Chapter 029: Thief Xiantan Village
"Young Dongjia, look, it's a bad official from Putian County?"
At this time, Tian Wenkun was sharp-eyed and found that there was movement on the official road in the direction of Putian County.
Cui Geng turned his head to look, only to see the chariots, Ma Xiaoxiao, and there were twenty soap-clad hat-winged yacha rushing towards this side.
It's because you don't talk about people during the day, don't talk about ghosts at night, and look at the outfits, aren't these people the yacha of Putian County?
In the blink of an eye, the first errand officer spurred his horse and galloped over, shouting majestically: "Xu Hu, the head catcher of a certain Putian County, came to help Cui Dong's family arrest the thief on the order of the master of my family's Shaofu!" β
In the Tang Dynasty, the county order was called the Ming Mansion, and the county lieutenant was called the Shaofu.
Cui Geng had heard Su Youtian, the master of the Su family, mention that their family's heel in Putian was He Xu, the county governor of the county. Therefore, this time to ask for troops from Putian County is also the face of the Su family.
Cui Geng glanced at Xu Hu, the head catcher who turned over and dismounted, born with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, a fierce face, and a fierce appearance. Looking at the slowly approaching team of yacha, there are no less than twenty of these yacha teams, and there are not a few people who are equipped with straight knives and horned bows, especially at the back of the yacha team, which is actually equipped with three or two prisoner cars.
Good guy, it's not a small battle!
Cui Geng knew in his heart that if it weren't for some serious and important cases, it would be impossible for the yamen to send such a battle, and in the past, he would dispatch three or five arrests, and then carry a few weapons such as water and fire sticks and iron rulers. It seems that this county lieutenant He has given the Su family enough face.
Who is the county lieutenant? Under the county order, the official who is on par with the county and is in charge of public security is not an ordinary official. And only in the county can they be qualified to have the post of county lieutenant. In later generations, he was at least a real officer, the director of the county public security bureau. Like them, the Qingyuan County Ya is only equipped with a county order.
He was not naΓ―ve enough to have such a big face that he could let a high-ranking and unknown county lieutenant make such a big head for him.
It seems that he owes a little bit of the Su family's favor.
Mao Bo, Tian Wenkun and the others looked at each other's formations and couldn't help but look at each other. Xiao Jiu even muttered: "In the end, it is the county yamen, look at the momentum of the people." Look at Song Zhutou in our county, holding a Tang knife and swaggering through the market every day, and there is a group of soft-footed shrimp under his hands! β
At this time, Xu Hu stepped forward and arched his hand: "Dare to ask which one is Cui Erlang from Qingyuan?" β
Cui Geng bowed slightly, hugged his fists and said, "It's down there." This time, there is Lao Xu and all the errand brothers. Mauberβ"
As he spoke, Mao Bo had already returned to the car and took out a small money bag the size of a fist, which contained some Tongbao money and broken silver, and handed it to Cui Geng.
Cui Geng stuffed the money bag into Xu Hu's hand without a trace, and said, "Be careful, I hope Xu Zhutou will smile!" β
Who knew that Xu Hu blocked back, shook his head and said: "He Shaofu personally explained the errand, how dare we accept the benefits of Cui Shaodong's family?" β
Xu Hu's head-catching errand is not even a small official, in his eyes, not to mention an official with rank like He Xu, even if Song Wen is an errand like Xu Wen, he does not dare to slack off. He couldn't figure out the relationship between Cui Geng and He Xu, so he definitely didn't dare to accept bribes.
However, Cui Geng still forced the money bag over, and said with a smile: "Xu Zhutou don't think too much, there is not much money, this is to invite the brothers to drink tea and wine, which is not a benefit." Put it away, don't be a child anymore. β
If you want the horse to run fast, you must give the horse some grass, Cui Geng knows this truth, whether it is in business or for the official and the royal family.
Xu Hu naturally did a lot of work in the county government to catch heads and collect money from people, and he couldn't stand Cui Geng's enthusiasm, so he had to take the money bag.
He is an old fritter, and with a light touch of the money bag with his hand, he estimated that the sum of this money and broken silver should have several times, and secretly exclaimed, this surnamed Cui is actually generous, I thought it was a bad errand sent down by the top, but I didn't expect it to be a fat poor!
