system of princes and generals

Chapter 150 Who Stole the Oil Cake Money?

It doesn't feel good to be rejected at all, Huo Guang paused in the air when he stepped out, and stepped back in embarrassment.

The meaning in Rongan's eyes seemed to say that not only was this not his room, but he couldn't even enter it.

Huo Guang rolled his eyes in his heart, and didn't want to embarrass himself, so he turned and left.

If he was not allowed to go in, my brother went out for a walk, thinking so in his heart, and walked towards the outside of Hou's mansion with big strides.

Qiaoer just finished packing everything and came back to look for Princess Rong'an. After walking a few steps, she saw Huo Guang walking in the opposite direction.

"Junma, are you going out?" Qiaoer asked puzzled.

Huo Guang didn't hold back his breath and just wanted to complain, what can he do if he doesn't go out, and he won't let him in.The words came to his lips but he swallowed them back, he sighed helplessly as he had nothing to complain about with a little girl.

"I'm going out for a walk, you go and see if the princess needs any help, don't worry about me."

Qiaoer's round face was full of bewilderment, she couldn't figure out the situation at all, she frowned slightly, "Don't you want to take a break, Junma? You don't look very good."

Huo Guang was a little helpless, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help looking back at the direction of Rong An's room, just collided with Rong An's clear eyes, his heart was shocked, heaved violently, suddenly looked back, shook his head, "It's okay, I Just walk around."

Huo Guang stepped out of the Marquis of Changming Mansion. Just now, the people on the street put down their work and concentrated on welcoming the princess back to the city. At this moment, they have resumed their usual busyness.

He looked here and there, and couldn't help sighing that although Wancheng was not as big as Chang'an City, it was not inferior to Chang'an City at all in terms of prosperity.

There were crowds of people in front of a willow tree not far away. People have a herd mentality. Wherever there are many people, they want to follow and see what the crowd is doing.

Huo Guang dodged left and right to push aside the surrounding crowd and finally saw the situation inside. He was shocked. It turned out that the crowds gathered here were not because of the goods sold, but a person sitting paralyzed in the middle of the crowd.

Huo Guang took a closer look and saw that it was an old woman who was crying and sitting on the ground, mumbling something.

It turns out that this old woman lives alone, and she wakes up every morning to make a basket of oil cakes, and then brings the basket to sell here. Selling oil cakes is her only source of income. Today, because Princess Rong An returned to the city, she came out to sell oil cakes ahead of time. , and the business was very good, the pancakes were sold out quickly.

The old woman stood by the roadside with a basket and waited for Princess Rong An's dowry to pass by, so she could silently send her blessings from the bottom of her heart.

The princess's team left in a mighty way, and the people who greeted the princess gradually dispersed, and continued to do their own small business on both sides of the street. The old woman was about to go home with a basket, but when she touched the basket, she found that there was no money in it. up.

Then he sat on the ground and started crying.

Huo Guang really couldn't bear the pain of the old woman sitting on the ground, so he stepped forward and said with concern, "Mother-in-law, get up first before speaking, there is a solution to everything." After speaking, he went to help the old woman.

The old woman was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect someone to come to talk to her, she sobbed and stood up.

"Listening to your cry, did you encounter a thief?" Huo Guang asked.

As soon as the words fell, the old woman became even more sad, touching her tears, "To tell you the truth, my money is gone."

"Then have you seen the face of that thief?" Huo Guang helped the old woman aside and sat down.

At first, the people on the street were just watching the old woman cry, but now they saw that someone came out to ask questions, which aroused their interest in watching.

The already crowded crowd swelled a few times.

Huo Guang pointed to a willow tree next to it, "Did you stand here just now?"

The old woman nodded from the drawer, "Master, the old woman was standing next to this tree just now."

Huo Guang walked to the willow tree thoughtfully, and lightly held his forehead, "You were standing next to this tree just now. You put the money in the basket and lost it, but you didn't see the appearance of the thief."

The old woman nodded frequently in agreement.

Huo Guang laughed loudly, "I know who the thief who stole your money is now."

The old woman suddenly jumped up from the big rock, grabbed Huo Guang's sleeve and begged, "Sir, you must help the old woman and catch the thief."

Huo Guang helped the old woman to continue to sit down, and then hooked the corners of his mouth to show a certain arc, "Okay, I will set up a court here today to solve the case of stealing oil cake money, and catch the thief for you?"

The crowd was in an uproar. This street is the busiest street in Wancheng. Every day, there are stalls on both sides of the street doing business, and there is an endless stream of people shopping.

It is normal for someone to miss a bun, lose a piece of meat, and have some money taken away. No one cares about it, and the thief cannot be found. All we can do is be more cautious and swallow the food in our stomach. But Today there was an unknown person who was brazenly promising to solve the case.

First of all, everyone was in disbelief, and they also felt that this was impossible. Even the big officials in the city couldn't solve the problem. How could he find the thief who stole the pancake money with just a few words?

After a while, this matter was spread to ten and ten, and more and more people gathered, everyone wanted to see how he solved the case.

Huo Guang was not in a hurry, he listened to the whispers of the crowd, and glanced around, feeling a little proud in his heart.

He turned and walked towards the willow tree, walking slowly around the willow tree three times, and finally stopped.

Everyone's eyes followed Huo Guang's movement, and everyone held their breath, waiting for what happened next.

Huo Guang suddenly pointed at the willow tree and shouted, "You willow tree, the old lady lost the money just standing next to you. You must have stolen the money. Get it as it is, so as not to be punished." Huo Guang said loudly three times in a row. After several times, the willow tree remained motionless and did not answer him.

The willow tree remained silent. Huo Guang opened his eyes angrily and shouted, "This thief tree will never change. If I give you thirty lashes, I will definitely bring you back."

Huo Guang took out his riding whip and whipped it hard on the willow tree. The whip hit the trunk of the tree, and the trunk shook violently. The willow tree swayed and rustled with it.

People held their breaths together, and their hearts tightened together, and they all felt pain for the willow tree.

Willow ate the whip, but remained silent.

Huo Guang jumped up this time and shouted even more angrily, "I'll whip you another thirty lashes to see if you recruit."

After finishing speaking, he raised his whip high and lashed the willow tree thirty times.

After the last thirty whips, Huo Guang felt a little tired. Sure enough, whipping requires physical strength, and not everyone can do it.

He turned around and glanced around, he had already summoned the people from the whole street, Huo Guang hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled.

(End of this chapter)