Chapter 77 The Bastard with Donkey Hair Stuffed in His Ears
Chen Linan's voice was so loud that the patrolling yamen runners could hear it from several streets away.
Following the sound to the alley behind the yamen, they discovered that the door of the girls' school, which was usually closed, was open today. There were also sounds of quarreling coming from inside, and the yamen runners hurried over to check.
Cui Qingyi breathed a sigh of relief when the bailiff arrived in time.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, she doesn't want Wangcai to bite anyone. She raised Wangcai by accident and didn't expect it to be able to guard the house.
But after several incidents of Wangcai protecting his master, he has gradually become an indispensable member of their small family, so for the sake of Wangcai's life safety, it is better to keep him low-key.
Furthermore, people's hearts change. When the biting incident happened, everyone might feel that Wangcai was a good dog who protected his master and was sensible. But over time, the impression of people around him about Wangcai would become that he was a very ferocious dog that would bite people, which is not good for Wangcai.
Now that the yamen runners have arrived, there is no need for Wangcai to take action. Cui Qingyi patted Wangcai's big head and signaled him to go into the classroom.
Wangcai nodded his head obediently and quickly disappeared.
The patrolling yamen runner looked at Wangcai with envy. He had seen Mr. Cui's dog several times, but he had never seen a dog that was so humane and sensible. He felt itchy and wanted to raise one for himself.
Chen Linan looked a little unhappy as he watched several tall and strong yamen runners enter the courtyard of the girls' school one after another.
He lived in Qinghe City because he had an uncle who was an official in Beijing. He had been in contact with people in government offices since he was a child, so he did not take the small yamen runners in Dongping County seriously.
With a cold expression, he swung his sleeves behind his back and said, "Mr. Cui and I are old acquaintances. We are here to reminisce. Everyone, please patrol elsewhere."
No one in Dongping County had ever met anyone who dared to speak to them like this. The leading yamen runner raised his eyebrows and glanced at Chen Linan.
He seemed to be well-dressed and looked decent, but his words were not very pleasant to the ear.
They were officials from the Dongping County Court. In this area, they were only dispatched by the county magistrate. No one, not a Tom, Dick or Harry, dared to give them orders.
The officer ignored Chen Linan and looked at Cui Qingyi, "Mr. Cui, we are in trouble."
Now that the officials have arrived, Cui Qingyi naturally cannot let go of this opportunity.
She saluted and pointed at Chen Linan and said to the officer, "This man came to my girls' school and said that his sister liked my double-sided embroidery and wanted to hire me to work as a tutor in his family.
I disagree, and this person has been pestering me. I am a girl in a school with no strength left. Please help me persuade him to leave, sir."
Cui Qingyi didn't want to talk about what happened with Chen Linan in the past, so she just talked about the present.
She didn't notice that the leader's expression suddenly changed after she finished speaking. He turned and looked at the young man who was still standing steadily in the yard.
He had been an official for so many years and had seen all kinds of people. He had even arrested a few extremely vicious murderers, so his ability to judge people was naturally not weak.
He saw that although Chen Linan's face did not show arrogance, he did not take them seriously either. He could tell that his family did have some background.
But so what?
The county magistrate had just given instructions a few days ago that the Empress Dowager's birthday was approaching, and the county magistrate planned to collect some novelties from the people of Dongping County and send them to the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Empress, so that they could see the lives of the people of Dongping under the royal governance.
In fact, everyone thought that the county magistrate was too lazy to spend time preparing any special gifts for the Empress Dowager, so he came up with this idea.
But no matter what the gift is, as long as it can be said that it was specially sent to the Empress Dowager by the people of Dongping County to express gratitude for the royal grace, this title is more effective than anything else.
The yamen runners felt that their own county magistrate was quite cunning. With such a title, even if it was just a stone picked up from the river, the royal family would have to say something good about it.
If there is anything good in the future, people will remember that there is a place like Dongping County.
The Empress Dowager, the Queen, and the like were too distant for the ordinary yamen runners in Dongping County, so they just listened to and talked about the Empress Dowager's birthday for fun.
But County Magistrate Zhou holds great influence in the hearts of both the people and officials in Dongping County. Once County Magistrate Zhou speaks, everyone has to get things done.
Speaking of new things, the signature double-sided embroidery of Cui’s Girls’ School is one of the new things.
The yamen runners were planning to bring up the matter with the county magistrate, but before they could do anything, someone showed up to snatch the person away from them.
"People from this wealthy family are just overbearing. They want to take away any good things they have."
As a low-level employee in Dajin, the yamen runners knew very well that if Mr. Cui gave up the girls' school and went to work as a tutor in a wealthy family, Mr. Cui's skills would probably not be passed down in the future, and their children would naturally have no chance of learning them.
This is really something that makes people feel unhappy.
Thinking of this, the yamen runner's face turned completely cold, and he said to Chen Linan bluntly: "Leave the girls' school immediately. If you continue to cause trouble here, you will be thrown into prison directly."
Chen Linan was so angry that he almost laughed. When did he cause any trouble? Why was he sent to jail?
Even the son of the Qinghe County Magistrate had never spoken to him like this in his life. Chen Linan was extremely dissatisfied that a small yamen runner dared to disrespect him like this.
"I'm not causing any trouble. I'm just catching up with Mr. Cui. You're receiving salaries from the court, so you'd better stop being lazy and get on patrol!"
Cui Qingyi...
"Ha~" the officer sneered in his heart.
He stopped talking and waved his hand to signal his brothers to take the man away.
Since they don't accept the toast, you can't blame them.
The yamen runners had been colleagues for many years and worked in perfect harmony. When the person in front waved his hand, the ones behind him would quickly step forward and subdue the person.
Chen Linan was a pampered young man. The greatest hardship he had ever endured in his life was staying up late to study. He was not smart at all. Before he could react, his arm was twisted and his mouth was blocked. He was then dragged out together with the steward who was hiding on the side.
Not only did Chen Linan fail to react, even Cui Qingyi herself failed to react.
But this action is a bit too fast.
She had seen these yamen runners dealing with quarrels in the alleys. Several of them were surrounded by a group of women, with beads of sweat on their faces like raindrops. At that time, they did not move so quickly.
"Mr. Cui, you can go to class with peace of mind. Since your girls' school is located in Dongping County, County Magistrate Zhou will naturally protect it, so don't worry about anyone disturbing you."
After giving Cui Qingyi a reassurance, the yamen runner quickly turned around and left, closing the door of the girls' school.
Cui Qingyi...these officers are quite considerate.
Chen Linan never dreamed that he would have the experience of being in jail in his life.
After he reacted to his shock, he first angrily rebuked the officers for their misconduct. He scolded them until his mouth was dry, then he found that the officers ignored him and were only interested in taking him to the county government office. He was anxious to use his family background to pressure them, but he never thought that these audacious bastards were like donkey hairs stuffed in their ears.
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