Chapter 398 New County Magistrate
The middle-aged man was about to raise his feet but stopped where he was. This father and daughter are quite fierce.
But he likes it!
Wang Sheng was the first to get up from the ground. He touched his ear and found his hand was covered in blood. He touched his head again and found that a piece of hair was missing. The anger in his heart erupted like a volcano. Looking at the father and daughter on the ground, being torn into pieces could not relieve his rage at this moment. He had to make this father and daughter suffer all the hardships in the world before going to hell.
"Are you all dead? Why don't you come to help? These two villains are trying to murder the officials. Why don't you arrest them and put them in jail? Are you waiting for them to burn down the county government office?"
Wang Sheng gritted his teeth, covered his ears with one hand, and looked at Fubao fiercely.
At this time, Fubao was lying on Wan Laoer's body and blowing on his chest.
Because she saw Wan Laoer holding his chest and groaning, and knew that her father was injured, Fubao felt very distressed.
"Daddy, it's all Fubao's fault. Fubao said he would protect you, but I'm incompetent and couldn't protect you." Fubao's crying was filled with deep self-blame. The little boy cried so suppressedly that passers-by couldn't help but stop and watch. Everyone was moved by Fubao's behavior.
"Such a young child already knows how to feel sorry for her father. This child is really filial."
"My son is just mischievous and runs around the alley. If he was half as caring as this girl, I would have no more worries."
"This father and daughter are so pitiful. How did they meet this little bully?"
"Keep your voice down. If he hears you, you'll be in trouble. Let's go now. This is not something we should see."
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At this time, Wan Laoer's cow mooed twice.
The cow's cry immediately attracted the attention of the two old men behind the middle-aged man.
They walked out excitedly and ran towards Wan Laoer's cow.
The others were also attracted by the mooing of the cows and the actions of the two old men, and they all looked towards them, forgetting for a moment about Wan Laoer and Xiao Fubao.
"Old woman, look, this is our cow!" Old man Liu gently stroked the cow's nose with his wrinkled hands.
The cow seemed to respond by rubbing affectionately against Old Man Liu's palm.
Mrs. Liu also excitedly walked forward and touched the cow's body, tears streaming down her face.
"Isn't this our old friend? In order to treat my illness, I sold it to a good family. Now it seems that this family has taken good care of our old friend."
The old couple then thought of taking a closer look at the person lying on the ground at the same time.
Because the two men are old and their eyesight is not good, they did not see Wan Laoer's face clearly just now. Moreover, Wan Laoer has gained some weight and is dressed better than a few years ago. Fubao has also grown a few years older, so it is possible that Old Man Liu did not recognize them at first.
He carefully lay beside Wan Lao Er and looked at him for a while before he exclaimed in surprise: "Oh, my God, isn't this the benefactor who bought our cow that year? San'er, come and have a look, this is the benefactor who bought our cow that year. If he hadn't given more money, you wouldn't be able to see your mother."
The middle-aged man was Liu Hongyu, who had gone to Beijing to take the imperial examination that year. He was the youngest son of the old couple. The old couple had three sons in total, two of whom died young, leaving only this son, whose nickname was San'er.
Liu Hongyu used his connections with his classmates to get a job as the magistrate of Hongyang County. He just came back a few days ago and first went to his hometown to pick up his elderly parents and prepare to hand over to the previous magistrate. He didn't expect to see this scene when he took office today.
After Liu Hongyu returned home, he listened to his parents talk about what had happened in the past few years and felt extremely guilty. Now that their family's benefactor was right in front of him and he had witnessed the whole process, he could sentence the runner to jail without even having any witnesses.
"Where did you come from, you old woman, you old man? Get out of here right now and don't delay our work, or we will arrest you all."
A bailiff came up and started to attack Old Man Liu and Old Lady Liu.
"Who of you dares to do that? In broad daylight, as police officers, you dare to attack unarmed civilians and bully the elderly. Where do you put the laws of the Great Qi? Are you worthy of the clothes you wear?"
Liu Hongyu stood in front of the yamen runner, looking intimidating.
At first, the bailiff was forced back a few steps by Liu Yuhong's aura. He thought to himself: Although this man is dressed in ordinary clothes, his temperament is not that of ordinary people. Could it be that this man has some background?
Wang Sheng shouted at the side: "Why are you pretending? Where did this unruly citizen come from? How dare you speak nonsense in our government office? I think you are tired of living. Since you don't want to leave, then follow them and go to jail together."
Wang Sheng immediately signaled to several yamen runners nearby, who rushed forward and prepared to arrest Liu Hongyu and his parents.
Liu Hongyu shouted, "How dare you! Open your dog eyes and see clearly what this is. If you can't read, call your master out."
Liu Hongyu took out his imperial edict and threw it in the face of the yamen runner.
The bailiff reached out to take it quickly, his heart filled with doubt and uncertainty. He slowly opened it and read it word by word, his forehead already covered in cold sweat.
This turned out to be their new county magistrate? This was the end, all was over.
This yamen runner did not have as strong a background as Wang Sheng. His family was a butcher and he had some wealth, so he paid to get a job as a yamen runner. Now, his career as a yamen runner was over and he fell to the ground.
The other bailiffs were still confused, so they kicked the bailiff on the ground and asked in a low voice, "Zhang Qiang, what's wrong with you?"
Zhang Qiang didn't say anything. They snatched the documents from Zhang Qiang's hands and looked at them. They were so scared that they immediately knelt on the ground, lowered their heads and dared not speak.
Only Wang Sheng was still standing there. "You...what are you doing?"
Wang Sheng was also a little panicked.
"Wang Sheng quickly kneels down to welcome the new county magistrate."
The yamen runner who was closest to Wang Sheng quickly pulled the hem of Wang Sheng's clothes.
"What? A new magistrate? He's the new magistrate?"
Wang Sheng not only did not kneel down, but also laughed, "Hahaha, how is it possible? How can he be a county magistrate when he looks so shabby? Is this a fake?"
The other yamen runners felt that what Wang Sheng said made sense, and they all looked up and carefully examined Liu Hongyu's clothes. However, after looking for a long time, they realized that apart from the fact that his clothes were a bit shabby, his demeanor and conversation were not like those of an ordinary person.
Several people quickly lowered their heads, and no matter what Wang Sheng said, they did not get up.
Liu Hongyu sneered and threw out a certificate of identity, which was equivalent to his proof of identity. Now even Wang Sheng couldn't laugh.
He had already started to sweat on his back. The presence of both the certificate of appointment and the imperial edict proved that this man was indeed the new county magistrate.
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