The mayor of the town, who was told by his subordinates in the house, also came to the door."
Well, what's going on here?"
The mayor said visibly upset.The official at the front hugged his fists and said: "Mayor Hao, this is how it happened, we were ordered to patrol the streets today, and suddenly heard the movement, and some people shouted as if they were robbing something, we also took the door of the yamen to follow the movement for the safety of those people, and finally we arrested all the robbers, and it was only after some interrogation that we realized that it was the people from the mayor's mansion, and the purpose was that you gave people two thousand taels of silver." ”The mayor remembered that he had obviously not done it, so he immediately became angry and angry, and looked at the people in the mansion fiercely.These people are indeed the subordinates of the mansion, and they want to ask the mayor for help, but in this way, they are the subordinates of the mayor's mansion, so they have to endure not to speak.The main thing is that they are not stupid, and they never tell their identities, and it is clear that these officials say it themselves.It's really evil, how can this official know that they are people from the mayor's mansion, and he can clearly know that they will rob, and he also raided several of them.The most puzzling thing is that it is clear that these officials are not at home, why are they always attacked by people in today's fights, and they are caught by the officials without worrying.Looking at the mayor with a bad face, those subordinates were really aggrieved and scared, it was really terrible.There are a lot of people in the house itself, and the mayor is not visible to everyone, but this person is the most visible in the house, and the mayor still recognizes it at a glance.At this time, the mayor meowed to the steward again.The steward couldn't do anything to give the mayor a hint.This hint, the mayor also knew that he was afraid that this thing was true, and his expression suddenly became gloomy, so it was impossible to deny.Really, I was worried about this third son first, who would have expected so many troublesome things, how could I still encounter such a shameful thing now.Seeing that the mayor didn't speak, the official had to take the initiative to speak: "Mayor, now your neighbors have also recognized that this is a subordinate in your house, so it is true, but I don't know who the main envoy of this is, will it be ......!"
”The officials all said so, which was obviously deliberately suspicious of him, and the mayor was also afraid.The robbery in this mansion itself is a small matter, as long as he goes to see the county commander, no matter how bad it is, this official will give him a face, but today is different from usual, I am afraid that these people will do this behind their backs, they must be instigated, so he can't be as bold as before.In this way, the mayor of the town looked at the steward keenly and asked solemnly: "What is the situation, this mansion is for you to manage, could it be that this is also your own self-determination?"
”After listening to the mayor's words, the steward only felt that the day was going to fall, and he couldn't help but feel dizzy.This is to let him take the initiative to take the responsibility of sending the mayor's wife to death."
Say, did you do it?"
The mayor's voice was extremely cold, and the steward was shocked by what he said.The steward didn't dare to look at the servant head-on, and his voice was knotted: "Lord Qiyu, it's all to blame the old slave for being confused, this is also what the old slave did on his own initiative, it was unwilling to see the two thousand taels being taken away like this, so he sent someone to do this kind of foolish thing, this is really ......"
Without waiting for a clear explanation, the housekeeper's legs were weak and half fell to the ground.Can he not take the initiative to take the charge?
This is a no-no.Almost his entire family worked in this house, and if he resisted, it would be a disaster for his family.The thought that he might not be in the world in the future, leaving only his wife and son, shed tears of sadness.This person has affection, but he doesn't know what to do, and his love is for the family around him.The most annoying thing for the official was such a scene, and he turned his head directly to look at the mayor.But the mayor's reaction was more clever than that of the officials, and he directly said with a smile: "I'm really embarrassed, it's all because I didn't manage the people in the mansion well, that's why I made the people in the mansion so unbearable, and now I will definitely not be partial, so I ask the officials to take it away at will." ”In this case, the mayor of the town has said so, so it is good to deal with Lin Xi, and the official is very satisfied with the arrest and wants to leave.The mayor of the town is also a little relaxed, it doesn't matter if you don't have to take care of things, as long as you can end it."
That's good, the mayor is also sensible, then we'll retire first."
Before leaving, the official did not forget to praise it.It's just that the official can't leave, and the short man immediately stopped him."
Hey, sir, don't leave yet, and what about the two thousand taels of silver we lost?"
The short man shouted vigorously to the servant.For a moment all the people looked at the short man.The mayor of the town was also blindsided: "What's the matter with two thousand taels?"
”This man also admitted, then it's time to end, what else can there be?"
Ah, the matter has not yet come to an end, the two thousand taels of silver we collected are wrapped in a box, who knows that when the people in your house robbed us, a person suddenly came and took it away, and we couldn't catch up, so the two thousand taels have to be compensated by the mayor?"
The short man said with a smile in his eyes.Even if the weather is particularly good, it can't stop the mayor from getting angry.It's really a shame to be like this, do you really think he can't clean up these people, it's just that there are too many people.The short man was not afraid, but straightened up and reasoned with the mayor: "Mayor of the town, we have no choice but to do it, you also have to think about it, who let the people in your house have nothing to do to rob us of the silver tickets, otherwise how would we lose these two thousand taels of silver" After the short man said this, everyone really felt that what he said was quite right."
What, you still want us to give you two thousand taels again?"
Mayor Mare asked patiently.The short man hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, no, what does it mean to let the town chief come out, that is the silver that should be paid, who let the robbery be the people in your house, it's no wonder that others." ”Being watched by so many people, the mayor of the town was speechless with a cold face.Just these few people, they still want to take the money from him, it's really a fool's dream, but it's a pity that they can't deal with it openly.The short man was also smart, so he immediately walked up to the official and said with a smile: "In this way, if the official didn't appear in time to protect us, our silver would have been robbed, so this credit is half of the official officer, I decided, as long as the mayor gives this silver, I will take out half of the silver as my gratitude." ”After the matter was dealt with, those officials wanted to leave, and when they heard this, they immediately stayed behind, and the desire on this face was too obvious.Yes, this is not a few taels, this is a few thousand taels, and the amount is not small, but they have a year's worth of money, if they can get this pen, the eyes of the Ya Servant Gate are shining.Today the mayor must pay for the money, or they will not leave.The mayor of the town also saw the yamen's desire for silver taels, and his kidneys were painful, and he glanced at the short man again.But the short man was not afraid, and he was happy, so something was wrong with this.The mayor suddenly had an idea in his heart, that is, someone was manipulating him behind his back, and this idea must have been thought out too well, if it wasn't for someone behind his back, how could he be so smart, and he knew how to let the silver be given to the servant.This must have been done by the people he offended, and besides, it would inevitably make people greedy to say so much silver, and the people in the house were still caught by the officials.()