The old merchant looked at the protective shield and knew that this great beauty was a Taoist priest, so he politely said, "Then according to what the Taoist chief saw, how to deal with this person?"

Yu Qingyao smiled and said, "You don't have any losses now, how about you hand him over to me to deal with?"

The merchants smiled at each other and nodded.

She caught the thief, so it doesn't hurt to give her face. That's what the crowd thinks.

Next, they regretted it.

Yu Qingyao solved the thief's acupoint, and the thief got up in shock and looked at Yu Qingyao in horror.

Yu Qingyao smiled comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, you are young and young, you have a great future, why bother to be a thief." Would you like to change your life and be a good person again?"

The thief didn't know what he meant, but he knew that he should follow the meaning of the crown at this time, and now she was the only one who was willing to protect himself and provoke her. She doesn't care, everyone surrounds her to fight, and she will suffer a big loss. He nodded hurriedly and said, "Who wants to be a thief, I have no choice, if the fairy is willing to forgive me, I will change my ways." ”

Yu Qingyao smiled with satisfaction, took a silver ingot, and said, "This is very good, there are ten taels of silver, you can use it to make a small business." From now on, you will be upright, and your parents will be happy to know about it. When your child grows up, he can tell others without shame that his father was a businessman. ”

She handed the silver to the thief, who took the silver ingot blankly, and his heart was very shaken. He never expected such an outcome.

Not to mention that the thief didn't expect it, the onlookers didn't expect it.

Yu Qingyao glanced at the thief and said, "Hurry up!"

The thief came to his senses and refused to leave, and the merchants were afraid that they would not spare themselves. He lay on the ground and kowtowed to Yu Qingyao gratefully, then jumped up, ran away with the protective shield.

The thief was really moved by this incident, and gave up the lucrative profession of a thief and became a soldier instead. Later, he also made meritorious service and mixed up with the official position of a small school.

The reason why Yu Qingyao did this was because the White Lotus was not a chivalrous man, but a virgin, and sent the thief to the government to be punished, which was a chivalrous man. Our Lady would not do that.

Seeing that the thief had run away, Yu Qingyao breathed a sigh of relief and felt that this was the case. She stepped into the restaurant.

The people on the street looked at each other, and they were all speechless.

Some people think that this female Taoist priest is stupid and has a lot of money, some people say that she is too kind-hearted, and others think that this is really a strange woman. For example, Wang Boheng, the son of Wu Yongbo, who watched the whole process upstairs.

The ground of Jiangzhou is the territory of Wu Yongbo and the gateway to the territory directly under the Zhou Emperor. Jiangzhou is the station of the Yunguan Temple, and it relies on the Xinhai Sect behind it.

Yu Qingyao entered the restaurant, walked to the counter, and asked the shopkeeper if there was a seat.

When he was asking, a general from upstairs walked up to Yu Qingyao, bowed and saluted: "Fairy, my family is invited!"

Yu Qingyao was surprised for a moment, and said with a smile: "Who is the son of your family? We don't know each other, why did you invite me?"

The family general said respectfully and proudly: "The son of my family is the son of Uncle Wu Yong, surnamed Wang, and named Boheng. When I saw the fairy's strange behavior, I was quite excited, and I didn't want to get acquainted with the fairy, and I also asked you to go upstairs to talk about it. ”

Yu Qingyao smiled, nodded and said, "Please lead the way!"

Along the way, she inquired about the power situation in Jiangzhou, and heard that he was the son of Wu Yongbo, so of course she had to give face.

Under the guidance of the general, Yu Qingyao stepped into the elegant room upstairs, bypassing the screen at the door, and she saw the three sons sitting in the banquet.

Yu Qingyao habitually piled up a gentle smile, glanced at the five people at the banquet, and his eyes fell on the young man sitting on the chief.

Wang Boheng was wearing light soft armor, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth, and his complexion was a little dark. He is not handsome, but he looks heroic and handsome, and he is quite manly.

Wang Boheng had already seen Yu Qingyao's appearance upstairs, and at that time he thought that she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life.

Yu Qingyao quickened her pace, bowed her head and saluted: "Yu Qingyao, a Taoist from Youfang, meet Wang Shizi!"

Wang Boheng hurriedly got up and returned the salute, and said with a smile: "Fairy Yu, you are too polite, please take a seat!"

Yu Qingyao sat down with her clothes brushed, and Wang Boheng introduced her to the other two sons. Li Xianrong and Zhang Guangzu are friends of Wang Boheng and the sons of Jiangling generals.

After greeting people for a while, Wang Boheng added a few more dishes.

Li Xianrong couldn't wait to ask: "Fairy Yu, dare to ask why you didn't escort the thief to the government, but gave him two pieces of silver?"

He couldn't understand this all the time, and when he got the opportunity, he couldn't help but ask.

Yu Qingyao glanced at the expectant eyes of the three sons, and couldn't help but understand why they invited themselves up.

She smiled lightly and replied, "A thief was once a good citizen, and no one is born a thief." Although they have committed crimes, the purpose of the law is not only to punish people, but more importantly, to deter the people from committing crimes, so as to reduce crimes. ”

The three sons nodded thoughtfully.

Yu Qingyao said: "No one is at fault, as long as you can change your wishes." Therefore, after catching him stealing, I would ask him if he would like to change his ways. When he said that he was willing to change, I gave him a chance and gave him silver taels, so that he could have capital to do other livelihoods. ”

Li Xianrong said: "What if he takes your silver taels, but still steals?"

Zhang Guangzu said: "Yes, such untouchables, if they take the money of the fairy, they may go to eat and drink a lot, or lose it all in the casino." When he runs out of money, he will steal again, and according to me, he should cut off his hand. Whoever steals it, cut it down. If he doesn't dare to steal again, he will change it if he doesn't steal it with his hands. ”

Yu Qingyao said with a smile: "What the two sons said makes sense, but in my opinion, you can give him a chance." A chance to clean your mind again. If he dies without repentance, as the two sons said, and still steals, and the sky net is restored, one day, he will still be caught, and it will not be too late to punish him at that time. ”

Wang Boheng smiled: "Fairy Yu, you said this beautifully. ”

Yu Qingyao smiled and said, "This is just a little foolish opinion of mine. ”

Zhang Guangzu was not convinced, and said: "If everyone is like you, then everyone will be a thief, and they will not be arrested anyway, and they can still have silver." ”

Yu Qingyao was depressed, and said in her heart: He meows, there are also bar spirits here, and there are keyboard warriors?

She said gently: "People in the world are often too harsh on others, but I would like to believe that human nature is inherently good, and it is often forced to become bad." It is better to give him a chance to do good than to beat and punish him for the slightest mistake, so that people can no longer be a person again. It is more comfortable to persuade people to be good than to be frightening to punish people harshly. ”

Zhang Guangzu shook his head, looking disapproving. He said: "Those untouchables are ignorant people, and it makes no sense to reason with them, only a strict criminal law can make them obedient and obey the rules." ”