Chapter 92: Swallowing money will hurt your throat
When you get up early, there is a long queue at the yamen gate, all of them are people working as road guides.
Yu Tingwan smeared pot ashes on his face again, and now he was among them, playing with the hidden weapon he had just obtained.
Shunzi gave it to her after going to the iron shop.
Yu Tingwan didn’t dare to press buttons anywhere for fear of accidentally touching the mechanism.
Unexpectedly, it seems to be particularly textured. It doesn't look like a bargain at all.
But she didn’t understand these either, so she went back to ask Wei Shen.
Behind me are complaints.
“This road is getting more and more expensive. Last year it was only four cents, but now it has risen to six cents. It’s hard to let people live. I’m afraid if it continues like this, my family will be emptied. ”
How much?
Yu Tingwan was a bit unhappy.
For four people, we get twenty-four coins.
She can even buy eight sleeve arrows! ! !
“Shh, keep your voice down, don’t let the policemen in front of you listen.”
The thin old woman carrying the basket was so frightened that she covered the mouth of the person who spoke before: “I’m tired of living. No? Yesterday, the person who complained about Gui was beaten and had a hole in his head, even though he didn’t get the road guide. He was finally carried unconscious.”
Is the extra money going to the court?
Those officials turned around and divided the points, using them to hide their beauties in golden houses and to raise beautiful concubines!
As soon as he said these words, he really scared the man out.
She no longer dared to complain, but she still whispered in a low voice: "The nobles in the capital will be arriving in Ze County tomorrow, aren't they afraid that we will report them?"
The old woman shook her head, laughing at her naivety.
"Those people came here to pick up the body of General Wei. Even the post station where they live is heavily guarded. Do you have a chance to see them?" "He can withstand the severe punishment of the police."
Yu Tingwan listened quietly without saying a word.
The road guide is very slow, and from time to time you can hear the scolding of the policeman in front.
"You come here if you don't have enough money? Not even a penny less. Do you understand? Come on, come on."
The old man in shabby silver-white clothes knelt down, grabbed the other party's clothes, and begged: "Sir, please be accommodating."
She broke down and cried: "Old lady, I only have five cents, so I'd better go out and go to court Borrowed from a neighbor.”
"An accident happened again in the mine to the west. It was said to be a landslide. My son was buried alive and dead. News came and asked me to collect the body."
"I have to pick him up, pick him up. .”
“Get out!”
He was quickly kicked in the heart when he was arrested.
"Bah! What the hell! What does your miserable life have to do with me?"
"If there is really no other way, then just hit me head-on and die. I can live with you even if I live with you. The sons are reunited."
When the police officers on the side saw this, they all laughed wildly.
Where is this what people should do?
But they wore officer and soldier uniforms and hung swords on their waists, and they were always arrogant and domineering.
The people around him were trembling with fear, with compassion in their eyes, but no one dared to stand up.
Yu Tingwan curled his fingertips and lowered his eyes in silence. Wei Shen and the others were still waiting for her to return at the inn.
Before she has the ability, she will not force herself into it.
To process the road guide, you only need to check the certificate, collect the money, ask where you are going and what the purpose is, and finally press the official seal on the Yamen document.
But those detectives were dragging their feet.
Even if you receive money, you still have to play tricks on people.
In front of Yu Tingwan was an unmarried couple, who were going to the county to buy things for their wedding.
The police officer saw the girl's delicate appearance and became interested.
"He is a country boy with muddy legs. It would be better for you to follow him than follow me."
As he said this, he went to hold the girl's hand.
The girl was so frightened that her eyes burst into tears and she hid behind her fiancé.
The man also turned pale with fright: "Sir..."
He protected the girl behind him: "Twelve cents, no more, no less, you should guide us according to the rules. "
The policeman sneered: "You are a bitch and you deserve to talk to me like this?"
"What are the rules? I am the one who rules here."
This made the man very angry, but he also knew that officialdom can suppress people to death.
Even if the other party is just a little catcher. In this extremely poor place, people are exploited and there are many evil-minded people everywhere.
What can he do.
He could only grit his teeth and said: "Then we won't open it."
The police officer sneered and accepted the money with no intention of returning it: "If you don't open it, get out, don't delay my work."
The man's hands under his sleeves tightened again and again. He could only swallow his resentment and protect his fiancée from leaving.
The policeman spat on the ground.
“Coward!”
"It's just a woman, what's wrong with me?"
His attitude was not very good: "The next one."
At first glance, yo, it's a young girl.
But very dark.
He took a casual glance and found it off-putting, so he did not take a closer look at Yu Tingwan's facial features.
Yu Tingwan sent the certificate and money together.
The policeman raised his eyebrows without counting.
“I’m sorry to bother you, sir.”
Yu Tingwan: “Our family is from Xilin Village. We went to the county to see my husband. The illness is really serious, so I’m afraid we might be delayed. . ”
“With the extra money, I’ll treat the adults to drinks.”
The detective swallowed back the humiliation in his mouth and immediately smiled, not embarrassing Yu Tingwan at all.
He picked up the official seal and pressed it neatly on the four-part road guide.
"I'm not a police officer who makes trouble for people. Go ahead, it's important to see a doctor."
Yu Tingwan took the guide and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
“Thank you, Sir.”
After she turned around, the smile on her face disappeared.
The girl walked forward, turned across the street, and stopped.
Not long after, a silver-haired old man came over. Her steps were staggering, her hands were shaking, and her lips were opening and closing numbly.
“Go home and collect money.”
“Collect money to pick up Si’er.”
Even if they country people die, they will return to their roots.
Yu Tingwan felt sad for a while.
“Mother-in-law.”
She stopped the person.
The old man looked over just now, leaning on a cane.
Yu Tingwan pushed the coin into her hand and left without saying anything to go back to the inn.
The old man's chaotic eyes were without any brilliance, but his lips trembled violently, whimpering uncontrollably.
“Girl.”
She called Yu Tingwan in front of her.
“Look at what you are wearing, I guess you come from a poor family, I...”
Yu Tingwan Wen's voice interrupted: "Who doesn't have difficulties when going out? I can still afford a penny. Mother-in-law, you don't want to steal or rob, just accept it with peace of mind."
As she said that, she thought of something. .
“I just gave the policeman an extra six cents.”
The girl’s voice was very soft, without any emotion: “Did you see it, mother-in-law? Those people are not even as good as animals, don’t mention them. I'm happy."
The old man's chapped lips moved: "You gave me too much."
Yu Tingwan: "I don't feel bad."
"I also remember those people's faces."
It won't be long before the new county magistrate takes office, and the world of Ze County will change. . What is a small town?
"Sooner or later they have to know."
She raised her eyelids lightly, her tone hiding coldness and ridicule: "Swallowing money will hurt your throat, and sooner or later you will have to spit it out doubled."
(End of this chapter)