A knife in love

Chapter 2073
The shopkeeper didn't know that Wang Xiaoyu was planning to kill someone, but when he saw the fierce look in her eyes, his heart trembled. He thought to himself that this little girl was young and beautiful, but her eyes were sharp, so she didn't know what she was planning.He thought for a moment, and then said: "The things Miao Zhu said are all facts. I saw it with my own eyes and did it with my own hands. In order to get a cricket, the people in the whole city went crazy. The crickets in the city Soon they were all caught, and the people had to go outside the city to search for crickets. Some people caught many crickets and sold them at a high price. Some even fought to snatch one cricket. They were good brothers and sisters. , Good neighbors, but turned against each other because of a cricket. At that time, everyone became crazy. Thinking about it now, it is both ridiculous and sad.

"The two foxes listened to Miao Zhu's words and couldn't help scolding the county magistrate for his crimes. Miao Zhu also scolded a few more words, and then told the two foxes that when they came to Wangqi County, the people in the city were walking around day and night Searching for crickets can be said to turn every inch of land in the city upside down, so at a glance, there is a lot of noise everywhere. At that time, the Temple of the Earth has been searched five or six times, and even the niche of the Lord of the Land has been overturned. On the ground. Not to mention that there were no crickets in the temple, even if there were, they would have been captured long ago. After seven or eight groups of people came, no one came to harass the earth temple, so it is comparable to other places in the city. In contrast, the Earth Temple will appear extremely quiet.

"The two foxes suddenly realized it, and couldn't help shaking their heads. Miao Zhu continued, the magistrate got tens of thousands of crickets, and he was very proud of himself, thinking that he was sure of winning. Seven days later, it was the day of the perfect game between the two sides. Officials, wealthy businessmen, rich men, and big households from Dongyang Mansion and Wangqi County gathered inside, and thousands of ordinary people stood outside the yamen to watch the excitement. Everyone seemed to have forgotten the tragedy of being driven almost crazy by crickets these days. Few relatives and friends are still imprisoned because they did not pay enough crickets. They gathered outside the Yamen, all stretching their necks, extremely excited."

Wang Xiaoyu thought to himself, no wonder the dog official of the county can call the wind and rain in Wangqi County and do whatever he wants.The common people in this city are all extremely ignorant and can only be bullied by these dog officials.The tens of thousands of people in the whole city were squeezed into such a state by a dog official and dozens of dog legs, which is both ridiculous and sad.

When she thought of this, she glanced at the shopkeeper and Humpty Dumpty, and thought again, she thought that among the people who stretched their necks outside the magistrate's yamen that day and waited excitedly to watch the excitement, there were these two old men in front of them.These people were originally oppressed, but the matter has not passed, but they have become aloof, become stupid and boring spectators, completely forget the suffering they have suffered, and even their relatives and friends in prison I forgot all about it.

When Wang Xiaoyu was thinking about it, he only heard the shopkeeper continue to say: "The magistrate is very proud of himself, and he just waits for Uncle Ji to arrive, and then he will take out all the tens of thousands of crickets he has collected. Seeing this situation, Uncle Ji must be terrified." I was so frightened that I might just raise my hands and surrender, and I would win without a fight. Not only could I get 1000 taels of silver from this salt dealer, but I could also increase my prestige. From then on, the people in Wangqi County became more obedient to me , no longer dare to have the slightest resistance.

"The more the county magistrate thinks about it, the more complacent he is. His masters, secretary offices, headhunters and other dog legs naturally know his intentions, and they can't stop complimenting him. Although other wealthy businessmen and big households hate the dog official magistrate, they dare not say anything. Confidence, he had no choice but to echo a few words. Amidst all the praises, Uncle Ji finally arrived.

"When everyone saw that Uncle Ji brought twenty or thirty servants into the yamen, and carried a few large wooden boxes, they felt a little strange. If the rules were followed, Uncle Ji could only bring a few servants into the yamen, but today is the On the day of the game, Uncle Ji said that the boxes were filled with things for fighting crickets, and the police officer guarding the door quickly knew that the magistrate and Uncle Ji had a big bet today, so they just casually looked through a few big wooden boxes, Then put these people into the Yamen.

"Master Jixian saw that Uncle Ji brought many servants and carried four or five large wooden boxes, and felt a little strange. After seeing the magistrate, Uncle Ji cupped his hands and said, I heard that the magistrate has been buying crickets everywhere for the past seven days. He also had no choice but to send someone to buy some crickets so that he would not be at a disadvantage during the game. Hearing what Uncle Ji said, the magistrate thought to himself that this salt dealer was not just waiting to die, he was also collecting crickets. But look at his men His servants only carried four or five wooden boxes, at most a few thousand crickets. But he had already prepared tens of thousands of crickets, and he still had the upper hand. Thinking of this, the magistrate laughed, thinking that he would definitely Having won a complete victory, he immediately ordered to move all his crickets to the lobby, to compete with Uncle Ji's crickets.

"Uncle Ji saw that the county magistrate ordered to move out more than 20 large iron cages. The cages were full of crickets. It was amazing at a glance. Uncle Ji seemed to be a little surprised when he saw this situation. The magistrate was very proud, and looked at Uncle Ji. Said, if you admit defeat now and obediently hand over the 1000 taels of silver, we don't have to waste time.

"Uncle Ji sighed, and said to the magistrate, although the lord has the upper hand, but Ji still wants to give it a try. The magistrate sneered and said, in that case, just take out your crickets, let's have one A comparison! Uncle Ji nodded, and immediately ordered his servants to open the box. The servants agreed, and then removed the lid of the wooden box, and took out more than a dozen small wooden boxes from each large wooden box. After opening the small wooden box, it was indeed filled with crickets.

"Seeing this situation, the magistrate and the others all thought in their hearts that the surname Ji really came prepared, but each wooden box only contains a dozen small wooden boxes, and each small wooden box can only hold ten crickets at most. , this salt dealer only has a thousand crickets at most. This game magistrate wins the bet, and 1000 taels of silver can be easily won.

"Just when the magistrate and others were proud, they saw that the servants threw the small wooden box on the ground at will. The crickets in the box escaped and jumped on the ground, and there was chaos in the lobby. The dog official magistrate The people paid the crickets, and all the crickets in and outside the city were caught cleanly, so the value of the crickets soared, and each cricket could be sold for at least [-] yuan. Some officials, wealthy businessmen and tolerances crowded in the lobby caught Seeing crickets jumping everywhere, I was surprised and happy. In their eyes, these crickets were not insects, but copper coins. Many people secretly caught crickets and hid them in their arms.

"Seeing this situation, the county magistrate, master, book office, and catcher felt suspicious. They wondered why these servants threw the wooden box containing the crickets on the ground at will. Could it be that the surname Ji knew that his crickets were outnumbered and gone Fighting spirit, his servants also know that they will be defeated, so they can't throw the wooden box around? Just when the magistrate and others were in doubt, they saw those servants take out the gleaming steel knife from the box, and pointed at it. Zhixian and others rushed over."

(End of this chapter)