Fairy Sword Inquiry 1

Chapter 8

Looking at the scene outside Juying's window, Xingyan swallowed his saliva secretly, for a moment they were speechless, and they all fell silent.After a while, in the hope of the young man, the first dish, Poyang Lake lion head, was finally served by Xiao Er.

However, immediately after, the store clerk said to them apologetically: "I'm really sorry, master Cao said that the shad has been used up today, so I'm really sorry for the white reed shad! Isn't it a different dish?" Hearing the words, he exclaimed in his heart that it's a pity, it's a pity that he won't know the year of the monkey next time, so he will have this opportunity to come to Wanghulou for dinner again.After hearing what the man said, Ju Ying was also a little disappointed, so she had to order another whitebait soup with pickled vegetables casually, and the two began to bury their heads in eating.

Just as he woke up to enjoy the fat but not greasy lion head with all his heart, he suddenly heard the street downstairs boiling.Amidst the noisy sound, Xingyan could clearly distinguish the haughty scolding and the mournful cry of the young woman.

This sudden situation immediately interrupted the young man's slow chewing.Ju Ying also put down her chopsticks for a while, got up together with him, and walked to the Linghua window facing Wanghu Street on the other side of Wanghu Building to find out what happened.The diners around also put down their bowls and chopsticks one after another, and crowded to the window to watch the excitement.

Looking through the window, it turns out that Wanghu Building is not far from the gate of Wanghu Street. There is a row of small stalls on the side of the road paved with bluestone slabs. The sound of pushing and shoving, scolding and crying came from there.

"Let's go, let's go and have a look! It sounds like a girl is crying!" The anxious girl immediately woke up, squeezed out from the crowd of diners, and went downstairs to find out what happened.As soon as he got down the stairs, Na Xingyan still didn't forget to turn his head and shout to Xiao Er: "Shopkeeper! Don't move the lion's head, we haven't finished eating yet. The rest of the food will be served when we come back, so as not to let it cool down." The voice trailed off all the way. , the end sound is already at the bottom of the first floor.At this moment, in front of the accident booth, some idlers had already gathered in twos and threes, watching the excitement there.It's just that no one dared to get too close to the official mission in front of him. Instead, Xingyan protected the girl and got to the front without any effort.I saw four or five yamen servants standing in front of a medicinal material stall.Two of the yamen servants were pulling a young girl dressed as a village girl, trying to drag her away.And the middle-aged man with an honest appearance and a sad face knew that he was the father of the woman from the whispers of the people around him.At this moment, he was holding his daughter's hand with all his might, not letting the yamen servant pull her away. At the same time, he was pleading for something.And a medium-sized official dressed as a team leader was yelling at the man who kept begging, telling him to let him go quickly.

After listening for a while, Xing Yan finally understood that the father and daughter were medicine farmers in the nearby Dagu Mountain. They heard the prosperity of Poyang County, so they took the herbs they picked to sell on Wanghu Street.Unexpectedly, just now the team leader brought his men over to collect the tax, and the money sold by the medicine stall all morning can only barely pay the stall fee.Who would have thought that after paying the money with painstaking efforts, they said that they had to pay the "street cleanliness tax" when they were on an official mission.Poor father and daughter, but they have never heard of this tax, and they really have no money, so they can't pay it even if they want to.Therefore, the team leader has to deduct the daughter to offset the tax first.

"Team Chen probably has his eyes on this girl, right? I've never seen such a troublesome person." A spectator next to him whispered.After waking up and hearing the words, he took a closer look at the girl, and found that although her clothes were rough, she really looked good.Then look at the eyes of the team leader Chen staring at the girl, and you can see that what the person next to him is saying is true.Just as Xingyan was hesitating whether to tell this key point to Ju Ying who was indignant beside him, the situation in the field changed.Seeing that the man was still teasing and refusing to let go, Team Leader Chen became impatient, laughed grimly, and shouted to the two idle subordinates standing beside him:
"Okay! Since this troublemaker won't let go, let's take him away together!"

The guards suddenly agreed, and waved the iron chain and iron ruler to go forward to capture together.How can the poor father and daughter defeat the wolves and tigers?Just like an eagle catching a chick, he was chained and captured by the yamen servants to the county yamen.

"In broad daylight, how can these officials behave like this?" Ju Ying blushed with anger.Seeing her like this, an old man next to her kindly advised: "Girl, you should keep your voice down, if you are caught by the leader Chen, be careful and arrest her!" The old man then sighed: "Oh, that girl probably won't be able to escape. He got out of Chen Kui's trap, and that man probably never returned." Hearing this, he hurriedly asked the old man what was going on.After listening to his explanation, I realized that the leader of the yamen servant was named Chen Kui, who was lustful and gambler. When he saw a pretty poor woman, he tried to use some means to occupy him.And he was good at flattering, so he won the favor of Lu Huangchong, the county magistrate.Therefore, although County Magistrate Lu saw Chen Kui's evil deeds, he just turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye.Because of this, Chen Kui became more and more unscrupulous.

