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Chapter 17 The 17th round of the Iron Cannon, the Tribunal, Jiesuo Yaoqin Trifold Hotel

Lao Can's Travels 刘鹗 6091Words 2018-03-20
It is said that Lao Can saw that Jia Wei was about to be sentenced, so he rushed to the court and shouted "stop".But Gang Bi didn't know who Lao Can was, and seeing him in the green clothes and hat, he ordered someone to pull him down.Unexpectedly, the messengers saw that the county elder had stood up early, and knew that this person must have a background, although he agreed with a "ga", no one dared to come up. Seeing Gangbi's angry face, Lao Can yelled repeatedly, but deliberately retched him, so he said softly: "Don't ask me who I am, but let me say a few words. If what I say is wrong, there are many instruments of torture in the hall." It doesn’t matter if you beat me a few times and pinch me with a stick or two. Let me ask you: I don’t care about the case of a dying old man or a woman in a boudoir. What do you mean by being handcuffed and fettered by him? Are you afraid of him? Have you escaped from prison? This is a tool of torture for robbers. If you just inflict it on good people, what is the law of heaven? Where is your conscience?"

The prince didn't expect that Futai's reply had come. He was afraid that the old man would compete with Gangbi in the court, and he would not be able to go down. He hurriedly shouted: "Mr. Buweng, please sit in the hall. It is inconvenient to talk in this court." Gangbi was so angry that he was dumbstruck. , I also saw that Zijin called him Buweng, I am afraid there is some origin, and I dare not be too aggressive.The old disabled knew that Zijin was in a dilemma, so he walked to the west and bowed to Zijin.Zijin hastily bowed back, saying: "Sit in the hall at the back." Lao Can said: "Not busy." But he took out Zhuang Gongbao's cover letter from his sleeve, and handed it to Zijin with both hands.

Seeing the big seal of purple flowers, Zijin was overjoyed. He took it with both hands, opened it, and read aloud: "Please tell me. Bai Shouqi will come as soon as he arrives. Please tell the king and Gang Er immediately." The order is not to be punished indiscriminately. Wei Qian and his daughter will go home on bail and wait for Bai Shou's reply. Brother Yao bows his head." While handing it to Gangbi to see, he shouted loudly: "By order from Futai, call Wei Qian's father Let go of all the female instruments of torture, release them on bail and go home, and wait for Master Bai to come for retrial!" Hearing this, he agreed with a "ga", and shouted again: "Let the punishment loose in the hall! Loosen the punishment in the hall!" But it was seven days earlier Handcuffed, handcuffed and fettered his father and daughter, loosened the iron chains on his neck and cleaned them one by one, taught him to come up and kowtow, and shouted for him: "Thank you, Mr. Futai, for your kindness! Thank you, Mr. Gang and Mr. Wang, for your kindness!" After Na Gangbi read the letter, he was so angry that he dared not speak out; and when he heard the kindness of Mr. Xie Gang and Mr. Wang, it was like a knife piercing the heart, so he couldn't sit still for a long time and retreated to the back hall.

Zijin still cupped his hands to Lao Can and said, "Please sit in the living room. My brother will come to accompany you after explaining the case a little bit." Lao Can cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Still swaggering out of the Yamen.Here, the prince would like to pay the scribes, and told Wei Qian and his daughter to release bail immediately, so they should be sent out tonight.The scribes agreed one by one, beat the drums and retreated. But the old man came back and walked all the way, very happy in his heart, thinking: "The day before yesterday I heard all kinds of cruel abuses by Yu Xian, and I couldn't do anything; today I saw a cruel official with my own eyes, but two lives were saved by a single book. I feel happier than eating ginseng fruit!" Walking all the way, before I knew it, I had already left the city gate, and it was the embankment of the Yellow River.I went up to the embankment and saw that the sky was getting dusk. The Yellow River was as frozen as the main road, and the small car was already going back and forth. Get your luggage." Then he read again: "Yuan Ximing sent a letter asking me to wait for Mr. Bai to come so we can discuss it. I know that Mr. Bai is able to handle this matter with ease; but if there is something that everyone can know about it, wouldn't it be a harm for me to go there?" I have to wait patiently for a few days before talking." Thinking, he had already arrived at the store door, and walked back by the way.Seeing that many people were digging for the ashes in the fire, they piled up a huge pile of rags, so they didn't look at him.Go back to the upper room and sit on the ground alone.

