After seeing off Magistrate Jiang here, the group returned to Lijia Village and it was already dark.
Li Qiu Sui saw the old lady and Li Xiu'er waiting at the entrance of the village from a distance. Before the mule cart stopped, she jumped out first, "Nai, why are you still waiting here? My father is fine, everyone has followed our family." "
"Sui! Is your father okay?" The old lady grabbed her granddaughter's hand without waiting for Li Qiu Sui to help her. When she heard that something happened to her third son, she was very anxious...
"It's okay! Look, my father is in the mule cart behind me..."
Just help someone get on the mule cart and take a look for yourself.
As Li Qiusui spoke, he helped the old lady get into the car.
Mr. Li and the old lady also moved to their new home, right next to Li Qiusui's house.
It takes almost the entire village to get home from here. Once it gets dark, the road is difficult to walk. Plus, I am old, my eyesight is weak, and my legs and feet are not good. It would be a good idea to throw someone out.
Li Sanzhu was riding on the mule cart that Li Qiu Sui was riding. Although his injuries were not life-threatening for the time being, it would take more than an hour to drive the mule cart from the county seat to his home. Li Qiu Sui was worried. Keep an eye on me all the time.
As soon as the old lady got to the car and saw Li Sanzhu, she started to cry, "San'er, why are you injured like this? What's going on? Let your father and your brother go and have a look. I said go and have a look... Kerenyi If you leave, you will disappear! My old lady is so anxious..."
The old lady spoke incoherently, showing that she was very frightened.
Li Sanzhu had a broken leg and was covered in injuries. No matter how slow the mule cart drove, it was bumpy and the wound hurt terribly. He was still awake at this moment. When the old lady cried, he would smile and comfort her, " Mom, it’s okay, it’s all okay...Don’t you think I’m fine? Don’t cry, my wound is still hurting, and it will hurt even more when you cry..."
"San'er, don't move... I won't cry... Who is this heartless person who did this?"
After Li Sanzhu comforted the old lady, the mule cart arrived at the door of his house, and many villagers gathered around the old lady Ma next door.
"Is it the Sanzhu family's mule cart?"
"Sanzhu went home?"
"Where are the people? Come on, let's go over and have a look..."
Before the mule cart stopped here, many people, including the horse walkers, gathered around to inquire about the situation.
"Is it Sanzhu? How is it?"
"He also told me to go to the county seat and have a look..."
People in the village, no matter what the situation is in a family, no matter what is said behind the scenes, in person, the neighbors will express their concern with a few words of greeting. At this time, it is not easy for you to show your face to others, so the eldest son, Li Changshan, will deal with it.
"Uncle Ma, my dad is fine...Thank you for your concern..."
At this time, the small stone opened the gate from the inside, and people did not need to get out of the car. The mule cart drove directly into the yard.
Ma Wuzi is indispensable everywhere. He followed him into the house and called on the enthusiastic neighbors to carefully help lift Li Sanzhu and place him there. He waved his hand and said, "Let's all go out and talk and let Sanzhu have a good rest."
Li Changshan followed and walked out, "Thank you uncles. As soon as my father is well, I have set up a banquet at my house and specially invited all uncles to come and have a drink."
"Chang Shan, whether you drink or not is a trivial matter. Your father is fine, so we can rest assured. We live next door. If you need help, just say hello."
"Yes, yes, just say hello."
Li Changshan cupped his hands and watched the neighbors leave. The house was quiet, and the family had time to discuss today's affairs.
The old man spoke first, "Changshan, what did County Magistrate Jiang say? Who did it to your father to be like this? Didn't Zhou Ping follow him all the time? I heard that he was also injured? Where are the others?"
Zhou Ping was indeed injured. At that time, a group of people gathered around him, all carrying sticks in their hands. At first glance, they seemed to be evil. He had been standing in front of Li Sanzhu, but someone hit him on the head with a stick and he fainted on the spot.
Shi Qing's people sent him to the hospital together. Although he was awake, his head was still groggy.
Hearing his name mentioned by the old man, he quickly knelt down and told the whole story, "The old man and I went to deliver mushrooms to the restaurant. Although that section of the road was a bit remote, we were used to walking back and forth, and suddenly something happened. Seven or eight people, without any reason, took action when they came up... The young ones are useless, they can't protect the master, please punish the master!"
Hearing his name mentioned by the old man, he quickly knelt down and told the whole story, "The old man and I went to deliver mushrooms to the restaurant. Although that section of the road was a bit remote, we were used to walking back and forth, and suddenly something happened. Seven or eight people, without any reason, took action when they came up... The young ones are useless, they can't protect the master, please punish the master!"
"You got up first, how will you be punished? When your master gets better, he will do it himself."
