At dawn the next day, Zhao Chuan went to the town shop to exchange the gold ingots for silver notes. It turned out that these two were just small gold ingots, each containing only ten taels, making a total of twenty taels of gold. If converted into silver notes, it would be 200 taels.
"His uncle doesn't have much. He's at a loss! He should have paid fifty taels of gold ingots each!" Zhao Chuan felt a little regretful.
Alas, I lack experience. Who has seen gold ingots since they were young? Although he is the real young master of the Zhao family, he has been an undercover young master of the Zhao family since he was a child. The young master on the surface is Zhao Li. Where has this boy escaped to now?
You're not starving to death, are you? Thinking that it was so difficult to make money with his martial arts and medical skills, "that dandy boy with no knowledge and skills will starve to death in a short time without anyone to take care of him..." Thinking of what Wei Hu said about him, Zhao Chuan felt a little worried in his heart.
After Zhao Chuan exchanged the money, he returned to the inn, called the waiter and gave him ten taels of silver notes, and told him to take care of the lives of the three men. He had to go out and come back in two days for something else.
In the afternoon after Zhao Chuan left, several official-looking people entered the inn, loudly calling to the waiter, and asked if any young man with medical skills had stayed here recently.
The waiter thought he was looking for someone to see a doctor, so he said that there was a young boy from the north who could prescribe medicine. I wonder if it was him. This person has lived here for many days, but he went out to do some business this morning and will not be back for two days.
The leader pointed to the carriage under the stable and asked if it belonged to that young man.
The waiter said no, it was from the family of the injured boy who was rescued from an injustice. It was the grandfather and grandson. It happened the day before yesterday.
The poor man asked again why the road was so uneven. The waiter then told the situation he heard from his grandfather and grandson.
After hearing this, the poor man said nothing. He went out and looked around the old horse for a long time. Then he came back and asked the waiter where the three of them were. The waiter said it was in the room above.
"Tie him up!" Cha Tou said sternly, "This is an accomplice who kills people and sells goods. Take him away!"
Immediately, an official went upstairs, and there was not much time to drag Mr. Jin and the three of them down from the stairs.
The waiter was a little confused and quickly said that he had arrested the wrong man. The three of them, the grandfather and the grandson, were killed by bad guys and the old man was still injured. I was the one who took the medicine!
"Stop talking nonsense, they are the ones who have been arrested! If you harbor a suspect, we won't be held accountable. If you keep nagging, I will take you away with you!" Cha Tou pointed at the waiter.
"What an injustice! How can our grandparents, old and young, have the ability to be robbers, kill people and buy goods?" said the old man, who was dragged and staggered.
"Grandpa, officer, we did not do anything bad. The robber injured my grandfather and wanted to insult my sister. If a little brother hadn't arrived in time to save us, we might have died!"
"The little kid is so good at quibbling! A life has already been lost! Your sister seduced the man with her beauty, and then the three of you acted according to the situation, and worked together to kill the man and steal his money. Isn't that what it is? Huh! Don't even try to deceive him. Don't rub sand in your eyes!" He pushed and pushed the three of them away.
Xintang Town is under the jurisdiction of Nanfeng County under Jiangzhou County.
This Nanfeng County actually manages a small population, only 10,000 or 20,000 people, but it manages a large area. The entire west of Lingyin Mountain and nearby mountain villages are under its control, with a radius of several hundred miles.
However, the county government office is located in the northwest of Lingyin Mountain, only more than fifty miles away from Xintang Town. The county seat is not large, because it is located at the junction of the southern wilderness, with a vast area, sparsely populated areas, and very poor conditions. I really don’t know why these police officers are so crazy that they came to this small town to handle the case today.
The chief told the waiter that the carriage had been confiscated. Several officers got the grandfather and grandson into the carriage, and he rode a few donkeys and leisurely returned to the county government along the official road at the foot of the mountain.
Zhao Chuan came back on the third night.
When Zhao Chuan came back and walked into the store, the waiter said anxiously, "Why are you here? Something happened to the two of us!"
"What's going on?" Zhao Chuan was not very surprised. These three people, old and young, stayed in the inn all day. What could happen? At most, you can sneak out early and leave.
"Did they check out the house and leave?" Zhao Chuan said as he went upstairs.
"Hey, not long after you left that day, after much deliberation, they decided not to bother you anymore and wanted to check out. I said you would only go out for two days and come back. They also gave me money and asked me to take care of you three. I gave them They forced me to stay, so they didn’t leave.”
"Isn't this great?" Zhao Chuan smiled.
"Hey! I forced them to stay but ended up doing something wrong. After you left, some police officers came and took them away!" The waiter pointed to the stable and said that the carriage was also confiscated by them. If the three of them had checked out in time, Just leave.
The waiter's words had no focus, and Zhao Chuan was confused. It wasn't until he followed up to the room where Zhao Chuan lived that the waiter finally explained the whole story.
After hearing this, Zhao Chuan smiled lightly and said, don't worry about the money I gave you. Even though the three men were taken away and they won't live here for the time being, you can still calculate the money.
After asking the waiter about the situation and finding out the address of the county government where the official mission was going, Zhao Chuan ate and drank and slept peacefully.
"Damn it, this official likes to bully the people!"
At midnight, Zhao Chuan quietly got up and put on the black tights he had just bought in Xintang Town.
