Compared with Lingbei City, the Lingbei County Government Office is quite impressive. The gate of the County Government Office is made of fine nanmu, and the tiles on the roof are not ordinary blue bricks, but glazed tiles.
Moreover, it occupies the best location in Lingbei County. In the middle, the only main road in the county runs through the county government gate.
Although there is no one at the gate of the county government office at the moment, the people passing by on the main road will keep their distance when passing by.
From time to time, his eyes looked at the county government office door with a bit of fear.
Li Hu and Zhao Da waited patiently for some time at the door, but there was no sign of the closed county government door being opened.
After waiting for almost half an hour, Li Hu bravely stepped forward and gently knocked on the door.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A crisp knock on the door sounded, but there was still no response, just when Li Hu hesitated whether to knock.
Creaking, the closed door suddenly opened, and a sharp sound sounded.
"Who are you from the countryside? Dare to knock on the door of the county government? If you don't tell me why today, you have to come with me no matter what."
A government servant wearing a county government uniform came out very unhappy.
He looked at Li Hu and Zhao Da with disdain.
Li Hu raised his hand to the yamen servant and said in a good voice, "Don't blame me, sir. It's because I'm ignorant. I surprised the officer. I know it's nothing serious, so I won't dare to bother him."
"A few days ago, a big insect came down the mountain in our village and injured several people in our village. We finally subdued it and specially carried the big insect to the government to receive some reward money."
"Huh? Big insect? Let me take a look." The yamen servant, who had a sinister face, raised his brows with a look of surprise on his face.
What we hear most every year is that big bugs come down from the mountain to hurt people and subdue the big bugs, which is a bit strange.
Even the yamen servants are in high spirits.
Li Hu quickly called to Tie Niu and Shui Sheng, and opened a corner of the straw mat. Suddenly, the strong smell of blood and the smell of rotten flesh hit his face.
The yamen servant covered his mouth and nose, took a look, and quickly waved his hand, the curiosity on his face disappeared.
He said in a cold voice, "Okay, okay, I understand. You are lucky enough to encounter a sick tiger. Drag it down and register to receive the reward."
"Master, this is not a sick tiger, but..."
Zhao Da added, but was stopped by Li Hu halfway through his words.
Li Hu raised his hand to the Yamen servant and continued, "What the official said is, I would like to ask the official how much reward this sick tiger can receive."
"Twenty taels, don't stay here anymore, take it away quickly." The yamen servant looked unhappy and motioned to Li Hu to leave quickly.
"20 taels? Did the official make a mistake? Although this big insect is a bit rotten, its skeleton and tiger skin are intact. It can be counted as 80 taels no matter what."
"Bah! 80 taels! You country folk, you really dare to say this. If you are lucky enough to encounter a sick tiger, you dare to say that it was killed by you."
"I can give you 20 taels. It's your good fortune to ask for 80 taels! You're looking for death. You want 80 taels, right? Come and see me, the official, to see if you can take your life!"
The yamen servant, whose face was full of anger, was obviously irritated by Li Hu. He hit Li Hu on the shoulder with a stick, and the next moment, he was about to carry Li Hu to the yamen.
"My lord, I was wrong. It was just nonsense. Please let me go."
Li Hu quickly dodged. He knew that once he entered the Yamen, whether he could come out alive was a question.
"Hmph, the county government is an important place. Why don't you, a pariah like you, come and talk to the official?"
The yamen servant had a look of disdain on his face, grabbed Li Hu with his palm, and insisted on taking Li Hu into the yamen no matter what.
At this moment, a shovel came out from behind and hit the back of the Yamen servant's hand.
The yamen servant was in pain and retreated, holding the water and fire stick in his hand and yelling angrily.
"Okay, you untouchables dare to attack an official. Come on, take down all these untouchables!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of government servants ran out of the yamen behind him and surrounded the five of Su Qi'an without saying a word.
The pained government servant looked at this scene and sneered at Su Qi'an, who had just attacked him.
"You brat, aren't you very arrogant? You dare to take action against me. I will see how tough your life is today!"
The next moment, a group of government officials gathered around and were about to capture Su Qi'an.
Shuisheng and Tieniu beside him quickly protected Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an waved his hand and stood up directly. When the officer's hand was about to fall on Su Qi'an's shoulder, Su Qi'an gave a loud shout.
"Presumptuous! How dare you, the government servants with no class, to touch me! If you touch me today, I will make you all peel off your skin."
Su Qi'an's words shocked these government officials. After all, they had been working as officials for several years, so they had some sharp eyesight.
After taking a closer look at Su Qi'an, it was obvious that this person was somewhat different from the untouchables such as Li Hu.
Whether it's the courage to speak or the temperament around him, he is not an ordinary person at first glance.
The government officials stopped and said hesitantly.
"May I ask what kind of fame you have, sir?"
These yamen servants are indeed veterans. After a few glances, they can conclude that Su Qi'an has a good reputation.
Su Qian looked at him coldly and said softly, "Scholar's fame."
