Yuxi Episode (16)

The leader of the guards, Lin Kuo, brought back a middle-aged woman, five children, and six tied-up men.

The middle-aged woman had a bruised nose, swollen eyes, disheveled clothes, and was very embarrassed. The five children had injuries on their faces and hands.

Qiyou glanced at him, his face was a little cold, and he asked, "What's going on?" There is no law to commit crimes under the blue sky and broad daylight.

Lin Kuo pointed to the people who were bundled into rice dumplings and said, "They said they were looking for debts from these people."

Qiyou laughed a little and said: "I owed a huge gambling debt from bad gambling, and I have no money to repay it, which has implicated my wife and children." How many people have ruined their families because of bad gambling.

But the middle-aged woman shouted loudly: "No, I don't gamble as the head of the family. They set up a scheme to harm the head of the family and make him owe a huge sum of money."

Among the few people who were tied up, the thin and shrewd man named Hou Liu said with a stern face: "Who designed him? It was obviously old man Ma who was greedy to win my money, but he lost the red!" Don't give up after looking at it."

I don't know where the Shashen came from, and he knocked down all six of them and tied them up by himself. Even if they showed their identity threats, the other party turned a deaf ear.

After so many years of being on the road, how could Monkey Six not know that the identity of the person they met this time was not simple. I just don't know if the boss can save them this time.

The middle-aged woman said bitterly: "The most I am in charge of is playing chess with people on the street, but the lottery has never exceeded five fen." There are also lottery sets for chess, but there are usually a few renminbi next to the street. This can only be regarded as pastime, not gambling.

Qiyou didn't expect that he guessed wrong, but he still asked: "Setting up a trick to harm your husband? What is the purpose?" There must be a plan to set up a trick to harm others. Look at the clothes of this big family, it is not a wealthy family.

The middle-aged woman hesitated.

Qiyou sneered and said, "It's fine if you don't say anything, I'm too lazy to meddle in this business!"

At this time, the dark-faced girl in a gray dress said to Qiyou: "Their goal is me."

When the girl spoke, Qiyou was a little surprised. The girl's voice was very sweet, like a nightingale.

Qiyou looked at the girl, and saw that her face was black and white like a tabby cat. Immediately ordered: "Come here, bring her water." I didn't pay attention to it just now, but now I know what kind of dirty things the girl has painted on.

The female guard quickly brought water over.

The girl washed her face and revealed her true face. Oval face, willow eyebrows and almond eyes, white skin, and a slender figure. She looks good, and with such a melodious voice, it's no wonder that people will fall in love with her.

Qiyou smiled and said: "Girl, if you are willing to follow me, I can help you pay off the debt."

When Qixuan heard this, he looked at Qiyou in puzzlement, not knowing what was going on again. Although this girl is good-looking, their family can easily grab a lot of them.

After the girl heard the translation by Qiyou's entourage, she instantly turned pale.

On the other hand, the middle-aged woman hugged her tightly and said, "I can't agree, even if I die, I won't let you be a concubine."

The youngest of those children said directly to Qiyou, "Bad guy, big bad guy." Originally, this person saved them, and he was still very grateful. Unexpectedly, these people also harbor bad intentions.

Qiyou asked his followers: "What did he say?"

The attendant translated: "He said, master, you are a big villain, taking advantage of others' danger."

Qiyou couldn't help but laugh.

The girl hugged the woman and wept bitterly. She cried and said: "Mother, if my daughter follows this master, our family can find a way to survive. But if it falls into the hands of King Dai Yan, our whole family will die. I don't regret my death." , but brother and the others cannot be implicated." This disaster was brought to the family by her, so let her solve it.

Seeing that Qiyou rescued their group, the girl felt that Qiyou was not bad at least. No matter what, it is better than being a concubine for King Dai Yan.

The middle-aged woman burst into tears: "My son, my son!" This was really digging her heart.

Hearing this heart-piercing cry, Yu Xi couldn't help but opened the curtain and walked down.

Qiyou walked over to help her, and said, "Mother, why did you get down? It's windy here, you'd better go back to the carriage!"

Yuxi scolded and said: "If I don't come down, you still have to scare people to death? I said that it's fine if you are usually talkative and funny, but now that people are in trouble, you still have the nerve to tease them."

Qiyou was actually trying to test this family, to see if it was worth their help.

At this time, the tallest boy among the children knelt in front of Yuxi: "Madam, please buy me! I am strong and can do a lot of work. Just please don't let my eldest sister be his concubine It's gone." This concubine can buy, sell, beat and scold at will, so there is no life for the eldest sister to be a concubine.

