Chapter 49 Escort to the county office
After the procession turned the east, south, and west streets, they came to the north street and embarked on the road that Lingwa was most familiar with. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Lingwa's heart suddenly felt a lot, thinking that she had been walking this road for seven or eight years, and now she wondered if she could walk again? I don't know where my master is now? Does he know what happened today?
What made his heart beat the most was the bamboo forest at the corner of the street, and there was a girl he liked in the forest, Yinglian-what would she think if I paid so much for her?
North Street is full of people who do construction work, carpenters, masons, and bamboo craftsmen. During the day, many men went out to work, and those who stayed at home were old and young women, and not many people came out to watch.
Wan Jinbao also knows that there is Wan Changgen's family living in the bamboo forest at the entrance of Beijiekou, and there is a little beauty in the family!
In order not to affect the life of the little beauty and avoid being jealous of Lingwa, before the team reached the North Street entrance, he suggested that the officers and soldiers go back, saying that when they were done, they would go to the base camp again.
When Lingwa heard that she was going back, she felt so sorry in her heart! What did she say to Yingzi if she had thought about it? If she wanted to go like this, she didn't know when she would be able to go back, and when would she be able to see her again?
He just stood in the middle of the road and didn't turn around, didn't look back, and looked straight at the bamboo forest at the corner of the street.
Seeing this, the two officers and soldiers fiercely raised their water and fire sticks together, and Leng Banxian hurriedly stepped forward and pulled him back.
Just when Lingwa turned around in despair, a red figure suddenly appeared at the corner of the street?
Yinglian was wearing a red dress, holding an embroidered handkerchief in her hand, and was anxiously walking this way; when she saw Lingwa wearing a flail and a lock and was about to turn around, she was worried for a moment, as if the sky was falling, her nose was sore, and two lines of hot tears came out of her eyes, and she hurriedly covered her face with a handkerchief and chased after her.
When I saw Wan Jinbao riding on the back of the horse in front of me, and was urging me to walk quickly, I stopped far away.
The two feet were instantly weak, and I really didn't have the courage to catch up, so what did I say to Lingwa?
Just watched from afar, silently weeping, watching Lingwa look back at her from time to time-
Lingwa was also very excited in his heart, and was escorted farther and farther away by several officers and soldiers, and when he saw that he was about to turn around and couldn't see Yinglian, he shouted loudly,
"I'll be back! I'll be back!"
The voice was loud, resounding through the streets on both sides, and reaching Yinglian's ears, she was even more heartbroken, thinking that she had harmed Lingwa, regretting that she shouldn't have told him about the food delivery, and regretting that she didn't hold him-
Endless remorse and self-reproach hit the whole body. In the distance, the sound of the gong was still echoing in her ears, and the sound was tearing her heart, and she couldn't stand anymore, squatting on the side of the road, whining and holding her head and crying.
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The team swam back to the east, out of the street, and on the long dirt road to the county seat.
At this time, there was a very exaggerated scene on the side of the road.
A group of young students, long shirts and short clothes, uneven, are lining up to greet each other, seeing the street procession coming, they will crackle and light a string of firecrackers from afar, and then applaud and cheer warmly!
Behind them was an old wooden prisoner's cart, which had been placed there somewhere-?
Two teenage boys also held up a banner written on white paper, on which were written in a crooked and oblique manner, "Eliminate harm for the people" -
And the leaders are none other than those who have been taught by Lingwa, Zhang Wen, Li Wu, Zhang Si, as well as a few ruffians and hooligans from other towns, as well as a few ignorant children.
They also put out drinks, bought melons and fruits, and specially served the fast catch, officers and soldiers. Seeing the team approaching, they all served wine and water, and greeted each other with joy, and under the introduction of Wan Jinbao, the officers and soldiers drank wine, ate fruits, and ate and packed, and they were all very happy.
The two of them only look at it in their eyes and remember it in their hearts. Lingwa thought to herself, remember, don't be too happy, one day, one day, I will be back!
Leng Banxian looked up at the sky, only to see that autumn was over, and winter was coming.
Lingwa was escorted into a prison cart and locked inside, leaving only her head outside, and Leng Banxian, who was old, was ordered to sit in the prisoner cart and sit side by side with another old man who was driving the car. Officers and soldiers mounted their horses one after another and surrounded the prisoner carts.
