The First Volume of Qinghe County

  "Huh? Did Ximen Qing also bully you?" Bai Song's brain couldn't turn around for a moment, and he continued to speak along with Ximen Qing's words: "Dongmen...Ting, you'd better tell me about it!"

  Ximen Qing went up directly and said in a low voice, "Ximen Qing that fellow became the county lieutenant, doing evil deeds in this county, but here there are many ears and eyes. General, you see it's already noon, I invite you to dinner, let's eat and chat!"

  "Good!" Bai Song saw Ximen Qing "not here", and suddenly ran out a Dongmen Ting who was in the same trouble as his own brother, and answered with one mouth.

  After shouting for half a day, Bai Song's stomach was indeed a little hungry.

  Zhu knew that Ximen Qing was up to something, but it wasn't convenient to stop him. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Since Bai Xiao Wei wants to eat, I'll have the teacher accompany him."

  "After finishing speaking, he pulled the teacher and said: 'Be flexible and report at any time. I will let Niu Doutou follow you too.'"

  "The little one understands." The master nodded and said.

  Bai Song didn't care, he simply waved his hand: "Dong Men Ting, lead the way ahead!"

  Ximen Qing ordered Xitianqing to ride the horse back first, and then swaggered with Bai Song and the two soldiers, plus Shifu, a group of people walked towards the not far away Haomen Building.

  "Master, you go ahead and make arrangements for me first. Tell them to cut the meat into large pieces and prepare a few jars of good wine!" Ximen Qing pulled the master over, shouting instructions while pinching his arm hard.

  "I'll take care of it, you can rest assured." Master Wang was very cunning and naturally understood that Ximen Qing meant not to let things get out of hand.

  "Haha, you really know what we soldiers are thinking. On the front line, we can't even get meat to eat, let alone drink wine!" Bai Song heard Ximen Qing's deliberately released smoke bomb and instead thought that "Dongmen Teng" was not a bad person.

  The two soldiers under Bai Song's command had been running around with him for the whole morning, their stomachs were already growing grass, when they heard there was meat to eat and wine to drink, their mouths began to water.

  Everything went smoothly, and the group arrived at the Haomen Building. Inside, a room had been prepared in advance, but it was not one of the ones reserved for Zhu Zhi County, rather a slightly smaller one.

  On the table, several large plates had already been arranged, all of which were substantial and delicious. There were chunks of mutton, two roasted chickens, a roasted goose, and three or five wine jars stacked on one side, all of which had been opened.

  "Good fellow! It's all meat indeed!" Bai Song was still a bit reserved, sitting down to eat with chopsticks, while the two soldiers simply stood there, directly digging in, each hugging a roasted chicken and gnawing away.

  Ximen Qing didn't eat anything, he just poured himself a bowl of wine and drank it slowly, watching the three of them stuffing their mouths like they were on an assembly line, while making up stories to go with the wine.

  "That Ximen Qing, he's really not a good thing!" Ximen Qing sighed to the sky: "Relying on himself being the county lieutenant, every day letting his family send over some old clothes and tattered robes, insisting that one piece is worth three to five strings of cash. If this continues, this humble pawnshop will soon go bankrupt, how can it still be opened?"

  "I heard that he's been collecting money everywhere, and those who don't pay up will have a yamen runner sitting at their shop door - who would still dare to go in?"

  "With these means, he has already occupied half of the street's property, and the small pawnshop will soon be renamed Ximen!"

  "That scoundrel is so venomous!" Bai Song nodded repeatedly, and downed another bowl of wine: "Brother! I didn't expect Qinghe County to have such a good person like you! That dog official makes me angry just by looking at him, he must be in cahoots with Ximen Qing."

  "Don't worry! When Ximen Qing comes back, we'll deal with him!" Bai Song flipped his eyes and patted his chest: "He's just a county lieutenant, isn't he? At that time, frame him for the crime of refusing to pay taxes, and behead him at the city gate!"

  "Brother, I have a document in my pocket that can bring down the governor, even if he's the county magistrate! That dog official also knows better than to mess with me!"

  Bai Song finished speaking and glanced at the teacher standing beside him, humming a sound.

  The teacher lowered his eyes and didn't even bother with this guy, knowing that he was still in the dark and didn't know that the "Dong Mengtian" in front of him was actually the Ximen Qing he had been searching for. This kind of showy and arrogant attitude seemed to the teacher like a drunken crab frolicking in wine.

  "This is a small matter, but the adults are so concerned, I am truly grateful! Ximen Qing pretended to be extremely grateful: "The few military masters drink first, my family still has a jar of fine wine, this will be brought out to offer to the adults!"

  "Get out! Get out!" Bai Song waved his hand, and then pointed at the teacher: "You damn thing also get lost! It's unbearable to watch you drink wine!"

  The teacher remained silent and followed Ximen Qing out of the room. Niu Da, who was already waiting at the door, asked, "Sir, what's next? The county magistrate is waiting for a response."

  Ximen Qing smiled slyly: "These three birds are already drunk, I'll go prepare some strong liquor to put in the wine, first tie them up and throw them into the big prison cell."

  "Sir, I'll call a few brothers over to get ready."

  The cow heard and was about to go down to call people, but the master grabbed him: "You wait a minute."

  "County Magistrate, what are you going to do now? This Bai Song is someone sent by the higher-ups, and you've detained him for no reason. When the time comes and the higher-ups ask about it, it'll be hard for you to explain, County Magistrate."

