"You can't get in!" The guard at the city gate stopped Boss Zeng, "You can get in from other places using roads, but you can't get in from Beishan County. Go back!"
Boss Zeng awkwardly grabbed the note in his hand. After thinking about it, he could only turn back. But after walking back a few steps, he thought of what Mei Zi said this morning.
He came to the guard again.
"What? Do you have to enter Beishan County?" The guard tightened his grip on the spear in his hand.
Boss Zeng hunched over and asked: "I heard that the county magistrate of Beishan County intends to let people from other counties live there?"
"What!" The officers and soldiers guarding the city had a very strange expression. It was obviously not the first time he heard about this matter, but he pretended to be very surprised, "There is such a thing! Why didn't I know! Do you have any official documents from Beishan County on you? ”
Sweat broke out on Mr. Zeng’s forehead: “No…no.”
"Then why should I believe you!" The officers and soldiers suddenly roared, scaring Boss Zeng so much that he took several steps back.
Boss Zeng apologized profusely, turned around and ran away.
He reached the border of Yangmen County before he dared to stop for a moment and rest under a tree on the roadside.
He supported the tree with both hands, complaining in his heart that the news Meizi heard was inaccurate, but then he was glad that it was inaccurate.
In this way, Meizi doesn't have to think about going to Beishan County.
He sat under the tree for a while, his back clothes soaked with sweat, and he felt even colder when the wind blew.
Boss Zeng quickly stood up, untied his outer coat and wiped it with a sweat towel.
While wiping, he suddenly heard a series of footsteps coming from behind. He turned around and saw three people who looked like officers and soldiers walking towards him.
Boss Zeng thought that he had offended the officials at the city wall and these people were here to arrest him. He was so frightened that he dropped his sweat towel and ran away.
The officers and soldiers who were walking quickly noticed him, and immediately changed from walking to running, chasing Boss Zeng. While chasing, they shouted to their companions: "Don't let him run away!"
Boss Zeng ran dozens of steps and could have thrown away the three people behind him.
Unexpectedly, when he looked back, he got caught by a tree root and fell to the ground. The more anxious he became, the less able he was to break free in time.
Soon he was caught up by the three people behind him.
The official knife was placed on his neck, "You ran pretty fast."
Boss Zeng knelt down and begged sincerely, "Master, please let me go. I heard what others said. I really don't know. I didn't mean to offend you."
"Listen to others?" The man holding the knife became alert, "Listen to who said it!"
"Listen to what the fellow villagers said." Boss Zeng took out the copper coins he brought and presented them with both hands, "I beg you officials to be accommodating! Let me go, I will definitely..."
The three people asked sharply before he could finish his words: "Which village!"
Boss Zeng was afraid of causing trouble to the village, so he didn't say anything immediately.
The man holding the knife pressed further: "Say!"
As soon as the other party came closer, Boss Zeng noticed that what this man tied around his waist was not a belt but a hemp rope. Looking carefully at the three people, the undergarments under the official clothes were not as clean as his, and there were stains on the collar and cuffs. The red spots seemed to be blood stains.
"Say!"
The blade was close to the skin, and his life would be sealed here if he moved it even slightly.
These people were not officers and soldiers. Boss Zeng understood that most of them were wanted gangsters in Yangmen County.
After guessing their identities, Boss Zeng was not as scared as before.
"I said, I said, three gentlemen." Ambassador Zeng backed away secretly, "Our village is not far ahead, I will take you there now."
The three people exchanged glances, and Boss Zeng suddenly took action. Before the other party could react, he punched and smashed the other party's knife hand. The incident happened suddenly and the situation changed instantly.
Boss Zeng took the knife from the man's hand and slashed at the other two people.
He was born with brute strength, coupled with his quick movements, he was able to subdue these three people in an instant.
After the person was tied up, Boss Zeng began to worry. What should he do next?
Only the cold winter wind passed by on the wide official road, and he couldn't find anyone to discuss a solution.
He woke up the least injured one and asked: "Who are you? Where did the clothes on your body come from?"
How could the tied man respond properly? The verbal exchanges between the two were nothing but meaningless threats and curses.
Boss Zeng was debating whether to take them forward to find Li Zheng or send them back to the Yangmen County Yamen when he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from ahead.
It was Mao Chunfang who led people through this place and discovered them.
Boss Zeng was still confused when he returned home, with a silver reward from the government in his arms.
"Why are you coming back at this time?" Aunt Zeng was the first to see him, "Did you forget something at home?"
Boss Zeng shook his head, and his eyes followed Meizi who just came out of the room, "Mom, I have something to say with Meizi."
"Is there something you can't even tell me but can only tell her?" Aunt Zeng emphasized: "I am your mother!"
Boss Zeng ignored it and pulled Meizi into the room.
Zeng Laosan, who was chopping firewood behind the kitchen, came around and said, "Mom, if you take care of me, I will take care of you. What do you do to take care of the elder brother and sister-in-law? When they become a family, they will naturally take care of each other."
In the room, Boss Zeng asked: "Where did you get the news about the important people in Beishan County?"
Mei Zi saw his serious expression and wondered, "Mr. Meng said it himself, why do you ask that?"
"I asked Li Zheng for leave today and asked him to help me sign the road sign. I wanted to go to Beishan County to ask for details, but I was stopped at the gate of Yangmen County. I told the officers and soldiers about it, but they said there was no such thing. Heard the news.”
Mei Zi guessed, "Maybe you went too early and Master Meng didn't have time to say hello to Yangmen County."
Boss Zeng also had his keenness, "I can't see it." He took Meizi's hand and handed the silver to her.
Meizi looked at the broken silver in her hand and was very surprised, "Where did it come from?"
"On the way back from Yangmen County, I caught three thieves pretending to be officers and soldiers. This is a reward from the official."
"Did you meet a robber?"
Boss Zeng untied his outer coat, "Maybe I was the only one on the road, so I became jealous." At this point, Boss Zeng suddenly stopped unbuttoning his clothes. He felt that something was wrong. If those people were just trying to steal money, , why do you need to ask which village he is from?
Meizi didn't expect that he would encounter such a dangerous thing, so she quickly helped him take off his coat and checked, "Where are you injured?"
When she raised her eyes, she saw the blood marks on Boss Zeng's neck.
"It's a little scratched, but it'll be fine in a while." Boss Zeng said, "With my strength, I won't have any problem dealing with the three thieves. I was just initially fooled by their clothes into thinking they were really officers and soldiers."
Meizi rummaged through the cabinet to find the medicine powder and a change of clothes for Boss Zeng, "Yangmen County is in chaos. When we returned, we heard from the escorting officers and soldiers that the place would be in chaos for a while. You are really brave. If you dare to go there alone, if something happens, we won’t know where to find you.”
"It has never been such a mess before." Boss Zeng put on a shabby coat, "But this time I made a lot of money. I estimate that this dime of silver has one or two weights. I will weigh it tomorrow at Li Zheng's house. .”
Meizi applied the medicinal powder to his wound, "I would rather not make money like this."
"I asked the official about going to Beishan County. The official from Yangmen County said that he had never heard of such news. Maybe they were officials and didn't discuss it.
Although Mr. Meng is a good official, he is still young, so it is possible that other officials will not take him seriously. ”
"Impossible." Mei Zi said firmly, "Mr. Meng has never said empty words. What she said can definitely be done." (End of Chapter)