Back Off, Let Me Come

Outside Fugu City.

A donkey cart moved forward slowly.

The frail-looking young scribe sat casually.

One leg is bent and flat, and the other leg is bent up, using the knees as a temporary table. With the right hand holding a pen, he fills in the numbers on the simple form, sometimes doing mental calculations, sometimes counting with his fingers. When he is not sure about the data, he has to take out the abacus and fiddle with it twice.

Dozens of volumes of measured farmland data were placed beside the young scribe. The rules, standards, ropes, rules and other objects were all stored in a large bamboo basket. Ten young men in coarse linen clothes followed him silently. Donkey carts left and right.

"What's so noisy?"

The young scribe is concentrating on proofreading the measurement data.

A few faint cries reached my eardrums.

The tune has twists and turns, which makes people feel upset and angry.

In the past few days, he had been up early and late every day, climbing mountains and wading in rivers, and visited almost the entire Fugu City area. In order to obtain more accurate measurement data from the fields of various shapes, he worked hard. After the measurement, he had to organize, summarize and file it... He was so busy that he slept with his pillow on it every day.

Today was not going well, and he was feeling annoyed.

After checking the data twice, there is still an error of six points.

I finally figured it out, but was disturbed by noise again.

The young scribe felt a little angry.

The entourage who followed the young scribe out for measurement went out to inquire, and soon came back to tell him: "It seems to be Mr. Kang."

The young scribe put down the letter and form: "Kang Jishou?"

He is not in the city, why did he run outside the city?

Could it be that the job at hand is done?

The young man made a rough estimate of Kang Shi's workload and efficiency, calculated the approximate time, and came to the conclusion that no, even with all the help he had, he couldn't finish it in such a short time. The young scribe let the donkey cart stop on the road for a while, and soon he saw Kang Shi and his party coming from the other way. The latter was riding a horse, with more than two hundred people of all sizes, old and young, pressing behind him.

At the same time, Kang Shi also noticed him.

He rode forward at a trot.

He said hello: "Watch the tide."

The young scribe, Gu Chi, crossed his hands in greeting and said, "Ji Shou, where did your battle... come from?"

No matter how you look at it, they are just a group of ordinary people.

As soon as they approached, two or three hundred people's thoughts rushed into his mind, and Gu Chi leaned back slightly in discomfort.

Kang Shi said: "According to the Lord's order, we will take someone."

In just two sentences, Gu Chi roughly got the general information from the voices of these common people - Kang Shi took the documents for recruitment of workers in the government office to deceive Zhujia Village, and also gave the villagers old and young to the same pot. Now these common people are in their hearts Cursing the new Governor Ha Yin, there are all kinds of vicious sentences and words.

Gu Chi ignored these useless noises.

He was curious about what had happened in this village that deserved his lord's anger, and even asked Kang Shi to take care of the people himself - was it too much to kill a pig with a knife to let Wenxin scribes do this job? You know, Kang Shi hasn't finished his work yet.

Gu Chi guessed: "Are they harboring fugitives?"

Or will a whole village rebel?

Kang Shi said: "No, this matter is difficult to explain."

Gu Chi: "Let's talk while walking?"

Anyway, we were traveling together, so it was time to pass the time.

Kang Shi did not refuse. He lowered his head and motioned to Yu Zi, who was following him, to sit on Gu Chi's donkey cart.

Yu Zi glanced at the wooden cart pulled by the donkey, and then at the unfamiliar young scribe in the cart, feeling somewhat hesitant to approach him.

But this is what Kangshi meant.

Yu Zi did not hesitate for a while.

After saluting Gu Chi, she climbed up - luckily she was thin and didn't take up much space, otherwise it would be really hard to sit on this wooden cart with almost nowhere to go - sitting upright, with a nervous and dull look on her face. Resistance to strangers.

Gu Chi glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and asked Kang Shi who this was. Kang Shi simply told how he and Shen Tang met Yu Zi, and learned about the absurd things common in Zhujia Village from Yu Zi. Gu Chi was not surprised by this.

Don't forget, he is a good reader of people's hearts.

Gu Chi raised the corners of his lips, revealing a hint of sarcasm: "Ji Shou, do you know the truth? When a cockroach comes to your feet to show off its power, the cockroach has secretly passed down the family line for more than eighteen generations, and returned to the cockroach ancestor. A ancestral hall was built.”

Cockroaches are commonly known as cockroaches.

This theory sounds novel.

Kang Shi licked his words several times, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was rough and unreasonable, so he asked: "Where is this proverb? It sounds playful and interesting. But isn't that the truth? These people are 'cockroaches' , descendants and descendants, multiplying endlessly..."

The whole village is used to this.

It's best to rely on someone to talk about marriage. If you can't talk about it, it doesn't matter. You can find someone you know well to "look at" you, it's convenient, quick and less troublesome. Even if you beat or kick her, you don't have to worry about your mother's brothers coming to stand up for your mother-in-law.

