Chapter 20: The wind and rain are like dark, life is like dust
(Is there a second update today? Let me talk about it again. Yesterday, the tickets reached 300 for the first time. It’s a happy congratulations. I hope to continue my efforts!)
In the afternoon, Uncle Hua picked up someone into the city. In addition to the second lady, there were two maids and five disciples - Jiang Caoqi, who was loyal to the world, was very helpful and could gather people. Over time, some people became his disciples.
There were more than five guests, but some people heard that the owner had committed a murder and scattered away. But overall, the majority of the people who chose to stay were occupied.
This made the second sister feel relieved. Her husband is always generous and has finally recognized people with his eyes.
The Chen family’s ancestral home is quite large and can be placed in everyone.
When the sun sets, Chen Sanlang, who went out to inquire about the news, came back.
The news is not optimistic.
The Huang County Magistrate is from Pingchang County. He has been in Jing County for two years. He is a long-standing dancer and has a strong ability to move. Because the current county magistrate He Zhiming is too old, he will soon retire. It is said that after he retired, the successor to the county magistrate was Huang County Magistrate.
It is precisely based on this background that Huang County Magistrate moved his family from Pingchang County. He had no son and always regarded his nephew as his own - this nephew was killed by Jiang Caoqi with a pig-killing knife.
When the bad news came, County Magistrate Huang was angry and angry, and personally ran to County Magistrate He to complain about his injustice.
Jiang Caoqi was detained in the county government and should have been transferred to the court for interrogation immediately, but the old county magistrate He was infected with cold and could not afford to get sick, so he had to instruct the person to be put in the cell first.
Chen Sanlang is very worried about this.
Since ancient times, many prisons have died in vain, killing individuals in it and then making them casually make the whole reason is too normal, but no one can pursue it.
For many years, Jingxian was quite clear under He Zhiming's rule. The old county magistrate was selfless and many lawsuits could be handled impartially. According to the dynasty law, the final judgment of Jiang Caoqi's lawsuit is likely to be a military officer who is in charge of the army and will not be punished to death.
The question is, will County Magistrate Huang let him go easily?
Chen Sanlang had never had contact with Huang County Magistrate, but he subconsciously understood that Huang County Magistrate was not a slap. Especially when the old county magistrate fell ill and he had to act on his behalf for many matters, it was really simple to do things.
On this level, Chen Sanlang dared not tell his mother and second sister that he was afraid that they would worry.
In the evening, dark clouds floated from the sky. It didn't take long to hear muffled thunder, and it soon drizzled. The drizzle was hazy, covering Jingxian, giving a sense of obscureness.
There were only one guest in the tavern, and he had only one guest - Master Xu of the martial arts hall. He drank from the morning until now, and fell on the table in a drunken manner, looking unconscious.
No one was surprised by his appearance. What made the tavern owner and waiter strange was that Xu Nianniang had not yet died of drinking. But it was a bit strange if he lived or died, but he was good to have money to buy wine.
Suddenly someone lifted the curtain at the entrance of the tavern, and a middle-aged scholar with a somewhat strange face walked in. He looked like a scholar, but his eyes were narrow and gloomy light flashed occasionally.
The middle-aged scholar glanced at the environment in the tavern, turned his eyes on Xu Nianniang, and quickly ignored it and walked into the wing room.
Although this tavern is simple, it also has a private room inside, and the consumption is one level higher than the outside lobby.
The waiter went up to greet him enthusiastically.
The middle-aged scholar ordered eight dishes in one go, most of which were meat, beef, chicken, pork, and three jars of good wine.
Haoke, absolutely Haoke.
The waiter's smile on his face became even brighter, so he hurried out to do some work.
About half a quarter of an hour, the wine curtain at the door was lifted up again. A fat man with his head wrapped around walked in and walked straight into the private room where the middle-aged scholar was.
"Principal Shi, you are here, please sit down."
The middle-aged scholar came up with a smile.
The head of Shi returned the court and said, "Mr. Huang is invited, how dare Shi be negligent?"
The middle-aged scholar coughed dryly: "Tao Shi Lao, this is a bad word. It's not that the county magistrate Huang invites him, but that I'm the one who is the boss, so you have to make a clear distinction."
Shi Laotou was also a person with a good mind. He suddenly realized and quickly said, "I was rude and said wrong. Don't blame Aide Zhang."
The two of them sat down and waited for the food and drinks to start to squeaking, eating and drinking, and occasionally saying irrelevant gossip.
I drank this wine for half an hour.
Aide Zhang took out a pack of things from his arms and put them in front of Shi Laotou, lowering his voice: "Teacher Shi Laotou, I'll have to do anything for you."
Shi Lao Tzu picked up the things and weighed them. He was very important. His fat face smiled like a flower: "You are so kind, a small matter is a simple task."
Aide Zhang smiled and said, "After three days, wait for the good news."
Shi Laotou said: "Actually, if you need it, I will be able to do it tomorrow. The Jiang, who is surnamed Jiang, has no background. As for the Chen family, it is even more worth mentioning. It is a soft boy who finally got a child exam, which is not worth worrying."
Aide Zhang smiled and said, "It is not advisable to be too hasty. An accident occurs as soon as people enter, which is easy to attract suspicion. No matter what, the old county magistrate is still there now."
