The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

The two brothers pretended to go to a friend's house to play, but actually went into the city to watch the fun without telling their parents. At this moment, they finally felt scared.

Crying and wiping away tears, he was really young and ignorant.

Sun Shan felt a headache after hearing this. He waved his hand and said, "Don't rush home tonight. Stay at the City God Temple tonight."

The last time I bathed and fasted in the City God Temple, there were quite a few empty rooms inside, so it was completely possible to squeeze people in.

As for the heating problem, that was left to the old Taoist priest to deal with and was not within Sun Shan's consideration.

The two brothers were delighted and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to express their gratitude: "Thank you very much, sir. Thank you very much, sir."

Sun Shan looked at the two brothers with red faces from crying with amusement, feeling that they were just like the kids from Sunjia Village.

Since some people can stay overnight at the City God Temple, some people who travel far away also grumble about wanting to stay overnight there.

It was the middle of the night and the wind was howling. It would be better to stay in the City God Temple for a night before going back than to brave the cold and travel.

Moreover, the shock of encountering thieves tonight has not yet subsided, so I dare not continue on my journey.

Sun Shan had no objection to this and said to Xia Dianli, "Arrange a few officials to escort them to the City God Temple."

Therefore, the people who wanted to stay at the City God Temple were carefully interrogated and then stayed in the corner of the city wall, waiting for the officials to lead the way.

People were originally celebrating the Lantern Festival happily, but now they are in a state of panic, and people are whispering and talking about it.

Some witnesses even described the scene of the thieves chopping the official in vivid detail, some were making noises to serve as BMG, and some were anxiously waiting for inspection and release.

I was so busy that I finally finished it when the moon was high in the sky.

Inspector Liang came over, sweating profusely, and said, "Sir, the people leaving the city have been checked. No suspicious individuals have been found."

Xia Dianli also came over and said, "I have arranged for someone to lead the people to the City God Temple for the night, and I have also arranged for five people to keep watch at the City God Temple. If there is any movement, they will report it immediately to the city."

Sun Heitan also returned with his patrol team and said, "Master, we have inspected the entire Yuanlu City several times and found no suspicious individuals."

After hearing the report, Sun Shan breathed a sigh of relief.

No news is good news. It seems that the three thieves are a gang of three and have no accomplices.

Sun Shan nodded. "We'll have to arrange for more patrols tonight. We can't let our guard down at this critical moment. We absolutely can't let any fish slip through the net."

Although this possibility is small, Sun Shan has always been cautious and would rather work hard than slack off.

Inspector Liang and Clerk Xia quickly replied, "Yes, sir, we will increase patrols and strengthen precautions."

Sun Shan looked at the moonlight. It was truly beautiful, but at that moment he had no mood to appreciate it.

Sun Shan got a headache when he thought of the three thieves who were knocked unconscious by Sun Dali.

We don't know who they are, and we must investigate them thoroughly.

If you don’t tell the truth, humph, I will use the ten cruel tortures of Daqian.

Sun Shan hurried back to the yamen and fell asleep on the bed.

I have to get up early to work tomorrow, so I need to be well rested.

But the idea is beautiful, and the reality is cruel. Sun Shan tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

Although I was not an eyewitness at the scene, I kept recalling the scene of the crime. Scenes kept floating in my mind, and then dawn came.

Gui Ge'er called out from outside the door: "Brother Shan, get up, it's time to go on duty."

Sun Shan walked out in a daze, his eyes half sleepy, until the cold well water splashed on his face and he woke up.

After breakfast, I was thinking about the interrogation in the prison.

Steward Wang outside the door called out, "Master, County Magistrate Wang, and Lord Wu request an audience."

Speaking of these two people, Sun Shan was speechless.

Last night, because of the thieves, the whole Yuanlu was in an uproar, and even the weak and gentle Teacher Deng came to join in the fun.

What about Wang Xiancheng, the second-in-command of Yuanlu, and Wu Zhubo, the third-in-command?

He was so drunk that he was like a piece of mud that couldn't be helped.

The families of the two had no choice but to come over and apologize. Of course, the reason was definitely not that they were drunk, but that they were sick and went to bed early.

Sun Shan suspected that the second and third in command were secretly drinking and chatting with each other, and were plotting against him.

The fact is that County Magistrate Wang and his new concubine were talking sweet words to each other and drinking affectionately.

As for Wu Zhubo, he took advantage of the holiday to get drunk, rambling on about his troubles to his wife, and getting himself completely drunk. It seemed he was feeling very frustrated working in the government office.

Don’t ask why Sun Shan knew this; it’s simply because he had an intelligence network led by “Mammy Wang”.

Go grocery shopping early in the morning and get the latest and most cutting-edge gossip early in the morning.

Seeing Sun Shan's scowl, County Magistrate Wang quickly covered his forehead and said, "Please forgive me, sir. Last night, during the Lantern Festival, I was admiring the moon and was hit by a cold wind, which gave me a slight headache. I asked the doctor for some medicine, which I took and went to bed early. I was unaware of the major incident in Yuanlu last night. Please forgive me, sir."

Wu Zhubo was also upset that he was too drunk to get up last night.

It was all the moon's fault that I wasn't at the scene when the big event happened.

Wu Zhubo apologized repeatedly: "Sir, I, like Lord Wang, caught a cold while admiring the moon. I took medicine and fell asleep early. Please forgive me."

I’m afraid even the liar wouldn’t believe such a fake reason.

Sun Shan looked at his "fellow sufferers" in front of him speechlessly.

County Magistrate Wang glared at Wu Zhubo secretly: "You can't even find an excuse? Why are you copying my own excuse? Don't you feel guilty about saying such a lie?"

County Magistrate Wang was so angry that he wanted to kick Chief Secretary Wu away.

Because his excuse for absence made his own excuse for absence even more outrageous.

Wu Zhubo was also wronged.

This was the excuse the family used to complain last night. Is there no reason for them to do something so strange so early in the morning?

Oh, it’s all County Magistrate Wang’s fault. He wanted to find an excuse, but why did he find one that’s exactly like me?

Even if Sun Shan was speechless, he could only remain silent. Was he really going to expose them to their faces?

So he said, "County Magistrate Wang, Chief Secretary Wu, remember from now on: don't admire the moon in the cold wind. It's easy to get sick."

In this way, the story is over.

County Magistrate Wang and Chief Secretary Wu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After meeting Guan, County Magistrate Wang immediately jumped to the point and asked, "Sir, who were those three thieves yesterday? They dared to attack in the street with knives. They don't take Yuanlu County seriously at all."

County Magistrate Wang had been entrenched in Yuanlu County for decades, but this was the first time he had heard of anyone in the city daring to chop down an official. These three thieves must be extremely vicious.

County Magistrate Wang said again, "Sir, we must not let them go. We must hang them up and torture them thoroughly so that they know how to write the word death."

Sun Shan silently took a step back. He had never imagined that County Magistrate Wang would be such a cruel person. He was really afraid that one day he would fall into his hands and be stabbed with bamboo sticks by him.

Wu Zhubo also asked, "Sir, I heard they are refugees. Is this true or false?"

Sun Shan didn't know either and had not yet met the three thieves.

Then he said, "You two come with me and face these three thieves together."

Whether he is a real refugee or a fake gangster, we will know after a trial!