The two yamen runners in the carriage looked up in panic. One of them stood up and shouted angrily, "Who are you? How dare you! Don't you know that we are..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Qi Jing rushed in and pulled Tang Shiyue into his arms.
Only her hands were tied with a rope and she didn't seem to be in any pain. Qi Jing was relieved and he used his palm like a knife to cut the rope directly.
This move immediately stunned the two yamen runners.
The driver in front stopped the carriage, and a yamen runner swallowed his saliva and shouted fiercely: "Who are you? We are sent by the county magistrate to do our job! You are obstructing the work, what should you be punished for?"
Qi Jing glanced at them coldly.
He was not an impulsive person. In fact, he had always been very calm. But when he heard that Tang Shiyue was taken away, especially when he saw that the two yamen runners dared to sit in the carriage with her without even trying to avoid suspicion, he felt so furious that he couldn't suppress it.
Tang Shiyue stood up and grabbed the corner of his clothes.
She was brought out inexplicably, and her mind raced through it, but she couldn't remember what crime she had committed, or who she had offended... It couldn't be that Tang Yongming could bribe the government?
She smiled and said, "Don't be angry, my brother was in a hurry and offended me."
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She tugged at the corner of his clothes again, and Qi Jing slowly relaxed and took a half step back, his pair of dark phoenix eyes still staring at them steadily.
The two yamen runners did not dare to be too arrogant, and just said with all their might: "You are obstructing my work! I will not let you off easily!"
Tang Shiyue pushed Qi Jing to sit down with a smile, took out two pieces of silver from her purse, stuffed them into the two men, and said with a smile: "My two officers are very magnanimous. Don't be angry. I will apologize to you on behalf of my brother." Then she bowed.
The silver pieces were worth three or five taels, and the yamen runners looked much better. Tang Shiyue smiled and apologized for a long time. She was sweet and pretty, and she made the two of them feel embarrassed: "Forget it, for the young lady's sake!"
Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "I would like to ask the two officers, what have I done wrong?"
The two yamen runners looked at each other and said, "I don't know either, but County Magistrate Lin asked us to come and bring the people."
County Magistrate Lin was the new magistrate who came last month. Today he suddenly ordered them to go to Jubao Village to find a young lady named Tang Shiyue, and to bring her over immediately. As for why, they didn't know.
Tang Shiyue pondered and asked, "May I ask what the county magistrate's expression was like at that time?"
The yamen runner shook his head honestly and said, "I have never seen it."
County Magistrate Lin called Captain Zhou over to give them instructions, and they followed the captain's orders and did not see the county magistrate.
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While they were delayed for a while, the whole village was in an uproar.
Madam Zhou took a deep breath and explained the matter in detail.
The two were talking at Tang Shiyue's house when the other two came to the door. When they found out it was Tang Shiyue, they tied him up without saying a word and took him away.
She chased him and asked, but the man just said, "I'm on official business, please stay away!"
Uncle Tang was quite surprised and quickly took people to find the village head.
The village head was shocked when he heard it.
If it had happened in the past, when it came to government matters, he would have handled it with extreme caution and would never have taken on the job casually, but this person was Tang Shiyue!
Although the head of the Tang family did not say it explicitly, he could not help but guess that Qi Jing took out the wine recipe because of Tang Shiyue! If something happened to Tang Shiyue at this moment, the new wine shop would definitely fail!
The village head did not dare to delay, and immediately called his son out, and asked someone to notify the head of the Tang family, and then personally led the people out. After a while, the head of the Tang family also came over with his three sons.
Although the others didn't know why, when they saw that the village head and the clan leader took it so seriously, they also took it seriously. There were already many people watching the fun, and they all followed suit in an instant.
The mule cart couldn't move, so the people behind it trotted along, and not far from the village entrance, they caught up with the county government's horse-drawn carriage.
The clan leader and the head of the village got off the carriage and walked forward. The villagers behind them immediately surrounded the carriage.
