Chapter 79

The copper basin in Xia Xi's hand was pounding, and the sound of shouting was both afraid and scared. It spread farther and farther in the silent night.

"Lady Ju, where is the thief?"

Head first ran to Xia Xi near the man asked.

"There it is."

Xia Xi pointed in the direction of the three.

The three untied the rope in a panic and got up from the ground. They just took a step in panic.

The villager behind called him, "well, you bold thief, you came to our village to steal!"

The three were scared of their weak legs, and they staggered at their feet.

The villagers who came here were all strong men with strength in their hands and fast running.

A few big steps catch up with them and fight them down, with a shoulder pole, a broom and a stick.

The three couldn't dodge. They were beaten and screamed. They had no resistance at all. They only called their grandfathers and grandmothers.

When the village head came, the villagers were fighting hard, but the three people didn't even have the strength to scurry. They lay on the ground, holding their heads and rolling all over the ground.

"Stop it

The village head yelled.

They just stop, three people have been hit muddled, didn't feel they stopped, still rolling on the ground.

The village head drags the clothes on his shoulders, takes the torch in one hand, and comes to the three people. Just about to ask, Xia Xi has come forward with the rope in his hand, "village head, I'd better tie them up first and then ask."

When they came back, they had already been tied into rice dumplings, and their daggers were also searched.

"Who are you and why did you come to Weijia village to steal?"

Asked the village head.

He was very puzzled that the people in Weijia village were poor, which was well known by the people in shiliba village. Where did the thief come from and steal from their village.

Three people do not speak, but it is not depressed.

They have received a lot of lists, but they have never failed. Unexpectedly, they fell into the hands of a woman today. Think of this, the eyes look at Xia Xi viciously.

Xia Xi was scared to step back and said, "village head, they may be coming to me."

The village head and the people suddenly realized that it made sense.

"Ju Ren Niang, look at these people..."

Asked the village head.

"Report to the official!"

Early the next morning, the three men who had been hanged for half a night were dragged by the villagers who went to the market to sell fish and came to the gate of the county government.

The village head ordered some strong villagers to stay and let the rest go to the market to sell fish.

Xia Xi was frightened, face a little pale, pillar and Lan'er see early in the morning, persuade her not to stand out.

Xia Xi shakes her head, "it's not in the way. I'm afraid. I'm OK to say, what if I hurt Qi'er?"

Qi'er shrinks in Xia Xi's arms and hugs her tightly.

Zhu and Lan'er felt sad and scolded the three thieves again and again.

Kiel lowered her head and lips.

In the market, Mr. Zhang's staff set up the stall as usual.

One of them stayed in front of the booth to watch, saw a few people come, stood up, nodded to Xia Xi, "Xia Niang Zi, you have something to say."

Yesterday, several of them went to see Mr. Zhang's mother. They found that the old lady was more energetic than before. After careful inquiry, they found out that Xia Xi had made acupuncture for the old lady. They were grateful. Today, they didn't need Mr. Zhang's orders, but they pulled all the things they wanted to use early in the morning.

Xia Xi nodded, "thank you."

His hands waved in panic and turned to leave.

Qi Er raised her small face, "mother, I'm hungry. I want to eat pancakes."

"Go and buy it."

Qi'er released Xia Xi's hand, strode away, and soon caught up with Zhang Ye's hands, "uncle, wait a minute."

My men stop.

Qi Er looked up, eyes red can't, "my family last night into the thief, my mother and I are scared."

"What?"

The boss with his eyes staring, "who is so bold?"

Qi'er's voice choked and shook her head. "I don't know. They still have daggers in their hands. Fortunately, my mother heard the news and called the villagers to help. Otherwise, otherwise..."

At this point, seems to be extremely afraid, tears rolling down, looks very pitiful.

His anger ran down to the top of his head, and those who dare to move their master Zhang are impatient. Angrily asked, "what about the people, have you caught them?"

"They were sent to the county government by the village head's grandfather."

"Go back and tell lady Xia that it's up to Mr. Zhang."

With that, he turned around and strode out of the market. He didn't think it was fast enough, so he ran up and ran to Mr. Zhang's house. After entering the yard, he began to shout, "Mr. Zhang, it's bad. Something's wrong."

Mr. Zhang has just finished his meal, but he hasn't sat down yet. When he hears his men yelling, his brows turn.

His subordinates have stridden into the room, "Master Zhang, lady Xia has an accident."

Patta!

The chopsticks in Aunt Zhang's hand fell on the table.

"What's the matter?"

Mr. Zhang asked in a deep voice.

"There was a thief last night..."

He added fuel to Qi'er's words.

Aunt Zhang couldn't sit still, and said, "ze'er, go and have a look, and see if their wives are hurt?"

Zhang Ye is still calm, "it should be OK, otherwise it won't come to set up a stall."

Aunt Zhang really wants to take her son's head aside to see if there is paste in it. When such a big thing happened, the two women must have been frightened. He doesn't care about it at this time. When will he wait.

"Let's go to the county government first."

Master Zhang led his men out of the door. Aunt Zhang was so anxious that she walked back and forth in the house.

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At the gate of the county government, a group of people pushed and pushed three people to come early in the morning, which immediately caused passers-by to come and watch.

Looking at the three people in a mess, they couldn't help being curious.

The villagers didn't hide it and told the crowd that they were thieves.

When they heard this, they began to hate each other.

The group of people who guard and deliver the thieves are all countrymen. They don't even have a decent dress on them. When you look at them, you don't have much money in your family. If you steal from such a family, your conscience is rotten.

