Chapter 366 Shameless! Damn
"Bang, bang, bang! Open the door!" The little medicine boy knocked on the door hard.
"Squeak!" The corner door opened and the yamen runner poked his head out.
Seeing it was the little medicine boy, he scolded him, "You troublemaker! I told you that you can't visit me if you don't have money, so why are you still making trouble? If you make trouble again, I'll arrest you too!"
"Sir, I'm here to redeem my master!" the little medicine boy shouted.
"You?" The bailiff sneered, "Where's the money?"
"Here!" The little medicine boy stepped aside, leaving behind him a basket of money.
"Hiss!" The yamen runner took a breath. A little medicine boy took out so much money in a blink of an eye.
He jumped out of the door and grabbed the medicine boy, "Tell me, where did you steal it?"
"I didn't!" the medicine boy replied, "I didn't steal!"
"Then where did this money come from? Our household department just lost some money, it must be you, little thief!" The bailiff rolled his eyes and talked nonsense.
"Pah pah pah!" A few people walked out from the side. They were the group of people from Wu County who had just left the yamen.
Su Ying clapped her hands and sarcastically said, "Tsk tsk, Rong County is rotten to the core! Just making up a story can land someone in jail!"
"Nonsense, it was clearly this medicine boy who stole from my household department!" the bailiff argued.
"You are bullying the helpless medicine boy. Tsk tsk! This money is what we brought from Wu County. When did it become the money of your Rong County Household Department?" Su Ying asked.
"Huh?" The yamen runner didn't expect this to happen and said awkwardly, "I made a mistake!"
"Is it enough to redeem the old doctor?" Su Ying asked.
"Uh..." the bailiff murmured.
"Why, do you want to ask for too much?" Su Ying looked at the bailiff intently.
"What good will it do you to collect this extra money? How much can you get? We only have five strings of cash now, so please be kind."
"Five strings of cash!" the yamen runner exclaimed, "This is too..."
"Once you're done, I'll deliver three strings of cash to your home right away. How about that?" Su Ying said, leaning closer.
The bailiff stared at Su Ying blankly. How could he do this?
"In this way, the squad leader won't lose money, and we can save a little too! It's good for you, it's good for me, and it's good for everyone!" Su Ying coaxed patiently.
"Okay! Come with me!" The bailiff instantly understood a way to make money.
All the people in the yamen were on a business trip with Huang San, and there was no one on duty, so it was a perfect time for the operation.
Wang Yannian, County Magistrate Hu, and Ade laughed as they listened.
Su Ying brought the little medicine boy and followed the yamen runners into the prison. It was dark, damp and smelled musty.
"Girl, be careful and watch your step!" The bailiff said politely.
Su Ying lowered her head and saw a mouse running past her feet, squeaking.
When a prisoner heard the noise, he immediately lay down on the bars and watched quietly. When he saw that it was a female official, his eyes widened.
"Sir, sir, I am innocent! I am innocent!" The prisoner slammed the railing desperately, shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Huang San stole my chicken. I was furious. After a few words, Huang San falsely accused me of being a bandit! My Lord, my Lord, I am innocent!"
"Sir, sir, I am innocent!" When the other prisoners heard this, they also cried out for justice.
"Master, Master!" The little medicine boy shouted excitedly when he saw the old doctor lying on the wet ground.
The yamen runner opened the door and the little medicine boy ran in. He touched his master and found that his whole body was burning hot.
"Master, Master!" The little medicine boy was at a loss.
"Eleven, why are you here?" The old doctor heard his disciple crying in a daze and opened his eyes with difficulty.
"Master, I'm here to save you! Hold on!" The little medicine boy wiped his tears.
"Oh, child! I must be dazzled!" The old doctor smiled and fell asleep again, thinking that he was confused due to fever.
"Foreman, please help me!" Su Ying couldn't carry the person, so she had to ask the yamen runners for help.
"Okay!" The bailiff carried the old doctor on his back. In order to earn extra money, he had to provide service at home.
"Hurry up and leave!" The bailiff put the old doctor on the carriage and urged him.
