"Prison leader! Come on, prison leader!" Bai Xiao shook the iron door vigorously.
The iron door made a violent banging sound, and the iron chains also made a harsh sound.
The uncle in the cell next door was awakened.
He spat and cursed: "His head was kicked by a donkey? What's that in the middle of the night?"
"Didn't I tell you? As for you, you will die if you go out now! Just hide in this prison, lest your father find you and beat you to death in public, you are an unfilial son!"
"Shut up! Stay safe!"
The three children were frightened back by the uncle's fierce look.
But Bai Xiao was unmoved. Although his face turned pale, his eyes were very firm.
"You kid, why don't you listen to my advice? Believe it or not, I will switch to your cell and beat you to death, you little bastard?!" the man said fiercely.
"Boss Bai, forget it...let's wait until the cell leader comes by himself, and then we'll tell him!" the three boys advised.
Bai Xiao lowered his voice and said, "What if we are not here and they find the village and kidnap or kill the people in the village...?"
The three children were stunned when they heard this, and each of them froze in fear.
"I brought them out of the bandits' den. I have a responsibility to them. I have to protect them!"
"I hid in the prison and escaped from the bandits' claws. Where could they... hide?"
Bai Xiao clenched his fists and shook the iron door harder, "Prison boss! Let me out! I was wronged! Let me out!"
"You little brat! You don't know what's good, don't you? You're seeking death when you go out!"
"Which bandits want to kill you and seize the position of second master, and you are still in a hurry to get out? Are you making your brain stupid by reading?"
"If I were you, I would hide here. Although I have no freedom, it is no better than going out to die?"
Bai Xiao ignored the uncle.
The prison boss finally lazily came over.
"Is that what you called me?" The cell leader held an iron rod in his hand.
He stepped forward and slammed the iron rod on Bai Xiao's head, "What are you shouting for! What's wrong with you? You say you're unfair?"
Bai Xiao reacted quickly and quickly avoided the iron rod.
The cell boss hit him so fast and hard that if he hadn't dodged, his head would have been ripped open.
Bai Xiao's eyes were cold, and he looked at the prison chief with hidden hatred.
But when he spoke, his tone was very polite, "It's my two younger brothers, whose family is poor, who have developed this bad habit! I'm going to teach them a lesson today! Unexpectedly, they were knocked unconscious and sent to prison together!"
"Yes, yes..." The two children nodded quickly, "It is indeed our fault! Big brother has already scolded us! We also know our mistakes and we will never dare to do it again!"
"At our age, we don't dare to steal anything else. We are too hungry today and want to steal some change to buy pancakes..."
The two children swallowed as they talked.
"I didn't discipline my younger brothers well, so I was willing to take the punishment for them. At their age, they can't stand the imperial staff, so let me, the eldest brother, take the punishment for my younger brothers! When I go back, I will teach them a lesson!"
Bai Xiao approached the cell leader and whispered, "My family is poor, so I have nothing to honor you. But if you have anything to do in the future, please give me an order. The young one is strong enough to break his legs even if he runs away." I’ll do it for you!”
The prison boss stared at Bai Xiao, looking up and down.
"With your conditions and your physique, if you become a soldier and have good luck and achieve military success, why worry about not having the chance to honor your ancestors?"
"You can support your younger brother with salary. Isn't it better than asking them to steal at a young age?"
Bai Xiao nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, you taught me a lesson. I thought so too, but there is still an old and frail grandmother at home, and a little sister who has just learned how to run... Dad joined the army and disappeared. My mother died of illness. Already..."
Bai Xiao said, his eyes red.
"It's getting late now, let's wait until tomorrow! Tomorrow we'll see how your case is resolved!" The prison boss turned to leave.
"Prison boss! Cell boss!"
"How can I let you out privately now that the eldest master is not here?" The cell leader waved his hand, "I will try to put in a good word for you tomorrow! The money is not much, and even if you are imprisoned, you will not be imprisoned for a few days!"
After the prison boss finished speaking, he strode away.
The uncle next door sneered, "What a fool! Tomorrow he will ask you whether to choose the imperial staff or to be imprisoned! You have to choose to be imprisoned! You will not be imprisoned for more than half a month! You can still escape those who are arresting you outside!"
"If you choose the royal cane, it will cost you at least thirty canes! You will be beaten until your skin and flesh are torn, and you will not be able to get out of bed for half a month! You will still not be free!"
"Besides, if the bandits find you at this time! You can't even run away! You're just meat on the chopping block! Don't be stupid!"
Without saying a word, Bai Xiao bowed his hand to the uncle next door.
The next day, the prison boss took Bai Xiao and his party out.
The yamen master asked him whether he should choose the imperial staff or half-month imprisonment.
Bai Xiao didn't even hesitate, "Tingzhang! Thank you, sir!"
"No pain is not enough to improve your memory!" The elder slapped the crowd and said, "Forty sticks, hit!"
Bai Xiao was startled, wasn't it thirty sticks? Why are there ten more sticks?
He was not allowed to bargain, so he was immediately pressed on the long torture bench where he was beaten, his pants were taken off, two people held him down, and two people executed him!
Such punishments are not only for punishment, but also to warn others and serve as a warning to others.
The three children were ordered to watch.
"Brother...I'm sorry!"
Seeing Bai Xiao being beaten, he almost fainted from the pain, and the three children burst into tears.
"Brother, why don't we choose to be imprisoned..." Chujiu couldn't help but said when he got to the tenth stroke.
Bai Xiao's face was so pale that he twitched the corners of his mouth, "What nonsense are you talking about? I've been beaten, but now I'm being imprisoned? Ah...it's okay, I can hold on! Ah!"
After forty strokes, Bai Xiao could no longer stand.
On the ninth day of the lunar month, he carried him and left the Yamen.
"At such a young age, I sneaked into the Yamen gate. If I don't teach you a lesson, you will still dare to kill people in the future!" said the two people who had money stolen from the Yamen.
The two children had tears in their eyes and pursed their lips. They had tears in their eyes and dissatisfaction in their hearts.
Bai Xiao sighed, "Say, I won't do it again!"
The two children looked at him, sniffed, and finally muttered, "I won't do it again..."
They wanted to rent a bullock cart and let Bai Xiao lie on the cart and go back.
But they were now penniless.
Chu Jiu blinked towards Chu Ten.
"Don't steal!" Bai Xiao suddenly said, "She is right, stealing is not a long-term solution, and you will always be caught. I brought you out, and I should lead you to live openly!"
"Instead of stealing while deceiving ourselves and others into thinking that everything will be different when we turn over!"
The three children looked at him blankly, "How can we go back if you are injured like this?"
Bai Xiao didn't want the three children to steal anymore, and he himself was immobile and couldn't do it.
It's really difficult to beat a heroic man with a penny, and to wash his hands in a golden basin...
"The last time!" Chujiu said, "I will do it one last time, and I will never steal again!"
