Chapter 21: The Officials Are Unreasonable
At dawn the next day, Zhao Chuan went to the shop in the town to exchange the gold ingots for silver tickets. It turned out that these two were just small gold ingots, each with only ten taels, a total of twenty taels of gold, and 200 taels when exchanged for silver tickets.
"His uncle's is not much, he suffers! It should be fifty taels of gold ingots each! Zhao Chuan had some regrets.
Alas, inexperienced, who has ever seen gold ingots? Although he is the real young master of the Zhao family, he is just an undercover young master of the Zhao family, and the young master on the bright face is Zhao Li, where has this kid fled now?
You can't starve to death, right? Thinking that it is so difficult to make money with his martial arts and medical skills, "That gentleman who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it, he won't live long without anyone to serve, and he will starve to death......" Thinking of Wei Hu saying that, Zhao Chuan actually had a trace of worry in his heart.
Zhao Chuan returned to the inn after exchanging the money, called the shopkeeper to give him ten taels of silver tickets, and told him to take care of the grandfather's life, and he needed to go out and come back in two days if he had something.
In the afternoon after Zhao Chuan left, a few officials entered the inn and called out to the shopkeeper to ask if there were any young people who knew medical skills to stay here recently.
The shopkeeper thought he was looking for someone to see a doctor, so he said that there was a young man from the north who could prescribe medicine when he saw it, but he didn't know if it was him. This man had been staying here for many days, but he had been out on business this morning and would not be back until two days later.
The leader pointed to the carriage under the stable, and asked, "Is this the young man's?"
Xiao Er said no, it was the injured man's family that the young man rescued from the uneven road, it was the grandfather and grandson, and it was the day before yesterday.
I asked again why the road was uneven? Xiao Er told him what he had heard from his grandfather and grandson.
After hearing this, he was silent, went out and looked around the old horse for a long time, and came back to ask where the little second master was? Xiao Er said in the upper room.
"Tie up!" He said sharply, "This is an accomplice who kills people and oversells goods, take it away!" ”
Immediately, an official sent upstairs, and there was not much time to drag the old man Jin and his wife down from the upstairs.
Xiao Er is a little blind, busy with the wrong master, the three of these grandchildren were killed by bad people, the old man is still injured, and I still ran the leg to catch the medicine!
"Less nonsense, it's them who catch them! If you harbor the suspect, you won't be held accountable, and if you are verbose, you will be taken away! The poor head pointed at Xiao Er.
"Wronged! Our ancestors and grandchildren, old and young, how can they have the ability to be robbers, kill people and sell goods? The old man staggered as he was dragged.
"Bad old man, we really didn't do anything bad, that robber injured my grandfather, and wanted to insult my sister, if it wasn't for a little brother who arrived in time to save us, I'm afraid we would die!"
"The little doll is so good at quibbling! It's already dead! Your sister seduced the man with her hue, and then the three of you took the opportunity to kill the man and rob them of their money, isn't that right? Hum! Don't try to deceive, don't rub sand in the eyes of poor men! "Almost pushed and shoved and took the three grandchildren away.
Xintang Town is under the jurisdiction of Nanfeng County under Jiangzhou County.
In fact, the population of this Nanfeng County is not much, only 120,000 people, but the area under its management is quite a lot, and the entire mountain villages in the west and nearby mountains of Lingyin Mountain are under its control, with a radius of several hundred miles.
However, the location of the county government is located in the northwest of Lingyin Mountain, only more than 50 miles away from Xintang Town, and the county seat is not big, because it is located at the junction of the southern wilderness, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and it is very poor. I really don't know what these bad officials are crazy about, and they went to this town to handle the case today.
The messenger told Xiao Er that the carriage had been confiscated and confiscated, and several officials put the three grandparents and grandsons into the carriage, and he rode a few donkeys and returned to the county government along the official road at the foot of the mountain unhurriedly.
Zhao Chuan came back on the third night.
When Zhao Chuan came back and walked into the store, the shopkeeper hurriedly said, "Why did you come?" Something happened to that guy! ”
"What's the matter?" Zhao Chuan was not surprised, these three people were old and young, and they stayed in the inn all day long, what could happen? At most, I secretly checked out early and left.
"Did they leave the house?" Zhao Chuan said as he went upstairs.
"Hey, not long after you went out to leave that day, they thought about it and still felt that it didn't bother you anymore and wanted to check out and leave. I said that you only went out for two days and came back, and gave me money to take care of your grandfather, and I kept them hard, so they didn't leave. ”
"Isn't that great?" Zhao Chuan said with a smile.
"Hey! I forced them to leave them behind, and they did something wrong, and after you left, a few errand officers took them away! Xiao Er pointed to the stable, saying that the carriage had also been confiscated by them, and it would be good if the grandfather checked out in time and left.
Xiao Er's speech was not focused, and Zhao Chuan was also confused. It wasn't until he followed up on the room where Zhao Chuan lived that Xiao Er finally explained the ins and outs of the matter.
Zhao Chuan smiled faintly after hearing this, and said Don't worry about the silver I gave you, although the master will take him away and not live here for the time being, it will be the same money.
After inquiring about the situation from Xiao Er, and also figuring out the address of the county office where the official mission returned, Zhao Chuan ate and drank enough and slept peacefully.
"His uncle, this official likes to bully the common people!"
