My martial arts rely on solving cases

Chapter 269

The four seasons in Lingxi Mansion are all beautiful.Go to Xiaoliu Yangdi in spring, watch everything recover and red apricots come out of sleeves, go to quiet valleys in summer to listen to empty mountains, birds singing, waterfalls splashing springs.In autumn, go to the secluded forest path of Dongmin Mountain, bathe in the cool breeze and taste the long fragrance of rice.

On the quiet forest path, there is a layer of leaves half a foot thick.When the breeze blows, the leaves come alive one after another, and the footsteps chasing the wind run happily in the forest.

Su Qing took Xue Chonglou, Zhan Zhao, Miao Ruonan, Xiaoya Qiaodie and five people to travel lightly, enjoying the autumn scenery along the way, and heading towards Xinfeng County.

It was rainy last year, and the grain fields in Lingxi Mansion were in short supply.Maybe it's because Su Qing, a big man, sits in Lingxi this year. Even God takes extra care of Lingxi Mansion, and the weather is so smooth, it's like a dream.

People want sunny days, so they are sunny days, and when it is time to water the seedlings, it will rain.Most people even have an illusion that this year's field is particularly easy to grow, and it is almost unnecessary to plant the seedlings. In the autumn harvest, they have harvested [-]% more than in previous years.

After the autumn harvest comes the land tax. Jiangzhou County is particularly interested in this year's land tax. It has issued an order to the government officials to do their best to pay the land tax payable as soon as possible.

Su Qing, as a judge in the whole government, was naturally assigned a task.

Fortunately, this task is just to walk around in the field, and there is no need to do it yourself, so Su Qing treats it as going out to play and relax.

Even Su Qing didn't even do superficial work.Put on casual clothes, take the maids, pots and pans with you and set off.

"My lord, it's almost noon, what shall we have for lunch?" Xiaoya followed Su Qing closely and asked softly.

"It's still an hour before noon, are you hungry now?"

"No, but cooking doesn't happen right away. Washing, chopping, frying, and stir-frying all take time. If we do it now, we can start cooking at noon."

Xiaoya who said this seemed to have a light in her eyes.Su Qing looked at Xiaoya carefully, because she didn't notice it every day, Xiaoya didn't know when she started to round up.

In the past, Xiaoya was on the thin side, too thin.Now Xiaoya has flesh on her cheeks, which is less skinny but more charming.

Being stared at by Su Qing, Xiaoya's cheeks burned suddenly, and she lowered her head shyly.

I started to think about it unconsciously in my mind again.

I and Qiaodie are the big girls next to the young master. According to the usual practice, most of the big girls around the young master become the house girls.But I and Qiaodie are both in their twenties, and they have already matured like peaches, so why hasn't the young master done anything?

Although Xiaoya and Qiaodie didn't say anything on the surface, they were secretly anxious in their hearts.

Shaohua is fleeting, and beauty is easy to grow old.

Now, the young master is finally looking at himself?
"Xiaoya, what's going on recently? It seems like you've gained a lot of weight?"

Su Qing's words struck Xiaoya's forehead like a bolt from the blue.The joy in my heart disappeared instantly.

"Is there? No..." The voice trembled a little, and he suddenly felt heartbroken.

"It's okay, you were too thin before, I like you to be more round, too thin, people who don't know think that you can't get enough to eat with me. In front of you is the Luojiang River. When you get to the river, prepare to light a fire and cook, my lord." Catch another big fish or two for soup."

"Yes!"

After walking a few steps, the sound of rushing river water came.

Walking out of the woods, there is an open land in front of you, and you can go a hundred feet to the Luojiang River.Luojiang is an artificial canal dug by Jiangzhou County, led by Lingxi, Jinghai, Gusu, Changling, and Guangling.

The canal connects Chenghu Lake, Taihu Lake, and Xihu Lake, and finally leads to the East China Sea through Qinglong Port.

Because the Luojiang River is a man-made canal, the banks of the river have been made into solid embankments. Every year during the flood season, people patrol along the river bank to ensure the safety of the canal.

Su Qing came to the river bank with fishing gear, and soon set up a big parasol on the river bank.

The Luojiang Canal is only for merchant ships, and the waterway is separated. Each waterway is one-way and fishing boats are not allowed to enter. Therefore, the fish in the Luojiang River have grown fat and fat for decades without being salvaged.

Even some old and mature fish will go straight to the tributaries of the Luo River when avoiding fishing boats. Even the fish know that the Luo River is a safe haven, which shows how flooded the Luo River is with fish.

Almost as soon as the hook was thrown down, a big fish took the bait within a few breaths.With a light flick, a white fish with a cocked mouth more than one meter long was thrown up by Su Qing.

"Today is going to be a real treat." Xue Chonglou, who was standing beside him, said with a smile when he saw the size of the fish.

Xiaoya, who was behind her, paused while chopping vegetables, and her lips couldn't help muttering.

"Don't feast on your mouth, you say I'm fat, you dislike me for being fat... just feast on your mouth, I'll just watch, I won't eat, I won't even take a bite of soup, hum! "

Half an hour later, the big iron pot set up made a sound of boiling like ten thousand horses galloping.The fresh and tender fish is paired with the refreshing fish soup made from mushrooms, and the fragrance is overflowing and elegant.

On the carbon pile, the grilled sizzling lamb chops and lamb legs exude an extremely attractive aroma.In the wooden barrel, the freshly cooked rice is mixed with the unique aroma of the wooden barrel.

The fragrance intertwined and filled the air, filling Xiaoya's nostrils like a prankster.

"Dinner is ready!" Miao Ruonan yelled to the three childish men who peed farther away in the river bank competition.