Speaking of He Zhiming, Shi Laotou spat on the ground and muttered: "This old guy doesn't like eating meat and doesn't even give soup to the people below. Isn't this cutting off the brothers' way of wealth? Cut off the way of wealth and killing parents. We have been holding our anger a lot and cannot vent our bitter hatred."
Regarding his complaint, Aide Zhang smiled and said, "Hehe, Master Shi, as long as you do this, a good day will come soon."
Thinking of the rumors, Shi Lao Tzu's eyes lit up: "Ask Zhang, please rest assured, this matter is covered by Shi." After drinking another glass of wine, he left the tavern with a silver in his arms.
"snort."
Aide Zhang sneered in the corner of his mouth, threw down a piece of silver to pay the bill, and got up and left.
As the night rolls, it rains, the stars and moons are gone, and it is very dark and deep.
Xu Nianniang, who was lying on the wooden table in the hall, woke up leisurely, stretched her waist long, walked out of the door with her feet staggering, and was hit on her face by a gust of wind and rain. She suddenly became awake, her eyes were as sharp as a knife, and she murmured: "I don't care about other people's business, it's been many years..."
The wind and rain are flying, and a light is lonely.
Chen Wangshi, Chen Sanlang and Chen Ermei sat by the lights.
The lights were reflected, and the wooden table was filled with snow-white silver, as well as a lot of broken silver and copper coins.
It has been calculated before that there are more than 300 taels of silver here.
Chen Wangshi looked at her daughter lovingly: "Second sister, please take the money here first, don't be afraid of using money. If it is not enough, my mother will still have it."
"mother!"
Chen Ermei could no longer help but pounced into Chen Wang's arms and cried - she knew that her parents' family was not rich, and she had been spending more and less in recent years.
"Mom, you gave me the money, what should I do if Saburo? He still has to marry and take the exam."
Chen Sanlang said: "The most important thing now is to make my brother-in-law healthy. The whole family is neat and more important than anything else. I will go to Beijing to take the exam in the future, take the top scorer, arrange flowers and ride a horse, and be proud of myself. I send a lot of people to dowry and rush to marry my daughter. What is this little money now?"
The feeling of being relieved by my younger brother's words, but soon Chen Ermei frowned again and was full of worries: The worst person in the world is a lawsuit. Once it gets involved, it will be a laborious task at the least, and the worst will cause family damage. Therefore, in this world, the people avoid lawsuits. Usually, even if they are wronged and suppressed, they are used to accepting things. Anyway, if they don't go to the yamen, they will never go up. They will knock their teeth down and swallow them in their stomachs. Just bear it.
Now Jiang Caoqi has been in a life lawsuit. If he wants to live a better life in prison and suffer less torture, his family members must pay a lot of money to deal with it.
This is a convention.
As for how much money to use, there is no number at all.
The silver and water were used, and the effect was very obvious. The next day, Chen Ermei and Chen Sanlang entered the cell and saw Jiang Caoqi.
Jiang Caoqi looked pretty good and had a complete body, and was not punished. This was because he had not been formally tried, and because his family had spent a lot of money on the prison guards and had their joints cleared. When they treated the prisoners, they would be more "gentle".
Seeing her husband wearing prison clothes, Chen Ermei couldn't help but feel sad and cried bitterly. It took a while before she was persuaded.
Chen Sanlang suddenly said, "Second sister, you go out first, I have something to say to my brother-in-law."
Chen Ermei was stunned, but finally obeyed and walked out. She didn't know what her brother was going to say to her husband, but it must be some very important words. It's important, and it may be related to her husband's wealth and life.
In the prison, Jiang Caoqi looked at the brother-in-law in surprise after hearing Chen Sanlang's words. He really didn't expect Chen Sanlang to say those words so clearly. After a moment of silence, he slowly said: "Sanlang, my brother-in-law owes you a life."
Chen Sanlang waved his hand: "You are my brother-in-law, why bother to say those things outside the world? If you can overcome this level, you will fly far away. I don't know when we will see each other again."
Jiang Caoqi's eyes were bright: "Sanlang, you really made my brother-in-law look at me with admiration. Well, after this incident, I want to open my brother-in-law. My parents died early and I have been staying in a pork stall for so many years. I was just right to go out to explore and see the world."
He is a calm person who is not panicked when encountering problems. Now he is in prison, but he is not losing his true nature.
"It's time to go out!"
The jailer urged outside.
Chen Sanlang bowed to Jiang Caoqi and passed through the wooden railing: "Brother-in-law, take care of yourself." He turned around and walked out. When passing by the outfield, he saw a fat prisoner sitting there, and glanced at him with uncertain eyes.
Buzz!
Chen Sanlang felt the strangeness in the red sandalwood sword box in his arms, which was a pocket-sized sword.
Since the sword edge was enlightened, the entire sword has undergone some very mysterious changes, as if it has spirituality.
More appropriately, it was originally spiritual, but somehow it was obscured and lost its spirituality. Later, after Chen Sanlang continued to feed blood and nourish it, he slowly recovered.
Now, this sword has a premonition of something bad, so it takes the initiative to warn Chen Sanlang to know.
Chen Sanlang walked out of the cell as if nothing had happened on the surface.
Chapter completed!