"Haha, brag!"
The old man next door laughed mercilessly.
Xu Ling disagreed. Since he was determined to do it, he would definitely try his best.
He didn't care at all about the old man's ridicule, and continued yesterday's conversation, asking about the old man's experience.
After chatting, I learned that the old man’s name was Fang Shiqing, and he was originally a scholar. After studying for decades, I only passed the exam to become a scholar, and then failed year after year.
His true nature is that he has limited abilities, bad luck, and a lot of misfortune. He has been frustrated and depressed for many years, and his heart is hard to reconcile.
Unexpectedly, at a class reunion, he fell into a drunken sleep. When he woke up, he heard his classmates talking about winning the exam.
It turned out that they were successful because their family spent money to bribe the examiner to get the answers in advance.
Unfortunately, he only focused on the books of sages and could not hear what was going on outside the window. In order to let him read, his mother and wife kept weaving day and night, and ended up blind and died early.
He also said that God was unfair.
Unexpectedly, the court was in chaos.
He woke up and cursed at his classmates, intending to report them, and then he was put in a dark death row.
"Calculating carefully, I should have been locked up here for seventeen years!"
Xu Ling looked sympathetic.
He originally thought that the cynical old man must have been convicted because of his words, but he didn't expect that it was also because of his naivety that he exposed his face in public.
Everyone has become an official, but you are the only one who is innocent, and you are still clamoring to report others. If not you, who will be arrested?
Maybe it was the many years of prison life that made the old man sober, and instead reminded Xu Linglai.
The two of them were whispering here, and the strong man in the cell opposite suddenly burst into laughter.
Xu Ling and the other two looked over. The man turned over and was still snoring.
"Senior, how did he end up in jail?" Xu Ling asked in a low voice.
Fang Shiqing shook his head solemnly, "Most of the people in this prison are unjust ghosts, except for him. He was arrested after killing more than a dozen people in a row. He will definitely be questioned and executed after the death."
After saying that, he kept a secretive look on his face.
Xu Ling's eyes widened, he looked at the back of the opposite figure, and silently shifted his gaze.
God of death.
Can't afford to offend.
Outside prison.
Xu Ling was taken away early in the morning. When Xu Ping and Xu An reacted, they wanted to catch up, but Na Yaxing Xiaoqi grabbed the collar and stopped him.
Xu Ping and Xu An knew that he was the one who brought the person here, punching, kicking and biting him.
Sui Qi endured the pain and held down the two naughty children, and said loudly: "If you catch up, I'm afraid you will be thrown into prison together with your elder brother. Who will rescue you then? Why don't you think of a way and call your family? Someone save me!”
Xu An cried loudly, "My eldest brother, my eldest brother was wrongly accused!"
Then, he told Sui Qi what happened yesterday, from when Wang Zhu made the move to when Liu Niang let them go privately.
"Liu Niang was fine when we left. How could it be that my eldest brother killed her! It must have been Wang Zhu who did the bad thing, and it must be my eldest brother's fault!"
Xu Ping's brain was not as fast as his sister's, but he also knew that Sui Qi, who kindly stopped them, knew more than they did. He knelt on the ground with a plop and shouted: "Brother, please help me come up with an idea and save me." Brother!"
Sui Qi really gave the two children some advice. He said that the magistrate of Lingbao Town was greedy for money. The people here knew that if they got into a lawsuit, it was best to settle it with money.
As long as you have enough money, committing no matter how big a case is is not a problem.
The two of them are too young. Even if they try to find the county magistrate through the back door, they won't be taken seriously. It's better to go back to their hometown and call the adults.
Xu Ping and Xu An listened, but if the brother and sister go back to their hometown together, what if their brother needs them?
Xu Ping said: "I'm an elder brother, so it's safe for me to go home and find someone. It's inconvenient for you, a girl, on the road."
Xu An said angrily: "Go back, do you remember the way?"
"This..." Xu Ping was dumbfounded. He really didn't remember much about how he walked from Lianhuawanzi.
Xu An said resolutely, "You stay here and wait for news from big brother. Big brother is so smart, he will definitely find a way to ask someone to find us. When you are free, you can find a way to sell your things at home and raise more money. I will go home and find someone." !”
"Then you know the way?" Xu Ping looked suspicious, not trusting his sister to go back alone.
Xu An raised his chin and rolled his eyes, "I'm smarter than you, how can I lose myself?"
Although they are twin brothers and sisters, Xu Ping is still a boy, but Xu An is indeed the smarter one.
Whenever the two of them do bad things, Xu An always comes up with bad ideas and Xu Ping implements them.
At this time, the brother and sister quickly decided what to do for Xu Ling's safety.
Xu Ling left a lot of money for them before he went out, but he didn't take it back when he came back.
Xu An only left one hundred coins with him, and gave the rest to Xu Ping.
She changed out of the new clothes her eldest brother bought her and put on old clothes, not forgetting to put some dirt on her face.
After a while, a dirty and dusty tomboy appeared in front of Xu Ping.
No one could tell at all that this little child was actually a little girl.
Xu Ping sent Xu An to the dock to take the boat, "Xu An, please pay attention to safety on the road!"
"Second brother, you must find a way to see the eldest brother!"
The two children were separated for the first time since they grew up.
It wasn't until the river carried the boat away that they couldn't see each other anymore. Xu Ping took a deep breath, thought of what his sister said, and ran home.
On the third day after Xu Ling was imprisoned in the cell, Xu Ping bribed the jailer who came to see him and was successfully taken to the prison to visit Xu Ling.
When he saw Xu Ling, Xu Ping's voice was filled with tears.
"Brother, you have lost weight!"
However, in three days, Xu Ling's beard became unshaven, he lost weight again, and he seemed to be in good spirits.
When Xu Ling saw his younger brother, he quickly asked, "Why did you come in? Where is Xu An?"
Xu Ping wiped his tears and told Xu Ling that Xu An would go home and find someone. He stayed here and sold a lot of pears at home, but only got a few hundred pennies.
The jailer Xu Ling bribed found him and told him to go back to find someone, so he gave the money to the jailer and asked him to take him to see Xu Ling.
Xu Ping said, taking out six donkey meat patties that were still hot from his pocket.
"Brother, are you hungry? Eat it while it's hot."
Xu Ling looked at his younger brother, his heart was so sour that he even shed tears for a moment.
If he hadn't been arrogant and naive, how could he have gotten involved in such disputes and dragged down his family in vain?
Xu Ling turned his back and wiped his tears with his sleeves.
"Brother..."
After finally regaining his composure, Xu Ling chatted with him for a moment in a choked voice, and the jailer urged him impatiently.
"Are you done? Get out now!"
Xu Ping reluctantly said goodbye to Xu Ling, "Brother, don't worry, we will definitely rescue you!"
