Qin Dewei did not tell his uncle the content of his conversation with Feng County Cheng tonight. He only said that he was asking for mercy from Feng County Cheng. How could he talk about such a secret room conspiracy casually?
After coming out of Feng County Cheng's house, the uncle and nephew went home to rest. When it got dark the next day, the uncle and nephew went out of the house together again.
Qin Dewei said to Qin Xiang: "Uncle, go to the Yamen. My nephew, I have other things to do, and then I will go back to Commander Xu's house to hide for a few days."
Officer Qin was still worried: "Are you really okay?"
Qin Dewei patted his chest and said, "I'm going to Shangyuan County to do business. I won't do any activities here. I'll try my best to avoid people named Dong. Don't worry, uncle!"
"You know that's not what I'm asking!" Officer Qin felt that his eldest nephew was too heartless: "You can hide for a while, but how can you hide for a lifetime?
Things must be resolved thoroughly, I think you should run away quickly and don't come back!"
Qin Dewei asked: "What should you do, uncle?"
The Qin officer held on, pretending to be confident and said: "After all, I am a regular yamen officer registered in the imperial register, not one of those temporary white servants! Even if the man named Dong is domineering and rampant, what can he do to me!"
Qin Dewei exclaimed: "Uncle is really dignified!"
He then comforted and said: "Uncle, please don't worry! The man named Dong is like a withered bone in a tomb, he will be finished sooner or later!"
Officer Qin shook his head and said, "What's the use of cursing here? I don't know how many people in the county cursed him, but none of them cursed him to death!"
"Hehehehe." Qin Dewei said confidently: "Uncle also knows that the whole county is scolding him? Such arrogance cannot be introspective, and it is a sure way to bring disaster!"
Qin Chaoyi was speechless. He had seen many sour scholars who all spoke in this tone, making the common people completely confused as to how to respond. In the end, those sour scholars could only shake their heads and talk to themselves.
As expected, Qin Dewei shook his head and talked eloquently: "I often hear that there are four tyrants in the county? Why? They are all people who seize power, bend the law, and abuse the people for profit!
But why is the head-hunter named Dong the most famous? There is no other person, but he has the most people!
By the way, my uncle may not understand, but this sentence means that Capt. Dong has the most opportunities to interact directly with local people and shows his face the most, so he is the most famous among the people.
The rest of the tyrants are patrolling outside the city, working in the government offices, and working in warehouses. To the local people, none of them are as conspicuous and eye-catching as Dong Baotou!
Those who want to be a superior official want to establish great power, shock the people, refresh their official reputation, and then sharpen their swords. Who should be the best?
I laugh at the thief surnamed Dong. Sooner or later, the superior officials will take credit for his achievements, but he is still complacent and thinks that he can shock the whole county. Little does he know that he has a high reputation! It is just the head of the evil thief. I don’t know who will take it!"
Qin Dewei's eloquent speech in front of his home fully demonstrated his foresight and pointed out the inherent objective law that Dong Baotou was bound to fail.
The Qin officer was dazzled by what he heard. He felt that the eldest nephew was like Liu Bowen and Li Jing in the storytelling, knowing everything before and after.
As expected of someone who has read books, he can boast more than himself.
Suddenly, I saw Mr. Dong appearing at the entrance of the alley, surrounded by three or five big men. They blocked the entrance to the alley where the Qin family was, looking at the uncle and nephew with fierce expressions.
The Qin officer secretly yelled, "Bad dish!" He regretted that he wasted time by speaking just now, and the eldest nephew had not left before he could.
He must have taken his nephew to see Mr. Feng last night, and the officer guarding the houya leaked the news!
What should we do now? The Qin officer suddenly lost his mind.
My nephew has the temperament of a scholar and cares about face. He must be as strong as Dong, but he cannot let such a thing happen!
So I can only aggrieve my uncle, I have to grovel, even if I kneel down to beg for mercy, I still have to get through this hurdle and save my eldest nephew from being beaten to death on the spot!
Qin Xiang had just made up his mind when he saw Qin Dewei rushing forward, clasping his fists and bowing to Dong Baotou and shouting loudly: "Uncle Dong is well! I'm here to greet you! Have you eaten your breakfast?"
Qin Chaoyi: "..."
