As soon as he finished speaking, more people shouted.

They spoke sincerely and clenched their fists. Judging from their posture, if Li Yanting were still there, he would probably be beaten again.

Lin Xing pinched her eyebrows with a headache: "You all don't know the whole story, but you show it more clearly than us insiders. If Mr. Li Yanting is really as miserable as you, why does he go out early and come back late, spending all day in Baitiao River and

Supervising work by the Yiyang River?"

"It's just a show!" Qin Guangqi said, "I know people but not their hearts. Mrs. Lin, you and I have only known Mr. Li for a few days. How do you know what kind of person he is?"

"Even if it's just for show, some people haven't even been to the magistrate a few times!" Lin Xing sneered, "Qi Shaokang, the county's supplies have been almost destroyed by water. One hundred taels of silver, if you want all

If we change to food and cloth, we can only go to the state city to buy them."

"If you want to buy something at a low price, you have to go further. There are a thousand people in the refugee camp, and there are thousands of people in the soup kitchen every day. There are also surrounding towns and villages under your jurisdiction. There are even more people trapped. One hundred

Two pieces of silver is far from enough. Not to mention too much, even if you really want to buy enough for the two thousand people in front of you, it will take at least three days. Do you really understand this?"

"Do you know that Mr. Li didn't send anyone?" Lin Xing asked Qi Shaokang.

Just at this moment, an anxious figure ran over. He was holding a shovel in one hand and a basket on his back.

Seeing Lin Xing and Qi Shaokang there, they hurriedly bowed and went into the mansion.

Lin Xing stopped him: "Zi Mo, wait a minute!"

Zi Mo was sweating profusely and breathing heavily. When he heard Lin Xing calling him, he paused and looked over and said, "What's the matter, madam? I heard that your Excellency was beaten. If you're not in a hurry, just wait until I come out."

How about we talk again?"

Another figure also appeared at the end of the street, presumably reporting a message to Zi Mo.

"That's what I want to say." Lin Xing said, "Did Mr. Li give you one hundred taels of silver this morning to buy something in the city?"

Lin Xing had no idea about this matter, but when she went out today, she saw Zi Mo running out with a heavy bag of money.

She didn't know the amount, so she could only gamble.

I bet Mr. Li is not greedy for the one hundred taels.

"One hundred taels?" Zi Mo looked confused and pointed three fingers at Lin Xing, "It's a full three hundred taels, Madam, our Lord gave me three hundred taels this morning. He told me that it's not just Xuanguan County, but also the surrounding areas.

The villages and towns have also suffered heavy losses, and they want me to tell them to go down and buy as much food and clothes as possible."

After saying that, Zi Mo murmured: "My lord is so kind, I don't know which beast beat him!"

He looked at Qi Shaokang: "Qi Zhixian, did you see who hit the master? Such a thing happened in Xuanguan County, it is really bad in nature. When I go back, I will convince you to report it to the Holy Emperor."

Qi Shaokang's legs became weak and he hurriedly said: "There is no need to report it to the Holy One. I will definitely investigate this matter for Master Li."

Qi Shaokang felt guilty, and at the slightest movement, every plant and tree became soldiers.

Suddenly he heard several muffled sounds, which made him jump a little in shock.

"Sir, we were the ones who beat Master Li!" The common people who had just been pressing on Li Yanting suddenly knelt down. Some of them felt guilty and knelt down with him.

In an instant, about ten or twenty people were kneeling on the ground in the darkness. They lowered their heads and looked guilty: "Sir, it's all our fault. We thought Master Li had stolen the one hundred taels of silver.

.”

Zi Mo looked stiff, as if he didn't expect that the people Li Yanting loved and cared about would be the culprits who hurt him.

He pointed at those people and didn't say a word for a long time.

After a pause, Zi Mo suddenly threw the shovel away and choked: "I really don't deserve it! What are you trying to do? Sir, do you owe me the one hundred taels of silver? How about I give it to you? I won't give it to you."

So what? Mr. Li doesn’t need to come to Cangzhou, but he took the initiative to come to Cangzhou, and you are so suspicious of him?"

Qi Shaokang felt inexplicably ashamed.

He lowered his head and wrung his hands, but he didn't want to attract Zi Mo's attention.

Zi Mo looked at Qi Shaokang angrily: "The fight just happened in front of the magistrate's door, right? Magistrate Qi, don't you know this matter best? Isn't it difficult to explain in one sentence?"

Zi Mo's words hit the point.

After all, these people were kept in the dark. Although Zi Mo blamed them in his heart, he was far from being as hostile as Qi Shaokang. He took a step forward and asked: "Qi County Magistrate, if Mrs. Lin hadn't stopped it, would you have wanted to see it?"

Let them beat Mr. Li to death?"

"In this way, you can draw out one hundred taels one after another without any worries, right?"

These words seemed to directly hit Qi Shaokang's pain point. He looked flustered for a moment, and his voice trembled slightly when he spoke: "What do you mean? You don't allow them to be suspicious of Mr. Li. Do you think they can be suspicious of me at will?"

Is it done?"

"Is this my suspicion? Don't you know this idea clearly?" Zi Mo pointed at Qi Shaokang's face, "Do you want to look in the mirror? You have already written your thoughts on your face!"

Hearing this, the people's eyes fell on Qi Shaokang's face. Seeing his evasive eyes, they could guess most of it.

Thinking that they had almost become a knife in the hands of a gangster, they felt regretful in their hearts. Now everyone was looking at him with eager eyes. If the government soldiers were not protecting him, they would have rushed forward and killed Qi Shaokang.

"Ben, I don't know what you are talking about! Everything Benzhi County does is for the people of Xuanguan County. I...forget it, there is no point in talking to you. I have been standing outside all day.

I’m already tired, I’m going back.”

Qi Shaokang held his forehead and kept looking at Qin Guangqi, asking him to protect his safety.

After confusing himself and going down the steps, Qi Shaokang hurriedly turned around and walked towards the mansion.

Now with this scene, everyone's guesses are a bit more certain.

Lin Xing didn't expect that Zi Mo could say such a thing. Seeing Zi Mo wiping away tears, she sighed in her heart. She was just about to say a few words of comfort when she saw Zhao Jie walking up to Zi Mo and patting his shoulder.

"Master Li's injuries are not life-threatening. You can rest assured that as long as my mother is here and my mother's medical skills are second to none, Master Li will be safe and sound."

Lin Xing was silent. Although she would definitely not stand idly by, she felt a strange feeling coming from this kid's mouth.

Zi Mo wiped away his tears, cheered up after hearing Zhao Jie's words, and bowed respectfully: "Then I'll bother you, Madam and Young Master."
Chapter completed!