Chapter 21: The Tiger Returns
Qian Yuan sat in an ox cart outside, and was rushing to the city with a small servant, everything in the village was arranged, and the third concubine who had just married in the city was still waiting for him, although he was not young, but the old husband and young wife, the newlywed Yan'er, always had some passion. The concubine was reluctant to go back to Zhuangzi outside the city with him, because she thought it was noisy, so she liked to stay in the city.
Recently, the weather is hot, and the money clerk has put an ice bucket in the ox cart, which is naturally comfortable, drinking Huadiao wine, putting a few plums in the wine, and the wine bottle is placed in the ice bucket, and there are plates of shredded chicken, duck webs and other cold dishes on the desk of the window. The money clerk was cool in the car outside, drinking small wine and eating side dishes, thinking that when he entered the city for a while, he would be able to touch the smooth little hands of the concubine, and his heart was itchy, and he couldn't help but ask the little guy in the car outside, "Money, money!"
A crisp voice replied, "Master, the little one is here!"
Qian Yuanwai lazily asked, "Are there any interesting new things in the city these days?" Qian Yuanwai has been away from the city for half a month, he wants to know some interesting things, and will go home to the concubine for a while, adding a little fun between husband and wife, when he is old and lacks energy, he can only make up for it in other aspects, and it is very important to feel sorry for people. The money of the little people around him came and went back and forth between the city and Zhuangzi, sent some food to the small courtyard, inquired about the new things that happened in the city, and said that they would relieve the boredom of the people in the village.
"So that the lord knows that the most sensational thing in the city before was that the Gao Da of the Kochi Mansion subdued the demon with one word. It is said that the Kochi Mansion handwrote a dragon character, turned into a green dragon, and the sound shook half of the city, and then the green dragon turned into a rope and caught the fox demon who was in trouble. After that, the Kochi Mansion worked tirelessly, held a trial overnight, beheaded the fox demon, and made its head and body hang outside the government for ten days, and not long ago, it was taken back. Master, don't you see, that fox is bigger than ordinary men, white and fat, I don't know how many good things I have stolen. The sound of the little guy coming from the outside came.
Qian Yuanwai nodded, "I have also heard a little about this in the village, and I heard that the Sun family invited many high-ranking Buddhists and disciples who could not subdue demons." I didn't expect to be caught by the tall man's handwriting. The tall man is really a Tibetan writer with a valley, and he has poetry and books in his belly, and he is deeply hidden. I don't usually see it. Any other interesting news in the last few days?"
"Master, in recent days, an old woman who lives outside the city has gone to the government to complain that her son went up the mountain to chop wood and was eaten by a tiger in the mountain, she is alone and cannot live alone, so she asked the Kochi Mansion to make decisions for her. ”
When Qian Yuanwai heard this, he immediately came to his senses, got up and asked, "What happened later?
After hearing this, the Kozhi Mansion wrote an official document on the spot and handed it to Zhao Chatou on duty, asking him to go up the mountain and arrest the man-eating tiger according to the official document. It's been a few days, and Zhao Cha has gone up the mountain without any news, but he is afraid that he has been eaten by the tiger. Now Zhao Chatou's house is screaming every night, saying that the Kochi Mansion was confused for a while, which hurt Zhao Chatou. ”
Qian Yuanwai whispered to himself, "Oh? There is still such a thing?!" At this moment, the ox cart suddenly stopped, and Qian Yuanwai suddenly felt that the people outside the car were boiling, and there was a mess, and he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter? What's going on outside?" I only heard Qian Lai's excited voice, "Master, just talking about Zhao Chatou, this Zhao Chatou caught the tiger back!"
When the money clerk heard this, he ignored the wine and food on the desk, and suddenly stood up, but his forehead touched the corner of the carport, and he almost shed tears in pain. The money clerk didn't care about the pain, opened the side curtain of the ox cart, looked out the window, and saw a person with his head upright, wearing a soap coat, struggling, with a hemp rope tied around his waist, and a behemoth at the tail of the hemp rope. The thing was two feet long, with yellow hair and black stripes, a tail as thick as a child's arm, a mighty king character on its forehead, and its four claws rose and fell silently, it was the king of the mountains, the tyrant of all beasts, and the tiger! Zhao Yuanwai saw the majesty of the tiger, his calves were weak, he could no longer stand, and he fell into the ox cart again.
