Chapter 608 Good Guy
Lü Desheng, who was being missed by Zhang Xian, was currently touring Pingzhou with his disciples Chen Dinghuai, Cui Chunhua, and others.
Chen Dinghuai discovered that there were a lot of street vendors doing business in Pingzhou.
They randomly picked a snack stall with a lot of people, ordered some food, and then sat at the table outside. There were two tables full of people in their group.
As soon as they sat down, they saw a woman carrying a basket on her back and holding a child in her hand. She greeted the stall owner, "Niece, give me a serving of wontons." After that, she sat down at the empty table next to them.
After the boss lady agreed, she started chatting with the other party while busying herself, "Auntie Lai, you are smiling so brightly. What are you so happy about?"
"Look, what I bought at the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's daily grain and oil store." As she said this, the woman carefully took something out of her backpack.
The lady boss saw it and said in surprise, "Oh, it's a tin kettle with a glass liner! This thing is hard to buy."
"Of course not." The Liaodong Chamber of Commerce limited each household to two. As soon as the stock arrived, it was guaranteed to be sold out within half an hour.
"But this thing is really good. Pour boiling water into it and it can keep the heat for a long time." The proprietress has one at home and knows its function very well.
"Yes, with this thing, we can drink hot water even on winter nights without having to keep the stove burning," Aunt Lai said with a smile. "The doctors in Pingzhou always tell us to boil water before drinking it, especially children. They say it contains impurities that we can't see with our naked eyes."
"I was complaining that the doctor was being overly particular and bothersome. But my son and daughter-in-law thought the doctor's advice made sense and decided to follow his lead. Strangely enough, since my family has been insisting on drinking boiled water, the children haven't had any stomach issues so often."
The proprietress laughed and said, "It seems that what the doctors said makes sense."
Lu Desheng and his group were standing nearby and heard the conversation between the two people clearly.
Cui Chunhua took a look and then asked Lu Desheng, "I remember seeing this iron kettle with a glass liner at Principal Pan's place. There were two of them."
"Oh, you mean this iron kettle with a glass lining? It's from our Seventh Institute of Technology." Lu Desheng glanced at it and said calmly, "The principal and teachers of Liaodong Academy all received kettles, two per person."
As if no one can hear the boasting in your tone! Cui Chunhua curled her lips and stopped talking. Talking to Lu Desheng can make people angry to death.
At this time, the food ordered by Lu Desheng and others came up one after another.
Chen Dinghuai noticed that the wontons ordered by the old lady just now were also served. She was feeding them to her child, and the child kept asking her to eat too.
In this relationship between the grandfather and grandson, he saw the virtues of maternal love, filial piety, modesty, and courtesy. As the saying goes, "When granaries are full, people learn etiquette; when they have enough food and clothing, they learn honor and disgrace." Pingzhou gave its people hope for a better life.
During his time in Pingzhou, he saw that the entire city was filled with vitality. Here, the sadness and numbness on the faces of the people disappeared, and the whole people seemed to come alive.
Although the people of Pingzhou were not yet wealthy, Pingzhou protected them and prevented war from approaching them and sweeping them away. Pingzhou taught them that the future was full of hope, and as long as they worked hard, their lives would get better and better.
As soon as they finished eating, they saw a lot of people rushing in one direction.
Lu Desheng quickly grabbed someone and asked, "What happened? Why are you all running over there?"
"There's a fight ahead!"
A fight? What's going on?
"Hey, isn't your Pingzhou a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery? Why are there still people fighting?" Cui Chunhua said gloatingly.
Lu Desheng rolled his eyes at him. "What's wrong with someone fighting? You even bump your upper and lower lips against each other!"
Then he asked Chen Dinghuai, "Shanzhang Chen, shall we go over and take a look?"
"good."
When Lü Desheng and his men arrived, they found the man had just been arrested and taken away. With the recent influx of people into Pingzhou, friction was inevitable, and the government had been keeping patrols by police chiefs.
They had no choice but to follow him, and on the way they finally found out what had happened. It turned out that the young man from out of town had stolen two buns from the bun shop and was caught.
When they arrived at the yamen, they found that the court was already in session.
"It's quite fast." Cui Chunhua muttered.
Chen Dinghuai was also surprised at Pingzhou's speed.
Lü Desheng: "For a minor case like this, which isn't complicated, it was decided right there in court."
Moreover, Lu Desheng discovered that the person who solved the case was an acquaintance - Zhou Bo, who had risen from a lawyer to the chief official of a county.
"Thief, get out of Pingzhou!"
Bang!
"Quiet!"
