Butcher Xu slapped his thigh suddenly: "Chao'er, please send someone to report to the official! My rope can only trap them for an hour or two at most. If it's too late, I'll let them break free..."

Huo Yunchao held down Xu Tutu, who was getting angry, and patiently advised him: "Dad Xu, I know you are in a hurry, but don't worry yet. Listen to me, I arranged for someone to come over as soon as I saw the document. Then It’s hard for a family to escape!”

Butcher Xu: "How many people have been arranged to go there? I can only be trapped for one or two hours, in case..."

Huo Yunchao said resolutely: "There is no such thing as a chance! Father Xu, let alone the fact that I am a Marquis personally named by His Majesty, just because of my relationship with the county magistrate, there is no way this matter can go wrong. The top priority is to analyze how to replace you, Father Xu." absolve."

Butcher Xu, who was preoccupied with how to seek justice, suddenly heard Huo Yunchao completely denying what he said. He glared angrily and asked, "Huh? Excuse me? Why do you excuse me? What did I do wrong? Am I not seeking justice for Heaven?"

Huo Yunchao patiently explained: "Dad Xu, I know you are seeking justice for Tian Xingdao, and I support you 100%, without any unnecessary nonsense! The question is, how do you want outsiders to view your breaking in? What about the act of plundering all your property? How can you prove to yourself that you have not embezzled a single coin? When the time comes, smart people from the criminal group will come out to attack you specifically. Should I save you or not? How could I not save you? "

Butcher Xu sat back, thinking along the lines of thought provided by Huo Yunchao, rubbing his head irritably: "Little Guizi was injured so badly, I was thinking about him and our oxcart, and I just wanted to find a contract to sell myself." , I really didn’t think that much. If I had known earlier..."

He regretted it so much. If he had known that his reckless behavior would bring so much trouble to Huo Yunchao, he would have acted more cautiously to prevent others from getting caught.

Huo Yunchao repeatedly emphasized that he was not blaming or complaining, but facing the problem squarely and trying to find a solution to the problem:

"Dad Xu, we don't want these useless things. I don't mean to blame you for causing trouble for me. You are my Dad Xu, and it is my duty to solve your problems for you. Let's not waste time on blaming ourselves and regretting Come on, the matter has come to this, what we should do most is to find and solve the problem. Come on, Father Xu, I will read the names of people, and think carefully about whether there is anyone you recognize, maybe we will find clues."

Butcher Xu felt a lot better after hearing this. He was still blaming himself, but he forced himself to calm down. Maybe it could help offset some of the bad effects of his mistakes.

Huo Yunchao pointed to the name on the document and asked again: "Dad Xu, did you just say that you killed pigs at Zhou Zhaodi's house?"

Butcher Xu has been going to various villages and towns to buy and kill pigs for more than ten years. Although he didn't mean to inquire, he still heard many bizarre stories. He thought it was a folk legend, but he didn't expect it to come in handy at this time!

Facts have proved that every step taken is in vain.

"Yes, I can't remember it wrong. Zhou Zhaodi's house is a thatched house with a big hole in the roof. You can see the stars and the moon when you sleep at night. I wondered at the time why such a poor family was so generous to give ten cents to help. Can I help kill the pig?"

When Butcher Xu said this, he said angrily: "Chao'er, do you know why I dare to guarantee that I won't remember it wrong? I worked so hard to kill the pigs for his family, but I didn't get the ten cents promised. Me! I went to his house to work before dawn, killing a fat pig weighing more than 100 kilograms for ten cents. I definitely didn’t agree with him. As a result, Zhou Zhaodi’s father said that his daughter was the golden boy under the God of Wealth, and said that I If I offend the father of this golden boy, I will suffer poverty for the rest of my life!"

Huo Yunchao cursed angrily: "This little brat from the Zhou family wants to default on the debt and wants the God of Wealth to take the blame. It's really too much! How can there be any reason in the world to not pay for helping kill a pig?"

Butcher Xu said: "I make money by killing pigs, am I afraid of what he said? The God of Wealth does not bless people like me who rely on craftsmanship, but instead bless lazy people who have good hands and feet and are unwilling to work? Who are you trying to scare? What? Who doesn’t know that the God of Wealth is the most just!"

Huo Yunchao asked again: "What happened next? Father Xu, did you get the ten cents?"

Butcher Xu didn't like to quarrel with others, and a real man would never quarrel if he could do anything: "I won't quarrel with the little pig surnamed Zhou. I will just show my butcher knife and chop off the fattest pig's trotters! The little pig surnamed Zhou" If he refuses to give me money, I will take away his pig's trotters that can be sold for fifty cents! The Zhou family's deflated calf cried and his grandfather sued his grandmother, which attracted a wave of people. I explained the matter clearly in public and told them, if you are willing to give people You don't get paid for your work, you just protect the weaklings of the Zhou family!"

Huo Yunchao applauded: "Well done, Father Xu! What a relief!"

Butcher Xu continued: "The Zhou family's deflated calves made such a fuss that Li Zheng, who invited them, came and asked me to walk around with a butcher's knife. Who hasn't seen me? I told them, Li Zheng, Zhou If a poor kid doesn't follow the rules, even if he gets into trouble with the government, he'll have to give me his hard-earned money! If he refuses to pay, I'll take away his pork. What's the problem with that?"

"What did they say?" Huo Yunchao couldn't wait to know the follow-up.

Butcher Xu continued: "The weakling of the Zhou family is so stubborn. He refused to listen to their honest words. He cried and shouted that he was going to report to the officials to arrest me. I was not afraid at all. Then, I met you Liu at the county government office. Uncle, once we got to know her well, I even sent Ning Niang to the Liu family to raise her for a while."

Huo Yunchao was so impressed that he said, "Dad Xu, I'm really impressed by your ability to make friends!"

Butcher Xu continued: "Well, I am such a stubborn person who accepts death. People who are willing to deal with me also like this. Let's continue talking about the Zhou family's weaklings. When the official comes to the village, something big must have happened, isn't it? If you come to collect grain and ask for taxes, you are arresting people. The common people are so afraid of officials.

The weakling of the Zhou family wants nothing, so where does he have the courage to say that he wants to report me to the authorities? Now that I think about it, is it possible that someone from the government is leading these unscrupulous wealth-seeking rituals? "

Huo Yunchao nodded: "Dad Xu, this is quite possible. These documents are naked proof! How can ordinary people have extra spare money for their children to study and read? If you want to be able to write and use, you need to study for at least three to five years, so the designation is Only those who have read books can write such documents. Reading alone is not enough, you need people who are often exposed to these documents to know how to write these documents."

Butcher Xu said with certainty: "Yes, yes, yes! Chao'er, I think so too! You see, I am illiterate, so I don't know what is written here. Even though I want to know, I stare. I don’t know what to say when I wear paperwork. Just being able to read and write can exclude a lot of people. Your Uncle Liu is as illiterate as me, so there is no way he can participate in this."

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