Faced with Zhou Yufu's loud scolding, the woman naturally did not dare to argue.
Zhou Yufu turned around and bowed to Qin Feng, arguing with reason: "Master Qin, this woman is obviously addicted to child abuse. Now her evil deeds have been exposed, so she is making lies to confuse the public in an attempt to deceive you. The grassroots suggest that the three-stick method should continue to be implemented. , severely punish this evil temptress!"
Qin Feng ignored Zhou Yufu, his eyes always lingering on the mother and son. The previous scolding was just to stimulate the woman to tell the truth.
As for the child abuse issue, it is of course completely unfounded.
Moreover, this woman is also skinny, with high cheekbones and sunken eye sockets. These are all symptoms of long-term malnutrition.
Although the mother and son were shocking, Qin Feng felt weird in his heart.
This is in Pingyao County, and judging from the size of the yard, this woman's family is definitely considered a wealthy family in the area. No matter how chaotic the world is and how hard life is, how can they not even have food to eat?
The inside story of this may be beyond Qin Feng's knowledge.
In order to get to the bottom of the matter, Qin Feng did not make a judgment immediately, but changed the subject: "Whether this woman is deceiving the public with her lies, or she has another hidden agenda, there is no need to delve into it now. The truth will be revealed tomorrow morning when the trial is held. In the world."
After saying that, Qin Feng called Shufeng and Xiao Xiangxiang to his side, pointed at the mother and son in front of him, and said softly: "Take them back to the restaurant, give them some water and rice, and take good care of them."
Qin Feng's heart was as clear as a mirror. The water in Pingyao County was so deep that even county government officials would lay dead on the streets at any time. If the mother and son were left here, they would never survive tomorrow.
Qin Feng put the five taels of ingots in his hand into the woman's hand, intending to let the woman spend it in the future. However, the woman staggered under the weight of the five taels of ingots and was so weak.
Seeing that Qin Feng actually protected the mother and son, Zhou Yufu's eyes became more sinister and he asked in a deep voice: "Sir! Don't forget to put the thirty thousand taels of silver in the treasury!"
These words were clearly threatening Qin Feng.
But...
Qin Feng was not afraid of threats. He immediately turned to look at Zhou Yufu with a deep smile on his face: "Don't worry, it's only thirty thousand taels of silver. If anything goes wrong, I will make up for it out of my own pocket. As for the thirty thousand taels of silver , whether it will be enough to make up for Pingyao County’s food tax deficit, I have to wait until my investigation is completed.”
Zhou Yufu secretly clenched his fists, thinking that Qin Feng would be able to sit back and relax after accepting the 30,000 taels of silver. Who would have thought that another ignorant thing would come to him!
Zhou Yufu smiled calmly and said: "Okay, okay, when you go to court tomorrow, ordinary people should also have a good time to see what you can do."
Qin Feng reached out and patted Zhou Yufu on the shoulder, and said softly: "Don't worry, it won't work if you don't come when the time comes."
Qin Feng took his mother and son and turned away.
When he came, Zhou Yufu was riding in front and behind, which was called a diligent person.
On the way back, all the country squires and scribes who accompanied him disappeared.
Qin Feng didn't care. When he returned to the restaurant, he didn't rest. Instead, he called Shufeng to his side: "I'll go out with you later."
Shufeng Bingxue was smart and immediately understood Qin Feng's deep meaning: "Young Master is worried that the night is long and the dreams are long, and a thief like Zhou Yufu will destroy evidence at night?"
Qin Feng shrugged and disagreed: "Pingyao County has not had a county magistrate for three years, and the evidence that should be destroyed has been destroyed long ago. I just think that tomorrow will be very lively, and I am afraid I won't be able to get out, so I will go out for a walk now. One turn.”
The Li brothers, who had been standing by, looked at each other.
Li Zhang raised his head towards Li Lang and winked.
Li Lang understood, put his hands on his hips, and swaggered up to Qin Feng. His nose was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes. He said, "Hey, Qin, I'll go with you to prevent you from being beaten to death on the way."
Although Qin Feng and Li Lang dislike each other.
However, it is really difficult to ensure that Shufeng alone is comprehensive. Jing Qianying is very skilled in martial arts, but it is a pity that he has to stay to protect the eldest sister and the second sister.
Now Li Lang took the initiative to ask for a job. Even though Qin Feng felt a hundred thoughts in his heart, he responded with a smile on his face and happily agreed.
Before leaving, Li Zhang pulled Qin Feng aside, glanced around to make sure there was no spy, and then said mysteriously: "Brother Qin, don't you really know how deep the water in Pingyao County is?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng became interested: "What's the matter? The prince has lived in Fuyun County for a long time, and he can know the world's affairs without leaving home?"
Li Zhang rolled his eyes at Qin Feng and said angrily: "Didn't I tell you everything? Don't worry about your three sisters. No matter how seductive I am, I won't poach my own people."
Seeing Li Zhang express his position again, Qin Feng's guard was finally dispelled, and his tone became much better: "Then I will give you some advice from Prince Lao."
Li Zhang didn't beat around the bush: "Pingyao County itself is nothing, what's important is Zhou Yufu. If I remember correctly, this person was once a servant of Captain Gao, and later he was sent back to Pingyao County for unknown reasons. Ming. On the surface, he said he was going home to take care of Gao Taiwei's old mother, but in fact he was amassing money and transporting some dirty money from the capital back to Pingyao County through Zhou Yufu's hands."
At first, Qin Feng thought that Pingyao County was just a civil strife, but he did not expect that there was a relationship like Captain Gao.
No wonder Zhou Yufu could cover the sky with one hand in Pingyao County. This makes sense.
But Qin Feng felt strange in his heart and asked in a low voice: "I was sent to Pingyao County, and it was Captain Gao who was behind it. No matter how stupid he was, he wouldn't stab me to his hometown, right? Isn't he afraid of finding out something? Come?"
Li Zhang grinned: "Brother Qin, such innocent words don't seem to come from your mouth. Since Gao Ming sent you here, he is naturally not afraid of you finding out anything. On the contrary, there are many things that are inconvenient to do in Beijing, but in Pingyao The county doesn’t have to worry about it.”
I see.
Qin Feng finally understood the treacherous plot of Captain Gao's old fox.
When he sent himself to Pingyao County, he had no intention of returning alive.
Moreover, Zhou Yufu made Pingyao County into a mess. The county magistrate has not been in office for three years, and the county government has become ineffective. If something went wrong in this "unowned land", there is no proof. Even if His Majesty is angry in the future, People were sent from Beijing to check, but no birds could be found.
It seems that this old fox is planning to take action.
After understanding the inside story, Qin Feng relaxed. With a goal, he had a direction for his efforts.
Qin Feng's eyes changed slightly when he looked at Li Zhang, and he joked: "I can't tell that the prince knows so much about the outside world."
Li Zhang smiled coquettishly: "My father is old and has nothing to fight for. Naturally, he is willing to settle down in Fuyun County. I don't want to be trapped in that ghost place for the rest of my life like my father."
Originally, Qin Feng was quite grateful to Li Zhang for reminding him, but after hearing his words, his heart became heavy again...
