Chapter 25, County Magistrate's Yu

Saved the old man and woman bullied by the sergeant, and the two immediately knelt down and kowtowed to thank them, but were hurriedly helped up by Zu Zhao and Ma Yuan. Zu Zhao asked, "Old sir, why did you offend the government? How could they hurt you like this?"

The old man cried tiredly and said, "How dare we offend the government and just want to live a stable life."

"What the hell is that?" Zu Zhao was puzzled that there was no reason for this government soldier to bully the good people in this broad daylight, and there must be some inside information.

The old man pulled the woman and said, "Don't know anything. A few years ago, the yellow scarf thief made trouble. The child's father and brother responded to the imperial edict to join the army, but unfortunately died in the first battle. Later, the yellow scarf thief was finally driven away, and the child's mother also died of illness. Now it's just me and her. Life is extremely hard. But we are self-retained, and the child can also live by doing some weaving and stitching things. Unexpectedly, one day she accidentally bumped into a man on the street, but it was the county magistrate's little nephew. Seeing that my granddaughter was a little beautiful, he wanted to make trouble. He was resisted by my granddaughter and finally accidentally pushed her to a wooden stake and stabbed her to death.

The old man said here, and Ma Yuan suddenly said loudly, "Well, it's better to stab the bird man. If I meet him, I have to break his hands and feet and slowly torture him to death. In this way, your county magistrate is not a good bird. Take me to his county government later.

The old man shook his head and said, "Although the county magistrate is a little incompetent, he is not a bad person. Everyone saw that it was his nephew who made trouble, which was accidentally killed by my granddaughter, so in the end, the county magistrate did not convict my granddaughter. However, his relatives vowed not to let go of my granddaughter. Every day, people came to make trouble and interfere with our lives, and threatened to buy my granddaughter in a brothel. Day by day, just today, the younger brother of the county magistrate's wife, the one killed by Bai Zhuangshi, suddenly rushed into my house, saying that the emperor wanted to build the palace and asked us to pay hundreds of taels of silver. It's a pity that we can't eat, not to mention hundreds of taels, even dozens of cars can't be handed over. So they also used force, saying that they would sell my granddaughter to the brothel to offset the tax, otherwise the emperor would be blamed and it would definitely affect everyone.

"What the mother, how can there be such a heavy tax? Is this completely an opportunity to retaliate?" Ma Yuan couldn't help patting on the table and making a noise. A good wooden table was scattered on the ground and turned into a pile of waste wood. Everyone exclaimed and praised his good skills.

The old man and the woman also trembled all over, and then said, "Today, I have been saved by the benefactor, and I can't repay you. If the benefactor does not give up, the little granddaughter will follow the benefactor and serve you for the rest of my life." With that, he pulled his granddaughter and kowtowed again.

This is extremely bad for Ma Yuan. He quickly looked at Zu Zhao, hoping that he would say something, and his expression looked very panicked. Zu Zhao couldn't help laughing. Ma Yuan was not afraid of anyone. How could anyone entrust his granddaughter to him, but he was so anxious. He wanted to see how Ma Yuan would reply to the old man and deliberately ignored him. He just smiled indifferently and said nothing.

Ma Yuan was even more panicked when he saw that Zu Zhao did not speak. He looked at Su De, hoping that he would say a few words quickly to help him relieve himself. Unexpectedly, Su De also looked around and ignored him. Ma Yuan waved his arms, lamented and said, "Mr. Lu Ping pulled out a knife to help. This is what all merciful and righteous people in the world will do. How can I get anything in return? You said you wanted your granddaughter to wait on me, but this is absolutely impossible. No way!"

The old man also panicked and said, "Is it possible that the strong man dislikes my granddaughter?"

"No, no, how can I dislike her? It's just that I'm a wanderer. I'm going back to Jizhou with the master now. How can I let your granddaughter serve me? I can't help it." Ma Yuan said.

