Chapter 28: Hard and Soft

"Fifth brother, why did you bring the bacon and chicken when you went to find Wang Lao Ghost without a knife?"

Xiao Liu carried a few pieces of bacon and a bag of eggs that Luo Feng had just brought back, and followed his brother very unhappily.

"You have to be reasonable, if you don't make sense, it won't be tenable, this time, Fu San is at fault first, let's go to Wang's house now to beg them to release people, this thing can be regarded as an apology."

In addition to this thing, Luo Feng also had a few copper coins in his coat.

Wangzhuang is not far from Nanshan Village, across a Nanxi River, it is only four or five miles away. With Xiaoliu leading the way, Luo Feng quickly found the old ghost Wang's house.

Wang Laogui's house is very large, in the east of Wangzhuang Village, his house is deep and high, and the loess rammed wall is high enough to be high, and you can vaguely see dozens of houses inside, which seems to be a large mansion composed of several courtyards.

In broad daylight, there were several Zhuang Ding with sticks standing at the door, and several vicious dogs lying on the side basking in the sun.

"I'm tired of a few brothers, and I will inform Wang Daguan for me, and I will say that Luo Wu in Nanshan Village has something to ask to see."

The villagers at the door were lazily basking in the sun, but they only looked up when they heard the sound, and then continued to chat.

Luo Feng smiled slightly, but he didn't say anything.

He pulled out a small string of copper coins from his body, exactly ten, and handed it over.

"Brother, thank you!"

When the man saw the copper coin, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Luo Feng seriously with some surprise.

"Nanshan Village Luo Wu? What is your relationship with Luo Xiaoliu? He turned his mouth to Xiao Liu.

"That's my brother."

This turn was not only expected by him, but also made him wonder, who doesn't know the conditions in Luo Xiaoliu's family, when did he, the fifth brother, be so generous?

But for the sake of this string of money, he nodded politely, "Oh, it turned out to be Brother Luo, okay, wait here, brother will go in with you and report to the officials." ”

After a while, the guy came back, "Fifth Brother Luo, I also disturbed the afternoon nap of the big official for this matter, and I was reprimanded, so I can help you explain it, you can go in." ”

"Spare my brother." Luo Feng gave up.

Entering the mansion from the side door, Xiao Liu was dissatisfied, "Brother, why did you give that guy ten copper coins, that guy is a housekeeper, and he usually likes to play tricks on me and Du Da them the most, and it's very bad." ”

Of course I know, but why should we be like them, remember, we are here to save them, not to be angry with them. ’

Xiao Liu was also very familiar with the inside of the Wang family, and soon came to the front of the main hall with Luo Feng.

As a result, he met another person at the door, and scolded Xiao Liu, "Luo Liu, you are blind to your dog's eyes, this front yard hall is also where you can come in with a cowherd?" Do you want to be whipped with your two brothers? ”

Luo Feng stepped forward past Xiao Liu, looked at the guy a few times, and saw that the clothes were obviously a family slave or something, maybe he was a lowly slave.

"In Xia Luo 5, the brother of Luo 6."

"So what?"

"In the next is now the Zhangqiu County Commander personally awarded the Yamen fast class is sending to catch fast, today I came to visit Wang Daguan, but I didn't expect to meet a vicious dog here."

When the man heard Luo Feng report his identity, he was secretly surprised, he was indeed just a slave of the Wang family, and he thought that he could bully Luo Liu, who was herding cattle, but he didn't expect that his brother was actually a yamen who was quick to catch.

"Why don't you go and report to the king!" Luo Feng scolded, for such a slave, he naturally didn't bother to look good.

The man walked away.

After a while, the man went and returned, but he was much more polite, and came to say that Wang Daguan was invited.

Following him into the hall, the servant reported, "Great official, Brother Luo Wulang of Nanshan Village has arrived." ”

In the hall, a chubby old man sat behind a table, drinking tea leisurely, listening to the reports of his subordinates, but he didn't raise his head.

Luo Feng stood in the hall, "Luo Wu of Nanshan Village, I have seen Wang Daguan. ”

"Are you the elder brother of Luo Liu? I heard that I've been in the limelight recently, and I've become a catcher? "Old Ghost Wang's words are still very unkind.

Luo Feng smiled, he knew that Wang Lao Ghost had his confidence, although he was only a landlord in the countryside, but the Great Sui has always been the imperial power of the county, and what the imperial court can directly manage is to the county seat, and in the countryside, although there are county officials like the township chief, in fact, the township chiefs are only representatives of the big clans and rich people in the township.

