Old things in Nancheng

It was dark, stuffy, and smelly. The prison guards were banging on the iron bars of the cell, and the prisoners stretched out their filthy rice bowls one after another, catching some rotten prison rice that they couldn't tell what it was.The prisoner who got the food immediately put the food into his mouth with his hands, and swallowed it raw without chewing, but seeing the slower and weaker person, before he could react, the food that the pig would not eat had already been eaten. into the hands of others.

For a while, they cursed, wailed, groaned, groaned, booed, and made a fuss, but there were those who were angry, fisting and kicking, and there was no sign of fatigue from a day's hard work, but no one was a coward. It's in groups of three or four, you come and go, it's so lively.After a while, a ladle was opened on someone's head, and blood slid down his cheek. That person was ridiculed by everyone, with a ferocious face, regardless of his injury, he picked up the bowl and slammed it at the person opposite.The person on the opposite side was accidentally smashed against the door, and a fragment of the bowl was inserted into his right eye, and he passed out from the pain immediately.

Prince Mo shivered and looked at the people in the cell. The prisoners lifted the unconscious hapless ghost aside expressionlessly, ignoring his life and death. The small prisoners also ignored the confusion and continued to distribute the bad luck quietly. meal.

How can this live!

"Hey, this newcomer is really white and tender, like a woman!"

"Look at her figure, don't be the rabbit master in the pavilion!"

"Master Rabbit! Interesting!"

"Men will have fun in the future!"

"Hahahaha!"

When the prisoners saw Wang Zimo coming, they yelled nasty words, their testosterone soared, and they all stood on the fence and stared at her like wolves. Wang Zimo was so frightened that his legs went limp and he collapsed on the ground.In general yamen cells, most of them are prisoners begging for mercy, where as prison camps, living dens of thieves are full of people who are not afraid of death.

"Clap~"

With a swipe of the whip, those murderers who bared their teeth and claws fell silent immediately, and ordered the prison guards to set up Wang Zimo and walked all the way to the innermost part.

With seven turns and eight turns, it is no longer a prison cell like an iron fence, but a quiet wooden single room. Some doors are open, and there are clean-dressed men inside. If he hadn't known that this place was a prison camp, Wang Zimo would have thought it was an outside restaurant!

Not long after, Wang Zimo was brought into a room where there was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties, dressed well and behaved elegantly, enjoying himself while sipping wine.

"Uncle Jiang, you are so elegant." Chapo cupped his hands, pointed to Wang Zimo and said to Uncle Jiang, "I found a companion for you. This person is from Lin'an Mansion, and you are a fellow villager."

Uncle Jiang got up and looked at Prince Mo carefully for a long time, before saying: "Very good! Has your lord eaten before, how about letting Xiao Ke play host and drinking three hundred cups with you?"

"No, I'm not free today, so I'll bother you another day."

Uncle Jiang was very savvy, shook hands with the messenger, and with a skillful move, he sent a tael of silver into the hands of the messenger, and he took some loose silver and handed it over to the prisoner. Said: "It is very pleasant to have friends coming from afar. Please prepare some more wine and food. I will catch up with my fellow villagers."

After the food and drink were ready, Wang Zimo and Uncle Jiang sat opposite each other, feeling a bit cramped.Although I didn't suffer physically from what happened today, the horror and sadness in my heart still linger.Once you enter this prison camp, you will be a real prisoner, and the golden seal on your face will follow you for the rest of your life!How could such an ordinary person like her be a prisoner sent to the army for a heinous crime!

"Brother Wang Xian, since you're here, please rest assured, don't think too much."

Uncle Jiang filled Wang Zimo's wine and persuaded her to have a drink to calm her nerves.The prisoners who just came to the prison camp, eight out of ten are like Wang Zimo, confused, hesitant, and the fear of being slaughtered will always make them terrified all day long.Uncle Jiang has seen too much, and he is also bearish. He drinks a pot of wine, gets drunk once, wakes up and is still alive.

"Thank you, brother Jiang, I'm just a little homesick." Wang Zimofa drank a cup hard, the spicy taste made her cough uncontrollably.

"Since you have come to our cell, it is a blessing in misfortune. As long as you work obediently and are willing to spend money, those people will not make things difficult for you. If you feel homesick, you can send a letter back." Uncle Jiang comforted Dao, he has been here for two years, and he is also homesick.

"Brother Jiang, what's the name here?" Wang Zimo asked after hearing the words. She could feel that the messenger treats her very differently from the prisoners in the foreign prison. He treats him like a prisoner.