After more than two hours, I saw Renrui coming in from the outside, saying: "Happy, happy!" He said: "Just after the plague left the hall, he immediately ordered his family to check his luggage and go back to the province. When he went back to the province, he came out again, so he tried his best to keep him, saying: "The palace guard only sent Bai Taizun to review the case, but he didn't ask you to go back to the province. The case is not over, so you can't leave. You can cancel the job like this." , Isn’t it disgusting with Gongbao? I’m afraid it’s not in line with your principle of respect and sincerity.” He thought about it and had to endure it. Zijin wanted to invite you in for dinner, but I said: “No, it’s better to send the table Go get some good food, and I'll accompany you.' I asked for this job. Do you like it?" The old man said: "Okay! You eat for free, and I take care of you. It's cheap for you! I'll fire him, look. What do you eat!" Renrui said: "As long as you have the ability to resign, just resign, and I will starve with you."

As he said that, a person wearing a red tasseled hat took a full post at the door, followed by a picky eater, went straight to the upper room, lifted the warm curtain and came in, and said to Ren Ruiwang, "this is Tie Master?" Renrui said, "That's right." The family took a step forward, asked for a greeting, and said, "My superior said: There is no good food in a small county, and I sent a table of coarse rice. Please include some food, sir." "The old man said: "The food in this restaurant is very convenient. You don't need to worry about it. Please pick it back and send it to someone else." You will be scolded." Renrui took a piece of paper on the table, removed the cap of the pen, and said to the family, "You tell them to pick it up in the front stove." The family lifted the lid of the box and invited the gentlemen pass the eye.It turned out to be a table full of shark fin seats.The old man said: "I can't afford a simple meal. This banquet is very polite, and I dare not serve it." Renrui finished writing on the flower paper with a pen, handed it to the family, and said: "This is a reply letter from Master Tie, you go back Just say thank you." He also asked Huang Sheng to reward his family with a sling of money, two hundred for the box.The family beat two thousand children.

Here comes Huang Sheng's palm light.In less than half an hour, the emerald flowers and emerald rings are all there.His clerk didn't wait for the payment, so he took two small luggage rolls in and sent them to the back room.Renrui said: "You are making bedding really fast. It took half a day, is it all ready?" Cuihua said: "There are enough bedding at home, and it is enough to deal with it." Huang Sheng came in and asked if the meal was ready or not.Renrui said, "Let's go." After a moment's pause, the dishes had already been placed.Renrui said: "Although the north wind isn't blowing today, it's still very cold. Let's have two glasses of warm wine. Today is very happy, let's drink two more glasses." Er Cuiju picked up the chord and sang two tunes.Renrui said: "You don't need to sing, you can have two glasses of wine too." Seeing that the two of them were very happy, Cuihua asked, "You can be so happy. I think the messenger from Futai has come back?" Renrui Said: "It's not only the reply, the father and son of the Wei family are probably back home at this time!" Then he told Er Cui the above things in detail.His two sisters are also very fond of themselves, needless to say.

But when Cuihuan heard this, she couldn't help laughing, and suddenly locked her eyebrows again, and remained silent.Why do you know?Because he heard a letter from Lao Can, Futai obeyed him like this. If he did the job for him, he would not have to spend any effort, and it would definitely be appropriate. I just don't know whether what I said last night is true or not; if I just say it casually, if I miss this opportunity, I will have no hope of success in my life, so my eyebrows are furrowed again.He also thought that his mother would resell him at the end of this year; that bald Kuai was extremely vicious, and sooner or later he would die, and before he knew it, his face turned ashen.She also thought of how she was a good girl from a good family, how she ended up in such a lowly state, she would be better off dead, a heroic look appeared in her brows, and she thought that there was nothing wrong with her death, just a six-year-old Who raised the little brother, wouldn't he also starve to death?If he dies of starvation, not only will his parents have no sacrifices, but also his ancestors' cigarettes will be extinct from then on.If you think about it this way, you will die again.After thinking about it, I can't live and I can't die, and before I know it, the teardrops will roll down and I wipe it with a handkerchief.

