A genius girl with her own space

Chapter 132 Young Man Robbery

"Master's wife, thank you. The clothes you make are so beautiful. I didn't even look at the clothes you made for me carefully, I just felt comfortable wearing them. Qiqi is so lucky to have you and Master."

"Qiqi. You're still being polite to Master's Wife. Your Master and I are your future supporters. No matter what happens, you must tell us immediately. We will never refuse to help if we can. Making clothes is just a small matter. You don't have to worry about it."

Qiqi nodded and said, "Master's Wife, you should take a rest. Let's eat something." She took out two big apples from the space and gave one to Master's Wife. She then began to eat with big mouthfuls.

The wet nurse also took the apple and started eating it. The apple that Qiqi took out was full of spiritual energy, and no one could resist the temptation to eat it.

"Qiqi, let's rest in the woods ahead, eat something, and take a break before we continue walking." Zhou Jingze's voice came.

"Okay, Brother Jingze, you arrange it. I can do anything."

Their carriage soon reached the woods. The guards brought out a pot to boil water. Qiqi took out some instant noodles, tore off the outer packaging, and had them put them in the pot. She also took out some vegetables and put them in the pot. The master's wife would not let them take out more.

The master's wife understood that even an innocent man could be guilty of possessing a treasure. So she stopped Qiqi from getting anyone's suspicions. She also didn't want the secret guards and imperial guards to know everything.

Qiqi knew that the master's wife was kind to her, so she didn't take anything else. They each had a bowl of instant noodles and two sesame cakes. Qiqi and the master's wife couldn't finish it all, so they each took one sesame cake.

After the meal was warm, Qiqi let the little white cat run around in the woods. The little white cat quickly ran through the woods but found nothing.

The guards washed the pot, put it on the cart, and packed up everything.

Qiqi and the others walked forward. Before they left the woods, they heard someone shouting, "Stop! This road was built by me, and these trees were planted by me. If you want to pass through here, you have to leave money for passage." Qiqi laughed out loud when she heard the familiar words.

The guards stopped the carriage and looked at the dozen or so people across from them without saying a word. A young man across from them was carrying a large sword. He must be the leader of the group. Behind him were men with clubs and red-tasseled spears. Zhou Jingze nodded at the guards. Without saying anything, the guards quickly acupunctured the dozen or so robbers.

The young man with the broadsword had some martial arts skills and dodged the guard's acupuncture. The guard originally wanted to spare him some pain, but when he saw that he had dodged, he raised his foot and kicked him several meters away. This was when the guard held back. If he had used all his strength, he would have killed him with one kick.

The guard stepped forward and pressed his acupuncture points. The young man shouted loudly. "Give us some money! The children and elderly in our village are almost starving to death. The county magistrate is a corrupt official. His sons robbed women and beat us all." He stayed in bed for half a month before getting up.

The higher-ups don't care. When we went to complain, they stopped us on the way and beat us to death. Please save the children and the elderly in the village. We don't want to rob you, we just want to scare you. If you can give us some food, that's fine."

After hearing this, Zhou Jingze asked the guards to take the young man to the village to check it out, and they rested and waited there.

Yun Jizi stepped forward and asked these people, and they said the same thing as the young man.

Their home was nearby, and this year's heavy rain had reduced the grain harvest. The county magistrate, however, still collected their grain according to previous regulations, giving him nearly all the harvest. However, they heard from relatives in neighboring counties that the harvest was poor, with all the affected areas experiencing a 30% reduction in grain. The villagers from their entire village came to the magistrate, demanding the return of the excess grain.

The magistrate not only refused to return the money, but also beat them all. He not only beat them, but also beat everyone who came to look for him.

Our entire village has run out of food. It's cold, and we can't find any wild vegetables. We went hunting in the woods today, but didn't catch anything, so we decided to ask for food. And that's when we ran into you. This is our first time. If our families knew we'd done this, we'd be scolded to death. They all burst into tears.

Yun Jizi looked at them. "Are you hungry?" They all nodded.

The guards distributed the bread they had on them to them. They ate it in big mouthfuls, apparently starving.

Qiqi and her master's wife did not get off the car. After hearing what they said, they decided to go find the magistrate to see what kind of person he was.

The guard and the young man came back, and the guard told the young man that they were telling the truth.

Zhou Jingze discussed with Qiqi, "Let's go ask the county magistrate first. If it's true, we'll have him thrown into jail."

"Brother Jingze, you decide, and I will cooperate."

"Okay, let's go. You lead the way and we will go find the county magistrate. If what you said is true, the county magistrate will return the extra grain to you and you will also be compensated." Zhou Jingze said.

A dozen young men walked in front, while a horse-drawn carriage slowly followed behind. They soon arrived at the county government office.

The guards beat drums and gongs. The yamen runners quickly formed up, and the magistrate emerged with his hat askew.

He banged the gavel and ordered, "Bring the drummer into the classroom," and soon a group of people came into the hall.

Zhou Jingze, wearing a mask, and Qiqi, wearing a cap, entered the hall. The guards brought them chairs and asked them to sit down.

When the magistrate saw them, he shouted, "Who are you to sit in the hall?"

Qiqi came up to the magistrate and said, "You ask who we are. Do you know them?" Qiqi pointed at the robbers and said.

"I don't know them. I'm asking who you are and what you flicked into my mouth," Qiqi flicked a truth pill into the magistrate's mouth while he was speaking.

The magistrate wanted to vomit it out, but the pill dissolved in his mouth and he didn't come out.

"Whatever you feed me, if anything happens to me, you have to compensate me."

"Then, how much should I compensate you?" Qiqi asked.

"Compensate me with one thousand silver notes, not one thousand silver coins," said the magistrate.

"Oh, you are only worth one thousand silver. Do you know them? I'm asking you again." Qiqi shouted.

"I don't know them. Oh, I know them. They are just a bunch of troublemakers. They came to the county government office to cause trouble, but were beaten away by the bailiffs." The magistrate could no longer control his mouth, and the truth pill took effect.

"Why are they causing trouble? Why are you beating them?"

"They came to demand the overpaid grain. We had already paid, so there was no reason to return it. They said Lin County had underpaid by 30%, and asked us to return 30% of the grain. The grain was already in my pocket, so I wouldn't return it. They made a scene in the county office, so I had the yamen runners beat them away."

"As the county magistrate, the emperor has asked you to embezzle and pervert the law."