Seeing this, the three children below knelt down, scrambling to hope that Yuxi could buy them and let their eldest sister go.

Yuxi nodded slightly, this family is not bad.

Walking in front of the mother and daughter, Yu Xi said to the woman: "Don't take what he just said seriously, we won't make your girl a concubine."

The middle-aged woman showed ecstasy, and then asked with some disbelief: "Really?"

Yuxi nodded with a smile and said: "I'm his mother, he dare not not listen to my words."

Qiyou couldn't help touching his nose, and then said: "I was joking just now, who knew you would take it seriously." It can be seen from this that this mother really loves the child. Of course, these children are also very good-natured. What kind of people, what kind of children they raise. If the male owner of this family is really a bad gambler, the children would not be so innocent and well-behaved.

Yuxi smiled and said: "He doesn't have a good job on weekdays, and he doesn't have a door on his mouth. Don't mind. This wilderness is not a place to talk. Let's find a place to stay first."

Seeing a few people hesitate, Yuxi said: "Don't worry, with us here, no one dares to do anything to you."

Thinking about the man who beat six grown men just now, the woman finally nodded her head. In fact, she has no choice but to follow Yuxi and his party.

Yuxi asked the woman to take the children into the carriage with her, but the woman refused to say that they could walk by themselves. Seeing this, Yuxi didn't force herself.

After walking for less than a quarter of an hour, I saw a village. Qiyou and the guard leader entered the village and came back after a while: "Mother, a family in the village moved to the county not long ago, and the house happened to be empty." The family who moved away was the village head's younger brother. Qiyou rented the house at a price that the village chief couldn't refuse.

The house is a large tile-roofed house with blue bricks, and there are six rooms in total. Twenty or so people can squeeze in and live there.

Sitting on the kang, Yuxi asked the woman, "What's your name? What do you do at home?"

I also carry a translator with me, otherwise it would be difficult to communicate due to language barriers.

After talking for a while, Yuxi knew that the woman's surname was Jian, and she had been married to her husband Ma Zhu for eighteen years. He had three daughters and five sons, two daughters and one son died, and now he has one daughter and four sons.

Ma Zhu has 20 acres of fertile land in his hometown in the countryside, and he himself works as an accountant in a restaurant in the county town. And Jian's embroidery skills are good, and he does some embroidery work on weekdays to supplement the family expenses. So although there are many children, life is not bad.

The eldest daughter, Mannia, is sixteen years old and was engaged early last year. It's strange to say that the Ma family couple looks very ordinary, but Mannia is very slim. Both the husband and wife are people who love their children, and they never thought of exchanging their daughter for wealth. After careful selection, they betrothed their daughter to the second son of Liu Xiucai, a private school teacher.

Because Mannia is good-looking, Jian usually dare not let her go out. But a month ago, Jane was not feeling well, so Mannia delivered the embroidery to the shop for her. Just once, I met King Dai Yan.

Seeing Mannia, King Dai Yan's eyes lit up. After being reminded by the shopkeeper, Mannia ran away through the back door. If not, he would have been snatched back to the mansion by King Dai Yan at that time. However, King Dai Yan still inquired about her identity, and then sent someone to Ma's house to ask Namanniang to be his concubine. How could the husband and wife be willing to say that Mannia was already engaged. Unexpectedly, the Liu family came to withdraw the marriage the next day.

How could the Ma family be willing to let their daughter be a concubine, let alone a villain like Dai Yan Wang. His daughter really made him a concubine, so there was no way out for him. In the end, no one expected that this black heart would set up a trap for Ma Zhu and make Ma Zhu owe a huge sum of five hundred taels of silver. Even if they sell everything they can, they won't be able to pay it back.

Hearing this, Yu Xi asked, "Dai Yan Wang? Why did you take such a nickname?"

Jane wiped away her tears and said: "Because this man is cruel and merciless. The gambling shop he opened has ruined many families over the years. Therefore, everyone secretly calls him Hades." The deadly Hades .

Qiyou disdains. Just such a local ruffian deserves to be called Hades. It really lowered the grade of Yan Wang Ye.

But Yuxi said with a cold face: "Where are the magistrate and magistrate of your Gucheng County? Are they all decorations?"

Jian's smiled wryly and said: "Dai Yan Wang's younger sister is the wife of the county magistrate." With the magistrate's protection, no one dared to touch him.

"What about the county magistrate? Why doesn't he care?" County magistrates are generally held by local people, so there is a saying that the county magistrate is a local snake. But the county magistrate is not, because the imperial court stipulates that officials above the seventh rank cannot work in their hometown.

