"boom!"
The temple doors were closed heavily, completely cutting off the connection between inside and outside.
But the government officials guarding the door acted as if nothing had happened. They sat down slowly against the wall and chatted in groups.
A government official glanced at the temple door and asked in a low voice:
"Brother Liu, this young man is a classic, a popular figure in front of Mr. Chen.
If we do this, nothing will happen, right? "
"Why panic? It's not our turn to take the blame if something goes wrong."
The bearded Brother Liu said coldly:
"The greetings are all done. At most, I will suffer some physical pain, but I won't lose any arms or legs.
Let's just sit here today and don't go anywhere. We can just carry Gu Dianshi back to the Yamen later. "
…
Inside the Tutu Temple is a completely different scene.
Gu Sinian and Xiao Liuzi stood back to back with solemn expressions, surrounded by a dozen beggars.
They all looked like they had eaten Gu Sinian.
Gu Sinian frowned and stared at the man speaking in the middle:
"How did you know we were coming? Who told you?"
Although that guy is also a beggar and wears rags, his body is much stronger than the others. At first glance, he is the leader.
A few words appeared in Gu Sinian's mind involuntarily:
The leader of the Beggar Clan?
The fierce-looking man pulled up a chair and sat down, with his arms crossed, legs crossed, and eyes wide:
"Don't worry about how I know this. Let me ask you, we people living in the Earth Temple, what are we doing to you?
Are you determined to raid our home? "
Gu Sinian looked around at the situation and said in a deep voice:
"Brother, don't be impulsive. I'm just here to talk to you. If you have anything to say, let's talk it over.
It would be bad for you and me to start a fight with people from the yamen. "
There was no movement from the government officials outside. Gu Sinian knew he was being tricked, but he still had to pretend to be calm and use the county government officials to suppress them.
"Say it well, how can you say it well?"
The leading man cursed:
"You officials are so high up, how do you care about our life and death?
I finally found a place to stay, but I had to be driven away by you again and again.
If I don't show you some color today, you will really be an uncle and easy to bully.
We are all going to die anyway, and those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes! "
"Yes, beat them!"
"Officials are the most disgusting!"
For a moment, the beggars around him became excited, their eyes widened with anger, and they were even more eager to try the sticks in their hands.
"Boy!"
This guy pointed out:
"We have no grievances and no quarrels. If you turn around and leave now, forget about it!"
Xiao Liuzi said with a bitter face:
"Okay, I'm right, Brother Nian, why don't we give in and leave first?"
Gu Sinian had a livid face and said nothing, not moving a step. If he gave in, how would he do anything in the county government in the future?
"Yo, so tough!"
Seeing that Gu Sinian remained silent, the man waved his hand:
"Brothers, hit me!"
"etc!"
Just when the scene was about to become chaotic, a roar silenced everyone and the scene fell into silence.
Three or five people walked out of the crowd and stood in front of Gu Sinian and Xiao Liuzi.
The leading man was stunned, looked at the person who spoke and said:
"Brother Chuan, what are you doing?"
The man holding a wooden stick stood in front of Gu Sinian and said slightly embarrassed:
"Ahem, this is an old friend.
Give me some face and forget about this matter today. "
Old friend?
Gu Sinian was stunned and looked at the man's profile. Where did he find his old friend?
But this face seems familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen it before.
"This~"
The leading beggar looked troubled, as if he had something to hide.
The man he called Brother Chuan waved his hand:
"This is not the place to talk. Let's talk somewhere else!"
…
The scene turned and several people appeared in a wooden house in the back temple.
There is a large iron pot standing in the corner, and the bowls and chopsticks stacked high give people the feeling that they are within reach at a touch, like a place where they usually cook.
"My lord, Gu Sinian, please be polite."
Gu Sinian cupped his hands and said:
"May I ask your eldest brother's name? Where have we met?"
After looking at it for a long time, Gu Sinian didn't remember who the "acquaintance" in front of him was.
"hehe."
The beggar sat on the ground carefree and said with a smile:
"I'm a beggar and I can't afford to be honored. Just call me Zeng Lingchuan.
More than a month ago, in the east corner of the city, you threw a lot of coins into the bowls of a group of beggars. Do you still remember? "
"Oh it's you!"
Gu Sinian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.
The first time he and Xiao Liuzi walked out of the cell door, they met a group of beggars in the city, begging for food against the wall.
Unable to bear it, he threw coins into everyone's bowls, one of whom was Zeng Lingchuan.
"Yes, it's me."
Zeng Lingchuan smiled, looked at the other beggar and said:
"This is the young master I told you about, a good man. Do you understand now why I stopped you?"
"Snapped!"
"It turns out it's you, young master, who co-wrote the flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple!"
The man slapped his forehead and said apologetically:
"My name is Wu Xiang. I was seriously ill at that time, and I relied on Brother Chuan for support.
If it weren't for the copper coins that the young master rewarded me, I would have starved to death.
What happened just now, ahem, what happened just now is so wrong, my benefactor, don’t be as knowledgeable as me. "
Wu Xiang also seemed to have an upright temper, his face was red.
He had been hungry for several meals and was on the verge of death. It took Gu Sinian dozens of coins to eat enough.
"Brother Wu said something serious, it's just a matter of effort.
We don't want to see people suffering and starving, so I will help if I can. "
Gu Sinian smiled bitterly. Who would have thought that the copper coin he threw out casually saved him once today. It can be regarded as a good person getting rewarded~
Zeng Lingchuan scratched his head and said:
"I didn't expect that the young master is still from the yamen. We are blind and blind.
