Unspeakable hatred of rich men

In a blink of an eye, the ten-mile road came to an end, and the two of them followed the coachman into the city gate, only to feel that the county town was so desolate compared to the prosperity along the way.

"Strange, I remember that the mountains and forests are a rich place. There are many mountains and forests and many mines. Why is the street so desolate?" Zuo Yanting looked at the listless people and vendors on both sides, feeling more and more surprised.

"More than that, Shanlin County is bordered by the canal in the south and Qishan in the north. Although there is no arable land, Qishan has a large vein of gold and jade. There is no other place in the world where there are rich gold mines and jade mines.”

"Yeah, I also remember that it was written like this in the book. But... you look here?" Zuo Yanting pointed to the streets on both sides, and was about to turn around to ask the driver, but saw that the driver had left at some time.Probably after entering the city, several people took different paths, so they parted ways at a fork in the road.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Long Xi and Zuo Yanting felt a little thirsty, so they chose a tea shop to sit down. This tea shop was very simple, with only an old lady and a young daughter-in-law working inside and out Zuo Yanting took pity on them, so he resolutely refused to go to the big teahouse opposite, and only rested here.

Fortunately, it was summer, and Longxi Zuoyan Pavilion sat outside under the pergola, and asked the young wife to serve a pot of Longjing tea and two plates of dim sum along the way.

The young daughter-in-law said indifferently: "The two sons are foreigners, right? Longjing tea, let's be honest, we don't have it here, I'm afraid the Chunlai Building opposite may not have it. To drink this tea, you have to go to the prefect and some rich businessmen. Go to the mansion to drink it. That’s right, there should be this tea in the mansion of the county magistrate.”

"Ruyu, if you don't have it, you don't have it. What can I say?" The old lady came out from the back room, cast a reproachful look at the young daughter-in-law, and then said with a smile: "You two don't really have Longjing, and you don't know the ordinary tea shop. no?"

"Any kind of tea, just serve it with a pot." Zuo Yanting smiled slightly, he was handsome and pleasing, this smile also made the old lady like it very much, she took a second look at him, sighed and went into the room.

When he came back to his senses, he saw Long Xi staring at him with an unkind expression. He couldn't help but touched his face, frowned and said, "What are you looking at? Are there flowers growing on my face?"

Long Xi approached him, and said viciously: "You are a attractor, hmph, even the old lady can't escape your charm, no, it seems that I was too reassuring about you before, and I have to watch over you more strictly in the future You can do it."

Zuo Yanting was so angry that he rolled his eyes to the sky, and said in a low voice: "Just talk nonsense, don't forget that this time there is a serious business. The old man sighed just now, I think they seem to have something to hide, why don't you play your best and be approachable How about tricking them with your skills?"

"Is there an unspeakable secret?" Long Xi looked up at the sky, opened his fan with one hand, and said with a curl of his lips: "I think she is sighing, sighing why she was born decades earlier, otherwise if she was [-] years old, she would meet you, handsome descendants of..."

Before the words fell, Zuo Yanting kicked the foot under the table, and heard him say angrily: "Stop talking nonsense, what time is it, you didn't hear what the young daughter-in-law said just now..." Before he finished speaking, he saw that the daughter-in-law had brought tea, so he stopped talking.

After a while, snacks were also brought up.Long Xi stared at the two plates of steamed buns and a small plate of sugar with eyes as big as copper bells. It took a long time for the twitching corners of his mouth to return to normal. He raised his head and asked the daughter-in-law in disbelief: "You... ...you here... you call this a dim sum?"

Without raising her head, the young daughter-in-law said indifferently: "Yes, this is our snack. If you are not used to it, you can drink tea."

Long Xi lowered his head to look at the two plates of rough steamed buns again, swallowed his saliva, and felt that he probably couldn't swallow these things no matter what.Looking up at Zuo Yanting, he spread his hands and said, "Forget it, when we go to other places, let's buy a few more packs of candied snacks and bring them with us."

Zuo Yanting nodded, he wanted to know what was going on here, but the old lady and the young daughter-in-law refused to speak, so they could only worry about it.After finally drinking two cups of tea, I finally saw a young woman approaching.

"Xiaoti, I'm going to visit my husband and child tomorrow, and I want to borrow some clothes from you to wear them. You know I don't have any good clothes, so I'm not only worrying him."

