Chapter 190: Buying a Life

"Come on, come on, brothers, drink... !"

In the Baoshan County Jail, three jailers wearing official uniforms with the word "prison" sat opposite each other on a shabby table.

The food on the table was still hot, and at first glance, they knew that it was from the largest restaurant in the county, and there were five or six jars of fine wine next to them, and it seemed that they really had plans to get drunk in prison tonight.

At the shouting of an old jailer, several people took a big sip of the sea bowl, and then shouted a few times of pleasure, for them there were not many opportunities to eat and drink nonsense.

The cell was too deserted and the night was long, so it was common to drink alcohol in prison, but generally speaking, the snack was a bag of peanuts, and even if the jailers wanted to cut half a pound of donkey meat in sauce, it had to be done on the day of the fat, which could be like today's big fish and meat!

"Old Xu Tou'er, you said that all the people in the county government went to the guest house to have a good time, why is it only our brothers who are here to watch the prison?"

The jailer, known as Old Xu Tou'er, first picked up a piece of beef and put it in his mouth, then took a big sip from the wine bowl, and only after he had done all this did he squint pleasantly and said.

"You kid be content! I've been a jailer for thirty-six years, and I've only eaten this kind of meal four times, and you're only in the second year here, so what's not to be satisfied with, not to mention that there are still felons of the county magistrate in this big prison, and if you lose him, do you still want to go to the guest house? If you don't throw you into prison and eat prison food, it will be considered magnanimous to the county magistrate. ”

The jailer who spoke before smiled, he was still a little arrogant when he came, you must know that the jailer is the most unpopular group of people in this county.

"Old Xu Tou'er, I heard that the prisoner in the prison was caught when the previous county master was there, why haven't you said how to deal with him for so long!"

Old Xu Tou'er said after taking a sip again.

"What do you know, the last county master caught this prisoner because he wanted to leave a credit before leaving office, in order to write better on the booklet of the old man returning to his hometown, but now that the booklet of the old man and returning to his hometown has come down, and the previous county master has already got what he wants, then he will naturally make another profit on this prisoner, you know, the previous county master lost more than a dozen officials when he arrested this prisoner!"

Old Xu Tou'er deliberately lowered his voice and said.

"It is said that this prisoner is a well-known Jiangyang thief in Yuanshan County, and our newly appointed county master spent 2,000 taels to buy it from the previous county master, in order to get his first political achievement after taking office!

Hearing Old Xu'er's story, the other two were a little frightened, and the dim candlelight reflected on their faces to show the surprise in their eyes, they really didn't expect that the prisoner in this prison would be worth two thousand taels of silver!

"Obediently, old Xu Tou'er, if you continue to talk about it, I'm afraid I won't be able to drink this wine tonight, if our brother loses these two thousand taels, he can't afford to sell us!"

"Harm... What are you afraid of?"

Old Xu Tou'er greeted while eating.

"Eating and eating, although that Jiangyang thief has some fists and kicks, he can't break through that cage with his skills. ”

After hearing the old Xu Tou'er, who has been on errands for more than 30 years, say this, the hearts of the two of them were relieved again.

"Let's go!"

"You let go of me! Let go of me! Did I say something wrong! A dog officer is a dog official, and he doesn't let people say anything about it!"

Hearing the movement outside, the three jailers had just picked up the chopsticks and put them back, and after a while, they saw two county officials escorting a young man over, and the old Xu Tou'er was quick to meet him.

"Yo, what kind of wind blew the two bad masters!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the young man between the two of them: he was dressed in a long robe, and his hands and feet were thin and weak, not like a prisoner!

"Two poor masters, what kind of crime has this person committed!"

It stands to reason that these two half-fast officials don't pay attention to this jailer, but more than 30 years is enough time for this old Xu to accumulate a lot of incense in this county office, and even the master will politely call him Lao Xu when he sees him, so these two poor masters are also very polite in front of Old Man Xu.

"Uncle Xu, this person insulted the newly appointed county master in public, I will hand him over to you, you have to be optimistic, maybe the county master will be arraigned!"

"Insult the county master!"

Old man Xu exclaimed in surprise, and then lowered his voice again.

"Ouch, this kid is really dead. ”

The official who had brought him should also be there.

"Who says it's not! This kid is still the distant nephew of the shopkeeper of the full house, and his uncle saved him at that time, but this kid is unrepentant, saying that the county master is a dog official, and this matter is difficult to deal with. ”

Old man Xu glanced at him and said.

"It's a pity, it's up to his uncle to be reluctant to spend money for him. ”

The official did not answer, but pushed the young man into the prison.

"Uncle Xu, I brought people in, where is it!"

"Let's be with that Jiangyang thief, so that I don't have to deliver food separately later!"

"Okay!"

"Bang dang!"

With the sound of the door closing, after the young man was thrown into the prison, the two officials left with the old Xu Tou, who had closed the door. Behind him was the young man whose voice had not been interrupted since he was caught.

"Let me out, let me out!"

