The moon falling to the ground

Chapter 273 Liu Shitou

Jian Yue was caught off guard by her burning and affectionate gaze. In those deep pupils, there was only her shadow, very clear and dazzling.

Jian Yue's heart beat uncontrollably fast, and her cheeks blushed unconsciously. She quickly looked away and said unnaturally: "I'm not good at sewing. When we get back, I'll ask Yuexiang and Dingxiang, who are good at sewing, to embroider a purse for you."

Ji Yunzhong was disappointed, knowing that Jian Yue still didn't want to accept his feelings. However, he was not discouraged. There was still a long way to go, and one day he would impress her.

The Princess's Mansion had been cleaned up and ready for immediate move-in. There were only a few servants guarding the mansion, and it looked very deserted.

Jian Yue decided to make a secret visit to Tong County for two days and then move in.

At noon, after having a simple meal at a small restaurant, the two strolled to the gate of the county government office.

The county government office was shabby. Two yamen runners stood listlessly at the door. But the house behind the government office looked very nice from a distance. The two of them went around to the back, and Ji Yunzhong looked at the tall gate and large courtyard in front of him and thought: "From the location, this should be the back office where the county magistrate lives. But the house doesn't look like it."

Jian Yue sneered: "A corrupt official who exploits the people will naturally do whatever he wants. It's nothing strange for him to use the people's money to renovate his courtyard."

The two men stood there for a while, then turned to the front of the yamen, just in time to see two yamen runners throwing out a dark and thin young man.

The young man was beaten with a stick and lay on the ground, unable to get up. He beat the ground and shouted angrily: "There is no place to redress injustice, no place to argue for justice, where is justice? God, please look at us poor people!"

A yamen runner kicked him hard and scolded him: "If you keep talking nonsense and looking for trouble, I will pull out your teeth and break your legs."

The young man smiled bitterly and glared at the yamen runner with hatred: "You lackeys who are accomplices to the tiger will get your retribution sooner or later."

"You're looking for death!" The bailiff raised his foot and kicked him on the head.

thump!

The yamen runner fell flat on his face. Another yamen runner immediately drew his sword from his waist and glared at Fu Lang: "Who are you? How dare you attack a runner?"

Fu Lang didn't even bother to look at him, he just picked up the young man on the ground and walked away.

The young man was stunned, and struggled desperately. Fu Lang scolded: "Don't move, I'm here to save you."

"Don't go!" The yamen runner with a knife tried to stop Fulang, but was kicked away by Fulang.

The yamen runner lying on the ground shuddered all over, watching his colleague fall heavily to the ground, and immediately felt pain in all his bones.

"Someone come! A bandit is escaping with a criminal." The yamen runner who was knocked unconscious shouted.

A group of runners rushed out of the county government office, and under the guidance of two runners, they chased after Fu Lang, but they didn't even see a shadow of him.

In a small clinic, the old doctor applied medicine to the young man, bandaged him, and said to Jian Yue and Ji Yunzhong: "The injured person has fractured bones, so it's best for him to stay in bed and rest. Flesh injuries are secondary, and they will scab over in three to five days. Alas——"

The old doctor knew how the wound was caused. He shook his head helplessly and muttered: "This world doesn't give poor people a way to survive!"

Jian Yue frowned and walked up to the young man. The young man wanted to thank her, but Jian Yue waved her hand to stop him: "Don't move. Do you have the strength to speak now?"

The young man nodded: "Yes, thank you for saving me. My name is Liu Shitou. I can't even save my sister. What's the point of living?" Liu Shitou's voice was choked with tears in his eyes.

"What happened to your sister?"

Liu Shitou, with tears in his eyes, told about what happened to his sister.

Liu Shitou's family ran a small grocery store. One day, Xue Dadao, the cousin of the county magistrate's fifth aunt, passed by the door and fell in love with Liu Shitou's sister Liu Xiaojuan. The next day, he sent a matchmaker to the door and wanted to take Liu Xiaojuan as a concubine. Liu's parents disagreed and did not want their daughter to be a concubine, so they drove the matchmaker away.

The Liu family thought that if they disagreed, the matter would end there. But two days ago, the Xue family brought Xue Dadao over and said that Xue Dadao was poisoned by the pickled vegetables sold in the Liu family shop, and asked the Liu family to pay 500 taels for medical expenses. If they couldn't pay 500 taels, Liu Xiaojuan would pay off the debt. They "kindly" gave the Liu family two days to raise the money.

The Liu family knew that Xue Dadao was framing Liu Xiaojuan and wanted to force her to be a concubine, but they had no other choice. Even if they took out all their savings and sold the small grocery store, it would still not be enough to pay 500 taels.

The Liu family has been borrowing money everywhere these days, but they haven't borrowed enough. Today, the Xue brothers came to collect the debt, and Liu Shitou's parents gave the three hundred taels they had raised to the Xue family, hoping that they would be tolerant for a few days. Unexpectedly, the Xue brothers took the money and still snatched Liu Xiaojuan away. They also said that when they collected enough money, they would release Liu Xiaojuan.

Liu Shitou was so angry that he went to complain to the officials. But County Magistrate Zhao didn't ask any questions and just said, "It is only natural to pay back a debt." He then beat Liu Shitou with ten large sticks for causing trouble without any reason and had him thrown out.

Seeing Jian Yue's face turning blue with anger, Ji Yun asked hurriedly, "What does the Xue family do?"

Liu Shitou was full of resentment: "The Xue family makes a living by slaughtering pigs and selling meat. There used to be three butchers in Tong County. Ever since Xue Dadao's sister became the fifth concubine of County Magistrate Zhao, the Xue family used despicable means to force the other two families to change their business and stop slaughtering pigs and selling meat."

Ji Yunzhong ordered Fu Lang: "Go collect evidence of the Xue family's crimes and rescue Liu Xiaojuan."

"Yes." Fulang turned and walked out of the pharmacy.

Liu Shitou was pleasantly surprised: "Thank you, benefactor. Your kindness will be unforgettable to my Liu family." Then, Liu Shitou started to worry again, "The most valuable thing in my family is the grocery store. If you don't mind, I will give you the grocery store as a token of my gratitude."

Ji Yunzhong snorted and said, "I am just doing a good deed every day. I don't think highly of your grocery store, so you should keep it for yourself!" Then he told the waiter at the clinic to inform Liu's parents.

Liu's father and mother arrived soon. When they saw their son injured, mother Liu's eyes turned red and she choked with sobs and couldn't speak.

Since their daughter was taken away, the old couple hurriedly asked for money, not knowing that their son was so angry that he went to the government office to file a complaint. When the doctor came to inform them that their son was beaten by the government officials, Liu's mother was so shocked that she almost fainted.

"Oh my God! Is there any room for reason?" Liu's father cried out in grief and anger.

Jian Yue said: "Don't worry, old man. Justice is clear and will prevail."

"Dad, Mom, it was these two benefactors who saved me." Liu Shitou hurriedly reminded his parents.

Liu's father and mother bowed to Jian Yue and Ji Yunzhong to express their gratitude.

"Thank you for saving my son." Liu's mother wiped away her tears. She was worried about her daughter and was heartbroken. She had nothing else to say. Liu Shitou comforted the two elders: "Don't worry, Dad and Mom. The benefactor has sent people to rescue my sister."

"Really?" Liu's mother was surprised.

Father Liu is also full of expectations...