A big red horse pulling the prisoner cart was about to move forward, when he saw Wan Jinbao Lema walk up to a head-catching officer, and muttered a lot?
In the end, he could not think of anything wrong, so he agreed to let the officers and men go on the road, and he rode on his horse with the group of people on the side of the road, and stood in place to watch the procession for a long time.
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The Yamen of Wanshan County is located in the center of the county. Fangyuan covers an area of more than 10 acres, divided into front, middle and back, presents a three-entry compound, dozens of large and small houses, all of them are blue bricks, solid wood structure, horizontal and vertical arrangement, staggered, I don't know what year and month it was built in?
The county magistrate is a fat old man of forty or fifty years old, who has always been recommended by the leaders of the towns.
The distant **** has not sent a new official for a long time.
There were fifty or sixty commissioners living in the ya, who were in charge of the whole county's officials, rites, workers, soldiers, and prisons, and followed the penal laws of the world. For thousands of years, the whole county has been considered to be stable in public order, and the people have also been in harmony! Anyway, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the weak eat the strong, and it is not strange to see it, and people are accustomed to it.
To the southwest of the yamen is a high-walled cell, covering an area of two or three acres, surrounded by a patrol platform as high as the city wall, with yellow flags and guards with knives walking around.
Below are dozens of low, thick blue brick houses arranged in three rows, divided into a men's prison and a women's prison; the men's prison has a dungeon under the ground for the felons and the execution room; a third of the prison is separated by a cell wall, and a small door is opened in the middle, called the second gate.
Guarded by two strong doors, the door is small, only allowing three people to pass side by side, and the wall on both sides of the door is written with a big word "prison"!
Outside is a small courtyard, under the north wall of the small courtyard there is a small temple half a person high, dedicated to the god of prison, next to the corridor is a door, in the middle of which is connected to the middle courtyard of the yamen, called the first gate, which is also guarded by two strong men.
Whenever the county magistrate arraigns a prisoner, he passes by here!
The entire cell was full of dust, the walls were black, shiny with oil, and some were stained with blood, dirty, dilapidated, and stinking! Dozens of prisoners, large and small, were locked up in different low rooms, unable to survive or die. Some are also infected with diseases, and from time to time they let out a howl~~ howl, and the outside is strictly guarded day and night, dozens of jailers in black clothes and red pants day and night, holding guns and hanging knives, walking around, ordinary people come in, it is really difficult to fly!
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After a day and a night of traveling, by the afternoon of the next day, the prisoner car escorting Lingwa arrived under the city wall of Wanshan County all day long.
A month ago, Lingwa came to the county for the first time on a big horse and in the mood of sightseeing, both excited and happy;
The two moods are very different, and no matter how strong a person is, he will inevitably feel a little anxious and heavy in his heart.
It's not the first time Leng Banxian has come, now he is over seventy years old, and he has even walked out of Daling Mountain, let alone the county seat, not to mention how many times this is the case?
Seeing the citizens who came up to watch at the gate of the county seat, I didn't feel ashamed!
Running for a long time, the whole team was sleepy. All of them were listless and exhausted, and after exchanging paperwork with the soldiers defending the city at the gate of the city, Lingwa was escorted directly into the county seat.
Entering the county seat, among a group of onlookers and citizens, they walked towards the county government in the city.
Lingwa's expression was dull, and she didn't react at all, thinking, see what you can do with me? As long as I don't die, Lao Tzu will find it back to take revenge.
When they arrived at the gate of the county ya, everyone dismounted, got out of the car, and watched the heads of the catchers hand over, and in a fierce shout, the two Lingwa and the two walked into the cold and damp ya's cell at the same time, and lived with several prisoners in tattered clothes.
Entering the cell, Lingwa got rid of the shackles and shackles around his neck, and the shackles were relatively easy, he twisted his sore neck, stretched his waist for a long time, and worked all night, making his muscles and bones a little uneasy.
It's the first time I've suffered this kind of hardship! I cursed Wan Jinbao a thousand times in my heart, and I thought, don't let me go back! The day I come out will be your end!
The cell was dark, more than ten square meters in size, and there was a small window with thick wooden stakes, so that people from outside could see the movement inside, and the door was a cold iron door. The light came in from the outside, and shone loosely on seven or eight prisoners, the old ones in their forties and fifties, and the younger ones in their teens, dressed in prison clothes, with their hair scattered, sitting on a pile of straw in the corner of the wall with a dirty face, and the grass was also yellow and black. In the other corner of the cell were two large wooden barrels, and the smell of urine and feces emanated from them, filling the room.