"We are all doing the work of scribes in charge of warehouses. It is very different from those coolies. You will slowly experience the taste of it. Come on, let's meet each other in a foreign country and have a good drink." Uncle Jiang seemed to be unwilling I would like to talk more about the things in the prison, but I just took Wang Zimo to drink. He likes to hear the local accent, and the soft Wu Nong's soft language made him very emotional, and he became more and more affectionate to Wang Zimo.

Uncle Jiang was a nice person, knowledgeable and interesting, he didn't ask Wang Zimo why he was living here, but just kept comforting her.Because he was from the same town as Uncle Jiang, and he was a roommate in the future, so he didn't treat him as an outsider. The tears that had been held back for a long time rolled and rolled in his eyes, and finally fell down. Wang Zimo held the wine glass in one hand, Covering her mouth with one hand, tears fell like rain.

Uncle Jiang stared blankly at Wang Zimo venting, he is also a fallen man in the world, how could he not know the pain in the other party's heart, but if he enters this prison camp, he will have no future, because he is a high-ranking official, a wealthy businessman and a gentry , Entering here, the dragon has to coil, the tiger has to lie down, be careful to flatter the official camp, and if you have a better life, you can return home after serving your sentence.

Although Wang Zimo covered his mouth, the mournful cry still spread out. Through the extremely thin wooden board, it entered the ears of the prisoners in the next cell, and everyone sighed.Those who can enter this prison cell are mostly powerful people outside, but now Huluopingyang is bullied by dogs, stabbed with a gold seal on his face, controlled by others, and live!

Tired of crying and drunk, Wang Zimo staggered into his bed and fell asleep. He hadn't had a good night's sleep for two whole months, and now he didn't think about anything.But in her dream, she still returned to her hometown, that land of beautiful mountains and clear waters, she was working in the fields, when she heard someone calling her from a distance, when she looked back, it turned out to be Lin Zhilan.The breeze caressed her soft long hair, with a sweet smile on her face, and she approached slowly with a delicious meal in her hand.

"Didn't I tell you not to go out? It's not good to be seen!" Wang Zimo scolded pamperingly, and took the basket containing the food.

"Seeing that you don't come back, people are afraid that you will be hungry!" Lin Zhilan turned her head coquettishly, ignoring Wang Zimo, but there was deep concern in her words.

Wang Zimo scratched his head and didn't know how to answer. Seeing her stupid look, Lin Zhilan let out a "hum" and left.Wang Zimo followed and found that Lin Zhilan was walking faster and faster, and suddenly disappeared.

"Lan'er, don't go!"

"Lan'er, where are you!"

"Lan'er!"

Wang Zimo turned over and stood up, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead. After looking at the furnishings in the room for a while, he realized that he was dreaming.In addition to sweat, there were still tears on the face, which were wet together and covered the face.

"Brother Wang Xian, did you have a nightmare?" Uncle Jiang's voice sounded in the early morning.

"Arguing that big brother is sleeping, little brother..."

"It's all right, it's time to get up, Brother Wang, you should wash up first, you must cheer up on the first day of work, talk less and watch more." Uncle Jiang lay back on the bed again, and kindly instructed.

Wang Zimo cried all night, got drunk all night, and vented a lot of negative emotions that had been in her heart for two months. She went to the cubicle to take a bath, changed into a blue gown, and combed her hair in a clean bun. When he came out, Uncle Jiang was stunned. This person is the disgraced child from yesterday?

The young man stood tall, with bright starry eyes, red face, white teeth, and a thin body propped up in a blue gown. The whole person looked very pure, and so thin that one couldn't help but want to protect her.The straight spine is not as humble as that of a farmer with his back facing the loess, and some of them are indistinguishable between male and female of minors. In the greenness, there is a trace of the fragility of a little girl, but there is a heroic spirit between the eyebrows and eyes Wreathed, it is a feeling that is both contradictory and appropriate.

"Good looks!" Uncle Jiang couldn't help admiring.

"Big brother is the majestic figure, the face of an official!" Wang Zimo shyly cupped his hands.

These days, the world judges people by their appearance, needless to say, when the messenger saw Wang Zimo, his attitude slowed down by a third, and he led her to the accountant's office.

"Old Lutou, this Wang Er is in charge of the accountant in Yanguan County. You should take a closer look at this year's account books with her. After a while, you can arrange work for her after you figure out what you can do." Old Lu, who was in charge of the accountant, left with peace of mind. The messenger was not afraid of Wang Zimo's tampering with the accounts at all. In this prison camp, such a person has not yet been born.

