Chapter 38 Pretending to be a ghost
In the past, Liu Yu always felt that it was not a good thing to see Su Yan, but Sui Yi and Li Mi would only come up with some strange ideas at most. Now that they have become officials, there are more troubles.
For example, before dinner last year, Li Mi came to see him and asked Liu Yu how to manage the Defense Department Office when he met. Liu Yu was a civilian, and he had some experience as an official and had nothing to do with the military yamen. What can he think?
"Brother Liu, look, these are the list of stolen items from major households, and some are the results of the recent investigation by Jingzhao Prefecture. Please see if you can find clues to solve the case?" Sui Yi looked at Liu Yu with anticipation.
The prevalence of bandits in Chang'an City started when rumors spread around Chang'an City that Turkic soldiers were invading. At that time, people were in panic and major households were thinking of moving away from Chang'an City. People were unstable and social security was not good. Now the situation is stable, and bandits have basically stopped. How can they be arrested if they don't commit crimes?
Liu Yu didn't go to receive the official documents and said angrily: "If you catch the thief, you can catch it. Why do you want me to do? I am neither an accomplice nor a stolen person. There are thousands of yamen runners in Jingzhao Mansion who are just eating a meal?"
Sui Yi said with a bitter face: "Those yamen servants bully the small people, if they try to solve the case, the hundreds of them together may not be as good as Brother Liu."
"Thank you for your respect." Liu Yu knew for the first time that he had the talent to be a criminal policeman. "Even if it is true as you said, what does this matter have to do with me? I am not a survivor of imperial grain."
Sui Yi might have no choice but to beg, as if he begged: "Do you a favor, why don't I... I will give you the house I bought before leaving Beijing a few days ago to Brother Liu. First, I will pay you a reward for helping me get an official who can't donate money, and second,... Hehe, can I help the staff?"
Some time ago, Liu Yu often heard Sui Yi mention the outside house, which was both furniture and decoration. Sui Yi was also thinking about it.
"You spent two or three thousand taels inside and outside the house, so I'm giving it to me like this, don't you feel sorry?"
Sui Yi grinned and said, "I'm going to say that now I want to donate a county magistrate in a wealthy place, and I will spend more than ten thousand taels of silver. After following you, I will become a young master of the capital. I was worried about how to explain to the old man, but now I don't need to explain. In the past, those who had a holiday with our Sui family in business, who did not go to my house to apologize to the old man? The old man used to be frowning and said that the Sui family's men were not as good as women, but now they greeted each other with a smile every day. Do you think that this kind of friendship can be paid off in a house?"
After hearing this, Liu Yu couldn't help but smile and said, "Then I really deserve it."
"So you promised to help me on the robbery?"
Liu Yu put down the book and said earnestly: "This robbery is like controlling water. It is better to be dispersed than blocking. Just thinking about catching thieves. Maybe it may be cured for a while, but if you don't educate the people, it will be useless in the end."
Sui Yi was confused when he heard this: "What... does this mean?"
"I mean, now the thieves in Chang'an City are basically hiding in the limelight. Instead of catching thieves, you might as well promote common sense of anti-theft. The public's awareness of anti-theft will be high, and the bandits in Chang'an City will be reduced, so you don't need to catch thieves."
"How to promote it? Just like the one who is on the night, knocking on bamboo boards and shouting all over the street?"
Liu Yu remembered the yamen runners who were committing evil on the street and said, "Don't there still hundreds of yamen runners in the four cities of Jingzhao Mansion? Go and print some leaflets, remember how your sister did when she came to Yuelaiju. She copied the yamen runners and let the yamen runners be scattered to each street intersection and handed out leaflets by individuals."
Sui Yi said: "This...is not possible. First of all, I don't know how to write any anti-theft leaflets, and... there are many yamen operators with backgrounds and are difficult to use."
