Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 254: Still Smiling as Spring Warm (2)
Magistrate Cai smiled slyly and said, "With these two baits here, we will definitely be able to catch a lot of fish. The fish we didn't expect will come, and today will definitely be very lively!"
The master quickly bowed down, poured him a cup of tea, and said flatteringly: "Yes! Then, the young one will accompany my boss to watch the show!"
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Due to the special status of the two death row prisoners, extra manpower has been deployed at the four gates of Lingzhou City today, and the security is very tight - anyone with a strange look, unknown motives, or strangely dressed people is not allowed to enter the city.
At this time, outside the south city gate, a funeral procession wearing sackcloth and mourning came.
More than a dozen strong men were carrying a coffin, walking slowly with death papers in their hands.
The soldiers guarding the gate were three old and one young. When the four saw that there were many people coming and they were all men, they stopped them and questioned them in detail.
The young soldier shouted fiercely: "Today a death row prisoner will be executed in the city, no idlers are allowed in!"
Standing at the front, a handsome young man holding a spiritual flag came over, bowed deeply, and said: "Today is the day of my master's funeral. It's convenient for the officials to bother you!"
The soldier waved his hands and yelled: "No, no! It doesn't matter who died among you, so many people just can't enter the city. Who knows if you are here to rob the law field!"
The young man was sweating profusely and said anxiously: "Master, look! We don't have any weapons, how can we rob the execution ground? If you don't believe me, you can search me!"
As he spoke, he spread his hands, turned around in a circle, and patted himself to prove his innocence.
The soldier frowned, but still refused: "No, no matter what you say, we won't let you in!"
Behind the boy came an older man with a long beard.
He took out a few pieces of silver from his arms, put them in the hands of the soldier, and said with a smile: "Master, we are just passing through Lingzhou City and we won't stay long. It's convenient for you."
The soldier weighed the silver in his hand, looked around, and finally relaxed: "Okay, seeing how pitiful you are, I will be accommodating for once! But..."
He paused and said with a sly smile: "Only four of you are allowed in! The rest of you, just wait here!"
The mourners looked at each other, and the young man in the lead said in embarrassment: "My lord, there are more than four people carrying the coffin. You are deliberately trying to embarrass us!"
The soldier shook his head and said proudly: "Then I don't care! Anyway, four people are allowed in!"
The young man glanced at him and asked with a smile: "Master, are you really not allowed in?"
The soldier raised his eyebrows and shouted decisively: "Seriously, I won't let you!"
The young man sneered, turned around and shouted to the back: "Since the official won't let you in, we can't do anything, so just leave it here! Brothers, you have worked hard, let's go and rest first!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand.
The people behind him immediately placed the coffin across the gate.
Immediately, he followed the young man and walked to a tree not far away to rest.
A huge, dark nanmu coffin blocked the entire south gate. Pedestrians coming and going could not get in or get out. It looked very unlucky and eerie.
The soldier was completely dumbfounded. He quickly turned around and looked at the three veterans who were watching the fun with their arms folded. He shouted anxiously: "You guys, what are you going to do now?"
The three sly veterans looked at each other and spread their hands towards him without saying a word, with half-smiles on their faces.
The soldier ran over anxiously, distributed the money in his hands to the three veterans, and said flatteringly: "Old men, we are all working in the same place, don't wait until death! If the coffin is this way, if there is really one,
If an urgent document cannot come in, the three of us will lose our heads!"
Standing in the middle, a somewhat fat veteran kicked the money into his arms and said slowly: "People are in a bad mood during funerals. Why are you messing with them? Just let them in!"
Xiaobing nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes! Yes! I am young and ignorant, and I am reckless! What should I do?"
The veteran pointed to the tree
A group of people were taking a break and said, "Go and talk to them! Remember, have a good attitude! You are begging others now!"
The soldier bowed repeatedly to thank him, then immediately turned around and ran over.
The soldier ran to the boy's side, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I just asked for permission from the superiors, you can all go into the city!"
The young man ignored him, turned around, and faced him silently.
The soldier ran up to him again, held his hands in his arms again, and said with a smile: "The funeral is a big event, don't miss the trip, hurry up and get on your way!"
The young man still ignored him, yawned directly, put his hands behind his head and fell asleep against the tree.
Seeing this, the people around him leaned against the tree with him, closed their eyes, and ignored the scratching soldier.
The soldier thought about it, took out a few pieces of silver coins from his arms, sent them to the young man, and said with a smile, "Masters, I am young and ignorant! Don't take it to heart, be a good man, and carry your master to him as soon as possible."
Let’s go!」
The young man opened his eyes, looked at the silver coin in front of him, grabbed it and put it in his arms, waving to the person next to him.
Those people stood up immediately, walked up to the coffin with their heads held high, lifted the coffin together, followed the young man, and entered the city gate with great pride.
At the same time, the four soldiers guarding the north gate were holding their hands, shivering from the cold, and couldn't help cursing in their hearts: It's so unlucky that there is so much excitement, not only can't you see it, but you also have to guard the gate here!
One of the soldiers with a sinister look on his face suddenly covered his stomach and shouted: "Ouch, it's not good! I seem to have a bad stomach! I have to go to the latrine!"
