Chapter 8: Meeting Relatives (II)

As she spoke, Mrs. Zhang, who was full of anger, had already walked to this courtyard, and when she saw that her man was still standing there, and she was very dissatisfied with her precious son, this plump woman suddenly stopped clinging, and said in a sharp voice: "Old thing! What are you talking about! Your son was beaten by someone, and you still scolded him!

Zhang Qing, the head of the village, is a good thing in the township, he was born as a soldier, and he treats outsiders with some decisive means of killing, but he is honest when he faces his wife.

When Zhang Qing was a soldier, it was the most turbulent years in the town, day and night, alive today, tomorrow may be buried in the battlefield, and only this woman, as soon as she gritted her teeth, she married him.

Not to mention anything else, just this kindness alone makes this blood-stained front tooth barracks positive, a little "afraid of guilt"!

"Hehe, madam, what are you talking about? Can I not feel sorry for my son? Zhang Qing hurriedly said with a smile.

"My son has woken up, crying in pain, if you are still a human being, you must avenge him!" Seeing that her man was soft, Mrs. Zhang did not pursue what happened just now.

It's just that as soon as she mentioned the murderer who injured her son, her face showed a look of wanting to bite the other party to death.

If you are a mother, you are strong, and this mother can't see her children being bullied, especially a woman like her with a strong surname - if she wasn't strong, how could she grit her teeth and marry this person back then?

"Do you know who hit it?" When it came to business, Zhang Qing's face became serious, now the Zhang family is faintly a tyrant in the township, how can it be like this?

"It's that little cub of the Wang family! That little cub has a big life, and he actually came back alive from the battlefield! It's Yun'er that he beat at the entrance of the village, don't you see it, it's like beating to the death! I think my family has always been kind to his family, and he actually treated our Yun'er like this, this is slapping you in the face, and not giving you this long face! If you don't clean up that cub, how will you do things in the township in the future?" Mrs. Wang cried and shouted, and her pungent temper was revealed.

Hearing his wife's words, Zhang Qing's face changed, his mind changed several times, and finally he said with a calm face: "I'll go see Yun'er first." ”

Half an hour later, in the front hall, Zhang Qingyin sat there with a cold face.

He had already seen his son's injuries just now, all of them were whiplashes, and the whip used enough strength, it seems that the other party was really ruthless.

But he didn't understand, why was his son beaten like this by the other party?

It is said that there is nothing wrong with joining the army and joining the team, but why should they target themselves like this? No matter what, the Zhang family is now a strong party, and even if it is a county order, it will be polite.

Could it be that the boy of the Wang family, when he became the leader of the team, he was very proud?

At this moment, two respectful voices sounded outside: "Master, Zhang Zhong, Daniel Zhang asks to see." ”

"Yes, come in. Zhang Qing said in a deep voice, looking coldly at the door.

The faces of the two people were not very good-looking, but the master summoned them, and they didn't dare not come, and as soon as they entered the hall, their hearts couldn't help but tremble.

Zhang Qing stared with a gloomy face, his eyes were cold, and he said coldly: "Say, what's going on? Why did Yun'er have a conflict with that kid from the Wang family, and you haven't stepped forward to protect it?"

The two people knelt on the ground almost at the same time, Zhang Zhong entered the mansion two years earlier than Daniel Zhang, familiar with Zhang Qing's surname, knew that he could not hide it at this time, and hurriedly said: "Master, things are very wrong!"

"Oh, what's wrong with the law?" Zhang Qing smiled coldly and said, "If there is a lie, if I find out, you know what will happen!"

Zhang Zhong stubbornly knew that the old man was angry because of the ineffective protection of the two of them, so at this time, he had to narrate them one by one, although he tried his best to push the responsibility on Wang Shoutian, but who Zhang Qing was, after listening, he probably understood the situation.

"Master, everyone else is fine, but the two people who followed are definitely handsome tooth soldiers, close protection. Zhang Zhong lowered his head and said: "At that time, if the villain did it, I was afraid that he would immediately divide life and death, and it was not a pity for the villain to die. ”

"Bastard!" After hearing this, he threw the teacup in his hand to the ground, Zhang Qingyin had a cold face and scolded, at this time, the two people below didn't know who the old man was scolding, and when they saw his angry face, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to say anything.

"You two minions, go to the city and find out what is going on with this Wang family kid, and what does the big handsome mean!" Zhang Qing turned around a few times and said coldly: "Especially in this recent battle, it is very vague, whether it is won or lost, let me find out." ”

He knows the army very well, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will always be notified, but this kind of silence is a problem.

"Yes, sir!" Out of the front hall, the wind blew, and Zhang Qing's head began to hurt.

Although the forecast was set, remembering the tragic appearance of his son being beaten, a wave of anger gathered.

"Hmph, if you rely on it a little, then count it later, if it is a fox and a fake tiger, the Wang family's homestead, I have long thought about getting it!" Looking around, Zhang Qing clenched his fists.

Wang Shoutian and his mother are finishing their meal.

"Mother, I'll put on my official uniform and show you!" Wang Shoutian said.

