Chapter 12 Qingfeng County
Qingfeng County is about 20 kilometers away from Yunxi Village, which Qian Yu measured step by step with his feet, in the morning he slept in the quilt Zhengxiang, Leng Buding was woken up by Xiaohegu, the sky at that time could not see the five fingers, because there was no watch, Qian Yu estimated that it should be about four o'clock in the morning.
At this point, he originally said that he would not get up at all, but Xiao Hegu chattered in his ear, which made people upset, so he could only compromise helplessly. The two of them faced the cold dew until now, and only then did they vaguely see the gate of Qingfeng County.
Looking at the sun that was almost noon, Qian Yu wiped a handful of sweat, squatted on the ground and panted tiredly: "I'm tired to death, this is a trip to the county, it's just a life, Guzi, I'll tell you, if there is no subway here for a day in the future, I won't come to die!" ”
"Subway?" Xiao Hegu was stunned: "What is it?" ”
"Hey, forget it!" Thinking that the other party couldn't understand, Qian Yu waved his hand helplessly: "The manned carriage is similar to your carriage!" ”
Xiao Hegu understood this time: "We don't have a carriage in our village, but there is an ox cart." ”
"Why didn't you say it earlier, I haven't walked so far since I'm so big, I guess my feet are blistered."
"The ox cart is at Uncle Buyi's, except for pulling salt, no one is allowed to use ......"
Pull salt? Who said that a cart that pulls salt can't pull people? However, Qian Yu no longer had the strength to argue with him, and he needed to rest now. In fact, Qian Yu is a big man, he would not be so tired, but the two of them finally came to the county seat, of course, they can't be empty-handed, and the villagers of Yunxi Village basically won't run here except for selling salt and shopping. Qian Yu didn't want to waste such an opportunity, there were a lot of sacrifices that came yesterday, and it was a pity that some things that could not be used temporarily were not exchanged for two money. Xiao Hegu is young, and these things can only be carried by him.
After a period of time, Qian Yu finally regained some strength, and seeing that Xiao Hegu was almost resting, he pointed to Qingfeng County in his sight, and said heroically: Let's go!
Qingfeng County can be said to be a world of blue, whether it is the rows of houses, or the spacious and smooth streets, all made of green bricks, even the wooden materials used for support are deliberately painted dark blue. The streets are full of pedestrians, who walk at a leisurely pace, either in one or two, or in groups of three or five, enjoying themselves.
Looking at the clean and refreshing road, Qian Yu's mood was also refreshed, although the buildings in Qingfeng County were not excellent, but he had been staying in Yunxi Village these days, compared to the dilapidated adobe houses in the village, it was simply a paradise. Xiao Hegu is even more surprisingly excited, look at this and look at that, quite a bit of Grandma Liu's taste of entering the Grand View Garden.
Qian Yu turned his head and asked Xiao Hegu: "Isn't your sister in Ding Mansion, how to go?" ”
Xiao Hegu shook his head: "I don't know, I was sick last time I went to Dingfu, and I was groggy and almost sleeping." ”
Well, then you can only find someone to ask for directions, Qian Yu looked left and right, saw a middle-aged man, and immediately ran over and said with a smile: "Hello big brother, may I ask ......?"
When the middle-aged man saw Qian Yu, he didn't listen to what he said at all, so he took a few steps back like lightning, carefully checked his clothes, and only breathed a sigh of relief until he was sure that it was not soiled, and then looked at Qian Yu with disdain: "Turtle, get away!" As he spoke, he raised his head and walked away with a little disdain on his face.
It wasn't until the middle-aged man walked out of the distance that Qian Yu came back to his senses, is this person sick? I'll ask for directions by myself, don't forget it, I even curse! He was about to catch up and theorize, but was grabbed by a small hand, it was Xiao Hegu.
As if knowing Qian Yu's thoughts, Xiao Hegu looked at the back of the middle-aged man and was a little scared: "Brother Yu, that's the people of the academy, people don't have to kneel when they see the county master, we can't afford to provoke it."
Qian Yu noticed that the middle-aged man was different from most pedestrians, he was wearing a scarf and a snow-white gown, a bit like Lu Xun's Kong Yiji, but it was much cleaner, especially the hair, combed meticulously, and the pedestrians on the road avoided him as soon as they saw him, as if they were avoiding the plague god.
Aren't the people of the academy just scholars? He knew that the social status of scholars in ancient times was very high, but no matter how high it was, there was no need to be like this, right? Seeing that the other party disappeared in front of him, Qian Yu didn't bother to care, and asked another person for directions. This time it went well, the other party heard that they were going to Dingfu, and they were very enthusiastic to send two streets, which shows that Dingfu still has a very high status in the hearts of the people of Qingfeng County.
What Qian Yu didn't expect was that the Ding Mansion was actually opposite the Qingfeng County Ya, a pair of stone lions were majestic in front of the grand gate, and two fleshy family Ding stood on both sides of the stone lion, their eyes were like copper bells, and they kept scanning the surroundings, there was no one within a radius of five zhang, and the deterrent power was more than that of the middle-aged scholar just now.
Qian Yu walked towards the gate, the family looked fierce, but to him there was no difference from the security guard, he was here to find someone, there was no need to be afraid.