Cuihua saw it and said: "You girl! The master is happy today, why are you so dizzy?" Renrui looked at him and just smiled silly.Lao Can nodded to him and said: "You don't have to think about it, we will always think of something for you." Renrui said: "Okay, okay! Master Tie single-handedly pulled you out. What I said last night doesn't count. It's gone." Cuihuan was shocked when she heard that, and felt that what he thought was right.Just as he was about to ask Renrui, Huang Sheng came in with him, beat Renrui a thousand times, and handed over a red paper envelope.Renrui took it, opened the cover, peeked inside, put it in his arms, said "I see", and couldn't help laughing.Huang Sheng said, "Master, please come out and say a few words." Renrui walked out.

After about half an hour, Renrui felt happier seeing the three of them facing each other silently without saying a word.Seeing the family members from the county come in again, they called Lao Can and said: "My superior said, I asked to take back the roll of old bedding from yesterday." What's the reason? You take it away, why should I sleep?" However, it was someone else's property, and it was inconvenient to keep it by force, so he said, "You take it away." I was puzzled in my heart.Watching the family go into the room to pick up the general, Renrui said: "We were very happy today, but being unhappy by Cuihuan alone makes me unhappy too. I don't even eat wine, even Take all the dishes away." Seeing Huang Sheng coming again, he really took all the dishes away.