Hearing these words, the faces of the government officials who gathered around him were a little moved. Even the flesh-faced government officials slightly relieved their unhappy mood just now.
He raised his hand to Su Qi'an and said, "It turns out to be Master Xiucai. It seems there was a misunderstanding about what happened today."
He waved his hand and signaled the Yamen servant to leave.
Su Qi'an's face remained indifferent, and he said softly, "Misunderstanding? Oh, what kind of misunderstanding is this? If Su was not a scholar, but if he were a commoner, would he really be beaten to death by you?"
"You are a small government official, but your authority is quite high."
Su Qian's words were like steel needles piercing the hearts of several government officials.
The face turned pale for a while, but the Hengrou Yamen leader, who had obviously seen some things in the world, stepped forward quickly, with a smile on his face, and smiled at Su Qi'an.
"Mr. Su, it's our fault that this happened today. As the saying goes, keep a thin line in your life so that we can meet each other easily in the future."
"Today, our brothers have given Mr. Su some face, and Mr. Su's official authority is enough. It's good that this matter ends here."
"Injure people at will, take them to court, just say a few words lightly, and then think about it. Is it possible to be so kind as long as you meet a famous man?"
The fleshy-faced yamen servant turned blue and white, his smiling eyes immediately filled with a ruthless look, and he whispered to Su Qi'an.
"My surname is Su, I'll be polite to you by calling you "Sir". Don't be so ignorant. Don't say you are a young scholar. Even if you are a famous scholar, I can make it impossible for you to walk out of the county government alive. Do you believe it? ?”
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you don't even pay attention to the juren. The Lingbei County government is going to turn the world upside down. I want to see how dare you, a little government official, say this."
"Zhao Da, Shuisheng, come forward and play the drum for me. I want to see if the Lingbei County government will return to the law of Daliang."
Su Qi'an's behavior shocked the yamen servant who had a sinister face.
He really didn't expect that Su Qi'an would dare to instruct someone to knock on the front drum. Once the drum sounded, no matter how small a thing was, it would become a big deal.
Although the yamen servant with a sinister face is strong, he can still distinguish the seriousness of the matter.
Without his command, the remaining government officials stepped forward directly to stop Zhao and the others.
More than a dozen people gathered around and made a lot of noise. The people passing by were stunned when they saw this scene, but they did not stay long and left the place quickly.
The noise at the county government office didn't last long, and then, a deep voice sounded from inside the government office.
"What are you making all this fuss about! This is the Lingbei County government office, how can we be so noisy and rude?"
Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man wearing a gray cloth robe and a square scarf, who looked like a soldier, came out.
"Master, you're here. I'm really sorry that something trivial has disturbed Master."
The arrogant officer with a sinister face looked at the gray-robed soldier and immediately lost the arrogance he had just now and apologized again and again.
This Rushi is the master of Lingbei County Government, his surname is Liu. Although he has no official rank, he is the think tank of the county magistrate. His status is so high that he is the most popular person in front of the county magistrate.
Even the county lieutenants and county magistrates have to be given a bit of thin noodles, let alone these little government servants who act as thugs.
Master Liu came out. He didn't even look at the hengrou yamen servant and said to Su Qi'an.
"Since you are a scholar, you must be a reasonable person, and your subordinates are ignorant. Here, I apologize to Master Su."
"This is not the place to talk. Let's go. If you have any demands, come to the side room to talk."
After saying that, he turned around and walked in through the side door of the county government office.
Su Qi'an was not afraid. He waved his hand and led Li Hu and four others, dragging the cart, into the side gate of the county government office.
Inside the side door, there is a cave, the ground is covered with cobblestones, and various flowers are planted around it.
It was quite quiet and peaceful as we walked along. Su Qi'an and the five of them had just dragged a cart into it.
Soon, several government officials took over and towed the cart away.
Su Qi'an did not refuse. He knew that it was a huge honor for him to be able to get the county magistrate to come forward.
As for Master Liu, whether he would do any tricks behind his back, that's not necessary.
As Mr. Liu walked all the way, Su Qi'an and the other five walked into a side room.
The side room is very big, at least more than 100 square meters. You can sit down casually. Several maids came from the side room. After serving tea, they left without any pause and they left very wisely.
Master Liu, who was sitting opposite Su Qi'an, did not speak. He just started to signal Su Qi'an to drink tea, then said nothing.
There was some solidification in the quiet air, but Su Qi'an didn't panic at all and drank the tea very calmly.
This is not Su Qian's deliberate pretense. In his previous life, he had never seen any big scenes. The bigger the scene, the stronger his ability to withstand pressure.
When he came to Da Liang, even if the person sitting across from him was the county magistrate, Su Qian's face was calm and his heart was not beating.
Su Qi'an could be calm, but Li Hu and Zhao Da were quite uneasy. Even though they tried their best to hide it, their faces were full of nervousness.
Compared with Su Qi'an, this scene is quite funny.
Finally, this unbearable waiting lasted for half an hour, and the silence was finally broken with the entry of a maid.