The young daughter-in-law said: "It's not a big deal, it's just that the front of my dress was mended. If you don't mind it, you can wear it first. I'm going there the day after tomorrow. You just need to return it to me before then."

Zuo Yanting almost spit out the tea in his mouth, looked at the two women who were talking beside him in disbelief, and thought to himself... what's going on here?The originally rich and prosperous county town is fine if it is not rich and prosperous, how could it be... How could it be possible to be so poor?

Long Xi also put down the tea bowl.Looking back at the two women, he suddenly smiled and said, "Are the husbands of the two eldest sisters working outside? Can't they come back on weekdays? Do you want to see them?"

The two women glanced at him without speaking, and the young woman left.Here Long Xi and Zuo Yanting paid for the tea, walked out and wandered around the street again, Fangzheng found an inn to stay at noon.

The inn was very lively, there was only one vacant room in it, so Long Xi took the ordinary room, and went in with Zuo Yanting to rest for a while, before meditating: "Yanting, it seems that the situation in this mountain forest county is far worse than We have to think seriously, the words on the river lantern say that the sky has no eyes, how can there be justice? I thought it was too exaggerated at first, but now I think it’s not an exaggeration at all.”

"Well, I also think they are really too poor, which is really beyond people's expectations. But if they are only this poor, it seems... there is no need to write such a heavy sentence."

"The key is that we can't find any useful information." Long Xi thumped the table angrily, "I really don't understand, since these people put the river lanterns wrapped in oil paper and wrote blood on them, they must hope that someone will come to rescue them." Why do they have outsiders, but they are all silent?"

Zuo Yanting said: "More than that, don't you think that the attitude of the people here seems to be somewhat hostile towards us?"

He also lightly tapped the folding fan in his hand, while standing up and pacing, he said: "This is strange, we have never met them before, why do they despise us so much? Everyone talks like a gun With a stick of cynicism, I'll just let it go, considering your demeanor, Brother Xi, it's really incomprehensible to be treated like this, especially from a woman."

"Cough cough cough..." Long Xi listened seriously to the end, suddenly choked on saliva, raised his head and looked at Zuo Yanting dumbfounded: "Yanting, are you jealous? I'm really flattered."

"No." Zuo Yanting said very seriously: "I'm taking revenge, hmph, let's see if you dare to say that I'm going to provoke the old lady."

Long Xi shook his head and laughed: "I said you are attracting bees and attracting butterflies, when did you say that you provoked the old lady? By the way, when you mentioned this, I suddenly remembered, Yanting, have you noticed that it is rare to see this in this county? Men, most of the streets are women showing their faces and working.”

"Well, that's true. But it's not surprising, right? You also said that this place is adjacent to the canal to the south and Qishan Mountain to the north, and is rich in mineral deposits. Under such circumstances, it is normal for men to go out to fish or mine. .”

"Normal is normal, but what is abnormal is how can mining be so poor? The most strange thing is, do you remember the conversation between the two women in the tea shed? They said they were going to see their husbands, and they said they needed to wear clothes A little clothes. This is not mining, it seems like visiting a prison.”

Zuo Yanting thought about it carefully, his eyes lit up, and he said repeatedly: "It makes sense, it makes sense. Also, that woman said she wanted to wear good clothes, and she didn't want her husband to worry, so she would rather come out and borrow clothes to wear. Explain to her The family is probably so poor that they can't even afford new clothes. If that's the case, her husband should know about it, but why does she still borrow clothes, as if... as if the family's poverty is hidden from her husband .”

Long Xi also got excited, and closed the folding fan on the table with a "snap": "That's right, not only that, but also, that woman said he was with the child, could it be that her child was with her husband too? But Yanting, you I didn’t notice her age, but I said she was only 23 or 14 years old. This place is poor, and women will only look old, not young. Even if she married at [-] and gave birth to a child the next year, the child would still be under [-]. If her husband is mining, where is this child? He shouldn’t be mining too, right?”

"That's right, that's right. My God, what the hell is this place? How... how can there be so many weird things?"

Zuo Yanting took a deep breath, looked at him worriedly, and said in a low voice: "My lord, you have to be prepared. This place is so hot, but there is no news in the capital. I'm afraid there are some people here One hand covers the sky, and this force must not be small, so it may not be easy to solve the mystery.”

