Strange Tales from the Northern Qi Dynasty

Chapter 59: Reckless

"Yao Jun."

As soon as Yao Xiong stepped into the gate of the county government office, the gatekeeper Xu stopped him.

This guy is an old veteran, on par with Zhang Li. He is in his sixties, but is doing much better than Zhang Li and has many friends in the county government.

Yao Xiong looked at him, "What's the matter?"

Xu Laoli motioned him to come closer, lowered his voice, and asked, "Do you have a wife in the countryside?"

Yao Xiong's eyes widened. "My son Youjiao hasn't even been married yet, how can he have a wife?"

"That's hard to say. People in the countryside get married very early. I've seen a grandfather at the age of thirteen!"

Yao Xiong shook his head, "My family has never had a family yet."

Xu Laoli suddenly laughed, his eyes sparkling, "I heard that his parents are no longer alive, right?"

"Maybe. I've never heard him talk about it, and I've never seen him go back."

"That would be great!!"

Xu Laoli became even more excited. Yao Xiong was stunned and furious. He grabbed the other person's throat. Xu Laoli was still smiling, but he couldn't breathe in an instant and his face turned blue.

"You old dog? What did you say?! Say it again so I can hear it?!"

"Let me go. I am not. Quick."

Old official Xu felt like he was about to be strangled to death, and Yao Xiong then let go of his hand. Old official covered his throat and looked at Yao Xiong in horror.

This is absolutely crazy!

"You reckless bastard! 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, "Even with your appearance, you are uglier than the bandits in the mansion! Can your granddaughter be worthy of my patrol?"

Xu Laoli was so angry that he almost jumped up. "My granddaughter is virtuous and beautiful. All those who want to marry her are lining up outside the city! You are such a reckless fool! I will kill you sooner or later."

Just as he was about to speak, he saw someone shouting something loudly not far away, so he stopped to listen.

"I'm going to report it to the police! I'm going to report it to the police!"

A tall man was shouting and wanted to walk here, but two soldiers held him down and prevented him from moving. Seeing that the soldiers were about to draw their knives to kill him, Xu Laoli couldn't bear it and pushed Yao Xiong.

"Isn't it your business to report to the police?"

Yao Xiong was stunned and turned around quickly, "Who wants to report to the police?!"

"Brother Peach!! Brother Peach!!"

"Someone report it to the police! Someone report it to the police!!"

Yao Xiong screamed and rushed into the patrol yard in the north courtyard.

Tian Zili was talking to Taozi. When Liu Taozi heard his words, before she could say anything, Tian Zili suddenly jumped up with his eyes wide open.

"Report to the police? Are there really people who are not afraid of death?"

Liu Taozi suddenly looked at him, and Tian Zilie realized that he had said something wrong and quickly lowered his head.

Even Kou Liu, who was feeding the horses in the distance, couldn't help but run over.

In this day and age, is there anyone in Cheng'an who dares to report to the authorities? Am I not a wealthy man who asked the county government to help catch a fugitive slave?

"What are you still standing there for? Come in!"

Yao Xiong shouted outside, and Carpenter Wang walked into the yard stiffly.

Carpenter Wang was a brave man by nature. He had done forced labor twice and returned unscathed. He was somewhat famous among the craftsmen in Cheng'an. This time he came here at the risk of his life again. But despite this, when he actually walked in here, he could not hide his inner fear.

The atmosphere in the county government office was particularly eerie and terrifying. Armored soldiers could be seen everywhere, staring at him with ferocious eyes, as if they were about to pounce on him the next moment.

From time to time, you can hear crying and wailing in the distance, which makes people even more frightened.

Carpenter Wang was brought to Taozi. Tian Zili and Kou Liu were both looking at this fearless man in front of them.

The county government had played quite a few roles in the past, but in the past five years, the county government had probably become synonymous with hell in the minds of the people. It was eerie and scary, and there was no way back once you went there. Many rumors kept spreading, and no one dared to come in anymore, let alone report to the authorities.

Carpenter Wang did not dare to look up, but just saluted in panic.

"I, the commoner Wang Heipi, come to report to the authorities."

"Tell me what happened and who you want to sue."

Liu Taozi spoke.