When he was young, Zhao Chuan got up quietly, and he changed into a black tights that he had just purchased in Xintang Town.
Nanfeng County is located in the west of Lingyin Mountain, and the seat of the county government is located in the northwest corner of Nanfeng County, only more than fifty miles away from Xintang Town. It is said that the donkey ridden by Zhang Guolao among the Eight Immortals was produced here, and it is very famous.
Because the whole county is mountainous, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the poor are very poor, so they rely on riding donkeys, because donkeys are cheaper than horses, and they are easy to feed and can work, and it is better to walk the mountain roads than horses. It is said that this powerful donkey is so pure-blooded because it often mates with wild asses on Lingyin Mountain.
It is standard for people with a little money to have a donkey at home, and the donkeys cry one after another when it is dark, and they spread far and wide, so people who come from afar do not need to inquire to know this county.
For Zhao Chuan, it won't take long for Zhao Chuan to get rid of the cloud steps.
The county seat is easy to find, and I have already asked Xiao Er about how to go on the official road during the day.
found the county seat, the next is to find the county office.
The location of the county government is easier to find, the largest house in the center of the county, there is a big drum in front, and there are two large stone lions at the door.
Although the county government found it, the county order inside was not easy to find. Because the county government is dark, the inside is still very big, and there is no light in the front yard, the middle yard, the back yard, and the east and west courtyards, who knows which room this dog county order lives in.
Zhao Chuan jumped into the county government office and walked around for a long time, but found nothing in the left, middle and right courtyards.
It stands to reason that the owner should live in the main house in the middle or backyard, but there is no sound of anyone sleeping in either place. Zhao Chuan has finished repairing the water layer, and his ears and eyes are extremely agile.
If you find him, you have to beat him up! This dog official is so good at living that he can't even light a lamp.
Zhao Chuan couldn't tell where the people were after a few turns, in short, he could hear the sound of people in the east and west wings of the courtyard a few times.
Zhao Chuan originally wanted to find the county cell, but he couldn't find it when he went around the entire courtyard, because it was dark in the county office, and the cell was on night duty, and it was impossible that there was no light.
The storyteller said that the cells were all set up in the county government compound, so why couldn't he find it.
In the middle of the night, I couldn't find anyone to ask where the cell was, because I came secretly, so I had to do things quietly, and I didn't want to make a noise.
His grandmother has a leg, and it turns out that saving people is a very troublesome thing...... Zhao Chuan was depressed.
Can't return in vain, Zhao Chuan thought for a long time, and felt that the best way was to let them take him to find a cell.
"Someone has robbed the prison! Come on! Someone has robbed the prison! ......" Zhao Chuan simply stood in the middle courtyard and shouted.
Suddenly, many rooms were lit up, and many people ran from the room to the courtyard in a panic.
"Who's shouting? What's going on! An old man ran out of the east wing of the courtyard with his hair disheveled, followed by a young woman wrapped in a cloak.
"Back to my lord, it seems that I heard someone shouting that someone was robbing the prison!" Someone was busy answering.
"Bastard! Then why don't you go to the prison and have a look! They all stood in a daze! ”
Several disheveled officials hurriedly ran towards the cross-courtyard in the southwest of the county government, and Zhao Chuan quietly stepped on the roof to follow.
A few people entered the southwest courtyard, ran to a small house, took out the key and opened the door, and a bright light came out of it, and the light came from the ground, which turned out to be a dungeon.
No wonder there is no light leaking from the outside, it turns out that the prison cell of the county government is built underground. His grandmother has a leg, is the cell of a small county government worthy of being so heavily guarded? Zhao Chuan scolded secretly.
It was inconvenient to follow up the dungeon, so Zhao Chuan had to watch a few officials go in from the outside.
There was not much time, and a few people came out again, and then returned to the middle courtyard and replied outside the east wing, saying that the prison was fine, and it was a false alarm.
The old county magistrate inside scolded a few times, and then the lights went out and it was pitch black.
Zhao Chuan felt that he was in vain, and thought that there was no other good way to save people except for the interrogation of prisoners during the day.
But just when Zhao Chuan was about to leave, a young woman's shy voice came from the room, "Oh, master~~ You are so inserious~~ You are coming again!" ”
"Hehe, I was frightened by the shouting just now, and the lord wants to suppress the shock! Come on, play and ......"
"Okay, okay, don't worry, master, what's there to be scared of, didn't you just shut up the three of you, the old one, the little one, and there is no oil and water, I heard that I still fled......
"You little girl, what do you know! This is the work arranged by the Hou Ye above, there are a lot of articles in it, come, I'm happy to serve the good master, I'll tell you when I'm done......"
There was a sound of undressing and rubbing at the beginning, Zhao Chuan wanted to leave, but when he heard the last words of the old ruffian, he wanted to know what was behind it. He jumped out of the house lightly and squatted down in a hidden place near the east wing.
The old guy seemed to be in good health, but the little woman's continuous long moans were too exaggerated, and the world of this dog day was too fake, and everything could be faked, Zhao Chuan was almost so angry that he couldn't help but break in and kick the woman's ass.
But the old ruffian was very affected by this falsetto, Zhao Chuan patiently covered his ears and waited for two quarters of an hour, and finally after the county order snorted like an old donkey, he was satisfied to tell the little woman about the three of them in the matter of detaining the grandfather and grandson.