"Well, I understand that it is very likely that the officials and businessmen here are colluding together. And the scope involved must be quite large. But don't worry, the prefect of Yongning City three hundred miles away is my uncle. He is upright, he has military power in his hands, we just need to go to him when the time comes."

Zuo Yanting nodded, sighed and said: "Three hundred miles, if something happened suddenly, it's really a long distance."

Long Xi smiled slightly: "Don't be afraid, although it's a bit far away, but in my opinion, it's only an afternoon's work." When he said this, he suddenly frowned, and murmured: "Yes, I was talking about uncle just now, and suddenly Thinking of it, it seems...it seems that the elder brother of the queen is in this mountain forest county."

"Empress' brother?" Zuo Yanting exclaimed, covered his mouth immediately, and said in a broken voice, "If he is really here, how could he not know what's going on here? Why didn't he report to the emperor?"

A stern look flashed in Long Xi's eyes, and he said bitterly: "That's what I said. Because of the importance of the place that day, the emperor appointed him to be the magistrate, directly responsible for the development and collection of gold and jade mines. He has also contributed to the court over the years. A lot of gold and jade have been rewarded by the emperor, and they have been promoted several levels. Looking at it now, is there any sinful and dirty business that cannot be tolerated behind these political achievements?"

Zuo Yanting didn't say a word, he felt that the matter was probably like this, but there were still many details that they didn't know about, and since it involved the queen's brother, there must be not only evidence, but also sufficient evidence, so that he could escape unscathed Only then can the people of this side be rescued.Fortunately, Long Xi's status is noble, so he can go directly to Da Tian Ting, but when it comes to the queen and prince, he must be more cautious.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of another possibility. He looked at Long Xi with some hesitation, and hesitated to speak for several times.Finally, he opened his mouth and said: "My lord, now it seems that this matter is likely to involve the prince, what are you... what are you going to do? If it really gets to the point where it can't be controlled, will the relationship between you and the prince be against each other because of this?" ?”

Long Xi raised his eyebrows, glanced at Zuo Yanting, and said with a smile that was not a smile: "Is Yanting worried about me? Or is he afraid that I am a spineless thing, once he heard that it was related to the prince brother, for his own sake Don’t you dare to check your future?”

Zuo Yanting turned his head and snorted, "No...that's right, I'm just worried about the second one. As the saying goes, officials and officials protect each other, let alone you are a prince, you and the prince are brothers, and brothers of the royal family."

Long Xi chuckled and said, "Why do I hear this with multiple meanings? I'm a brother, and I'm afraid of taking care of my brother's feelings. I'm a brother of the royal family, and I'm even more afraid that the prince's elder brother will retaliate against me after he ascends the throne."

He stood up and walked to Zuo Yanting, raised his face and looked at him seriously, and said softly: "After all, Yanting, are you really worried about me?"

"You...you are making too much sense, who is worried about you?" Zuo Yanting deliberately ignored the worry that flashed in his heart just now. He couldn't admit that he was really worried about this guy's future. Isn't his wish just to let him Death to death?

"Hahaha, if you use strong words, you will use strong words to make sense." Long Xi looked up to the sky and laughed, and then the laughter stopped. He lowered his head and quickly kissed Zuo Yanting on the cheek.Then he said nonchalantly: "But you don't have to worry, baby, the prince knows what to do, and he knows what to do. Didn't I tell you before? Our mothers fought fiercely in the harem, but the relationship between our brothers Feelings are good."

Zuo Yanting wants to ask if you are too optimistic.But when I think about it, I feel that with Long Xi's cunning and cunning, if there is a secret conspiracy among their brothers, they will definitely not be able to hide it from him. Since he said so, it means that the relationship between the princes is indeed very good. Think, it seems that there is nothing to worry about.

The two of them didn't speak, and the room suddenly fell into silence again.After a long time, Zuo Yanting was feeling a little uncomfortable, so he heard Long Xi say: "Yanting, do you think we should go to the county government to check?"

"What, go to the county government office to find out? What identity do we want?" Zuo Yanting raised his head and looked at Long Xi in disbelief: "You don't want to reveal your identity so soon, do you?"

"Hey, of course I didn't go there explicitly, I wanted to go to spy at night."

