The river runs through the city, dividing Yangwu County into the southern and northern districts.

I don't know from which county order, the fast catching team was divided into two groups accordingly.

The northern district is chaotic and barren, and Shi Meng leads twenty fast hands and forty or fifty white servants to be in charge of law and order. The southern district is rich and prosperous, with an area and population more than double that of the northern district, and there are 30 fast men under Zhang Biao, 80 or 90 white servants.

Although the white service is registered in the public office, it is a temporary requisition from the people, and there is no fixed salary. Every time a single thing is completed, the head catcher reports to the history, the county order approves it, and the government distributes a little "food and work silver". Like Shi Meng rounding up Yang Qi, the official Kuaishou only went to six, and the white servants used one twelve.

However, the white servants often had something to do with the head hunting, and they were also familiar with the yamen, so they often used this to run rampant and extort money.

Niu Ding, whom Chu Fan met a few days ago, was a well-known white servant in the Southern District. Because my sister became the concubine of Zhang Biao, she showed off her might, and even Kuaishou was afraid of him.

This prostitute, who often runs through the half-closed door, waits in a secluded place, and when she sees a single merchant coming, she deliberately tears her clothes and entangles her, shouting at the other party for indecent behavior. Niu Ding came out again and pretended to take people, taking the opportunity to extort money. Those merchants were afraid of him, and they couldn't explain it when they sued the government, so they had to think that they were unlucky.

But an act like Niu Ding can only make a little money.

If the people are detained for something, they will inevitably be caught quickly with money from the fortress, such as "money for shoes and shoes", "money for wine and food", "money for peace", and so on. The most feared thing is the "thief blossoming", where the caught thief bites the rich man without roots, saying that he is an accomplice, or that he has buried dirt somewhere in the manor. If the other party does not bleed heavily, they will often be ruined.

So don't look at the salary of almost a year, it is only ten taels, and the income is not low. Even if he is an upright head catcher like Shi Meng, he doesn't take the initiative to harm others and ask for bribes, he can't stand others from being afraid of him, and he scatters silver and waters.

The northern district that Shi Meng is responsible for is small, but the villages and towns north of the county seat are also under his control, and from time to time he has to go to the countryside to be detained to collect grain, and forty or fifty white laborers are simply not enough. The southern district in charge of Zhang Biao has a large area and a lot of oil and water, but there are few villages and towns under his jurisdiction. The reason why he was able to surpass Shi Meng in terms of the number of Kuaishou and white servants was because he wore a pair of pants with his boss Yan Wei.

The folk don't know this, and call Zhang Biao the big catcher and Shi Meng the small catcher.

In fact, the two are equal.

The official of Yan Wei in the classic history is Zhou Bingxun, the county prince, who has not been promoted for more than ten years. Three months ago, the old county order was transferred, and Zhou Bingxun caught the line of a staff member of the county guard, thinking that Yangwu County Zhengyin never ran away. Who expected that the new county commander Li Wen was airborne last month, and he was so angry that he was born with one Buddha and the second Buddha ascended to heaven.

Zhang Biao, Yan Wei, and Zhou Bingxun, the county leader, are grasshoppers on a vine. Yangwu County has been under their operation for many years, and the water cannot be splashed. Zhou Bingxun just wanted to squeeze Li Wen out as soon as possible and take the opportunity to fill the vacancy.

Li Wen took office for a month, but he did not accomplish anything. Unexpectedly, a few days ago, the wind was released, saying that the thief was arrested and the murderer was chased, and there was no division and the well water was not violated by the river. simply set up only one catcher to dominate the county.

It was clear that he wanted to add sand to his rice. Take off Zhang Biao, help Shi Meng, and cultivate cronies step by step.

Shi Meng was invited to drink tea by Yan Wei, who understood the meaning, and did not want to participate in the struggle between Jianglong and the head snake. But if he wants to give up the position of head-catcher to Zhang Biao, he is unwilling. Sensei said something else, what about the brothers who have followed for many years?

For example, in the case of "White Deer Cave Anthology", he lent Han Moxuan Li's shopkeeper a dare not blackmail him. must have been coerced by Zhang Biao and deliberately ruined his reputation.

......

The waning moon is like a hook, and the shadows are hazy.