What you buy is your own property.

As long as it doesn't delay the continuation of the family line, it doesn't matter even if you are beaten half to death or driven crazy or stupid - as long as a woman's belly can give birth, it's fine. If she is beaten half to death, she still has half a life, right? People are crazy and stupid, but babies born are neither crazy nor stupid, right?

Of course, it would be better if you have hands and feet to help you work, respect your parents, and take care of yourself comfortably...

Gu Chi said: "Oh, my lord said so."

Kang Shi: "..."

Gu Chi talked about the previous chat between Shen Tang and him - Gu Chi thought that Shen Tang would let Lin Feng settle down with the people with Chu Yao and take the opportunity to give Lin Feng more experience, but Shen Tang kept Lin Feng by his side and tried his best to Prevent Lin Feng from having private contact with the common people.

The reason given by Shen Tang is - not all common people are human beings, some are just beasts wearing human skin! These "beasts" have no moral restraint and weak rationality. The more ignorant you are, the more your behavior tends to be like that of a beast...

It was also after that conversation that Gu Chi began to consciously pay attention to the voices of many common people. Although some were simple, kind, and warm-hearted, there were also ignorant, greedy, evil, and inferior to animals...

Measuring land and dealing with these common people during this time really made him see what it means to do one thing to the face and another behind the scenes, to say one thing on the surface but another in the back of his mind.

A weak appearance doesn't mean it's harmless.

The illusion of poverty does not mean simplicity.

When Kang Shi heard this, his brows relaxed.

Well, she is indeed the lord he likes.

Gu Chi: "..."

Tell the truth -

He always believed that the threat and lethality brought by Gong Xiqiu to Shen Tang was not as great as that brought by Kang Shi's scribe's way. Since the time of health has come, the Lord has begun to suffer unlucky visible to the naked eye.

Encountering these bad literary scholars——

Life is not hard and I can't bear it.

Gu Chi skipped this topic and asked: "Zhujiacun is so rampant, it can be seen that the situation in nearby villages is also indispensable. Do we need to check door to door? The people under the jurisdiction of Fugu City may not say more, but they may say less. Once the news is If word spreads, most of the women who were bought will be hidden, and they can’t be hidden..."

Gu Chi swallowed the remaining half of the sentence.

Those who cannot be hidden will most likely be killed.

If these women bring disaster to the family, the best solution is either to resell them to swindlers, hide them, or kill them. After all, the child has been born, and the difference between a woman alive and dead is just a few more children or a few less.

It's cruel, but it's reality.

Yu Zi listened quietly to the two gentlemen chatting.

Hearing this, my heart clenched suddenly.

She didn't expect this at all.

this will……

To alert the snake?

Gu Chi added: "To capture thieves, capture the king first, capture the traitors first, and then get information from them. However, it is recommended to impose the death penalty on traitors, and those who buy people from traitors should be postponed. Wait for those The woman was rescued and then severely tortured.”

Yu Zi secretly tightened her clothes. Kang Shi did not ignore the flash of reluctance on Yu Zi's face, and said softly: "It is true that we can't alert the snake, but everything can be changed. Who said that 'slight selling' is the only crime? Can they be punished?"

Zheng Qiao led Geng State to capture Xin State.

Without thinking about governance, a mess is left.

These messes are loopholes that can be exploited. With Kang Shi's ability, you can swim in these loopholes to your heart's content!

One of them is the conflict between the laws of the two countries.

The details of the charges are different and the sentencing standards are different.

For example, in the Xin State, a marriage only requires the consent of both parents, a banquet, and notification of relatives on both sides to be considered husband and wife. However, in the Geng State, it is necessary to register with the government. If it is not registered, the relationship between the couple will not count and will be considered "adultery".

Regarding adultery, one is more ruthless than the other.

Men and women were flogged, paraded in the streets, fined, pounded rice, or thrown away to build bridges, roads, and city walls...

This regulation of the Geng Kingdom is also related to their land tax system, which prevents the people of the Geng Kingdom from paying less land taxes through this channel.

"If they are sentenced to [adultery] according to the laws of the Geng Kingdom and deny the relationship between the two as husband and wife..." Kang Shi said with a cold smile on his lips, "...I remember that the Xin Kingdom also has a law about men who commit adultery. Detailed measurement..."

Adulterers can be flogged for thirty years and tortured.

Then there is a detailed rule that if a woman is pregnant, she will be punished with a heavier crime; if she gives birth to a female heir, she will be punished by thirty more floggings, then mutilation; if she gives birth to a male heir, she will be punished by fifty more floggings, then castration... The more children are born, the more severe the punishment - -The end point is the five punishments.

The corners of Gu Chi's mouth twitched slightly.

Good guy!

This loophole was finally figured out by Kang Shiwan.

To put it simply, the relationship between Geng Kingdom was used to deny their relationship as husband and wife and the crime of adultery was convicted; on this basis, the laws of Xin Kingdom were used to sentence adultery (harmony) and adultery, and then the sentence was based on the number of children born. Who can stand it?

