"Yao Jun."
As soon as Yao Xiong entered the gate of the county government office, the gatekeeper, Mr. Xu, stopped him.
This guy is a veteran, on par with Li Zhang. He is in his sixties, but he is doing much better than Li Zhang. He has many friends in the county government.
Yao Xiong looked at him, "What's the matter?"
Old official Xu motioned for him to come closer, lowered his voice, and asked: "Your family travels, do you have a wife in the countryside?"
Yao Xiong's eyes widened, "My family, Youyou, has not yet been crowned, so where did he get a wife from?"
"It's impossible to tell. People from the countryside get married very early. I've seen people become grandfathers at the age of thirteen!"
Yao Xiong shook his head, "My family has never gotten married yet."
Old official Xu suddenly laughed, his eyes shining brightly, "I heard someone said that his parents are gone at home, right?"
"That's probably true. I've never heard him talk about it, and I've never seen him go back."
"That would be great!!"
Old Officer Xu became even more excited. Yao Xiong was stunned, furious, and grabbed the other person's throat. Old Officer Xu was still smiling, but he couldn't breathe in an instant and his face turned livid.
"You old dog? What did you say?! Say it again and let me hear it?!"
"Let me go. I'm not fast."
Old official Xu felt that he was about to be strangled to death. Only then did Yao Xiong let go of his hand. The old official covered his throat and looked at Yao Xiong in horror.
This is simply crazy!
"You reckless fool! I want to marry my granddaughter to him! Do you want to kill me?"
Yao Xiong looked up and down at the old official Xu in front of him, and snorted heavily, "You look even uglier than the bandits in that mansion! Can your granddaughter be worthy of traveling with my family?"
Old official Xu was so furious that he almost jumped up, "My granddaughter is virtuous and beautiful, and all the people who want to marry my granddaughter are queuing up outside the city! You reckless fool! Sooner or later, you will get married."
When he was about to say something, he saw someone shouting something not far away, so he stopped and listened.
"I'll report to the official! I'll report to the official!"
A tall man was shouting and wanted to go here, but two soldiers held him down and prevented him from moving. Seeing that the soldiers were about to draw their swords to kill, the old official Xu couldn't bear it, so he pushed Yao Xiong.
"Isn't it your business to report to the official?"
Yao Xiong was stunned and quickly turned around, "Who wants to report to the official?!"
"Brother Peach!! Brother Peach!!"
"Someone reports to the official! Someone reports to the official!!"
Yao Xiong screamed and rushed into the Youyouyuan of the North Courtyard.
Tian Zili was talking to Tao Zi. When Liu Tao Zi heard his words, before Liu Tao Zi could speak, Tian Zili jumped up suddenly and his eyes widened.
"Reporter... Are there really people who are not afraid of death?"
Liu Taozi suddenly looked at him. Tian Zili realized that he had made a mistake and quickly lowered his head.
Even Kou Liu, who was feeding horses in the distance, couldn't help but run over.
These days, is there anyone in Cheng'an who dares to report to the government? Isn't a certain big family asking the county government to help catch runaway slaves?
"What are you still doing? Come in!"
Yao Xiong shouted outside, and Carpenter Wang stiffly walked into the courtyard.
Carpenter Wang is bold by nature. He went to do corvee work twice and returned unscathed. He is also somewhat famous among the craftsmen in Cheng'an. This time he came here and risked his life again. But despite this, when he really walked in here
, I still couldn't hide the fear in my heart.
The atmosphere in the county government office was particularly gloomy and terrifying. Soldiers with soldiers could be seen everywhere, peering at me with ferocious eyes, as if they were about to pounce on me at the next moment.
From time to time, cries and howls can be heard in the distance, which makes people even more frightened.
Carpenter Wang was brought in front of Tao Zi. Tian Zili and Kou Liu were both looking at this strange man who was not afraid of death.
The county government still played a lot of roles in the past, but in the past five years, the county government has probably been equated with hell in the hearts of the people. It is gloomy and terrifying, and there is no return. Many rumors continue to ferment.
No one dares to come in anymore, let alone report to the official.
Carpenter Wang didn't dare to look up and just saluted in a panic.
"Heipi, King of the Cao Min, comes to report to the official."
"Tell me, what happened, and who should I sue?"
Liu Taozi spoke.