Zhang Biao, the head catcher, burped, handed the whip to the groom who came to greet him, and entered his own Ruyi door. Bypassing the shadow wall, I didn't go to the west wing of the Niu's family, nor did I go to the idle east wing, and I entered the hall along the verandah. The rough maid brought water to wash her face and feet, but he only hastily wiped her face, and did not even wash her feet, so he drank and ordered her to withdraw.

After the maid retreated, Zhang Dazhuo leaned his head on the pear blossom wooden chair to rest for a while, and then got up and went to the door of the hall to take a look. There was no one around, only the stables shining brightly. Presumably, the groom was feeding the fodder after leading the horse through the side door.

Zhang Biao closed the door of the hall, put on the bolt, took out a key from the trouser belt and opened the side room of the hall, and then took out a brocade box from his arms and opened it, and there were ten small gold ingots lying inside.

Zhang Biao took out one and weighed it, feeling that it was only one or two spindles, and couldn't help but pout. Xindao, the rich family is not stingy, sitting on thousands of acres of fertile land, and there are three shops in the county, but they are only willing to pay ten taels of gold to eliminate the disaster. One copy of the history and one copy of the county, there are not many of them when it is their turn, and the brothers also score points.

No, I'm going to squeeze this old fox tomorrow. If you don't know each other, you won't be able to show a thousand taels of silver, and this time the "thief blossoms" will fall into his house. It's just that the new county magistrate seems to be confused, but he is actually shrewd, and he has been in office for a month and still does not move. This matter had to be planned and concealed from him.

Shi Meng was so big that he didn't catch the thief Yang Qi, but he folded a fast hand and almost hit the board. Yan Wei was only willing to allocate three taels of silver for the pension, how could it be enough? He had no choice but to make up another ten taels from his own family. Hmph, since you are so rich, and look at how the book of one hundred taels of silver is born. When the time comes, who will dare to compete with me for the position of the head catcher in the command of a county.

Zhang Biao's heart blossomed, humming a little song in his mouth, holding the brocade box in his right hand and the oil lamp in his left hand into the side room.

The side is cramped, except for a few calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall to fill the façade, there is no pen, ink, paper and inkstone. A small sandalwood table, a few pieces of porcelain on a bogu shelf against the wall, and a low couch.

Zhang Biao put the oil lamp on the small table, dragged the pedal in front of the low couch away, and used a knife to pry open a few green bricks, revealing a black hole. He was crouching down to put the brocade box inside, and his eyes glanced at it casually, almost losing his soul.

I saw that the oil lamp cast a black shadow on the opposite wall, hideously tall, almost against the beams of the house.

Monster?

As a head catcher who licks blood with a knife head, his first reaction is not to turn back, not to shout, but to grab the knife.

However, before he could move his hand, he was trampled on the back of his hand by a foot as heavy as a mountain, and his knuckles were almost crushed.

Frightened, he was about to scream. A big cold palm instantly grabbed the neck and lifted it up, like a crowing rooster caught by a cook, and could no longer make a sound.

Zhang Biao's liver and gallbladder were cracked, and a tiger tail kick kicked backwards, but it was like a kick to the iron plate. He smashed his fists back, but he didn't hit anything, and he went to pull the hand that was holding his neck.

The hand seemed impatient and twisted from side to side.

Zhang Dazhuo's head and neck were in severe pain, his eyes were dark, and the last impression in his mind was the terrifying black shadow that almost reached the beams of the house.

Monster!

......

Chu Fan walked in the shadows under the eaves with a huge burden on his back, silently.

Dealing with a martial artist like Zhang Biao has no sense of accomplishment for him, and the whole process is like beating a baby. Twisting the neck only temporarily cut off the nerve connection between the cervical spine and the head, resulting in syncope, but there is no fear of life.

In fact, the spirit crystal into the brain can also make people fall asleep quickly, wake up refreshed, and greatly benefit the body. But he won't waste precious energy, and let that guy get benefits.

When leaving, I didn't forget to split my face and punch him so that my nose was blue and my face was swollen, and I couldn't show my head for at least a few days.

I really didn't expect it to be developed accidentally.

Zhang Biao actually hid 3,000 taels of snowflake silver, 50 small gold ingots, and a lot of house deeds, land deeds, and IOUs in that small cave. This guy is indeed a ruthless man, the master of the heron's leg splitting the fine meat, can scavenge and accumulate so much wealth in a small county town. But I don't know how big the psychological shadow will be after waking up.