"Just like Master Zhang Wu said before, you just lack a sect to be an official." Liu Yu patted Sui Yi on the chest, "Who are you? Now you have the final say in the security of the entire Chang'an City. Whoever doesn't listen will be driven out of the yamen directly. They will send flyers. If the people dare not accept it, they will let them face and smile and force them to force them. A group of urban management bulldozers will not improve their image. What's the point of being the young master of the Beijing government?"
"What is an urban management... a bulldozer?"
"It's just a group of evil people who are fishing and fishing people." Liu Yu said, "You don't have to worry about the template of the leaflet. Go back to write it for you in the evening. Now you go back to the yamen and make the atmosphere of those yamen runners. Don't make the city of Chang'an all day long."
When Sui Yi heard that Liu Yu was willing to help, he was so happy that he hurried back to the yamen to make arrangements first.
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Liu Yu paid the money and took the storytelling book and walked straight to a small restaurant in the south of the city.
The restaurant is in a bustling place in the south of the city. There are more than a dozen tables inside and outside the house. The business is very good. The weather in April is not very hot. Just after noon, Liu Yu sat at the table outside and agreed to let Cai Yingnu take the Han sisters over after noon and take them to play.
Liu Yu goes to see the Han sisters every day, and the Han sisters are becoming more and more attached to him. However, every time Cai Yingnu appears like a light bulb, which makes Liu Yu very upset, but there is nothing he can do. That is the responsibility of others.
It was too early and before the arrival of the crowd, Liu Yu ordered tea and snacks. He wanted to read the book, but he was interrupted by the noise in the store.
There was a noisy inside. It turned out that it was a martial arts warrior who was holding a cloth banner to make divination for others everywhere. After dinner, he had no money to give him a divination for the meal. He insisted on giving him a divination for the meal.
The restaurant shopkeeper is actually very easy to talk to. He said that he didn't bring any money or forgot to bring it with him in the past. But this wise man clearly came to eat for free, and he was very righteous, and he also annoyed the shopkeeper and wanted to catch him and go to the government to question him.
"There is nothing in the world." Liu Yu murmured to himself, lowered his head and continued to read the review book.
At this time, the sorcerer in the martial arts world was taken out of the door and leaned towards Liu Yu. Liu Yu raised his head and looked at the man. He was a thin old man in his fifties and sixties. His eyes were bright and his face was a bit vulgar. He was wearing a gray coat and holding a cloth banner in his hand. The cloth banners that others were telling fortunes were very simple, but his one was very complicated, full of two lines of words: "Attach the lost gentleman and save the shameless and ignorant villain."
The first two sentences are easy to interpret, while the last two sentences clearly show cursing. Who would admit that he is a "shameless and ignorant villain" when he tells fortunes?
When Liu Yu looked up, the Jianghu Warlock spoke to him: "Little brother, help me, Jianghu will be in urgent need of help."
It was only a few cents, and Liu Yu could help him, but this person gave people a very uneasy feeling. Even the shopkeeper of the restaurant said, "Young Master Liu, don't leave him. If you don't send such a person to the government for treatment, you will go to another place to harm others next time."
"Shopkeeper, why don't you get into the oil and salt?" The martial arts warlock was anxious. "Old fairy, I'm sure I'll tell you the fortunes and make sure I'll get the word. Otherwise... little brother, I'll tell you a fortune and you'll be able to solve the problem?"
Liu Yu smiled faintly and said, "I never believe in fate."
The warlock in the martial arts world had a stern face and said unhappily: "All fates in this world are from heaven but not from others. You... you are also a little confused."
Seeing that Liu Yu didn't buy it, the warlock continued to talk to the restaurant shopkeeper about his wrong reasons.
At this time, Cai Yingnu brought the Han sisters over. When he saw Liu Yu, Han Xiaoting rushed to the fastest. Before Liu Yu could get up, he had already arrived beside him and grabbed Liu Yu's arm intimately.
Cai Yingnu said coldly: "Future son-in-law, I've sent you someone. Where are you going today?"
