Chapter 10 Section ten

Zigong wore wooden hand shackles on both hands, iron tongs on his neck, and his feet were not idle. A pair of cast iron shackles prevented him from moving.He could only sit quietly on the grass and sing songs.Seeing me, his eyes sparkled with surprise.I smiled coldly in my heart, this little Zhuzi is still scared after all, where is his previous air?But soon sorrow filled my heart, I called the jailer, and asked him angrily: "Our son is just a prisoner in debt, is it necessary to wear such a heavy instrument of torture?" However, after all, he grew up in a village official's family, and he has learned a lot of laws and regulations. Prisoners who know that they are in debt don't need to be treated like this.What's more, they have to be punished to serve as guards in border counties. What if they wear torture instruments and disable their hands and feet?

The jailer didn't know me. I bribed the jailer to come in.He glanced at me from top to bottom, and exclaimed twice: "What a beautiful woman, what are you doing in prison?" I said, "I'm a relative of Zigong, and I came from Lu County to see him." "I didn't expect this thief and prisoner to have such a noble and beautiful relative as you." The jailer looked at me like a saw and said suspiciously, "Then why did he go to prison in debt?" I said eagerly: "Can you quickly loosen the torture equipment for him? I will pay him back how much money he owes." As I spoke, I wanted to take out some gold jewelry that I had brought out, which together were worth at least Five thousand dollars.

The jailer's eyes lit up, but soon dimmed again. He shook his head: "It's too late, he's not just in debt now. On the second day after he was locked up, he wanted to escape and even injured our colleague." , This time I went to Dunhuang to make a decision, no matter how much money I have, don’t even try to redeem him to go home.” He paused, and then added: “Beauty, it’s really unlucky for you to have such a relative.” I was going crazy, and I couldn't control my emotions and shouted: "Mum, I want you to help me and save Zigong. Save him, you can do whatever you want me to do, and I can promise you anything , If you want me to marry a drawer, I will marry a drawer, and if you want me to eat shit, I will do it."

My mother was waiting outside the door at that time, and she was quite frightened when she heard my exclamation.She covered her head and face tightly, for fear of being recognized by others.The wife of a country miser went to prison to see a rascal who was in debt. She couldn't explain it clearly.She waved her hand, and the two maidservants beside her immediately ran over and held my mouth firmly.I could only make a whining sound, and my lungs were about to explode.If I just watched Zigong suffer such torture in prison, I might as well die immediately. I struggled with all the strength in my body. Although the two maidservants often went to the fields to plow the fields and were very strong, they couldn't let me submit for a while under my desperate struggle.The jailer was at a loss when he saw this scene.He was embarrassed to drive us away immediately, after all, the boss told him to be polite to us, and he himself took a lot of bribes from us just now.

Mother was a little at a loss, how could she explain to her father if the trouble continued like this?Especially as soon as the news of my visit to the prison gets out, there will be an uproar in Xiaqiu County. No matter how big the family property is, our Le family is embarrassed to live any longer.Although Xiaqiu is small, after all, it relies on the hometown of Confucius and Mencius. Such a shameful thing cannot happen to a family like ours. When we were making a fuss, we suddenly heard a loud bang outside the prison, which scared us all to shiver.Then I heard a scream from outside, the jailer hesitated for a moment, turned around and ran out, the two maidservants might also be a little curious, poked their necks and looked into the yard through the window lattice.In fact, the windows in the corridors of the prison are very small and open very high, so it is difficult to see outside.But once they are half-hearted, the strength in their hands will loosen.I broke free of them in one fell swoop.But how to get rid of them?I became at a loss again, but the sadness was still really in my heart.

The mother's face changed drastically, and she said to the maid: "Hurry up, let's get out of here." But before she finished speaking, several people with faces covered in black ash rushed in.One swung a big ax and shouted loudly, "Where is Zigong?" I hurriedly pointed to the cell where Zigong was staying. I guessed that they were sent by heaven to save Zigong.Those people rushed over and slashed wildly with their axes, and they split a big hole in the prison door in an instant.They curled up and got in, and then there was the sound of clanging and smashing the shackles inside.

I was nervous and excited, as if seeing Zigong rescued with my own eyes.But my mother was on the verge of breaking down. With a curse, she let go of the two maidservants who were holding me back, and ordered the manservant who followed her to come forward and drag me out.Obviously, this incident is too dangerous. If you don't leave this place of right and wrong quickly, you may be involved. Even if you go to the county court to clarify the matter, you will be disgraced. Everyone knows it.Our Le family still have to be ashamed!For Zigong, I can be ashamed; but they don't love Zigong, they want face.

I was forcibly dragged out of the prison gate by two male servants, and the prison guard also heard the sound, saw us, and hurriedly dragged us to an empty cell nearby, beckoning us to keep quiet.As soon as we ran in, we saw a large group of magistrates in crimson uniforms running past the window, holding halberds, crossbows and other weapons, rushing to the prison where Zigong was.I heard a middle-aged man with a black seal hanging around his waist order loudly: "Bowman, shoot the arrow immediately after hearing my order. If the criminal is arrested without letting go, shoot him on the spot."

Immediately, my head thumped and I passed out.