Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 188 Trick someone first

A coroner can be said to be one of the lowest-level professions. Even the children of coroners are not allowed to take the imperial examinations, and their treatment is basically the same as that of businessmen.

But a good coroner is really important, especially since Xia Lin's reinstatement is still a long way off. At this moment, he is no different from those inspectors who roam around the country, strolling around and investigating cases. Generally speaking, he thinks it should be the plot of "The Inspector General of the Song Dynasty", but in fact it is most likely "The Iron-Tongued and Bronze-Jaw Ji Xiaolan".

Moreover, Xia Lin himself was planning to set up a forensic area in Fuliang. Coroners themselves have certain surgical capabilities. After a period of training, who says that people who perform autopsies on the dead cannot become people who perform surgery on the living?

So Xia Lin set his sights on the coroner in Luoyang City, and it was imperative to poach her before leaving.

"You didn't even ask if they were married, and you just went up to invite them? What if they are married?"

"Who the hell would marry a coroner?" Xia Lin and Lao Zhang walked slowly on the streets of Luoyang. "This is the lowest of the lowest. It's just not good enough. It's a little better than being a slave. Scholars marry prostitutes because they smell good. What's the point of marrying a coroner? To make the house full of corpse stench and make people's intestines turn upside down?"

"You are such a rude person."

"Don't talk nonsense. Think carefully about who bullied us in the past. Get revenge on them all at once before you leave."

"Actually, they're all OK. There was a scoundrel named Huang. Do you remember him? He died two years ago. He was beaten to death in a fight. There was also a yamen runner who committed a crime last year and was exiled to Lingnan."

"You really hold a grudge..." Xia Lin smiled and glanced at Lao Zhang: "Well, the main mission in Luoyang is completed."

The two of them chatted as they arrived at the government office of Luoyang County. Xia Lin's reputation was well-known in the government office, and when he saw him coming, even the county magistrate came out in person to greet this big shot who could not be provoked.

"Oh, Inspector Xia has come to visit us. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person."

The county magistrate was really afraid of this grandson. His reputation had spread throughout the surrounding counties. He caused trouble wherever he went. Even Wang Shichong was forced to rebel by him. He even brought people to raid the house of the county middle school official early this morning. He was simply a great terror in the world.

"Hello, Magistrate Jia." Xia Lin bowed to the magistrate of Luoyang and said with a smile, "I hope I won't disturb Magistrate Jia's busy work."

"No way, please come in, Master Xia."

Xia Lin was ushered into the back hall of the county government office, where he was served tea and snacks, fearing that he would bear a grudge against him if he was not polite enough.

"what."

Xia Lin took a sip of tea, and then suddenly let out a loud noise, which almost scared Magistrate Jia to the point of peeing. He quickly stood up and bowed, "Master Xia, what's wrong? Did you get burned by the tea?"

"No, no, Master Jia, please don't be so polite." Xia Lin laughed and said, "I came to visit you just to ask Master Jia for a favor."

"Master Xia, please speak."

Xia Lin closed the cup, sipped the tea, and after a long while he slowly said, "I am ordered by the Emperor to inspect the country, and I always encounter some strange cases. Alas, sometimes I have to deal with corpses, but I am not good at this, so..."

"Please explain clearly, Master Xia."

"Well, since Lord Jia said so, I won't be polite. Last time when I was handling a case, I saw a really good coroner. I was going to ask Lord Jia to come over. I wonder what Lord Jia thinks? If it's too difficult, let's just give up."

"No, no, no." Magistrate Jia shook his head like a rattle. He said quickly, "For such a small matter, just let someone know. There's no reason for Lord Xia to come here in person. Lord Xia, please wait a moment. I'll go and call her over."

The coroner had no surname, so everyone called her Dong Niang. They said it was because she had drifted to Luoyang in the winter of a certain year and was adopted by an old coroner in the county. At that time, she was not talkative and didn't know her own name, so the old coroner called her Dong Niang, and so the name stuck.

Although her autopsy skills are top-notch, she is actually not that old. She is only 19 years old this year, one year younger than Xia Lin. Her current achievements are purely due to her extraordinary talent.

At this moment, Dong Niang was retouching a female corpse in the charity cemetery three miles behind the yamen. This was the place she often went to. After all, it was quite difficult to make a living relying solely on the income of a coroner in the yamen. She had to take on a part-time job in the charity cemetery to earn some extra money.

"Dong Niang, Dong Niang, the county magistrate is here to look for you."

The old man from Guan Yizhuang walked quickly to the mourning hall and said to Dong Niang hurriedly, "Hurry up and follow him, it's urgent."

"No." Dong Niang didn't even turn around, her voice was cold: "This makeup will take another half an hour. If you leave now, it will be disrespectful to the deceased."

"Oh, that's the county magistrate...please don't worry about the corpse."

"No." Dong Niang still didn't react. She continued to use rouge and powder to fill the emaciated female corpse bit by bit: "The dead are the greatest."

