vrcanaries Chapter 299: The Rules of Tongan County
Chapter 299: The Rules of Tongan County
"What are you doing! What are you doing! Take it back!"
When Xiao Yuan saw clearly what the other person was holding in his hand, he felt like he was facing a formidable enemy.
He opened his arms like a hen protecting her chicks, stopping the detectives behind him from retreating.
The constables behind couldn't see anything clearly and thought that the other party had pulled out a weapon. They looked stern and slowly reached towards his lower back.
This turmoil attracted the attention of residents in the surrounding counties.
"Constable Xiao Yuan, what happened? Do we need to find Constable Zhao?"
Some spoke quickly, some acted even faster, and they ran towards the county government office.
——Captain Zhao usually patrols the streets and will not patrol places too far away from the county government office, for fear that something might suddenly happen and he would not be able to handle it!
"Hey! Wait!"
Xiao Yuan called the man over and said, "It's not a big deal, there's no need for Captain Zhao to come over."
Are you kidding? If he can’t even handle such a small matter, how can he be considered Brother Zhao’s “real brother”?
After hearing his words, the county residents wanted to leave but did not dare to.
——The other party’s carriage is extremely luxurious, and it is obvious that it belongs to a wealthy man from outside the area. What if Constable Xiao Yuan cannot handle it and suffers a loss?
Seeing that the county residents did not believe him, Xiao Yuan thought for a moment and then ordered the detectives behind him to put away the iron rulers.
Then he took two steps forward and took the purse from the driver.
Yes, it's a money bag.
What does a purse contain? Silver!
But the purse in front of me is not filled with silver, but...
Gold leaf!
The driver was still in a daze.
But he was not frightened by the scene just now.
Instead, he was stunned by Xiao Yuan's actions.
The local tyrant didn't want the gold leaves, but he was yelling at him to take them back, afraid that others couldn't hear him?
It would be fine if other people heard it, but they were not afraid of the local tyrants and actually took the initiative to help them find the head of the police?
What drama is Tongan County performing? Harmony between officials and citizens, and love between neighbors?
Hearing and seeing things that have never been heard before will make people confused.
In his daze, he saw the young constable holding the purse in one hand and spreading his money with the other.
The young constable shook his hand, and the gold leaves in his purse fell down with a jingle. In just a moment, they piled up into a "small gold mountain".
"Wow—"
The county residents were shocked.
"Is that gold? Is it pure gold?"
"That's a gold leaf! A gold leaf! When I was in Quanyang County, I saw the master there using it! A gold leaf is worth a lot of silver!"
"It's really gold! Who is sitting in this carriage? Why is he giving Constable Xiao Yuan gold leaves?!"
After Xiao Yuan poured out the gold leaves, he was actually stunned for a moment.
So much gold, is it for him?
In fact, the saying that greed can blind people to realise their wealth is really true.
After living an ordinary life for more than twenty years, who wouldn’t be excited when suddenly seeing a handful of gold?
“No one is perfect.”
This was Xiao Yuan’s first thought.
But after just a moment, he rejected this idea.
——Why are there no saints? He had seen them long ago, and the saints were always by his side.
A handful of gold is nothing compared to the boxes of gold of a "sage".
But why aren’t the saints tempted?
Xiao Yuan held the gold and thought for a long time.
Because the "sages" are clear-minded and stick to their original intentions.
Because the "sages" said that having enough food and clothing and a happy family is already good.
If a person really pursues too many difficult to obtain things, he will forget his original intention and feel suffocated.
Instead, you are asking for trouble.
He had actually been influenced imperceptibly, so even though he would be tempted when he saw a handful of gold, his first reaction was to ask the other party to take it back quickly.
He does not despise himself for who he is; he accepts his imperfections, but he will also move towards becoming a "sage".
"Folks."
Xiao Yuan held up the gold leaf and turned it around.
"Everyone has seen that this brother has just arrived and may not understand the 'rules' of our Tongan County. Instead, he paid... uh, 'tolls' or 'protection fees' like some other places."
The county residents looked at the golden leaves and marveled at them.
“It’s the toll!”
"What do you think of our Tong'an County? I know the last place that collected tolls was the neighboring Yonglu County. Now the county magistrate and his whole family have suffered a lot!"
"Oh, who knows that it won't be good? The gold and silver are flowing in like water, and the good days are getting less and less. Who cares about those things?"
"You can't say that. Just look at our Lord Shen. Can she be thinking about these gold, silver and jewelry? No way! This matter still depends on the person!"
"That's right. But I can't look at it anymore. The gold is too dazzling in the sun."
The county residents looked away.
Gold is "dazzling" and also "dazzling" the heart.
They are all ordinary people. They can only live a good life if they don’t look at, think about, or worry about things that don’t belong to them.
Seeing them looking away, Xiao Yuan said, "Everyone, look here. The gold is in my hands now. I am also very scared."
The county residents gritted their teeth and looked back.
He held the gold in his left hand and held the opening of the purse with his right hand. Without blinking, he put all the gold back and handed it back to the driver.
"Young man, the item is returned to its original owner. Please keep it safe."
The driver looked at the money bag and felt confused.
It's not right to reach out to take it, and it's not right not to take it.
"this......"
"If the officer tells you to answer it, you should answer it."
A female voice came from the carriage, as crisp as an oriole.
“Hey, hey.”
The driver received the order and quickly took the purse back and put it in his arms.
But then, he didn't know how to deal with it.
In the past, when he gave gold and silver as bribes, the only thing he did was to ask the other party if it was too little. He knew exactly how to deal with it and how to apologize with a smile, so it was easy for him to come up with nice words.
But today, his position and that of his opponent were reversed, and he really didn't know how to deal with it.
"Miss......"
He quietly stepped back and asked as if asking for help.
I only heard the woman in the carriage sigh lightly and said modestly:
"Sir, I'm new here and I don't know the rules. I hope you can give me some advice."
Xiao Yuan scratched his head when he heard this.
He was just a small constable, how could he be expected to give advice to a wealthy businessman?
But now he represents the face of the county government, so he cannot show weakness.
"This lady, it's not really a suggestion. Perhaps what I said just now was not very clear."
Xiao Yuan swung the iron ruler in his hand, looked into the driver's eyes and said:
"The rule in Tong'an County is 'no rules'."
"No rules?" The woman in the car asked in confusion, "Sir, you are joking. The Great Zhou is vast and rich in resources. How can there be no rules in the land?"
Xiao Yuan smiled.
"I'm not joking, but I'm from Tong'an County, and we don't have 'our' own rules."
His expression suddenly became solemn, and he spoke in a deep voice: "The rules of the Great Zhou are the rules of Tong'an County. Tong'an County will follow the rules of the Great Zhou. As for other rules..."