The officer was afraid of being punished by the county magistrate, so he pulled up the lapel of Chen Maowu's shirt and dragged it inside, "Chen Maowu, I know everyone is so poor that they can't tell the truth, but you are looking for death! During the day, I also saw Chaizi Qiang on the street.
"Huangyao, don't think that the county magistrate is easy to fool! I kindly advise you to leave, but you don't know how to flatter me!"
Lin Xiaoyue grabbed the officer's arm and said in a deep voice: "If we had been sure, we wouldn't have come here, and it would have delayed the county prince's opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune. Even if you have ten heads, you won't be able to chop them off!"
The officer was frightened by Lin Xiaoyue's sudden momentum. He unconsciously let go of his hand, "Okay, since you don't listen to the advice, then you just wait here. I will go in to find the county magistrate now. If he gets angry, be careful.
Let’s hit the board!”
The county magistrate of Dongyuan Town is called Wu Zhongkui. He is an old man with a gray beard. He is still sitting in this position at such an old age because Dongyuan Town is too poor. If he retires and returns to his hometown, no one will really be willing to sit in his seat.
Location.
Because he is old, Wu Zhongkui goes to bed early every day. Usually if someone comes to disturb him, he will definitely get a slap in the face, so as long as the sky does not fall, no one in the Yamen will come to wake him up.
But today, after he washed his feet and was about to lie down, he heard his subordinate standing at the door reporting that the bandit den in Bandit Mountain was on fire. This excited him, so he put on his clothes again and rushed out without being disturbed again.
Anger, "Did you see it with your own eyes?"
Seeing that Wu Zhongkui didn't lose his temper, the officer felt relieved and said, "No, someone came to report from outside the house. Lord, would you like to see them now or ask them to come back tomorrow?"
Wu Zhongkui dreamed of killing those bandits. These people came to grab things every day, making Dongyuan Town the most disgusted place around. And because no one wanted to be an official here, he still had to work in Qingshui at his age.
He has really had enough of being a parent official in the yamen!
"Quick, call them in. I have something to ask them!"
The officer was a little surprised and nodded in response: "Yes, I will go right away!"
After a while, father and daughter Lin Xiaoyue and Chen Maowu were brought to Wu Zhongkui by the guards.
"The common people have seen the county magistrate!"
Lin Xiaoyue imitated the behavior of Chen Maowu and his daughter, and followed behind with a hasty salute.
Wu Zhongkui was anxious to know about Bandit Mountain, so he didn't go back to change his official uniform. When he saw the people coming, he asked directly: "I heard that you saw the bandit den on Bandit Mountain on fire? Everyone inside was burned to death.
Yet?"
Chen Maowu stood up and said: "I don't know whether people are dead or not, but the mountain is indeed on fire. Because my daughter was taken away by them during the day, and then she was thrown at the foot of the mountain by someone who didn't know who. When she woke up, the bandits on the mountain were
The fire in the nest is already burning."
Wu Zhongkui's originally happy heart was hanging in the air. It was very uncomfortable to feel that it was not going up or down. What he wanted to know most was that no one knew. How could he sleep tonight?
"Why don't you see it clearly before talking about it? What do you want me to do now?"
Lin Xiaoyue heard the words of the county magistrate were filled with complaints. It seemed that he usually only complained about people and did nothing! No wonder he was still sitting in this position at his age. It was one thing for Dongyuan Town to be too poor, but it was not so capable.
Damn it, he's probably going to die here of old age in his condition.
She said unceremoniously: "My lord, the bandits on Bandit Mountain are afraid of even men, let alone this. She finally escaped death, how could she go up the mountain again? Now she is willing to follow my godfather to report the crime."
That’s a lot of courage!”
There are only a few people left in Dongyuan Town, and Wu Zhongkui has seen most of them. He was very puzzled when he saw Lin Xiaoyue's unfamiliar face, but her mouth was like a godfather.
"Where are you from? I don't know how many members of the Chen family there are? This is our Dongyuan Town's business. You, a foreigner, don't get involved!"
When Chen Maowu heard that Lin Xiaoyue was scolded by the county magistrate, he felt very uncomfortable. He stretched out his hands to protect Lin Xiaoyue behind him and said: "This is the benefactor of our family. If Yueyue hadn't passed by the foot of the mountain and saw Yun Yun falling to the ground, she would have saved Yun Yun in time.
Wake me up, I’m afraid it’s hard to predict life or death now!”
Lin Xiaoyue heard her stomach growling with hunger and was too lazy to talk nonsense with the county magistrate. She pulled Chen Maowu's arm and left, "Godfather, how many cases has the county magistrate handled in this county government? The road he has traveled is more than
I've eaten a lot of rice, so he can solve this problem just by doing anything. We are here to receive the reward today, county magistrate, you will not forget what you said, right?"
Wu Zhongkui was so ashamed and angry when Lin Xiaoyue said that the poor Dongyuan Town didn't even come to beg for food. Every case was inseparable from the bandits on Bandit Mountain!
This girl's sharp-tongued mouth seems to support him as the county master, but in fact, she is heart-wrenching every word! Normally, he would have had someone hit him ten or twenty times, but so much time has passed, and maybe now the person on the mountain is
The fire has been extinguished, so even if we have to go up the mountain to search, we still need the help of these people to lead the way, so we can't break up just yet!
He coughed lightly to cover up his inner embarrassment and said with a smile: "Of course you should be rewarded for such a good thing, but we have never been there. It's really hard to find it at night. Why don't you, girl, take my people to the mountains?
have a look?"
Chen Maowu said disapprovingly: "No, I would rather not receive the bounty than let Yueyue take this risk! The mountain road is difficult to walk in the dark. If you need to lead the way, then tomorrow will be during the day, and I will go then."
Lin Xiaoyue was touched by this newly recognized godfather. In fact, the godfather also wanted to know immediately, but in order to prevent himself from taking risks, he not only refused the bounty, but also refused the county magistrate's request. It's good to have someone to protect him!
"My godfather is right. But a bounty is a bounty, and the county magistrate's promise of a thousand pieces of gold cannot be ignored! I can tell you that during the day, Yunyun and I looked at the foot of the mountain. The location of the fire was probably in the middle of the mountain. You guys
You can see it by touching it.”
Wu Zhongkui didn't expect these people to be so disrespectful, and his face immediately turned ugly, "If you don't cooperate with me in handling the case, I will have no choice but to lock you up first. Who knows if you will be the one who set the fire on the mountain?"
Lin Xiaoyue was furious. Did she encounter someone who was unreasonable again?
"My lord, I'm sorry for the parents in the world. I think you also have children, so if you think about it, if we want your children to go to Bandit Mountain to search at night, would you be willing? Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you!"
Wu Zhongkui was shocked by Lin Xiaoyue's last words. How could Chen Maowu, an honest and humble farmer, have such a powerful goddaughter? It was better to let them go quickly. Staying here would only block his heart!
He reluctantly took out a piece of broken silver and said, "Okay, then you go back first, I will send someone to take care of the rest."
Lin Xiaoyue couldn't help but snicker in her heart. She didn't expect that the county magistrate was actually a paper tiger who bullied the weak and was afraid of the strong!
I wonder if the county magistrate holds a grudge because of what she just said? If the county magistrate is petty and the godfather's family is loyal and honest, life in Dongyuan Town will not be so easy in the future!