fisherwoman

In the room, a lamp is like a bean.

A white-haired old man was sitting at the table carefully flipping through the file in his hand. He read it slowly but seriously. After reading it for a while, he made a note on the paper with a free and unrestrained writing style, vigorous and elegant.

There is still a thick stack of such files on the table in front of him.

The old lady walked to the table with a cup of tea and handed it to him. He put down the pen and paper in his hand, took it, and drank it slowly. She took off the wooden hairpin on her head, picked out the wick, and the lamp jumped After a while, the room became much brighter.

The old man raised his head and looked at her.

The two couldn't help but looked at each other and smiled.

"They stayed, and the carriage was taken to the backyard. They looked like they had been robbed of their belongings. They didn't even have a bag in their hands. They were also modest and polite. They didn't have to guard against staying for one night. It would cost some money to stay in an inn. " She took the teacup in his hand, turned around and refilled him with water, and put it aside to cool. He likes to drink warm tea, but he likes to refill the cup with boiling water, and then waits for it to cool down slowly.

"It's good to be modest and polite, but lying is very annoying." The teacher frowned, moved his beard, took another file, and opened it.

It's not good to say anything. When the prefect takes office, when the prefect comes to Bingzhou, most of them come here on a temporary basis, and within two months, they will be transferred away for various reasons.

The magistrate of the flowing water, the master of the iron, can't remember how many years he has guarded in this yamen, is it ten years or more?

"Maybe I said this because I was afraid that we wouldn't take them in. This lie is a bit exaggerated, but after all, there is still a child in my arms, and I only look at it for three or two months." She looked down at herself. finger.Sighed.

"You, you are soft-hearted!" The teacher smiled.

The old woman took the clothes beside her and mended them under the dim light.

The room was silent.

Outside the door, there was another neighing sound of a horse, and then there was the sound of someone jumping off the horse. Hearing footsteps, it was a man who seemed to be in a hurry.

The two frowned slightly.

It seems tonight.Destined to be restless.

There was the sound of drumming.

"Who plays the drums?" A middle-aged man in gray clothes ran out of the yard by magic tricks. He walked to the door and asked.

"I met a robber on my way, and they have been captured alive, so I sent them to the government office." Xiao Chengyu said calmly, and he looked at the yard.Two faint lights came into view quietly.

"Your Excellency is here!" In the room, A Li heard Xiao Chengyu's voice, and said in surprise, said, and quickly got up and walked out.

Lin Xueman was also overjoyed, she held Ah Li.Said: "A Li, just let the adults know that we are here. Don't bother him in the past. He plays the drums, and there is always a reason for him. After all, he has just arrived, and he always goes to visit the master first."

"Understood!" Ah Li replied, she went out, stood at the door for a while, and then turned back to the house.

Xiao Chengyu saw Ali.Only when I hang my heart can I let go.

"Bring it in!" the man in gray said, walking to the door.Help the man on horseback into the main hall.

Through the crack of the door, the old woman saw a young man beating the drums. Although he was dusty, he had clear eyes and a good-looking talent!

"Who is playing the drums?" the teacher asked while sitting at the desk.

"Junior Xiao Chengyu, a native of Yuzhou, passed by Bingzhou and was blocked by robbers. If he captures the robbers in his life, I hope the master will uphold justice for the junior!" Xiao Chengyu said calmly.

The man in black knelt on the ground, trembling a little. Naturally, he was not afraid of the teacher in front of him, but Xiao Chengyu.

"Sixth son of Song?" The teacher looked at him, as if a little surprised, "Why are you?"

"Master, the villain is wronged!" Seeing that he had been recognized, the man in black hurried forward and said, "Master, villain, this is the first time for a villain, please forgive me!"

"Blocking and robbery have already violated the laws of Daqi, how can you show mercy outside the law?" The master looked at Xiao Chengyu, and said, "If you truthfully identify other criminals, you may be given a lighter punishment."

This is the start of the trial?

"Master, you know who did it even if you don't say anything, so don't force me!" Then Liuzi Song looked at Xiao Chengyu, and hurriedly asked, "Master, did two women come here just now?" , holding a child!" If the man in front of him can't find the two women, he will really die!

"The answer is not what you asked!" The teacher frowned. At this time, what kind of woman are you still thinking about? It's a beast!

"Have you ever been here?" Song Liuzi asked persistently.

"Quickly tell me, who are your accomplices? Where are they now!" The master said again, "Are you going to bear all the blame?"

"That's right, it's the gang under Brother Xiaoren, they, they're probably going home to sleep now!" Liuzi Song rubbed the back of his head, grinned, and muttered.

"Are there any casualties?" The teacher turned his head and asked Xiao Chengyu.

"No casualties!" Xiao Chengyu responded.

"Then put it down first, and wait for the people to come tomorrow, and then release it!" The teacher said loudly.

"Go!" The man in gray stepped forward and pushed him.

"Teacher, do you really want to lock me up? The villain didn't do anything!" Song Liuzi shouted loudly, "We are all ordered by others, so we don't care about our business!"

