Renyao, like him, had never seen so many valuable things, staring at them, his eyes were about to grow out, and he took these things home.

Compared with them, Zhuang Rou didn't have much interest in the furnishings in the room, so she felt that the owner of the workshop should be a person with good taste, although the world was gorgeous but not gaudy, he must be an elegant person.

After taking a sip of tea, the taste is fragrant and sweet, it is a good tea, so she said: "The owner of the world should be a good talker, maybe the tea is not cold, we can take the silver and leave." ”

Wu Renyao and the others suddenly came back to their senses, and immediately shrank back and trembled again. If they are so good at talking in the world this day, how can they bow their heads and walk quickly when they pass by, they kill people here without blinking, eat people without spitting out bones, and even the government can't do anything about them!

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and two people walked in from the outside, and the voice sounded at the same time, "I said that when I went out today, the joy of the bird kept screaming, it turned out that there was a distinguished guest coming to the door." ”

Zhuang Rou looked up and didn't know him.