Ding Tian's Ancient Life

The witness was a middle-aged man who looked like a thug in a linen singlet.

But this witness was a croupier in the casino.

The dealer, also known as the banker, refers to a profession that is responsible for dealing cards, killing (taking back the chips lost by customers) and compensating (losing) in the casino.

This kind of profession needs to be cultivated carefully and be loyal to the casino. Otherwise, if he does something bad, the casino will not lose everything.

Such people are usually dressed neatly, the first is convenience, and the second is that it is not easy to hide things on their body.

It is also an act of self-proving innocence.

Now this is like this, dressed in strong clothes, speaking slowly, and well-founded: "There is a gambling agreement, and there are eighteen gamblers as evidence. The jade pendant returned to Ke Guan Zhang is because the jade pendant is his family heirloom, Ke Guan Zhang agrees, the words are evidence, the gambling shop is the witness, and the other guests are witnesses, and the agreement was reached."

"So it's... that's it!" Du Zhifu thought it would be easy to handle: "Then Xu Laosan, please transfer the farm cattle to Zhang San'er first."

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Xu Laosan quit: "My lord, my farming ox...I'm talking about a farming ox is true, but the farming ox is pregnant.

That's the two ends!I can't accompany him with one end! "

"It hasn't been born yet, so how can it be considered a cow?" Zhang San'er also said, "Besides, what do you think? You gave me that cow with your own hands, and I didn't pick it from your cattle pen. Yes, you regret it? It's too late to regret it!"

Zhang San'er was overjoyed by accident, but unfortunately, the cow disappeared after less than half a day, and he was so mad.

The two scolded each other for a long time, and Du Zhifu gave a row of gavels: "Then transfer the ownership, Mr. Xu, you can leave if you have nothing to do, Zhang Saner, your cow is lost, you are the owner, and you didn't take care of the cow. Imprison you for three days, and then go out to look for cattle. At the same time, Fucheng will also post notices to search for them. If you find them, Zhang San'er will give you a tael of silver to thank Yi!"

Prefect Du was really too lazy to watch the two of them gossip, so he simply passed the sentence and left with his sleeves.

It really came according to Wang Zuo's words, fifty boards per person, impartial.

The people from Four Seas Casino also left, and the remaining two were dejected. They went to the prison, changed their clothes, and Xu Lao San could leave.

Zhang San'er was originally sentenced to three days in prison, but he had been in the cell for three days, and was released this time, and a lot of clothes and things were returned to him.

So the two came out together, but when they saw Ding Tian, ​​they both knew to greet him: "Thank you Ding Si prison for taking care of him."

In the prison, except for shaving and bathing, the food and drink are very good.

It can be said that it was like this at home, except for Xu Laosan who wanted to eat some meat, everything else was good, instead of grinding them, he cleaned them up.

I took a bath twice in three days, even if I was at home, this was the frequency of bathing.

"Don't gamble in the future, live a good life, bet a little to enjoy yourself, and bet a lot to lose your family, understand?" Ding Tian saw that the two of them looked like dogs, so he taught him: "Let's go!"

"Yes, yes!" The two hurriedly slipped away, they didn't want to stay in the cell anymore, and even lost their hair once.

So, that night, the whole city knew who entered the cell, and it was easy to see at a glance, why?

Because there is no hair!

It is said that because Ding Siyu felt that his hair was dirty and had lice in it, he had his head shaved, and he had to take a bath, and his body was covered with a bamboo brush to bleed!

Then everyone knew that Xu Laosan and Zhang San'er went into a cell, and when they came out, there were signs looking for cattle all over the street.

After such a toss, Ding Tian, ​​the famous name of the jailer, became known even more.

As a result, the next day, Jin Jia and Old Uncle Zheng came together: "We probably know where the cow is!"

"Oh?" Ding Tian looked at the two of them in surprise: "As expected of a local local snake, Lord of the Land, have you found it?"

"Probably, I'm not sure...." Jin Jia smiled wryly: "And, the cow is dead."

"Dead?" Ding Tian was taken aback.

"Yes, it was still killed..." Old Uncle Zheng was also dejected: "That's a cow with a calf."

"How come?" Ding Tian is from modern times, but he also cherishes livestock, especially the cow, which has a calf

Whether it is in modern times or in ancient times, there is an unwritten rule for hunting, that is, no hunting in spring, no hunting of ungrown prey in summer, and female beasts that are pregnant with cubs.

Whoever hits is doing damage!

"What's going on?" Ding Tian asked the two of them.

"Originally, early this morning, I was going to buy a few catties of beef and make beef soup for the kitchen. Although it is summer, the beef soup is strong, strong, and nourishing." Uncle Zheng sat down and said : "I happened to meet Mr. Buchang, so we went shopping together. When we bought beef, Mr. Buchang said that he would also buy two catties. He would go back and cook some beef soup. He sweated a lot in summer. The body is lost, and I need to make up for it..."

"When I arrived at the meat stand, I could tell at a glance that the beef was different!" Jin Buhuan continued, "The meat of grassland beef cattle is tender beef with more fat and a little dark red color. It feels sticky to the touch; and there are two different pieces of beef on the table, which are dark red, less fat, and a little rough when pressed. This is the meaty feeling that only farm cattle have. The heavy part of the milk, that's a cow that's supposed to be pregnant."

Then the two thought about the lost cow.

So far, everyone knows that the cow is lost, but few people know that the cow has a cub.

"Go to track and field, let him go to the butcher!" Ding Tian stood up and walked out: "Ask, where did the cattle come from?"