As for that, maybe they have also registered?

This is impossible.

Kang Shi is currently doing household registration.

Even if he is registered, he can also make the other party not register.

As for whether there will be any problems with this operation?

Those who He Yin can make a stumbling block have already drank Meng Po soup and are waiting to be reincarnated into the animal world. Zheng Qiao is also the master of the high country and is far away, so he can't control it. Finally, and most importantly, will the spread of the news cause any reaction among the people? Will it alert the enemy?

Most likely it's impossible.

Because the crimes are all in line with the law.

The common people will only be afraid and rush to re-register. They will never think that Shen Tang is going to renovate and sell it. Kang Shi can also take this opportunity to collect detailed household registration information, which will also facilitate subsequent population censuses, arrests, and rescues.

Emmm…

Gu Chi smiled and cupped his hands and complimented: "Ji Shou, that's wonderful."

Kangshi returned the greeting: "Watch the tide and praise me."

One is riding a horse and the other is riding a donkey cart.

The two of them smiled sincerely and openly.

If an outsider who doesn't know it sees it, they will probably sigh that this is how a gentleman should be.

Well, Yu Zi thought so too.

She didn't know what they were talking about.

I can understand one or two sentences out of ten.

But from the looks of them, it should be a good thing.

Yu Zi couldn't help but admire the two of them.

Especially Kang Shi, Mr. Kang.

The heroic figure of Kang Shi capturing dozens of households in Zhujia Village by himself could not help but come to mind, and he became more and more fascinated by the literary spirit and literary heart.

She believed that this was A Niang’s secret guidance.

That must be the case.

That's why she walked there that day and recognized the Zhang family accessories on Shen Jun's waist. By accident, she got to know them. She used this as a breakthrough to let the truth come to light, for A Niang to be exposed, and for her to be exposed. She had a way out.

All Yu Zi's inner thoughts fell into Gu Chi's ears.

He looked at the girl with a half-smile out of the corner of his eye.

His eyes asked Kang Shi: [How talented is this girl? 】

Kang Shi didn’t know yet.

However, given Yu Zi’s understanding and the intelligence she inherited from her mother, it’s probably not much lower—

[Cultivation, can be used. 】

Gu Chi was a little surprised when he heard this.

The wheels of the donkey cart rolled forward slowly.

Not long after, we entered Fugu City.

Everyone in Zhujiacun was imprisoned.

The place is not big, but it is no problem to squeeze in for a night.

When Shen Tang learned the news, it was already dark.

The second day.

The sky is still dark and bright.

There is already a noise in Fugu City.

The reconstruction work in the Southwest Corner started vigorously. Through publicity by the policemen who went around the streets and beat gongs and drums, more and more people knew that the Southwest Corner was recruiting workers. Taking care of two meals a day can provide at least 80% of the food, and you will be paid for every day's work.

At first some people didn't believe it.

How is such a good thing possible?

No matter how good the county guard is, he will never be taken advantage of.

But there are also common people who trust Shen Tang - for example, Shen Tang will forcefully remove the cancer in Fugu City the next day. They work for Shen Tang for free, so they regard it as repaying their gratitude - as the first batch of common people to apply for the job , they were also the first to enjoy the benefits, and then they spread the benefits to others.

The southwest corner of Fugu City is gradually coming to life.

However, today's focus is not here.

Dong dong dong dong——

The common people near the government office heard the sound of drums that they had not heard for a long time. At first they thought it was an auditory hallucination, but when they listened carefully they found that it was not the sound. Someone was really beating the drums. Even more interested people came over to watch the fun, and saw a thin figure clenching his teeth and beating the drum that was almost a decoration with all his strength.

Some people also recognized the drummer.

"Isn't that the beggar from the ruined temple outside the city?"

Although Yu Zi had already cleaned up at this time, some people who were familiar with her recognized her identity, and the crowd murmured for a while. Naturally, Yu Zi also heard those tiny sounds, but she didn't care about them now. She tried her best, as if she wanted to vent out all the grievances she had suffered for so many years with the sound of drums!

Finally, she succeeded.

Yu Zi knelt on the ground, holding the paper in both hands, shouting at the top of her voice, using all the strength of her chest and lungs, and sobbing every word: "Little Yu Zi, a native of Zhujia Village, now wants to sue his biological mother-in-law, grandma Weng!"

As soon as this statement came out, the people watching were in an uproar.

This, this, this, this—

In one simple sentence, the amount of information is overwhelming!

What makes them even more unbelievable is that Yu Zi actually came here to kill two blood relatives, and he did not hesitate to receive ten sticks for it!

Sue blood relatives, twenty sticks.

I thought that Yu Zi was young and had not yet reached the hairpin, so I cut it in half.

Shen Tang asked: "So, you still want to sue?"

Yu Zi resolutely said: "Yes!"