Chapter 43, Begging
Ning Caichen didn't see it that way, he looked at the mountains behind the thatched house, the trees were dense, like a primeval forest.
couldn't help but whisper and said, "The actions of the county lord are not all wrong. If it is really done by a monster, then no matter what this monster is transformed into, it will definitely not let go of its own food easily. ”
"Uncle, you mean ......?"
"That thing might be hiding in the mountains. "Ning Caichen doesn't have any magic eyes, he can't see any demonic energy, it's just a feeling of his. He knew he was right, otherwise the scabbard around his waist wouldn't have moved so much.
If it hadn't been for Lu Dongbin's order to let it follow, it would have flown away on its own.
This scabbard has been like this since he came to this vicinity, as has been the case before.
As an immortal weapon to subdue demons, although it is only a scabbard, it is obviously not a fake sense of this monster. In other words, there are really monsters around here.
Although Ning Caichen was driven out not long after entering Maofu, he saw footprints on the soil of the flowers in Maofu, human footprints, and footprints of people without shoes and five fingers.
He has seen the descendants of the Mao family, no one is not wearing shoes, and now it is the Hangzhou City of the Song Dynasty and the future Lin'an Mansion.
This is like the appearance of barefoot people in Yanjing City. Although I don't want to admit it, relatively speaking, the Song Dynasty was much richer than the modern Central Plains.
The footprints stretched from the soil of the flowers to the corner of the wall, and in the corner of the wall, Ning Caichen also found some traces of animal claws, small, somewhat similar to mice.
Although I don't want to doubt it, this is the world of ghosts and gods, and when I see this, how can I resist thinking like this.
"Uncle, should we go find a Taoist priest?" Li Gongfu listened, and his face couldn't hide the panic.
He has no problem arresting criminals, but he is not sure at all about capturing monsters.
Whether he can catch the monster or not, in fact, Ning Caichen has no confidence. The last time he dealt with the monster, because it was too sudden, he couldn't be sure if the rat demon was really injured by him or scared away.
After all, rats are notoriously timid. But when he touched the scabbard at his waist, he regained his confidence. "No, I don't. I can handle this, you just have to be careful. ”
After saying this, the other two officials also came, they brought pots, carried water, and diligently made tea for Ning Caichen.
What they mean, Ning Caichen understands. It's not that they have also been left behind, and they will be good at Ning Caichen, so that they can be a witness when the time comes.
Compared with others, they believe that this is the work of monsters more than Li Gongfu. But this kind of thing! But they can't say it, and if they do, the county magistrate won't believe it, but thinks that they are slippery and want to hit the board.
They also knew that Ning Caichen stayed solely for Li Gongfu. Seeing that Li Gongfu didn't give them a good face today, they also guessed that Ning Caichen had seen through their tricks and told Li Gongfu.
But Ning Caichen is a scholar after all, and he is still a scholar who can talk to the county magistrate, if they don't want to suffer from this board, they can only wait for Ning Caichen and be a witness for them. That's why they took out their own money to buy tea for Ning Caichen, and even took a teapot.
In ancient times, the people of Kuaicha were not included in the state administration, and their salaries were all paid by the county magistrate. If the magistrate takes care of the following, they will be paid. If the magistrates ignore them, their money will go to them.
With Qian Yi's love for money, it is difficult to say that he would be willing to take out such a sum of money. They apparently got the money from the merchants.
There are green-skinned scoundrels who make trouble, and the merchants invite them to come, and this reward is indispensable. Even in modern times, the police have to ask for police fees from both injured parties, for which the author's family has paid more than 10,000 yuan, it is hard to believe that this ancient time is not wanted.
So for this flattery, Ning Caichen was at ease. I don't think it's a soft mouth for eating people and a short hand for flowers.
Seeing that Ning Caichen still ignored them, the two messengers were out of line, so they couldn't continue to spend money!
Their police expenses are not as good as those of modern people, modern people are not locals, and they have no moral norms, and how much they want depends on one mouth. But they are the locals, not relatives, or neighbors. If you ask for too much, you will be killed.
What's more, there are three elders in this clan, and it is really a big trouble, whether it is opening a clan ancestral hall or going to the county official, they can't eat and walk around.
This ancient man valued morality far more than it does now. Moreover, this moral conviction can be big or small, and there is no precedent. No one wants to go for a walk.
The two bad people coaxed Li Gongfu with good words, regardless of seniority, and shouted sweetly at Li Gongfu's "head" and "head".
After only a few words, Li Gongfu softened. "Uncle said that this is the work of a monster. But don't be afraid, my uncle says he can cure it. ”
The two poor people are not as good as Li Gongfu, they are natives of Hangzhou, and they have seen monsters. I couldn't help but whisper: "What's the use of looking for scholars? It's not an imperial examination." This kind of thing has to find a monk and a Taoist priest. ”
They are dissatisfied. Ning Caichen drank their tea, but ignored them. There is no such reason. Therefore, he expressed his dissatisfaction and did not avoid Li Gongfu.
When Li Gongfu heard their dissatisfaction, he was naturally unhappy. "Don't look down on your uncle. You know better than I am, but since my uncle inscribed the prison letter, this prison has not been settled. Uncle is a star in the sky and descends to earth, and every word has divine power. ”
When Li Gongfu said this, they immediately remembered the impurity of their prison. Although they couldn't prove that this was Ning Caichen's credit, it was indeed after Ning Caichen lived in the prison that he was cleared.
This time, their minds came alive again. "Boss, can you ask our uncle to inscribe a few words for us too?"
Li Gongfu naturally wouldn't say that Ning Caichen didn't even have an inscription on him, but his eyes widened, and he said loudly: "Uncle's character is a god word, and each one of them is a big consumption of Yuan Shen, how can you write it casually." ”
It was so loud that it was difficult for Ning Caichen to hear it. However, just like Li Gongfu said, his heroic righteousness is measured, and it cannot be consumed at will. In case you want to use it but don't have it, isn't it blind?
And you can't just write it to Li Gongfu, Li Gongfu is already excluded, only to him but not to others, it will only make others exclude him even more.
Suo didn't hear it, didn't pay attention to it, and then protected them.
Li Gongfu was so loud, not only Li Gongfu was observing their reactions, but the other two messengers were secretly waiting for his reaction.
But when the tea had passed, Ning Caichen was still leisurely sipping the tea, and they knew that there was no hope, so they left dejectedly.
Ning Caichen didn't even give him it, how could Li Gongfu ask for this favor, just looking at it, but he couldn't ask for it.
(There is one more shift in the evening, which will be later.) )
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