Speaking of the county magistrate Lu, in fact, he is not a good person himself. He is cruel and loves money. He tried every means to search for oil and water, which made the people of Poyang County complain a lot, so they called him "Lu Locust" according to the homonym of his name. .

Hearing the old man's words, a thick-eyed and big-eyed man next to him yelled angrily: "The sky is bright and the sky is clear, is there any law for the king? Brothers, you have to take care of everything you say about this matter!" The crowd watching Among them, there are quite a few tourists from Poyang Lake, among them there are many Jianghu men dressed in rough clothes with swords and swords. "Tube?"

Hearing the bold words of the brawny man, the old man sneered: "This hero is a foreigner, right? Who knows that as long as he enters the prison in Poyang County, he will be given a 'killing stick' regardless of the injustice. If there is no two 30 Two taels of silver, don't even think that Master Lu will let him go!" As soon as two 30 taels of silver was mentioned, the heroes who wanted to fight the injustice immediately fell silent.The situation on the road is not good these days, who doesn't have two patches on the inner shirt?It is because the head of the stick is short of money that the hero is also short of breath!The old man's words made the herbal stall stand cold for a while, and the brave men who were still excited just now calmed down, conscious that as people in the Jianghu, they still have to stick to the first rule of the Jianghu that "the people do not fight with the officials".Thinking about the scary-sounding "killing stick" made me shudder even more--the sword doesn't feel pain when it cuts on others, but if it hits yourself, it's not easy to play tricks.Or go their separate ways, this is the best policy.

As a result, the crowd watching the excitement dispersed in twos and threes.Hearing what the old man said just now, Ju Ying had some hesitation in his eyes.Xingyan took a look, and knew that the little girl was moved with compassion and wanted to spend money for the two father and daughter to eliminate the disaster. "This girl, it seems that she has a lot of money on her body!"

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw a short and thin man who suddenly approached him and said to them both mysteriously:

"You two want to save the father and daughter? The villain has a good plan!"

The thin man in front of him looked quite wretched.Seeing that the interest of the two was aroused, he continued to say: "It seems that this lady is very sympathetic to what happened to the father and daughter. In fact, the villain also has a way. The villain has a way without spending 30 taels of silver , can relieve the pain of the father and daughter!" It seems that this wretched man immediately judged which one to talk to from the clothes of the two people - not because of his sharp eyesight, but because of the coarse clothes In fact, he can only be a follower and a follower in terms of his attire.Hearing that what he said was funny, Ju Ying was immediately very interested, and asked eagerly: "Do you have a good idea? Come and listen to it!" Wrong, if you enter Lu Xianggong's prison, you won't be able to get out without spending a few tens of taels of silver... But..." Seeing the girl's unkind expression at this point, the wretched man hurriedly changed his mind: "However, in the lobby of Lu Xianggong When interrogating prisoners, before interrogation, those prisoners who have no background and little ransom money should be given a "killing stick" first! That little girl, don't worry, Lord Chen Kui will take pity on you, and Master Lu will not. It's not fun. But, needless to say, her father, this 'killing stick' should be unavoidable!"

"Ah! Then what should we do?!" Hearing his frightening words, Ju Ying covered her mouth and exclaimed.But I heard the half-old man continue:
"That's exactly what the villain wants to say. Miss, do you know that the villain also has a nickname, 'Wang Daizhang'!" "What? Wang Daochang?"

Xingyan didn't hear clearly, but he is more sensitive to the word Taoist. "You misheard this little brother, his humble name is Wang Er, and his nickname is 'Wang, Dai, Zhang', and he specializes in receiving sticks and beatings on behalf of others.

As long as the relatives and friends of the suffering master give me some money for medicine and wine. ""Ok?Can someone else be beaten in the lobby? "Ju Ying listened to the freshness and was very curious. Seeing her strange appearance, Wang Erdaizhang frowned and said:
"The two of you don't seem to be from this country, do you? Everyone knows that Mr. Lu only cares about getting the ransom money, so he doesn't care who the stick falls on!"

It turned out that the magistrate of Lv County in Poyang was greedy for ink and loved money extremely, so the post of "on behalf of the staff" came into being.Some shabby households in Poyang County took this as their livelihood, and received some silver to receive sticks for others.

Of course, part of the stick fee will be deducted for Mr. Lu, Mr. Chen, and the government servants who should be beaten.Paying a dividend to the yamen servant is to reduce the pain when hitting the board.If money is given, the board will be lifted high and dropped lightly. Although the audience can hear the "cracking" sound in the ears, the screams from the recipients are also earth-shattering, and the hall is full of chaos and excitement, but in fact, it is just The sound of the bamboo stick colliding with the sheepskin under the trousers.

It's just that although there is a lining to protect the secret, the money for the staff holding the staff is still unavoidable.If you are greedy for the few cents of money and can't get it, the staff holding the stick will secretly do bad things, replace the dry old bamboo slices with freshly baked huge moso bamboo, and be more ruthless like the unscrupulous butcher who sells water-filled meat. The light new moso bamboo is soaked in water for another night, and it becomes lifeless, and its power catches up with the Buddhist subduing magic pestle, and a blue light flashes when it is waved.Wait until the court, and then use all the strength to beat to death, that beating is no joke-although the effect on the scene is the same, this play is really sung, this sudden blow, this generation of staff Do you want to do business next time?