"Steward Zhou, my grandfather is right. You go down and rest first."
Li Changshan agreed with the old man's decision. His father, the victim, knew the situation best. The most important thing for his father right now was to recover from his injuries. It would not be too late to make a decision later.
"grandfather……"
Li Changshan elaborated on what he and Li Qiu Sui had said to Magistrate Jiang, "Use the money as a stepping stone to catch the perpetrator first. Who instigated this? What is the purpose? It's clear now."
Another thing he didn't say was that he wanted the county magistrate to issue a notice and offer a reward this time because he wanted to sway the government. He was not a nouveau riche in Linshan County, so Xiaoxiao who wanted to make his own plans should think carefully about it.
After all, I still don’t have anyone capable of doing so!
Li Changan and Li Changlei both clenched their fists.
Li Qiusui looked at her elder brother and was speechless. Who is the messenger? Judging from Shi Qing's bustling energy, it was most likely that his good aunt didn't run away, but the gang of thugs who were very vicious were not innocent either. Her father was almost beaten to death by them.
No matter where you look for it, don’t even think about running away!
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The next day, Li Qiusui asked Zhao Da to go to the county government to deliver silver. This time, she didn't ask for it from Liu, and just handed out five thousand taels of silver notes.
It was said that there was a reward of 1,000 taels for the insider, so Li Qiusui said: "As long as you can provide clues, even if it allows us to find out the surrounding three sects and nine sects, we will give you money."
Zhao Da didn't understand Li Qiu Sui's intention for a while, but that didn't stop him from doing what he was told.
Therefore, the county government office has been quite lively in the past two days. The first person to mention the distribution of power behind the scenes in the surrounding counties and get money from Zhao Da will have a lot to say when he goes back to publicize it.
For example, which martial arts gym has the best reputation, which escort agency never dares to stand in the way, which casino brothel has the most thugs...
Fang Qi and his young servant Songyuan lived behind the county government office. They didn't bother to inquire about what happened before, and County Magistrate Jiang came over several times a day to talk about it.
"Tell me, tell me, what do the Li family want to do? I can see that this family really has money, and they are not afraid of spending it. But there is so much money! I am jealous just looking at it! Even if I throw it into the water, You can hear the noise! What's the point of letting it out like this? Li Sanzhu is injured, but his wife's head is not damaged, right? Why is it that a half-grown man and a little girl are allowed to fool around? This Li Sanzhu is really good, so do your best Damn, it’s better to just stare at the youngest boy studying than to do this! The family is well-off and is an official, how can a young boy dare to look for trouble? I made it so clear, but I don’t know if others didn’t understand. Still don’t want to understand?”
Fang Qi picked up his pen to write without any influence from Magistrate Jiang. Song Yuan, who was helping to polish the ink next to him, seemed to be accustomed to this scene.
When Magistrate Jiang finally said he was tired and had time to drink a cup of tea to rest his voice, Song Yuan took a look over and said: "Those who don't know would think that Mr. Jiang has been in the officialdom for decades and is well versed in the duties of an official." What an old man! Mr. Li said that he used the money to offer a reward to help Mr. Jiang find the murderer and solve the case earlier. Why don't you appreciate it? "
Magistrate Jiang was focused on doubling grain production, and this was accomplished. He Li Sanzhu was awarded an official title and left a name in history. Naturally, the benefit of his being a bole was indispensable. How could he have any extra thoughts to catch the murderer and solve the case!
"Those things about the county government...Besides, I'm not worried about the Li family. If I accidentally offend anyone, it will be troublesome if it affects the trial planting and promotion of high-yielding grain varieties."
When Song Yuan revealed his behavior, Magistrate Jiang was embarrassed and had to look at Fang Qi's face.
Fang Qi slowly stopped writing and wiped his hands, "Master Jiang is only busy with the county government affairs. Since the Li family has sent a steward, you can send someone to keep an eye on it to prevent big trouble."
Magistrate Jiang didn't come here because he was really embarrassed about Li Sanzhu's affairs. The main reason was that he had a special status. He would come here to complain when something happened. If someone knew the truth, he, the newly appointed county magistrate, would be able to relax.
Songyuan said that he was well versed in the ways of being an official and was not unfair at all.
After County Magistrate Jiang left, Songyuan couldn't help but mutter, "The family named Jiang are all old foxes. They said that this young man is energetic and has some character. It's a good thing he has read so many sages' books!"
Fang Qi didn't take it seriously, "Go and get a copy of what Butler Zhao has sorted out and let me take a look."
That girl did this. On the surface, it looked like she was spending money and moving out of the county government office to work for her family just to vent her anger. This incident in itself can shock some people, but in her heart, she always felt that it was far from that. Simple.
(End of chapter)
