Great Tang Idyll

Chapter 340: Sometimes taking bribes is helping others

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When a banner composed of two rice seedlings appeared in the eyes of some farmers, all these farmers ran towards the bridge, shouting at this place from a distance.

"Stop the boat." Following Zhang Xiaobao's command, the boat stopped just a little bit below the bridge, and got into the bridge hole a little further.

As soon as the boat stopped, people upstream and downstream who didn’t know the situation sweated for the boat. They knew the rules. The whole river, from the capital to Dingping County, as long as you think the boat can stop, then You can stop anywhere, but only on this small bridge.

One is that the bridge hole is smaller than that in other places, and it can only accommodate two boats passing by. Stopping one boat will delay the boat behind. The other reason is that it is not allowed to stop. The reason is that it is not allowed.

As long as the speed of a boat slows down a little bit here, there will be government officials on the shore rushing over, bending bows and shooting arrows, aiming at all suspicious places around, especially in the water, and even the spears of men will patrol along the shore.

People who stopped the boat to see the scenery several times were fined and sent to the Yamen of Sanshui County for questioning. In the end, they knew that they were watching the scenery, but I still warned them not to be in Xiaoqiao next time. Place to see the scenery.

The people on Zhuangzi understood that that location was exactly the dead zone of the dark whistle in Zhuangzi, and could not be seen, so no boats were allowed to stop, or even slower than the normal speed.

But today, the boat stopped, and the two little boys on the boat were still waving their hands at unknown depths, seemingly ignorant of the rules.

There was a boat parked, and the other boats could only give way to each other to go to the other side. At this time, they estimated that they were walking slowly, wanting to see what happens to the two hapless children on the boat.

Sure enough, the servants guarding here rushed over while plucking their bows from behind, and the dealers on the Zhuangzi also rushed here.

On a boat following, a kind-hearted man shouted to the boat where Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were on, "Hurry up, go ahead and wait for the servants, don’t move, otherwise the servants dare to shoot arrows." , Unpleasant."

After shouting this, he muttered again: "Whose child is this, who is causing trouble to the adults, well, let's go to the yamen to talk about it."

The other boats thought the same way. Seeing that the people on both sides gathered together, a scene of surprise appeared in front of them. Without taking any weapons, standing there respectfully.

"Good young man, good little lady." A neat voice that was not too far apart rang next to the ears of the people on the boat.

Zhang Xiaobao still waved his arms and shouted to the dealers: "Okay, my house is good, and when we change places, I will take you with you."

A burst of cheers came from the dealers again.

The servant who got off the horse also stood on the shore, and the one in the lead stepped forward and clasped his fists in both hands. "Song Yang brothers say hello to the little son and the little lady, little son, sir, everything is okay?"

"Well, my dad still talked about the brothers in Sanshui County last night. He said he was from Huayuan County. If he has the ability to serve in Sanshui County, he would save a lot of heart and use it more intimately."

Zhang Xiaobao turned around and shouted at the public servants. These government servants did not cheer like the dealers, they stood upright and held their chests vigorously, so that the little son and the little lady could see the demeanor of themselves and others.

Zhang Xiaobao has already looked back at that Zhang Xiangru many times, but unfortunately, Zhang Xiangru is not as experienced as Erniu, so he doesn't know what the little boy means.

In desperation, Zhang Xiaobao had to speak to himself, "I and Juanjuan are going to Xiao Luoshui, so I can't talk to you more. We will stay here for two days when we come back."

"Send the little young man, and give the little lady." A smart dealer shouted first, and the others, including the yakuza, also learned to shout.

As Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan traveled through the bridge hole in the boat, yamen were arranged to ride on horses, split between the two sides of the strait, and move with the boat.

Those people who were worried about the two children or waiting to see the excitement were all stupid at this time. Who is so crazy? Not to mention stopping the boat at Xiaoqiao, the villagers and yamen who came over were so respectful.

"I know who they are. They are the little sons and little ladies of the Zhang family. No wonder, ancestors." There was a person on a boat who knew more about it. Thinking of the situation just now, he guessed what it was. People can be treated like this.

The other people on the boat suddenly realized that when they arrived at their own house, they could naturally stop. After the bridge was demolished, no one dared to say anything. The response of the yamen was not surprising. The entire Sanshui County belonged to the family of Zhang Wang. It's kept by others.

Those who were worried about their two children were relieved at this time. Those gloaters who were going to watch the excitement didn't dare to say anything, lest they would be heard by the housekeeper and the servants. They were the ones who were arrested at that time.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan continued on the boat and looked at Zhang Xiangru at the same time. They felt that this newcomer was really uncomfortable to use and couldn't understand the meaning. They don't know how long the training and contact will take them to the level of the second cow.

