It is said that Xiaoliu received the mission from Lou Zhixian, and after asking about the situation, he took Dazui and his mother to Tongfu Inn.
At this time, Lao Bai in the inn didn't know that a meal was about to happen, and he was proudly telling Xiao Guo about his today's results.
Xiao Guo was also miserable. She won a bet with Lao Bai last time, so she gave Lao Bai a good meal and asked Lao Bai to clean her table for a month.
But Lao Bai is not the one who suffers. Just yesterday, he used Xiao Bei as bait and set up a game. First, he used candied haws as a bet to win the candy man in Xiao Bei's hand.
After losing the candy man, Xiaobei was naturally dissatisfied and wanted to find someone to help him get the candy man back.
But she didn't dare to look for the shopkeeper, and Xiao Guo was a righteous man, so she naturally asked Xiao Guo for help.
Xiao Guo also came to stand up for Xiao Bei without saying anything.
But she didn't know that this was a game specially set by Lao Bai for her.
In this way, under Lao Bai's setup, Xiao Guo and Lao Bai compared dice, and Xiao Guo's three sixes were lost to Lao Bai's five sixes.
In the end, Xiao Guo not only failed to help Xiao Bei win the candy man back, but he also had to wash Lao Bai's clothes for half a year.
Lao Bai, who defeated Xiao Guo, is also addicted to gambling. Today he took Dazui, who had just returned from home, to gamble again, and he won Dazui more than 500 dried sweet potatoes, three kilograms of figs, and five kilograms of wood-fired eggs in a row. , forcing Dazui to go home and get something.
"I despise you!" Xiao Guo said with disdain as he saw Lao Bai proudly showing off his victory.
But Lao Bai didn't care. In his opinion, it was just the loser's dissatisfaction. He picked up the dried sweet potatoes and gave them to every familiar guest.
At this moment, Dazui came in from the door supporting his mother.
"Big mouth is this?"
Because of Xiaoliu's intervention, Lao Bai had never seen Dazui's mother. At this moment, seeing Dazui helping an old lady enter, he couldn't help but curiously asked.
But before Dazui could answer, the old lady asked directly:
"My son bet with you?"
When Lao Bai heard this, he understood. He smiled sarcastically, and then asked in a low voice to the big mouth on the side:
"Where are my figs and eggs?"
"It's outside, come in." Still not waiting for Dazui to answer, the old lady said.
When Lao Bai heard that the two of them didn't want to default on their debt, he was very happy and shouted outside with a smile.
"Quick, bring it in quickly."
The person standing outside came in in response, but it was not a bearer, but a bearer. . .
"Brother Bai, your figs and eggs are all at the Yamen. Could you please come with me?" Xiao Liu said with a wry smile as he entered.
Lao Bai was also a little confused when he saw this scene. He asked Dazui mother and son.
"What do you mean?"
But this time, before the old lady could speak, Xiao Liu spoke first.
"It means that according to Article 29 of Volume 7 of the Ming Dynasty Laws, illegal gatherings of people to gamble will be punished with a cane in the light case and beheaded in the serious case."
Xiao Liu said in a deep voice. He had the ability of photographic memory and had already memorized the Great Ming Law by heart.
"Well, we don't have money to gamble?" Why didn't Lao Bai know that the big-mouthed mother and son had sued him? He quickly defended.
Looking at Lao Bai who was still trying to quibble, Xiao Liu also sighed, and he took a step further and said.
"More than five hundred dried sweet potatoes, three kilograms of five-flowered fruits, and five kilograms of wood-fired eggs are worth a lot of money! Brother Bai, you don't have to make unnecessary arguments anymore, come with me!"
Seeing Xiao Liu's determined look, Lao Bai knew that he couldn't escape today, but he didn't intend to let go of this big mouth who not only defaulted on his debts, but also reported on him.
"Okay, Xiaoliu, if you want to take advantage of me, I have nothing to say. But I'm not the only one betting." Lao Bai looked at Da Zui.
Lao Bai's meaning is very clear. If a slap can't make a difference, he will drag the big mouth who betrayed him into the water together until death.
However, Xiao Liu shook his head and said:
"A big mouth is a tainted witness, and according to the law, he can be exempted from criminal responsibility."
Xiaoliu knew that this was to encourage reporting on gambling. It doesn't matter if you lose, you can report it to the government.
Xiaoliu thinks this policy is very good. If there is another rule that allows people to not repay loan sharks if they are reported, then so many illegal loans should be reduced a lot. Of course, this is a digression.
But just when Dazui thought he had escaped, the old lady said something shocking, which shocked Dazui, Lao Bai, Xiucai, and Xiao Guo.
"No need, we give up this right."
Big Mouth was shocked when he heard this.
"Hey. Mother, not mother..." Dazui quickly begged for mercy.
But his mother didn't listen to his explanation.
"Take Big Mouth away with you and beat him to death!"
Xiaoliu and Lao Bai also completely ignored Dazui, who was about to kneel down and cry for mercy. Each of them grabbed one side of Dazui and directly carried the 180-pound man out.
"Okay, Big Mouth Brother, just come to the Yamen with us."
"It's true, he's quite a grown man, what's there to be afraid of?" Lao Bai also sarcastically said, and people who didn't know better thought he was a businessman.
"What's going on?" At this time, the shopkeeper upstairs heard the voice downstairs and ran downstairs. He watched Xiaoliu and Lao Bai go out with big mouths and asked curiously.
Xiao Liu handed Big Mouth to Lao Bai, and he explained it to the shopkeeper. Then he asked the shopkeeper to prepare wound medicine in advance, and then took the two of them to the county government office.
Lou Zhixian had already prepared to open a court for interrogation. This was the first time Xiao Liu had seen the court.
Lou Zhixian was shocked, and all the government officials shouted with force, while the master was taking notes and Xiaoliu stood in front of the hall with a knife.
However, this case is not complicated, there is basically nothing to try, and the two people confessed to their actions.
Originally, Lou Zhixian wanted to hit 30 big boards as a warning to others, but seeing that both of them were sincere, he changed it to 20 big boards each as a warning, and then let them go home.
A big stick as thick as a fist. If it were a scholar, these twenty blows would definitely tear open the flesh.
But fortunately, Lao Bai had practiced martial arts and had a thick skin. In addition, the government officials did not kill him, so the two of them managed to survive.
However, although the two of them survived, the twenty-big board was not so comfortable. The two of them walked back to Tongfu Inn with Xiaoliu's support, trembling all the way.
The lights in Tongfu Inn were bright and the door was open. Everyone was still awake and waiting for the three of them.
The shopkeepers comforted Dazui's mother, who sat expressionless. No one knew what she was thinking.
"Old lady, don't worry. They will be back soon. Xiaoliu told me. He said that the amount of the bet is not large. At most, it is just a slap in the face. If you don't go to rest first, I will be here. Wait for them here." The shopkeeper quickly comforted him.
Hearing the shopkeeper's advice, the old lady felt warm in her heart, but she still said firmly:
"No, I'm not going anywhere. I'm just here. When my son comes back, you can go to sleep first."
Seeing the old lady's stubborn look, everyone sighed in their hearts, pitiful parents in the world.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper couldn't help it. She didn't know whether Lao Bai and the others would be able to come back tonight. She looked at Xiao Guo and Xiao Bei and said.
"Xiao Guo, please take Xiao Bei to rest first. Xiao Bei has to go to school tomorrow."
"Yeah!" Xiao Guo nodded when he heard this, and took Xiao Bei back to the room.
And not long after Xiao Guo left, Lao Bai and Dazui walked in tremblingly with Xiao Liu's support.