The spring breeze is warm and the whole county is full of spring.
Although the county has lost a large household named Zhang and gained a small official named Wang Lin, the hero of fighting against tigers, for the vast majority of people in Qinghe County, there has been no change in how they live their lives.
In the past few days, Wang Lin had to buy a few more servants and maids. After all, he and Pan Jinlian couldn't take care of such a big mansion.
As a foodie who is becoming more and more able to eat, especially after being wealthy and able to supply all kinds of high-end ingredients in unlimited quantities, Wang Lin's health points are slowly rising day by day, and so is his reputation value.
Everything is settled.
Wang Lin was planning to leave for Yuncheng County in a few days to pay homage to Chao Gai, the senior official, so Pan Jinlian volunteered to take Pang Chunmei to the streets to buy gifts for Chao Gai.
In fact, I was bored at home.
Pan Jinlian rarely went out on the streets, and this time she occasionally went out to relax. Wang Lin didn't pay much attention to it. He couldn't keep the little lady locked at home all the time.
The two girls went to a silk and satin shop to buy some high-quality silk from the south of the Yangtze River. They paid a deposit and asked the merchant to send it back to their house later. Then they went to another snack shop on Mudan Street and bought a few exquisite snacks each.
I saw a tea shop nearby, so I went in and ordered something to eat.
After the two women drank a cup of tea, they heard the noise on the street. They happened to catch a glimpse of Wu Da, who was selling cooking cakes, being surrounded by three or five men dressed as peasants. They were not only pushing and shoving, but also shouting and cursing.
opened his pancake stall.
Pan Jinlian thought of Wuhan University's generous helping hand to Linlang. It can be said that without Wuhan University going to Yuncheng County to report the news, she and Linlang would not be where they are today. After a little hesitation, she couldn't help walking out of the tea shop and shouted: "Who are you?
Why do you want to bully Brother Wu?"
Her appearance attracted the attention of these villagers.
When the group saw such a charming and beautiful young lady, they immediately smiled playfully. They left Wu Da, who was pushed to the ground in a state of embarrassment, and immediately surrounded Pan Jinlian and Pang Chunmei.
"What a pretty little lady, tsk tsk, so graceful!"
"Little lady, why don't you accompany us to have a glass of wine!"
Pang Chunmei was very panicked, and bravely stood in front of Pan Jinlian, saying in a trembling voice: "Get back quickly, my wife..."
In fact, the little girl originally wanted to say, "My official is Wang Lin, the hero of fighting tigers," in an attempt to deter these scoundrels, but she ended up saying the wrong thing because she was nervous. After all, she was only 15 years old.
The group of people laughed together, and when they saw that the little girl was also pretty, they became even more lustful. One of them actually stepped forward and wanted to hug Pang Chunmei.
Pang Chunmei was so frightened that she almost cried and hurriedly ran away.
Wu Da got up from the ground in despair. Seeing that Pan Jinlian and the two girls were surrounded, he knew something was wrong. He quickly turned around and ran to the Wang family to report the news.
Suddenly there was a cold snort from the outside. The group of country soldiers turned around and saw their master Zhou Xiu striding towards them, and immediately stepped aside angrily.
Zhou Xiu is the county captain of this county.
He had been training rural soldiers in the countryside recently. He didn't expect to meet such a woman who attracted his attention as soon as he returned to the city. He took one look at her and couldn't look away. He felt itchy and unbearable.
Li An and Zhou Peng, the long-term followers behind Zhou Xiu, knew what their master wanted to do when they saw his master in such a state. They looked at Pan Jinlian and were amazed. They wondered when such a beautiful and charming woman appeared in Qinghe County. No wonder
The county captain can't help it.
In fact, my master is well-known for being lecherous. In the two or three years since he took office, he has seldom failed to get hold of any pretty woman in Qinghe County.
Even though he has an official status, he can act like a bully.
But seeing Pan Jinlian's master and servant dressed in gorgeous clothes, Li An thought it would be more appropriate to ask about his origins, even though he thought there were few people in the county that Zhou Xiu couldn't afford to offend, including even the magistrate of Song Dynasty.