"My name is Lu Dayou. Everyone calls me Old Lu Tou. This is also our accountant. His name is Qin Chuan. From now on, you will work with us." Lu Dayou is a gray-haired old man, very serious He gave Wang Zimo the account books for the first half of the year, so he didn't say much.

"I've met Grandpa Lu and Uncle Qin." Wang Zimo didn't care about anything else, and it's no surprise that there are many people who are polite. She bowed to the end with an extremely respectful attitude.

"Old Lutou, this kid is really interesting." Qin Chuan is a middle-aged man, but he looked a little out of temper, put his hand on Wang Zimo's shoulder, and said affectionately: "Come to our accountant, they are all from our own , since you call me uncle, I will treat you as a nephew, come to my uncle's room tonight, let's have a good drink."

"Which room is Uncle Qin in?" Wang Zimo asked as he walked out without a trace.

"Dizi No. B room, which room does my nephew live in?"

"Tianzi Room C."

"Hey, you are actually in the same room with Jiang Shangpei, my nephew is blessed."

Cells also have grades, the iron fence outside is the lowest grade, and all the prisoners are vicious and poor.The Heaven, Earth and Human Prison is specially reserved for people with skills like Wang Zimo, or people from wealthy families like Jiang Shangpei.The Tianzihao room is a single room, spacious and clean, with all the furniture and furniture. There is a small window on the wall for ventilation, sunlight, and a good place to live.The floor size is worse, the two-person room is also very spacious, but there is no window, and the herringbone size is the worst, it is a six-person room, and the place is relatively narrow, but it is much better than the iron fence outside.

Jiang Shangpei spent a lot of money to get the Tianzi No. C room, but he felt a little bored after living in it for more than a year. He called the messenger to say hello. Come and have a look with him, and if you like it, you will live with him, which is to find a companion for yourself.Yesterday, Jiang Shangpei gave the messenger money, even if he recognized Wang Zimo, it was considered Wang Zimo's blessing.

Some people think that there are all vicious people in prison camps, but it is not the case. These days, there are many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases. There are turmoil in the officialdom, commercial wars and conspiracy, and many innocent people will be wronged and imprisoned. Come and walk in this hell. , Wang Zimo is one of them.

Wang Zimo was new here and didn't quite understand the rules here, but she always kept Jiang Shangpei's words in mind, handled things with heart, ignored right and wrong, exchanged a few words with Qin Chuan, then packed her desk in the account room, and looked at the account books carefully Come.

As an illegitimate child who is not recognized by the Wang family, Wang Zimo has been the companion of his elder brother Wang Ziyan since he entered the Wang family when he was young. He was watched by the old steward of the Wang family and learned to do general affairs.Wang Ziyan has an older sister who was married very early. He got Wang Zimo, so he feels pity for this little brother, and he tries his best to read and write on weekdays.

The old ancestor of the Wang family is still alive and has never been separated. There are three brothers under him. The eldest is an official and works in the Yangzhou Water Transport Yamen. It was the birth of a son, the eldest and the second child were all only sons, and the third child even gave birth to four sons at once, which was very popular with the old lady.

The third child has no ability and no ambitions, so he is satisfied with spending some money from his mother, but he has no control over the affairs of the family, and the first room and the second room are fighting openly and secretly.Wang Ziyan is not in good health, but his mind is good. Seeing that Wang Zimo is very smart in reading and he is his own brother, he arranged for her to learn skills in the accountant's room, which can be regarded as an extra help for the second room.

Wang Zimo's status in the Wang family is embarrassing. As the saying goes, the young master is born as a servant, and she has the opportunity to study and learn skills. Naturally, she has worked hard, and she has a high level of understanding. After three years, the old accountant's skills have been learned by Wang Zimo. Ninety percent.

The Wang family is a well-known big family in Yanguan County. The industry under their name is mainly silk weaving. There are also two high-end restaurants, more than a dozen shops, and thousands of acres of land. He has the ability to avoid taxes and make false accounts.One ledger outside, one ledger at home, rich families are like this, Wang Zimo has learned these things, if it is not for this one hand can disdain Yanguan County's accounting methods, the workshop will not find her.

Wang Zimo read the accounts very quickly. In one morning, she read the accounts of the previous two months. Although she didn't show it on the face, her heart was already turbulent. She finally understood why the dispatcher looked at her differently. Judging from the monthly accounts, the military supplies and silver taels of the prison camp have reached a shocking amount!

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