Zhao Wu said, "No need to bother. Sister, please boil some water for me and ask Lan Ting to give me the handkerchief and medicine."
They were beaten, and the government not only found a bullock cart to send them home, but also distributed medicine to treat the injuries.
Xu Lanyin still asked Xu Lanting to invite Fifth Grandfather's son Xu Sanhe to come over. Not only did he have to help him apply the medicine, but he also had to wipe his body.
After Xu Sanhe finished his work, he came over and said that Zhao Wu was fine, it was just a skin wound, and it would be fine after a few days of scab formation.
Qin and Xu Lanyin finally felt relieved.
Xu Lanyin made some egg noodles and brought them to the west wing for him to eat. To make it easier to take care of him, Qin agreed to leave the door to the west wing unlocked for a few days.
Zhao Wu crawled on the kang to eat noodles and whispered about the alley where he had injured Captain Zhang and his two companions. "I kicked them in the temple from the left, and all three of them fell down. When they woke up, they said they only saw their legs and feet. Hehe..."
Xu Lanyin also admired him very much. This child was not even sixteen years old yet, and maybe he could really become a top detective like Zhui Ming in the future.
She said, "I heard that Captain Zhang's son Zhang Gangdan succeeded him as captain?" It would definitely be disadvantageous to Zhao Wu if a member of the Zhang family became captain.
Zhao Wudao said, "There's no official appointment. Zhang Gangdan is just managing the police station on his father's behalf. Lord Min relies heavily on Captain Zhang and said that if he can recover, he will be the captain." He scoffed, "Captain Zhang is already a cripple, how can he possibly recover?"
Xu Lanyin laughed. She had said that, how could the petty Lord Min not take the opportunity to retaliate? She said, "Lord Min must be using a delaying tactic. Captain Zhang was suddenly seriously injured, and Zhang Gangdan had not yet grown up. He took the opportunity to support someone to compete with them and disintegrate the power of the Zhang family. If the Zhang family is strong enough and cannot be overwhelmed, Zhang Gangdan will definitely become the captain. If the Zhang family is stepped on by someone, Lord Min will support that person to become the captain. When others fight, he checks and balances. No matter how he offends others, he never offends anyone. What a cunning man!"
Zhao Wu grinned and said, "Sister, you're smart. Uncle Jiang, who's in charge of the prison, has been transferred to the police station to take charge of Ma Kuai. If he can control Zhang Gangdan, and Captain Zhang's leg can't be healed, he will definitely be the captain. Uncle He has also been transferred to our team to replace Xu Dabang as our leader. Uncle He and Uncle Jiang have a good relationship, so he will definitely help him. My life will be better from now on..."
His excitement completely overcame the pain in his butt, and he excitedly recounted the personnel changes within the police station. He hadn't anticipated that his three kicks would completely alter the police station's personnel structure. It wasn't until Xu Jindou, Fifth Grandpa, and others came to visit him with gifts that Xu Lanyin finally left.
Then Old Man Xu, Old Lady Xu, and Mrs. Gu came to the second room with their two children. They brought two chickens and twenty eggs, saying they were to nourish Zhao Wu.
Later, Wang Jincai also came with forty eggs, which he bought from his neighbor.
The most common gifts given by country folk are chickens and eggs. This time, I received six chickens and over two hundred eggs.
At night, Xu Lanyin was sleeping soundly when she felt another pebble hitting the window. She sat up and looked out the window, and saw that the small window in the west wing was open, revealing half of Zhao Wu's face.
The stars were shining brightly, and Zhao Wu looked at her with resentment.
Xu Lanyin stood up, put on her clothes, and walked over quietly. Zhao Wu was already lying on the kang.
Xu Lanyin asked softly, "What's wrong with you? Is your wound hurting again?"
Zhao Wu said gloomily, "I'm sick, and my sister doesn't even come to spend more time with me."
Xu Lanyin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. The child was even acting like a spoiled child.
She smiled and said, "Only when you're injured should you sleep more and rest more...Okay, okay, I'm here to keep you company."
The two talked in low voices for a while, and Zhao Wu gradually became sleepy and fell asleep, and Xu Lanyin left quietly.
The next day, Coroner Tang and Constable He came to visit Zhao Wu. They had often heard Zhao Wu talk about Xu Lanyin and had a very good impression of her. Coroner Tang, in particular, had a sparkling look in his eyes when he looked at her.
"Little girl, you're smart. Ever since I got those gloves and masks, it's much easier and cleaner."
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "As long as Grandpa Tang likes it, I'll make more next time and let Zhao Wu bring it to you."
The old man nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice, saying repeatedly, "Okay, okay, okay, thank you in advance. My daughter-in-law is clumsy and made two pairs for me. They leaked, hurt my hands, and were not easy to use."
His daughter-in-law came to Xu Lanyin specifically to learn how to process sheep intestines and sew, but the old man was not satisfied with the results.
Xu Lanyin thanked Constable He on behalf of her elders for taking care of Zhao Wu.
Constable He was very good at talking. He said with a smile, "Zhao Wu is a talented person. I might need his help in the future. I should try to curry favor with him first so that I can get close to him later."
Xu Lanyin asked her neighbors for help to go to the town to buy a piece of meat, some ribs, a fish, a piece of tofu, and killed a chicken. She prepared a few of her signature dishes, took out the good wine sent by the Hu family, and invited them to drink and eat meat.
Qin was a widow, so she didn't invite them to this courtyard. The banquet was held in the west wing hall, and she also invited Old Man Xu, Xu Qingming, Xu Lizheng, and the eldest son of the fifth grandfather to join them.
When they left, Xu Lanyin gave each of them two bags of snacks.
Zhao Wu only had three days of sick leave, and on the fourth day he limped to the yamen. His injuries hadn't fully healed yet, so Xu Lanyin told him to stay at the Xu family bakery that night and return home when he was fully recovered. If he really wanted to come back, he could rent a car.
In the evening, Zhao Wu hired a covered ox cart and returned. He couldn't sit for long, so he came back on his stomach.
Zhao Wudao said, "The palace examination list has arrived. Gu Wangchen passed the 99th place in the second class, making him the youngest Jinshi this year."
This ranking was the same as in the book. The book also mentioned that after he passed the Juren exam, a prominent scholar in the provincial capital warned him that he was still a little short of the required level for the Jinshi exam, and even if he passed, his ranking wouldn't be very high. If he stayed quiet for another three years and studied hard, he might even be able to become a Tanhua (Tanhua) scholar. But Gu Wangchen was too eager and took the exam anyway. Later, rumors circulated that because his ranking was so low, the emperor's attempts to promote him to Tanhua (Tanhua) were denied.
Xu Lanyin already knew the result and looked indifferent.
Qin also said calmly, "That person has nothing to do with my family anymore. Even if he becomes the top scorer in the imperial examination, it is none of my family's business."
Zhao Wu was relieved when he saw that Xu Lanyin did not have any unhappy expression.
After dinner, Xu Lanyin went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, and Zhao Wu followed her in.
He pulled out a purse from his pocket and said, "The owner of the Humen gambling house asked Uncle He and Uncle Jiang to be middlemen this afternoon. He returned my 620 taels of silver and gave me an extra 100 taels to calm me down. He said he did it because of coercion from Xu Dabang and he regrets it very much..."
There were many smart people. They saw that the Zhang family might be on the decline and were planning for the next step. However, they still didn't dare to offend Captain Zhang, so they made Xu Dabang the scapegoat.
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