The current monetary value is still very strong, and the amount of money is enough for them to go back to the largest wine store in Putian County to eat and drink a lot.
Immediately, Xu Hu's whole person became enthusiastic, no longer with a tiger face like just now, and took the initiative to smile at Cui Geng: "Okay, Cui Shaodong, you see that we are also here, can we start acting?" β
Money can make ghosts grind, and people in this yamen are not exempt from vulgarity.
Cui Geng snorted, beckoned to the guy who was inquiring about the situation in Xiantan Village just now, and asked him to report to Xu Hu about the specific situation in front of him.
After the guy introduced him, Xu Hu bared his teeth and smiled, patted the straight knife in his waist with disdain, and said, "Those guards at the entrance of the village took some sticks and steel forks?" This is not uncommon. A group of grass people can't make any big waves. There is no need to deploy a certain family, so they rush forward directly and block it at the entrance of the village. In this way, Shao Dong, my brothers and I take the lead, you are ordinary people in the end, and you don't know how to use sticks. When we calm the scene, you can come up again, okay? β
Cui Geng couldn't help nodding when he heard this, this is indeed the truth. rushed to the formation of Xu Hu and his subordinates, and directly blocked the entrance of the village to surround Xue Songnian and others, and it is estimated that some people will be scared to pee. Where have ordinary people seen such a scene?
"Okay, let's arrange it according to what Xu Zhutou said!" This directly handed over the command to a professional like Xu Hu.
Xu Hu held the straight knife on his waist, turned around and commanded loudly to the officials behind him: "Brothers, go up for a while to threaten the Lord, don't use the sword and bow in vain, they are all grass-headed people, and they can't help but scare!" β
"Gotcha!" All the yacha shouted in unison.
Xu Hu slammed the knife out of the sheath, waved it in his hand and shouted: "Brothers, rush with me!" β
As soon as possible, he led a group of officials to the loading site at the entrance of the village half a mile away.
Cui Geng saw Xu Hu leading people up, so he greeted Tian Wenkun: "Let's go, Tian Dongjia, take your sturdy guy from the warehouse, let's follow together!" β
After a while, Cui Geng and Tian Wenkun took their respective young guys, followed behind Xu Hu and the others, and rushed to the entrance of the village.
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Xiantan Village, the entrance of the village.
At this time, people enter and exit at the entrance of the village, moving and lifting are endless, dozens of mule carts are filled with a jar of "Mulan spring wine" that has been hoarded for a long time, in order to prevent too many people's attention on the road, the mule cart is also covered with a thick layer of straw.
From the dawn of the day to the present, almost the whole outfit has been launched.
Peng Tai, the shopkeeper of the Sihai Warehouse, commanded his men to move the last batch of inventory from the village winery, and walked out of the village, and saw Xue Songnian and Mei Ji checking the mule cart there, and then walked over, and shouted with a proud face: "Both, this transaction is a good job." Just wait for Lin Sangongzi to return this batch of goods back to Quanzhou City, hehe, when the time comes, let's just wait to count the silver, haha......"
Xue Songnian gently patted the wine jar of the mule cart, and also smiled pleasantly: "Yes, Quanzhou Mansion is Lin Sanlang's territory, and with the Lin family over there, our batch of goods should be sold out soon." When the time comes, the winery will have to continue, so that the money can roll in! β
"Exactly, it's thanks to the Xue Dongjia that the third son of Lin was brought in."
Peng Tai flatteringly arched his hand at Xue Songnian, and when he saw Su Dalang not far away in a daze, he shouted loudly: "Su Dalang, what's going on with you kid today?" It looks like a soul is not giving up. It can't be that I tossed around the little girl at Xiqin's place last night, right? You boy, sooner or later you will die in the belly of a woman! β
The Xiqin in Peng Tai's mouth is a red-card girl in a green building in Putian County, and Su Dalang has been running there every day recently, and Peng Tai, who is a fox friend and dog friend, is naturally clear.
