Zhang Zhong looked at Pockmarked Zhang, who was kneeling on the ground. This person was crying so miserably that people felt that he would cry his last breath if he continued crying. He was wearing a white linen robe, which was not bright white. The robe was not dyed. It was just the original color of the linen thread. It was white, but it was a little gray.
At this time, many people had gathered around. They all heard the man's crying and heard County Deputy Xiao's words. In the future, they all wanted to help Mr. Zhang seek justice.
Zhang Zhong carefully looked at Mr. Wang, who was kneeling there, but couldn't find anything. He yawned again and said, "Is there a witness?"
"My Lord, I came here with my father. How could there be a witness? If there was a witness, my father might not have been harmed. My Lord, you have to give me justice. I haven't taken good care of my father yet."
Mr. Wang, whose voice had gradually become softer, started crying again at this time. He knelt there and hugged Zhang Zhong's leg, refusing to let go no matter what.
Before Zhang Zhong could say anything, Zhang Xiaobao rushed over, grabbed one of the man's arms and tried to lift him up. He said while lifting, "My father is a good official. He will help you. Get up, get up."
It was naturally impossible for a child to lift one arm. Zhang Xiaobao ran to Mr. Wang's back and put his hands on both sides. He wanted to hold Mr. Wang from behind and lift him up. He tried several times, but it didn't work, so he had to stand aside.
Zhang Zhong yawned again and rubbed his eyes. His eyes were redder, and tears were about to flow out. County Deputy Xiao, who was watching at the side, said, "Sir, what's wrong with you? Did you not sleep well last night? "
While speaking, he couldn't help yawning. Registrar Official Zhan also covered his mouth and tears appeared in his eyes.
"It doesn't matter. Let's get down to business first. Men, go to Elm Tree Village and bring that Dog Tian here. Let me ask him why he did such a thing."
Zhang Zhong forcefully shook his head and ordered a yamen runner who was standing there with his head tilted. Seeing the yamen runner look over and open his mouth to speak, he remembered that he hadn't given the yamen runner the stick. He quickly walked into the hall.
"My Lord, you can't let the bailiffs arrest him first. You have to take a look at the corpse first. If this incident is fake, my Lord, arresting Tian Gouzi of Elm Tree Village and delaying his normal business, he will definitely be dissatisfied. The life of a commoner is not easy."
Deputy County Magistrate Xiao said at this time. The person kneeling on the ground also said, "Sir, my father's bones are still outside. I don't know if they were eaten by the wolves. Sir, you'd better go and see my father first."
"Well … Well, then let's go to the mountain and see your father first. We'll make plans after we come back." Zhang Zhong narrowed his eyes and said.
Some related people here took the cart and went all the way to the mountain in the east. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan sat opposite Zhang Zhong. Feeling the shaking of the cart, they said, "This road really needs to be repaired properly. So does the cart. Can't we use some bamboo boards to dampen the shock?"
"Then let's make a cart with bamboo dampening. Let's see the effect. Should we make circles of bamboo and then put our cart on them?" Wang Juan asked beside him.
Zhang Xiaobao thought for a while and said, "What you said might work. At that time, even if the cart doesn't move, we will shake back and forth in the cart. Dampening requires toughness and strength in addition to elasticity. To dampen the cart, we should start with the wheels. When the cotton comes out, we can wrap the wheels and then think of other places."
Zhang Zhong listened to his son and future daughter-in-law talking about something he didn't understand. He decided not to listen and simply looked outside.
Zhang Xiaobao suddenly said to him, "Father, later you pretend to be sleepy. When the time comes, they will be happy. I'm afraid that people are always so happy. When they are happy, it is easy to make mistakes. Let's wait. Father, I have to say that your idea is really good."
"What's so good about it? Isn't it just a paper doll, facing the back of the window, lit the lamp, and let the guards who take turns to keep watch use a rope to pull it. Then apply some garlic juice on the eyes. County Magistrate Cheng has already told me about it. This idea is just so-so. "
Zhang Zhong said modestly, but he couldn't hide the proud expression on his face.
Zhang Xiaobao wanted to continue to flatter his father and make him happier, but he really felt that flattery was a little false. This little trick was nothing. When he was hesitating, Wang Juan suddenly pinched him secretly and moved her lips to say "white lies."
"Father, I don't think it's simple. I think that all tricks are simple. If it can deceive people, this needs to be grasped. If it were someone else, even if they were told such a trick, they might not be able to do it. Not to mention, father, you did it so well.
Father, that pockmarked Zhang's hemp clothes are actually new. They cost at least 20 copper coins. He didn't bring a bag with him. Where did he get the money to buy hemp clothes?
Also, the flesh on his body was hard. His son had pinched him when he helped him up. How could this kind of person watch his father be harmed and run away alone? If that Dog Tian was an ordinary person, how could he beat him? Even if there were several people, it wouldn't work. At that time, people would risk their lives regardless of their own safety. If he didn't risk his life, he wouldn't care about his father.
