Chapter 38: The Mule Ran Away

Bu Huishu asked Yin Jian, what was the cause of Guo Jia's death?

Yin Jian said: "It is estimated that all this was seen by Guo Jia." That is to say, the snake found the toad, attacked the toad, the toad was swallowed by the snake, this scene was seen by the praying mantis, the praying mantis saw the snake's belly bulging, knew that the toad became a delicious meal for the snake, so he attacked the snake, hugged the snake tightly, and sawed open the snake's belly, rescued the toad, the praying mantis himself was tired and half dead, dying, the toad saw the praying mantis, completely forgot that it was the praying mantis that saved his life, and as a result, he stretched out his tongue, rolled the mantis into his big mouth, and devoured the praying mantis, Guo Jia was angry and didn't fight anywhere, so he went to punish the toad and pounced forward, Pressing the toad under him, he didn't expect to carry a big sickle on his shoulder, but the sickle was brought to him, and he just cut his neck impartially, and as a result, his neck bleed to death. Just after Jia Guo finished catching up, he saw Guo Jia bleeding in the ditch and was on the verge of death, and he couldn't do anything. Only to report to Wang Yuanwai, Wang Yuanwai didn't want to delay his harvest of wheat, because as soon as the sky changed, he would face huge losses, so he threw Jia Guo into prison, he didn't want to cause trouble, he was afraid of lawsuits. This is the whole process, I don't know if my analysis is right? ”

"Exactly! Brother Ren is worthy of being the secretary of Dali Temple, and there is a set of handling cases. Bu Huishu said.

"No, no, it's all the credit of the virtuous brother. Without the help of the virtuous brother to remind him, the foolish brother couldn't solve the case even if he wanted to go to the last year. This case is really difficult to solve. There is one point, the foolish brother still doesn't understand, why Guo Jia is nosy? Doesn't he know the story of the praying mantis catching the cicada and the yellow finch? Why put your life on the line? Yin Jian asked.

"Did Brother Ren learn about Guo Jia's personality from Lizheng and Dibao?"

"Yes, understood. They all said that Guo Jia was benevolent and honest, a gentle and amiable person, and a particularly filial person. Usually do not dare to kill chickens, but they may also believe in Buddhism and do not kill. He especially believes in karma, or rather, he understands the retribution of grace, loves justice the most, and is not used to seeing people or things that will be avenged. On the day of the wheat harvest, he happened to see an ungrateful thing, that is, the toad was not interesting enough, and instead of repaying the praying mantis's life-saving grace, he ate the one who saved its life. So he took action to punish the toad, but he didn't expect to be injured by the sickle he brought and died of anger. Yin Jian said.

"Yes, then, this case is thoroughly investigated. If Brother Ren feels sure, he can be promoted to the court to try the case. The full-screen brother is in charge. Bu Huishu said.

"Okay, Ascend to the Hall. This notified the Zaoyang County Order, let the people involved come to the court, Tijia came to the court, and notified Lizheng, the local security and everyone who cared about the case to come to the court. Yin Jian said, and then arranged it.

Lobby interrogation.

Jia Guo was arraigned, Jia Guo knew that this was Dali Siqing from the capital, he was very happy, asked ten questions, knew everything and said everything, and told everything he knew and didn't know, hoping to be released and pardoned, because he was wronged, stayed in prison and did not see the sun, and the taste of losing his freedom was too uncomfortable.

Yin Jian ordered Shuli to write down the process of the trial, and then asked Jia Guo to sign and draw the charge, Jia Guo knew a few words, his name could be written, and he signed it very happily.

The masses who came to participate in the trial were very interested in this case, and they all came to hear about it, and the county government was surrounded by water. Zaoyang County ordered additional officials to be sent to maintain order.

Everyone understood the ins and outs of this case, and was very surprised, it turned out that people are ungrateful, even toads, it seems that this toad also deserves to die, but Guo Jia died unjustly.

The case was revealed to the world, Jia Guo was acquitted, and fifty taels of silver was given as compensation for the time of detention. Jia Guo didn't expect to meet Master Qingtian, not only to repay his innocence, but also to get benefits. Of course, this money is borne by Zaoyang. Jia Guo was overjoyed and went home.

When I met someone who said that Yin Jian from the capital really understood people, where he was an official, and the people everywhere said that he was good. Among them, no one knows how Yin Jian solved the case.

On the way home, Jia Guo met an old man crying on the side of the road, holding a rope in his hand, and a donkey was tied to the other end of the rope.