When Mr. Zhang arrived, what he saw was the scene of people pointing at the bound three people. If it wasn't at the gate of the county government, I'm afraid these passers-by would go up and beat the three people.

Mr. Zhang didn't go. He stood outside the crowd and squinted at the three people inside.

When the time came, the county yamen was opened, and the village head and the remaining villagers escorted people in, while the rest stayed outside to watch.

County master a clap startles the hall wood, "what's the matter under the hall?"

The village head took the lead in kneeling down and told the story of three people stealing from the village.

As soon as the County Master heard this, he got angry.

During his term of office, Pingyang County was in good weather and the people were happy to work. It's almost the end of the year, and his achievements will be reported. Maybe he will be promoted next year. However, some people make trouble at this time. Now they don't ask anything, and they take pictures again, "come on, drag people down, everyone is ten boards."

The Yamen servants used to observe what they said. Seeing that the county magistrate was really angry, they came up, dragged people down neatly, pressed them on the ground, and beat them down heavily.

The three were beaten and bruised. The Yamen servant didn't show mercy. They couldn't stop shouting.

Zhang Ye stood in the crowd, looking at the scene without expression.

The county master was so angry that he wanted to be killed.

When the board was finished, the Yamen officer dragged the man back and threw him on the ground.

The three were in a cold sweat.

County Master once again took a startling picture, "honest account, where you are, surname, who, say it, so as to avoid suffering from flesh and blood."

The village head took out the three daggers and raised them over his head. "Master, this was found on them."

Three sharp and shining daggers, shining with cold light.

The crowd outside the door breathed.

"You still have a dagger on your body. Isn't that an ordinary thief?"

"I don't think it's a thief. I think it's a murderer."

"No?"

"Why not? Look at their clothes, they don't look like ordinary thieves."

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When these words reached the ears of the county magistrate, he woke up and looked at several people carefully. The more he looked at them, the more they looked like what they said. They didn't look like ordinary thieves.

A heavy clap startled the public, "honest account, who are you in the end, carrying a dagger, what do you want to do?"

"Wronged, master."

One of them said, "our brothers are just a little gangster who has nothing to do on the street. Seeing that ugly woman's business is booming in the market, thinking that she has made a lot of money, we have the idea to steal money from her family. As for these three daggers, we usually take them with us."

"Which street are you from?"

Mr. Zhang came in with a cold voice and arched his hand to the county magistrate.

Mr. Zhang has a good skill. In the past two years, he helped the county magistrate to catch many criminals. The county magistrate valued him very much. When he asked, his eyes fell on the speaker, and then he asked, "who are you on the street?"

"We, we..."

The speaker's eyes are evasive and can't answer.

"Master, they are not ordinary thieves at all. They are employed to come to our house."

Xia Xi came, just heard the words of the county master, and walked in from behind the crowd.

County Master squinted, "you are..."

"This is the wife of Yuju people in our village."

The village head answered quickly.

The county magistrate has an impression of Yu Yi, because the year before last when he was transferred, Yu Yi won the examination of Ju Ren. He added light to the county magistrate's face and nodded, "it's Yu Ju Ren's wife, please don't kneel."

Xia Xi stooped, "thank you."

"Lady Ju, why do you say they are employed?"

Asked the county magistrate.

"I don't know. She's just a small business, and she can't make a lot of money every day. But these people, when they saw my mother and son last night, threatened us to hand over the bank notes? Otherwise, it will kill our mother and son! My Lord, if we are not instructed by others, why do they say that we have silver tickets in our hands? "

"We guessed."

A man cried in a hurry.

"Oh?"

Xia Xi turns to him, Duo Duo asks, "since you can guess like this, guess again, where did a woman of mine come from?"

The speaker can't answer.

"Master..."

Xia Xi bowed to the county master again, "my husband just went out to study yesterday morning. At night, these thieves wanted to sneak into my house and steal the silver tickets. I suspect they came to my husband for the purpose of dealing with my husband instead of the silver tickets, so that he could not take part in the imperial examination next year!"

When she said this, the county magistrate took a breath. Yu Yi has a reputation. If these people are really like Xia Xi, they will be guilty.

Xia Xi's hat was too big, and the three were shocked. Then they reacted and yelled, "master, don't listen to this ugly woman's nonsense. We really just want to steal some silver. We don't have the idea she said."

"If not, why do you three carry daggers with you?"

Xia Xi is pressing forward step by step.

"We, we..."

The three couldn't answer.

Mr. Zhang also opened his mouth at the right time, "my Lord, these three people have some skills. They are not ordinary thieves."

County Master immediately a clap startles the hall wood, "come on, big punishment wait on."

"My Lord."

Mr. Zhang handed over his hand again, "if these three people are against Yu Juren, there must be someone behind them. There are many people in the hall. If they confess, they can't help spreading the news. It's better to take them to prison and interrogate them again."

County Master nodded, "it's reasonable, come on, take people down, torture, be sure to ask behind the scenes!"

The Yamen servant answered and dragged them down.

As soon as the onlookers saw that there was no excitement to see, they retreated one after another.

The village head and others came out of the county government and went to the market.

Xia Xi lagged behind a step, wait for Zhang Ye to come out, ask, "Zhang Ye but go to prison?"

"Lady Xia, please say something."

Xia Xi wry smile, "not to hide Zhang Ye said, I know who is behind the scenes?"

Zhang Ye narrowed his eyes for a moment, and his hand behind him tightened. In a deep voice, "who?"

"My husband, Yu Yi."

There was a moment of silence around, and even the air seemed to solidify.

After a while, Mr. Zhang spoke, and there was an inexplicable emotion in his voice, "I know. I'll try to get them to talk. "

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang."

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