Cure the cold-faced general by solving crimes

Chapter 10 Sweet
  Pei Zhizhao walked into the Yamen and saw Liu Qing arranging weapons beside the weapons rack.

The yard was kept dry and quiet by him.

Liu Qing noticed Pei Zhizhao and said with a flattering look on his face, "Master Pei is back? Do you have anything to tell me?"

Pei Zhizhao thought about it and asked, "Are you from Ping'an County?"

"Sir, I have lived here since I was a child and have never left."

"When you go out from the Yamen to Qixing Street, there is mud all the way. Do you know what's going on?"

Liu Qingtai knew this, put down the weapon in his hand, and replied seriously, "Drainage ditches in the city begin to be dredged every year during this season, and this year is no exception."

Pei Zhizhao was puzzled, "Who are these people working on?"

Liu Qing scratched his head, "I don't know about that. I heard that he was sent by the state government."

Pei Zhizhao frowned lightly, "No one in the county government cares about this matter?"

"Lord Qi has nothing to do with it. Every year, they come directly without notifying us and just leave after finishing their work."

Pei Zhizhao's brows tightened.

"General, are you back? There is a lawyer named An waiting to see the general in the side hall. He has been here for a while." Han Fang came over and reported in a low voice.

Pei Zhizhao walked to Han Fang's side and said in a calm voice, slightly confused, "Go check on repairing the ditch. I just went out and saw no serious people working there. The silt was dug out and piled up everywhere, and there were three people laying it down." The tools in my hands have gone to Dufang."

South Korea took the order.

Pei Zhizhao asked again, "Who is the person named An?"

Han Fang shook his head, "I don't know. I just said that he is a lawyer and wants to see the general."

Pei Zhizhao stepped forward and walked in. The door to the side hall was opened, and a middle-aged man with a rich figure wearing brown brocade came out.

"Mr. Pei? It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is An Wen. He is a lawyer. He usually does paperwork. Forgive me for being presumptuous. I didn't send you a name card, so I came to visit you directly."

Pei Zhizhao had a stern look on his face and pointed at the Grand Master's chair, gesturing for him to sit down, while he sat at the top.

An Wen walked to the door, looked around, closed the door, walked to the chair where he was sitting just now, took out a wooden food box from somewhere, and presented it to Pei Zhizhao, "Master Pei, this is a small thought, Pei The adults have a taste, and if they like it, the younger ones will be given away."

Pei Zhizhao was confused. He opened the lid of the box and picked up the red silk cloth inside with his index finger. He was shocked.

One hundred taels of silver lay neatly there.

"What do you mean?"

Pei Zhizhao did not take the food box, and An Wen took advantage of the situation and put the food box at Pei Zhizhao's feet. "I know that Master Pei has worked hard. The war in the northwest has not been good these years, and it has been difficult for me. Now that I have come to Ping'an County, Master Pei deserves a good rest. These They are all little ones who respect their elders.”

Pei Zhizhao stared at Anwen. He was of medium height, with fleshy and wrinkled cheeks. His eyes were not big, and his smile was narrowed into a slit, shining brightly.

"what do you want?"

Pei Zhizhao asked directly, and An Wen's heart trembled. He then thought that the hundred taels were not given in vain. Pei Zhizhao was smart and knew how to repay him immediately.

Anwen's smile deepened and he pretended to be humble, "We have never had a master in Ping'an County Government. I want to come over and help you. As long as Master Pei accepts me, I will definitely cooperate with you and do my best."

Pei Zhizhao narrowed his eyes, "I heard... there is Jiang Xihe!" Pei Zhizhao deliberately lengthened his voice.

An Wen curled his lips, his eyes full of disdain, "What can a yellow-haired girl like her do? That person has extremely bad character. Didn't she give Mr. Qi any face in the court yesterday? Mr. Pei, there is no need for such a person."

"She has a bad character?" Pei Zhizhao raised his eyebrows slightly.