Nanfeng County is located in Lingyin Shanxi. The county government is located in the northwest corner of Nanfeng County, only more than fifty miles away from Xintang Town. This place is easy to find because it also has another name: Maolv County. It is said that the donkey ridden by Zhang Guolao, one of the Eight Immortals, was produced here and is very famous.
Because the whole county is mountainous, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the people are extremely poor. They rely on donkeys to travel, because donkeys are cheaper than horses, easier to feed and can work, and are easier to use than horses for walking on mountain roads. It is said that this powerful donkey has such a pure bloodline because it often mates with the wild donkeys on Lingyin Mountain.
It is standard for those who are a little wealthy to have a donkey in their home. When the sky is dark, the donkeys bray one after another and can be heard far away, so people who come from afar know this county without asking.
For Zhao Chuan, it would not take long to get rid of Deng Yunbu for more than fifty miles.
The county seat is easy to find. During the day, I had already asked the waiter about the official road.
After finding the county seat, the next step is to find the county government office.
The location of the county government office is easier to find. It is the largest house in the center of the county. It has a big drum in front and two large stone lions at the door. The storyteller described it this way.
Although the county government office was found, it was difficult to find the county magistrate inside. Because the county government office was pitch dark and it was quite large inside. There was no light in the front yard, middle yard, back yard, and east-west courtyard. Who knew which room the magistrate dog lived in.
Zhao Chuan jumped into the county government office and walked around for a long time, but found nothing in the front, left, middle and right courtyards.
It stands to reason that the owner should live in the main house in the middle courtyard or the backyard, but there is no sound of anyone sleeping in either place. Zhao Chuan has completed building the water layer, and his ears and eyes are extremely sharp.
If you find him, you have to beat him up! This dog official is so good at living that he can't bear to light a lamp.
Zhao Chuan turned around several times but couldn't tell where the people were. In short, he heard the sounds of people breathing in the east and west rooms of the lower courtyard.
Zhao Chuan originally wanted to find the county prison cell, but he searched the whole yard and couldn't find it, because it was pitch dark in the county prison, and there was no light in the cell because there were people on night duty.
The storytellers all said that the prison cells were located in the county government compound, so how could he not find them?
Even in the middle of the night, I couldn't find anyone to ask where the cell was, because I came here secretly, and I had to do things quietly and not make any noise.
His grandma was weak, so it turned out that rescuing people was a very troublesome matter... Zhao Chuan was very depressed.
Unable to return without success, Zhao Chuan thought for a long time and felt that the best way was to let them take him to the cell.
"Someone has robbed the prison! Come quickly! Someone has robbed the prison!..." Zhao Chuan simply stood in the middle courtyard and shouted.
In an instant, lights came on in many rooms, and many people ran out of their rooms into the yard in panic.
"Who is shouting? What's going on!" An old man with disheveled hair ran out of the east wing of the central courtyard, followed by a young woman wrapped in a cloak.
"Sir, I seem to hear someone shouting that someone is robbing the prison!" someone hurriedly replied.
"You bastard! Why don't you hurry up and take a look in the prison? Why are you just standing there in a daze?"
Several disheveled government servants hurriedly ran towards the southwestern courtyard of the county government office. Zhao Chuan followed quietly on the roof, stepping on the tiles.
Several people entered the southwest courtyard, ran to a small house, took out the key and opened the door. Bright light came out from inside. The light came from the ground. It turned out that this was a prison cell.
No wonder there is no light leaking from the outside. It turns out that the county government's cells are built underground. His grandma has legs. Is a small county jail cell worthy of being so heavily guarded? Zhao Chuan cursed secretly.
The dungeon was inconvenient to follow, so Zhao Chuan had to watch from the outside as a few government officials entered.
It was not long before a few people came out again, and then returned to the middle courtyard to reply outside the east wing, saying that the prison was fine and that it was a false alarm.
The old county magistrate inside cursed a few times, and then the lights went out and everything became dark again.
Zhao Chuan felt that his efforts were in vain, and thought that there was no other good way to save people except robbing them during the interrogation of prisoners during the day.
But just when Zhao Chuan was about to pull away and leave, a young woman's shy voice came from the side room, "Oh, sir~~ You are so immoral~~ You are coming again!"
"Hey, I was frightened by that shout just now. I want to calm down my fright! Come on, let's play for a while..."
"Okay, okay, don't worry, sir, there's nothing to be afraid of. I just imprisoned the three of you. The old man, the young man, and the young man. They have no money and water. I heard they are still fleeing..."
"You little girl, what do you know! This is a job arranged by the Marquis above, and there is a lot in it. Come on, I'm happy to serve you well. I'll tell you about it when it's over..."
There was a rustling sound of people taking off clothes and rubbing. Zhao Chuan wanted to leave, but after hearing the last words of the old pervert, he wanted to know what was behind them. He jumped out of the house lightly and found a hidden place to squat down near the east wing.
The old guy seemed to be in good health, but the little woman's long and continuous moans were too exaggerated. This shitty world was too fake. Everything could be faked. Zhao Chuan was almost so angry that he couldn't help but break in. Go in there and kick that woman’s ass.
But the old pervert was very happy with the falsetto. Zhao Chuan patiently covered his ears and waited for two quarters of an hour. Finally, after the county magistrate let out a dull grunt like an old donkey, he satisfactorily told the little girl about the matter of detaining his grandfather and grandson. There's something fishy about it.
