"If you let the old lady see it again, you will discount a pair of dog legs!"

“......”

"Take that broken knife of yours with you, and be careful that the old lady uses it to cut you into ten or eight pieces, and throw it into the river to feed the fish!"

“......”

"I'm really blind, I married you wretched! If you dare to come back, my mother will go to the gate of the county government and crash to death!"

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High-pitched and shrill scolding continued to come from a simple blue brick house, causing the people in the neighborhood to look sideways, with disapproving but helpless smiles on their faces. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

A teenage boy sat at the gate of the courtyard where the expletive sound was heard, drawing something on the ground with a bamboo branch, and from his attentive expression, it seemed that he had turned a deaf ear to what was happening in the room behind him, and he must have become accustomed to it.

At this time, a stout man in his thirties came to the gate of the courtyard, glanced inside, and then smiled at the boy and asked, "Ah Yang, your mother is scolding your father again?"

The boy raised his head when he heard the sound, and when he saw that it was Liu Zhutou, who was in the same yamen as his father, he couldn't help grinning, and then frowned again, shook his head with a small face and sighed: "Uncle Liu, you don't know, women always have a few days a month...... Alas, it's simply unreasonable!"

Liu Zhutou was immediately amused and laughed, and patted the head of this little guy with his hand, "Go, call your father out, there is a case to be handed over to him!"

Ah Yang pursed his lips, "Could it be that Aunt Niu's cow has been lost again?"

Liu Zhutou smiled again, "This time, Uncle Yang's sheep are gone, and I think they ran to the mountains." ”

Yang threw the bamboo branch in his hand, stood up, and ran into the house.

The shouting and scolding in the house stopped for a moment, and then it sounded again, even louder than Fang Cai: "You worthless goods! All day long, you are either looking for cattle or sheep, the old lady's silver hairpin has been lost for more than half a year, how can I not see you find it?!......"

Soon, a tall and thin young man appeared at the door of the room, grinning at Liu Zhutou, who was standing outside the courtyard gate and probing his brain, a mouthful of snow-white teeth shining dazzlingly in the sun.

He turned around and whispered something to the people in the house, and then left the house and strode in front of Liu Zhutou.

Liu Zhutou's eyes that were accustomed to seeing all kinds of things in the world stared at the handsome and gentle face of the young man in front of him for a moment, and then couldn't help but glance at the extremely obvious inch-long old scar on his forehead, and finally shook his head and said, "Brother and sister's temper, you can stand it!"

The young man smiled warmly and said, "After a long time, I'm used to it, Qiongniang is just louder, and she still knows how to hurt people on weekdays." ”

Liu Zhutou couldn't help smacking his tongue, thinking that with this lady's voice, I'm afraid that even a real lion can scare away it, and I can't stand it anymore! Speaking of which, this season Ruchen is really a weirdo, a young man who is only twenty-four years old, but he likes such a fierce shrew, and he is a widow who is three years older than him and has a half-grown child!

Thinking of this, Liu Zhutou, who usually has a good relationship with Ji Ruchen, couldn't help but shake his head again, sighed and said: "Fortunately, this errand is going to the mountain, you can hide for two days of quiet!"

Ji Ruchen still smiled warmly, and said: "I'll pack up my things and go up the mountain, it is estimated that the sheep will go to the south slope to graze again, where the grass leaves are fat and juicy, and the sheep like it." It's just that you have to climb a few slopes, the road is not easy to walk, and the sheep herders don't want to go there. ”

"Well, then you have to work harder, I'm afraid you have to spend the night in the mountains, it's cold at night, remember to bring a thick clothes. ”

Liu Zhutou carefully advised, just because he did feel a little unhappy in his heart. Originally, everyone was an errand for people to drive, but such a thankless errand always fell on the honest Ji Ruchen, which is really a little unfair.