Jia Guo was in a very good mood, and when he saw no one suffering, he asked, "Old man, why are you crying?" ”

The old man looked at the Humpty Dumpty man and ignored him, seeing that he did not look like a good man. Fat head and big ears, with a shiny mouth, as if they just ate delicious food, deliberately go out to show off, deliberately angry, some people can't even eat vegetarian food, how to talk about eating meat?

"Old man, why don't you ignore me? I'm kind enough to ask you, why don't you speak? Jia Guo asked again.

The old man still ignored it.

Think this bantam tiger seems to be here to harm and eat people, what should he do?

Jia Guo has never met such a person, he was in a good mood, and he was poured a basin of cold water, which was cold from head to toe.

"Ah, old man! I asked you kindly, I want to help you, why don't you ignore people? Is it mute? Jia Guo was unwilling and said angrily.

"You're dumb! I'm too lazy to pay attention to you! Look like you're not a good person! The old man said.

"Hey, hey, hey, you're such an interesting person! Don't look at you old, you provoke me, I dare to beat you! Jia Guo said.

"Hit me? All right! Come on, hit, hit! If you want to fight, you will fight to death, if you don't kill me, you will not be a hero! It's just right to kill me, I don't want to live anyway. The old man said.

"It's not that easy for you to die! Want to touch porcelain, right? I'm not going to be fooled! I don't want to go to court either. I just had a lawsuit and didn't want to enter the palace for the second time. Jia Guo said.

"Eat lawsuits? Who is afraid of lawsuits? The old man even has the heart to die, and he is still afraid of a lawsuit? The old man said.

"No, you heard me wrong, I mean me, I just had a lawsuit." Jia Guo said.

"Oh, I misheard. What kind of lawsuit do you eat? If you are cruel to me, I will believe it, and I am afraid of those who talk sweetly and coax people. The most hateful person is such a person! If you smear honey on your mouth and speak nicely, you are harmful! The old man said.

"Speaking of which, you don't believe it, this lawsuit is really rare in the world, it looks like I'm going to sit in prison, I don't hope to get out of prison alive, who knows, I really met a good official, I saw everything, cracked the case, and let me go home." Jia Guo said that he didn't dare to say anything about giving money, for fear of being remembered.

"What the hell is going on, it sounds like a fog. You say that this case did not come from the earth, did it come to heaven? If you don't say it, I won't talk about me. The old man said.

It seems that the old man is still more cunning and cautious.

Jia Guo told him what happened on the way to harvest wheat.

After listening to Jia Guo's narration, the old man nodded and said, "There is indeed such a statement. There are praying mantis and snakes fighting in the folk, and I have seen them all. Don't look at the small size of the praying mantis, but the posture is not small. When the snake saw the praying mantis, it didn't provoke it casually. Okay, I'll tell you what I say, and after listening to your story, I'll tell you about me. ”

"What's the matter? Come on, I'm still in a hurry, if I can help you, I can help, don't dislike it. Jia Guo said.

"Hey, it's infuriating! If you don't say it, you are panicked in your heart, and you don't know who to say if you want to say it, it's difficult! Difficult! Difficult! The old man said.

"If you have something to say, if you have a fart, let it go, what's so difficult? Do you want to hold back your illness? Jia Guo said.

"Ahh My donkey is lost. The old man said, sighing.

"Old man, old man! Is your ass here, not in your hands? Jia Guo said that as soon as he was in a hurry, he called him the old man.

"Wrong, my mule, this donkey is not mine, it belongs to a thief." The old man said.

Where do you start? Is the thief so kind? Give you back a donkey? Jia asked.

"Don't talk about it. Am I saying it well? ”

"Okay, okay, you can say it!"

"This donkey is a villain, not mine. I have a mule. Mules are good mules, the coat color is very good-looking, slippery, the hooves are strong, the walking is like flying, the strength is great, and it is very easy to use. Today, I have a batch of mountain goods to sell at the market. Who knows, when the ghost is angry, the mule will not leave halfway through, and when it is gone, give it delicious food and coax it, but it will not go, and it will not go away with a whip, it is strong, and it cannot be compromised. I'm an old man, there is no shop in front of Buba Village, and there is no place to drink water. When I was feeling hopeless, there was a man who looked like you, who seemed kind-hearted, came and kindly asked me where I was going, and I said to go to the market. He rode a Maori, No, this one, and then he cared about me, and said, "You're in such a hurry, why won't the mule go?" It's a real rush! As he spoke, he looked at the mule left and right, nodded his head, and said that he was going to the county town in front of him to run errands, and he happened to be on the same road, so let me go with him. When he saw that the mule would not go, he proposed to ride it differently. I didn't think much of it, I just thought he was kind, soft-spoken, and wouldn't have bad intentions. Let your guard down. They were all on the same road, the place was not big, they all went to market towns, and he rode a donkey. He said that his donkey is very docile and obedient, and it is really comfortable to ride and walk. And I believed. He gave him the reins, and he handed me the donkey, and who knows, he got on the mule, smiled, and whipped the mule a few times, and I was reluctant to beat, but he beat it desperately, and beat it to death, and the mule suffered from this, and the mule was in unbearable pain, and he took the man and ran away, but unfortunately my mule, and the mountain goods, were gone. No, he left the donkey behind. It's infuriating! Woo woo woo "said the old man.

