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The next morning, Qin Mu still got up early and worked hard in the back office. After a relatively stable life these days, Qin Mu was not around often, and Qiao'er was a little lazy. Qin Mu was already sweating profusely while dancing in the yard, and she rubbed her sleepy eyes and got up.
Well, it was understandable that a little girl of eleven or twelve was a little sleepy. Qin Mu did not mean to ask her to suffer with him.
But the little girl felt that she had not shared the good and bad times with him, so she lifted her skirt and ran with Qin Mu in the morning light. After running a few steps, her hair became messy and her embroidered shoes fell off, making her look like a little crazy woman.
Qin Mu stopped panting and pointed at Qiao'er who was picking up shoes. He snorted unhappily, "You little bitch, go cool off somewhere else. Why are you joining in the fun?"
Qiao'er thought he was going to reward her with a thrush again, so she covered her forehead in advance, shrunk her neck, and looked at him with her bright eyes blinking. Qin Mu felt a little soft-hearted, this girl was really lovable.
"Okay, learn embroidery in the future, forget about this. If you practice like a dinosaur in the future, how can you survive?"
"Sir, what is a dinosaur?"
"Dinosaurs are very fierce and invincible... Hey, hey! What are you doing? Didn't I tell you not to run away? Why are you so disobedient, little girl?"
"I want to be a dinosaur so that no one dares to bully you."
Qin Mu practiced for a long time without getting tired, but was easily knocked down by the little girl's words.
"Sir, Sir, what's wrong with you?"
"Hey, I'm fine, I just feel a little dizzy. Girl, you have to be good and obedient. Stop practicing."
"But... ... ... ."
"No buts. If you turned into a dinosaur, no one would bully me. I would be scared to death by you first."
"Hehe, no way."
"At least I don't dare eat the pancakes hidden in your arms anymore."
"Then we'll just hide eggs instead." The little girl's pretty face turned red for no apparent reason, and the faint red mole between her eyebrows became more obvious, like a bud about to bloom, incredibly beautiful.
Qin Mu was so angry that he grabbed her head and kissed her on the forehead. "Okay, girl, go and rest."
The little girl sniffed and said nothing, her eyes as bright as the morning star in the sky.
She sat down obediently under the eaves, watching Qin Mu dancing wildly in the courtyard with the huge sword. Qin Mu seemed to have accumulated endless sorrow in his heart. The huge sword was danced by him so hard that it was impenetrable to the wind and rain. It was really as swift as Yi shooting nine suns, as agile as the emperors riding dragons. It came like thunder and ended like the clear light of the sea.
In short, the leaves in the yard were no match to him.
Wang Gong, who lived in the inn, tossed and turned all night, and yawned when he got up;
Before he could wash his face, dozens of soldiers carrying hoes and wooden sticks rushed into the inn. They looked like bandits and kept shouting. The leader was Ma Liuliang. All the unsightly things in the yard were kicked over one by one, making a loud noise.
Wang Gong was completely awake, and he shouted in a stern voice, "What do you want to do? Who told you to come here and do something wild? I dare not..."
"How dare you!" Ma Liuliang stepped in front of Wang Gong, looked down at him and yelled, frightening Wang Gong so much that he trembled all over. "Sir, when will this month's food and wages be paid? The brothers are starving. If the food and wages are not paid, you can't let the brothers eat each other, right?"
"Hehe, it's okay to eat people."
"Officials usually enjoy delicacies from land and sea, and meat is delicious."
"Hahaha, I want to try it too."
"What are you going to do?" Seeing a group of soldiers surrounding him, licking their lips and staring at him with ill intentions, Wang Gong was surrounded and couldn't get away. His hair stood on end, "Do you want to rebel? Didn't County Magistrate Qin just give you food and wages..."
Ma Liuliang interrupted him again and said, "Qin Mu did send some silver, but the rice he sent is not enough for the brothers to eat for three days. Now the army is out of food. The military officer, please send the food quickly. If you are late, the brothers in the camp may really have to eat each other."
"We also need to issue weapons. You can't let us fight with hoes and sticks."
"And my clothes are so torn that my dick is showing through them. The officials are all well-dressed and well-fed, but we are just beggars. Is this fair?"
"Kill him, kill these damn officials."
"Why don't we just fight back against him..."