He looked at Su Ying, meaning that he should send his share of the money over quickly.
"Team leader, I have something to trouble you with!" Su Ying made another request.
"Please speak, young lady!" The bailiff suspected that Su Ying wanted to default on his money and was deliberately making excuses.
"Please help the old doctor and the little medicine boy get a pass, otherwise where are they going to go?" Su Ying said, holding up a finger, "One coin!"
The old doctor and the little medicine boy could no longer stay in Rong County, so they had to be taken away and re-registered in Wu County.
"Wait!" The bailiff wiped his sweat and ran back.
After a while, he came back, looked around to see if there was anyone around, and quietly handed it to Su Ying, "I've finished it, girl, keep your word! Don't break your promise!"
"Don't worry, the money has been sent! It's a fair transaction!" Su Ying said with a smile.
A group of carriages and horses drove towards Wu County.
"Aying, why should you give it to him? You are just deceiving him, and these yamen runners are accomplices!" A Jiang was puzzled.
"Let's put one thing in another. At least he can relieve himself now!" Su Ying didn't say much.
County Magistrate Hu said nothing. All government offices are the same, like clear water with no fish.
Last year, when Wu County was still poor, didn't all the yamen runners do the same thing? Their salaries were barely enough to support their families, and as long as it wasn't excessive, County Magistrate Hu turned a blind eye.
When they returned to Wu County at night, the old doctor was sent to Ge Langzhong's clinic for treatment.
The old doctor was injured by Huang San. The cell was damp and he had no food or water, so he fell ill all of a sudden.
After taking the old doctor's pulse, Doctor Ge first gave him a bowl of rice porridge and then a bowl of fever-reducing medicine. The old doctor fell asleep peacefully.
The little medicine boy accompanies the master and takes care of his daily life.
A-po and A-du have both woken up. A-du can get out of bed, but A-po's leg injury is severe and he cannot move.
Seeing that they were all getting better, Ade felt much better. County Magistrate Hu asked the household department to advance the compensation to Jinfengzhai that night.
That night, Wang Yannian, Su Ying, and County Magistrate Hu stayed up all night to write a short essay, which they sent to Chang'an as fast as they could, and they also sent a letter to Lu Zhaoshi.
"Sir, what should we do with those people?" Niu Er came to ask the next day.
"Who?" County Magistrate Hu looked confused.
"Those unruly people in Rong County pretending to be officials!" Niu Er was helpless. The county magistrate's memory was getting worse and worse.
"Drive them out of Wu County! Don't waste our rice!" County Magistrate Hu said after a moment of thought.
These are all young and strong men. They are imprisoned in the jail, taking up space and eating for free. If they are locked up for too long, it will give County Magistrate Wang a handle to impeach them!
So Niu Er and others took this group of yamen runners to the northwest and drove them out of Wu County.
Huang San was beaten with thirty sticks and could not leave. Niu Er hired an ox cart, took him out of the area and threw him on the ground.
"Here is a list. Give it to your County Magistrate Wang. It contains new fees!" Niu Er took out a piece of letter paper and threw it to Huang San.
Huang San was illiterate and couldn't understand what he was saying.
If this group of people wanted to return to Rong County, they had to go around a big circle before they could get back to Rong County in the southeast corner.
All the money, swords, torture instruments, etc. on their bodies were confiscated by Niu Er and his men. They were all dizzy and dazed from hunger, and they also had to take Huang San with them.
Three days later, these yamen runners returned to Rong County like beggars.
"Sir! Wu County has gone too far!" Huang San cried on the ground, "Being humiliated is a small matter, but hurting your reputation is a big deal!"
Wang Duanfang looked coldly at Huang San lying on the ground without saying a word. What a bunch of losers, they didn't get the job done, but they still wanted to act pitiful and ask for reward.
"Oh, by the way, sir, here is a letter for you, saying something about the additional fees!" Huang San took out the letter from his arms.
Wang Duanfang took a look at it and cursed angrily, "Shameless! Abominable!"
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