Zhao Hao secretly rolled his eyes and thought to himself, can this poem be used indiscriminately?

He thanked Gao Wudao, then walked over and kicked the thief hard in the butt.

Damn it, I was scared to death!

Although the thief fainted, he was still conscious and turned around in pain after being kicked.

When Zhao Hao saw the man's face, he was suddenly stunned and motioned Zhao Shouzheng to bring the candlestick over.

"What? Does my son know this guy?" Seeing Zhao Hao carefully looking at the thief's face, Zhao Shouzheng squatted aside curiously.

Zhao Hao looked at Gao Wu, who nodded, apparently recognizing this beast.

~~

At this time, neighbors came over with sticks and shovels to check, but the old captain was probably too old and did not show up for a while.

Zhao Shouzheng hurried over to thank the enthusiastic neighbor. Zhao Hao saw that Gao Tiejiang was also there, so he asked him to inform the captain and let him handle the matter himself without disturbing him.

Blacksmith Gao naturally agreed. He helped to send away the neighbors who wanted to watch the fun, and then went to Jiachang's house to report the news.

Zhao Hao closed the gate again and glanced at Gao Wu.

Gao Wu had already drawn a bucket of well water and poured it on the thief's head.

The thief was lying on his back, and the cold well water choked his mouth and nose. He immediately began to cough violently like a shrimp.

After coughing, he wanted to pretend to faint, but he heard Gao Wu fetching another bucket of water. He quickly opened his eyes, rolled over and got up, begging for his life loudly.

"You are a shop assistant at Tang Ji." Zhao Hao walked up to the thief, sitting on a stool with a big sword and a golden horse.

Seeing that he was recognized, the guy did not deny it.

"Why do you come here to steal? Tell the truth and you will avoid physical pain!" Zhao Hao shouted. Gao Wu, on the side, pinched the joints of his hands, providing more than 90% of the deterrent effect.

"My humble servant, my humble servant..." The thief rolled his eyes in panic and replied hastily, "I was ordered by the boss to come and see if there is any sugar left in your house!"

Zhao Shouzheng was very angry when he heard this: "How come all the merchants in the Ming Dynasty are so evil?"

Gao Wu was also furious and was about to go straight to settle the score with Tang Youde, but was stopped by Zhao Hao.

Gao Wu looked at Zhao Hao in confusion, but he did not ask any questions. After these days of contact, he knew that Zhao Hao was meticulous, smart and mature, far superior to him, the former general of the Qi Family Army. He knew that Zhao Hao must have his own reasons.

"How do you know my family's home?" Zhao Hao began to question in detail.

"That day, after the young master sold the candy, I secretly followed him all the way to Caijia Lane."

"How did we get back that day?"

"The three young masters were riding in a carriage, so I had to hire a carriage to catch up with them," the thief replied.

Zhao Hao nodded slightly, questioned a few more times, then crossed his arms, looked down at the thief and said, "Now you have two choices, should I send you to the government or give you to Boss Tang?"

The thief rolled his eyes and said pitifully to the kind-looking child, "Can I choose neither? Sir, I really know I was wrong, please forgive me..."

"Beat him to death!" But Zhao Hao laughed grimly.

"Yes, the Great Ming Code clearly states, 'Anyone who breaks into someone's house without cause at night shall be beaten with eighty sticks. If the host kills him immediately, no punishment will be given!'" Zhao Shouzheng also spoke up to support his son.

Gao Wu swung his fist as big as a vinegar jar and hit the thief in the face.

The thief was beaten black and blue in the face, with blood pouring from his eyes. He cried out miserably, "I choose to be sent to the officials, to the officials..."

"Hey, could this man be deaf?" Zhao Shouzheng was surprised when he heard this: "Didn't I just tell you that if you send someone to the government, you will be beaten with 80 sticks?"

"Ah, so many?" Zhao Hao asked in surprise, "Will they be beaten to death?"

"If there is no one in the yamen, I will definitely be dead." Zhao Shouzheng replied, touching his chin.

"Then forget it. We should do good deeds." Zhao Hao said to Gao Wu with a compassionate look on his face: "Brother Gao, please send him to Tangji."

The thief got anxious when he heard this. "You don't keep your word? Didn't you say you would hand me over to the authorities?"

"That's your choice, not mine." Zhao Hao waved his hand with a smile, and Gao Wu tied the thief up like a dumpling with a hemp rope, carried it on his shoulder and strode up.

~~

Although he and his son sang the same tune and cooperated very well, Zhao Shouzheng was still confused.

He followed his son into the main hall and asked curiously, "Wasn't he sent by Tang? Why did you send him back?"

"Didn't I tell you, Dad, just concentrate on your studies and I will take care of the rest?" Zhao Hao had no intention of explaining.

"I'm just curious." Zhao Shouzheng smiled shyly.

"Father, please don't quote poems randomly in the future. Be careful of getting your tongue stuck in the wind." Zhao Hao reminded him with a smile. Although there was no literary inquisition in the Ming Dynasty, those who wanted to take the imperial examination should still be more rigorous.

"Oh, I forgot, you must not miss the morning class tomorrow..." Zhao Shouzheng's old face turned red, and he didn't ask any more questions. He slipped into the east room and started snoring again after a while.

Hearing the heartless snoring, Zhao Hao actually felt very envious.

After this incident, he is going to suffer from insomnia again.

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Before dawn, Zhao Shouzheng quietly got up and rushed to the Imperial College to report. Yesterday, he was a little late, and was severely reprimanded by his teacher Gou Xuezheng, who reprimanded him for neglecting his studies in the past two years and daring to slack off when the imperial examination was approaching... Zhao Shouzheng was also old, and felt very embarrassed, so he naturally did not dare to be late again.

Zhao Hao was so lost in thought last night that he fell asleep only when the rooster crowed. Now he had just dozed off for less than an hour and was too lazy to get up to help his father go to school.

I'm still growing, so I have to get enough sleep...

He wanted to sleep until noon, but not long after, he was awakened by a knock on the door.

Zhao Hao went into the yard with a gloomy face and saw Gao Wu's huge head appearing outside the courtyard wall.

He opened the door yawning and found that Gao Wu was accompanied by Tang Youde, the owner of Tangji Southern Goods Store.

Boss Tang came into the yard carrying a lot of bags. He first looked at the dilapidated house, then looked at Zhao Hao with disheveled hair, and was so surprised that his mouth couldn't close.

But now was obviously not the time to express his feelings. He presented the gifts he had brought and apologized to Zhao Hao without hesitation, saying that he had failed to discipline his child properly, which had led to a thief in the family who had been blinded and had his legs broken and was being sent to the authorities.

But Zhao Hao ignored him and just washed his face and brushed his teeth. After he was done, he pretended to go out to the street to buy breakfast.

Boss Tang couldn't stand being controlled by him anymore, so he had to use his ultimate move.

"This is to calm you down and make amends for your sins." Tang Youde said as he took out a pair of huge gold ingots from his arms.

Zhao Hao stopped walking when he saw the silver. He took it slowly, but his hand felt heavy and he almost dropped it on the ground.

It weighs at least fifty taels.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Why don't you get down to business sooner rather than later?" Zhao Hao put away the silver and a smile appeared on his face.

"Ah, so it turns out that you already knew that I was wronged?" Tang Youde looked surprised.

"Otherwise I would have reported you to the police and sent you back?" Zhao Hao laughed loudly. He took out some money and asked Gao Wu to go to the breakfast shop at the bridge head and buy breakfast for three people.

The two of them came here at this time and they definitely didn’t have time to eat breakfast.

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