Different from those big brothers in Bailang's story in another world who always cheered and cheered each other when they went out, even though the nature of the sword shop made Bailang's status as a town hall important, Bailang still came and went alone.
Zhang Wu and Wang Bing originally wanted to equip Bai Lang with two waist knives for running errands. But in the end they were all rejected by Bailang. There are a lot of things going on around him, and he is not used to having people following him around. Not to mention the trouble, it is really not necessary.
As soon as he turned the corner, Bailang was going to buy three front hooves from a stall he knew that specialized in selling soy pig's trotters, so that he could continue to improve the food for his children. Nowadays, life is slowly getting better, and there is no need to pick at your mouth anymore.
I just bought it and asked the stall owner to chop it into small pieces and wrap it in oil paper. He turned around and was about to leave, but unexpectedly a hand suddenly reached out from behind and grabbed his arm.
"You can't leave! My money bag is missing! Did you steal it?"
Bai Lang was startled for a moment, then turned to look at a thin, dark-skinned young man. The hair on his head was messy, and his voice was sharp and unpleasant, but his voice was loud. While talking, he was still crying.
"That's the man! He was next to me just now! I finally saved some money to buy some glutinous pig's trotters for my mother to replenish her body. Who would have thought that it would be stolen in the blink of an eye! This guy! Please help me, everyone..."
Soon, the crying and miserable words attracted many spectators around the stall. But many of these people walked away quickly after seeing the bronze medal on Bailang's waist and the short sword hanging on his waist. The rest of them acted like they were just watching the excitement and were not afraid of the big deal. Some even spoke out in support.
Bailang did not break away from the other party's pull, and the corners of his mouth raised, smiling happily. Because he had heard of this kind of thing before, but he didn't expect it to happen to him.
So Bai Lang smiled and looked at the little man who was grabbing his sleeves and shouting loudly and said: "My name is Bai Lang. I am a waist swordsman in the Tang Zuo sword shop, and I am also the town hall of Xinqianfang. Do you think It’s clear, some live births may not lead to life flowers.”
Hearing Bai Lang introduce himself to his family like this, panic and fear clearly flashed in the eyes of the little man who was tugging at Bai Lang's sleeve. But I don’t know what I thought of, and I mustered up the courage to shout loudly: "So what if you are from a knife shop? Can you steal people’s money? Let’s judge!"
"You said your money was missing, how much was it? Is it this?" Bailang said calmly while taking out a gold piece from his arms.
One gold! ?
Not only the people watching the excitement took a breath when they saw the golden coins in Bai Lang's hand, but the little man holding Bai Lang's sleeves even trembled all over and swallowed hard with excitement.
"Did you lose this gold piece?"
"Yes! Yes, yes!" The little man's eyes were straightened, and he stared at the gold tablet in Bai Lang's hand without even blinking. Bai Lang didn't even pull up his sleeves, shaking his arms as if he wanted to take the money from Bai Lang's hand.
This scene shocked the onlookers and at the same time they all understood in their hearts. Just now this little man made himself look so pitiful that he needs to save two trotters of money. Coupled with the way he dresses, he must be in poverty. It's good for such a person to have a few copper coins in his hand, but it's even rarer to have a piece of silver. Golden? Many people who do business usually have such large coins.
Needless to say, this little guy is here to blackmail people. It's just that my brain is not very good, and it was exposed in a few words. Now is the time to really watch the show. It's just that it's not the show of the knife in the waist, but the show of the little man. To be so brave and fat as to extort money from people in the knife shop is like playing a lantern in a latrine and seeking death!
Sure enough, Bai Lang turned his hand and the gold piece disappeared from his hand.
"Don't worry, if you say it's yours, then it's yours? Isn't that inappropriate? How about you tell me how you got this money? Only if you can explain it reasonably can you prove that you have so much money. Right?"
"Huh? This..."
"If you can't explain clearly, then you are blackmailing someone. Do you know what our knife shop would do to a bastard who blackmails someone? Let me tell you, I will cut off all his fingers and then cut off his tongue. Since I don't want to have a bad life. If you want to make money, just starve to death. Are you right?"
The menacing power of the knife shop is no joke, especially on the street. It is a great deterrent to those who do not follow the right path. Understand that the vicious methods Bai Lang mentioned are definitely not just a joke.
So the little man hesitated, obviously frightened.
Bai Lang shook his head when he saw this. He thought that the other party who dared to blackmail him must have some backing or means. But he didn't expect that he would force the other party into a blind corner in just a few words. This was completely uninteresting.
"Huh?" Bai Lang was just about to clean up and end this farce, and then asked the other party who was behind the instigation. As a result, before he could take action, a group of five warriors in navy blue robes from a distance pushed past the crowd of onlookers and walked in.
Yamen?
Bai Lang frowned slightly, and he finally understood. The little man running in front of him to blackmail him was not the only move at all, but just the first move, and the government servants behind him were the back-up moves. Then he mentally reviewed the people he had provoked recently. Bailang quickly determined that this was a method from Dazhangzhuang.
Because the troubles Bai Lang caused in the knife shop couldn't involve people from the yamen. The person who could drag people from the yamen in and find such a ridiculous excuse must be Dazhangzhuang, whose business was dealt with by Bai Lang and suffered heavy losses. At the same time, he had a lot of connections in the yamen.
"what happened?"
"Master! You guys came just in time! This man stole my money and he doesn't admit it! I have to keep the money for my mother's medical treatment! It's a full gold! Master, you have to make the decision for me ah!"
In the past, I still saved money to buy pig trotters, but now I just save money for medical treatment and life-saving money. Bailang shook his head when he heard this, and the people watching the excitement started to curse.
But for such doubts, several government officials just frowned and didn't ask any questions at all. While holding on to the little man, he removed the short knife from Bailang's waist.
"Let's talk about it after we go back to the Yamen."
"You guys, how can this guy get a gold in his outfit? Haha, isn't this against the rules, sir?"
"Rules? How dare you tell me the rules with a sword? If you dare to resist, you are resisting the law! You can give it a try!" As he said this, he even took out the lock and snatched the sauced pig's trotters from Bai Lang's hand. , and then asked the officer on the side to lock Bailang's hands behind his back. At the same time, Bailang's waistband and dagger were also taken away. But no one is touching the things in his arms for the time being.
"take away!"
The leading yamen officer snorted. He hoped that Bai Lang would draw his sword and resist, so that Bai Lang would not be able to stand up. But it's okay now. After he brought the person back to the Yamen, he still didn't believe that a mere knife in his waist could hold on. When the time comes, the things arranged by the deputy judge will be completed, and there will be many benefits. He has done this a lot since he became a businessman...