Long Xi tapped lightly on the table with his fingers: "Because I suddenly remembered that the county magistrate of Shanlin was only appointed this spring. That person is a well-known clean and honest official in the south of the Yangtze River. He has been the magistrate of Yangzhou for three years. The tax has nearly doubled compared to previous years, and the salt merchants in Lianghuai hate him so much that their teeth itch, and several assassinations have failed to win his ambition, which shows that this man is a man of strong bones."

"Ah, you're talking about the famous prefect of Qingfeng? His name is Shi Qingliu?" Zuo Yanting also called out, and then asked: "Could it really be him? It should look like this. Could it be...Could it be that river lantern..."

Long Xi raised his head suddenly, looked at Zuo Yanting, then stood up with a "huh", and said in a deep voice: "Yanting, do you mean that Shi Qingliu has been killed? That's why the people in the mountains and forests set off river lanterns." Pay homage to him? Impossible, this is impossible, he is an official of the imperial court, well, even if he is assassinated, he should go to Beijing to report immediately, but we passed by the county government before, there is no mourning hall at all, and there is no mourning cloth hanging outside the mansion .”

Zuo Yanting thought about it carefully, nodded and said: "Indeed, if the county magistrate of Shanlin was really killed, the county government shouldn't be so peaceful."

"No matter what, we must go to investigate. It seems that we can't investigate at night. I will go for a walk tomorrow to see if this county magistrate is a ghost or a man."

Long Xi walked around the room for a few steps, then suddenly stood still, and said with a smile: "Yes, Yanting, are you interested in accompanying me to the county government hall to file a complaint?"

"Complaint?" Zuo Yanting's eyes widened, but soon he understood, he laughed and said, "I see, you want to pretend to be the one who complained, and go to meet the magistrate of the county, right?"

"You're so smart, as expected of my favorite baby." Long Xi hugged Zuo Yanting and kissed him on the face with a "ba chirp".

"Bastard..." Zuo Yanting gritted his teeth, thinking that he shouldn't give this guy a good face.

He was struggling, but seeing Long Xi put him down, his face regained his seriousness, and he muttered: "With Shi Qingliu's personality, he would never make Shanlin County like this. If he was killed , and the county government is still so calm, there is only one possibility, that is, someone pretended to be him."

Zuo Yanting frowned and said, "I just don't understand. This is Shanlin County, which is next to the canal and has always been prosperous. If this place has really become a hell on earth, why has no one heard about it?"

Long Xi sighed and said: "It is said that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and the palace gate is as deep as the sea. Even if a few people bring news to the capital, how can they easily enter the palace. Even the officials have heard about it, but it is because of the Queen's face, How can it be possible to speak out without knowing what to do. There are very few direct ministers who are truly fearless, desireless, and powerful. This kind of news probably won’t reach their ears. It’s useless for those with low official positions to know about it.”

Zuo Yanting nodded and said: "Yes, not to mention that the emperor loves the uncle so much, how many people dare to be the first bird." When he said this, he glanced at Long Xi again, and sighed: "You...make up your mind Have you made this early bird?"

"The responsibility lies with the duty." The eight words that Long Xi uttered resounded loudly.

At this time, he was full of determination.Perhaps it was due to restraining those cynical and promiscuous looks on weekdays, Zuo Yanting felt that Long Xi was really tall and mighty at this time, and he looked much more pleasing to the eye. He never thought that there would be a day when his words would make his blood surge .

Thinking of this, I hurriedly lowered my head, secretly thinking that I can't let this guy know what I'm thinking, otherwise he will do those unscrupulous things again.

"We pretended that you cheated me of the money. I have been collecting debts, but you refused to pay back, and then said today that you will not pay back, and then I was in a hurry, and I dragged you to the county government. Filed a complaint."

Zuo Yanting glared at him, and said bitterly: "Why don't you owe me money? You...why do you want me to pretend to be that shameless person? Can I pretend to be like that? I think only you can pretend picture."

Long Xi looked at him innocently, and said in a low voice: "Yanting, with me like this, would anyone believe that I owe you money? Besides, I paid for the food and lodging at the inn. That county Don’t you understand when the grandfather sends someone to investigate? If he suspects that we are making a false complaint, and then suspects our identity, wouldn’t it be even worse? You know that within a hundred miles, it’s likely that they all belong to us. power."

Seeing the solemnity of what he said, Zuo Yanting had no choice but to agree.What's more, if you think about it carefully, Long Xi's noble aura can't be concealed at all. He is obviously from a wealthy family, and his every move is full of pampered temperament.There is nothing about him other than the smell of books, and the arrangement of these two identities is reasonable.Anyway, for the common people, he went all out.

