Light snow fell and the north wind blew. A fast horse was not fast enough. Yesterday, a boat sailed on the water. Today, it was hard to find money.
In the morning, Jia County Magistrates hurried to Between the Clouds and the Water to find Han Wangzhu personally. Before he could open his mouth, Han Wangzhu said, "Sir, are you in good health? I heard that you fell into the water yesterday and were saved by the Little Prince. You are very lucky. "
"I'm fine. I slept for a night, but my head is still a little groggy. I choked yesterday. Today, I have something to tell you." Jia County Magistrates laughed and was about to tell him about the missing items. However, he didn't know how to open his mouth. The feeling of asking for money was different from the feeling of being given money.
Han Wangzhu immediately said, "Sir, it's fine if you have something to say. But you are not feeling well. Do you want to find some medicinal herbs?"
"No, no. When I fell into the water yesterday, I dropped two items. They should have fallen into the water. Those two items were the ones you gave me the day before yesterday. It's not easy to find them at the moment, so I want to tell you so that the money won't be taken away."
Jia County Magistrates didn't want to say directly, "Give me one more item and I'll go get the money." So he could only find this excuse.
Han Wangzhu smiled and said, "Sir, you are right. I will send someone to inform them. Sir, please stay here for one more day. I will go back to get something else. Sorry for the inconvenience."
"It's not inconvenience, not at all. It's a good opportunity to taste the wine and dishes here. You can go now. I'll go back too." Jia County Magistrates was relieved. He couldn't bear to be indifferent in front of others, so he got up and left.
Han Wangzhu didn't dare to delay. Before he came here, his family had told him that the Zhang Family and the Wang Family were not simple. He had to pay attention to anything, even if it was a very small matter. Otherwise, he wouldn't know how to deal with it.
Yesterday, the county magistrate fell into the water. Today, he came here to say that he lost two items. Were they really lost or not? Did it fall into the water or was it picked up by someone? Even if the person who picked it up didn't know what it was for, they still had to be on guard.
As a result, Han Wangzhu found the people here and got someone to ride a fast horse over to inform them. Go and come back quickly. They were waiting here.
Outside, the light snow was blown by the wind, hitting his face like a knife. The man brought three horses, but when he arrived at the place, his face was swept by the wind and snow, leaving behind two horses at the farmer's house. However, when he arrived at the place, he almost fainted when he received an even bigger piece of news.
Yesterday afternoon, the money had been taken out by someone and left for the docks. As for where it went, he had no idea.
The man drank a mouthful of hot soup, found something to cover his face, and changed three horses to rush back. When Han Wangzhu heard about this, he was also stunned. His family's 5,000 strings of coins and the Yuan Family's 8,000 strings of coins were not a small amount, but it was taken away by someone just like that.
Wasn't it the Jia County Magistrates who asked for it? At least, that was what he said. He said that it fell into the water and it was really lost. Or did he ask someone to go back to the county to take it away the night before? This was the only reasonable explanation. If someone else picked it up, they wouldn't know where to get the money.
Could it be that the Jia County Magistrates thought that the money was too little and asked for more? If that was the case, then he was too greedy. He didn't know whether it was good or bad to cooperate with such a person.
Han Wangzhu held the two items that had been put together in his hands. After thinking for a while, he asked someone to go back and report this matter to the family head. At the same time, he got up and went to find the Jia County Magistrates. Maybe he could find out something.
The Jia County Magistrates sat in a room on the second floor of Between the Clouds and the Water. It was already ten o 'clock in the evening. He was waiting for Han Wangzhu to bring him new things so that he could withdraw the money.
After waiting for an entire day, the more he waited, the more anxious he became. The dishes were placed on the table, but he didn't seem to want to eat. He only sat there and drank a mouthful of wine. Han Wangzhu still hadn't come. Just as he was about to go over to chat and ask secretly, Han Wangzhu finally came over.
When Han Wangzhu saw the Jia County Magistrates in the room, he was less suspicious of him. It seemed that he was in a hurry to get the money. If he really did withdraw it once, he wouldn't be in such a hurry.
"Hey! You're here? How's the matter? " When the Jia County Magistrates heard the sound of the door opening, he looked over and saw Han Wangzhu. His eyelids drooped as he asked if the token had been brought back.
"Sir, look at this." Han Wangzhu put the two pieces of wood and jade together on the table.
The Jia County Magistrates was still in a daze. When he saw the two items, he immediately became happy. He touched the two items with his hands to separate them. He picked up the two pieces that he should have and said with a smile, "You're really trustworthy.
"Your master is indeed a trustworthy person. He sent mine back. I don't need these two halves. I'll keep them as backup. You guys are really amazing. When I fell into the water, you guys … No, that's not right. Why are these two halves here too? Could it be …? "
As the Jia County Magistrates spoke, he finally realized something. Looking at the other two halves on the table, an idea suddenly appeared in his mind. Someone took the two halves that he had and went there to withdraw the money.
"Sir, you guessed right. These four pieces were taken from the shop of Changqing and Wufeng in the county. They appeared there at noon yesterday." Han Wangzhu looked at the Jia County Magistrates and said.