This Jian's is not clear, after all, she is just an ordinary peasant woman and doesn't pay much attention to these things. It is also because of Dai Yanwang's great reputation that everyone discussed it in private, so they know something about it.

In fact, there is no need to ask, Yuxi also knows that the county magistrate must have colluded with the county magistrate: "Where is your husband?"

Speaking of her husband Ma Zhu, Jane couldn't help crying again: "I am the head of the house and let us escape through the back door, but he went to the front to block it. Now we don't know if we are alive or dead."

Seeing that she was about to collapse, Yuxi hurriedly asked Bingmei to take her down to rest.

Qiyou said to Yuxi: "Mother, let's send someone to the county seat to inquire first, and see what's going on in the county seat." It's just a local ruffian, and he can crush him to death with a light twist of his hand. Therefore, Qiyou didn't pay attention to the other party at all.

Yuxi didn't object.

After Qiyou went out, Yuxi said to Bingxue, "Grinding."

Handing the written letter to Yu Zhi, Yu Xi said: "Go and return quickly."

In the evening, Qiyou didn't see Yu Zhi. No need to ask, I know that his mother must have sent Yu Zhi to the county seat: "Mother, don't worry about this matter, I can take care of it."

Yu Xi didn't answer this question, but said: "The day after tomorrow will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and we will make moon cakes tomorrow." Mid-Autumn Festival, how can there be no moon cakes!

"Mother, can you make moon cakes?" He had never seen Yuxi make moon cakes since he was a child.

Yuxi smiled and said: "No. But, you can learn from Master Yu!" Master Yu is the imperial chef who followed them.

Qiyou smiled and said: "As long as mother is happy." No matter how unpalatable it is, he will have to eat one for face in the future.

That night, the guard who went to Gucheng County to inquire about the news came back.

Lin Kuo said: "Empress Dowager, lord, this Ma Zhu was beaten to death by King Dai Yan's men. The neighbors are afraid of offending King Dai Yan, so no one dares to collect his body."

After a pause, Lin Kuo said: "Empress Dowager, this King Dai Yan took eighteen concubines. Most of these concubines were snatched by him. These are still alive. If you don't want to be his concubine, you will die. There are three people who have been found out." The crimes committed by King Dai Yan are too numerous to record.

With a frosty face, Yu Xi said, "Where's the county magistrate of Gucheng County? Just let such a thing that robs people's women and ignores their lives to run rampant in the county and harm the people?"

Lin Kuo said softly: "The county magistrate's surname is Lin, and he feels that he is unappreciated for his talents. He spends all day reciting poems and painting without doing anything. The official duties of Gucheng County are all handed over to the county magistrate. And the county magistrate is very afraid of his wife, so Dai Yanwang is in the valley. Cities and counties do whatever they want and no one dares to control them.”

Yuxi hasn't been angry for a long time, but this time she made an exception: "Where are the prefects and prefects in Xiangyang? Are they all dead?" Gucheng County is not far from the state capital, a three-day journey. She didn't believe it, there was no wind from the state capital.

Lin Kuo shook his head and said, "This subordinate doesn't know."

Qiyou said: "Mother, from this point of view, the magistrate of Xiangyang either got the benefits and joined forces with others, or followed the county magistrate of Gucheng County to eat vegetarian meals." The former is more likely, after all, not every official can be like the county magistrate of Gucheng County. make.

Yu Xi said with a cold face: "How did such a person become an official?" Although the county magistrate is not very old, he is also an official of the parents. If the county magistrate does nothing, the people of a county will suffer accordingly. Now Gucheng County is the best example.

No one can answer this question.

Qiyou was also very angry, this Dai Yan Wang was really daring: "Mother, we will go to the county seat tomorrow and bring this bastard to justice."

Yu Xi shook her head. There is a saying that Qianglong can't suppress the local snake, and rushing into the county without any preparations, he might suffer a loss. Her old bones can't stand the toss: "Everyone is tired after driving such a long journey. It won't be too late to enter the county after two days of rest to refresh yourself."

Keisuke didn't object either. Anyway, this group of people can't escape, and it won't be too late to clean up after two days.

On the second day, Yuxi got up and punched.

Jane wanted to go forward, but was stopped by the guards: "If you have anything to say, wait until my old lady finishes punching."

Taking advantage of the time when Yuxi was wiping her sweat, Jane said: "Madam, I want to go back to the county to find my head."

Yuxi saw that her eyes were bloodshot, and she knew she hadn't slept all night: "The horse pillar is gone. My guard bought him a thin coffin to contain the body, and asked your neighbor to help find a place to put it "Of course, the other party didn't help in vain, and the guard gave five taels of silver.

After hearing this, Jane fainted.