The two of them had made a plan, rested overnight in the inn, and dragged each other to the county government to file a complaint the next morning.Because they had already rehearsed, it wasn't too difficult, but Zuo Yanting really couldn't pretend to be that rascal, so Yi Ren Longxi grabbed him by the neck and came outside the county government office.

Long Xi went to beat the drums, and after a while, two yamen servants came out, yawning and casually saying: "What are you doing? Sue? Then you have to pay the promotion money first."

Long Xi and Zuo Yanting were stunned, and Zuo Yanting shouted: "What? Qiantang Qian? What name is this? Why have you never heard of it?"

The yamen servant on the right sneered and said: "Is it someone from other places? Then go to other places to sue, what are you doing here to disturb people's dreams if you have nothing to do? Tell you, this is the rule of our yamen. You want to ask what the money is for? Hehe , Do you want money for this drum? Do you want money for drumsticks? Do you want money for the magistrate’s promotion? Do you want money for copywriting? If you don’t have money, don’t come in and complain.”

Long Xi was so angry that he almost gritted his teeth, wishing he could kick these two bastard servants to death.However, thinking of the people in the mountains and forests, he had no choice but to hold back his anger, pretending to be a child of an aristocratic family and laughing frivolously: "Isn't it just money? I have it, sir." After speaking, he took out a twelve tael ingot and threw it away To them: "Is it enough?"

The eyes of the two yamen servants were rounded, and a smile appeared on their faces after a while.Let them wait here, and the two turned around and went in. After a while, there was news that the magistrate of the county was promoted.This time, just hearing a "hula la", all the people who hadn't paid much attention on the street rushed over.

Long Xi and Zuo Yanting heard the whispers of the people, they both said, "Tsk tsk, these two children are so ignorant that they dare to sue."

"Oh, I really don't know the importance. I thought it was enough to have some money at home. I didn't know that this is a magic cave that sucks blood and knocks marrow. Once you go in, it's hard to get out."

"That's right, it looks like it's from another place, tsk tsk, I'm destined to suffer this loss, but it's okay, I'm afraid I'll have a long memory in the future, so it's a good thing to be more stable."

……

There was a lot of discussion, saying everything.Only from these discussions, one can also imagine what kind of life the people here are living.Long Xi's chest was burning with anger, but he couldn't see it on his face, and he softly instructed Zuo Yanting on what to do next, and he had to stay calm.

In a short time, he came to the lobby, the county magistrate was sitting in the main hall, and beside him was a rogue-eyed master.It doesn't look like a good thing.

The county magistrate had a round face and wide eyebrows, probably because the corners of his mouth were raised upwards, which made people feel that he smiled kindly.Even so, Zuo Yanting intuitively felt that this person was not Shi Qingliu at all, how could such a vigorous and vicious official look like dough.And the man's eyes were full of viciousness.

"It's the two of you who want to sue? Why?" The master said in a strange way, even Long Xi and Zuo Yanting didn't kneel down to pay homage, he ignored it, it can be seen that it was the credit of the ten taels of silver ingot.

"Reporting to Lord Zhixian, this person owes me a thousand taels of silver and has not yet paid it back. Now he even said that he is lying to the end and will definitely not return it to me. Therefore, I came here to find Lord Zhixian to make decisions for me."

Long Xi suppressed the anger in his heart, and said the rehearsed lines. Now he can be sure that this person is definitely not Shi Qingliu, although there is no direct evidence yet.

Unexpectedly, the master sneered, and said slowly, "Don't pay back the money you owe? Aren't you two cousins? Why do you say that?"

Long Xi and Zuo Yanting shuddered in their hearts, thinking to themselves how would they know this?Have we been in their eyeliner since we entered here?No wonder it can cover the sky with one hand, no wonder it can be so dark.It turns out that there is such a sophisticated intelligence surveillance network here.

He was extremely angry in his heart at the moment, but he still couldn't show it on his face.After all, Long Xi is a person who is used to seeing big scenes, he smiled slightly, and then said: "Master's words are wrong, as the saying goes, brothers have to settle accounts clearly, not to mention that he and I are only cousins, the reason why we go together all the way , I told people that I was traveling in mountains and rivers, but in fact it was just for the convenience of watching him and preventing him from escaping, otherwise I would ask someone for my thousand taels of silver."

