"Oh, don't you dare, don't make such a joke, sir."
Wang Tou nodded and bowed:
"Your Majesty, it's a shame. It's just an execution. I'm afraid the blood will spill out and stain your body later."
The county magistrate's eyes finally fell on the dying Gu Sinian, and he said expressionlessly:
"I'll beat him with the killing stick and drag him back to the cell."
"Ahem."
Wang Tou took a step forward and said softly:
"Sir, this killing stick is only half-struck, and there are gold and gold tattoos underneath. Is it inappropriate to let it go now?"
There was a look of surprise on Gu Sinian's face. It seemed that the king was also a person with a background, and he dared to say a few words to the county magistrate after he came out.
"If I say let it go, let it go!"
The old man said coldly:
"Whatever happens, I'll take care of it.
Is the king satisfied with this? "
The magistrate's tone was so serious that all the government officials in the cell lowered their heads in fear. Even if Wang Tou asked them to continue beating him, they would not dare to do it again. They did not have Wang Tou's background.
"Young ones don't dare."
Wang Tou's face turned blue and white, and he could only wave his hand:
"Let them go!"
…
"Puff~puff~"
In the small room, Gu Sinian, who had just climbed out of bed, moved his steps crookedly, walking from the head of the bed to the end of the bed, circling back and forth.
Perhaps it was because Wu Chatou felt grateful to him for resisting the killing blow, that Gu Sinian moved from the filthy cell into a relatively neat single room.
There was a square table against the wall. There were many scratches on the tabletop. There was a broom leaning on the corner of the table, and some spider webs were lingering on it. It seemed that no one had lived in this room for a long time.
But what made Gu Sinian curious was that it had only been a few days, and he no longer felt much pain. He recovered quickly, and he looked like a master in martial arts novels.
It is estimated that one reason is that the host has practiced martial arts and has a good foundation;
The second is that he traveled back in time, and his nutritional status is far superior to that of the ancients.
"Damn it, I have to find a way out of this cell quickly."
Gu Sinian rubbed his butt, cursed and muttered:
"It's okay to get slapped. Who can handle it if it happens every once in a while?"
Gu Sinian knew very well that sooner or later that Wang Tou would come looking for trouble. If a person like this was targeted, he would be in trouble.
"Hey, Xiaonian, can you get out of bed?"
Wu Chatou's voice rang out, followed by a man as thin as a bamboo pole.
After lying on the bed for so many days, Gu Sinian finally figured out a lot of things:
This is the prison cell in Fengchuan County under the jurisdiction of Langzhou. Because the palace of the king was ransacked, my host was sent thousands of miles away to Fengchuan County.
This Wu Chatou's surname was Wu Ming'an, and he was the Deputy Chatou of Fengchuan County Prison. On weekdays, he received prisoners from all over the country and took care of the cells. The person who opposed him that day was the Chief Chatou, Wang Zitong, who happened to be halfway up the rank.
"Wu Tou, why do you want to see me coming again?"
Gu Sinian smiled and said, "I'm almost done. You can go about your business and I'll be fine."
"How many times have I told you, just call me Brother Wu, not Wu Tou, Wu Tou, just listen."
Wu An looked Gu Sinian up and down, feeling that the boy was getting more and more pleasing to his eyes, and said with a smile:
"But brother, you do have good bones. After being hit with such a heavy stick, you can get out of bed in a few days. You are so young after all."
Wu An has been visiting Gu Sinian from time to time in the past few days, and the two have become quite familiar with each other.
Gu Sinian didn't hesitate and responded with a smile: "Okay, I'll call you Brother Wu from now on!"
"Hey, this is right!"
Wu An grinned:
"Okay, let's get down to business.
The county magistrate has spoken, please don't work with those death row prisoners anymore. It's such heavy physical work, and you don't have enough to eat. You can't work for a few days before you fall down from exhaustion.
You just register in the cell and do clerical work. You have read books and can write. These must not be difficult for you.
The work was out of the wind and rain, and it was easy, and I earned two hundred coppers a month.
But others can't get a good job no matter how many ways they go. "
"Then brother, I'll thank you first!"
Gu Sinian clasped his fists, knowing that it was Wu An who helped him move around, and from the previous chats, he vaguely felt that the magistrate needed his help for something, but he never figured out what it was.
Wu An only said that he would come back to you when you are well again.
"And this guy."
Wu An pulled the thin man over:
"He will be your assistant from now on. He is also a prisoner in this cell. He is a familiar face. He knows everything big and small.
Just call him Xiao Liuzi, the famous golden finger in Fengchuan County. "
This little Liuzi was also young, looking about sixteen or seventeen years old, a little younger than Gu Sinian.
"Um, Goldfinger?"
Gu Sinian was stunned. Could it be that this person's fingers could turn stone into gold?
"Harm is a thief. He is a good stealer."
Wu An explained: "He comes in every now and then, and he has made this place his home because of his emotions. But this guy is familiar with everything, and he also has some eyesight. He is just right for you."
"hey-hey!"
The man with the bamboo pole grinned shamelessly and bent towards Gu Sinian:
"From now on, I will follow you, and I will steal whatever you like. There is nothing in Fengchuan County that I can't steal."
"Snapped!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu An gently slapped him on the forehead:
"You are so talkative, be honest and take good care of my brother.
