In the government office of Anxi County, the bailiffs watched the cane falling on the buttocks of the young knight with a strange look in their eyes.
Half of the eighty strikes had been done. Besides twitching unconsciously because of the pain, the knight didn't make any sound from the beginning to the end.
Although they didn't intend to kill him and chose the fleshy part of his buttocks, he would be able to jump around again after lying in bed for 10 days or half a month after the eighty strikes. However, the pain from the strike of the cane was real!
Gradually, the bailiffs' gazes on the knight turned solemn.
This man was a man!
Even Liu Yizhong's eyes changed. When they were on the street just now, he thought that the knight was just a playboy who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. He didn't expect that the knight was also a tough man.
"Let me do it."
In order to show enough respect for this man, Liu Yizhong decided to do it himself. He walked over and took the cane from a bailiff.
"He's a good man!"
With a sigh of admiration, he raised the stick high and then brought it down.
"Ah!"
A heart-wrenching sound suddenly sounded. The knight found that he could finally make a sound, and his body seemed to have regained its freedom. Snot mixed with tears rolled down from his face, and he screamed like a pig being slaughtered. The admiration on the bailiffs' faces froze.
"Continue!" Liu Yizhong was annoyed. He thought that the knight was a tough man, but he didn't expect that the knight was also a coward. He waved his hand and said.
The lord said eighty strikes, so it can only be eighty strikes. No more or less!
Whoosh!
More than ten people rushed into the hall. When the first person saw the young knight lying on the bench, he changed his face and said, "Stop!"
County Magistrate Liu came in with an old man and asked with a frown, "What's going on?"
Liu Yizhong cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, this man rode his horse recklessly on the street and tried to attack the County Magistrate. According to the law, he should be beaten eighty times. He has already been beaten sixty times."
"Rode his horse on the street and attacked County Magistrate Li?" County Magistrate Liu glanced at the young knight and said lightly, "Then continue to beat him. We'll talk after that."
Seeing County Magistrate Liu's attitude, Liu Yiyi knew that County Magistrate Liu's background might not be so powerful. After responding, he turned around and said to the yamen runner, "Continue!"
The man who looked like a guard was about to speak, but the old man beside County Magistrate Liu waved his hand and said, "Since he has made a mistake, he should be punished."
Then, he looked at County Magistrate Liu and said with a smile, "About the matter I just mentioned …"
"Registrar Zheng is not here. Liu Yiyi, take this old man to the household," County Magistrate Liu said.
"Thank you, Lord Liu." The old man cupped his hands and said.
Liu Yiyi nodded. Half of the people that the old man brought stayed here while the other half followed Liu Yiyi to the house.
The household register was where the household register was kept. When they reached the door, Liu Yizhong turned around and said, "Only two people can enter. The rest of you can wait outside."
"Li Zheng, come in with me, the others wait outside." The old man smiled, pointed to the man in the lead, and walked in with him.
Liu Yiyi stood outside. Naturally, there were scribes inside to greet them. Looking at the travel-worn people standing in the yard, he felt bored and habitually used the reasoning method that the county magistrate taught him to reason.
These people seemed to have traveled for a long time and were definitely not from Qing 'an Prefecture. They were arrogant and dared to be so arrogant in the prefectural city, so they definitely did not come from a small place. Most likely, they came from the capital. Combined with County Magistrate Liu's attitude, this possibility immediately increased to eighty percent …
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Beside the desk, the little servant girl was slowly grinding ink, but her eyes were staring at Li Yi's hand. She watched as small square characters appeared on the white paper.
Although the son-in-law had taught her to read a long time ago, she could only recognize a few words on the paper, such as "beauty" and "under the moonlight". However, it did not matter if she did not recognize them. Looking at those beautiful words appearing on the paper made her feel inexplicably comfortable.
"Li Bai did not have time to be born, this should not be a problem … Cao Cao actually had three sons, but none of them were called Cao Zhi or Cao Pi … This song is so famous, but I don't have any impression of it, so there is no more …" After writing for a while, Li Yi would stop and murmur a few words.
In his mind, information about this world kept flashing by. After filtering, he started writing again.
Xiao Huan looked strangely at the son-in-law who was talking to himself. After grinding the ink, she saw the son-in-law hammering his shoulder. She immediately ran behind him, stretched out her small hand, and gently pinched it.
After pinching for a while, her wrist was a little sore, so she moved a small chair and sat opposite Li Yi. She placed her hands on the table and propped her head up. She tilted her head and blinked her big eyes. Looking at the shaking pen, she let out a small yawn …
Every time he was immersed in his own world in his mind, time passed especially quickly. Li Yi could not remember how many books he had flipped through. It was only when he flipped to the last page of the book that he realized his arm was very sore. The light in the room was also a little dim. He raised his head and looked out the window. The sun was about to set below the mountains in the west.
He put down the brush and rubbed his shoulder, waiting for the ink on the last page to completely dry.
The little servant girl had fallen asleep in front of him. One side of her pretty face was pillowed on her arm. There was still a trace of crystal at the corner of her mouth. The afterglow of the setting sun shone in through the window, causing her entire person to be immersed in the halo.
He got up to take a piece of clothing and gently draped it over her body. When he walked out of the room, Sister Ruyi was sitting in the courtyard and talking in a low voice. Seeing Li Yi walk out, Ruyi stood up and said, "I saw that husband was engrossed in writing, so I did not disturb you. Dinner is ready. Husband, go wash your hands first."
Li Yi nodded and was about to wash his hands when Fang walked in from outside. He looked at him and then at Ruyi. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Son-In-Law, there is a young lady outside the house who has been standing at the door for a while. She seems to be looking for you."
"I'll go out and take a look first." Li Yi said to Ruyi and walked out the door.
These days, there were indeed many people looking for him. Without exception, they were all the personal maids and attendants of so-and-so young ladies. Although he did not intend to accept the invitation, it was not very polite to let them wait there.
Before he walked out of the house, he saw a young lady wearing a green dress pacing back and forth outside the door. Li Yi paused for a moment, then turned and walked back.
"You …"
The young lady kept pacing outside the door, not deciding whether to go find that person or not.
She had come out behind the young lady's back. What if the young lady knew that she had come to find him and was unhappy? But if she did not go find him, how would she solve the young lady's problem? While she was hesitating, she saw that person walking outside. Just as she was about to summon her courage, she saw that after seeing her, he actually ran back. It was obvious that he was avoiding her. She pouted and pointed at his back, feeling wronged to the point of tears.
"Bad person!"
"Lecher!"
"Heartless!"
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Tears welled up in her eyes, but they did not fall. The young lady endured the grievances in her heart and vented all of her resentment on the small tree by the wall.
"What are you doing?"
A confused voice came from the door. The young lady suddenly turned her head and saw that the bad person was standing at the door, looking at her with a surprised expression.
"This is for you."
Li Yi did not intend to ask about the grudge between the young lady and the tree. He walked over and handed her a thin book in his hand.
The young lady's leg was in the air, and there were still tears in her eyes. She stared at Li Yi in a daze, momentarily forgetting to reach out to take the book.
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In the Anxi County Government, Liu Yiyi leaned against the door of the Household Office with a tree branch in his mouth. He looked into the room again in confusion.
What was that old man looking for in there? He was so old, yet he was kneeling and crying inside. The scribe of the Household Office was scared silly …
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