It's the 30th anniversary of the New Year and it's been the fourth year of Qianyou.

New year and new atmosphere.

The situation of the Xie family is also changing. Since meeting the noble man 'Cao Ren', life has been getting better and better.

This day.

It was just after the first lunar month and the sky was not yet bright.

Xie family outside the city.

Xie Changlin wore a cotton coat, which was half-worn but not new. It was clean and not bloated, and he looked very capable.

Xie's mother looked around her eldest son twice, patted him, and arranged Xie Changlin's clothes. The more she looked at him, the more satisfied she became: "My son is really energetic!"

"Brother will be an official from now on!"

The second eldest brother, Xie Yuanhua, and the two younger sisters also got up early and laughed out loud when they saw their eldest brother.

"He is just an ordinary citizen, not an official official."

Xie Changlin grinned and felt very happy.

There are six people in his family——

Dad injured his back and can't do heavy work.

I manage two acres of thin farmland by myself, and it is difficult for me to make ends meet.

The second brother Xie Yuanhua has just turned fourteen.

The two younger sisters were nine and seven years old and could not help much.

The family's expenses mainly depended on Xie Changlin's work on the dock, which was hard and tiring, and he was still in danger.

Life is tight.

But this was last year, already in the old calendar.

Since Cao Ren came to visit in the middle of last year, the situation has finally improved.

Xie's father, Xie's mother, and Xie Yuanhua, the second eldest son, helped Cao Ren deliver fresh fish to two restaurants in the morning and evening. Each trip cost more than ten kilograms. It was very easy, and even Xie Yuanhua could do it by himself.

But Kuli is still far away from the city. I have to get up early every day and rush to the city gate. When the city gate opens at about 15:00 (about four o'clock), I enter the city gate and rush to pick up goods and deliver goods.

In the evening, you have to go out before the city gate closes at 5:00 (about 8 o'clock).

By the time I got home, it was almost nine o'clock.

One morning and one night.

Transporting goods and delivering goods is not tiring. It is mainly spent on the way to and from the city, picking up goods and delivering goods. I need to get up early and stay up late every day, and sometimes catch up on sleep during the day.

But this job is quite relaxing.

There are two trips in the morning and evening. If you have nothing to do during the day, you can be busy with other things, such as wholesale chickens from Cao Ren to sell in the market. The wholesale price is not high, and it is better than buying goods in the city and selling them in the city. The transportation cost is greatly reduced, and the chickens are broken. Breakage is rare.

You can make a lot of profits in one day.

After operating for half a year last year, the Xie family's life has gradually improved.

Xie Changlin practiced martial arts in the martial arts hall. After half a year, because of his excellent qualifications, willingness to work hard, and some skills in practice, he was recommended by the owner of the martial arts hall and was able to enter the Luoxiu County Government located in the north city of Xijing City and become a clerk. The team and the people are strong.

In Daliang, all county government officials are respectfully addressed as "Dutou".

Although Xie Changlin is just an ordinary civilian, he is also making up, and he will be qualified to be honored as "Dutou" in the future.

In the eyes of the officials, not to mention the ordinary people, even the head catcher and the head of the team are just like subordinates, who cannot be promoted to the stage and cannot be recognized by the eyes of justice.

But for the common people, even if they are helpers, they must be treated carefully so as not to offend, let alone those who are making up stories.

In the past, a white servant was considered a big deal by the Xie family.

But now, Xie Changlin has actually become a real official. You can imagine how excited the family is, no less than the scholar who won the exam and was named on the gold list!

Everyone scolds the government officials, and everyone admires the poor officials.

Love and hate, that's all.

…

"Boss, when you go to work as a yamen official, you must be careful and don't bully the people. It's not easy."

"There are many people in the yamen who like to roam the streets and extort money. You should not do this."

"Our family is not short of money now——"

Xie's father looked at the old man, bowed his waist, gave Xie Changlin instructions, and counted the family's income on his fingers: "Sending fish every day earns thirty cents, and selling eggs in the market can earn more than one hundred cents a day.

The combined income is almost two hundred cents, which is enough for our family to live on. We can’t do such unconscionable things!”

"Dad, I know, Brother Cao said the same thing. If I do bad things and behave badly, Brother Cao will be the first to forgive me."

Xie Changlin nodded heavily.