"Instigated by others? Who are you instigated by?" Xiao Chengyu stepped forward and asked, he didn't even know that he would come to Bingzhou today, did someone set up an ambush here in advance?

"Anyway, anyway, it was ordered by someone, and I don't know who ordered it!" Song Liuzi shouted, "My brother said that I would get the money, so I went. If you don't believe me, my brother will come tomorrow. You can ask him."

"Stop talking nonsense, we'll talk about it tomorrow." The man in gray kicked him.

The two walked out pushing and shoving.

At this time, the teacher got up and walked in front of Xiao Chengyu, knelt down and said: "The master of the government office, Liu Wenzhong, has seen Lord Xiao."

"Senior, please hurry up." Master Xiao was startled, this teacher's eyes are really poisonous.

The old woman was also taken aback when she heard the words, she is really a grown-up!

"Mrs. Xiao has come to the government office. This old man can't see gold inlaid with jade. I hope Mrs. Madam will forgive me!" Master Liu bowed again.

"Don't blame those who don't know, master don't blame yourself!" Xiao Chengyu helped him up and said seriously, "I came here in a hurry!"

"Your Excellency is shocked. Those robbers blocking the way are actually locals. They are used to being domineering and domineering. I don't think they actually blocked Lord Xiao's way. They really have no eyes!"

Xiao Chengyu sat down and looked at the gray-haired teacher with doubts on his face.Since these have already been registered in the government office, why no one moved them?

"Your Excellency, Bingzhou is a small place, and it is still in the mountains. The transportation is far less convenient than Yuzhou, and naturally it is far less prosperous than Yuzhou. But there are coal mines here. Although they are small open-pit mines, they are still considered rich. Powerful people forcibly occupy it, and in order to compete with each other for mineral resources, disputes often occur, and there is a small quarrel every three days. It is common to have a big quarrel every five days." The teacher sighed. "So, they all have their own guard team, and those people will rob a rich household, rob a passer-by, and so on. As long as no one is killed, the yamen will turn a blind eye to it. The older brother of Song Liuzi and the younger fifth son just now are the guards of Lord Qirong, the king of Bingzhou City."

"So that's the case." Xiao Chengyu thought for a moment and said. "Then today's matter, what does the master mean?"

"Your Excellency is new here, so this matter can be done as a show, because there is no guard in the government office, even if it is to arrest people, no one will go! It is said that the government office has its own guard team, but here we always If we don’t get it all together, not only the guards are missing, but even the people in the yamen can’t come when they are sick, so here, only the old man is left!” The teacher continued to sigh, “So, the government office in Bingzhou has been waiting for a long time. It’s all just a decoration.”

"Teacher, please inform those people in the yamen who are sick all the time tomorrow. If you want to do it, come to the yamen to report it tomorrow. If you don't come, you will never come!" Get to know these people well!"

When the old woman saw that it was really the magistrate who had come, she opened another room and let Ali live in. Although her attitude was a little more kind, she still looked neither humble nor overbearing.

When Xiao Chengyu returned to the house, Lin Xueman had been sitting under the lamp and waiting for him for a long time. When she saw him coming in, she got up and looked at him, and suddenly felt a sense of alienation.

At night, the wind gradually picked up.

The two sat on the bed hugging each other, listening to the wind outside the window, neither of them fell asleep.

The two were talking about today's incident, whether someone instigated it, Lin Xueman told Xiao Chengyu about Yupei, she looked at him solemnly, and said: "I don't think that Song Liuzi is lying, those people must be from Ma Haoxuan's sect Come, he will definitely make life difficult for us again and again in the future."

"Are you saying that Ma Haoxuan took my jade pendant and became the prince? How can there be such a coincidence? You must have misunderstood the jade pendant. Although the texture of each piece of jade is different, the pattern is basically the same. Isn't it just a unicorn?" There are many jade pendants!" Xiao Chengyu didn't react too much when he heard the words, he just said indifferently, "You think too much, how could Hou Zhongyi admit his mistake for such a big matter? Even if Hou Zhongyi admitted his mistake, what about the emperor and queen? Maybe admit it wrong? If you are not completely sure, how could the emperor let your highness marry Princess Yueshi!"

"But if that wasn't the case, why did Ma Haoxuan kill us again and again?" Seeing that Xiao Chengyu didn't agree with her inference, Lin Xueman asked, "Let's not say whether this is Ma Haoxuan this time, but let's take what happened last time as an example. I figured it out that Ma Haoxuan did it, I figured it out, he must have killed that poor woman, it’s so ruthless to kill someone to silence her!"

"If I were, would I still be alive today?" Xiao Chengyu asked back, "Don't forget, Ma Xingzhi lived next door to our house for so long, if he wanted to do it, he would have done it long ago!"

"However, I still think this matter is too strange."

"Okay, don't think about it, I will pay attention to these things. Right now, what we have to do is not to pursue the matter of Yupei, but to find a way to settle here first. I have decided to form a guard for the Yamen tomorrow. I want to reorganize Bingzhou and increase my strength!" Xiao Chengyu glanced around this strange and simple house, and said word by word, "If you want to raise your head in front of others, you need strength besides strength!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)