If that Dog Tian was not an ordinary person, but a strong and powerful person, the first person he would deal with would definitely not be pockmarked Zhang's father. If he traveled normally, who would take the money? Dog Tian wouldn't kill people for fun, right? In any family, money should be taken by the strongest person. Money is also heavy. "
Zhang Xiaobao first said a sentence of kindness, yes, that lie. Then, he told his father his analysis.
Zhang Zhong was also confused just now. Pockmarked Zhang had waited for three days to find out who killed his father. He had waited for such a long time, but when it was time for him to arrest Dog Tian, he couldn't wait anymore. Then why didn't he find his father's body at night and drag it to the yamen?
Wasn't he afraid that the surrounding people who knew Dog Tian would report to him?
At this moment, after hearing his son's words, he was sure that pockmarked Zhang was lying. He must be with County Deputy Xiao.
"Xiao Bao, how should we deal with this matter? Do we have to be involved in this matter to become a father? "Zhang Zhong thought it through, but he didn't know how to deal with it, so he could only ask his son.
Zhang Xiaobao was about to speak, but Wang Juan pinched him again.
Zhang Xiaobao hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Father, when I was reading the Analects of Confucius a few days ago, I didn't understand a sentence."
"Hmm? Didn't you finish learning the Analects of Confucius? "Father Zhang asked doubtfully.
"Yes, but I suddenly found that there was a difference. He could use another way to understand it," Zhang Xiaobao said.
"Which sentence?" Zhang Zhong asked.
"Raise one corner, but not three corners, and the opposite is no more. This sentence." As Zhang Xiaobao spoke, Wang Juan was stunned. She didn't know what Zhang Xiaobao could say. His little brain works too fast. While listening to Zhang Xiaobao, she picked up a glass of juice and drank it.
"What do you think?" Father Zhang didn't know what his son meant. Did he want him to draw inferences about other cases? What about the other one?
Zhang Xiaobao took a deep breath and said, "I think the meaning of this sentence is like this. I raised a wall to smash you. If you don't raise three walls to fight back, then you don't exist. In other words, you are finished. This is what it means to raise one corner. If you don't counter with three corners, then there will be no more."
"Pfft!" Wang Juan spat out a mouthful of juice and kept coughing. She looked at Zhang Xiaobao with admiration. How did he think of this?
Zhang Zhong listened to his son and thought carefully. "That's not right. You can't say this sentence like that."
"Dad, you're right. I know the meaning of this sentence. I'm just saying it. When I think of how that pockmarked Zhang randomly found a corpse to trick us, I also feel that way. Isn't he just a corpse? Let's make three corpses. If he dares to hit us, we'll hit him. "
Zhang Xiaobao was anxious. Why didn't his father take the bait? He explained again.
Father Zhang pondered for a while. After a while, he said, "Then find three people to wear hemp clothes and follow them. When they suddenly appear, they will tell their families about it and look at the corpses. Then it will be easy. Elm Village is not an ordinary village. It's not easy to go there. That's why they lured me there."
"Dad, you're really amazing. I didn't think of that." Zhang Xiaobao quickly followed up.
Zhang Zhong frowned and reached out to touch Zhang Xiaobao's head. "Xiao Bao, you're my son. Blue is blue, but blue is blue. Ice water is colder than water. As a father, I'll only be happy if my son is capable. Don't talk nonsense in the future. "
Zhang Xiaobao was stunned. He didn't expect his father to not be as stupid as he thought. He just didn't say it sometimes. He nodded. "Dad, I'll say whatever I want to say in the future. Dad, send someone to Elm Village to look for that Dog Tian. Tell him that someone is framing him. When he comes, everything will be clear."
"Okay, I'll listen to Xiao Bao. Xiao Bao, tell me again. What about those merchants?" Zhang Zhong asked again. He didn't think about why he was like this. After all, he didn't study psychology. He didn't know that he was like his son, especially caring about family. He used to listen to his parents. After he found a wife, he studied for his wife and parents' wishes.
Now that he had a son, he was willing to let his son have a better life. He never felt that he would lose his position in the family. He felt that no matter how powerful he was, he wouldn't dare to disobey his father. His son was the same.
Zhang Xiaobao opened the car door and jumped out. As the car was moving, he fell when he landed, scaring the surrounding people. Only Wang Juan thought it was normal. If he didn't fall, he wouldn't be Zhang Xiaobao. The speed of the body rolling was just the speed of the muscles and bones that could bear the force. This was the real Zhang Xiaobao.
He whispered something to the person who carried him. Zhang Xiaobao was sent to the car that had stopped. When the car started again, Zhang Xiaobao smiled and said, "It's all arranged. I accidentally fell. I need hundred-year-old ginseng to treat it. Dad, you have to buy hundred-year-old ginseng at all costs."
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