Chapter 30: The Sheep Enters the Tiger's Mouth (1)
Qin Dewei didn't have time to joke with his uncle at this time, so he quickly explained in a few words what had just happened in the county magistrate's office.
Officer Qin's face trembled: "It is indeed a disaster."
Gu Qiongzhi didn't know the inside story very well, but he was confused about why this little brother Qin kept holding on to his hand and ran with him from the county magistrate's office to the gate.
Although he is young, he holds hands without attracting attention. Should he let go? But if he does, will it make Brother Qin unhappy again?
When she heard the word "disaster", she came back to her senses and asked: "What disaster?"
Qin Chaiyuan and Qin Dewei's uncle and nephew sighed together. There was no problem originally, and it was not a big deal if they won the lawsuit in which Mrs. Gu was framed for selling salt.
Later, let Mrs. Gu pay some money, and Officer Qin can help make peace with Mr. Dong. As the saying goes, money buys peace. After all, Mr. Dong wanted to kill so many people in the first year, and he didn't expect all of them to succeed.
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Besides, before the lawsuit started, Qin's officer vented his anger on Dong Baotou, and Dong Baotou himself didn't say no, and all the etiquette in the world was fulfilled.
However, I never expected that the Ares County Magistrate would be so fierce that he beat two police officers to half a disability in front of the court, and even fired them from their jobs and drove them out of the Yamen.
The two agents Zhang and He were the second generals under Dong Capt. He, they were killed unexpectedly!
Now disaster is coming. Dong Baotou will definitely vent his anger on Qin Dewei, or he can only vent his anger on Qin Dewei!
Because Agent Dong’s identity is essentially just a lowly servant, he is not qualified to publicly retaliate against the official Feng Xian Cheng. If he wants to regain the face of the county’s four tyrants, he can only get it back from Qin Dewei!
Qin Dewei felt like crying over this. The war god County Magistrate was just like a shining black swan.
My career was off to a great start, and just as it was about to enter its golden period of growth, it was abruptly interrupted.
The Qin officer thought about it for a moment and then made a decisive decision: "Hurry up and leave. I will take you to your mother's place. You can hide there for a while."
Qin Dewei's mother, Zhou, worked as a slave in Commander Xu's family, and Commander Xu was a distant relative of the Duke of Xu's family. She was affiliated with the left-behind right guard and was responsible for the commander-in-chief of the west gate.
If he could hide in Conductor Xu's house, Capt. Dong would be just a lowly captor and would never dare to cause trouble.
Besides, Commander Xu's residence is in Shangyuan County in the north, not within the scope of Jiangning County, and the forces of Capt. Dong can't reach it.
Qin Dewei turned to Gu Qiongzhi and said, "You'd better hide."
Gu Qiongzhi nodded and said, "I have an elder aunt who is a monk at Mochou Lake in the west of the city. I can just go and live with her."
Qin Dewei said without hesitation: "Okay, you and I will say goodbye for now and see you again when the storm has passed! Let's go quickly, without further delay."
"You're still holding my hand." The little widow said feeling very troubled.
Qin Dewei calmly let go of his hand, bowed his hands to Gu Qiongzhi in farewell, and immediately followed his uncle to the north.
"Little brother of the Qin family!" Madam Gu couldn't help but shout from behind.
Officer Qin looked back in surprise and reminded his eldest nephew: "She is calling you. It seems she still has something to say to you."
Qin Dewei didn't look back, his steps were hurried, his eyes were firm, and he moved forward indomitably. How could children have such a long-lasting love in such extraordinary times?
Gu Qiongzhi looked at the little boy's retreating figure and sighed softly. The lawyer's remuneration was a total of eight taels of silver, but he hadn't given it to him yet.
The entire city of Nanjing is not a neat square, but can be roughly divided into three parts.
The eastern part is the old imperial city left over from the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, while the rest is divided into two counties, Jiangning County in the south and Shangyuan County in the north.
The left guard Xu commanded the residence in Sanyuan Lane, Shangyuan County. When he arrived at the door, the Qin officer called the door and explained the purpose of his visit.
Not long after, he saw a woman in her early thirties hurriedly coming out of the side door. She was fair-skinned and neatly dressed in hair accessories. She was Qin Dewei's biological mother, Mrs. Zhou.