"Stop!" Unsurprisingly, he was stopped by a family member: "What are you doing?" ”
Qian Yu said politely: "I'm here to find Hesui." ”
"Hesui?" Jia Ding thought for a while and shook his head: "There is no sex in Ding's mansion, are you looking for the wrong place?" ”
"None? Oh, by the way, she is a friend of your Miss Ding, and she knew that she had a birthday in the past two days, so she came to help. ”
Help? As soon as the family heard Qian Yu's words, his face immediately pulled down, except for the old lady in the entire Ding Mansion, the rest are subordinates, Miss's birthday is a big event, and many people have been specially invited to help in the house these days, of course, most of these people are distant branches of the Ding Mansion, or some relatives and friends in charge of the housekeeper, their status is only lower than their own, and the guy in front of him is dressed in tatters, and he dares to say that he is a friend of the young lady, but he will really put gold on his face!
He snorted angrily: "Do you have a waist card?" ”
"Waist card?" Qian Yu was stunned.
I didn't even know the waist card, which was more verifying the conjecture of the family, and he waved his hand impatiently: "No waist card is not allowed to enter!" ”
"I'm just looking for someone, you ......"
Without waiting for Qian Yu to finish speaking, Jia Ding took a step forward with a fierce expression: "Don't make noise in front of Ding's mansion, go away, otherwise don't blame me for being polite!" ”
"Hey, you...... Ouch, how do you hit someone? But it was the Ding who saw that Qian Yu was grinding and refusing to leave, and kicked him in the ass.
Qian Yu was also angry, he pointed to the face of the family, and gritted his teeth: "It's bright and sunny in broad daylight, you actually committed murder on the street, okay, wait for me!" ”
Jia Ding wanted to send the guy in front of him away with three punches and two kicks, but he didn't expect the other party to dare to threaten. The Ding family is known as the first in Qingfeng, even if the county master comes, he will be polite for three points, and other people will all take a detour to this acre and three points of land, how can anyone be like Qian Yu?
Seeing Qian Yu's refusal to give up, the family was happy, there was really someone who was not afraid of death, he stopped his hand that was about to commit violence, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll wait, what do you want?" Looking for someone to help? Let's say okay first, it's okay if you can find someone today, if you can't find it, don't blame me for being rude! ”
"Looking for someone, why should I be looking for someone?" Qian Yu was stunned for a moment, and then said disdainfully: "If you find someone to beat you, then won't I be the same as you?" The gentleman doesn't move his mouth, and if he has difficulty finding the police, do you understand? ”
He immediately pointed back: "Hmph, when you beat me just now, the two officials and big brothers saw it, and they can testify for me, and see that I went to the yamen to sue you today!" As he spoke, he walked towards the entrance of the yamen.
Dingfu is facing the Qingfeng County Ya, and the two officials on duty are dozing off with water and fire sticks, and when they hear someone making trouble at the gate of Dingfu, they immediately cheer up and look lively. You must know that the two of them have never seen anyone who dares to make trouble in Ding's Mansion when they are so old, and the two of them are happy to see the excitement, but they didn't expect the other party's spearhead to suddenly point at themselves.
The two officials glanced at each other, exchanged a tacit look, and then made a surprising action, only to see the two of them running to the drum like lightning, one picked up the drumstick, the other picked up the drumstick, and the body shook and twisted and disappeared in the county office, and then only heard a "bang", and the red lacquer door of the county government was closed at the same time.
Qian Yu's footsteps stopped in an instant, what is the situation? He said that he went to the county government to file a complaint, and he made a show. After all, this is not a modern society, where everyone is equal or something. She is helpless, powerless, and powerless, and there will definitely be no good results, even if she is not afraid, Hesui is still in Dingfu, and once things get big, it will be difficult for her to do.
But it's also a gesture! He thought that after hearing his complaint, the official on the other side acted impartially on the surface, but secretly asked him for a bribe, and it was more likely that he would directly drive him away with a vicious voice. He even thought of the protection of officials and officials, and under the conspiracy created by two powerful neighbors, he stumbled into prison and was assigned 3,000 miles......
The only thing I didn't expect was that the other party would be embarrassed to dodge, is this still the legendary servant of the people? However, this just gave Qian Yu a step down, it was not that my brother was cowardly, but God did not give my brother such an opportunity.
He snorted, pulling Xiao Hegu's head and wouldn't leave, but he heard a voice behind him: "Hey, don't you want that guy to look good, why did you leave?" ”
The voice was sweet and childish, Qian Yu turned his head, but saw a little girl lying on the wall next to the entrance of the county government, holding her chin with her hands, looking at herself with interest. The little girl was wearing a coarse cloth dress, and there were many patches on it, but these patches were not like ordinary people who sew a few stitches casually, but were ingeniously embroidered into the shape of flowers, red flowers on a green background, and at first glance they looked like modern hole clothes.
The little girl saw Qian Yu's eyes staring directly at her clothes, her little face suddenly swollen red, she subconsciously pulled her sleeves, and shouted viciously: "What to see, don't look at it, coward!" ”
"Coward?" Qian Yu was stunned.
The little girl snorted disdainfully: "You were bullied by those two villains, but you swallowed your anger, isn't it a coward?" ”
Seeing that the little girl was vibrant, Qian Yu didn't understand very well: "You are a person from the yamen, I was about to beat the drum and voice the grievances, but your people were so frightened that they even took away the grievances, compared to you, I think I am still very bold." ”
Qian Yu said it casually, but who thought about it but poked at the little girl's sore spot: "What? You say I'm cowardly? You two, hiding behind the gate, don't hide, it's you, don't go out quickly, the county government's face has been lost by you! ”