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After finding Tian Jing, as soon as he talked about it, Jing Tian hurriedly took people to the butcher's shop. The beef there was not selling fast, and there was only one piece of beef left in two pieces. The physical evidence was there, and the owner of the butcher's shop didn't dare to deny it: " I gambled with someone the day before yesterday, and that person lost but had no money. I went to ask for the bill yesterday and said that I would pay it with beef, so I brought in five yuan. After doing the math, I got more than three taels of silver, and the younger one accepted it. ... Then I was afraid that it would break, so I thought, sell it early in the morning..."

Unexpectedly, not many were sold, and the arrest came quickly.

No need to scare, he said everything himself.

Jing Tian took people to arrest the kid who was betting against him, but they were all in vain. He heard from neighbors that he left in the middle of the night yesterday, and he didn't know where he was going.

Because the gates of the city opened early in summer, almost as soon as it was light, the man would have run away long ago.

The case has been investigated here.

The one who stole the cattle was a gambler named Wu Er, who rented a small yard. Like Zhang Saner, he was a professional "cheater", but he was far behind Zhang Saner.

Wu Er is a homeless man. After settling here, he spends his days on gambling. However, his skills are not good, so he dare not go to the Four Seas Gambling House, and there is only one local gambling house, so he goes out with people. Set up a wild table, make do with a couple of games, and make a living.

But with the money, I still want to go to the Four Seas Casino to see the world.

Unfortunately, that day he saw Xu Laosan playing cards with Zhang San'er, and he felt that this was the way to make money quickly.

Zhang San'er won a farm ox.

In his eyes, cattle are much more useful than jade pendants.

He was thinking at that time, Zhang San'er's house was also dilapidated, no one usually went there, and no one took care of their house, Zhang San'er tied up the cow, and happily asked his wife to order the snacks, and there would be cattle at home in the future The family was happy, Zhang San'er and his wife drank a little, and fell asleep in the middle of the night, so he took the cow and left.

He didn't realize until he was outside that the cow had to be registered with the government, and he couldn't tell where it came from, not to mention the locals, who didn't know who?

So this guy was stupid, and put the cow in a cave outside, but this is not a long-term solution, after all, he is not the only one who knows the cave, it is a woodcutter, a passing merchant, etc. Everyone knows about the temporary resident, whoever has no time to enter the city, just make do with the night in that cave, too many people know about it.

And this cow is also delicate, and within two days, it died!

The dead cow is easy to deal with. This guy disassembles the cow and sells it at the mecha butcher shop in the city... Mix it with the meat of the beef cow and sell it. If the rest is bad, he loses the bet and sells it. Topped the bill, and then ran away by himself!

The case was basically settled, and Zhang San'er got five taels of silver from the butchers, which was regarded as indemnity, so he left out of luck.

They have closed the case here, but they don't know that Wang Zuo's side has just started.

"Have you asked?" Wang Zuo read some official documents in the study.

"I asked." Liu Wenbin stood in the shadows and fanned himself: "He said everything."

"Well, where did the cowhide go?" Wang Zuo wrote two words on a file without raising his head.

"At first he said that he sold it to a fur dealer, and asked him where he was going, but he changed his words and said that the fur is rotten, so let him

It was lost, and I asked him where it was lost, and he said it was burned. Finally, with a little trick, he said. "Liu Wenbin bowed his head and said: "Sure enough, it was taken away by that young master. The people who followed him checked and found that it was made into a leather armor. "

"Leather armor?" Wang Zuo put away the file and put it aside: "Go on."

"Two pieces of leather armor have been made, and I entrust the caravan to go north."

"What can you do with two leather armors?" Wang Zuo laughed, "Without a knife?"

"No, the ones in the capital are all down now, and there is no iron supply, so we can only plan locally, leather armor... two leather armors, I don't know what I can do?" Liu Wenbin was puzzled: "I want to give gifts , at least two pieces of gold armor, right?" What is leather armor?

That is the cheapest type of protective armor, and cowhide is the basic material for making leather armor.

Especially in the north, cowhide can resist wind and cold in winter, and cotton is stuffed inside to keep you warm.

And when they give gifts to the grassland, at least one or two pieces of gold armor or silver armor must be given, otherwise how can they get into the eyes of those tribal leaders, patriarchs, chiefs and others?

"It can be useful." Wang Zuo immediately thought: "Can it be used as a sample?"

"They want to buy cowhide on the grassland?" Liu Wenbin immediately understood: "Bring it back and make it into leather armor, and then sell it back to the grassland.

Original? "

The Daqing Dynasty controlled cowhide, horsehide, and tail hair, because leather can be made into leather armor, and horsetail can be woven into bowstrings

Those people actually want to smuggle important materials such as cowhide, and even make leather armor and sell them back to the grassland!

You must know that the barbarians outside do not have the skills to make leather armor. They can wrap cowhide or horsehide around themselves, and they are considered to be wearing leather armor.

The production process of real leather armor is not cumbersome, but it takes time and requires an excellent armorer. Some of the leather armor made can even deflect arrows, so as to protect the person wearing the leather armor from harm.

On the battlefield, this is a life-saving trick.

The Qing Dynasty strictly controlled it, and no iron was allowed to leave the customs.

Tea, salt, skins, etc., are all prohibited.

So on the grassland, a knife can be exchanged for a dozen cows, and a piece of leather armor can be exchanged for ten cowhide!

This is definitely a lucrative business, but in the same way, everyone who does this will lose his head, not only his head, but also his whole family and clan.

Especially the people in the north, hated the barbarians on the grassland and wished they would disappear on the grassland. Who hasn't had a blood feud with those barbarians?

"The people of the Ma family have already taken a fancy to this business, right?" Wang Zuo reviewed another file.