By the way, Lin Xiao's eyes almost dropped as he stared at the Yao family's door, but no one came out.
He was holding a straw stick in his mouth and humming a ditty.
Just after midnight, Mr. Yao's car slowly came out.
The carriage was walking in front, and Lin Xiao quickly caught up with it. With the skills he had practiced since childhood, he even ran and bumped, and even arrived at the same time as the carriage.
Lin Xiao saw with her own eyes that Master Yao's servant entered the county magistrate's back office with a box in his hands.
He guessed at once that there must be a gift inside. Miss Yao said she wanted to "cut" the gift, but she got in?
Don't give yourself a chance at all.
Lin Xiao scratched his hair, looked up and saw the horse pulling the cart by Mr. Yao, and immediately thought of it.
He climbed up the wall in a few clicks, took out the bird-shooting slingshot from his arms, and pointed the slingshot at the horse's head. The horse was hit unexpectedly, and he lifted the driver's hind hooves and threw the coachman off the car.
Then he raised his hooves and pulled the carriage forward.
The coachman was thrown out of the car and shouted: "The horse is frightened, get out of the way!"
It turned out that during this twelfth lunar month, there were vendors selling New Year's goods on the roadside. The carriage was startled and overturned several stalls along the way.
Mr. Yao Er just entered the county magistrate's banquet hall and before he could sit down, his entourage came to report that the horse was frightened.
He quickly put down the tea bowl, and after learning the lesson from last time, he did not forget to let his entourage hold the box and trot out the door.
When we arrived outside the county government office, there was nowhere to see the carriage. The driver's face was covered in blood. The stalls on the roadside that had been overturned by the carriage were in a mess. The vendors along the street were already cursing in anger.
They gathered at the gate of the county government office to ask for an explanation.
Master Yao stamped his feet and scolded the attendant beside him: "What are you waiting for? Why don't you go find it?" The boy was so scolded that he was at a loss. He quickly stuffed the box into Master Yao's arms and ran after him.
Carriage.
Over there, Lin pointed at Mr. Yao Er and said to the vendors: "It's his carriage that ruined your things!"
It doesn't matter now, this group of people cheered and surrounded them, saying all the time: "Pay for it, pay for it!"
"..."
These vendors all point to these things to support their families, and now all of them are red-eyed.
Master Yao was so frightened that he retreated to the corner.
At this time, someone reached out and pushed Master Yao. Yao Qingjiang fell forward into the crowd before he could stand still, and the box fell from his arms.
Mr. Yao Er shouted with all his strength: "I will compensate, I will compensate, and return the brocade box to me."
But he was trapped in the middle of the crowd, and it took him a while to get up. He finally found the box behind the crowd and breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as he was about to open the box and check whether it was broken, people from behind gathered around him again. Mr. Yao was afraid of being robbed, so he hugged the box tightly and refused to let go.
He said loudly to the crowd: "I am from the Yao Family Winery. You will report your losses to my housekeeper later. It is my responsibility, Yao Qingjiang, to pay the compensation. Yao will not default on the debt."
After struggling for a while, Mr. Yao Er's housekeeper came and he got away.
Seeing that the sun was turning to the west, I knew that Wang Zhixian had gone to the Yamen, so I quickly straightened my clothes and went to the Yamen.
As soon as Wang Zhixian sat down in the banquet hall, he saw his entourage leading Mr. Yao Er.
Wang Zhixian also thought about this matter when he returned home. He felt that since Yao Qingjiang was a commoner, it would be good for him to offend him.
When I saw him coming again today, he must have come to apologize, so I stood up politely to greet him.
Mr. Yao hurriedly raised his hands and saluted, "Yesterday, the common people were rude to Mr. Wang, and today I came here to apologize. A small gift is not respectful, so please accept it with a smile."
Magistrate Wang said politely: "You're welcome, Master Yao. You and I have been friends for many years, so why do you need to be like this?" Even so, Magistrate Wang smiled and opened the brocade box held by the attendant.
When the lid of the box was opened, a stench came to the face. When he looked inside, Wang Zhixian's smile froze on his face, and he said angrily: "You Yao Qingjiang, how dare you play tricks on the imperial officials over and over again, really.