Gold ingots are easy to do, and you can carry them in your arms.

The deed of the house is easy to do, and the pockets are brought out, and the shreds are thrown into the ditch.

Three thousand taels of silver, fifty taels of silver, and sixty horseshoe-shaped ingots, what can I do?

There's nothing to put on it!

If you don't move it, you can't bear it.

Hehe, who is not moved when he sees the white flowers and silver?

It didn't take much effort to get it, no wonder Yang Qi spent money like water.

Yes, Chu Dashen gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and went out to be a humanoid camel.

Ordinary thieves don't dare to do this, they can't even carry their backs, let alone go through the hall and climb over the wall. Even if you barely carry it out, if you shout after being discovered, it will be a miserable life to leave something and run away.

This amount is of little significance to Chu Fan, but it lacks a sturdy thing to wrap up, so three layers of bed sheets and two curtains are used.

Yangwu is a small county town, and it is not wartime, and the "curfew" system is useless. However, after the sky darkened, except for a few bustling main streets, the other alleys had long been darkened, and there was no one to be seen.

There is no way, the poor people cost fuel to light the lamp, and there is no activity.

Coughing and talking came from a house, and Chu Fan, who was walking under the low eaves, stopped vigilantly.

The man's voice came out, saying:

"Today, Mr. Zhang told me that I work in spring and summer, and enter school in autumn and winter. The baby is eight years old, and he should be allowed to study after the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”

The woman scolded:

"You said it lightly, what about the silver? Mom is sick and uses a bunch of money to pull down a room of famine, what do you take to apprentice?"

"Alas, I just don't want my baby to grow up to be bullied like me. If you can recognize the words and make an abacus, you can also be a bookkeeper in the future. ”

The woman was silent, and after a while whispered:

"Damn's illness is not good to take off the roots, and I still have to take medicine. ”

"I know this...... Alas, forget it......"

Chu Fan stood quietly for a while, took out an ingot, and cut it in two. Walking to the low courtyard wall, he raised his hand and smashed half of the silver ingot on the wooden door of the hall, and his figure disappeared in a flash.

After passing through an alley again, and seeing a lantern in front of him, Chu Fan hurriedly avoided it to the corner.

That's a groom.

With a white head, a wrinkled face, a rickety body, a lantern in his left hand, a gong hooked on his fingers, and a bamboo pole hanging on his chest. There are two people like night patrols, one striking a bang and the other playing a gong, and they can take care of the robbers. Presumably, Yangwu County has been peaceful for a long time, and the husband has been reduced to one person.

Bangbang banged three times, a gong sounded, and a weak voice sounded.

"It's dry, watch out for the candles...... Close the door and beware of theft......"

A strong wind blew and was dusty.

The old man hurriedly raised his right arm to block his eyes, protected the top but didn't pay attention to the bottom, his feet slipped and fell to the ground, and the lantern fell far away in a circle, and the fire broke out in an instant.

The old man was in a hurry, struggled to get up to pick up the lantern, stepped into the pothole and fell hard, groaning that he could no longer get up.

The wind fueled the fire, and the lantern burned out in a few moments, leaving only the wire of the outer hoop. The candles in the lanterns melted on the ground and a small fire was lit.

The old man whimpered, staggered closer, and stretched out his hands as if to pick up the candle oil.

This is of course impossible.

After he was stunned, he wiped his cloudy old eyes with his sleeve, turned around and squatted on the ground to grope for the lost drumsticks and gongs.

While......

There was a crunch.

The old man was frightened, and turned around, only to see something shining next to the candle oil.

On this night, the dogs barked, and every house in the poor streets and alleys was lit up one after another.

From the south city to the north city, the fine pieces of silver are like heavenly maidens scattering flowers, falling into the homes of ordinary people. The strange thing is that the deep house of the wealthy family has not been stained with a little light.

The next day, the incense and candles on the market were sold out, and the only Longwang Temple was full of incense. Even in the most dilapidated judge's temple, people began to pour incense.

After a long time, I heard that Zhang Biao's house, the head catcher, entered the monster that night and swept away 3,000 taels of silver.

Cut, no one believes.

But the three guys of Han Moxuan swore that there were indeed monsters, and there was a demon wind. I asked them why they were so conclusive, but they couldn't say why.

Cut, no one cares.