Chapter 16: The Elixir
The county magistrate's mansion.
Sun Zhukuai walked into the backyard of the government with brisk steps.
The county magistrate sat under a guava tree to make tea, still scalding the hot pot, humming a little song in his mouth, holding a meat skewer in his left hand and taking a bite of juice splashing all over his mouth, and taking a sip of the teacup in his right hand to relieve oiliness.
He stomped on Erlang's legs, feeling the sun shining on his body through the leaves, not to mention how pleasant it was.
Seeing Sun Zhukuai walking in with a smile, the county magistrate lazily asked with half-open eyelids, "Is everything done?" ”
Sun Zhukuai said with a smile: "It's all in order, the witnesses you arranged are really good, stand up and tell the testimony, the Taoist priest at the top was speechless, I immediately decided to send him directly to prison...... It's just that this process was seen by some people, and they asked us to release the living immortals who saved the suffering! ”
The county lord's eyelids, which were originally slightly squinted, suddenly widened: "Diao Min, Diao Min, what a living immortal!" It's just that it happened to rain and picked up a bargain, and even a mere mortal can make it rain, does he think he is the dragon king? ”
The teacup in his hand was about to fall to the ground, and he took it back in time, this is a glass cup that came in from abroad, and the workmanship is exquisite and expensive, how can it be broken because of a demon road.
He slowly exhaled turbidity and said: "You did a good job this time, I will consider the matter of catching heads, the old head catcher was left by the previous county official, he is quite ignorant, and it is time to change!" ”
Sun Zhu was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to thank him: "Thank you, master!" ”
Catching fast is just a profession, but there are a lot of small rights, at this time, directly call the county master, isn't this a disguised expression of loyalty to become a domestic slave?
The county magistrate laughed, and he took out a silver ingot from his arms and put it on the table: "The lord is the most generous to himself, don't disappoint the lord, you know!" By the way, the Taoist priest named Chen Chuchu was charged with a crime, and he said...... It is said that under the pretext of asking for rain, deceiving the people of fat and anointing, in order to appease the anger of the people, it must be decided! ”
The vicious gangsters can also be beheaded after the autumn.
Sun Chukuai's heart was a little cold, what did Chen Chu offend the county magistrate about, so he wanted him to die so early.
He got up and was about to leave, the county master beckoned him to come over, and whispered a few words in his ear, Sun Zhukuai's face changed back and forth, and he lowered his voice and said that it must be done!
The county magistrate listened to the footsteps gradually moving away, he clamped the iron net with tongs, and poured all the remaining meat into the coals, the oil juice flowed, crackling sound, and the flames rose.
He tidied up his clothes, entered the side room, and pushed open a cabinet, revealing a statue of the dragon king, who was the dragon king of the East China Sea.
The county magistrate, who was high in front of Sun Zhukuai just now, showed a flattering look on his face, and bowed to the idol: "Grandpa Longwang, I have arrested the Taoist priest according to your orders, and secretly ordered people to poison the food, if they are poisoned, they will claim to the outside world that they will die of illness and prison, and if they are not dead, they will be dragged to the execution ground at midnight and beheaded!" ”
The idol of the Dragon King of the East China Sea glowed slightly, and a deep voice came out: "If you are clever, how can you kill him by your means?" Oh, that's it...... He'll know what he's saved...... It was only a matter of time before he left Bei'an County.
Although you have done something that you shouldn't have done in this matter, this dragon king doesn't care, there is no merit, you also have hard work, give you a year of longevity!
Remember, if you can't kill Chen Chuchu, force him out of Bei'an County as far as possible, this Dragon King is unwilling to kill, but this Yue Yi acting against the sky cannot be forgiven! ”
The county lord kowtowed on the ground: "The Dragon King is merciful!" ”
The statue of the Dragon King of the East China Sea slowly dimmed, but there was an extra black mud pill on the incense table.
The county magistrate is already in his fifties, and he is old, and in some rural families, they are all like patriarchs. It's just that the more glory and wealth you come into contact with, the more you are afraid of death.
The night before yesterday, the dragon king appeared in his dream, saying that there was a demon Dao Yue Yu The county lord asked the dragon king as a god, why didn't he take action to deal with the demon dao himself, it should be as simple as crushing an ant......
The dragon king smiled and said nothing, the gods do not kill easily, and the affairs of the world still need to be dealt with by people.
The county master was a little hesitant, because Chen Chu's initial begging for rain was well known, and it was not easy to do it.
Shou Yuan Dan is the same thing as this mud pill?
The county master pinched the mud pill in his hand and put it under his nose and sniffed it, there was a very strong smell of earth, think about it carefully, the so-called elixir is written in the book, who can see the dragon king manifest and give the longevity pill like him?
Why should the gods bother to harm him as a mortal?
The county magistrate closed his eyes, pinched his nose, and put the mud pills ...... No, Shou Yuandan threw it into his throat, and he didn't have the imaginary feeling of melting in his mouth, but he was stuck in his throat. He rushed out of the chamber to the courtyard, lifted the teapot and poured it violently, and then put the pill into his stomach......
Damn, I almost choked to death by the elixir......
It was late at night.
In prison.
The official who delivered the meal came.
They came in a small wooden cart with large vasks of food, and only the old man and the jailer were left alone.
For no other reason, the prisoner's meals were stewed haphazardly, and only slightly better than the pigs in the pigsty. Just when the cell boss Li Sanqian took over the wooden cart and pushed it into the prison. The official who delivered the food reached out and grabbed his wrist, and more than a dozen copper coins fell into his hand, and the official said in a suppressed voice: "Did you just send a Taoist priest, his food is different from others, these vegetarian dishes are given to him, don't be wrong......
Li Sanqian quietly accepted the copper coin and nodded.
After the official left, he spat on the ground and scolded: "Fuck you, anyone with a discerning eye knows that you have bad intentions, Lao Tzu has been a cell leader for more than two years, and it is the first time I see you merciful!" These dozen copper coins are called Huazi, no, even if you give me a dozen taels, you won't do this! ”
His body had recovered a lot, and his awe of Chen Chu had risen several points in his heart.
Pushing a small wooden cart through the long passage, the jailer cooperated with the bowls of pig food...... The prisoners' food was placed on the floor at the door, and the prisoners themselves reached out to take it in. When he arrived at Chen Shichu's place, Li Sanqian stopped the jailer's movements, and he took out his share of food and put it on the floor of the cell through the gap: "Master Dao, the environment in the prison is simple, and the food is like this, you can take care of it a little more." ”
Chen Chuchu looked at him coming, and seemed to deliberately avoid the vegetarian dishes in the wooden cart, he smiled and said, "Can you show the vegetarian dishes to Poor Dao?" ”
Li Sanqian's hand shook, he leaned over and lowered his voice and said, "Dao Ye, vegetarian food is not suitable for your body, let's eat what I eat on weekdays, the taste is not good, but it is good for the body...... Please......"