On the main road, all the cars, horses and pedestrians got out of the way of the road in the middle, and Zhao Chatou walked in the center with one person and one tiger, so not majestic. Everyone looked at the giant tiger, the tiger's shoulders were comparable to human shoulders, the big head of the fence bucket, and their hearts trembled, this tiger ate people, but I was afraid that I would not have four or five mouthfuls, and a complete person was afraid that it would be gone.
At the gate of the city, the soldiers guarding the city looked at Zhao Chatou who entered the city with envy, and the soldiers and generals on the city tower also rushed down the city tower and stood aside, looking at the big tiger, and talking in a low voice. A person who looks like a petty official opened his mouth to greet Zhao Xian, "Zhao Chatou, I will hand over the errand in a while, Ji Yuelou will have two drinks, and my brother will be the east!"
Zhao Chatou glanced at it, nodded with a smile, "It's easy to say! It's easy to say!" scolded in his heart, "Okay, you are a captain of Qi, you usually go out of the city in the middle of the night to do errands, and you are crooked when you open a city gate, I want to invite Lao Tzu to drink today, wait!"
Captain Qi looked enviously at Zhao Chatou, who was tied to the giant tiger, and thought, where did this kid have the ability to make such a tiger obey and be obedient, and the credit he made this time is not small, maybe he will be promoted that day, it is really good luck. But this kid should be lucky, such a giant tiger, as soon as ordinary people go, I'm afraid that he will be eaten, right?
"Zhao Chatou, good skills!"
"Uncle Zhao, you are so good!"
"Brother Zhao, come to my store to drink in a while!" The people around the city had already seen the extraordinary nature of Lord Gao, and at this moment, when they saw that Lord Gao's subordinates could catch the tiger and bring it to justice, they immediately invited loudly so that Zhao Chatou could tell the story of this. Everyone is holding a question in their hearts, how did this Zhao Tou make this man-eating tiger well-behaved, look at the tiger's eyes closed, some are comfortable, and some see through the red dust and are not moved by foreign objects, like a monk with a way, it is really strange!
Zhao Chatou entered the city, and the errand officer who was looking for the street had already seen it, and while reporting to Zhao Chatou's house, he went to the government office, and Gao Honggao received a report that the tiger had been arrested, and he was also surprised, and immediately put on his official robe, ready to open the court to solve the case, and asked someone to invite the old woman to join him.
Lu Xihua also received a report from Niu Er at home, and nodded, "Let's go, let's go and see how this tall man tried the case!"
A few days ago, the demon slaying was carried out in the middle of the night, and many people did not see it, but this time it was a big tiger, a big tiger that was more powerful than a fox, and it had eaten people! All of a sudden, there were crowds of people on both sides of the entrance of the government office, and those who sold sugar, cakes, and gadgets all came over, after all, there were many people, and the business was better. There are even those who sell cloth tiger toys, this business is good, there are many children in the crowd, the small ones ride on the shoulders of adults, the big ones are crowded around in the crowd, they play with each other, most of the people in the city have not seen the tigers, they all come to see the excitement, those few who buy cloth tigers, the toys in their hands are all taken off after a few clicks, and they are so smiling that they can't close their mouths, and they are determined to take advantage of this craze, go home and stay up late to do some more to sell, this case, the city is important and lively for several days.
It didn't take long for Zhao Chatou to come with the tiger, and at this time the crowd was even more excited, "Zhao Tou, what a good job!" "What a hero!" "Dad, you're amazing!" "Okay, the Zhao family is here." At this moment, Zhao Xian felt that he had not lived in vain in his life, and he came back with a live tiger, which had not happened for hundreds of years in the past, and it was estimated that he would not be in the next few hundred years, and he really added glory to the old Zhao family. Just today, I can blow it for a lifetime, I still have to thank Gao for the errand I gave, and I am also clever, I asked the mountain god grandfather, so that I have the current effect, otherwise, not only can I not find a tiger hair, but I am afraid that I will have to eat a stick.
In the house, the Kochi Mansion has been elevated, and the old woman is sitting on the side wiping her tears. The government invited some celebrities to listen to the case, and as the owner of Baiyaotang, Lu Xihua was naturally among them, standing behind the officials to see how Master Gao decided the case.