The old man had no choice but to sigh and go back to find Magistrate Jia. He said with an embarrassed look on his face, "Dong Niang...she is stubborn. She said that it is disrespectful to the deceased if the work is not completed, and she refused to leave with you."

"How ridiculous!" Magistrate Jia took a deep breath and said, "Go and tell her that the person she wants to see this time is not an ordinary person. If she neglects, she will bear the consequences." The old man continued to pass on the message, but Dong Niang just smiled and said, "The dead are the greatest. No matter how great the person is, they are still alive. It's not too late to talk to her after I'm done."

This made Magistrate Jia furious, but he didn't dare to keep Xia Lin waiting too long, so he had to go back and tell Xia Lin everything.

Xia Lin was not angry at all when he heard this, he just laughed and said, "Then wait, but I'm a little hungry, how about I trouble Lord Jia to make some rice for me?"

"Oh, sir, you should have told me earlier. I will prepare it right away."

After Lord Jia left, he breathed a sigh of relief. As for Xia Lin's words about wanting to eat rice soaked in water, he just thought it was nonsense. If he really served the rice soaked in water to him, he would have to quit his job as a county magistrate and go home to farm and feed the cows.

Xia Lin and Lao Zhang finally started eating in the house. Although the meal was not particularly extravagant and sumptuous, it was good enough to cover all the needs.

"This is obviously a careful arrangement. They want you to eat well, but they also want you not to notice anything. Magistrate Jia is really thoughtful." Old Zhang said with a smile: "As expected, officials are all shrewd people."

Xia Lin snorted, "In theory, if you are familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, you can pass the exam and become the top scholar. However, among thousands of people, only one top scholar can be selected in three years. Isn't it because you studied 'Isn't it a pleasure to learn and practice it from time to time?' When you were asked in the exam, you said, 'Confucius said: Is it not a pleasure to learn and practice it from time to time? Why don't you describe the current academic atmosphere and reform plans across the country? We must adapt to local conditions and refer to the local customs and folkways.'"

Hearing this argument, Lao Zhang burst into laughter.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Xia Lin patted the laughing Old Zhang and said seriously, "Come in."

At this moment, Magistrate Jia came in with the coroner named Dong Niang, but they did not enter the inner hall. Magistrate Jia said, "Master Xia, please eat slowly. I asked Dong Niang to wait here."

"Okay, okay, I'm full."

Xia Lin put down his bowl and chopsticks and came out, then sat on a stool and began to look at Dong Niang: "You performed very well last time, do you plan to travel around the country with me?"

Dong Niang had no expression on her face the whole time. She just turned her head slightly and didn't look at Xia Lin.

Xia Lin was not anxious at the moment, but Magistrate Jia was. He urged, "Dong Niang, the master is asking you a question... why don't you speak up."

"I don't want to." Dong Niang's voice was cold: "I am just a coroner, not worthy of the status of an adult."

Xia Lin waved his hand: "I am informing you, not discussing it with you. I am just asking you to be polite."

Dong Niang suddenly raised her head and looked at Xia Lin. Xia Lin felt that the look in her eyes was like looking at a dead person, cold and emotionless.

"Why does my Lord insist on me?"

"You have good skills." Xia Lin laughed: "Go ahead, pack your things. We will set out early tomorrow morning."

Dong Niang was actually unwilling to do so, so she spoke again: "My monthly salary is very expensive, can you afford it?"

At this moment, the air in the room seemed to freeze. Magistrate Jia was sweating profusely, but Xia Lin laughed out loud: "Excuse me, this coroner, how much silver do you make a month?"

Dong Niang pursed her lips and held out a four, but quickly changed it to five: "Five taels!"

"Fuck." Xia Lin cursed inwardly, took out a five-hundred-tael Tang family promissory note from his pocket and handed it to her: "Go, pack your things."

Dong Niang was stunned at this moment. She didn't know what to do with the five hundred taels in her hand. Fortunately, Lord Jia was smart. He pulled Dong Niang and said, "Why don't you thank me, sir?"

Only then did Dong Niang react. She simply nodded to Xia Lin, then turned and left to pack her things.

Five hundred taels of silver in hand...what else is there to say? A hundred months, eight years!
After they left, Xia Lin smiled and said to Lao Zhang, "This coroner is a bit aloof."

"Nonsense, you'd be cold even if you had to face corpses every day." Old Zhang leaned over with his arms folded and said, "You know what, it's a pity for her to be a coroner with that look, she's quite pretty."

"Be your wife?"

"Come on, I finally regained my status as a juren, and I want to marry a coroner? Am I crazy?" Old Zhang waved his hands again and again: "You like to eat stinky tofu, this is yours."

"Get lost, you stinky old dog." Xia Lin spat, "I really didn't go there for her beauty. I have a wild flower from a dance troupe over there. I don't want to bother with her. I just wanted to see her for her skills."

(End of this chapter)