At this time, not only Er Cui was puzzled, but even Lao Can was very surprised.Immediately, Huang Sheng took Cuihuan's guy to trick and removed Cuihuan's bedding.Cuihuan hurriedly asked: "What's the matter? What's the matter? Why didn't you teach me to be here?" The man said: "I don't know, I just heard that I was asked to get the bedroll." Cuihuan couldn't hold back at this time, anticipating that there must be more than good, she knelt down in front of Renrui with tears in her eyes, and said, "I'm not good, you are a gentleman, can't you be more forgiving? You don't like it, We can't live!" Renrui said: "I like it very much. Why don't I like it? It's just your business, but I can't take care of it. You slowly ask Master Tie to go." Cuihuan knelt down in front of Lao Can again, and said, "It's still you who always save me!" Lao Can said, "What's the matter, I'll save you?" Mom knows, if you don't let me here today, you will force me to go back sooner or later, and fly away tomorrow, does he dare to fight with the officials? The only way is to go." The old man said: "This is also true. Brother Renrui , you have to think of a way to keep him. Once he is taken back by his mother, it will be difficult to start." Renrui said: "That's why! Of course you have to keep him. If you don't keep him, Who can keep him?" While pulling Cuihuan up, Lao Can said to Renrui, "Why don't I understand what you said? Could it be that what I said last night really doesn't count?" If you want to pull a sister into a good school, you have to have a resignation. You don’t admit it, and I don’t admit it. How do you say this? Get him out, and where do you want him to be placed? If it’s in the store, we Neither of them admitted it. Outsiders must say that I did it. There is no doubt. I got a better job just now, and there are many people who are jealous. Can I not tell Gong Bao? I don’t have to hang around in Shandong in the future, and I still want to What's the recommendation? So it's absolutely impossible." Lao Can thought about it, and his words were buried, but because of this, he refused to save him, and he couldn't bear it in his heart, and Cuihuan couldn't stop crying, it was really embarrassing, so he turned to others Rui said: "Even so, you have to think of a perfect solution." Renrui said: "Just think about it. If you can figure it out, I will definitely help." The old man thought for a while, but he couldn't do anything, so he said: "Although there is no way, everyone has to think about it." Renrui said, "I have a way, but you can't do it, so I have to give up." The old man said: "You Say it, I can always find a way." Renrui said: "Unless you admit that you want him, then you can speak." The old man said: "I will admit it, it doesn't matter." Renrui said: "Is it okay to talk in plain language? I will handle the matter, and I will tell people that if you want it, who will believe it? Unless you write me a letter with your own hand, then I can do it.” The old man said: “Letters are not easy to write.” Renrui said : "I said you can't do it, can you?" Lao Can was hesitating, but Er Cui came up to sue, saying: "It's not a big deal, you can take it for a while." Lao Can said: "How to write the letter? Who should I write it to?" Renrui said: " Naturally write to Wang Zijin, you say, see a prostitute, who is from a good family, it is very pitiful, my brother plans to pull out the wind and dust, and accept it as a tent, please do your best to maintain it, how much is worth, and pay as much as so, I have a solution after taking this letter, in the future, no matter whether you give it away or choose a spouse, you will have the sovereignty, and I will not be criticized. Otherwise, there is a solution?" Just as he was talking, Huang Sheng came in and said, "Miss Cuihuan, come out, your family is inviting you." When Cuihuan heard this, she lost her mind and went away as soon as she said it, begging Lao Can to write a letter desperately.Cuihua went to the room and took out the paper, pen, ink and inkstone, dipped the pen to its fullness, and handed it to Lao Can.Lao Can took the pen, sighed, and said to Cuihuan: "Is it wrong? For your matter, I want to draw a confession with my own hand!" Cuihuan said: "I kowtow a thousand heads for you! You always do it for you Once it is difficult, it is better to build a seven-level pagoda!" Lao Can wrote it on the paper as he said, and handed it to Renrui, saying: "My duty has been exhausted, if you don't do it well, the blame will be on you." Renrui After receiving the letter, he handed it to Huang Sheng and said, "Stop for a while and send it to the county." When Lao Can wrote the letter, Huang Renrui whispered a lot to Cuihua.Huang Sheng received the letter and said to Cuihuan: "Your mother is waiting for you to talk, go quickly." Cuihuan still refused to go, looking at Renrui, she wanted to ask for help.Renrui said: "You go, it doesn't matter, I have everything to do with me." Cuihua stood up, took Cuihuan's hand, and said, "Sister Huan, I'll go with you, don't worry, don't worry! Cuihuan had no choice but to say "Leave leave" and walked out. Here, Renrui lay down on the smoke kang to burn cigarettes, talking to the old man in various ways.About one hour later, Renrui had enough smoke.Huang Sheng came in wearing a brand-new big hat and said, "Men, please sit over there." "When will there be one over there?" Renrui said, "This over there was created today." It turns out that there were two or three rooms in a row in the store, and Renrui lived in the west three rooms. There are three rooms on the east side, which were previously occupied by other people, but they left to cross the river this morning, so they are vacant. Huang and Tie walked hand in hand to Dongshang's room and climbed the steps. Someone had already opened the curtain.I saw a table skirt hanging on the table in the middle, a pair of big red candles were lit on the table, and a red felt was spread on the ground.Walking into the door of the hall, I saw a square table set up in the east room, with a