Carpenter Wang hesitantly told the story of how he built furniture for the Lu family, but the other party never paid him, beat himself and his partners many times, and used small money to fool him.
I don’t know why, but the more he spoke, the more cheerful and fluent he became. He stopped stumbling and said angrily. He couldn’t help but cursed, “This old dog is not a human being. He also said that we didn’t do well.
We lose money! How can there be any reason to pay others for doing things for others?!"
Listening to his curse, several people around him fell into deep thought.
Liu Taozi slowly stood up and said, "Let's go."
"Handling the case."
"Boom, boom, boom!"
There was a violent knock on the door, and the slave was extremely angry, "Here he comes! He comes! Don't knock anymore!"
He opened the door suddenly, "Why don't you know the etiquette?"
"Crack!!!"
Before he could finish his words, a big slap hit him right in the face. The slave spun around three times in a row and fell down.
Yao Xiong put away his slap, opened the door with a smile, stood aside and looked at Liu Taozi, "Brother Taozi, you can come in!"
Liu Taozi was silent for a moment, "I'll call you after I finish asking next time."
"only!!"
Liu Taozi and his party broke into the courtyard, which immediately alerted the slaves everywhere. The slaves in the courtyard were running around, shouting and shouting. Soon, an old man was supported and walked out tremblingly.
This man looked older, with white hair, and was dressed simply. He was leaning on a cane, his body was hunched over, and his eyes were cloudy.
He stood here, looking at everyone in confusion, shaking his head and asked: "What happened?"
"Don't stop pretending! You and I are reporting to the official position! Pay my wages!"
When Carpenter Wang saw him like this, he was so angry that he couldn't even speak clearly.
Looking at Carpenter Wang, the old man stretched out his ears in confusion and asked: "What did you say? I can't hear you clearly. What do you want?"
The servants on the side quickly explained: "Gentlemen, my master is over 70 years old and is not very sober. If anything happens, you can wait until the young master comes back."
Liu Taozi looked at Yao Xiong beside him.
Yao Xiong looked at Tao Zi.
The two looked at each other for a while, and Yao Xiong suddenly reacted, "Oh! Oh!"
I saw him step forward and raise his arms.
"Crack!!!"
A heavy round slap hit the old man's face. The old man felt his face was burning, stars appeared in front of his eyes, his ears buzzed, and his mind went blank. If it weren't for the support of someone on the side,
Afraid of falling to the ground, he was swaying and completely confused.
Liu Taozi spoke again, "I'm not awake yet."
"oh oh!"
Yao Xiong reacted again and raised his hand.
"Stop fighting! Stop fighting! I'm awake, I'm awake!!"
The old man who was still unconscious suddenly woke up. His waist straightened up, his eyes brightened, and his whole temperament changed drastically. He no longer felt like he was about to be buried.
His eyes were extremely frightened, and the slap just now was really without any force. If he hadn't been in good health, he might not have directly confessed here.
What kind of lunatics are these? I’m almost at the age where I can avoid death. Are you going to fight??
Liu Taozi sneered, "It's best if you wake up. Do you admit the content of Wang Heipi's lawsuit against you?"
The old man subconsciously wanted to explain, but looking at Qihu with a fierce look on his side, he immediately changed his words, "I admit it, I admit it! It's my fault that I failed to pay them their wages on time. I will make up for it now."
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"What's the point of making up for it? You've delayed their time. Doesn't that count as money?"
"I am not a robber, I am an official of Daqi. Everything must be done according to the law. If you deduct wages from others, according to the law, you must be fined three times the original wages to compensate for the loss of time during the period. In addition, you also
We sent people to beat them and fined them a thousand yuan."
"You have to spend a total of 10,000 yuan to accompany these five people."
Liu Taozi skillfully explained Daqi's laws to the other party. The old man just nodded, "Okay, okay, I'll compensate!"
While they were talking, someone suddenly walked in from outside, shouting all the way, and walked quickly to Liu Taozi. He was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "
Liu Jun, long time no see, are you okay?"
The person who came was none other than Lecturer Lu from the county school.
Liu Taozi glanced at him but said nothing.
Lecturer Lu was very embarrassed. He smiled and said, "I am an old friend of Lu County Cheng Nai. This is my home, and this is my father."
Liu Taozi nodded, "It turns out to be a house of officials."
"Knowing the law and breaking the law will result in a one-level penalty and a fine of 20,000 yuan."
Chapter completed!