This Liu Zhutou and Ji Ruchen were on an errand in the Yali of Lingshi County, Quanzhou, and they knew this honest young man very well, and naturally took a lot of care of him. But for the long-term letting Ji Ruchen run errands in the yamen, Liu Zhutou couldn't help. And he knew very well in his heart that the reason why the magistrate did this was indeed his last resort.

If you study this matter in detail, you have to start with Ji Ruchen's life experience.

Twelve years ago, when an old catcher surnamed Ji was out to handle a case, he passed through Linxian County and accidentally rescued a child who passed out on the side of the road. The child had lost his memory from a severe stab wound to the head, and he had no idea who he was or where he came from.

Ji Lao was originally alone, but when he saw that the child was pitiful, he accepted him as his righteous son, and let him take his surname Ji and name him Ruchen.

When Ji Ruchen was sixteen years old, Ji Lao was killed while arresting bandits. At that time, the magistrate saw that Ji Ruchen, a young man, was helpless and very pitiful, and he also knew some punches and legs, so he made him an unregistered catcher in the yamen, and he was finally able to mix a bite of food.

However, this Ji Ruchen is also a person of unknown origin, with neither land nor household registration. Although the successive magistrates were quite accommodating and let him work as an errand in the yamen, due to his embarrassing status, it was impossible for him to have a formal position, and of course, it was even more impossible to get any opportunity to fill the gap and be a head catcher.

Moreover, although Ji Ruchen learned some superficial kung fu from his stepfather, it was only enough to deal with the kind of indecent chicken and dog thieves, which was really not of great use, and he could only do some errands on weekdays.

It stands to reason that there are several ordinary catchers like Ji Ruchen in the yamen, and the errands should not all fall on him alone. But the problem is that although there are many idlers, no one wants to work hard for this kind of trivial matter of sesame mung beans, and once they have such drudgery, they will complain and perfunctory.

Only the honest Ji Ruchen never complains, and he is serious, and everything given to him can be handed over in a down-to-earth manner. As the so-called capable person works hard, the magistrate felt that it was most convenient to use him, so he has been using it all the time.

Outside the courtyard gate of Ji's house, after Liu Zhutou finished explaining his errand, he patted Ji Ruchen's shoulder with a smile, and left with his hands behind his back.

Ji Ruchen returned to the house and began to pack up.

A slender white hand suddenly stretched out on the side, and stuffed a pair of brand-new black satin thin-soled fast boots into his bag, "When you go down the mountain, the old shoes on your feet are afraid that they will wear out, bring this new pair of shoes, and things will be more neat." ”

Ji Ruchen turned his head to look at the young woman with willow eyebrows and phoenix eyes beside him, and said with a smile: "I knew that such an errand would be sent down, so I wouldn't have to act in that scene, and I would be able to suffer less from you!"

The young woman smiled and snorted, "Do you think I'm willing to scold you, old lady?!"

Immediately, her willow eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she said with some worry: "It's just that time is a little tighter, and it often rains these days, and the mountain roads are not easy to walk, so you must be careful!"

"Don't worry, Qiongniang, I have decided to change my plan and start at his home, so that two days will be enough!"

Qiong Niang's brows couldn't help frowning deeper, and she said hesitantly: "But if you do it in front of your own door, it's really a bit refreshing-, I always feel that this business is too risky!"

"It's a bit risky, but we can't let that guy continue to be evil. Even if it will cause trouble, it won't be able to take care of it so much!" Ji Ruchen put the ready-made backpack on his back, turned his head and beckoned to Ah Yang, who had been watching him silently.

Ah Yang walked in front of him, his dark eyes flashed with wisdom beyond his age, "Daddy, don't worry, Ah Yang will take care of his mother!"

Ji Ruchen smiled and stroked his head, "Ah Yang not only has to take care of his mother, but also take care of himself." ”

Ayan nodded.

Ji Ruchen glanced at Qiongniang who was staring at him again, grinned, and pushed the door and strode out.

Qiongniang went over and hugged Ah Yang under her, and the two of them stood in front of the door, watching the tall and sturdy figure disappear outside the courtyard gate together.