His heart can be killed!"
Mr. Yao Er was startled. He ran closer to the brocade box and saw that it contained a man's smelly shoe. Where was the jade Ruyi inside?
Yao Qingjiang threw away the shoe. The box was empty, except for the shadow of Yu Ruyi.
"Sir...Sir...the villain obviously put the jade Ruyi, but how, how, how did it turn into a shoe? The master noticed clearly, the villain did not lie!"
"Come here, kick him out. If he steps into the yamen again, he will be beaten out with sticks!" Magistrate Wang's beard trembled in anger, and he jumped to his feet and shouted.
None of the attendants in this county government office are vegetarians. They pushed and shoved Mr. Yao Er out of the government office.
Mr. Yao Er was dumbfounded. When he came, he was holding jade Ruyi, but now he was holding a smelly shoe in his arms. He looked up to the sky and shouted: "Who, who did this!"
*
Let's say that Lin Xiao is one of the beggars in Qixian County. With just a whistle, several little beggars sprang out. As soon as the brothers cooperated, they gave away the things belonging to Mr. Yao Er.
Lin Xiao succeeded and didn't dare to delay. He ran to return to life with only one shoe on.
Hongying leaned back and forth to learn the lesson from Mengying. Mengying took the jade Ruyi and asked: "Is it true that there is a shoe in it?"
Hongying replied: "When Lin Xiao came to see me, his left foot was still barefoot, and there must be a shoe inside."
Mengying nodded and said: "What a stroke of genius."
It turns out that the wife of Magistrate Wang was of bad character, and there were rumors that the official position of Magistrate Wang was obtained by his wife having an affair with the magistrate of Qingzhou.
Magistrate Wang is a man who is most afraid of other people talking about his wife. Now that someone brings "broken shoes" to his door, why doesn't he get angry?
"Second Master, I can never hope to get protection from Magistrate Wang from now on. This time it's my turn to take action!"
Mengying asked the housekeeper Liu Rui to take the key to the warehouse and pick out two gifts, one to be sent to Mrs. Yao Er and the other to Mrs. Six.
Liu Rui had been promoted to housekeeper by Mengying since he came back from the capital. After Song Decheng's incident, he also knew how powerful the eldest girl was. He never relied on his old age to show off, and he obeyed Mengying's advice.
Liu Rui knew their preferences, so he gave the second old man a string of good nanmu Buddhist beads, and gave old man Liu a Duan inkstone.
The two of them were happy to receive the gift.
They had also accepted gifts from Mrs. Yao before, but when they were mixed up by Mr. Yao, they felt that they were being used as swordsmen.
These two old guys are now cautious and plan to sit back and watch.
*
Qingluo and Mengying reported the news from the old house: "I heard that the second master returned to the old house and asked for a drink from the servants. The second lady did not stop him, and the second master didn't use the wine glass. He picked up the wine jar and drank.
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Mengying snorted and said, "It's only been a few days, and I don't care about the reputation of a filial son anymore."
Qingluo continued, "It seems that the old lady also scolded the second master like this, but the second master didn't listen and drank all the wine. He also said that he was cheated. Now he not only lost his things, but also offended the county master.
Said he didn't want to live anymore."
"Girl, you said that the eldest young master is about to get a wife, and he still keeps an eye on his mother's purse every day. I think this second master is no less generous than the third master."
Mengying patted Qingluo with a handkerchief and said, "I didn't expect you to become a sensible person now."
Now Mengying doesn't praise others very much, but Qingluo feels a little uncomfortable when she is praised unexpectedly. She replies shyly: "I have been with the girl for a long time, and I have to learn a few tricks."
"Can I ask what the old lady said?"
"The old lady spoke in a low voice, and Mrs. Xiao didn't really hear it. She seemed to be saying, 'If you have a life, you can get it, but if you don't have a life, you can't keep it.'"
Mengying repeated, "If you have a life, you can get it, but if you don't have a life, you can't keep it." Is she still planning to seek wealth and murder?
Mengying squinted her eyes and said to herself: "Then let the horse come over! Let's see whether you die or I live."