When the old man heard the words, he knew in his heart that the young Zu Zhao was the master. No wonder the hero had been looking at him with his eyes. Now that I and my granddaughter have completely offended the county magistrate, since I met a master, if I can let him leave with my granddaughter, I can close my eyes even if I die.

"Lord, please help us." The old man pleaded and almost knelt down again.

Zuzu Zhao hurriedly helped him up and said, "Old gentleman, don't be so polite. Why don't we give you some entanglement and go to a foreign country to make a living?

Ma Yuan saw that Zu Zhao took the words, took a long breath, quickly moved to Su De's side, and whispered, "Shi De, do I still think you are a confidant? I didn't expect that you didn't help me."

Su De smiled indifferently and said, "You see, that girl is good. If she can be your wife, I'm afraid it's good. At your age, it's time to find a wife. Now that you encounter such a good thing, you should accept it. Should I help you refuse? This is a matter against my conscience. How can I do it?"

"Bah, I'm a rough man. I'm used to being alone. What kind of wife do you want? Isn't this a bitter girl? This is impossible." Ma Yuan said.

Su De said, "Then let's make a bet."

"What do you bet on?"

"Do you think that the old and young will agree with the master's statement that they will accept some of our entanglement and stay away from here, or will they always insist on following us?" Sud said.

Ma Yuan thought for a moment and thought to himself that they could no longer live here. He didn't want the woman to follow him. How uncomfortable it was. If he follows the master, it has nothing to do with him, but he is afraid that the old man and the woman will recognize him, which is not good. So he bet that the old man and his granddaughter would leave with entanglement.

Sude smiled and said that he would bet that the old man and granddaughter would follow them. The two agreed that the loser would invite a large jar of wine, and then wait for Zu Zhao's treatment results.

Zu Zhao looked at the little woman and found that she was very beautiful. Although she was ordinary, the beauty of the day could not be covered by this coarse cloth. If you can change into a suitable beautiful dress, I'm afraid that beauty will not be inferior to Feng Luoxue and Cai Wenji. Although I am not a lustful person, no one is present, but I can't help reverie. Seeing that woman, this moment is in the beautiful year, which is a high development period, and the temperament between maturity and ignorance is very touching.

He proposed to leave here with some entanglement for them. In fact, he is also sincere. There are so many beautiful women in the Three Kingdoms that he can't see one by one. If so, I'm afraid that he will die in the end, and even Liaodong will be difficult to calm down, let alone unify the country.

Besides, now that I have Feng Luoxue and Cai Wenji, their ** kung fu is absolutely first-class, especially Feng Luoxue. Because they are from a practitioner, they can't play any difficult movements. Every time they are ** with her, they are dying and almost can't stand it. Now if you take such a woman back inexplicably, I'm afraid they will have some opinions. Once the harem fights for favor, it will kill people.

However, the old man repeatedly cried and asked Zu Zhao to take his granddaughter, saying that she had a support, and no one would dare to bully her like this in the future. Zu Zhao couldn't refuse, so he could only look back at Ma Yuan and Su De to see how they felt, especially Ma Yuan, who saved him. Even if he wanted to marry him, he should be promised him. Although Zu Zhao also likes the beauty of this woman, he doesn't want to pocket all the beauties in the world and settle down with his own situation. The most important thing is to do business.

Ma Yuan looked nervous and hid behind Su De. Looking at Ma Yuan like this, Zu Zhao and Su De couldn't help laughing.

"Shide, what do you think we should do?" Zu Zhao asked.

Su De was speechless. In the intersection of his eyes, Zu Zhao had already guessed that this was for him to decide for himself. Zu Zhao looked at the old man and the woman who were also very pitiful. I'm afraid that there are no relatives in the world. If the woman is so beautiful and wanders to other places, she is afraid that she will also provoke lustful people. In this troubled world, no one can say what will happen tomorrow. Therefore, he agreed to the old man's request and let the two of them follow him back to the location of Huangfu Song in Jizhou. As for whether they moved to Liaodong County in the future, whether they should follow or not.

