"Where are they?"
The constables were looking at the wall, not knowing how to chase after them. Suddenly, a voice came from behind them. Hearing this voice, everyone felt as if they had been granted amnesty. They turned their heads and pointed at the high wall behind them, saying weakly, "They ran away …"
"Ran away? Why aren't you chasing after them?" The woman wearing the uniform of a constable with a saber hanging from her waist glared at the constables. With a light leap, she was already on top of the wall. Just as she was about to chase after them, the constables below were shocked and hurriedly shouted, "Boss, wait!"
"Is there anything else?" The female constable turned around and asked with a frown.
One of the constables immediately said, "There are too many of them. It's too dangerous for the boss to go alone. Call a few more brothers later and we'll definitely be able to catch them!"
"Yes, boss …" Everyone obviously didn't want the female constable to chase after them. At this moment, another constable stepped forward and pointed at the ruffian who was still lying on the ground, saying, "What should we do with these people? Should we send them to the clinic first?"
The woman glanced at the knife-scarred man and the others. She did not hide the disgust on her face and coldly said, "They are not good people either. Capture them first and lock them up. We'll talk after we interrogate them!"
When the constables heard this, their faces all turned bitter.
Usually, when they encountered street fights like this, if the circumstances were not serious, they would be punished and punished. This kind of thing happened a few times a day. If they were arrested and sent to the prison cell every time, wouldn't they, as constables, be busy to death?
However, even though they were extremely unwilling, they still had to obediently carry out this lady's order.
Not to mention her status as a constable, they were supposed to be under her jurisdiction. Even the county magistrate had to be polite to her, let alone them, who were just mere constables.
Dejectedly, she walked to the ruffian who was still howling on the ground and kicked him hard. "Get up and follow us back to the county yamen!"
The development of the situation had taken a turn. The scarred man and the other ruffians were dumbfounded. They couldn't figure out how these constables handled cases.
This time, they were clearly the victims, okay?
Seeing that these constables had no room for negotiation, they felt as if they had eaten Chinese goldthread — bitter!
He looked at these constables with resentment in his eyes. His heart was filled with resentment. You guys are abusing your power. You guys are handling the case recklessly. You … you guys are blind!
One was happy while the other was sad. The ruffians were taken away dejectedly, but the onlookers couldn't help but cheer.
Obviously, these people had been bullied by them a lot.
"This time, I'll let you off for now …"
The valiant and formidable-looking female Constable stood on top of the wall. She glanced in a certain direction and leaped down lightly.
A constable trotted over with a fawning look on his face. "Boss, they've all been brought back …"
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Outside the prefectural city, at a tea stall by the roadside.
With Liu Ruyi grabbing onto his shoulder and flying over countless walls, Li Yi finally witnessed what it meant to be able to leap onto roofs and vault over walls. He was a little afraid of heights, so he still had a lingering fear.
When he finally got out of the city and sat down to calm himself down, the familiar voice of the man surnamed Fang came from the side.
"Son-in-law, why did those ruffians come for you?"
Even now, the man surnamed Fang was still curious about this matter. Generally speaking, if one was targeted by those ruffians, it was either because they were rich or because they were colored. These two …
If those ruffians liked men, then what happened just now would be easy to explain.
Although the young master didn't have much money, even the man surnamed Fang couldn't deny that in the eyes of those with special hobbies, the young master was probably a rare beauty …
"What's so strange about that? They wanted to rob me …" Li Yi glanced at the man surnamed Fang and said.
"Haha …"
The man surnamed Fang and the others were stunned at first, but then they laughed honestly. Their faces clearly showed that they didn't believe him at all.
Those ruffians also had proper business to do. So many people were gathered there just to rob a few copper coins?
They had never seen such idle ruffians.
It seemed like it was really because of the second reason!
The man surnamed Fang thought in his heart with absolute certainty.
This time, even Liu Ruyi looked at Li Yi with a slightly mocking expression. This obvious expression of disbelief dealt a huge blow to Li Yi's self-esteem.
Liu Ruyi was fine, but Li Yi was already used to it. Even these ruffians dared to look down on him. Why would he tell them that he had earned ten taels of silver with a wave of his hand?
He took out the silver ingot and slammed it on the table. He ignored the shocked gazes of the man surnamed Fang and the others and continued to drink his tea.
Ten taels of silver was undoubtedly an astronomical figure to the people present.
If they were frugal, their families wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing for the next few years. They worked hard to herd the horses for a month, but their wages were only about a hundred copper coins. The silver ingot in front of them was more than a hundred times their wages.
Even Liu Ruyi's pretty face finally lit up. She looked at Li Yi again.
After a long time, the man surnamed Fang swallowed a mouthful of saliva and raised his head to look at Li Yi as he asked, "Young … young master … this silver … could it be that you stole it?"
Other than this reason, he couldn't believe that Li Yi had managed to earn so much money in such a short period of time.
"What a bumpkin …" Li Yi cast a disdainful glance at the burly man with the surname Fang. He waved the painting tube in his hand and said faintly, "This is the meticulous brushwork fee for painting for people in the city just now."
"Painting?" The man surnamed Fang was stunned. Ten taels of silver for a painting? How was this painting? This was clearly robbery!
They thought about how they had worked so hard for a few copper coins, but this person had earned ten taels of silver in such a short period of time. Everyone felt sad, but when they raised their heads to look at Li Yi, their expressions changed drastically.
As expected of a scholar, young master was still the best!
Not to mention ten taels of silver, even if they were given one or two taels of silver, their lives in the stockade village would not be so difficult. It was even possible that they could eat meat every few days.
Although these people were only boorish men, Li Yi still felt a little proud to be looked at by so many boorish men with such admiring gazes.
When people were proud, they would always feel a little inflated. Looking at everyone's admiring gazes, Li Yi felt extremely comfortable. He waved his hand and said in an extremely forthright manner, "Today's tea is on me!"
The total cost of tea for the few of them was only five copper coins. Li Yi took back the silver and happily paid the bill with his private stash. Suddenly, he felt something. When he turned his head, he realized that Liu Ruyi was looking at him strangely.
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