Master Song: ...
He looked at County Captain Dong in surprise, wondering why he had such a high opinion of Bai Shan in just one morning
Lieutenant Dong leaned against the door frame with a bowl in his hand and said, "Master Bai is kind-hearted, and his scheming skills are not bad. The most important thing is that he is hardworking enough."
Seeing Master Song raising his eyebrows, Lieutenant Dong smiled and said: "You also said that the matter of the Guo and Wu families is not a big deal, as usual, unless Wu Dafu kills the members of the Guo family with a knife, otherwise Mostly it was reported to the head of the village, and the head of the village Guo organized the two clans of Guo and Wu to discuss the solution, but they couldn't report to the county government at all."
"Most of the reports are about the Guo family's homicide case. By then, the Guo and Wu families will be completely destroyed." Dong Xianwei is in charge of the security issues in Beihai County. Dafu didn't have the guts to mention murder again.
But people are afraid of what happens.
"Such a small case is reported to the county government, and it is mostly like Mr. Bai said. According to the law, Mrs. Diao was imprisoned for three years, Guo Dacai was beaten, and Wu Dafu went to serve. It seems fair and just. , but it will also cause endless troubles.”
"The Guo family gave birth to a daughter-in-law who was in prison, and the Wu family not only lost a grandson, but the daughter-in-law was also seriously ill and bedridden, and the son went to serve again, and his harvest for a year after he went out was also ruined. To the point of selling their sons and daughters," Dong Xianwei said: "After this encounter, the two families have settled their feud."
"But Master Bai spent two days of hard work. The Guo family was punished so heartache, but they were spared from prison, and the impact on future generations was minimized," Dong Xianwei said: "Not to mention the Wu family, since the ruin The family situation has become a situation where there is still a chance of survival. Just based on these two points, it can be seen that he has a kind heart, means and scheming."
Lieutenant Dong Xian paused at this point, and said pointedly: "Our lord is not easy to be fooled. People who serve the people have a strong temper. I'm afraid this one's temper is no less than that of Lu County Magistrate."
Master Song didn't speak.
County Captain Dong strolled away with a bowl in his hand, Master Song came back to his senses, and hurriedly shouted: "Where are you going, don't you eat?"
"I'm full, the stewed duck you ordered today is too oily and not tasty." County Captain Dong walked away as he spoke.
Bai Shan rode a horse and ran half a street with Man Bao, and walked down an alley before arriving at the house she mentioned.
Bai Shan got off his horse, looked around, and found that this was a side street, not a big alley at all, and there were shops facing the street on both sides...
Well, most of the shops were closed, and even the vendors who set up stalls only extended to the intersection of this street, and there were some sundries such as firewood on the side next to the door and the wall.
It really doesn't look like a street, but an alley.
Bai Shan looked at the messy streets and felt that he urgently needed to tidy up the cleanliness of the city.
The landlord hasn't left yet, and he is taking his family to pack things inside. After all, it's going to be rented out, so it's natural for others to clean up.
The landlord's family, carrying dirty things, just went out when they saw Bai Shan standing in front of their door in official robes.
The landlord's hands trembled a little, and he quickly put down the things in his hands and went forward to salute. He couldn't help but sneak a glance at Zhou Man, "Why are you back again, my lord? But what's left behind?"
"No," Man Bao glanced at Bai Shan and said, "It's just that Magistrate Bai wants to see the house."
Bai Shan couldn't help saying with emotion: "This place is very remote."
Inside is a wall, he was very curious, "Whose house is this? I see it straddles two alleys, I think it's not small inside."
This layout is very similar to the layout of the house they rented in Yizhou. There is a big house next door, and occasionally they can climb over the wall or something.
Thinking about it this way, when he looked at the courtyard wall blocking the entrance of the alley, Bai Shan's gaze was wrong.
The landlord said: "This is the house of Mr. Song's family. His house is huge, from here to the back. It is said that it is even more beautiful than the yard of the magistrate's house behind the county government."
That's natural, judging by the layout, the entire Song residence is probably about the size of the county government office.
Bai Shan asked with a smile, "Is it Master Song's family?"
"No, Mr. Song is just a nephew of Mr. Song, and this is Mr. Song's house."
Man Bao also became curious, "My nephew?"
"Tang," the landlord looked behind Bai Shan, saw that the guards following him were all servants, and there were no county yamen servants, so he lowered his voice, "Master Song is a side branch."
What is there to avoid
Bai Shan was puzzled, a side branch is a side branch, and a direct branch is a direct branch, isn't this an objective fact
The landlord seemed to know what Bai Shan was wondering about, and whispered: "Master Song wants to join the direct branch."
Now not only Bai Shan, but even Man Bao became curious, but not curious about Master Song wanting to join the direct branch, but curious, "How do you know?"
The landlord said embarrassingly: "To tell you the truth, my youngest mother is from the Song family. I've heard about it in a vague way."
Bai Shan: "..."
He thought for a while, and remembered that Lu's was written on the house deed at that time, so he said: "Master Lu can think about it."
They just met each other for the first time, so they tell outsiders anecdotes about their relatives, is it really okay
The landlord just smiled and was about to continue, when he heard Bai Shan say: "But it can't erase the fact that it's too remote."
The landlord hurriedly said: "But our yard is big. My wife has seen it. Although my house is also a second yard, it has a big frontage. Not to mention the two yards at the back, and a small garden at the end."
Man Bao sighed: "I didn't use this house to live in, but to use it as a medical office. The scenery doesn't need to be too beautiful."
Bai Shan added: "It's still far away, you have to walk half a street from the county government office, and then walk down this alley to get there."
Upon hearing this, the landlord immediately said: "My lord, we are very close to the county government. We don't take the street, we take the alley. We don't need to ride a horse. It takes less than a quarter of an hour to get there."
Bai Shan was full of doubts.
"Really, if you don't believe me, I'll take the adults for a walk."
After finishing speaking, he led them into the courtyard, walked to the back garden, opened the back door directly, and as soon as they went out, there was a small alley, the kind of small alley that only allowed a carriage to pass by.
Bai Shan also smelled the faint scent of medicine, he raised his head and glanced at a small door opposite, obviously this is the back door of Baicao Hall that Man Bao mentioned.
The landlord led them forward. After walking dozens of steps, they turned into a small alley, and after walking less than a hundred steps, they turned again...
When they turned the corner again, Bai Shan and Zhou Man, who were already dizzy, saw a somewhat familiar alley.
The landlord happily pointed to a doorway in the alley: "My lords, please look, this is the corner door in the backyard of the county government office. I can assure you that we never spent more than a quarter of an hour just now."
Bai Shan and Man Bao said sadly: "It's not a quarter of an hour, but we've already fainted."
Let them walk this way by themselves, I'm afraid it will be difficult to turn out in one day, because there are too many small alleys inside.