  "Haha, it's just a matter of food and salary." Ximen Qing smiled: "I've been thinking of a plan here, what do you think, Master?"

  "This plan is brilliant!" The teacher's eyes lit up: "This way is indeed feasible. When asked by the superior, County Magistrate will also have something to say."

  "Niu Dutou, you go and report this plan to County Magistrate, I will go to Baifang Building to make arrangements." The teacher ordered.

  The three of them went their separate ways, and as for those three goods from Baige, as long as they had food and drink, they didn't even need to look at them.

  Zhu Zhi County listened to Niu Doutou's report and slapped the table, laughing: "So Brother Ximen used this trick, indeed a clever plan!"

  "Niu Dutou, you must cooperate with all your might, don't slack off!"

  "Yes!"

  Bai Song and the others got drunk, and the two soldiers also took advantage of the situation to flatter him. Bai Song laughed loudly and said: "What is the county magistrate? Can't even see my face! You two have some merits, I will naturally report it when I go back, and add a stroke for you!"

  "With General Xiaoyi's presence, everything will naturally go smoothly!" The two soldiers quickly flattered and sent it up.

  "Haha, great!" Bai Song poured a bowl of wine: "This Dongmen is quite good at drinking, why is he so slow?"

  At this time, the door of the room opened and Ximen Qing came in with a wine jar in his arms, all smiles: "Late, late! Forgive me, sir!"

  The wine jar was placed on the table, Ximen Qing lifted the lid, and a strong aroma of wine rushed out, making Bai Cong's fingers move greatly: "Indeed good wine!"

  "Nature is good wine! Let's drink together!" Ximen Qing smiled inwardly: "It's just that he has made a bold move."

  Bai Song and the others picked up their wine cups, without even waiting for Ximen Qing, and directly drank them down. One by one, they let out a hearty "good wine!" Bai Song felt it was very smooth to drink, and he had three bowls in a row. Seeing that Ximen Qing hadn't moved for half a day, he asked: "Brother Dongmen, why aren't you drinking?"

  "Good things are of course left for you to drink." Ximen Qing smiled and stood up, clapping his hands: "Let's pour! Let's pour!"

  "What does it mean?" Bai Song's words were not yet finished, only to feel the sky spinning and the earth turning, thud fell on the table, long drunk and unconscious, those two soldiers also rolled into a ball, lying on the ground sleeping soundly...

  Listening to the sound of people falling inside, Niu Dou and Shi Ye led the yamen runners in a file, and when they saw this scene, they all burst out laughing.

  "Look at this bird, showing off its might. There's also a time like this." Niu Da Tou pointed to the white powder on the table with his hand: "This medicine looks very potent, sir!"

  "It's essential." Ximen Qing walked over with a smile, grabbed Bai Song's hair and lifted him up: "This medicine was found in the Killer Bee Bureau, it's quite potent, everyone take a look!"

  Under everyone's gaze, Ximen Qing raised his right hand and with a loud "slap", he gave Bai Sheng a severe slap on the face, causing half of his face to swell up instantly.

  Then with a press of her left hand, Bai Song's nose came into intimate contact with the desktop again, making a heart-trembling sound.

  The ox's head clearly saw Bai Song's nose start bleeding...

  This scene made everyone watch with some trepidation, Ximen Qing's hand was really not light...

  "Look, it's nothing!" Ximen Qing chuckled and said: "Master, have you made arrangements with the Hundred Flowers Pavilion?"

  "Not a problem at all." The teacher smiled and said, "I heard that the county magistrate used people, and the other side agreed without saying a word. The girl sent out is a good listener, the flower of the opera."

  "Stop, stop, don't be too exaggerated, just act normally, if you overact it's not good." Ximen Qing heard what the teacher said was too absurd and quickly stopped him: "I see you've been running to Baifang Tower a lot lately, have you gotten familiar with them?"

  "Haha, I haven't been to many places recently." The master looked at Niu Da Tou's envious gaze and the sly guy also showed a hint of embarrassment: "County Master, where is this play suitable for?"

  "The original Wu Mansion." Ximen Qing nodded and said: "It's just right now that there are no people around, it's the most suitable place."

  "My humble sedan chair has been prepared, as per your instructions, it is waiting at the back of the building." Niu Da Tou waved his hand and several yamen runners scrambled to move, some carrying their heads, others lifting their feet, ready to head downstairs.

  "Wait!" Ximen Qing looked at Bai Suo's nosebleed gushing out: "This needs to be taken care of!"

  Ximen Qing finished speaking and went out for a walk, when he came back, he picked up the cloth used to wipe the table, casually wiped Bai Sheng's face, then "ripped" off two pieces of cloth, one on each side, and stuffed them in.

  After finishing, Ximen Qing lost his handkerchief and patted his hands, nodding in satisfaction: "If not like this, the nosebleed won't stop."

  Now Ba Song's face is as comical as can be, with half of his face swollen, two strips of cloth stuffed up his nostrils, and a small piece hanging out, looking just like a pig head with a runny nose.

  Luckily this guy can still breathe through his mouth...

  After a bowl of tea, a horse-drawn carriage with a canvas awning slowly emerged from behind the mansion, escorted by Niu Da and Shi Ye on either side. Ximen Qing sauntered away, anyway these three birds wouldn't wake up for a while, and Snow was still waiting at home to eat dinner.