There were so many people at Caishikou that Yuan Junyao couldn't even squeeze in. She simply found a teahouse nearby, asked for a good private room, and stood by the window to watch the fun.

There were so many people! There were heads swarming everywhere below, but I couldn't see the robbers!

She thought about the costume TV dramas she had watched before, where people were beheaded and then paraded through the streets, so the person might not have arrived yet!

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a commotion downstairs. Five prison vans slowly came over, and five people were wearing prison uniforms. Rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs were thrown on them.

Yuan Junyao watched the excitement and felt it was very novel.

There really was a parade. Look at how miserable they were. They must have suffered a lot along the way!

But they deserved it.

She saw that they had killed people, but she didn't expect them to be so evil. It was simply despicable!

Five people were taken to the guillotine. Five executioners, with bare chests and ferocious looks on their faces, were ready to chop off their heads, holding big knives.

The execution was supervised by the local county magistrate.

He was a serious-looking young man, looking majestic in his official uniform. Even if he was just an eighth-rank official, he was still very powerful.

Before the execution, officials listed the crimes of these people one by one.

They committed ten robberies, killed fifteen people, and robbed at least one hundred taels of silver. Among them were five women and two children. The women were raped and tortured to death. It was extremely cruel.

Such a heinous crime has directly aroused public anger, and people are eager to attack him.

In front of the execution stand, the families of the victims cried heart-wrenchingly and collapsed to the ground, staring fiercely at the five people on the stage, wishing they could go up to them and gnaw on their flesh and drink their blood.

Yuan Junyao's face looked heavy. These five people really deserved it. Even if they died a hundred times, it would not be enough to atone for their sins.

After listing the charges, the next step was to commend them, and recount how these five people were caught based on Mr. Hu's confession.

The official shouted to the crowd, "I hope this lady will hear the news and come to the yamen to claim the fifty taels reward!"

The crowd applauded loudly and cheered excitedly. The five people were arrested. Except for the victims' families, everyone else was cheering and celebrating because they would no longer have to worry about traveling in the future.

Amidst the cheers, the executioner threw down his token and shouted, "Behead!"

At the order from the supervising officer, the executioner's eyes turned fierce, and the sword fell heavily, and five heads fell to the ground at the same time.

The cheers instantly turned into exclamations, and the timid ones screamed in fear.

Yuan Junyao watched calmly, her heart showing no emotion.

The man has been beheaded, there is nothing more to see next.

Yuan Junyao sat in the private room and drank tea quietly. There was still chaos downstairs, and it would not be too late for her to leave after most people had left.

After all, you paid for it, so you should try the snacks and tea!

She doesn't like sweet things, so she took a bite of the snack and didn't eat it anymore, but she did drink some tea.

Before leaving, she packed up the snacks and distributed them to several beggars on the roadside.

Yuan Junyao happened to be at the vegetable market, so she bought some vegetables and two fish. She was attracted by the lotus leaf chicken at a roadside stall, so she bought another lotus leaf chicken. She also bought ten kilograms of wine from a roadside winery.

When she reached an empty alley, she put all these things into her space and went home feeling relaxed.

As a result, she met Uncle Hu as soon as she walked into the village.

Uncle Hu was very excited when he saw her.

"Girl, I finally waited for you. I've been waiting here for several days, but I didn't expect that I would really see you!"

"Uncle Hu." Yuan Junyao immediately smiled and nodded in greeting.

Uncle Hu walked forward excitedly, grabbed Yuan Junyao's hand and led her to the ox cart.

"Come on, I'll take you to collect the reward. This time you not only saved me, but also helped my son a lot. Both my father and I are waiting to thank you."

Yuan Junyao got into the carriage, feeling both amused and helpless.

"Uncle, you said I saved you and I have nothing to say, how come I helped your son so much again."

Uncle Hu drove the ox cart carrying Yuan Junyao back. He said mysteriously, "You'll know when you get to the government office."

"Okay." Yuan Junyao was just about to collect the reward money. Now that the old man was testifying, she had the right to do so.

She remembered that the old man said that day that he had someone in the yamen. Yuan Junyao thought that maybe his son was working as a bailiff in the yamen, so he said that he had helped his son a lot.

Yuan Junyao added, "Master, I'll give you ten taels of this silver. After all, it was you who reported the official."

Uncle Hu turned around and rolled his eyes at her, saying sternly, "You are insulting me. You saved me and I haven't even thanked you yet, so how can I ask for your money?"

This little old man was quite serious, Yuan Junyao just smiled and said nothing more.

Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of the yamen.

This yamen is similar to the one I saw on TV before. There are officials guarding the door, and two majestic stone lions at the ancient gate.

On the left side of the gate, there is a drum used to appeal for justice.

Uncle Hu parked the carriage directly in front of the government office and walked in with Yuan Junyao.

Yuan Junyao thought she was being stopped, but unexpectedly the yamen runner at the door greeted Uncle Hu respectfully.

"Old Master."

"Old Master, why are you back again?"

This uncle is something special, he seems to be no ordinary uncle.

Yuan Junyao was following behind and was stunned.

Uncle Hu smiled broadly and said, "I've brought the heroine who subdued those five thugs. Hurry, take her to claim the reward!"

Originally, the yamen runners didn't take Yuan Junyao seriously and thought she was just a hitchhiker.

As soon as Uncle Hu said this, they all looked at Yuan Junyao. After looking her up and down, they felt that she did not look like someone who could subdue the murderer.

But you can't judge a person by his appearance, just like the best fighter in their government office is the smallest one.

One of them said, "Come with me in, I will report to the county magistrate."

Yuan Junyao was led by them into a lobby for guests.

Uncle Hu seemed to be very familiar with this place. He sat down at the top and asked Yuan Junyao to sit down as well.

"I haven't asked you your name or where you live yet."

Yuan Junyao said: "My surname is Yuan, my name is Junyao, and my husband's family is in Dahuai Village."

"So it's Dahuai Village, and my mother's hometown is Yuanjia Village?"

Yuan Junyao nodded slightly.

As he was speaking, someone outside the door reminded him, "The county magistrate is here."

Uncle Hu was still sitting quietly, Yuan Junyao quickly stood up, still wondering if she would have to kneel down and salute later.

Soon, footsteps were heard at the door.

The man in official uniform walked in, accompanied by several officials.

Just now, when she looked from afar in the teahouse, she couldn't see what the county magistrate looked like, she could only tell that he was a young man.

But I didn't expect that he was so young, with a serious face and quite an official authority.

Yuan Junyao was about to kneel down to pay her respects when Uncle Hu said, "Don't kneel down to him. He can't bear it!"

Yuan Junyao suddenly felt that her brain was not enough.

What is this old man saying?

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