But obviously, no one would pay attention to him, except for the Jiangyang thief in the prison who looked at him with interest, Lao Xu Tou and the two jailers didn't even raise their eyelids.

After the jailer and the two servants walked away, the Jiang Yang thief in the mouth of the old Xu Tou'er spoke.

"Don't shout, enter here, don't want to go out regardless of whether you are wronged or not, unless your family is willing to spend money to save you, but even if you spend money, it is a bottomless pit!"

"Who!"

Hearing the voice, the young man realized that he was not alone in the cell, and when he had calmed down, he saw a figure in the darkness of the cell, which was so dark that the young man could not see his face clearly.

"Who are you?"

Hearing the young man's questioning, the one in the prison did not move, and his voice did not fluctuate.

"Who am I? I can't remember my name, but everyone on the rivers and lakes calls me the Tiger Lord of Zhenshan!"

Young people have never heard these horns.

"Don't you know?"

The tiger master who called himself Zhenshan Tiger was a little embarrassed, but he really didn't know how to alleviate it, he should have known that this kid should not be from the rivers and lakes.

"Ahem, cough, don't know it, it doesn't look like you're running on the rivers and lakes, but then again, looking at your powerless appearance, how did you get in?"

Speaking of this, the young man said indignantly.

"Hmph, this new county order and the previous county order are the same thing, both are high-ranking officials who only know how to be greedy for money, I just scolded him a few words and was arrested by him!"

"Good boy!

Hearing the reason why he came in, the Jiang Yang thief in the prison moved his body a little, allowing the young man to see his face clearly.

His face is very dirty, and his hair is estimated to have not been taken care of for some time, but from his voice and dirty face, it can be judged that he is not very old, and he is in his thirties.

"Boy, what's your name! There aren't many people who dare to scold the dog officer to his face these days. ”

"My name is Zhang Jingsheng, and I will also go to the capital to gain fame in the future. ”

"Reader?"

After hearing his self-introduction, the Zhenshan Tiger moved back again, and immediately lost the slightest interest in him.

"These days, there is a bird for reading, you poor scholar with no money and no power still want to take the test to gain fame, don't let my uncle and I die of laughter before being killed. ”

The young man snorted coldly.

"When did it start, this test for fame can only be done by powerful people. ”

"Whenever, you don't have the money or the power, take the test for me?"

"You..."

Zhang Jingsheng wanted to refute, but couldn't find any reason.

"Boy, instead of thinking about how to get famous, let's think about how to get out first! If no one comes to get you, you plan to live here for a few years!"

Zhang Jingsheng still looked cold.

"I just scolded him a few times, what qualifications does he have to detain me for several years, in my opinion, he just detains me for a few days to scare and scare me, and if it is more serious, he will beat me. ”

It is not surprising that Zhenshan Tiger has such thoughts about him, they are all newborn calves and little cubs who have never seen the world.

"If you don't believe me, let's wait and see when you can get out without anyone paying for you. ”

"I don't believe that there is no king law in the whole world!"

That Zhenshan Tiger laughed directly this time, and the mockery in the laughter was not concealed at all.

"The royal law? It's really ridiculous! Is there still a royal law in this world? There are mountains of gold and silver, and there are pearls and jade beauties in this world, but there is no royal law! In this world, money is the royal law!"

After finishing speaking, Zhenshan Tiger was a little silent, and after a while, he added a sentence later.

"Wang Fa may be found elsewhere, but it is not in Baoshan County!

Zhen Shanhu glanced at him and said.

"Not even more!"

......

"Boss, where are you going so early! It's not time to open the store yet!"

In Baoshan County, there is a family whose oil lamp is lit up early, the bottom of this family looks very thick, and they live in a small courtyard with a single house, and it didn't take long for the sound to come out, and the sound of squirming and dressing came from the house.

"I have to go and see what to do with Jingsheng's child, this child still has an old lady waiting for him to raise!"

"Hey, I said that you are in charge, that is the county master! What good can you ask for, but don't put our family in. ”

"You know what!"

A man's voice reprimanding a woman came from inside the room.

"At the beginning, Jingsheng's child's father was a lifesaver to me, but now his son is in prison, can I leave this matter alone!"

"Ouch, why are you angry, yes, you are righteous, you have the ability, and you have opened a big restaurant, but do you know that there are still four mothers in this family waiting for you to make money and come back to eat!

Hearing the woman's words, the man finally stabilized his emotions.

"Okay, okay, I can ignore you! I've lived for the four of you all my life, but I can't die without saving it! I promise you, after I fish out Jingsheng's child this time, our family and theirs will be cleared, and I will no longer care about their family's. ”

When the woman heard these words, she looked a little happy, although she knew that her husband was telling a lie, and according to her husband's character, she really didn't care about the life or death of the life-saving benefactor's family.

But besides, he doesn't have to let his husband die or not save him, she just hopes that her husband can care more about their mothers, when his husband was a poor boy, she would rather die than marry him just because of his affection!

"It's still so early, I guess the yamen hasn't opened yet!

The man said as he pushed the door open and walked out.

"There are some things, if you wait for the yamen to open and then go, it will be too late!"