After Bai Shan finished writing the letter, he handed the letter to County Captain Dong, "You go back to the county government in person to find out about this matter."
He paused and said: "Song Xunjian has nothing to do recently, I will give you an official document, you take it back to Fang County Prime Minister, let him order Song Xunjian to go out for inspection, just say that there are bandits in Beihai County, let him Take a look around. You can send another 20 people from inspector Luo and take them outside the mountain together, I will be useful."
Lieutenant Dong Xian was not at ease, and asked, "My lord, do you want to transfer Luo Xunjian back from the new saltworks?"
"No need," Bai Shan said, "tell inspector Luo not to leave the new saltworks no matter what happens, and he can guard the new saltworks."
County Captain Dong received the order, took the letter, took the two yamen servants that Bai Shan gave him, and hurried out of the mountain.
Bai Shan sent the man to the entrance of the village, and said to him: "Let the two guards outside the mountain continue to guard, find a place to live by yourself, and don't spread the news about our entering the mountain."
Dong Xianwei should go down.
Camping is not difficult at this time, and they bring horses, and ordinary animals dare not approach them, so they only need to find a sunny place to camp, which is very convenient.
When the village chief greeted many women and elderly people in the village to chat with Wen Tiandong, he only saw the backs of County Captain Dong and the others.
The village chief was shocked, "My lord, County Captain Dong and the others are leaving?"
Bai Shan said: "They will go back and send troops and generals."
The village chief breathed a sigh of relief, he might as well just run away.
He hurriedly and enthusiastically asked Bai Shan and the others to sit in the room, "The sun is bright, adults, don't get sunburned."
Bai Shan smiled slightly and said, "Wearing a hat, you won't be so delicate. By the way, have you seen the appearance of those bandits?"
"I saw a few," said the village chief, "most of them covered their faces, but a few of them fought with the villagers when they came to grab things, so they tore off the cloth towels, and we saw their appearance .”
Bai Shan's eyes brightened slightly, and he said: "Send all the villagers who saw their faces, especially those who tore off their face scarves."
He turned his head and said to Man Bao: "I'll try to see if I can draw them."
Man Bao asked the village chief, "Did they not hurt anyone when their face masks were ripped off?"
The village chief sighed, "Who said no one was hurt? Liu Erzhu was hacked three times, and that day he would die."
Bai Shan's expression darkened upon hearing this, and he asked, "Is the person dead?"
The village head wiped his eyes and nodded.
Bai Shan: "How many died?"
The village head hesitated for a moment before saying: "Liu Erzhu was the only one who was hacked to death, but three people were injured at the time. The dog egg turned over the New Year, and the wound was cured when pus appeared. The other two are not serious, just …”
Bai Shan: "What is it?"
The village chief gritted his teeth and said, "Goudan is Erzhu's son. The father and son passed away a year ago. His old man couldn't stand the blow and he passed away not long ago. Do you think this dead person is one or the other?" Count as two?"
Bai Shan said calmly, "Three counts!"
Man Bao asked: "Who else is there in their family?"
"Now Erzhu's daughter-in-law is left with her youngest daughter, Da Duo. She was also kicked at that time. Alas, her hair has turned white this year, and she looks as old as us old people. .”
Bai Shandao: "Get their mother and daughter here, I want a portrait."
Hearing this, the village chief immediately went to find the mother and daughter.
Liu Erzhu's daughter-in-law is surnamed Jin. She is only thirty-four years old, but her hair is already gray, her body is bent, and her whole face is numb. She only looks human when she looks at her daughter who is shrinking behind her.
She didn't go to the entrance of the village today, so she didn't know that there were officials in the village. When she heard that Bai Shan was the county magistrate, she wanted to draw a portrait of a bandit, so she immediately pulled Da Duo to her knees.
Bai Shan quickly reached out to pull her up, but Jin didn't get up, but knelt down steadily, and kowtowed to Bai Shan. When she raised her head, there was a trace of deep hatred in her eyes, and she said: "My slave!" I remember that man, even if he turns into ashes, I will recognize him."
She glanced at the crowd, pointed to a guard and said, "That man is about as tall as him..."
The guard's heart felt cold, and for some reason, he felt chills on his back when he was stared at by her.
Under her narration, Bai Shan slowly drew a picture and showed it to her.
Jin pointed to his face and said: "The lower one is wider... the forehead is lower, and the eyebrows are very scattered..."
Bai Shan modified it little by little, and when the other person's eyes were also modified, Jin stared blankly at the human being on the paper and said: "It's him, it's him, it's him..."
The village chief also came up to take a look, widened his eyes and said: "I recognize this guy even, but he is fierce. If he finds less things, he will beat people, very vicious."
Jin's hands and feet began to tremble, and he gritted his teeth tightly and stared at the person in the painting.
But Man Bao saw Da Duo behind her trembling all over, with a pale face. She hurried forward, supported one of them with one hand, and called Xibing again, and together they helped the mother and daughter to the room that had just been cleaned up.
Bai Shan glanced at them, didn't stop Jin, but turned his head and said to the village chief: "Let's find other people, didn't you see the faces of several people?"
The village chief agreed happily, turned around and ran out, showing no signs of getting older.
He never thought that the county magistrate's drawing skills would be so good, and the people he drew were just like real people, and he deserved to be an official.
Man Bao helped Jin Shi and Da Duo into the room, felt their pulses, and saw that they were just emotional and frightened, so he took Da Duo's hand and pressed her arm a dozen times, then stretched out his hand again. Caressing her back gently calmed her down.
Da Duo slowly came back to his senses, and looked up at Zhou Man in embarrassment.
Man Bao smiled and asked her, "How old are you?"
Da Duo lowered his head and said, "I'm fourteen."
Man Bao: "You're still young, don't be afraid, the county magistrate will catch all those bandits."
Da Duo didn't nod, but asked: "Is it really possible to catch them? They say bandits are very powerful, and they hide in the mountains. No one can do anything about them. Even the county government can hardly send troops to catch them."
The Jin family also calmed down slowly, and looked up at Zhou Man with piercing eyes after hearing the words.
Man Bao asked softly, "Who said that?"
"Everyone says that," Da Duo said, tears streaming down her face, she raised her hand to wipe away the tears, and said, "My mother and I want to go to the county town to file a complaint, but the head of the village and everyone in the village are not It's useless to say that the county magistrate is no longer in our yamen, he was promoted and left, there is no county magistrate in the yamen, and there are not so many soldiers. We can't let the soldiers in the county yamen go all out to suppress bandits, so they all talk about it It will be over."
Man Bao stretched out his hand to stroke her hair and said, "You are all citizens of Dajin, and the county magistrate is your majesty's parental officer. Parents and children don't care about gains and losses, and Bai County magistrate is the same, so don't worry, He will protect you and seek justice for you."
Da Duo looked at Zhou Man with red eyes, "Really?"
Man Bao nodded affirmatively, "Really!"