Let me put it this way, if he bumps into you, I will make you unable to get out of this cell door for the rest of your life. "
"I know, I know."
Xiao Liuzi patted his chest and said:
"Don't worry, Wu Tou, leave it all to me!"
"Okay, I'm leaving."
Wu An waved his hand: "You guys talk!"
Gu Sinian looked on and couldn't help but laugh. There was such a thief, who said in front of the government officials that he would steal things for him.
But judging from his appearance, this person is quite interesting.
"Hey, sir, please sit down first and I'll pour you a cup of tea."
As soon as Wu An left, the golden finger started to work very hard, sweeping the floor and pouring tea without taking a break.
"I'm a prisoner too, so don't call me an adult."
Gu Sinian said casually:
"It seems that I am older too. From now on, you can call me Brother Nian and we can take care of each other if anything happens?"
"Come on! Brother Nian is also a happy person, haha!"
Xiao Liuzi responded and brought a bowl of hot tea.
"Stop working, you sit down too."
Gu Sinian took a sip of tea and started chatting:
"What did you do to get here? Steal something?"
"Um."
Xiao Liuzi responded casually: "I stole a drawer of steamed buns from a wealthy family and was sent in. It's fine. I was released in three months."
"so long?"
Gu Sinian almost spit out a mouthful of tea. It was just a few steamed buns, but he was going to spend three months in jail.
"I'm used to it, it doesn't matter."
"Aren't you a gold finger? Why did you steal a steamed bun? Why don't you just steal the money and then buy the steamed buns?"
"Hey, Brother Nian, what you said is wrong."
Xiao Liu said sternly:
"Although we are thieves, we only steal whatever we need, and we only steal from wealthy families. We don't touch poor families.
This time it was bad luck. That family had raised several wolf dogs at some time, and they caught me all at once. I've been there so many times before and never failed.
Alas, the boat capsized in the gutter. "
Gu Sinian glanced at him. Could it be that this guy was the legendary thief?
Xiao Liuzi kept talking:
"It's a good thing that he gave the buns to my brother before he was arrested. My brother likes his family's flavor. Hehe, it's not a bad thing."
Xiao Liuzi's eyes shone, and he was very proud when he mentioned his younger brother.
"You have a younger brother?"
"Of course, I am the sixth eldest, and my younger brother is the seventh. The first few brothers starved to death when they were born, and I have never seen any of them.
My younger brother also died after my parents gave birth to me. Since I was a child, I have been wandering around Fengchuan County with my younger brother, eating when there is food and being hungry when there is nothing to eat.
If my brother hadn't been so hungry this time, I wouldn't have stolen the steamed buns. "
Gu Sinian's expression froze. All the family members were dead, and only two orphans were left to depend on each other. Such a miserable life was so ordinary from Xiao Liuzi's mouth.
"Brother Nian, don't mind. You are from a big place. You don't know that our Fengchuan County is a border area. It will be very difficult."
Xiao Liuzi seemed to understand Gu Sinian's expression and said casually:
"Here, it's good to be alive. I'll be in prison and be fed, fed, and housed, and I won't starve to death. Wu Tou also promised to help take care of my brother in the past few months. I'm satisfied.
Speaking of which, I would like to thank Brother Nian. If I didn't want to help you, Wu Tou would not be willing to take care of my brother. "
Gu Sinian smiled bitterly, feeling uncomfortable in his heart, and asked:
"Then you can't keep going in and out of the cell like this. Do you just want to live with your brother like this for the rest of your life?"
"of course not!"
Xiao Liuzi got excited when he mentioned this, waved his palms and said:
"I want to help my brother learn to read and get a good name.
One day I can ascend to the Heavenly Palace, pay homage to the Emperor, and return home in fine clothes, and I will be able to make my brother and me look good! "
Xiao Liuzi, who had always been laughing and joking, now looked serious.
"Dengtianque? Chao Tianzi?"
Gu Sinian wondered: "What does this mean?"
"Forehead."
This time it was Xiao Liuzi's turn to show a shocked expression:
"Brother Nian doesn't even know this?"
Xiao Liuzi's eyes seemed to be asking, are you really from the capital?
"have no idea."
Gu Si Nian shook his head honestly: "How about you tell me?"
"become!"
Xiao Liuzi became interested, and the old god put his hands behind his back and said plausibly:
"According to legend, there is a Tianque Palace in the Imperial City, where civil and military officials go to court. It is extremely gorgeous and majestic.
Students all over the world have obtained fame, served as officials all their lives, and been promoted step by step. If anyone can go to the palace of that day, worship the emperor face to face, and bow down, it means that he has become a very popular minister in the court, and no one in the world dares to look down upon him.
There is an old saying that goes like this:
Wearing a purple robe and a black gauze hat on his head.
Civil and military officials ascended to the Heavenly Palace and filled the palace to pay homage to the emperor.
What it means is that after you pay homage to the Emperor, the road ahead will be smooth sailing~
The dream of countless people. "
Xiao Liuzi's eyes flashed with light, as if he was already imagining that his brother would take that road, but he was already out of luck anyway.
Gu Sinian's expression became extremely solemn and he murmured:
"Wearing a purple robe and a black gauze hat on his head.
Civil and military officials ascended to the Heavenly Palace and filled the palace to pay homage to the emperor, to the emperor~
interesting! "