Seeing that Zu Zhao agreed, the old man was very happy, but the woman was a little shy, so her behavior was a little restrained. After getting such a result, Su De smiled at Ma Yuan and said, "Remember, you owe me a jar of wine."

Ma Yuan stared at him and said, "I will definitely invite you". Later, he flashed before the old man and the woman and said, "Sir, let me say first. What you are following now is our master book. Although I saved you today, don't mention asking your granddaughter to serve me or make anything with your body in the future. Yes, otherwise I will definitely beat you out, okay? Of course, if you think you need to repay the favor, then this kindness will naturally be rewarded to the master, do you understand?

The old man and the woman were shocked, and then nodded and agreed. The woman looked at the handsome Zu Zhao even more shyly, afraid that she had long wanted to repay this kindness to Zu Zhao. Although Ma Yuan is his lifesaver, he is so brave that he is still a little afraid when he thinks about it.

When Zu Zhao heard Ma Yuan's words, he just smiled helplessly and thought to himself that Ma Yuan was really a rare talent. An ancient hero who was not greedy for beauty, such as Lv Bu, died because he was greedy for beauty and did not listen to Chen Gong's words. Cao Cao forcibly made trouble with Kong Xiu's sister-in-law in the army, and was finally retaliated by Kong Xiu. Dian Wei, the general who died alive, was really guilty. Ma Yuan is not greedy for beauty, and then the enemy will naturally lack a plan that can use against him.

Zu Zhao agreed to accept the old man and woman's follow, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Ma Yuan threw the sergeant who had been pinched to death outside the door, threw some broken silver to the shopkeeper's second child, and let them deal with it. Several young men were busy and found the bodies of the carriage general and sent to the government office. They knew that this was the younger brother of the county magistrate's wife, but they did not dare to offend them.

Zu Zhao and others were not afraid at all. They ordered some dishes and tasted wine and ate them with the old man and woman. The old man was grateful and knew that he had met a nobleman. He was happy and talked more. During the banquet, he said that his name was Chen Zong. In the word table, he did nothing in his life, even ashamed. His granddaughter's name is Chen Yuanyuan, and her name is Shufen. She is just 16 years old this year.

When Zu Zhao heard this, he sighed that this woman was actually called Chen Yuanyuan. If he had crossed to the end of the Ming Dynasty, he would think that he had met Chen Yuanyuan, a famous prostitute. Look at the girl in front of her, I'm afraid she really competes with Chen Yuanyuan. If they hadn't saved her now, maybe she would have been sold to the brothel. At that time, Chen Yuanyuan, a famous prostitute of the Three Kingdoms, would have appeared in the historical performance. Maybe she could compete with Diao Chan.

When Chen Yuanyuan saw Zu Zhao looking straight at him, he couldn't help but be more shy and buried his head lower. When Zu Zhao saw Chen Yuanyuan's delicate posture, he knew that his performance was indeed too perverted, but with conscience, he did not stare at others. He was thinking about the problem, but his eyes were fixed on her when his thoughts drifted.

Looking at Zu Zhao's appearance, Chen Zong also speculated that maybe this adult may like his granddaughter. If so, that's really great. She will have a support in the future. Even if she is a slave for him, I'm afraid she will have a good life. So the old man simply hit the iron while it was hot, pushed Chen Yuanyuan's arm and said, "Your Excellency accepted us. This bowl of wine is a respect for the old man and his granddaughter to the three adults."

After all, the old man is Lao Jiang. Naturally, his words will not be neglected by Ma Yuan and Su De, but his focus is still on Zu Zhao. He also hopes to find a good home for his granddaughter. In the end, even if he can't marry Zu Zhao to become his wife and concubine, Zu Zhao will definitely arrange a good family for her.

Zu Zhao, Ma Yuan and Su De hurriedly raised the wine bowl and asked Chen Zong not to be too polite. Chen Yuanyuan smiled shyly and also raised the wine bowl as if he wanted to drink. Zu Zhao smiled at her and took the lead in drinking the wine, while the others also drank the bowl to the bottom of the sky. However, Chen Yuanyuan just took a sip and suddenly coughed, and his face turned red, like a cloud, beautiful and attractive.