He has also been bullied/been at the bottom. His father is kind-hearted and teaches by words and deeds, and Brother Cao urges and teaches him. He will never be a bad official or a corrupt official.

When Xie's father heard his eldest son mention Cao Ren, he couldn't help but sigh: "My boss is benevolent and righteous!"

Provide work for the family.

Supported Xie Changlin to practice martial arts.

Now he is helping with operations, and Xie Changlin has been hired as a yamen errand.

This is the great benefactor and great nobleman of the Xie family!

"alright."

"If you have anything to say, let's talk about it on the way. It's my first day on the job, boss, so I can't be late."

Seeing that the father and son were talking non-stop, Mother Xie urged her twice, and the family set out in the dark and rushed to the city gate to start a new day of life.

…

It’s not just Xie Jia.

It’s not just Xie Changlin.

In the new year, Lu Damiao, Zou Long, and Zou Hu all used the owners of their respective martial arts schools to gain access to the county government and became government servants.

Xie Changlin joined the "strong squad" among the three squads of yamen officers, responsible for guarding key parts such as city gates, yamen, warehouses, and prisons, and patrolling urban and rural roads, which was a lot of work.

Zou Long and Zou Hu were chosen because they were rare twin brothers with the same appearance. They joined the "station class" and became a "zaoli". They were responsible for following the superiors to guard the way and standing on both sides of the hall during the trial to maintain discipline.

, escort criminals, carry out torture and cane punishment.

Close to water and terrace, the future is not small.

Lu Damiao, on the other hand, joined the "quick shift" and worked as a "quick hand", commonly known as a "catcher". He was responsible for summoning defendants and witnesses, detecting criminals, and searching for evidence.

Xijing City is very large, with a total of seventeen counties under its jurisdiction.

But there are only two counties in the city——

Go south to Zhigo.

To the north is Luo Xiu.

Kyoto is governed by Aka Prefecture.

The two counties divided the city of Xijing, so it was called Chi County. One county had a population of one million, so the government establishment was also large.

For example 'quick class'.

Usually there are only ten people in other counties, one class.

However, Luoxiu County Government Office has six express classes, with 16 people in each class, totaling 96 people.

Nearly a hundred!

Lots of people!

However, even so, there are still not enough manpower in the fast class.

Especially in recent years, various types of crimes have occurred frequently, and it has become increasingly stretched.

In the past six months, people have become even more panic-stricken!

…

"Something big happened!"

"Captain Guo was killed at home!"

"Captain Guo? His swordsmanship ranks first among the six major arresters in the Yamen. Who can kill him?!"

"I heard that it was the 'Iron God Marquis' again, and this time he even burned down a room in Captain Guo's house."

"It's him again! He has eaten the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard!"

"Hey! He committed seventeen big crimes in just six months after his debut, and at least thirty or forty lives were taken at his hands. He also calls himself the 'Iron-Courage God'. He is brave and courageous, but he is not the same as a bear-hearted leopard and a leopard-gallant!"

"If we don't catch this guy, it will be difficult for everyone to live safely!"

"Captain Liu has already taken people to the scene."

…

Early this morning, as soon as Lu Damiao arrived at the Yamen Dianmao, he was led by the arrest leader "Liu Rusong", together with several of his staff and a dozen of assistants and white servants, and rushed to the Guo family house in Chunhuifang.

In his early years, Liu Rusong practiced martial arts in various martial arts halls in Xijing City and made a name for himself. He was already quite famous at the age of thirty. Later, he entered Luoxiu County and became a head catcher, leading a team of his own with eleven men under his command.

Kuaishou, followed by dozens of white servants, was considered the number one figure in the yamen.

He has some friendship with the owner of Lu Damiao's martial arts gym, Huang Yihe.

Lu Damiao contacted Liu Rusong through Huang Yihe, and then used money to clear the way. He spent a full forty taels of silver to get the position of a full-time detective.

This is because the Luoxiu County government has suffered a lot of casualties in the past six months, and many people are panicking and avoiding people. If it had been left in previous years, it would not have doubled, and there would not be seven or eighty taels of silver, and there would be no need to think about it.

When word spreads about this today, the market is likely to drop even further, falling below 40 for sure.

And the source of all this is due to the extremely vicious man who appeared last year——

The brave god!
Chapter completed!