Sui and Tang Dynasties: Awakening the Supreme Skills at the Beginning

Chapter 44 Punishing the Murderer

When the group returned to Li's Winery, Li Mantun was shocked.

Li Zhen actually bought the food back.

When unloading the truck, Li Zhiyong did the work of six people alone, which made Li Mantun even more surprised.

"Zhen'er, where did you find such a strong man? Our winery needs such strong laborers, why not recruit him?"

"No problem. Zhen'er has already talked to him and he can move in once his mother recovers."

Li Zhen smiled slightly and explained.

"Great!"

Li Mantun clapped his hands happily.

After a while, all the food was unloaded.

Li Zhen took out three ingots of five taels of silver and handed them to Li Zhiyong.

"This is the final payment. You don't need to give me the extra change."

"hey-hey!"

Li Zhiyong laughed. He didn't expect Li Zhen to be so generous. He waved his hands as big as a palm leaf fan, "How can this be so embarrassing? Tomorrow I will bring the food that I have reserved for my family over here."

"Here, stop talking nonsense and ask the doctor from Huichun Hall to take a good look at your mother."

"Thank you, sir!"

"Remember to call me boss next time!"

"Boss? Okay, thank you very much, boss. I'll take my leave now."

Li Zhiyong put the fifteen taels of silver into his arms, walked out of the wine shop, and drove the carriage towards his grain shop.

After Li Zhen arranged for the food, he thought about what else was missing and went to the West Market again to buy some yeast.

When he passed by the alley, he somehow wanted to see how Li Zhiyong's mother was doing.

As soon as he walked outside the shop, he was surprised to find that the shop was full of people.

what happened?

Curiosity drove him into the shop.

In the middle of the yard, a white-haired old woman was crying and pounding the ground.

"What kind of sin has he committed? My son, a small grain merchant, has ended up like this!"

The old woman's voice was filled with grief and indignation.

He quickly pushed through the crowd and walked in, squatting in front of her.

"what happened?"

"My son...my son has been arrested by the government!"

"Li Zhiyong?"

"Exactly..."

The old woman raised her head and grabbed Li Zhen's hand like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw.

"Sir, do you recognize my son? If you save my son, I will repay you by working like a slave for the rest of my life!"

Li Zhen let the old woman hold his hands.

"Don't worry, tell me what happened in detail."

"Alas! I can't even finish a sentence!"

The old woman sighed.

"Don't be anxious, speak slowly."

Li Zhen gently patted the old woman's hand.

"Just this afternoon, a customer came to my son's shop and he sold him some grain. The customer was a good man and needed a lot of grain, so he bought all my grain and gave him two more coins."

The old woman took a breath and continued.

"My son said that the guest wanted him to be a housekeeper, and he would pay him at least two taels of silver a month, and he would provide food and accommodation. My son was very happy, but he was too tired to move in immediately."

"Who would have thought that after he delivered the grain, a few villains suddenly came and said that my son could not sell the grain to that young master, and that my son broke their rules."

"My son tried to reason with them, but they refused to listen and insisted on beating him. My son was so angry that he fought back. They couldn't beat him, so they called the police and had him arrested."

"Sir, I beg you to save my son. I kowtow to you."

Li Zhen helped the old woman up, his face very gloomy. Needless to say, this incident must have been done by the Cui family.

"Auntie, I am the young man who bought your son's food."

"Ah? Benefactor! Please save my son!"

The old woman kept begging Li Zhen.

"Don't worry, I will definitely rescue Zhiyong. You are not feeling well, so please stay inside. I will go to the government office to get him out."

Li Zhen patted Li's mother's arm gently to comfort her.

"Okay, okay, thank you very much!"

Li Zhen got up and left the small grain shop, and walked towards the Chang'an County Government Office.

The crowd surrounding the door of Li's grain store did not retreat, and someone raised a question at this time.

"Eh? Isn't this person Li Zhen?"

"Which Li Zhen?"

"It's Li Zhen, the idiot from Shenxing Town. I heard that he is no longer an idiot and wants to open a winery!"

