Qiu County was busy, and although he didn't sleep all night, he still got up and went to the county office.

Qiu Ze walked out of the study, and several old servants surrounded him.

Wu Bo is the person who was appointed by Qiu Xian Ling to watch Qiu Ze, since Qiu Ze disappeared, he washed his face with tears, he grew up watching Qiu Ze, and the anxiety in his heart was no less than that of Qiu Xian Ling, he pulled Qiu Ze tightly with both hands, and sobbed: "Young master......"

Qiu Ze smiled: "Uncle Wu, you don't have to blame yourself, it's all my fault, I make you worried, by the way, Uncle Wu, what about the steamed flower cake you bought yesterday? I've been hungry for a day and a night." ”

Uncle Wu hurriedly spoke: "Young master, yesterday's steamed flower cake has already been cold, I'll go to Wang Po's place and buy a few more." ”

"No, Uncle Wu, the steamed flower cake won't be bad overnight, you can help me heat it up, and don't buy me steamed flower cake in the future, my father is thrifty, there is not much silver taels at home, he is going to distribute this year's Yulu to the villagers, within this year, I'm afraid we will drink the northwest wind...... Let's keep those silver taels at home. ”

Qiu Ze returned to his room, looked at the books that had been covered with a layer of dust, and picked them up helplessly.

Akizawa's mother died after giving birth to Akizawa, and his older brother Qiubai also died five years ago, Akisawa was raised by Qiu Qitian alone, although he didn't like to be a nerd, but he didn't want to live up to his father's expectations.

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Wu County is a small county in the south of the Yangtze River, in the early spring, it is the time to sow seeds, the farmers picked up the hoe, hard work, the year's plan lies in the spring, this year's harvest, it depends on the spring rain, during this time, the rain has fallen a lot, the farmers are naturally happy, look at this sprout, in addition to taxes, there is still a lot of surplus grain left at home, plus there is the existence of such a clean official in the autumn county order, the people of Wu County are very sufficient, about the only son of the autumn county order was taken away half a month ago, has been slowly forgotten.

"Mighty!"

"Ascension!"

Several officials stomped the water and fire sticks in their hands, and Qiu Xian Ling sat on his Taishi chair and shook the Hongshu suit on his body to show his authority, although he knew that the Hongshu suit with several patches on his body really did not look like a county official.

There are two people kneeling in the hall, a man and a woman, the man's sharp-beaked monkey cheeks, quite a bit of a rogue atmosphere, and the clothes on his body are not much better than those of Qiu County, although he is kneeling on the ground, he looks up and looks around, and the corners of his mouth still have a little disdain.

The woman looked honest, kneeling on the ground, her hands tightly clutching the corners of her clothes, her head hanging deeply, and wiping away the tears from her face from time to time.

Qiu Xian Ling originally wanted to ask the two people in the hall what grievances they had, but when he saw the person kneeling in the hall, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, and slapped the shocked wood down, and the woman was startled and suddenly trembled.

"Zhang Bawu, you're a pimp again, tell the official quickly, what law have you broken again?"

The man named Zhang Bawu snorted lightly, and then said with a hippie smile: "Qiu County Order, you are really flattered by the little one, I didn't expect you to remember the little one, but, Qiu County Order, this time you really wronged the little one, since the little one went out last time, I no longer dare to be a traitor, and serve my old lady at home......"

"Nonsense!"

Qiu Xian Ling glared at Zhang Bawu, Zhang Bawu didn't learn well since he was a child, either stealing the Li family's chickens, or touching the Wang family's dogs, people in ten miles and eight towns didn't want to see him, he was young, and he didn't know how many times he entered the yamen.

"Zhang Bawu, Zhang Bawu, are you stupid to be an official? Your old lady died last month, or did I and a few squires pool money to bury you, you are so ruthless, you don't care if your old lady dies, you have been wandering outside for a few months...... That's it, you tell me, how long has it stopped, and you're committing another crime!"