Su Dalang was observing Cui Geng and Xu Hu at this time, when they arrived, and it was when he was weak-hearted, when he was suddenly shouted by Peng Tai like this, he was almost scared out of illness, and hurriedly covered up: "Ah? What's the matter, I haven't been looking for Xiqin much lately. By the way, why hasn't Lin Saburo come out yet? β
At this time, Mei Ji also found that Lin Sanlang hadn't come out of the village for half a step all morning, and said a little suspiciously: "The goods are all loaded, and I am about to set off, why hasn't Lin Sangongzi come out yet?" This errand to transport goods back to Quanzhou Mansion can't be played without him! β
Peng Tai said: "Mrs. Fang, don't worry, I greeted Lin Sangongzi when I came out just now, and he said that it is the time of the hour, and it will be the time in half an hour." He found someone to see the yellow calendar, and when he was in the middle of the day, he went out! No, people are still resting in the village! β
Speaking of this, Peng Tai couldn't help but feel funny, and glanced at the location of the village entrance behind him to see if Lin Sanlang had come out, and then covered his mouth and laughed in a low voice: "If you want me to say, this Lin Sanlang is also chattering, and when he goes out to escort the goods, he still has to look at the time and the yellow calendar, I wonder, why do you believe this at such a young age?" β
"You know a!"
Xue Songnian glared at him and said disdainfully: "What kind of family is the Lin family in Quanzhou?" Their family is a shipbuilding family, and every time a new ship is built to be launched, they have to look at the yellow calendar, and they also open an altar to worship the god of the sea. This is a big family, with a background, do you know? β
Peng Tai was stabbed in vain, so he had to laugh again and again.
Then Xue Songnian said: "This shipment is indispensable to Lin Sanlang's help, he said to wait a little longer." By the way, Mrs. Fang, why didn't your father-in-law come today? This is the first shipment of our cooperation, and he is not present on this kind of big day? β
"He was sick, so he had to run for him with a concubine!"
Mei Ji frowned slightly, originally Fang Ming came here today, but when he was about to go out in the early hours of this morning, the guy actually said that his stomach was cramping and he asked him to run this trip for him.
Xue Songnian sighed, there is no doubt about it.
Suddenly, Xue Songnian's right eye jumped for no reason, and just as he was about to reach out and rub his right eye, a noisy and noisy footsteps suddenly sounded around the entrance of the village.
"The Putian County Ya Arrest Class is here to handle the case, and the people present are not allowed to leave without permission!"
"Whoever is in charge here, come out quickly!"
"Obey the orders quickly, guard the exit, and don't let anyone leave without permission!"
"If there is a escape, draw your sword and open your bow; If there is a resistant, shoot and kill! β
"I am Xu Hu, the head catcher of Putian County, and I was ordered to come here to arrest thieves, who is Xue Songnian? Who is Maggie? Who is Pentai? Get out of here!! β
Sudden changes, battles and threats, as Xu Hu said, how could ordinary people have ever seen this kind of formation?
In an instant, the apprentices and horsemen who drove the mule carts at the entrance of the village squatted in place, not daring to move in the slightest, for fear of angering these officials and losing their lives.
And Xue Songnian and the others changed their faces drastically, especially Mei Ji, who was so frightened that she hid behind Xue Songnian.
Xue Songnian is an old businessman who has seen the world, and he quickly calmed himself down, and kept thinking in his heart, did he leak the secret of fake wine? Who leaked the news to the officer? How could it be that someone from Putian County and not from Qingyuan County? The people in Qingyuan County are okay, whether it is the name of the old man or the relationship between Mei Ji and Song Wen, they can deal with it. But how did it come to be the official errand of the Putian County Ya? Hiss...... What's next? What to do?
For a while, Xue Songnian's mind was spinning rapidly, and suddenly, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he secretly kicked Peng Tai with his foot, and urged in a low voice: "Quick, go into the village to find Lin Sanlang, with him, the son of the Lin family in Quanzhou, forgive these yacha and don't dare to act rashly!" β
Peng Tai's heart was also tight when he heard this, yes, why did he forget this young master?
Then taking advantage of Xu Hu's distraction, he turned his head and ran into the village.
At this time, at the fork in the road half a mile away from the entrance of the village, another group of yacha also came from afar, about a dozen people, and the leader shouted at his subordinates behind him in a thick voice: "Quick, brothers, hurry up, when we enter the village and break this thief's den of counterfeit wine, this head catcher will definitely ask for credit for the big guy." When the time comes, the county will be happy, and everyone will reward a bucket of white rice, which will be beautiful! β
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