Chapter 456: Captain Songfeng Jiang
Song Liyun didn't want to say more to them. After Wu Dan untied the horse's reins and left, she said coldly to the waiter, "Today, my aunt has something to do, so I'll let you go this time. If you are so greedy again in the future, you won't have the good luck you have today."
The guy begged again and again: "I will never dare to do it again!"
This was also unintentional.
The horses that Song Liyun and her companions rode had big appetites, so they asked the inn to give the horses two extra fodders and also paid double the money for the fodder.
Last night the old groom was lazy as usual. When feeding the horses in the middle of the night, he just threw some hay to the horses to get it over with. He could pocket double the money for the feed since the animals couldn't complain anyway.
But Juqingma had a strong temper and was usually spoiled, so she couldn't stand being hungry.
He bit off the reins himself and let Wudan's horse out. He also opened the bolt of the side door and went out to find grass to eat.
The old groom found the door was open and saw that the horse had gone out, so he decided to make a real move. He found his servant and led the horse to an empty yard next to him and hid it.
He just had to wait for the owner to report the case. Once the authorities found the teeth marks on the reins and the door bolt, and knew that the horse had gone missing on its own, he would be cleared of suspicion.
Later, find an opportunity to send the horses out of the city without anyone noticing, and you will get two good horses.
Due to this delay, the sky gradually brightened and the city gates were opened. Song Liyun did not want to waste any more time and had to let these two evil-minded people go.
The two men didn't even have breakfast. They walked two miles out of the city and found a breakfast stall outside the city. They ordered soy milk and fried buns to fill their stomachs.
The two horses next to them were eating with big mouthfuls. They were hungry too!
Wu Dan was experiencing this for the first time, and he was still unhappy. He bit into the oil cake and said angrily, "Young Madam, you shouldn't let this unreasonable person go. You should give him a good beating."
Song Liyun looked at the crowds of people driving carts and carrying loads on the road, rushing into the city to make a living, and said, "Wudan, every time the tribe moves camp, do you go rabbit hunting on the way?"
Wu Dan was stunned and shook his head quickly. "At that time, we had to be careful of wolves attacking us and lambs getting lost. How could we have time to hunt rabbits? If we wanted to eat rabbit meat, we had to wait until camp was set up and the cattle and sheep returned to the pen."
Song Liyun smiled and said, "We are on our way now. It is definitely not worthwhile to delay important matters for these trivial matters. It won't be too late to come back and teach them a lesson when we have time later."
Wu Dan nodded thoughtfully, "Okay, I'll teach them a lesson later."
Seeing that he understood the importance of things, Song Liyun started eating seriously again.
After the two men finished their meal and were packing up their bags and preparing to set off, a group of people, about ten in number, ran out from the direction of Songfeng County.
Those people questioned everyone passing by on the road one by one, and even the food stalls and sheds on the roadside were not spared.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived at Song Liyun's side and surrounded the two handsome horses.
The leader was dressed in an ochre official uniform and held a sword in his hand. Several of his followers were holding water and fire sticks and iron chains, and they all looked very aggressive.
The stall owner hurried over, bowed to the leader and said, "Master Jiang, I paid the stall owner for the charcoal yesterday."
The man pushed the stall owner away and said, "Get out of here! This is none of your business! Whose horse is this? Stand out!"
Song Liyun slowly stood up: "Captain Jiang, how are you?"
Jiang Xingfan, who had returned to his position as the head constable, looked up when he heard the voice.
All I saw was a woman wearing a crimson cloak, a waistcoat with lotus green piping, dark grey boots, and a white scarf wrapped around her head and face, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
He frowned. He seemed to have heard this voice somewhere before: "Who are you? Is this horse yours?"
Song Liyun untied her scarf and revealed her face: "Captain Jiang, you are a forgetful person. I am a commoner, Mrs. Song, and this horse is mine."
"It's you!"
When he saw her face clearly, Jiang Xingfan's pupils shrank suddenly and he lost his voice.
He would recognize this woman even if she turned into ashes, and a feeling of resentment suddenly surged in his heart.
When he returned from Qili County, he not only lost his job, but was also beaten with twenty boards and expelled from the county government office by the county magistrate Cao Jing.
The reason why it turned out to be a blessing in disguise was that Cao Jing's betrayal allowed him to avoid being implicated by Young Master Lin. Now, not only did he become the head of the police again, he was also close to the county magistrate.
But this could not erase the humiliation he suffered in Baolinju.
It was this woman who stabbed her throat with a stick of firewood, which frightened him so much that he picked up a knife and chopped her off. He was then ridiculed and driven out of the county government office by County Magistrate Jiang, and this became a shadow in his heart that he still cannot get over.
When he thought of the strange hairy-faced monster in Baolinju and Song Liyun's agile skills, he took several steps back and slipped into the crowd.
"Everyone, catch her!"
Song Liyun stepped on the stool she had just been sitting on and picked it up. Wu Dan was standing beside her with a wooden stick in his hand.
Song Liyun said coldly: "What reason do you have to arrest people at random?"
What's the reason? The detectives all turned around and looked at Captain Jiang.
Why were this woman and child arrested for no reason?
Captain Jiang was hiding behind someone, feeling somewhat embarrassed. He didn't come out, but simply shouted, "I suspect those two horses were stolen. She's a woman, how could she have gotten those beautiful horses?"
He said this, and the others couldn't listen any longer. One of the detectives reminded him, "Captain Jiang, we are catching fugitives, not looking for horses!"
Jiang Xingfan already had an idea. He stepped out of the crowd, looked at Song Liyun, and said, "This captain suspects you are involved in a theft last night. I am summoning you to the county government office for trial..."
Song Liyun didn't say anything more to him, and raised the bench in her hand...
Jiang Xingfan yelled, "This thief is assaulting people, let's fight her together!" After yelling, he stepped back.
However, the situation was a bit awkward. Song Liyun only threw the stool to Wu Dan and did not hurt anyone.
The constables froze in place, looking at each other in bewilderment.
Did Mr. Jiang take the wrong medicine today? He's shouting and yelling at women and children for no reason.
A grain and oil shop in the city was robbed last night, and the man with the carriage should be the one to be investigated.
Captain Jiang's face was already dark with shame, and he opened and closed his mouth but didn't know what to say.
Song Liyun just wanted to leave as soon as possible and didn't care about Jiang Xingfan's provocation. "I'm a newcomer to Songfeng County and have no grudges against Mr. Jiang. I'm afraid this is a misunderstanding, Mr. Jiang, don't you think?"
After a series of setbacks, Captain Jiang finally came to his senses.
Song Liyun had a special relationship with the Qili County Government. Even if he arrested her and put her in jail, she would only suffer for a few days, while he would be blamed by the Songfeng County Magistrate.
I have just gotten close to the county magistrate's brother-in-law these days, and I can't let any more complications arise.
However, being stared at by passersby and police officers, Captain Jiang found it difficult to step down for a moment. His face flushed and turned pale, but he finally made way: "I have recognized the wrong person. You can leave now!"
With Song Liyun's advice just now, "Don't hunt rabbits when you are doing serious work", Wu Dan was able to keep his composure. When he heard that they were allowed to go, he immediately led his horse over.
Song Liyun covered her face with a veil, jumped on the horse, and bowed to Jiang Xingfan: "I will remember your kindness today, Mr. Jiang!" After that, the two horses galloped away without the need for whips!
Looking at Song Liyun's receding figure, Jiang Xingfan seemed to have thought of something. He gritted his teeth and whispered to a yamen runner next to him.
The yamen runner looked surprised, nodded repeatedly, and turned to leave.
(End of this chapter)
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