After saying that, he began to whimper and cry like a child who was being bullied.

Jia Guo couldn't see others crying, and after listening to the old man's crying, he scolded: "It's really a loss of conscience!" Such a person deserves to go to hell. Old man, don't cry, let's find a way. Oh, by the way, I know that Lord Yin Jianyin, the secretary of Dali Temple from the capital, has not left yet, he is in Zaoyang County, it is better to go to him now, he will definitely be able to help you. He helped solve my case, or I would have been in my cell waiting to die. ”

"You are talking about Master Yin Jianyin, Xiao Lao'er has also heard about it. I just haven't met. If he can really solve the case, Xiao Lao'er is willing to worship him as a god. Xiao Lao'er has worked hard all his life, this mule is valuable, the thief took away Xiao Lao'er's mule, it is better to kill Xiao Lao'er, Xiao Lao'er's heart is cold, and he really wants to go with the mule. The old man said.

"You can go directly to Zaoyang County Ya to beat the drum and complain, and directly ask to see Lord Yin Jian. As for me, I don't want to go to the county office, and I'm scared when I see it. Go on your own, rest assured, you will definitely find your mule. Old man, I still have something to do, so I'll go first. As for you, don't be afraid, there is a big lord in the sky, don't be afraid of anything, I will definitely give you justice. The thief will not be able to escape. Have faith! You can ride a donkey to the county government to file a complaint, and I'll go on my way. Oh, by the way, I'd still be willing to visit you if I have time in the future. Where do you live? What is the last name? Jia asked.

"The little old man's surname is Luo Buhuan, and he lives in Luojiazhuang, Shuanggou Township. You can go to Luojiazhuang and ask me where Luo Buhuan lives. Or there is a thatched hut next to a big elm tree at the west end of the village, which is the home of the little old man. The old man said.

"Okay, I'll remember, I'll visit later. You hurry up, I'm afraid that when you are done, Lord Yin will return to the capital, and your case will be far away. Jia Guo said.

"Little Lao'er knows that if he leaves, he will arrange for someone else to deal with it. Under his questioning, ordinary people dare not be sloppy. Luo Buhuan said.

The old man Luo Buhuan rode on the donkey, not as discouraged and depressed as just now, his eyes lit up, it seemed that the light of hope was re-lit, and he rode the donkey, but he didn't expect the donkey to be sensible and obedient, so he obediently let Luo Buhuan ride it, and then left.

Jia Guo beckoned to him, and Luo Buhuan said, "Thank you!" I'm not being polite to you at first, don't take it to heart! ”

"It's okay, it's okay, the mood is understandable, if it's me, I've just been deceived and suffered losses, I'm sure I won't be in a good mood! Go ahead, old man, and succeed! Jia Guo said, then turned around and walked quickly in the direction of home.

Besides, Luo Buhuan rode a donkey to Zaoyang County, went, tied the donkey to the sour jujube tree next to it, and went to the drum next to the gate, and knocked "dong dong" three times.

After a while, someone came out and asked, "What is the drumming?" ”

"Sue!"

"Sue whom?"

"I don't know."

"You're messing around! Sue a complaint, you have to have a pleading, who you want to sue, you don't know, how can this sue loudly? ”

"My mule was snatched away, and on the way I met a man named Jia Guo who went out from here, and asked me to come to Zaoyang County to find Lord Yin Jianyin of Dali Temple who came to the capital." Luo Buhuan finished speaking in one breath and gasped.

When the official heard it, there was a drama in it, and he didn't dare to be sloppy. The old man said that he had a name and a surname, and it seemed that he had some origins. He didn't say a word, and went in to report to Zaoyang County.

Zaoyang County's surname is Wu Shicheng.

When Wu Xianling heard that someone had come to complain, he named him to find Dali Siqing, and he panicked, is this to complain? Why don't you go directly to Wu Shicheng to complain? Isn't there something to tell the story of?