Bai Shan finished writing the letter and handed it to Dong County Lieutenant, "Go back to the county government office in person to find out about this matter."
He paused and then said: "Inspector Song has nothing to do recently. I will give you an official document. You can take it back to Fang County Cheng and ask him to order Inspector Song to go out on inspection. He said that bandits have appeared in Beihai County and asked him to
Check around. You can transfer 20 people from Inspector Luo and take them to the outside of the mountain. I can use them."
Lieutenant Dong County was not at ease and asked: "Sir, do you want to transfer Inspector Luo back from the new salt field?"
"No need," Bai Shan said, "Tell Inspector Luo that no matter what happens, he is not allowed to leave the new salt field without permission. He can just guard the new salt field."
Lieutenant Dong County received the order, took the letter, and hurried out of the mountain with the two government officials Bai Shan had given him.
Bai Shan sent the man to the entrance of the village and said to him: "Let the two people guarding outside the mountain continue to guard, find a place to stay by yourself, and don't publicize our entry into the mountain."
Dongxian Lieutenant please exit.
It was not difficult to camp at this time of year, and they brought horses with them, so ordinary animals did not dare to approach them, so they only needed to find a sunny place to camp, which was very convenient.
When the village chief called many women and elderly people in the village to chat with Wen Tiandong, they only saw the backs of Dong Xianwei and others.
The village chief was shocked, "Sir, are Lieutenant Dong and the others leaving?"
Bai Shandao: "They went back to mobilize their troops and generals."
The village chief breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't just run away.
He hurriedly and enthusiastically invited Bai Shan and the others to sit in the room, "The sun is strong, please don't let the sun burn you, adults."
Bai Shan smiled slightly and said: "Wearing a hat, you won't be so delicate. By the way, have you seen the appearance of those bandits?"
"I saw a few," the village chief said: "Most of them had their faces covered, but a few had a fight with the villagers when they came to grab things, so they took off their cloth towels, and we saw what they looked like.
."
Bai Shan's eyes brightened slightly and he said, "Find all the villagers who saw their faces, especially those who pulled off their face scarves."
He turned to Man Bao and said, "I'll try to see if I can draw them."
Man Bao asked the village chief, "Did they not hurt anyone if their facial coverings were torn off?"
The village chief sighed, "Who said no one was hurt? Liu Erzhu was chopped three times, and he died that day."
Bai Shan's face darkened when he heard this and asked: "Is someone dead?"
The village chief wiped his eyes and nodded.
Bai Shan: "How many died?"
The village chief hesitated for a moment and then said: "Liu Erzhu was the only one who was hacked to death, but three people were also injured at that time. It was only after the dog egg turned over during the New Year that the wounds became pus. The other two were not much of a problem, that is.
…”
Bai Shan: "What is it?"
The village chief gritted his teeth and said: "Goudan was Erzhu's son. The father and son died about a year ago. His old man couldn't bear the blow and he died not long ago. Do you think these dead people are counted as one or the other?"
Count two?”
Bai Shan said solemnly: "Count three!"
Man Bao asked: "Who else is in their family?"
"Now only Erzhu's daughter-in-law is left with her little daughter Daduo. She was also kicked at that time. Alas, her hair has turned white this year, and she looks as old as the rest of us.
."
Bai Shandao: "Find the mother and daughter. I want their portraits."
Upon hearing this, the village chief immediately went to find the mother and daughter.
Liu Erzhu's daughter-in-law's surname is Jin. She is only thirty-four years old, but her hair is already gray, her body is stooped, and her whole face is numb. She only looks human when she looks at her daughter huddled behind her.
She didn't go to the village entrance today and didn't know about the official arrival in the village. When she heard that Bai Shan was the county magistrate and wanted to paint a portrait of the bandit, she immediately pulled Da Duo and knelt down.
Bai Shan quickly stretched out his hand to pull her up, but Jin did not get up, but knelt down steadily, and kowtowed to Bai Shan. When she raised her head, there was a deep hatred in her eyes, and she said: "Nujia
I remember that man, even if he turned into ashes, I would still recognize him."
She glanced at the crowd, pointed at a guard and said: "That person is about as tall as him..."
The guard felt a chill in his heart. For some reason, he felt a chill on his back when he was stared at by her.
Bai Shan slowly drew a picture based on her description and showed it to her.
Jin pointed to his face and said: "It should be wider down here...the forehead should be lower, and the eyebrows should be very scattered..."
Bai Shan revised it bit by bit. When the other person's eyes were modified, Jin looked at the person on the paper blankly and said: "It's him, it's him, it's him..."
The village chief also came up to take a look, widened his eyes and said: "This is the man, I recognize him, but he is very vicious. If he finds less things, he will beat people. He is very vicious."
Jin's hands and feet began to tremble, and he gritted his teeth and stared at the person in the painting.
Man Bao saw Da Duo behind her shaking all over and looking pale. She hurriedly stepped forward, supported someone with one hand, and called for a cake. Together, they helped the mother and daughter into the room that had just been cleaned up.
Bai Shan glanced at them and did not call Jin to stop. Instead, he turned to the village chief and said, "Look for other people to come. Didn't you see the faces of several people?"
The village chief agreed happily, turned around and ran out. He didn't look older at all.
He never expected that the county magistrate's painting skills were so good. The people he painted looked like real people, and he was worthy of being an official.
Man Bao helped Jin and Da Duo into the room and felt their pulses. Seeing that they were just excited and frightened, he took Da Duo's hand and pressed it on her arm a dozen times, then stretched out his hand again.
He gently stroked her back, slowly soothing her.
Da Duo slowly came back to his senses and looked up at Zhou Man sheepishly.
Man Bao smiled and asked her, "How old are you?"
Dadu lowered his head and said, "I'm fourteen."
Man Bao: "You're still young, don't be afraid, the county magistrate will catch those bandits."
Da Duo did not nod, but asked: "Can we really catch them? They said that the bandits are very powerful. They hide in the mountains and no one can do anything to them. Even the county government has difficulty sending troops to catch them."
Jin gradually calmed down, and upon hearing this, he raised his head and looked at Zhou Man with bright eyes.
Man Bao asked softly: "Who said this?"
"Everyone said so," Dadu said with tears streaming down her face. She raised her hand to wipe away her tears and said, "My mother and I wanted to go to the county to file a complaint, but the head of the village and everyone in the village didn't
It's useless to say that he has gone. The county magistrate is no longer in our yamen. He has been promoted and left. There is no county magistrate in the yamen, and there are not that many soldiers. We can't let the soldiers in the county government fight to suppress the bandits, so they all say this.
Let’s just let it go.”
Manbao then reached out and stroked her hair and said: "You are all citizens of the Jin Dynasty. The county magistrate is the parent official given by your majesty. Parents love their children regardless of the consequences. The same goes for County Magistrate Bai, so you can rest assured.
He will protect you and seek justice for you."
Da Duo looked at Zhou Man with red eyes, "Really?"