table skirt facing south, two chairs lined up on the top, and a chair on each side, all covered with chair covers.There was a table full of fruit plates on the table, which were even more beautiful than the ones I ate just now.To the west is a partitioned room, hung with a red tweed curtain. The old man was surprised and said: "What is the reason?" Renrui shouted loudly: "Bring the new aunt and grandma out to see their master." I saw an old woman on the left and Cuihua on the right at the place where the door curtain was lifted. A beauty came out, wearing flowers all over her head, wearing a red and green jacket, sunflower green jacket, and a pink skirt, but she walked to the red felt with her head down. Lao Can took a closer look, and it turned out to be Cuihuan, and shouted: "What do you mean? Absolutely not!" Renrui said, "You have written all the documents in your own handwriting, so why are you so cunning?" Without any explanation, he pulled Lao Can to sit on the chair, Where the old man is willing to sit, Cuihuan has already kowtowed here.The old man had no choice but to give back a half salute.Seeing the old lady again, said: "Master Huang, please sit down. Thank you, the matchmaker." But Cuihuan kowtowed her head again.Renrui said, "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it!" He also returned a gift.When sending the newcomer into the room.Cuihua then came out and kowtowed to congratulate her.The old lady and others also finished their congratulations.Renilla, old and disabled, went to the room.It turns out that the new bedding in the room has been laid out. There is a bed of red and green lake crepe quilts, a red and green woolen mattress, and two pillows.A curtain of red and purple Lushan silk was hung in front of the Kang.The table was covered with red table felt and a pair of red candles.There is a red couplet hanging on the wall, which reads: May all lovers in the world become family members; It is preordained in the previous life, don't miss the marriage.Lao Can recognized Huang Renrui's handwriting, and the ink marks were not there yet, so he smiled at Renrui and said, "You are really naughty! This is the couplet from the Yuelao Temple in the West Lake, and you stole it." Renrui said : "A correct question is a good article. Do you dare to say that it is inappropriate?" However, Renrui handed the red envelope sent by the county just now to the old disabled from his bosom, and said, "Look, this is Mrs. Guiru's original deed of sale, and this is the newly written deed of deed. Do you think Yudi is considerate or not?" Lao Can said: "Since that is the case, I am very grateful. Why do you put me in a circle to do what?" Renrui said: "I'm not going to tell you that it was destined in the previous life. Don’t miss the marriage’? I’m planning for Cuihuan, saving people must be rescued, otherwise, it’s not very appropriate; planning for you, it’s not a disadvantage. This is the way to do things in the world, it’s good.” Said , lol.He also said: "Don't waste your time, we are very hungry, we need to eat. Renrui pulled Lao Can, Cuihua pulled Cuihuan, and asked them to sit up. Lao Can refused, so he went to the table skirt , Sitting opposite each other in four directions. Needless to say, everyone has their own happiness during this banquet. Naturally, they broke up after enjoying themselves. Afterwards, they are nothing more than sending them to the room to sleep, so there is no need to repeat them. But he said that the old man was forced by Renrui to do something good, he felt a little unhappy, and wanted to take revenge; he also saw that Cuihua was freezing yesterday, but covered Renrui's legs with a wolfskin mattress to do things for Cuihuan, he had a lot of thoughts, Looking at it with a cold eye, he is also a conscientious one. He must be pulled out as well, and we will wait for the future to reason. The next day, Renrui ran over, smiled and said to Cuihuan, "Did you sleep well with the deformed corner of the kang yesterday?" Rui said: "How dare, how dare!" Then he said to the old man, "Yesterday Zijin paid out the three hundred silver, and today I will go to the office to pay the debt for you. This clothes, quilt and pillow are given by Zijin. You You don't have to be polite. If you want to give money, he won't accept it." The old man said, "Where does it start! If you want someone to spend so much money, you have to thank me first, and then try to make up for it." He said. , Renrui went to the county by himself. Because Cuihuan's name was too vulgar and it was inconvenient to call it anymore, Lao Can reversed it for him and changed it to "Huancui", but he used a nickname, which is much more elegant.In the afternoon, he ordered someone to find his brother. He saw that the clothes on his body were too blue, so he gave him a few taels of silver, and asked Li Wuling to buy some clothes for him to wear. Time flies, and before you know it, five days have passed.That day, Renrui had already entered the county office, and Lao Can was teaching Huancui how to read in the inn, when he suddenly heard the report from the clerk in the inn: "Master Wang of the county is here!" In the sedan chair, the old man greeted him out of the door of the hall.Zijin came in, sat down among the guests and the host, and said: "Bai Taizun will arrive immediately, brother is here to pick up the errand, and come here by the way to congratulate the elder brother and chat for a while." Brother Rui expresses his gratitude to Chen. Because the king is at the office, it is not convenient to come to thank him in person, so I hope I can forgive you." Zijin said humbly: "How dare you." He ordered the newcomer to come out to meet him.Zijin gave some more jewelry as a gift of meeting.Suddenly, someone from outside rushed to report: "Master Bai just arrived, got off the sedan chair on the other side, and walked over the ice." Zijin hurriedly got on the sedan chair to meet him.I don't know what will happen next, let's listen to the next chapter.
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