If we don't recognize our benefactor and beat him up, we will become ungrateful people, and people will laugh if word spreads about it. "
"What kind of benefactor is not benevolent to others? Is it possible that I will die without saving him?"
Gu Sinian said with a straight face:
"We will be friends from now on! If I continue to benefactor, I, Gu Sinian, will leave~"
"friend?"
Zeng Lingchuan and Wu Xiang were in a trance for a while, a little dull.
Gu Sinian was an official in the yamen, and they were just a bunch of beggars. In their eyes, they were like the sky and the earth.
This Gu Sinian was actually willing to call them friends?
It's unimaginable.
But Gu Sinian's expression was very sincere, with no hint of hypocrisy, and his eyes never showed the disdain and disgust that others saw when they looked at beggars.
They have experienced that kind of rolling eyes too many times.
"Haha, okay, friends, we are friends!"
"Brother Gu, be happy!"
Zeng Lingchuan laughed cheerfully, and the two of them had a hint of flattery on their faces, but more of warmth.
Gu Sinian then asked seriously:
"It seems like you knew about today's events in advance?
If you really want to make friends, just give them a nice word, where is the news? "
"boom!"
"Damn it, I get angry when I talk about this!"
Wu Xiang, who was obviously more irritable, slammed the table and said:
“A few gangsters came to our door in the middle of the night last night, saying that people from the government would come to make things difficult for us today, and the leader even said they would put us all in jail.
We brothers have finally found a place to stay, how can we be so angry?
I was ready to have a head-on confrontation with the Yamen, but I never thought that when I met you, my brother, I almost took action.
It's strange to say that those gangsters also said that if we beat you up hard, they would give us two taels of silver.
You bastard, two taels of silver almost made us the ones who repay kindness with hatred! "
It was obvious that these beggars had not finished their meal, but two taels of silver were far inferior to Gu Sinian's dozens of copper coins in their eyes.
"Rogue?"
Gu Sinian looked curious, when did he offend these gangsters and spend money to find someone to beat him up.
It was clearly Wang Zitong who was causing trouble!
Zeng Lingchuan lowered his voice and said:
"Brother, have you offended someone in the yamen? Since you came in, there has been no movement from the yamen outside~"
"Don't worry, I know it."
Gu Sinian made a reassuring gesture and asked:
"Where's the rogue?"
"He's guarding the back door."
Wu Xiang rolled up his sleeves and said:
"Why, why don't you bring him over and give him a good beating to vent your anger on my brother?
It’s just two taels of silver, we don’t care about it! "
"Don't, you are a fool if you don't make money!"
Gu Sinian sneered and said:
"Two eldest brothers go and tell them that the person has been detained by you, but he is from the Yamen after all. You dare not take action unless you pay ten taels of silver!"
"What, twelve?"
Their eyes widened. A large group of beggars were asking for only a few coins for a day's meal. Gu Sinian asked for ten taels of silver.
And there are only a few scoundrels, how can they get ten taels of silver?
"rest assured."
Gu Sinian smiled mischievously:
"These few have no money, but the people behind them do."
…
In the Tutu Temple, Zeng Lingchuan and Wu Xiang were staring blankly at the ingot of silver in their hands.
They didn't expect that those scoundrels really got a heavy amount of ten taels of silver.
"Be good~"
Zeng Lingchuan said in astonishment:
"When did these scoundrels become so generous? Give someone ten taels of silver for beating someone up?"
Wu Xiang muttered:
"Brother Gu, is there no problem with this? Ten taels of silver is not a small amount, right?"
Wu Xiang and Wu Xiang were not stupid, and they knew that anyone who could afford ten taels of silver was definitely not a simple person.
"Don't worry about keeping the money. No one will make things difficult for you because of this."
Gu Sinian smiled slightly:
"Where are those rogues?"
Zeng Lingchuan said in a deep voice:
"According to what you said, as soon as I got the money, I tied them up and threw them in the backyard! The ghost was screaming there."
"very good."
Gu Sinian's lips curled up:
"I'll take that rogue away. It's getting late today. I'll come back tomorrow.
But you have to remember what I just said to my two brothers. It’s not a problem to stay in the Tutu Temple all the time. Thinking of a way out early is the right way. "
The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly:
"Okay, let's think about it tonight."
…
"Crunch~"
The temple door, which had been closed for a long time, finally opened, and the government servants who had been guarding the door for a long time all stood up with a roar, preparing to carry people.
But what stunned Brother Liu was that Gu Sinian walked out in a swagger, as if nothing was wrong.
The little Liuzi behind him was pushing a tied up rogue with one hand. The rogue's mouth was stuffed with dirty strips of cloth, and he was humming.
Gu Sinian put his hands behind his back and said with a smile:
"Brother Liu, are your legs sore after squatting here for a long time? Why don't you go in and have a cup of tea?"
Gu Sinian's meaningful smile made these government officials feel uncomfortable.
"Uh, this, that~"
Brother Liu hesitated and said:
"Gu Dianshi was joking, aren't we waiting for the adults to call us?
Um, who are these rogues? "
"Oh, them."
Gu Sinian said expressionlessly:
“I was caught burglarizing a house in broad daylight.
Let’s go, don’t stand still, let’s go home~”
"steal?"
All the jailers were dumbfounded.
Did you steal something from a beggar?