Chen Zong smiled and said hurriedly, "Excuse me, my little granddaughter has never drunk before. Now she has lost her temper. Please include the three adults."

Zi Zhao laughed and said, "Mr. Chen is serious. It's normal that Yuanyuan can't drink. In this case, then Yuanyuan will eat more dishes without restraint, so as not to drink and damage her body, which is not good.

Hearing Zu Zhao's concern, Chen Yuanyuan looked at Zu Zhao shyly, and quickly lowered his head, and his heart jumped wildly. Ma Yuan and Su De couldn't help laughing when they saw Chen Yuanyuan's shyness. Hearing the laughter, Chen Yuanyuan was even more shy, and her face was white and ruddy, as attractive as a mature peach.

After chatting, the old man learned that Zu Zhao was now working for Huangfu Song and had an intersection with the people of Youzhou, which made him even more amazing. Huangfu Song's great name, Chen Zong often heard that he is an upright and talented person.

Several people were chatting, and suddenly several people outside stumbled in. When asked, they learned that these children were responsible for transporting the corpses of the sergeant. The county magistrate's wife was very sad to see her brother die, saying that she must take revenge, and the county magistrate has also dispatched troops and is coming here. Fortunately, several of them ran fast, otherwise they would have been killed by the sad county magistrate's wife.

"Three adults, how about this? Why don't you run away with a round speed? My old man is waiting for them here alone. Chen Zong said in panic.

When Chen Yuanyuan heard this, her face trembled. She hugged Chen Zong and cried, "Grandpa, I don't want you to leave me. I want to be with you."

"No, you, a woman, if you are caught by them, what kind of crime will you suffer? I will die at worst. If you leave with the three adults and serve the three benefactors in the future, it is also a kind of sacrificing my spirit in heaven. Although Chen Zong said so, it could be seen that he really couldn't bear to leave his granddaughter.

Ma Yuan suddenly jumped up and said loudly, "You two don't have to be so panicked. I still don't pay attention to hundreds of people in the district and county government. You can rest assured that if the county magistrate and his mother-in-law dare to come, I will let them kowtow to you two to admit their mistakes.

Zuzu Zhao also said, "Never of you will be fine. I was going to find them, but now that they have come, I won't go one more time.

As he spoke, there was a playful shout outside, and the brigade quickly surrounded the whole inn, which shocked the people inside to hide around, only revealing half of their heads to peep at what was about to happen. In a blink of an eye, the armored soldiers No. 50 or 60 poured into the inn and surrounded Zu Zhao and other five people with long swords. Then, there was a hissing of the horse outside, and he gave way, but he saw a man stepping down from the horse. Judging from his clothes, it was the county magistrate.

The county magistrate came in and saw the blood stains at the door and the uncleaned wood beside him. He looked at Zu Zhao and asked coldly, "Who are you? But the man who killed my county lieutenant?"

Ma Yuan stepped forward and shouted with his head held high, "Yes, I killed the thief. You are his brother-in-law's bullshit county magistrate, right? What do you want to do?"

The county magistrate glanced at Ma Yuan without changing his face. He looked at Zu Zhao and other people and said quietly, "Yes, I am the county magistrate. You are so rude. Why did you scold me when we met for the first time?

When Zu Zhao heard this, he didn't feel funny in his heart. The county magistrate was very interested. He didn't seem to come to plead guilty, but more like he came to negotiate. Looking at him, his pace is steady and his body is strong. He should be from a general, but listening to him, he looks like a weak scholar. In the face of Ma Yuan's shocking roar, he can still keep his face unchanged, and his heart is like water. It seems that he should not be the quality that a small county magistrate can have. He decided not to take a stand to see how the county magistrate would deal with it next.