The county magistrate chuckled twice, and glanced at Zuo Yanting, the obscenity made Long Xi want to go up and kill him immediately.

But he coughed, laughed and said, "So that's how it is. Look at you, you don't hesitate to spend ten taels of silver for playing drums. If you think about thousands of taels of silver, you may not be in your eyes. Why bother with your cousin so much?" ? Relatives should help each other.”

Long Xi said in a deep voice: "I spent the ten taels of silver, but if it passes through my hands, it is ten thousand taels of silver. I can spend it as I like, but if someone owes me, then I can't. Master, give it to me quickly." Let me call the shots. Let's get this over with here."

The master smiled and said: "Really? There is such a big hatred? You two were very close yesterday, why are you turning against each other today? I heard people say that you really take good care of your cousin Woolen cloth."

Long Xi and Zuo Yanting's hearts sank immediately, just looking at the sneer on the teacher's face and the gleam in his eyes, as well as the county magistrate's friendly smile but the dangerous and calculating look in his eyes, they knew that things were bad.Obviously, these two people have begun to doubt their identities.

"The county magistrate and the master really have the same eyes." After all, Long Xi had gone through a lot of things, and after a slight turn of his mind, he had an idea.

He glanced at Zuo Yanting confidently, and said with a smile, "That's right, I like him, we also have that relationship..."

Before the words fell, Zuo Yanting screamed: "You...you bastard...you...what are you talking about?" He was really shocked and angry, what a shame this kind of thing is, damn Long Xi He actually said it in public, and there are so many people watching.

"The master and the county magistrate have already known it in their hearts, and this matter has to be said, is it the way to hide it?"

Long Xi pretended to sneer, then turned his head and said: "Master Ming Jian, I really have a special liking for my cousin. Back then, his house was completely desolate. I borrowed him a thousand taels of silver, and it was the same idea. So he now It’s only natural that I want his body without paying any money, do you think what the student said makes sense?”

The eyes of the county magistrate and the master both showed astonishment, and after a while, the county magistrate twirled his goatee and laughed, "Well, if you owe a debt, you can't pay the debt with someone else. "

"You...you dog official, what did you say? What is it meant to be justified?" Zuo Yanting yelled angrily.

"How dare you insult the imperial court officials, are you guilty?" The magistrate slapped the gavel and said, "Come here, drag it down and hit fifty big boards."

"Wait a minute." Long Xi yelled quickly, came to the magistrate, and said with a slight smile, "Your Excellency, you don't need to lose your temper. The student has an idea here. I promise to relieve your anger and give you benefits." He said While speaking, he took out two gold leaves from his pocket and put them on the case.

The magistrate immediately put on a smile on his face, looked at Long Xi and said, "Oh? You have some good ideas, let's hear them. Don't let your cousin take advantage of you, otherwise, this crime of insulting the court officials This officer cannot forgive me."

Long Xi knew that the county magistrate was actually begging for money in a disguised form, and he cursed with hatred in his heart.But he smiled treacherously on his face and said: "My lord, what is so difficult about this. The student's family has a lot of money, and his parents died young and no one supervises him. Although he is not a good person on weekdays, but the word "love" is tied to him. body."

"Oh, you are a seed of infatuation, rare, really rare." The county magistrate laughed, with a little more smile in his eyes, and looked at Zuo Yanting again: "But your cousin is handsome and elegant, and everyone loves him , you exchanged 1000 taels of silver for such a wonderful person, it’s not a loss.”

If it weren't for the words "people's country" on his head, Long Xi would have been able to gouge out the eyeballs of the county magistrate on the spot.But now he could only swallow his anger and say: "What your lord said is true. It's just that this morning, he suddenly turned his back on him, saying that he has been traveling with me in other places for three years, and the debt of thousands of taels of silver should have been paid off long ago, and he asked me to pay back the IOU." Give it to him, my lord, how could I agree to this? So Fang dragged him over to complain."

"Oh, so that's the case." Both the county magistrate and the master looked suddenly enlightened.Then he smiled and said: "Young master is handsome and rich, you must be right, so what do you want to do now?" This is like leaving Zuo Yanting aside, and only looking at how poor Long Xi is.