There was a look of surprise on her face: "Why are you here suddenly?"
Because her son Qin Dewei has always been resistant to his mother's status as a servant and has never been willing to come here. Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to come here today.
Officer Qin told his sister-in-law about the current situation, while Qin Dewei watched from the side. Since time traveling, he only briefly met his mother when he first woke up, and he is still a stranger to her.
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help complaining: "I told you before that the yamen is too dangerous and you are unwilling to listen."
Qin's officer was also helpless, "As long as you act carefully, there will be no problem. Who would have thought that the county magistrate went crazy and was completely against the rules."
Zhou didn't say anything else. Maybe this was a blessing in disguise. If not, how could his son be willing to leave his uncle's house and join him?
Reluctantly leaving his eldest nephew to the Zhou family, the Qin officer hurried back. Later, he would try to find a way to calm down the matter and bring his eldest nephew back as soon as possible.
Looking at her son, Mrs. Zhou thought for a while and said, "You can't keep outsiders in the house, especially men. I will take you to see the mistress first."
Mrs. Zhou was the nanny to conductor Xu's third son when he was a child. Now she is the wife in charge of the inner house, and she still has some status.
She led her son into the house, and then walked from the east corridor to the small courtyard in the northeast corner. The twelve-year-old boy was not an adult male, so he had relatively few worries.
At this time, there were some flower gardens in the small courtyard. Among them was a woman of about forty or fifty, sitting on a wicker chair to relax, and there were two maids waiting beside her.
The woman was bored when she saw Mrs. Zhou and Qin Dewei, and she smiled and said, "Where did Mrs. Zhou find this handsome boy?"
Mrs. Zhou laughed along and said, "Old mistress is joking. This is my incompetent son outside. Bring him here for old mistress to see."
Mrs. Xu laughed and said: "Let me see what he does, I don't have a daughter!"
Then he said seriously: "I understand your thoughts, but for a middle-class family like ours, we really can't use many servants, and we really can't increase the population."
Qin Dewei had no say in this occasion, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but let out a sigh in his heart. He remembered that his own mother had always wanted to send him to be a slave of a wealthy family!
He couldn't help but begin to wonder, was he cheating on his own mother by seeking refuge with his own mother? Would he be sold and still have to help count the money?
"How can I embarrass my old mistress? That's not what happened today. My son has recently gotten into trouble outside, so he wants to seek refuge with me for a few days. I hope my old mistress can take him in for the time being."
Mrs. Xu said nonchalantly: "I remember there was an old bed in the utility room outside in the east cross courtyard, so I went to sleep there first."
"Thank you, old mistress, for your kindness." Ms. Zhou pulled Qin Dewei along and thanked her.
Mrs. Xu waved her hand: "They are all family members, there is no need to be polite!"
After saying goodbye, Mrs. Zhou led Qin Dewei outside again. The outer east courtyard was adjacent to the gate, but was not connected to the inner house, so it was appropriate to accommodate Qin Dewei.
Qin Dewei said as he walked: "Mother! I don't want to be a slave in this family, so don't worry about me!"
Mrs. Zhou couldn't listen at all: "What nonsense are you talking about! Being a slave in a rich family just doesn't sound good. What's wrong with not having to worry about food and drink?"
If there is no chance here, I will entrust the old mistress to ask other families. The Xu family is a big family with a father-in-law. In addition to the direct lineage, there are many benevolent officials!"
Qin Dewei was speechless. Wasn't he really a sheep in the tiger's mouth? He was very scared. If one day he opened his eyes and was sold by his own mother, there would be no place to cry.
He quickly said in the firmest tone: "I will never be a domestic slave, and I even want my mother to redeem herself! If I want to take the imperial examination in the future, my mother's status will not be good, so I'd better find a way to get out of slavery as soon as possible!"
Mrs. Zhou was very angry and slapped her with an iron palm that sounded like a wind.
This time Qin Dewei changed his position and moved out of the way easily.
Mrs. Zhou felt disappointed when she failed in her palm skills. After all, her son had grown up and had begun to have his own ideas.
If I had known this, I should have found a good master and sold my son while he was still young.