Ma Yuan roared, "You thief, let your men mess around. If you don't discipline yourself, can you cover up? Since you can't discipline him, I will give him to God to help you discipline him. Do you also want to reunite with him earlier?

The county magistrate still looked expressionless and asked the soldiers around him: "What's going on? How did you get into trouble with them?"

A soldier came out submissively and pointed to Chen Yuanyuan and said, "We were ordered to collect taxes on various families, but they couldn't pay them, so the county lieutenant wanted to sell the woman to the brothel to offset the tax, but they did not obey. Later, we chased us here, and suddenly the county lieutenant was killed by him. " The soldier pointed to Ma Yuan and said.

Hearing this, the county magistrate looked up at Ma Yuan, with a little doubt on his face and asked, "Did you kill my county lieutenant with your bare hands?"

Ma Yuan said, "Yes, I killed that bird. Such a man who is forced to be a prostitute, whoever sees him will kill him. You, a county magistrate, raise such a thief. It seems that you are not a good bird. What's the difference between you and the Yellow Turban Rebel Party?

In the face of Ma Yuan's abuse, the county magistrate did not show anger. He looked at Ma Yuan, Zu Zhao and others and asked quietly, "Who are you?"

"I am me, a person who is not equal on the road. If you avenge the thief, just come here. Ma Yuan said loudly.

Who knows that the county magistrate laughed and said, "Everyone kills them quickly when they see such a good prostitute."

As soon as this word came out, everyone was stunned. The sergeants around him looked at him doubtfully, and Ma Yuan was also stunned and didn't know how to answer. Su De and Zu Zhao looked at each other and saw doubts from each other's eyes what the county magistrate was playing.

"You guys go." The county magistrate said Youyou and ordered the pawn to make way.

"What? Let's go? Don't you avenge your county lieutenant? I heard that he is your wife's younger brother. Ma Yuan asked doubtfully.

The county magistrate said blankly, "No matter who he is, he should be punished if he makes a mistake. Although we have no choice but to tax the people, I don't want them to hurt the people. Since he wants to force Liang to be a prostitute and do such a rebellious thing, it's the same with death.

Zu Zhao secretly marveled in his heart. It seemed that the county magistrate was indeed not an ordinary character. I heard from Chen Zong that Chen Yuanyuan accidentally killed his younger brother before, but he did not convict Chen Yuanyuan. Now the county lieutenant of his wife's brother was killed, and he was not convicted. He looked like a weak person, so he must be reasonable. It's a person.

"Don't you hold me accountable?" Ma Yuan asked in disbelief. According to his understanding, from a county magistrate to an important minister in the court, this county magistrate is too unique.

Zu Zhao couldn't help asking Su De, "What do you think?"

Su De was not in a hurry to answer Zu Zhao, but asked Chen Zong, "How long has this county magistrate been?"

Chen Zong recalled and said, "It has been several years. I heard that the Yellow Turban Army rebelled. When he attacked here, it was his handsome man who resisted bravely so that he would not let the thief enter the city. At that time, I heard that he was going to be promoted, but later he still worked as a county magistrate here, but the people supported him very much and supported him to continue to be a county magistrate.

Su De smiled, turned to Zu Zhao and said, "That's right. I think this county magistrate should be a person who knows righteousness and reason. According to his personality, if he does not meet a person who is equally upright, it must be difficult to be promoted, so he can only be a county magistrate. If you can attract him, this person will definitely make great achievements in the future.

Zu Zhao nodded secretly. This should not belong to Yizhou under the jurisdiction of Huangfu Song. Otherwise, if such a person were really talented, he would have been promoted long ago.

"I don't think you are thieves. Let's go before I repent." The county magistrate said.

Who knew that the county magistrate's voice fell, and a woman's roar came from outside: "Well, Chen Youzhi, let you arrest the murderer, but you actually want to let them go, aren't you going to go?"

Zu Zhao couldn't help but be stunned. Who is this woman? Unexpectedly, she called the county magistrate's name. Could she be the county magistrate's wife? Now it's a good show!