Will the dead bones in the tomb be destroyed sooner or later? Who will take the head of the evil thief that was promised?
Very good, this is very scholarly.
Dong Qiao didn't smile at all and ignored Qin Dewei at all. He only said to Qin Xiang:
"Old Qin, I heard that your nephew is very courageous. He dared to instigate Master Feng in the hall, severely injured my two companions, and threw them out of the county government..."
Officer Qin laughed along with him, bent down, and said to please: "Uncle Dong, my nephew knows that he is wrong. Looking at the years he has been young..."
Qin Dewei curled his lips, "Where is the face of the yamen clerk that I promised to do? What can I do to you as promised?"
He quickly interrupted and said: "Uncle Dong, I really know that I was wrong! If you offer four hundred taels, I am willing to accept the compensation!"
Dong Baotou finally looked at Qin Dewei with a serious look, feeling extremely surprised.
He offered four hundred taels, which was a hefty asking price. He didn't expect the old Qin family to be able to pay for it. I really didn't expect that this little kid named Qin would admit it right away.
"What a puppy! How dare you fool your Grandpa Dong! Are you afraid that you want to run away after verbally deceiving him!" Dong Captou thought for a moment, grabbed Qin Dewei and cursed.
Qin Dewei quickly defended: "I have no intention of running away! I am willing to sign a document stating that I owe Uncle Dong four hundred taels! And I will pay back one hundred taels within today!"
Mr. Dong is a little confused. Is the Qin family really accepting their debt like this? Where did the Qin family get the money?
Four hundred taels is really a huge sum of money, equivalent to the annual salary of more than twenty adults. For ordinary people, can it be a small amount?
Then Dong Captou thought that he must have gotten it from the little widow!
In fact, among the three conditions previously offered, his favorite condition was of course to get the little widow, and then get both people and wealth.
As for asking the Qin family to pay four hundred taels, and what other conditions were there for Zhang and He Er to return to the county government as soon as possible, they were all about bullying the Qin family, so they could extort as much as they could.
I didn’t expect that the little widow would be so generous and willing to give money to the Qin family, so let’s scrape out the money first!
Anyway, this little widow doesn’t know where to hide. Wait until she thinks the incident has passed and reappear, and then slowly train her.
"Then sign it!" Dong Captou held down Qin Dewei, "If you still don't sign, I'll take care of your skin!"
Not to mention four hundred taels, but to pay back one hundred taels today, the temptation will be great.
The Qin officer was anxious and begged for mercy: "Uncle Dong! Children are ignorant, so please show kindness..."
Dong Baotou shouted: "Old Qin, shut up! Otherwise, I won't even give you face!"
The Qin officer had no choice but to jump to his feet and begged, "Then I will sign this document! What do you say, Uncle Dong?"
Mr. Dong thought for a while and decided that it would be better to ask Qin to sign the debt document. If Qin Dewei can run away, how dare Qin run away? If he dares to run, he is a criminal on the run!
So he nodded again and said, "Then I'll give you the face of Lao Qin!"
Formal documents have format requirements and must have a guarantor. Dong Baotou shouted to one of his men: "Go! Call the head of this place to come and be a guarantor!"
While waiting, Capt. Dong threatened the uncles and nephews of the Qin family again: "Don't think that it will work if you find Mr. Feng. You have to remember, how many years can Mr. Feng stay in Jiangning County? Can he control you for the rest of your life? People.
You should think carefully about the four words "take the tea away"!"
Qin Dewei was still negotiating terms with Captain Dong: "Uncle Dong! Four hundred taels of silver is really not a small amount. I will send you one hundred taels today. The remaining three hundred taels still need time to be raised. I beg Uncle Dong for mercy!"
Dong Captou glanced at the useless Qin officer, and said contemptuously: "Don't say I won't give Lao Qin face, you will have half a month's grace for the remaining three hundred taels!"
The Qin officer was devastated. What happened now, what future is there? Is his face worth only half a month?
After signing the paperwork, you can take it upon yourself, and then divorce your wife Jiang, leaving you with only one life left to live in. You can beat or kill her as you please.
For half a month, I just hoped that my eldest nephew could escape from the clutches of the devil. Maybe my sister-in-law was right, selling herself to a wealthy family would be a good thing.