Similar to the conversation in the teahouse, it quickly spread throughout Huzhou City.
One sentence: "Have you seen anyone today?"
It has vaguely replaced "Have you eaten today?" as the first thing Huzhou people say when they meet!
echoing it.
It was the acrobatic troupe that Xiao Han had gone to see that day. It became a popular place overnight, attracting countless people from Huzhou to flock there.
I don’t expect to see you in person, I just want to feel noble!
The leader of the acrobatic class didn't know what was going on at first. He was shocked when he saw so many people rushing over. He quickly called his men to defend themselves with wooden sticks and big tanks.
As a result, when he figured out the situation from the people around him, he immediately burst into ecstasy and rushed to the back of the stage!
Then, after a clanking sound, a wooden board as tall as a person was carried out in a swaggering manner.
"Hey? What is that? A new show?"
Before the people around him could stop talking, the class leader had already slammed the board on the ground. On the top of the board in his hand, there were more than ten coppers nailed firmly with nails!
And under the copper, several crooked black characters are particularly eye-catching!
"Marquis Xiao Shen personally gave me copper coins!"
Pointing to this line and reading loudly, the acrobatic class leader hugged the wooden board, made a circle and bowed to all sides, and said proudly: "Folks, have you seen that this is a copper coin personally rewarded by Mr. Xiaohou?
If you really want to take one home, you can bid to buy it..."
"Can I buy this too?"
When the crowd around them heard this, they were in an uproar. Many people looked quite moved and shouted: "Board leader, how much do you sell one piece for?"
"How much?" The class leader held the wooden board, rolled his eyes, and stretched out one finger. After thinking about it, he felt something was wrong, so he stretched out all five fingers and shook them in the air.
"Five coppers for one? That's... OK! I'll change it!" A man dressed as a farmer in the audience shouted with some distress.
However, the class leader just rolled his eyes at him and said mockingly: "Five coins? I'm dreaming! It would be nice to show you five coins. I'm talking about five coins, exchange one for one!"
"Five coins? Hiss..."
As soon as the price came out, there was a sound of inhalation all around.
One piece of money is worth a thousand rich men, five pieces of money is worth five thousand!
In other words, the number of things he nailed to the wooden board increased five thousand times overnight!
"Hey, don't think it's too expensive! This is the money used by Xiao Shenhou. There are only a few coins in total. After a while, you may not be able to exchange ten coins for one!"
Everyone was shocked and speechless by the sky-high price of copper coins, but the class leader continued to sell his copper coins endlessly.
Several members of the acrobatic class standing behind him were all blushing at this time, especially the tank player yesterday. Looking at him, he seemed to want to put the tank on his head again...
"Do you want five guans? Do you? The price has gone up in a while!" The class leader was still standing on the stage, shouting at the top of his lungs to encourage people to pay, without noticing that the faces of the people below had changed.
Finally, someone shouted: "Damn it! Profiteers! Old and young men in Huzhou, rob him!"
The scene got out of control in an instant...
Countless people pupated onto the stage, and under the impact of these people, the stage built by the acrobatic troupe was crushed into pieces like tofu in an instant!
When the leader of the acrobatic troupe saw what was going on, he screamed and tried to run away.
Unfortunately, he was still a step too late, someone grabbed his leg, and he fell heavily to the ground!
Then, rags and torn shoes flew together, and fists and big feet were the same color!
By the time the government servants carrying water and fire sticks arrived in a hurry, all that was left of the acrobatic team was a mess!
The poor class leader had a bruised nose and swollen face, lying on the ground with footprints all over his body. Only a pitiful part of his clothes and the wooden board in his hand were left, and the person who started looting had long since disappeared.
What happened in the city quickly spread outside the city.
I originally planned to take advantage of the Marquis's visit to promote Shijia Village for myself.
After they heard about the tragedy of the acrobatic class, they immediately stopped and even filled the big-character posters into the stove.
And the old man talking to Xiao Han at the end of the field.
He was even searched eight times by the village chief and Baozheng in one day! He was afraid that the talkative old man would not be able to hide his secrets and would spill the beans at once, causing trouble to the village.
"Everyone comes here to warn me with all their nonsense. Am I just that talkative?"
After sending away the village chief's guarantee, the old man returned home angrily and sat down. He raised his head and drank a full bottle of water. Still feeling uncomfortable, he turned to ask the pockmarked young man next to him.
The pock-marked young man has been obviously a little distracted since he came back yesterday. When he heard his grandfather's question, he didn't think about anything and nodded subconsciously!
However, as soon as he nodded his head twice, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. Unfortunately, it was still a step too late.
"Bang..."
A familiar sharp pain came from the top of his head, and the poor pockmarked young man jumped up with an "ouch" and scurried around the room...
Alas, these past two days have really pitied his brain.
If I get a few more knocks from the old man and play Tathagata Buddha in Journey to the West, I guess the headgear will be spared.
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Magistrate Wu, as the head of a county, is naturally aware of the chaos in the city.
Unlike the chief clerk who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, Old Wu, who had been sitting in the county seat for decades, showed no trace of panic on his face, and even had a trace of relief on his face.
"Your Excellency, the leader of the acrobatic team came over and complained, crying and demanding that we lock up the thugs and make them hand over the money they took away!"
At the back of the county government office, the chief clerk came in a hurry with the papers. Even though it was still very cold outside, his fat, white forehead was still covered with thin beads of sweat.
This is not because he is timid, but because someone in the city gathered to cause trouble, which has had a great impact on the county magistrate and his affiliated conduct assessment!
If they can't deal with the suffering master this time and let the suffering master start a fight, the entire yamen will be in trouble!
"Calm down, calm down! What's the big deal, why have I been so flustered for so many years?" Magistrate Wu, who was behind the desk, raised his head when he heard the sound, saw the chief clerk rushing into the room in a panic, and knocked displeasedly
shouted the table.
The head clerk was shocked by the scolding, but soon he became sad again: "My lord! Isn't this a big deal? I just asked, at that time there were hundreds of people who were robbing money and watching the fun.
, we simply can’t find out who took action and who didn’t!
Moreover, the leader of the acrobatic class has some experience in traveling around, and now he is just standing outside, saying that if we don’t let him make the decision, he will go to the provincial capital and sue Mr. Futai!"
"Where can I report this to Mr. Futai?"
After County Magistrate Wu heard the words "Master Futai", his face still didn't change much. He just took the paper, glanced through it, and then threw it casually on the table.
"That's all, go and withdraw twenty copper coins from the account, give it to the leader, and tell him that this is the lost copper! I found it for him! This case is settled!"