"Which family are you a young lady from? When you meet the county captain, why don't you come forward to pay your respects?" Li An said sarcastically.
Pan Jinlian forced a smile and said with a smile: "Little girl Pan Jinlian, my husband's surname is Wang and his first name is Lin!"
Li An was shocked.
She is actually the wife of the tiger-fighting hero Wang Lin?
This... seems a bit untouchable, right?
Li An turned to look at Zhou Xiu.
Zhou Xiu's mouth twitched. He really didn't expect that the beauty in front of him was Wang Lin's woman.
He has heard Wang Lin's name a lot in the countryside recently, but to be honest, he has always been arrogant and has an official status and a great background. He doesn't pay attention to the so-called tiger-fighting hero at all, thinking that it is just a chance.
Just a lucky coincidence.
So what if there is some force? He is just a commoner.
His eyes were still fiery and he said: "I didn't expect that poor young man from the Wang family to marry such a beautiful young lady and such a cute little girl. He is really blessed. I have just returned to the county town from official duties and am about to have a drink.
Why don’t you come with me, little lady, for fun?”
Zhou Xiu took two steps forward and grabbed Pan Jinlian's slender wrist.
Pan Jinlian was surprised, panicked and retreated, scolding: "I am a married woman, please respect yourself!"
Zhou Xiu laughed coldly: "So what? I'm asking you to have a drink. I'm looking down on you. How dare you refuse?"
…
"stop!"
A clear voice of anger came from the other side of the street. Everyone turned and looked back and saw a young man in blue shirt running towards them.
And behind him was chasing a strong man, none other than Zhou Ping, the capital of the county.
Wang Lin was drinking and chatting with Zhou Ping who came to visit him. Unexpectedly, Wu Da stumbled into the house and said that the young lady was surrounded by the people of the county captain Zhou Xiu and was teasing her. He came immediately furious.
Pan Jinlian was immediately relieved to see her husband, and they retreated behind Wang Lin to calm down.
Zhou Ping chased after him and frowned when he saw that it was indeed Zhou Xiu, the county lieutenant known as the "Tiger Along the Street".
He came closer to Wang Lin and said lightly: "My dear brother Wang Lin, this man is a county captain of this county. He is not weak in martial arts. He also relies on his uncle Meng Jiu, the general magistrate of Dongping Prefecture. He is lustful and has always done many evil things. Even the county magistrate doesn't pay attention to him."
Here...since the younger siblings haven't really suffered a loss, for the sake of my brother, it's better to forget it, and it's better to have less to do than to do more."
Wang Lin sneered and said nothing.
Forget it? Just kidding, no matter who he is or his official status, if he dares to molest my woman, he will have to pay the price!
In both his past and present lives, Wang Lin was not a person who could endure humiliation.
Zhou Xiu looked at Wang Lin with disdain, but still cast his salivating eyes on Pan Jinlian behind Wang Lin, and then said indifferently: "You are that poor boy from the Wang family? I am called a tiger along the street, but you call yourself a tiger-fighting hero.
Is this a clear statement that you want to go against me?"
Wang Lin patted Pan Jinlian on the shoulder and motioned them to stay away. Then he took two steps forward and said coldly: "Since you are an official, you should respect yourself. You must know that the king's law is like a furnace! If you know the law and break the law, you can molest a good woman in the street.
What crime should be committed?”
"Wang Fa? I am Wang Fa!"
Zhou Xiu looked around and said: "Li An, Zhou Peng, take this guy down for me and let him know what the king's law is!"
Li An and Zhou Peng had to bite the bullet and rush forward.
Wang Lin crouched down slightly, tightened his stance, and punched out his fists left and right quickly, knocking Li An and Zhou Peng off their feet. The two roared angrily and charged forward again. Wang Lin sneered, showing no mercy now.
First, he punched Li An hard in the face, causing him to scream and fall to the ground; then he turned around and hit Zhou Peng with an uppercut in the jaw, and then kicked him in the air, knocking him to the ground.