"Xiaoya, what are you doing in a daze, come here quickly, it's time to eat."

Xiaoya's face flashed with struggle, and after a few breaths, she stood up abruptly, and picked up the bowl of cooking aggressively.

After eating this meal, lose weight!

On the embankment of the river, it is the embankment and the official road.

While Su Qing and the others were eating, the sound of horseshoes came from afar.Su Qing raised her head and glanced, and two or three fast horses galloped past.

"The head catcher in Xinfeng County! Is there something wrong with hurrying on the road?" Zhan Zhao asked intuitively.

"Go and have a look after dinner." Su Qing looked away and said casually.

In Xinfeng County, Luojiang River, the river channel not far from where Su Qing was located was blocked at the moment.The canal, which was supposed to be a restricted area for fishing boats, was straddled by more than a dozen fishing boats.

On every fishing boat stood a few ordinary people holding bamboo poles.

On the bank of the river, dozens of people dressed as fishermen roared angrily.

"Losing money, or no one will be allowed to leave."

"Seven lives must be paid."

"Why are you arguing! How to deal with it depends on the court's rules. It's not whoever is loud and who is justified. The right and wrong of this matter needs to be decided by the county magistrate after he intervenes." The head arrester and two arresters from Xinfeng County who rushed over shouted loudly. arrive.

Then he bowed and clasped his fists at a middle-aged old man in a hundred-dollar jacket.

"Shopkeeper Cui, I'm sorry, you have to go with us, please pull your boat aside, don't affect other people's passage."

"My catcher, what's the point? We're driving normally in the waterway, where fishing boats are not allowed to sail. They suddenly jumped out from the side and were hit by my boat. It stands to reason that they were to blame for it. How could it be my fault? Already?" the shopkeeper surnamed Cui also said emotionally.

"There is a precedent for this kind of thing!"

"Precedents and precedents are not laws. Look at so many of them, how can this matter be resolved so easily? In court, the magistrate of the county will make a judgment according to law."

"I can't delay the delivery of a shipment of goods. I was two days late because of the road congestion, so I really can't delay."

"It's okay if you don't want to delay, just pay according to their requirements."

"But they actually want me to pay seven thousand taels! My profit from a shipment of goods is not even three thousand taels."

"Seven lives, shouldn't they be worth [-] taels?" An old man at the head of the crowd scolded angrily, "These seven people are the pillars of the family, and they are so suppressed by you that the pillars of the family collapse like this. How do the orphans and widows in the family live! Seven thousand taels, one tael cannot be less."

There are more and more blockages in the river, and more and more people gather.

Su Qing squeezed through the crowd and came in front of them.

"what happened?"

The headhunter in Xinfeng County had seen Su Qing before, and he was stunned when he saw Su Qing's face, and it took three seconds for him to react and salute quickly.

"See Mr. Su."

"Excuse me, what's going on and why is the Luojiang Canal blocked?" Su Qing asked in a deep voice without giving the other party a chance to salute.

"My lord, what happened is like this. Four fishing boats somehow got into the Luojiang channel and were hit by the Yang family firm. Seven people were run over by the big boat and died on the spot. Afterwards, the villagers of the fishing boat gathered a crowd to block the Luojiang River. , asking the perpetrators to pay for it.”

"My lord!" Shopkeeper Cui explained quickly after hearing that Su Qing was a local lord.

"The Luojiang Canal has long had regulations that do not allow fishing boats to enter without authorization. The Luojiang Canal must be at least ten feet tall to enter, and it can only be driven in one direction and cannot be reversed.

But those seven fishing boats were wandering recklessly in the channel, and our boat ran into them when we couldn't avoid them.It is obvious that they made a mistake first, so why should we lose money? Is there any reason for this? "

"But you killed someone! Don't you need to pay if you kill someone?" In the crowd, an old man asked naturally.

Su Qing frowned, which reminded him of those people in his previous life who took running a red light for granted.It's wrong for me to run a red light, but you can't hit me, and you'll lose everything if you hit me.

What's the point?
"In the Luojiang Canal, fishing boats are prohibited from doing this, do you know?" Su Qing stared at the old man and asked in a deep voice.

Maybe Su Qing's eyes were too sharp, maybe Su Qing released a little bit of aura, making the old man feel like he was facing an abyss.

The old man's aura immediately weakened a lot, and he didn't dare to raise his eyes to look directly into Su Qing's eyes.

"I know... I know... But... Why did the Luo River prohibit us from going there? Our ancestors also did the work when digging the Luo River."

"The Luojiang River is a high-speed canal. Do you know what a canal is? It is a river used for water transportation. If you are allowed to enter the Luojiang River for fishing operations, how can the Luojiang River be transported by water?

Since you know Luo Jiang is forbidden to enter, why do you commit crimes knowingly? "

The old man opened his mouth, but was speechless when asked.

At this time, a young man in the crowd said, "Now we are talking about the issue of compensation, not the issue of why third uncle entered Luojiang."

Su Qing looked at the man and frowned, "Why did you ask for compensation so naturally? Before compensation, shouldn't you have to figure out what is right and wrong first."

"It's a matter of course that you lose money if you hit someone to death. It's been the same for decades, hundreds of years. We admit our mistakes, but our people died."

"Why should someone who has done nothing wrong pay for what you did wrong?" Su Qing asked lightly.

"My lord, what do you mean..." the headhunter hurriedly bowed and asked.

"Is the merchant ship at fault? Did it not obey the regulations?"

"No, no, they rushed out from the side all of a sudden, and we didn't have time to get out of the way." Shopkeeper Cui said hastily.

"The official means...to pay a fart!"

(End of this chapter)