The real power in the township is held by the big clans and rich people in these villages.

For example, Wang Lichang in Nanshan is a rich landlord, and he is also the nephew of Wang Laogui.

A young catcher is really not worth his attention.

"I accidentally captured a few bandits, and the county order and the county were favored and appreciated, and I was promoted to catch fast, in fact, it was all luck." Luo Feng arched his hand, "I came today, firstly, I wanted to come to visit Ben Li's respected officials, and secondly, I also had something to ask for, and I came in a hurry, I didn't have time to prepare any generous gifts, just a little thin thing, and I wanted to smile." ”

Luo Feng beckoned and asked Xiao Liu to deliver the bacon and eggs.

After the case, Wang Laogui put down the tea cup in his hand with some surprise, raised his head and looked at Luo Feng carefully, this young man, he originally thought that he was a countryman similar to Luo Xiaoliu, but he only did it after taking shit luck, but now listening to his words, it is very surprising.

This deliberately put on that high-minded attitude, but this Luo Wu's response attitude is very good, and it is extremely rare to be neither humble nor arrogant.

It's a character, and it's not all luck.

"Come on, come here, what else do you bring, it's all from the villagers."

Old Ghost Wang's attitude changed.

"Great officials."

"Call me Uncle Wang and say okay."

"Then I'll call you Uncle Wang, that's the case, I heard my sixth brother say that his friend Fusan stole a sheep from you and gave it to Du Da, who had been cooking for a few days."

"Yes."

"Uncle Wang, this matter is wrong with Fu San, no matter what, it is to steal without asking, and stealing is a violation of the king's law, but he is young and ignorant, and he is also dedicated to helping his brother. My sixth brother and Du Da and Fusan are playing very well, so I came here to ask the big officials to raise their noble hands and forgive these ignorant children once, as for the sheep you lost, I will compensate for them, how much, you say the number, I will compensate according to the price. ”

Old Ghost Wang laughed a few times, "A sheep is nothing, although my Wang Wu is not a wealthy family, but it is also a little thin, a sheep is just a drop in the bucket for me." It's just that I've always hated thieves the most, especially family thieves, and the third is a sheepherd in my family, and he is also the nephew of one of my concubines, when he saw that his family was poor, he asked him to come over to herd sheep to earn food, but I didn't expect him to steal my sheep. ”

"Sheep is a trivial matter, but the thief must be punished, otherwise, how can there be rules in the future?"

"It's natural for the big officials to say it, but now the big officials have arrested and beaten them, I think the lesson has been learned, and everyone else has seen it, so the matter is almost over, what do you see?"

"Did you forget it?" Old Ghost Wang asked with a smile.

Luo Feng also smiled a little unceremoniously and said, "Big official, I happen to be the county arrester now, and I am responsible for this group of thieves and thieves. How about I go to the county government office for you to report the case? ”

When the old ghost Wang heard this, the smile on his face disappeared.

Even if he doesn't take Luo Feng's arrest in his eyes, he is actually very quick to intervene in his affairs, especially if this kind of theft case is such a thing, if it attracts the catchers to come to the house to investigate the case, and this case is established, it is equivalent to attracting a large number of flies, and it is not so easy to deal with it without spending a little effort and money.

He was a little more impressed by Luo Feng, although this young man was young, he was very old and spicy.

"Hahaha, Xiao Wu, look where you said this. Since you're here today, then I'll have a face for you, a new catcher, and you can take it back. ”

Luo Feng left the money, but Wang Lao Ghost asked him to take it away.

"I can't ask you to come out with this money, there is no reason for this, you can take it away, but in the future, Fu San Du Da will no longer have to come to my house to herd pigs and sheep, and since you have become a fast catcher, your brother will naturally not have to come to my house to herd cattle to earn those two buckets of corn in the future, right?"

Luo Feng smiled slightly, this result is also good, he didn't politely take back the money, a few times the money is also money.

"Then I will thank Uncle Wang, and I will also thank Uncle Wang on behalf of Du Da and Fusan, and say goodbye!"

"Slow down, don't let go!"

Out of the big house, Xiao Wu was still carrying those few strips of bacon and the bag of eggs, "Brother, that's it?" ”

"Of course, it's fine, or what?"

"Brother, you're amazing."

Luo Feng shook his head helplessly, what kind of power is this, but because he is no longer the Luo Wu of the past, he is now related to the county order, and he should catch it quickly, otherwise, who will really treat him as a green onion.

"Let's go, go pick up your two brothers!"