The Jia County Magistrates was stunned. Suddenly, he shouted, "That's impossible. That's impossible. Before I fell into the water, I had been carrying them with me. When I woke up yesterday morning, I even looked at them. How could they be in the county within half a day?
Are you suspecting that I asked someone to take the money and want to ask for another one from you? I'm surrounded by yamen runners. There's no one else. How could the yamen runners do such a thing for me? I don't want to live anymore. If the yamen runners know that I took your money, it's definitely not me. "
"Sir, don't worry. You're right. You don't have anyone by your side who can help you, so you won't give your things to others. I suspect that when I was talking to you the night before yesterday, the yamen runners standing outside the door overheard our conversation. Ordinary people might not be able to hear it, but your yamen runners are not good people. Who knows if there's someone with good hearing among them?"
When Han Wangzhu heard this, he felt that it made sense. What's more, the people he brought with him yesterday were also watching in the dark. They didn't see any yamen runners leave, and they didn't see anyone else. The Jia County Magistrates didn't see anyone else. If he saw anyone, it was the people from Zhangjia Zhuangzi Restaurant. He couldn't be so close to the Zhang family to say such things and give the token away.
The only possibility was that the yamen runners outside the door overheard their conversation that day. When the county magistrate fell into the water, the two items were taken away and they quickly rode to the county to get the money.
Han Wangzhu told the Jia County Magistrates what he thought after that. The Jia County Magistrates shook his head, "The people who saved me yesterday were the Little Prince's people. If the Little Prince was interested, he could have just asked for it. I wouldn't dare to say anything. It's not impossible for him to give it to the Little Prince. It must be someone else with good swimming skills who saw the two items fall from my body into the water and swam down to get them.
In addition, the yamen runners overheard it, so the Zhangjia Zhuangzi sent people to the county to get the money. If I had known, I wouldn't have gone to the pavilion. Why bother? Go and ask who went into the water yesterday. I think you'll know. "
"Sir, more than a hundred people jumped into the water yesterday. In the end, only the Little Prince's people were able to get you out. Can we ask them one by one? Do you think the Zhangjia Zhuangzi will let us ask them? "Han Wangzhu shook his head and explained the situation yesterday.
Seeing that the Jia County Magistrates was at a loss, he said, "Sir, the reason you wanted to go to the pavilion yesterday was not that simple. Everyone knows that fishing is not allowed to make such a loud noise. However, how long did the firecrackers go off yesterday? The room you ate in just happens to be facing the pavilion. Do you think it's such a coincidence? "
The more the Jia County Magistrates listened and thought, the more he felt that things were not that simple. He was supposed to leave yesterday, but suddenly the firecrackers went off. He thought about the way the waiter seemed to be urging him to go and take a look. There was only one fishing boat on the river. How could it be so coincidental that it stopped at that place?
Were there fish there? That's right. That person cast a spinning net. The water was so strong. Why didn't he hang the net? When the weather was cold, the fish would be at the bottom. Why didn't he use the net? He grew up in a fishing family. Who would be stupid enough to cast a net to catch fish in that place? This was all part of his plan. He must have planned it all out.
"Zhang Zhong, you've gone too far. I'll fight with you. I …" The Jia County Magistrates finally realized what was wrong. He stood up and was about to rush out while shouting.
Han Wangzhu quickly held him back and used one hand to cover the Jia County Magistrates' mouth. He couldn't let him shout like that. If others knew, they would only laugh at him. Besides, he was a seventh-grade official. What if he asked? The moment he shouted, his momentum weakened.
"Sir, don't make a noise. Do you want the Zhang family to laugh at you? Sir, you don't have to worry about losing the money. Sir, please sit down first. "Han Wangzhu tried to stop him while persuading him.
At this time, the waiter outside the door came in and asked, "Sir, what's wrong?"
"Nothing. You can leave. I didn't ask you not to come in. Sir just wanted to find someone to drink with. He drank too much." Han Wangzhu couldn't say anything else. He asked the waiter to leave and tried to persuade him in a low voice.
"Sir, they'll be happier if you do this. When you've calmed down, we'll deal with them together. Money is a small matter. Don't worry about it."
The Jia County Magistrates pouted like a child. He sat on the chair and drank another cup of wine. He muttered, "They're too much. When I took office, they didn't leave me any money. I didn't dare to touch Changping Warehouse. There's a lot of food there. It's not much money. If I touch a little, it won't be enough. If I touch too much, it'll be troublesome.
The Deputy County Magistrates, the Chief Registrar, the Deputy Writing Officer, and those yamen runners are not my people. When I go out for a walk, they follow me. When I say I want to lock someone up, the yamen runners object. I don't dare to make a decision. When my mother wants to eat some blood tofu, I have to help her kill pigs.
When I'm here, I finally have some money. Before I can take it out, it's taken away by them. I almost drowned. Who's the County Magistrate? The only thing I can do as the County Magistrate is to stamp the documents that others bring to me. Brother, don't you think I'm a coward? Tell me. "
"Coward? Then we … Sigh, Zhangjia Zhuangzi is hard to deal with." Han Wangzhu listened to the Jia County Magistrates' drunken words and felt sympathy for him.
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