There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 21 Tang Ju’s Troubles and the Beggar Girl

County government.

County magistrate Tang Ju's room.

It was past noon. Tang Ju frowned and flipped through the official documents, one after another. There were three dishes and one soup on the table, which was his meal, but he did not touch a single chopstick until it was cold.

Princess Lanling went to Youzhou to sit in the town, and she was going to Yingzhou. This matter had already caused him a lot of pressure, but there was another serious death case...

dong dong!

There was a soft knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Tang Ju paused for a moment, put down the document and sipped the strong tea.

"Reporting to the Ming Mansion, the county magistrate, chief registrar, county lieutenant, and Lin Baotou are here." The voice of a junior official came from outside the door.

"Come in." Tang Ju was shocked.

Four people filed in.

The county magistrate, chief registrar, and county lieutenant were relatively calm.

Lin's head was trembling and he kept his head lowered.

After the ceremony, the county magistrates and others first reported the affairs under their respective jurisdictions, such as customs, taxes, etc. There were no problems. Tang Ju nodded slowly.

Finally, it was Lin's turn. He took two steps forward, still lowering his head and not daring to speak.

Tang Ju's face darkened and he asked: "Captain Lin, how is the progress of the City Wall murder case? Has the murderer been arrested and brought to justice?"

"Reporting to the Ming Mansion... The crime occurred on the city wall, late at night, without any witnesses... and the murderer was very clever and did not leave any clues..."

"Just tell me what you found?" Tang Ju's face darkened again.

"No... no progress..."

"Trash!" Tang Ju was furious and stood up, slapping the table, his beard trembling under his jaw.

Lin Captou was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "My subordinates are incompetent." At the same time, he secretly prayed that the great savior Tang Shujing would arrive as soon as possible.

The county lieutenant came forward and bowed: "Mingfu, please calm down..."

Tang Ju sat back in his chair, rubbed his temples, and said in a deep voice: "The murder case is not solved. If Princess Lanling is held accountable, it will be difficult for me to protect my head. Can you teach me how to calm down my anger?"

The county magistrate, the chief registrar, and others looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Father!" At this moment, a crisp voice came from outside the door.

Before anyone could react, there was a creak, the door was pushed open, and a long-legged and heroic girl rushed in.

Tang Ju was stunned for a second, and scolded with a majestic face: "There are no rules, no rules, noisy, noisy, what are you doing?"

"Dad, calm down. My daughter knows that her father is worried about the city wall murder case, so she came here to do her best." Tang Shujing turned her head and glanced at Lin Captou, raising her eyebrows.

Lin Captou felt relieved, it felt so good to be protected by his big brother.

Tang Ju's expression softened.

Although the county magistrate and others criticized Tang Shujing, the case involved so much that they turned a blind eye at this time.

"Dad, why haven't you eaten yet?" She was my daughter after all, and she saw the cold food on the table at a glance.

"No appetite, can't eat."

"Dad, although business is important, your health is also important..." Tang Shujing advised softly.

Tang Ju sighed softly. Although this daughter was unremarkable, she also knew how to care about people, which made him feel warm...

Wait, Tang Ju suddenly raised his head and said happily: "I have thought of an idea, please let me know if it is feasible."

"Mingfu, please tell me."

"A reward!"

Tang Ju stood up and said loudly: "Post an announcement. If anyone can provide clues to this case, I will..."

Tang Ju's heart ached, "I will reward him with 1000 taels in my own name! Not only that, I will also treat him as a guest!"

"Dad, where did you get 1000 taels?" Tang Shujing's beautiful black and white eyes were stunned.

"A guest?" The county magistrate and others had different concerns.

Being a guest of the county magistrate means that the person is protected by the county magistrate and can walk sideways within the county.

Tang Ju came from a large family and was a direct descendant. Although the family had weakened over the years and was completely crushed by the imperial power, these thick legs were still enough to be popular and popular.

The county magistrate and the chief secretary looked at each other, but shook their heads and said: "No, the Ming government absolutely must not. If a reward is posted on the list, the whole city will definitely know about it. This case... it's better to keep it secret!"

Tang Ju was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly, with a slightly unnatural look on his face, "Yes, it's better to keep this case confidential."

Princess Lanling's inspections are better than those of the capital. In order to keep their heads above their heads, some local officials often cover up some difficult things, such as unsolved murder cases.

Although Tang Ju was wise, he was not a fool in the officialdom. If the case could not be solved, I am afraid he would have to adopt this method.

After deliberation for a while, with no clue, the county magistrate, Lin Datou and others withdrew from the check-in one after another.

Tang Shujing was worried about her father's health, so she personally heated the food and persuaded him to eat, but Tang Ju, who was too stressed, had no appetite at all.

"Stinky tofu!" Tang Shujing's eyes lit up, "Do you want to eat stinky tofu?"

"This..." Tang Ju's mouth was filled with saliva for no reason. The smelly and fragrant taste was indeed very special. He wanted to eat it, and his brows widened.

But when I touched the clean money bag, my brows that had just relaxed were frowning again.

Tang Shujing saw him touching the money bag and said with a smile: "As long as daddy has an appetite, my daughter can treat me. Daddy will wait a moment. I'll be right back!"

A quarter of an hour later.

Tang Ju ate the smelly and fragrant stinky tofu, and his appetite was really whetted. The food that had not been used with chopsticks for a long time was also eaten up.

The five internal organs temple was filled, and his mental state improved a little.

But then the pressure like Mount Tai approached again.

"Who is that cunning killer? Where is he hiding?" Tang Ju murmured.

……

in the city.

a certain street.

A short, thin beggar girl, wearing coarse linen clothes, patched, and disheveled hair, was walking on the sweltering street when she suddenly fell down and fell straight into the street.

"Where did this little beggar come from? Is he dead?" Pedestrians on the street quickly gathered around and pointed.

"I must be hungry and thirsty, so I fainted..."

"..."

A few feet away, Su Xian walked leisurely with brisk steps.

The stinky tofu business was extremely prosperous. In just one morning, he made a lot of copper coins. Su Xian's first "dividend" was a thousand coins!

With a huge sum of one thousand cash in his pocket, the first thing he wanted to do was to go to the building to have a good time.

...restaurant.

He wanted to let go of his belly and eat a big meal to celebrate that he had gained a firm foothold in the evil ancient times and had enough food and clothing.

Su Xian, who was in a beautiful mood, walked briskly through the crowd of onlookers, and the voices of passers-by automatically reached his ears.

Ok?
Su Xian took a few steps back and gathered around.

He took a closer look at the little beggar lying on the bluestone street, his lips were dry and peeled.

"This scene looks familiar."

Su Xian quickly realized that when he first traveled through time, wasn't he lying on the street with dry and flaky lips?

No one among the passers-by came to help.

Su Xian hesitated for a while, then saw a restaurant on the street, so he walked over and took out a penny and said to the waiter: "Grab a bowl of water. I am in a good mood today and want to do a good deed!"

"Great!" It's easy to do things if you have money, so the waiter quickly brought water from a coarse porcelain sea bowl.

[Seeking collection, asking for recommendation ticket]

(End of this chapter)