An Wen got excited, "I don't know, Mr. Pei, that she makes money whenever she has money, regardless of the other person's situation. Also, I heard that she kicked her future mother-in-law out of the house yesterday. Think about it, Mr. Pei, what is this?" Character?" An Wen did not see any change in Pei Zhizhao's face and continued to confess, "Master Pei, many people saw it yesterday. The old lady's face was full of tears when she left her house. Think about it, Master Pei, so How can people continue to go in and out of the Yamen?"

Pei Zhizhao asked, "In this case, how come she was always at the county government office when County Magistrate Qi was here?"

An Wen clicked his tongue, "That little girl's sharp tongue made Master Qi happy. Master Pei, think about it, what can a little girl do? It's not just showing off."

An Wen looked at Pei Zhizhao's face and felt that the new county magistrate did not seem to resent what he said, so he raised his voice and said, "Sir Pei is different. You have led troops, fought in battles, and know people well. Qi County Magistrate It can’t be compared with adults, it can’t be compared.”

Pei Zhizhao's mouth curved. In Anwen's opinion, these flattering words were very useful to Pei Zhizhao.

So Anwen took a step forward and pointed to the food box on the ground, "Master Pei must understand the meaning of being small. You are a hero who is upright and upright. With adults in charge of our Ping'an County, we will definitely get better and better. Master Pei, are you right?" Are you satisfied, little one?"

Pei Zhizhao snorted coldly. From Anwen's perspective, the corners of Pei Zhizhao's mouth curved, as if he was smiling.

He became bolder, patting his chest and promising, "As long as Mr. Pei wants a small one, the food and clothing will be covered by the small one. Mr. Pei, what do you think?"

"Very good." Pei Zhizhao squeezed out two words.

An Wen smiled, his eyes flickering over the food box, thinking in his heart, it seemed that he had made the right move, and indeed no one disliked silver.

"Since you are also a lawyer, do you know about Meng Fang's case? What do you think?" Pei Zhizhao didn't speak for a long time and then asked.

An Wen obviously didn't expect Pei Zhizhao to ask this question, and thought for a long time, "Master Pei, Meng Fang's family is very rich. Fang Lianxi was doing a small business when he was alive, and the business was good. Where is Fang Lianqing? Raising a child will make him eat well and be lazy. He must have killed him, and Jiang Xihe was talking nonsense in the courtroom yesterday."

Pei Zhizhao nodded, "Where's the evidence? You convince me with evidence."

An Wen was stunned and tugged at the beard on his chin, "Master Pei, if you believe me, I will look for evidence when I go out. What do you think, Master Pei?"

Pei Zhizhao: "Then I'll wait for the good news."

An Wen smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits. When he walked out of the side hall, Pei Zhizhao found that his back was much straighter.

As the footsteps faded away, the side hall fell into silence.

Looking out from Pei Zhizhao's perspective, the strong branches of the persimmon tree in the courtyard stretch towards the sky, which makes people feel an upward force.

Pei Zhizhao rubbed his eyebrows and looked down to see the plate of glutinous rice cakes that Han Fang had brought over.

The image of Jiang Xihe enjoying the delicious food with his eyes closed suddenly appeared in Pei Zhizhao's mind.

On a small green bone china plate, two pieces of glutinous rice cakes lay there quietly.

Pei Zhizhao stared at it for a long time, then reached out and took a piece and put it in his mouth.

Sweet.

The sweet taste spread in his mouth, and Pei Zhizhao was in a trance for a moment.

delicious.

It's like the smell he remembered a long time ago.

When Han Fang walked in, he saw Pei Zhizhao with his head lowered, his forehead in one hand, his eyes closed, and the small bone china plate on the coffee table was empty.

Han Fang had a meal at his feet. The glutinous rice cake was brought by Miss Jiang. When he went out just now, he clearly remembered that there were two pieces left. The general doesn't like sweets. Could it be that Lawyer An, who came to visit just now, ate it?
  Han Fang immediately had no good impression of that person.

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  　　Pei Zhizhao: If you dare to speak ill of my wife behind her back, see how I deal with you.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)