Wang also wanted to see what his son looked like in his official uniform, so he nodded and said, "Okay!"

Wang Shoutian encountered rain on the way, put the official clothes in the oilcloth bag, at this time, carried the package into the inner room, and after a while, a young man wearing an eight-grade official uniform walked out of it.

Dressed in official uniforms, he naturally had an awe-inspiring heroic spirit, looking at his son, Wang said several good things, and then wiped away his tears.

"Mother, what's wrong with you?"

Wang wiped away his tears and looked at his son in front of him with relief: "Mother is so happy that my son is finally out of breath." ”

As he spoke, he stared at Wang Shoutian seriously, and after a long time, he said a little distractedly: "Like, it's really like ......."

Just then, there was a sudden commotion outside.

"Hegui, go see what's going on outside. Wang frowned slightly, and then said instructively.

"Yes, ma'am. He Gui answered outside, and the footsteps faded away, apparently out to see.

Wang Shoutian suddenly remembered what happened at the entrance of the village before, his heart moved, and he said to Wang: "Mother, the child should also go out to have a look." ”

Wang nodded and said, "Don't be reckless in case of trouble." ”

From her son's face, she saw a certain angry expression, and suddenly thought that maybe the noise outside had something to do with her son.

Wang Shoutian nodded, walked out, and when he passed by the stable, he directly picked up a horsewhip and strode towards the door.

The noise really came from the door of his house, and when Wang Shoutian went out, he had already begun to insult.

A middle-aged man with an angry face and a tax collector's official uniform was scolding He Gui.

Wang Shoutian suddenly became gloomy and walked over quickly.

Seeing that someone was blocking his way, the tax collector was about to open his mouth to scold, but after concentrating, he finally saw the person in front of him clearly!

This is an eight-grade official...... How so?

He was not allowed to speak, and he didn't want to ask anything at all, but as soon as he looked at him, Wang Shoutian lifted the whip and whipped it at the tax collector.

The tax collector, who had been following the tax collector with a lively expression on his face, immediately weakened his legs when he saw the official uniform of the young man in front of him, and saw that the tax collector's face was full of blood, and they were stunned, and they didn't dare to come up to help, and they didn't even dare to say a word.

"Don't get out of here!" said Wang Shoutian in a low voice to them after a few more whips.

If it was in the prosperous court, even if Wang Shoutian was an eight-grade official, openly whipping tax collectors, it would have a very bad impact, but now, the towns are lined up, the teeth and soldiers are rebellious, and the court law is corrupt, not to mention whipping, even if he kills, it is just a trivial matter!

No matter who pleases or tempts, but, if you fight, Wang Shoutian will forget it!

The tax collector came to his senses, picked up the tax collector and ran away, and the villagers who were secretly watching were even more discussed, and the five boys came back to report that they would be suspicious, but they were convinced.

As the saying goes, the county order that destroys the door is the tax collector who breaks the family.

According to the law of the imperial court, the officials are divided into four classes, and the lowest is "Ding", such as tax Ding, Guan Ding, etc., which are all temporary assignments.

More is the secretary, the warden, the order of the three, the tax officer generally only belongs to the secretary (the specific officer's officer), according to the reason, the power is not much, but in fact, it is the most oil and water.

Although the position is low, the power is very great, and as long as the tax collector makes a little move in the payment of taxes, the tax collector can make the common people ruined.

And more collusion with local tyrants, for example, the governor Zhang Qing, colluded with the tax collectors, the tax collectors can fake their names, increase people and pay taxes, more oil and water, and in this way, the people are already difficult, and suddenly they can't bear the burden, and they have broken their homes, so the chief can buy the land cheaply, and also borrow usury in the name of tolerance.

Cooperation up and down, within ten years, the Zhang family has covered an area of 1,000 acres, dominating a township.

For the villagers, although the county order is the parent official, but a few years may not be seen, the chief is the township governor, although secretly annexed, but on the surface always have to get a township father and elder feelings, only the tax collectors, meet from time to time, related to the rise and fall of every family, a word of anger, can break the family, all fearless like a tiger.

Now seeing Wang Shoutian, without saying a word, he raised his whip and whipped him when he went out, his head was full of blood, and this group of tyrannical tax collectors did not dare to say anything, which was more powerful than the county lord accompanying him to the door, and suddenly the villagers trembled, and immediately raised the Wang family by several grades.

Invisibly, in the township, the Wang family immediately jumped from being lower than the Zhang family to at least equal status, if you wait for a while, let the villagers understand what the weight of the eight products is, it will be overpowered.

Don't underestimate this impact, just this simple change has made many families in the township seriously consider whether to send their own children to join the Wang family in order to fight for a future.

"Huh?" Wang Shoutian, who was going back with a bloody whip, suddenly felt startled, raised his head to meditate, and saw that in the official seal on the top, the white qi actually moved, and in a moment, it increased by a few points.

was so domineering that he was even angry, and for a while, Wang Shoutian laughed and laughed, and he was also thoughtful.

The way of the king, hidden in it?