Chapter 424: Bumping into Hu Chong
"Ah, Mr. Liu, don't you understand what I mean? You accidentally damaged our things, so you must pay for it. I will write down all the accounts so that we can settle it later."
"I'm telling you, you're dreaming if you want me to compensate you. Bah." Liu Quezi said as he looked at Gu Yuanniang with disdain and spat.
Gu Yuanniang looked at the spit on the ground and immediately added five taels of silver to the paper: "It is very troublesome to clean up this spit. Although we have a few servants at home, it is still a waste of time and effort. Five taels of silver is not too much."
"Gu Yuanniang, you don't understand what I'm saying."
Upon hearing this, Liu Quezi stepped forward and pointed at Gu Yuanniang.
Liu Quezi, due to his physical condition, was short to begin with, and because he had rubbed one of his legs, he was dark and thin, and looked even older than Village Chief Wang. Standing in front of the graceful Gu Yuanniang, he formed a sharp contrast.
"Mr. Liu, did you smash these things?"
Gu Yuanniang was not angry, but instead asked the man in front of her.
Liu Quezi nodded and said, "I did it, so what?"
Gu Yuanniang was not in a hurry and said calmly: "Since it was you who did it, you should pay compensation. You damaged a lot of things in my house, and it is only natural for you to compensate us. If you don't want to accompany me, then I will go with you. County Magistrate Hu said, "It just so happens that County Magistrate Hu's house is next door, why don't you go with me to take a look."
When Liu Quezi heard this, his face flushed and he became a little embarrassed. Looking at Gu Yuanniang's serious expression, he still had some doubts in his heart. He turned his eyes again and again and said slowly, "What are you talking about? Of course I didn't break these things on purpose."
"Since you didn't break it on purpose, then you can just compensate us and let it go. But if you did break it on purpose, then you will be charged with damaging other people's property. But if you are punished with 20 strokes of the cane, Mr. Liu, are you sure you can walk out with both legs intact after being beaten with 20 strokes of the cane? Don't let your other leg become lame by then, what will happen to the rest of your family?"
Gu Yuan's mother never liked to talk about other people's injuries, but since Liu Kuizi was so excessive today and came to their house to smash things, it was no wonder that she said something.
Hearing what Gu Yuanniang said, Liu Guizi became extremely angry. His originally frightened expression changed suddenly. He was no longer afraid, but anger rushed to his chest. He quickly rolled up his sleeves, as if he was going to hit Gu Yuanniang in the next second.
Knowing what she was going to do, Gu Yuanniang immediately dodged to the side, but Liu Quezi actually fell forward and hit his head. Without Gu Yuanniang's obstruction, Liu Quezi lost control of his body and rolled straight down the stairs and hit the man in front of him.
"Ouch!" The man cried out in pain. Before Xu Miaomiao could react, the man had already bumped into her. When Gu Yuan's mother saw this, she immediately came down and watched Xu Miaomiao unload all the events of the day.
After hearing what Gu Yuan's mother said, Xu Miaomiao immediately stepped forward and helped the man in front of her up.
"County Magistrate Hu, are you okay? Something happened at home, which is why this person broke in. Are you okay?"
"How dare you bump into me!"
Hu Chong was obviously dissatisfied and immediately kicked the man in front of him. Liu Quezi was already sick and could not bear the kick. He cried out and fell backwards.
When Liu Quezi stood up, he was shocked to see the man in front of him. When he came to his senses, he saw Xu Miaomiao next to him immediately walked up to him, took Xu Miaomiao's hand and said, "Finally I caught you, come with me to heal the land."
Xu Miaomiao was confused by the sudden situation and shook off his hand. She looked at the man beside her. Hu Chong looked at the man in front of him and said with dissatisfaction, "Who do you think you are? You bumped into me and you dare not apologize?"
"What are you?"
Liu Quezi retorted in dissatisfaction after hearing this. He looked Hu Chong up and down before saying, "Look at your bloated body, big head and fat ears. I'm afraid you are eating the son of a rich family in Bai County. I tell you, don't meddle in the affairs of our county and our village. If you do, I will beat you up too."
As Liu Quezi spoke, he raised his right hand and wanted to slap him. Hu Chong was stunned by this sudden scene. Since he became the county magistrate, no one dared to do this to him. Seeing this scene, Hu Chong stepped forward and said, "Do you know who I am?"
"I don't care who you are."
Liu Quezi spoke up and looked at the man in front of him. He thought he was Xu Miaomiao's helper and said with dissatisfaction: "I tell you, if anyone comes to block my way today, I will beat him up."
“You, you.”
Hu Chong's face turned red with anger. He pointed for a long time but didn't say a word.
"What do you mean by 'you'? I thought you were just a fat guy with big ears, but you turned out to be a stutterer. You are such a coward and useless man. Even a cripple like me is better than you."
As Liu Quezi was talking, his eyes fell on Xu Miaomiao. Just as he was about to speak, Hu Chong shouted, "Come here, drag him away and give him twenty heavy beatings. I want to see how good this man's legs are."
As soon as Hu Chong finished speaking, several servants who were waiting at the door came in immediately, picked up Liu Guizi, and were about to take him into the yard.
Liu Quezi was not able to react until he was lifted up. He kept shouting at the people in front of him: "What are you doing? Let me go. This is Bai County. You actually think I am using lynching law. Be careful or I will report it to Magistrate Hu. I will make you pay for it."
"Hearing what you said, County Magistrate Hu will definitely side with you."
"That's right. I paid a lot of taxes to him! If you're scared, tell me to put you down right away. Don't let me beat you to a pulp."
Hu Chong was very angry at this time. He looked at Liu Quezi in front of him for a long time without saying a word. He just pointed at the person next to him and said: "Give me a good beating."
The yamen runner at the side received Hu Chong's order, and immediately picked up a stick and hit Liu Quezi again and again. Liu Quezi's cry of pain echoed in the house. When Village Chief Wang heard this, he immediately came out and saw Liu Quezi being beaten in the yard. Then he stepped forward and kept talking in his ear.
(End of this chapter)
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