Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 19 Owe a hand
After Yu Youcai rested for a while, he saw the woman in front of her with her back turned to her, swaying back and forth, looking like she was about to faint.

He took a step forward, helped her to the side, took over her work and continued.

"This is not a solution." The person who asked Yu Youcai to do more work said, "There are two women in our group."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the group looked at him.

"The officers and soldiers said that whichever group does more will get more food. If there are two women in the group, aren't they going to be dragged to death? Who can go to the officers and soldiers and ask them to move these two to another group? , change to two men."

Yu Youcai stepped over, grabbed the man's clothes and wanted to beat him.

"Hey, don't make trouble, don't make trouble." Others in the group quickly advised, "The officers and soldiers are just watching. If you have the strength to fight, you might as well work more."

"Listen to me first." The person who was grabbed held down Yu Youcai's hand, "Look, if our team is replaced by men, we will definitely work faster, and then we will get more food. You can Give your daughter your portion evenly, so that your daughter won't be burdened with you and everyone will not have enough to eat."

"Fart!" Yu Youcai pushed him hard, "If you are not satisfied, just change to another group."

The man patted the clothes on his chest, pouted at Yu Youcai, and asked the others, "Who else wants to change? Come with me to find the officers and soldiers."

The other four people ignored him.

"Okay, you just wait to starve to death." He turned around and walked quickly towards the soldiers not far away, still holding a hoe in his hand.

"Hey, put down the hoe!"

Someone in the group called him, but he pretended not to hear.

As he was about to reach the soldier, the soldier suddenly pulled out his sharp knife and scolded him sharply. "Stop! Put down the hoe!"

The man was so frightened that he stopped immediately and dropped the hoe in his hand.

"What are you going to do!" the soldier asked.

The man knelt down tremblingly and stammered in explanation, "I don't want to do anything. I don't want to do anything." He didn't have the same momentum as before, and he didn't dare to mention his demands.

"Go back! Bring the hoe!"

He went back dejectedly.

Meng Changqing walked around the working people and knew what was going on.

Invite the soldiers who are not guarding to pound rice and cook porridge. "This time, put more rice, less water, and make it drier. I'm sorry for bothering my brothers."

"Mr. Meng, you're welcome. We'll do it right away."

Just at this time, the two guards of the Meng family carried the water back.

Bafang was surprised, "Master, I really believe you. Are you really good at math? We have never been to this place. How do you know there is a river in front of you and that the river has not yet frozen?"

Meng Changqing looked at him several times, "I told you to put your hat on. Look, your brain is frozen."

Xi Bei laughed heartily, walked over and put Bafang's head under her arm, "To warm your brain, your young master has never been to this place, but we have been."

"Master, please leave me alone, I just want to flatter you."

Lai Cai passed by carrying an iron pot, stopped and said to Bafang seriously: "You are so unwise, the young master will think you are really stupid."

"Well, you're a lucky guy, you can talk to me too!" Bafang's head was clamped, and he wanted to kick him, but Xi Bei carried him and followed Meng Changqing.

"Master, Bafang, come here and help me pull the car."

Meng Changqing put the unloaded carts together and made a place that could barely block the wind for her mother and mother to rest.

She herself took out a pen and paper and started writing. She wrote seriously, and she didn't stop even though her right hand was red from the cold.

Suddenly, there was a noise from the place where the pit was dug. Soldiers were heard scolding, and someone's voice could also be heard defending.

Meng Changqing dropped his pen and ran over immediately. He walked a few steps away from the noisy scene and then walked quickly.

"What happened?"

Zuo Datou reported, "There was a fight and it was stopped."

"Where are the people who are fighting? Why are they fighting?"

The soldiers in front of him dispersed slightly, and Meng Changqing saw two civilians being escorted by soldiers.

Zuo Datou stepped forward and said loudly: "Go back to the county master! Why are you fighting!" The taller one immediately said: "His mouth is not clean."

The short man defended, "I didn't fight, he hit me."

Meng Changqing asked the short man, "What did you say?"

"I didn't say anything." The man's voice became lower and lower, and it was obvious that he had something on his mind.

Meng Changqing asked Gao Na again, "What did he say that you want to beat him?"

"He called me names and my daughter."

"What did I scold you for?"

The tall man didn't answer.

Meng Changqing asked the soldiers to bring all the people in their group over.

Asking others why the two were fighting, they learned that the reason was indeed that the shorter one scolded the taller one, scolding him for disregarding human ethics and raising a daughter as a wife.

Not only did he scold the taller father and daughter, he also scolded another woman in the same group.

"Who has strong hands?" Meng Changqing asked the soldiers around him.

Yang Zheng stood up, "Me."

"Excuse me, Lieutenant Yang, please help me."

"Just as you order."

Meng Changqing nodded, pointed at the short man and said, "Give him a mouthful."

Yang Zheng strode over, not giving the other party time to react, and slapped him with all his strength. With one blow, the man was knocked to the ground and rolled around a few times.

When other people heard the movement, they had already stared at this place.

He glanced at the man lying on the ground unable to get up, and then secretly looked at the official. He was not big but had a big temper.

Just when the other team members in Pit No. [-] thought that the matter was settled and called the official for his sharp approach, they heard the official point at Yu Youcai and say, "Chop off his left hand."

Meng Changqing said coldly, "You still want to hide from the fights and troubles under my rule?"

"Then let me do it." Zuo Datou pulled out his knife and was about to step in front of Youcai when he heard a shrill cry, "No!"

The girl who was kneeling next to him crawled and ran in front of her father.

The girl kept kowtowing to Meng Changqing, "Please forgive me, sir. My father is the one who beat me because of me. If you want to chop off my hand, chop off my hand."

Meng Changqing: "You don't want your hand anymore?"

"No, no." Yu Youcai hurriedly pushed his daughter away, "It has nothing to do with my daughter."

"Master Guan." A commoner standing far away begged for them, "It's better not to chop off your hands."

Meng Changqing recognized that person as Sha Zhu.

"Come and talk."

Sha Zhu put down his farm tools, walked quickly to Meng Changqing, knelt down and said, "If I chop off his hand now, won't there be fewer people to work on?"

"What you said makes sense, but have you ever thought about it, sir, I would rather be short of people than use troublemakers." Meng Changqing said, "Unless you give him a guarantee, he will never fight or cause trouble again."

Sha Zhu was panicking, but still said, "I will guarantee him."

"Okay, then if he fights again, he will chop off your hands as well."

Shazhu's head buzzed.

"Since you have vouched for him, exchange it with the one who got slapped." Meng Changqing pointed at the tall man and asked the soldier guarding him sideways, "What is his name? What is his serial number?"

"Yu Youcai, zero and nine."

"Mark it down, he owes me a hand."

(End of this chapter)