Qiu Xianling was furious, and hurriedly drank a few sips of water, and when the master saw this, he yelled at several officials: "What are you still doing in a daze? Beat him with a few sticks! Look at him if he is honest!"

As soon as the officials heard this, they picked up the water and fire sticks and set up Zhang Bawu, and one of the officials picked up the water and fire sticks and beat them down.

"Ouch, light...... Zhou Laoqi, you ruthless and unrighteous brute, I have treated you well since I was a child..... Why are you so hard? Ouch! Old lady Qiu, how can you say that you will fight before you ask about the case...... And only hit me one, why don't you beat this stinky......"

Qiu Xian Ling sighed: "That's it, stop." ”

A few officials stopped at this time, and Qiu Xian Ling glanced at Zhang Bawu, who was grinning, and then turned his gaze to the woman: "Liu, tell me what's going on." ”

Liu glanced at Zhang Bawu and sobbed: "I still hope that the county master is in charge, the little girl heard the rooster crow this morning, so she got up to check, who knew that she saw Zhang Bawu hugging two old hens in my chicken pen and turned around and wanted to ......leave."

When Zhang Bawuyi heard this, he hurriedly defended: "The county lord is clearly inspecting! I wanted to go out to plow the land this morning, but when I saw the two old hens of the Liu family clucking and not laying eggs, I thought that these two old hens were sick and were going to take them to catch medicine!"

Qiu Xian Ling laughed angrily: "You are immoral and incompetent, and you will still treat animals? It's just nonsense! Liu Wu injured his leg in the service of forced labor last month, and he had no money for medical treatment, so he relied on these two old hens to lay eggs to feed...... You're so vicious, can't even two life-saving old hens want to steal it?"

Zhang Bawu knew that he was wrong, and he didn't dare to refute, but he still said stiffly: "Hmph! It's just two old hens, the meat is as old as firewood, and the taste is like chewing wax, I won't eat it if you send it to me......!

"What's too much?" Qiu Xian Ling glared: "Zhang Bawu, Zhang Bawu, do you know that your old lady is still thinking of letting me discipline you well when she is dying, so that you can be an upright person, you can see for yourself, what are you like now? How can you be worthy of your dead old lady? At this point, you still don't repent, come on, give me a beating!"

The officials began to fight again, and as the water and fire sticks fell, Zhang Bawu wailed, and beat more than a dozen sticks, Zhang Bawu's ass had already been beaten to the point that the skin was open, and the officials stopped.

"Liu, go back. ”

"Master Xie Qingtian presides over justice for the little girl. ”

Liu submissively kowtowed, stood up, and walked out of the yamen.

Qiu Xian Ling came to Zhang Bawu, helped him up, took out a few pieces of broken silver from his arms and stuffed them into Zhang Bawu's hands.

"You also go back, although this little silver is not much, but it is enough for you to buy an old cow to plow the land, you and remember today's lesson, don't do unrighteous things in the future, if you commit it again, it is not as simple as beating a few boards!"

Zhang Bawu took the silver and walked out of the yamen with his buttocks covered.

Looking at the silver in his hand, Zhang Bawu turned around and took a sip, his eyes gradually becoming cold.

"What a Qiu County Order, what happened to me today, do you think a few pieces of broken silver can erase the resentment in my heart?"

Zhang Bawu threw the broken silver in his hand into the river, he did not go home, and walked all the way along the official road.

"This Zhang Bawu, he didn't learn well since he was a child, and he blamed his mother, who spoiled him too much, I heard that he also had some intersections with the robbers in the mountains, but he was afraid that he would not be able to change it after this beating. ”

The master shook his head, puzzled by the behavior of the Qiu County Order.

Qiu County Ling smiled: "Since I have put on this official uniform, I have to think about the people of Limin, I know that Zhang Bawu has a stubborn personality, but I have to give him some opportunities, if he can change his evil and return to righteousness from now on, it can be regarded as my county commander who deserves to be competent." ”