It's dirty, it's damp, and it's smelly, and as soon as the spirit baby goes in, it's a little unaccustomed, and the smoke is disgusting!
Leng Half-Immortal seemed to have been prepared in his heart. Isn't that what he imagined life in prison to be like? You're a prisoner? You're not an ordinary person, and you won't be treated as a human being!
The jailer brought blue prison clothes and told them to change into them, and when Lingwa saw the dirty clothes, as if they had never been washed, she couldn't help but say to a jailer,
"It's so dirty, I don't break lines, do I?"
Unexpectedly, the jailer's eyes widened, and he touched the leather whip hanging from his waist with one hand, and said fiercely,
"What do you say? Say it again!"
Leng Banxian hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him, and kept apologizing, so that he could persuade the two jailers to leave, and left a sentence when he left,
"Wait, have a good life for you!"
Lingwa only watched the two tolerances go out blankly, feeling very aggrieved, but she knew that she had no choice, so she had to endure it!
The prisoners in the same room were all looking at him, and their eyes were also confused, the children's surprise, the old man was numb, and the other two young prisoners were arrogant, contemptuous of Lingwa, thinking, you kid just came, you don't know the rules, you have entered here, and you are a!
Leng Banxian glanced at Lingwa, and said helplessly, "Change it, change it! People are under the eaves, and they have to bow their heads!"
Taking off her coat and putting on her dirty prison uniform, Lingwa put it on despite feeling very uncomfortable.
I felt sleepy, so I squeezed into the grass and wanted to sleep!
Unexpectedly, as soon as he sat down, someone kicked him in the back!
Lingwa glanced at him and asked puzzledly, "What are you doing?"
Unexpectedly, the strong man slapped the ground and stood up, put his hands on his waist and looked down at the spirit baby and shouted loudly,
"What do you want to do?"
When Lingwa saw that he wanted to do it, the fire in his heart was also lit, and he thought, I want to do it, who am I afraid of? I can't sit here? This is your house?
was about to stand up and theorize, but was still pulled aside by Leng Banxian, persuaded each other bitterly, apologized to the other party, mediated on both sides, and said all the good things, which slowly subsided!
There was no way, the grass was not allowed to sit, so the grandfather and grandson had to step aside, spread the clothes they had taken off on the ground, and opened the package prepared by Boss Wan, which contained an old quilt on the bed, barely covered it, ate some dry food, and prepared to rest.
Leng Banxian looked through the package prepared by Boss Wan, in addition to the quilt and dry food, he also prepared some money taels! Counted four taels of silver, and a few hanging copper plates!
Make good use of this money, and you should be able to suffer less in prison!
I prayed in my heart that when I turned back to know that the county lord was promoted to the court, I could see the details, and return my grandfather's innocence and freedom.
Of course, dry food can't be eaten alone, look at the old man and child next to him looking straight to this side, Leng Banxian took some more, stepped forward and gave a little to each person, when it was distributed in front of the strong man, the other party said, get out!
Lingwa saw it in her eyes, and her heart jumped with anger, thinking that you are a dog biting Lu Dongbin; if this is outside, it must be two fists, and it will take you in minutes!
Seeing that everyone was eating, the strong man could not sit still, so he suddenly got up from the haystack, walked to the wooden barrel in the corner of the wall, opened his pants, and peed in it!
There was already more than half a bucket of yellow and smelly urine in the bucket, and this time, the sour smell and urine smell quickly spread to the entire cell without covering, and the smell was stinking!
The old prisoners who had lived for a long time didn't care, they still nibbled on the dough, they didn't smell it, and they relished it, but for Lingwa, it was simply a poison gas bomb, and everyone who ate it in their stomachs wanted to vomit out.
After the man finished peeing, he looked at Lingwa deliberately with an arrogant expression, and then hugged his pants and swaggered back to the haystack;
Lingwa held the dough cake in her hand, and only glared at him fiercely with two eyes, and endured and endured a vicious anger in her heart, thinking, I must teach you a lesson when I have a chance! Your mother didn't teach you what politeness is?
Leng Banxian also turned a blind eye, and used his arm to instigate Lingwa, signaling him to eat quickly!
Where did Lingwa eat? I simply put away the bread and lay down on the ground, and fell asleep.