Twenty or thirty soldiers were shoving and pushing each other. Wang Gong was pushed to the ground and stepped on several times. His broken leg had not healed yet, and after being stepped on like this, he screamed in pain like a pig being slaughtered.
Several followers he brought with him rushed up to rescue him, but there was a loud bang and all of them were knocked to the ground. Fists and kicks rained down on them. They were beaten so badly that they rolled on the ground with their heads covered and howling.
"Stop, stop it now. I will collect food and fodder for you as soon as possible... Ah... I will keep my word and I will definitely collect it for you as soon as possible... Oh... Ah..."
"Okay, brother, stop it first. This dog official embezzled countless silver coins. Maybe he can really give us food and salary."
"Brother Ma, do you really believe him?"
"Can this dog official be trusted? Anyway, if he can't come up with money and food today, I won't leave. Brothers, aren't you hungry? Let's go and see if there's anything to eat first."
The group of people were talking in a flurry and shouting non-stop, like bandits entering a village. They rushed into the house and rummaged through the drawers and cabinets, stuffing any food they saw into their mouths and any valuables into their arms. They even took Wang Gong's clothes. Except for his official uniform, all his casual clothes were snatched away. The room was in a mess, as if a typhoon had passed through. This time, Wang Gong probably didn't even have money to buy pancakes.
After the looting, these people showed no intention of leaving and stayed in the post house waiting for Wang Gong to get money and food. Wang Gong was so helpless that he almost knelt down to Ma Liuliang and his gang.
"Calm down, calm down. I will definitely get you food and fodder as soon as possible. If you keep making trouble like this, I won't be able to do my job. Everyone go back first. I promise that I will deliver food and fodder to the camp within three days. I will definitely deliver it."
Wang Gong really wanted to eat Qin Mu to the bone. He was not stupid, so how could he not guess that Qin Mu was behind this? But there was no evidence to support this guess. Even if there was evidence, what could he do to Qin Mu now
Now that I am trapped here, no one can help me and the wisest thing to do is to swallow my anger and deal with everything after I get out.
"Money and food." Ma Liuliang and others answered him with just two words. If you can produce the money and food, everything will be fine. If you can't, they will cook you and eat you when they are hungry.
Wang Gong wanted to leave the posthouse, but was not allowed.
Among those who followed Ma Liuliang to demand pay, some were soldiers from the Huichang Qianhu Suo. In the past, Wang Gong and others had taken empty pay, lent money at high interest rates, and forced many military households to become ruined. It was precisely because of this that they followed Ma Yongzhen to kill officials and rebel.
Now that Wang Gong was in their hands, all the new and old grudges came to their mind. If Ma Yongzhen had not ordered them not to kill him before they came, Wang Gong would have turned into a pile of rotten meat.
But he could escape the death penalty but could not escape the punishment of life imprisonment. Wang Gong was tortured by them. He had no food to eat, no water to drink, and was not even allowed to go to the toilet. He defecated and peed in his crotch. Wang Gong was almost driven crazy.
Forget about plotting against Qin Mu now. If this inhuman torture could end sooner, he would be willing to call Qin Mu dad.
Qin Mu was also not at peace. He had just finished bathing and changing clothes after tormenting himself to exhaustion, and before he had time to eat breakfast, the drum of complaint in front of the government office began to sound;
The big drum in front of the yamen cannot be beaten casually, unless there is a serious injustice. If you beat the drum to appeal for justice for a trivial matter, then your end will be miserable. In serious cases, you will be sent to exile, and in minor cases, you will be beaten with a stick.
It is precisely because the drum for appealing for justice cannot be struck randomly that once it is struck, regulations require the chief official in the yamen to immediately go to court to try the case.
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ps: I had something to go out tonight, so the update is a little late, sorry sorry.
Some book friends have suggested that Li Yan is not a real historical figure and should not appear in the book. If you have any opinions on this, you can discuss it in the book review area. I am a little confused about whether to have this character. It is a good opportunity for you to give me some opinions. If I want this character, I can recruit Li Zicheng's remnants through Li Yan in the future. But privately, I really like Hong Niangzi. Hehe, if Li Yan does not exist, I will recruit Hong Niangzi... ... ... ... ... Anyway, everyone can discuss it in the book review area and express their opinions. I will stand on the side of the majority, ahem... ... ... ... ..
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