AD 1627, the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Chengcheng County, Shaanxi Province.
Gao Chuwu walked into the gate of the county town with three young people from the Gao family.
The four of them are country bumpkins who have never left the village. They walked all the way from Gaojiacun, a total of more than thirty miles, all by talking. Come back.
When we walked into the county gate, the sun was already hanging in the middle of the sky.
At noon, the hottest time, the outdoor temperature was as high as 40 degrees. The four young people were as hot as dogs, dejected, listless, and light-headed.
"Brother Chuwu, if you want to find the master, you have to go to the county government office, right? I'm so afraid of the government office!"
"I heard that the county magistrate eats people without spitting out their bones."
"Those government officials also eat people without spitting out their bones. It's so scary."
The three young men were all too cowardly.
A coward in the fifth grade of high school, a country bumpkin who has never been away from home more than ten miles in his life. When he entered the county town for the first time, he was already frightened by the "high-end courtyards" in the county town, and he was trembling a little.
He reached into the bag of dry food he carried with him and pinched the large pieces of broken rice in the bag. This was stuffed by the village chief to them before leaving the village for emergencies. Each person put five pieces of broken rice in the bag.
After touching this, he calmed down: "What a fright, we have the support of God."
When the three young people heard the words Lord God, their spirits perked up and their courage returned a little.
The four of them took out their sweet words and asked for directions when they saw people. Under the guidance of passers-by, they finally arrived in front of the county government office.
As soon as I arrived at the gate of the county government office, I saw a disharmonious picture. A middle-aged man, fair-faced and beardless, slightly stout, wearing a long robe and coat, was crying loudly in front of the Yamen: "Lord County Lord, please don't drive away this villain. This villain has always dedicated his life for you. He died. You are here." How can you say that if you don’t want me, you don’t want mine? This is what you call [rabbits die and dogs cook].”
When he said the last four words, his tone became more serious, his expression was exaggerated, and he looked silly.
The officer guarding the gate of the county government office shook his head and said, "Mr. Third, please stop crying here. The county magistrate said he doesn't want you, and he just doesn't want you. It's useless for you to scream here. You may offend the county magistrate." Sir, wouldn’t it be worse if we put you in jail?”
As soon as they said these two words, the eyes of Gao Chuwu next to him lit up: "You heard it, the yamen officer called him Mr. San. This person should be what the village chief said, the county magistrate's master, thirty-two."
The other three young people were surprised: "Master is crying. It seems that the county magistrate doesn't want him anymore?"
The fifth grade of high school: "Never mind him, we just need to invite him back. Keep an eye on this guy. After a while, he walks into the alley, and we will invite him."
He took out a big wooden stick from behind, which he picked up on the way to the county town.
Thirty-Two cried at the county government office, but it was useless. County magistrate Zhang Yaocai had already annoyed him, and no matter how much he cried, he remained unmoved. He even sent two yamen servants out to confront Thirty-two. After a series of random beatings, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.
After being beaten, this guy knew that the county magistrate had made up his mind. He sighed deeply and left the county government office. He walked along the long street for a while, then turned and entered an alley. He wanted to take a shortcut through this alley. go home.
Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps in the alley, a young man appeared in front of him, holding a big wooden stick in his hand. Thirty-Two was startled, and quickly turned around, wanting to run towards the way he came, but he saw that there was also Thirty-Two behind him. A young man blocked this end of the alley.
Thirty-two was very surprised. He glanced at the four young people and immediately judged that they were poor people. He quickly raised his hands and said quickly: "Don't hit me, I'm on your side." Yes, it is the county magistrate who is trying his best to collect taxes, and it has nothing to do with me. I...I have been persuading him not to impose heavy taxes. This is called [justifying the people's grievances]."
The fifth grade of high school student smiled naively: "Huh? So there is such a thing?"
Thirty-two said quickly: "Really, it was because I spoke for you that the county master kicked me out and no longer hired me. This is called [donating to others]."
The fifth-year high school student picked his head and said, "Although I don't understand what you are talking about, I feel like you are very knowledgeable."
Thirty-two said: "Yes, yes, I am a scholar. You can't be so rude to me. Put down the stick in your hand. We have something to talk about. This is called [Zhi Ge San Ma]."
Gao Chuwu grinned: "As long as you are knowledgeable, what we want to invite are knowledgeable people. Please come to Gaojia Village with us."
Thirty-two said: "Hey? Where is Gaojiacun? I...I won't go! I don't want to go! This is called [going to..."
With a "bump" sound, a stick hit him on the back of the head. Thirty-Two fell to the ground without even making a sound.
The young villager behind him put away his stick and said, "I don't know why, but I want to hit him when I hear him speak. The last four words of this guy are so annoying that I can't understand what he is saying."
Gao Chuwu grinned: "Ah, actually I was just about to fight too."
The four of them laughed, and two of them picked up Thirty-Two and walked out of the county town as fast as possible.
While walking, a group of official officers came over on the road ahead. From a distance, they saw a "rich man" wearing a long gown and a long coat on four clay legs. The "rich man" lowered his head and seemed to have fainted. The official officer Their attention was immediately locked on them.
No matter how you look at this scene, it looks like poor people are robbing and kidnapping rich people.
An officer shouted loudly: "What are you four doing?"
The fifth grade high school student and four other people were playing kidnapping. When they saw the official, they were instantly frightened. Their feet trembled, and their first thought was to run away.
Unexpectedly, something interesting happened. The official took a closer look and actually recognized Gao Chuwu. He was shocked: "You... Gao... are from Gaojia Village!"
Gao Chuwu took a closer look and recognized the official: "Yesterday's official?"
It turned out that this official was the one who went to Gaojiacun to collect taxes yesterday and was lifted into the air by Li Daoxuan with two fingers.
What happened yesterday was so frightening that he couldn't sleep the whole night after he came back. He was worried that he would be punished by the "God". He was so frightened and out of his mind that he didn't dare to go out of the city at all. He only dared to go out on the street after dragging a few colleagues to make trouble.
Behind him were the four officials who were blown away by Li Daoxuan yesterday. They were also frightened. Now the five of them were walking together to embolden each other.
Unexpectedly, Leng Buding saw people from Gaojiacun on the street in the county town.
This... could it be that Lord God sent us to monitor whether we told him or not?
The five officials were so frightened that their faces turned blue.
The fifth grader was too frightened to understand, and stammered: "Our... this... friend was fainted by the sun. Let's help him go to the river to wash his face."
The five officials stammered: "Then... you... please... we didn't say a word... about what happened yesterday..."
Both sides were trembling, shaking, and passing by each other in the street.
As soon as they finished making love, the five officials ran away, and Gao Chuwu and his group also ran away, back to back, away from the dust.