"It's really him. I heard that he caused a big commotion at Zuixianju this afternoon and even closed it down for rectification. I don't know if it's true or not."

"It might be true. It is said that Zuixianju has members of the Cui family. Maybe this is a means of revenge by the Cui family?"

"The Cui family is also wrong. If you want revenge, go find that idiot Li Zhen. Why bully Zhiyong?"

"Then who knows?"

Someone interjected.

"Hey, hey, Li Zhen just said he wanted to rescue Zhiyong... Do you think it's possible?"

"It's hard to say. The Cui family is rich and powerful, and they run rampant in Chang'an City. Li Zhen is just a commoner, what can he do to fight the Cui family? He might even get himself into trouble!"

When Li Zhiyong's mother heard this, she was immediately in despair. Only then did she realize that the so-called noble person her son met was Li Zhen, the mortal enemy of the Cui family.

"My son, why did you provoke this Li Zhen for no reason? Are you blind?"

Li Zhen walked to the front of Chang'an County Government Office and was about to talk to the doorman.

At this moment, a discordant voice suddenly came from my ear.

"Isn't this the idiot Li Zhen? Why, you really came to the Chang'an County Court to rescue someone? Do you think you are worthy enough?"

Li Zhen looked up and saw a young man in white clothes, holding a folding fan in his hand. He had a bad face and was staring at him without blinking.

"Which dog are you?"

"You are about to die, listen to me. I am Cui Lu, the eldest son of Cui Hun, the governor of Xishi District... Ouch! Ouch! You dare to hit me, don't you want to live?"

Cui Lu was celebrating wildly when suddenly there were bursts of screams like a pig being slaughtered.

"Ah? You dare to commit a crime in front of the county government office..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard a "puff", followed by a scream, and then a "bang".

When everyone looked at Cui Lu again, he had lost his original elegant demeanor, and was replaced by the panic-stricken look of a lost dog.

"You are so bold that you dare to commit a crime in front of the county government office. Is there any law?"

"This fool is too restless. Doesn't he even know where he is?"

"That's right, that's right! I think this idiot is in trouble this time!"

……

The onlookers were talking a lot.

"Quick, save this young master!"

Cui Lu winked at the passerby beside him. The passerby understood and hurriedly ran into the county government office.

Sure enough, after a while, several constables ran out from the county government office.

"Look, someone is coming from the Chang'an County Court!"

"The fool is going to die!"

But what was surprising was that the detectives suddenly stopped.

The leading constable looked up at the sky, raised one hand and waved it a few times, then turned around and walked towards the county government office with a few yamen runners.

It was as if he was blind and didn't see the violence that was happening.

Li Zhen pinned Cui Lu down and threw him to the ground.

As he kicked her, he cursed her viciously: "How dare you act arrogant in front of your grandfather? Today, your grandfather will let you know what arrogance means!"

"Your father is just a small city official. Why are you so arrogant? Is your last name Cui?"

"I am teaching you a lesson on behalf of your father, so that you won't offend someone you shouldn't offend and bring disaster to your whole family!"

……

Cui Lu, who was so rampant just now, was now cowering at the gate of the county government office, screaming like a pig being slaughtered. His head was beaten by Li Zhen like a pig's head, with bruises all over. Even if his mother came over at this time, she might not recognize him.

Li Zhen fought for a while, then stopped, stood up straight, looked around, and sneered, "That's it, and you still want to be a playboy?"

He ignored the strange looks from the people around him and stood up and walked towards the county government office.

When the doorman saw him, he immediately came forward and said, "Master Li, you are here?"

"Ok!"

"I want to see Lord Li, go in and report quickly."

Li Zhen waved his hand.

"Master Li, please wait a moment. I will be right back."

A moment later, the doorman ran out and bowed to Li Zhen.

"Master Li, the county magistrate wants to see you."

"Ah."

Li Zhen strode into the county government office.

In the flower hall, Li Zhen met Li Shutong who was waiting for him.