Don’t look at the outside of the boat, but the structure inside is different from other boats. The space is a bit larger and the draft is a bit deeper. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are ready to go in and rest, so that they can cope with the people patrolling the water at this time. Also came, two boats one after another.

The servants on the ship were nothing more than a knife slung on the waist, and did not see the bow and arrows. People who did not know the situation thought that the two ships had no fighting capacity, but Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan knew that the things on the ship were absolutely illegal. Sanshui No matter how high the status of the county is, it is impossible to allow a strong crossbow to be placed.

It’s a little smaller than the one used for siege. It can only fire three four-foot-long arrows at a time, with half-twisted strings. When needed, they can be pushed out. After two twists, they can shoot. On this river, such a crossbow is almost With invincible existence, the two ships also spotted the ship with the double rice seedling flag, and quickly approached.

Waiting for the officials above to see Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan standing on the bow of the boat, they were the same as before, and they were immediately saluting. The person on the front boat asked: "Little son, little lady, where are you going? "

"Look at Xiao Luoshui." Zhang Xiaobao said by himself after winking a wink at Zhang Xiangru.

"The little boy and the little lady go slowly." The people on the boat replied. The two boats passed by the small broken boat one after another, but they turned around and followed closely after they had just passed.

"Xiaobao, did you always enjoy this kind of treatment? Don't you feel very peaceful?" Wang Juan asked Zhang Xiaobao when he saw the boat coming up behind him.

"Well, calm, I was calm when I rang, don't you think this should be the case? I don't believe you haven't taken any bribes."

Zhang Xiaobao also saw the two boats behind, which were supposed to be used for patrols, but at this time followed behind him to protect them. Hearing Wang Juan's question, he replied.

Wang Juan thought for a while, "I really confiscated the bribe. I took a cigarette and two fishes, and I couldn’t eat them. Later they threw them away. You can’t guess what cigarettes they gave me. Hardcover. You guys, just buy three yuan and fifty-one boxes. I don’t smoke and bully me.”

"One? How much is that? One box is two thousand, one is ten boxes, that is one hundred thousand yuan, one fish has two eyes, one is one hundred thousand, and two are four hundred thousand. You threw all of it? Great."

Zhang Xiaobao also bowed, and said to Wang Juan.

Wang Juan was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

"What else do you mean? If you open the cigarette, you will find that each box contains 20 rolls of 500 yuan. One box is 10,000 yuan, and one is 100,000 yuan. The gills below start with a row of money. If you are right, the fish should be two feet long, and two of them will give you 400,000 yuan. What is the case?"

Zhang Xiaobao knows a lot about this. One hundred years ago, it was one hundred yuan. When it was farther away, it was ten yuan. Later, it was five hundred yuan. It is a very old way to send it as cigarettes. Very useful, like filling the Erguotou bottle with Maotai for the national banquet.

It's a pity that when you meet a special person, you throw them all away. When you see that the fish is broken, don't you check your eyes and break the gills

Wang Juan finally understood at this time, "I know what's going on, but they are fine, why did they give me something? Is it so expensive?"

"If something is all right, it’s not what you said? People don’t know. Fortunately, if you accept it, if you don’t accept it, someone may have a heart attack, just like the boat that follows. If you let them go back now, they may be possible. I can't recover in a few days or even longer, and I always think that the Zhang and Wang family are dissatisfied with them."

Zhang Xiaobao told Wang Juan about this psychological need and comfort.

"I see, it turns out to be so. It seems that sometimes receiving gifts is also helping others, isn't it? No wonder they took so much money from us, it turned out to be to help us."

Wang Juan said that they are naturally those who were in Zhang Zhong's examination of the imperial examination.

Zhang Xiaobao just smiled at this and didn't say much.

The ship continued to move forward. After a while, we encountered two patrolling ships. The two behind immediately turned around and headed in the direction of the water and clouds. These two ships seemed to have contacted the departing ship and contacted Zhang Xiaobao. Wang Juan's boat brushed past, turning around and following behind.

Wang Juan didn't say much at this time. Since others want a kind of recognition, then give them this kind of recognition.

Zhang Xiaobao yawned, and first entered the cabin, Wang Juan looked around and followed him in.

"Xiaobao, do you think they will really do what you said?" Wang Juan asked when he saw Zhang Xiaobao lying on the blanket, brought two pillows over, and threw one to Zhang Xiaobao.

"Then it depends on whether they are clever or stupid. I really don't know what to do if I replace him." Zhang Xiaobao hugged the pillow and said.