Carpenter Wang stammered and told the story of how he had made furniture for the Lu family, but the other party had not paid him, had beaten him and his partner many times, and had used small amounts of money to fool them.

I don't know why, but the more he spoke, the more straightforward and fluent he became. He stopped stuttering and got angry. He couldn't help but curse, "This old dog is not a human being. He even said that we didn't do a good job and wanted us to pay him! How can we pay people for doing things for them?!"

Listening to his abuse, the people around him fell into deep thought. Liu Taozi slowly stood up and said, "Let's go."

"Investigation."

"Boom, boom, boom!"

There was a violent knock on the door, and the servant was extremely angry, "Here I come! Here I come! Stop knocking!"

He flung the door open, "Why don't you know the etiquette?"

"Snapped!!!"

Before he could finish his words, he was slapped hard on the face. The slap hit him right on the face. The servant turned around three times and fell headfirst.

Yao Xiong held back 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, "Next time, call me after you've asked the questions."

"only!!"

Liu Taozi and his group broke into the yard, which immediately alarmed the slaves everywhere. The servants in the yard ran around, shouting and yelling. Soon, an old man was supported and walked out tremblingly.

The man looked old, with white hair, dressed very simply, leaning on a cane, hunched over, and with cloudy eyes.

He stood there, looking at everyone in a daze, shaking his head and asking, "What happened?"

"Don't pretend! I'm reporting you to the police! Pay me my wages!"

When Carpenter Wang saw him like this, he was so angry that he jumped up and down and couldn't speak clearly.

Looking at Carpenter Wang, the old man stretched out his ears blankly and asked, "What did you say? I can't hear you clearly. What do you want?"

The servant beside him hurriedly explained: "My dear officers, my master is over 70 years old and not very clear-headed. If there is anything, you can wait until the young master comes back."

Liu Taozi looked at Yao Xiong standing aside.

Yao Xiong looked at Taozi.

The two looked at each other for a while, and Yao Xiong suddenly reacted, "Oh! Oh!"

I saw him take a step forward and raise his arm.

"Snapped!!!"

A heavy slap hit the old man's face. The old man felt his face burning, stars appeared in front of his eyes, his ears heard a buzzing sound, and his mind was blank. If it weren't for the person next to him supporting him, he would have fallen to the ground. He was staggering and was completely dazed.

Liu Taozi spoke again, "I'm still not awake."

"Oh, oh!"

Yao Xiong reacted again and raised his hand.

“Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! I’m awake, awake!!”

The old man who was originally unconscious suddenly woke up, his back straightened, his eyes brightened, and his whole temperament changed drastically. He no longer had the feeling that he was about to be buried.

His eyes were filled with fear and horror. He had really not held back at all when he slapped her. If he hadn't been in good health, he would have died right here.

What kind of lunatics are these? I am almost at the age of not having to die, and they are still beating me? ?

Liu Taozi sneered, "It's best if you wake up. Do you admit what Wang Heipi sued you for?"

The old man subconsciously wanted to explain, but looking at the fierce look in Qihu's eyes, he immediately changed his words, "I admit it, I admit it! It was my fault for not paying them on time, and I will make it up to them now."

"What do you mean by make up for it? You delayed their time, doesn't that count as money?"

"I am not a robber, I am an official of the Great Qi. Everything must be done according to the law. According to the law, if you deduct his wages, you must be fined three times the original wages and compensate for the time lost. In addition, you sent people to beat them up, and you must be fined one thousand yuan for beating them."

"You have to pay these five people a total of 10,000 yuan."

Liu Taozi skillfully explained the laws of the Great Qi Dynasty to the other party, and the old man just nodded, "Okay, okay, I'll pay!"

As they were talking, someone suddenly came in from outside, shouting all the way, and walked quickly to Liu Taozi. He was stunned, then smiled and said:

Mr. Liu, long time no see, are you okay? "

The visitor was none other than Lecturer Lu from the county school.

Liu Taozi glanced at him and said nothing.

Teacher Lu was very embarrassed. He smiled and said, "Mr. Lu and I are old friends. This is my family. This is my father."

Liu Taozi nodded, "So it's an official's family."

"Knowing the law and breaking it, the crime is one level higher, 20,000 coins."

(End of this chapter)