Zhou Bo slammed the gavel and glanced at the man.
At this time, Mr. Zhu, the boss of the bun shop, came forward to explain the situation, "This young man from outside the village stole two of my meat buns."
Zhou Bo asked the young man, "Is this true?"
The young man lowered his head and said, "I admit that I stole the buns. But I didn't steal them for myself. My parents haven't eaten for two days! I don't know if our money was lost or stolen on the way to Pingzhou. I can bear the hunger, but my parents can't."
Zhou Bo: "You're using moral coercion on others. In this world, who doesn't have hardship? Does being poor and in hardship mean you can do whatever you want?"
"You're poor and have nothing to eat, that's hard. But it's easy for others to work hard from dawn to dusk to run a small business?"
The young man lowered his head in silence.
The people in the audience also nodded.
"Yes, no matter what, stealing is wrong."
"Good boy, what's wrong with that?"
Boss Zhu said at this time, "Sir, forget it, just let him pay the money."
Young man: "Okay, I'm willing to pay, but I have to wait until I find a job and get paid. Boss, how much do you want for two buns?"
Boss Zhu: "Two meat buns, just give me ten cents."
Before Zhou Bo could say anything, the people below became dissatisfied.
"Hey, Lao Zhu, that's not very kind of you. These two meat buns are leftovers from yesterday, right? You were planning to eat them all yourself, but you're still selling them at a fresh-from-the-oven price?"
"Have some sense!"
"Don't bully the newbie."
"That's right, don't embarrass Pingzhou."
The neighbors kept talking to each other, and finally made Boss Zhu beg for mercy.
Finally, Zhou Bo said to the young man, "Well, you pay him four coins and a fine of three hundred coins, to be paid over three months. Do you accept this sentence?"
There are fines for breaking the law and committing crimes in Pingzhou.
The young man was dejected and said, "I'm convinced."
After signing the contract, the young man left with his elderly and frail parents.
Those enthusiastic neighbors did not leave, and someone even gave him two steamed buns.
Although the young man stole something, it was obvious that he was not a bad person, and everyone was willing to help him.
"Young man, where are you from? I heard that those who come from Liangzhou in the northern border can go to the government office to receive five taels of silver as resettlement allowance."
"We came from Guangling."
"Then there might be no resettlement allowance. Young man, there's a reputable dental clinic nearby. You could go there and look for a job. It'll only cost two or three hundred coins, and you can pay it back quickly."
"Okay, okay, thank you. I'll take my parents to the dental clinic right away."
Lu Desheng and the others just watched from behind and did not interfere.
Cui Chunhua shook his head. "Tsk tsk, this guy from out of town only stole a few coins worth of steamed buns, and you guys in Pingzhou fined him three hundred coins? Isn't that bullying?"
Lü Desheng: "Stealing is stealing, and the crime must be punished. A fine of 300 wen is the punishment for the theft."
Chen Dinghuai nodded. "Actually, this isn't a bad idea. If there's no fine, then stealing is free. If you steal something, you make a profit. If you don't, you only have to pay the value of the item, which is equivalent to no loss."
Lu Desheng smiled happily, "That's right, Shanzhang Chen is the one who sees things clearly."
Cui Chunhua continued, "You guys in Pingzhou are still using the Dali law, right? And you added your own stuff? This is so weird..."
"What's wrong with continuing to use the Dali Law? Our current development focus in Pingzhou is not on this. But just wait, sooner or later, Pingzhou will have its own code of law!"
While they were bickering, Lu Desheng took them into the carriage.
When Cui Chunhua reacted, he found that the carriage had already left the city. "Where is this?"
Lv Desheng had been taking them to wherever there was prosperity these days. Why did he bring them to this desolate place this time?
Lu Desheng said, "The Xilin Cemetery in Longcheng is ahead."
"Cemetery?" Chen Dinghuai and Cui Chunhua looked at each other, wondering why Lu Desheng brought them to the cemetery.
"We're here. This is the tomb of General Qin Yue." Lu Desheng took three incense sticks and bowed to the tombstone.
After Qin Heng brought the remains of General Qin back to Pingzhou from the northern border, he decided to bury them in Longcheng after discussion.
Upon hearing this, Chen Dinghuai and others straightened their expressions. Qin Yue, General Qin, was indeed worthy of their worship.
Then, Lu Desheng took them to the other side.
"What's this again?"
"The late emperor's cenotaph."
Chen Dinghuai, Cui Chunhua, and others: ...
Good fellow, they exclaimed. You Pingzhou rebelled against the Song family and even built a cenotaph for them?
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