The yamen runner came out and saw so many people, and was immediately shocked. He never thought that just coming here to bring a little girl would alarm so many people? What was the secret of this little girl?
His attitude immediately became more restrained.
The two sides were chatting with each other, and before they got to the point, Tang Shiyue came out.
She got off the carriage and bowed, saying, "Thank you, uncle and the head of the village, for rushing over here. Yue'er just asked the two officers for advice, and I don't know what happened yet. But since the county magistrate wants to see me, I must go over there, and I dare not waste any more time. I will go over now."
She paused and pointed at Qi Jing who was standing upright behind her: "Qi Xiaolang will accompany me there, so don't worry. No matter what happens, I will send you a message in time."
She bowed to everyone again and said, "Thank you all for making this trip. Yue Er will definitely remember your kindness."
Everyone said it was not necessary, and the village head asked cryptically: "Yuer, can Qi Xiaolang go alone?"
"Don't worry, head of the village," Tang Shiyue said, "Although I don't know what happened, Qi Xiaolang has a few familiar friends in the town, so we will just act according to circumstances."
Fourth Uncle Tang stood aside and said anxiously, "I'll go with you too! If anything happens, I can help you out!"
"No need," Tang Shiyue said, "Fourth Uncle, A Yao and A Yang are still at home. My mother is not very capable, so I need to trouble you and sister-in-law to take care of her."
The village head turned around and exchanged glances with the head of the Tang family, then said, "Then go quickly and come back soon!"
Tang Shiyue squatted again, then turned around and got on the carriage.
Uncle Tang and Madam Zhou were both extremely anxious, and they turned around and walked back only after they could no longer see the mule cart.
Although Tang Shiyue is young, she is their backbone. Besides, the affection between people is developed through interaction. These days, they have been coming in and out together, working together and making money together. They really treat her as a family member.
Fourth Uncle Tang whispered, “If there is no news tomorrow, we will go and beg Shopkeeper Shen!”
Madam Zhou said, "Don't worry, Yue'er is a lucky child, nothing will happen to her!"
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The two yamen runners got back into the car and stared at them for a long time. They looked like just a couple of teenagers, so how could they have alarmed so many people?
After that, they were polite to each other all the way and soon arrived at the county government office.
First, they saw a tall man, who was Captain Zhou. The bailiff whispered a few words in his ear, and Captain Zhou showed a little surprise, stared at the two of them fiercely, and then went in.
After a while, he came in and invited people into the hall. A middle-aged man with a clean-looking face hurried out, followed by two people.
This is Magistrate Lin.
Tang Shiyue and Qi Jing were about to bow and greet each other, but County Magistrate Lin said, "No need for that."
The person walking at the end shouted out joyfully: "Ah Niang, it's her!" She ran over, took her hand and said: "Ah Yue, do you still remember me?"
Tang Shiyue understood at a glance that this was the girl she had accidentally rescued that day.
County Magistrate Lin laughed and scolded, "Qian'er, stop making trouble!" He said, "I am sorry for asking you to come here. Please take a seat!"
Seeing that County Magistrate Lin was so polite to the child, Captain Zhou's eyes widened. He realized that he had misunderstood before, so he didn't dare to say more and quickly retreated.
The girl held Tang Shiyue's hand and chirped, "I have been looking for you for several days until I saw that young man surnamed Han that day. Daddy sent someone to ask him, but he refused to tell me. Later, I went to ask him myself, and he recognized me and knew that we had no ill intentions in looking for you, so he told me. I immediately asked Daddy to go find you."
Han Yi? Qi Jing raised his eyebrows slightly.
Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "It's just a coincidence, young lady, don't mind it."
The woman smiled and said, "It's just a small favor for you, but it's a big deal for Qian'er. If you hadn't helped, Qian'er would have..." She stopped talking in fear and came over to hold her hand, "How can we not be grateful for such a great favor!"
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