"You...you..." Zuo Yanting was so angry that he couldn't speak.Just when he was about to scold loudly, Long Xi unexpectedly turned around and walked a few steps towards him, saying loudly: "My lord, the student has nothing else to ask for, as long as he is willing to repay the debt with someone else and sign the marriage certificate, the IOU of a thousand taels of silver will come naturally." It can be written off.”

While speaking, he squeezed Zuo Yanting's palm tightly, signaling him to be calm and calm.

The county magistrate and master coughed at the same time, as if they were choking on saliva.Then the master laughed and said: "Crazy student, you are really a crazy student, you just want his people, why do you want to sign a marriage certificate? Where in the world is there a marriage certificate for two men?"

Long Xi smiled and said: "My lord, since Pangu created the world, these rules did not come into existence overnight. Where did these rules come from in later generations? Isn't it made by humans? Why do you need everyone's so-called marriage certificate?" Agree? As long as he signs it, we both agree.”

The magistrate of the county stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Although it's a bit shocking, it's still fresh. The county doesn't care about being a matchmaker, but it's just too nonsense. Besides, the county is busy with business, so how can I have free time..."

As he spoke, he looked at Long Xi meaningfully.Long Xi knew it a long time ago, strode forward, took out a bank note from his coat drawer and handed it over, he laughed and said, "This student naturally understands, how can I let adults do nothing?"

The magistrate saw the amount on the bank note, it turned out to be [-], his expression changed, and then he said with a smile on his face: "Well, for your sincerity..."

Zuo Yanting on the side had long been dazed by the development of things going out of direction.However, at this time, seeing that Long Xi seemed to have reached an agreement with the county magistrate, the marriage certificate, he actually asked himself to sign the marriage certificate. Although he had never seen such a thing as a marriage certificate, he just heard that there are customs in some places that both a man and a woman need to sign together when they get married. A marriage certificate to prove it.But when Long Xi put forward such a condition at this moment, it was obvious that he was going to take advantage of the fire.

"My lord, you can't...you can't be so ridiculous, how can there be any reason for two men to get married?"

Zuo Yanting was really in a hurry, he rushed forward at once, but was hugged by Long Xi, who heard him smile and said: "Why not, we will get married here in three days, and then I will invite the county magistrate Let's go to a wedding with Master and all the witnesses here."

"Married? Are you crazy?" Zuo Yanting stared at Long Xi with wide eyes, his mind was in a mess, only thinking about what's going on, what's going on?

"This county is busy..." The magistrate heard Long Xi's words, his eyes lit up again.

Sure enough, before he could finish speaking, Long Xi laughed and said, "The magistrate is busy with the students, of course he knows, but he is our matchmaker, so we should invite him. With the presence of the magistrate, our marriage will be more beautiful. Of course, I won’t let adults run errands for nothing.”

"Hahaha..." The magistrate couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard this satisfactory answer, then he patted the gavel lightly, and said, "Okay, big things can be turned into small things, and kindness can make money. Debts It’s really hateful, but it turned into a happy marriage, it’s the county’s luck, anyway, if you get married in three days, the county should go to have a wedding wine.”

"No, you stupid bastard, you can't judge like this..." Zuo Yanting was furious, thinking to himself that bastard Long Xi, he must have made up this idea a long time ago, this... this is clearly for the sake of the people In the name of eliminating harm, I will be surrounded by him in a legitimate way from now on.

Because of anger, it's not acting, it's even more realistic.It's just that the magistrate of the county had money, so he ignored him at all. The master next to him laughed flatteringly: "Your Excellency is wise, so wise. Only you can come to such a happy conclusion for such a case..."

Zuo Yanting finally found out that there are guys with thicker skins than Long Xi in this world.Seeing that the magistrate of the county complacently accepts all the black and white flattery of the master, and then seeing the hidden smile in Long Xi's eyebrows beside him, he fainted from anger, hatred and anxiety.

"Eh? Your body is so weak, tsk tsk..." The county magistrate stood up, looked at Zuo Yanting who was lying limp in Long Xi's arms, and said with a smile, "Young master, you should also take pity on the fragrance and cherish the jade, otherwise this small body will be afraid. I can't stand your ravages, only moderate love can last forever, be happy forever, right?"

Long Xi said with a smile: "My lord said that he is angry and angry, it's okay, I'll take it back to the inn to rectify it." After speaking, he picked up Zuo Yanting and strode out of the county office.