"What's going on?"
Li Yi walked in front of the two bailiffs and pointed at the man.
One of the runners was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said, "Your Excellency, this man hurt people maliciously. We caught him on the street and are about to take him to the county jail."
"Benefactor!"
At this time, the man also reacted. He looked at Li Yi and said with surprise.
When the two runners saw this scene, they were immediately puzzled. Could it be that he knew the County Lieutenant?
"It's just a small matter. Don't mention the word benefactor anymore." Li Yi waved his hand to the man, and then asked the two runners, "Tell me the details. What's going on?"
The burly man in front of him was the man he met the last time on the street when he solved the silver theft case. That day, he was stolen by the middle-aged scholar, and the two of them were arguing endlessly over the ownership of the silver. In order to get away from Li Mingzhu, Li Yi made a bet with him on this matter and unintentionally helped him. At this moment, he still had an impression of him.
The man was very filial to his mother, and didn't seem to be a criminal. It was not easy to stay in the county jail. Even if he was not tortured, it would be uncomfortable to stay there for a few days. If it was not a big deal, it would be okay to let him go.
Seeing that the county magistrate was interested in the case, the yamen runner immediately told him everything he knew.
Only then did Li Yi know that the reason why the man was arrested was that he had hurt a shop assistant in the medicine shop. It was said that the shop assistant was greedy for a small profit and sold moldy medicinal herbs to the man. The man's mother was seriously ill, and after drinking the medicine, she almost died. It was with great difficulty that she managed to keep her life.
After learning the truth from the doctor, the man was immediately angry. He rushed into the medicine shop and beat the shop assistant half to death. Two passing runners happened to see him and arrested him.
Although the shop assistant was wrong, it did not cause any serious trouble. Instead, the man beat him half to death and deliberately hurt him, so he was taken back to the government on the spot.
"What's your name?" Li Yi asked the man.
"En … Sir, I am Wu Er."
The burly man originally wanted to call him benefactor, but when he thought of what Li Yi had just said, he immediately changed the way he addressed him and imitated the two bailiffs.
Li Yi turned his head to look at the two bailiffs and asked, "Is that fellow's injury serious?"
One of the runners shook his head and said, "Even though his face is bruised and swollen, making him look terrifying, there's no danger to his life. He'll be fine after a few days of rest."
Li Yi nodded his head and said, "Take him back to prison, and every day he will have to be fed two meals in prison. This Wu Er is worried about his mother, and his filial piety is commendable. It is understandable that he acted on impulse. If there is nothing serious with the shop assistant, then let him go."
The two bailiffs were stunned for a moment, then they immediately nodded. "Yes, Sir is right."
The two let go of the man. Seeing that he was still standing there in a daze, one of them slapped his head and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and thank the County Lieutenant!"
The burly man came back to his senses, and a trace of joy appeared on his face. He immediately knelt down and said in a loud voice, "Thank you, County Lieutenant! Thank you, County Lieutenant! "
It was unknown where these people learned to kneel when they saw an official. Li Yi wanted to help him up, but the man's strength was not small. With a plop, he knelt on the ground and steadily kowtowed twice.
"Alright, alright, stop kowtowing. This time, it was because of your filial piety. In the future, think more before you act. If you have any problems, you can come to the government for help. Don't be so impulsive." Li Yi waved his hand and said.
The burly man laughed and thanked him several times. Worried that no one would take care of his mother, he hurriedly left.
"Sir is so benevolent. I admire you!"
Ignoring the flattery of the two bailiffs, Li Yi waved his hand casually, called Fang from the back hall, and walked out of the county government.
In this era, the working hours of officials were very different from those of the future. Because the main officials such as the county magistrate and the county magistrate lived in the government, they had to go to work at six or seven o 'clock in the morning. But they also got off work early. They could go home at about three or four o' clock in the afternoon.
According to the unified rules, except for some important festivals, the officials had a rule of "one day off every five days". That was to say, every five days they worked, they could have a day off to go home and take a bath. It was quite scientific.
However, Li Yi was a special case in the county government.
Perhaps MIngzhu found her conscience and wanted to make up for what she owed him, so she relaxed many rigid rules for him. He didn't have to live in the county government, and he didn't have to go to work early in the morning. He was much freer than the county magistrate.
Li Xuan kept his word. Last time, he promised to give Li Yi a good horse, and Li Yi had received it a few days ago. Unfortunately … he hadn't learned how to ride a horse.
The horse was temporarily requisitioned by Liu Ruyi. She seemed to like the horse very much. Since she requisitioned it, she didn't mention returning it.
It was not only Li Yi's dream to ride a horse in fine clothes and travel the world with a sword. During this time, he had a lot of contact with Liu Ruyi. She liked the martial arts novels told by Li Yi the most. Every time Li Yi talked about those martial arts heroines, her eyes would shine.
As his sister-in-law and martial arts coach, she had said that she would teach Li Yi how to ride a horse, and Li Yi had been looking forward to it for several days.
He imagined that it must be very cool to ride a horse on the road in fine clothes. If he had a long sword like Liu Ruyi's, he might really look like a hero.
Li Yi did not really like the saber that was given to him by his superiors. There was a saying that the sword was the leader of all weapons. In his impression, heroes usually used swords. When he thought of sabers, the first image that popped up in his mind should be a group of rugged men, each holding a large saber in their hands, rushing down the mountain, shouting, "This mountain is mine, this tree is planted by me …" and so on. The feeling of incongruity was too strong.
If there was a chance in the future, he would change to a sword. He always thought that Liu Ruyi looked very cool when she used a sword. Her expression was cold, and her sword was silent. If he was in Jianghu in the future, he could give himself a nickname of "Deadly Fairy", which would probably shock a lot of people.
Thinking about it carefully, the Princess Arrester looked quite cool in her uniform with a knife on her waist. However, no one had ever seen her draw her knife. But thinking about the way she slashed around with her knife, no matter how cool she looked, it was all gone.
After bargaining with MIngzhu, Li Yi's life did not change much after he became the County Lieutenant. He came down from Willow Village in the morning and went back in the afternoon. The only difference was that the place he stayed in during the day had changed from Ruyi Square to the county government office.
It had just entered winter and it had not snowed yet, but the weather was already a little cold.
When he went out in the morning, he told Xiao Huan to wait for him to come back in the afternoon for hotpot. At this time, they were probably already preparing.
After walking into the village, Fang went back directly when he passed by the gate of his house. Li Yi continued to walk for a while. When he just stepped into the yard, he saw Sister Ruyi and Xiao Huan in the yard.
Besides them, there was also a strange woman in the yard.
The woman looked to be in her thirties or forties. She wore colorful clothes and looked quite festive. At this time, she was saying something with a smile on her face.
Seeing Xiao Huan running towards him, Li Yi looked at the woman with some doubts and asked, "Who is she?"
The little maid showed a bitter expression and said in a low voice, "She is the official matchmaker. This time, she came to urge Second Miss to get married quickly. This year, she has been here several times."
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