However, it was the first time for Ju Ying and the two of them to hear that there was such a saying as "daizhang". They couldn't help being dumbfounded when they heard Wang Er talking about it.

Seeing that they were tongue-tied, Wang Er saw that there was something going on, and thought that the two young people seemed to be inexperienced, and this young lady was still full of love. Maybe this business with no roots and no foundation could be done just by talking. up!According to professional experience, it is even more important to strike while the iron is hot at this time, and add firewood and fire quickly to make this matter a nail in the coffin:
"Miss, you haven't seen the 'killing stick' of our Poyang county government, have you? Those government officials who wield sticks can be said to have actual combat opportunities every day, and it is not a day's work to be immersed in this stick technique. In our Wushu circles in Wushu Prefecture can be regarded as one of the best and well-known! Even the head of the Shengun Sect in Qimen County has come here from afar to study and learn!

"You have also seen it with your own eyes. It is estimated that the body of the drug dealer just now could not survive ten sticks, and he would easily lose his life. How miserable it is! Think about it, his daughter lost her loving father like this. Yi, his 80-year-old mother has been living on the streets begging for a living...

"What do you want to do? Find me! My stick has a good reputation, and the price is the most reasonable among our peers. The starting price is one tael of silver for twelve sticks, and there is an extra five cents for each stick in the hall. The deposit is gold and silver. One or two, more refunds and less compensation. If the reserve price is not paid, it can be automatically deposited into the next court hearing, and another [-]% discount will be given.

"Reputation? Look at me. You can tell that I am honest and honest at a glance. If you don't believe me, go ask me if my price is the lowest in Poyang County! If not, I won't take any money! Miss, you should Don't worry about paying the money?"

Just as the second generation of the king was spitting and promoting the business and announcing his seemingly fair and reasonable price, which actually implied a mysterious price, even though he had been here several times, he hadn't really paid attention to such things The young man also woke up at this time.Seeing that Ju Ying was about to move, he quickly took over the conversation and asked Wang Er:

"No, uncle, look at your body, I don't think you can survive even five sticks, can you?" Huhu girl, just go away.Until this moment, Wang Erdai Zhang, who had been watching the girl's expression carefully, thought that this business was as easy as a boiled duck, suddenly realized something was wrong: the country boy next to the girl who had been keeping quiet, probably Not just a small follower of hers.

At this moment, a strange scene seemed to flash before Wang Er's eyes:
There are a few cooked ducks on the chopping board of the braised food shop on the corner of the street, and they are flying into the air with their glistening wings... Besides, Xingyan pulled Ju Ying aside, and analyzed it for her:

"Just now, this man has a quack tone, so you can't believe everything he says. And asking him to take the stick is only a temporary solution, not a cure. Even if the drug dealer escapes this beating, his daughter still cannot escape Chen Kui's clutches. He still can’t get out of prison. If he still has a wife and children at home, maybe he will be blackmailed into nothingness. We have to think of another perfect plan for this matter.”

"Huh? That's true!" Ju Ying was not a silly girl, she also came to her senses after being reminded by Xingyan.

Thinking of saving lives, Xing Yan's heart moved, and he immediately thought about it, so he went to the corner Wang Erdaizhang who was self-examining what went wrong, and yelled at him:

"You man, take my lady for a fool! Those two scumbags deserve to be arrested for failing to pay their taxes. My lady is just a little unbearable for a while. How dare you come to blackmail my lady? We came all the way from Suizhou Running to swim in the lake, unexpectedly encountering such a thing, bad luck!"

Yuan Xingyan suddenly thought that after all, he was from a nearby family, and since he had made up his mind to find a way to rescue the father and daughter from prison, he would inevitably have some conflicts with the government.Therefore, Xingyan decided to try its best to eliminate all clues that would allow people to see the clues afterwards, at least from now on.

Don't look at the young man who occasionally looks stupid in front of Ju Ying, but once he decides to do something of great importance, his brain starts at full speed and his mind becomes more meticulous.

And the Wang Erdaizhang, who was complaining about himself and thinking hard about the reasons for his failure, suddenly realized when he heard Xingyan's words, and he was not angry but happy:
That's right!It's not that I'm not good at eloquence, nor is it that I made a mistake in judging the identity of the young man, but that the master and the servant didn't want to stand up for him at all.It seems that there is no problem with my ability!
But this kid is really hateful, he dares to suspect that I can't survive the five sticks!Doubting my professional quality is the biggest insult to the famous Wang Er "Dai Zhang", I must make an apology from this kid!
Wang Er, who made up his mind to ask the teacher to inquire about the crime, realized that the young man had already finished speaking and left, so he had to swallow his words again.

I saw our dedicated Wang Erdaizhang standing on the street of Wanghu, facing the sun in the sky, waving his arm, which is slightly thicker than a reed stick, and said angrily:

"Could it be, am I not strong enough?!"

(End of this chapter)