The other three glared at him and said sarcastically: "You haven't eaten yet this morning, why are you going to shit?"
The soldier was startled, and then shouted: "That might be... I had a bad stomach last night! No, I'm going to die soon! I have to go quickly!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran out without looking back.
Another small and skinny soldier rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "He must be lazy. I'm going to see if he really has diarrhea. If he lies, I will catch him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he ran away quickly without waiting for the other two to speak.
The remaining two people, one tall and one short, looked at each other, stamped their feet and cursed: "These two are really thieves! When they come back, let's go and have a rest and let them watch for a day!"
While the two were talking, they suddenly saw eight dirty beggars walking from a distance with dog-beating sticks and broken bowls.
The two soldiers looked at each other and immediately walked over to stop him. They sternly scolded: "Where are you from begging for money? You are not allowed to enter the city!"
Several beggars approached them, and the sour and foul smell on their bodies made them almost faint.
"Guards, why are you not allowed to enter the city today? If we don't go in, how can we have food?" The leading beggar was in ragged clothes, with disheveled hair, and his face was covered with mud.
The two soldiers pinched their noses and waved their hands to coax people out: "Go away, go away! Go begging for food wherever you like! Anyway, martial law is in place in Lingzhou City today, and anyone who doesn't like it will not be allowed in!"
The beggar was very aggrieved and said helplessly: "Well done, sir! We can't starve to death if we don't have food for a day! All the people living outside the city are farmers, and they don't have any extra money to give us. The people in the city are rich, and we
Only then can we eat enough! Besides, we are just beggars, so you can’t help it if you don’t like us!”
He paused, suddenly spat twice in the palm of his hand, kneaded it evenly and rubbed it on his face. He then straightened his messy hair and said, "Do you think this will work? Is it a little cleaner?"
The two soldiers retched twice and waved their hands repeatedly: "No, no, I won't let you in!"
Several beggars looked at each other, suddenly wailed, and immediately rushed over and hugged the two soldiers.
Dozens of dirty hands grabbed the two men's neat clothes, crying and shouting: "You two officials, please do it! Let us in! We are all going to starve to death!"
The two soldiers were horrified. They saw that the clothes on their bodies were covered with dirt. A fishy and foul smell rushed towards them, and they could not hide away.
The two of them really couldn't bear it anymore.
Then he turned around, leaned against the wall and vomited.
At this moment, twenty or thirty people carrying weapons and hiding in the dark took advantage of this opportunity and immediately ran into the city in a hurry.
The two of them vomited for a while before they regained their composure, turned around, pinched their noses and shouted: "Fathers! Come in quickly! Come in quickly! I hope you order more food today, but be careful not to burst to death!"
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The beggars were overjoyed. They immediately nodded and bowed their heads and thanked them before walking in the door with smiles on their faces.
At this time, the two people who had taken a break from going to the toilet ran back. As soon as they approached, they were hit by a stench and took a few steps back.
They stared blankly at the two people covered in dirt and exclaimed, "Hey, when we went to the toilet, did you two fall into the latrine?"
The two people were so angry that they couldn't help but yelled: "Get out! Grandson, I tell you, if you two are looking at the door today, we won't do it anymore!"
After saying that, he took off his dirty and smelly official uniform, threw it on the ground, and walked away angrily.
The noise at the North Gate and South Gate did not affect the order of the other two gates.
The four brothers of the Li family are guarding the west gate. Each of the four brothers is two years apart from each other. They are almost the same in appearance and height. Anyone who is not familiar with them would not be able to tell who they are.
The four people stood majestically at the door, checking the passers-by in detail. If there was anything wrong, they would stop them outside the city.
Very few people could successfully enter the city under their noses in one morning.
While the four people were on duty seriously, a sound of gongs and shouts suddenly sounded.
The four of them immediately followed the sound and saw a group of more than twenty people in strange clothes and holding swords, striding towards the city gate.
The four people looked at each other, clenched the handle of the knife at their waists with their right hands, and immediately rushed forward and stopped them in the street.
Boss Li stretched out his hand to block the situation and shouted sternly: "Who are you? Martial law is under martial law in the city today!"
The other three brothers quickly gathered around and carefully checked everyone's belongings.jj.br
The middle-aged man standing at the front of the team, beating the gong, has a round face, big ears, a straight nose and a square mouth.
He cupped his hands and said in a rough voice: "We are street performers and want to go to Lingzhou City to earn a living!"
Li Laoer sneered: "A showman? With such a weapon? I think you want to rob the execution ground!"
The middle-aged man frowned and asked in confusion: "Jie Dharma Field? What Dharma Field?"
Li Laosan said in a deep voice: "Today, important people in Lingzhou City are going to be beheaded. Don't you know?"
The middle-aged man cupped his hands and said, "We just arrived here today and don't know what's going on in the city! We just want to go in and sell some crafts to make some money. We'll stay for a few days and then we'll go to the next place!"
Li Laosi came over, pointed his knife at the middle-aged man, and shouted loudly: "You said you are entertainers, why should we believe you!"
The middle-aged man pondered for a moment, turned around, struck the gong, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, show your skills to these officials, and don't let others look down upon you!"
"Okay!" Everyone echoed in unison.
A man with bulging cheeks strode over holding a wooden stick and stood in front of the four brothers.