"today……"
Liu Yu was about to tease her, but the sorcerer over there was pushed over. He fell on Liu Yu's table and knocked over the tea. Liu Yu avoided a step. At this time, the sorcerer turned his head and looked at the Han sisters without complaining. He said, "Oh! The two girls have such good faces. Why don't I show you palms?"
"Okay." Han Xiaoting was not far from the table. She was about to reach out her hand, but was caught by her sister Han Xiaoyi. The Han sisters looked at Liu Yu together.
Liu Yu understood their thoughts very well. Once they looked at him with such affectionate and aggrievedness, they must have wanted to do it and ask for his opinions. They lived in the boudoir for many years. When did they have ever seen the appearance? As they followed their wishes, they also wanted to send this annoying warlock away as soon as possible.
"Then please ask this Taoist master to show it. If you don't see it well, you won't pay." Liu Yu smiled.
The Han sisters stretched out their palms at the same time. The Jianghu Warlock stood up and put their heads on, but Liu Yu used chopsticks to separate him: "If you want to see, be more ruling, don't touch your feet."
The martial arts warlock gave Liu Yu a blank look and continued to look at the palms of the Han sisters and said, "Good appearance, good appearance, and there is little such a good palm. The two girls will definitely enjoy all their glory and have no worries about food and clothing in the future."
Liu Yu said a little dissatisfied: "Master Dao, if you just say such perfunctory words, don't expect me to pay."
The sorcerer of the martial arts world was also somewhat unhappy and said, "This little brother, you are a bit of a blasphemy. This immortal has seen palmistry for countless people. The palmistry of these two girls can tell at a glance that it is a wealthy appearance. The so-called female appearance depends on family fortune when she was young, and her husband was older, and her husband was young. Although their children's line was a bit thin, their husband's luck was still good."
Liu Yuxin said that this is just talking nonsense when he sees people, and glanced at him and said, "Just say something nice, why do you have to say that your children are thin? You don't want me to pay, right?"
"I have one thing to say, one thing to say, two things to say, little brother, can I solve my problems?"
Liu Yu was quite happy to see the two little girls. After all, the warlocks of the martial arts world basically said good things, and for those who are already children, their children's affairs are still far from each other, so they don't care much about them.
"Okay, you can talk."
Liu Yu took out his purse and took out a small silver ingot of one or two from it, which could be worth hundreds of cents at once. The warlock seemed to have never seen such a generous guest. Liu Yu handed the money over, and he suddenly grabbed Liu Yu's hand and leaned over and looked carefully.
"What are you doing?" Liu Yu pulled his hand back, and the smile on the face of the martial arts warlock no longer existed.
"Little brother, your palmistry... I don't know whether to say something."
Liu Yu sneered: "You won't tell me that my hand is the palm of Tiansha Guxing's life without a son or daughter?"
"No, no." The sorcerer of the martial arts world sighed, "I have seen countless palmistries in my life, and no one is like you. The palmistries of the two girls are already in the world, but none of you are in the world. To put it bluntly, the prophecy of your palmistry is that "living in one person, but not being willing to be inferior to others," and there is a mixed fortune."
Liu Yu said disdainfully: "You mean I am born with a rebellious person, right? Can you say this casually?" He threw the small silver ingot out and took it with a smile on the warlock.
"Little brother, you think I am a fairy and talk nonsense." Taoist priests tell fortunes, and money is the ultimate goal.
Seeing that the warlock had silver in his hand, the restaurant shopkeeper reached out to pick it up, but the warlock held the silver in his hand tightly.
"Shopkeeper, this tael of silver is too much for one meal, and I don't want to bring change. Why don't we play with it?" He suddenly picked up three cups on the table, his hands and feet were quite agile, and suddenly he put the three cups on the table and stuffed the silver into one, "If you can guess which cup you are in, a tael of silver will belong to you, otherwise what if this lunch box is the shopkeeper's treat?"
After saying that, he didn't look at others, but turned his attention to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu said with a dark face: "Whoever wants to vent his anger on your great-granddaughter is here, why dress yourself up so alternatively? Why do you write something like 'Save the shameless and ignorant villain'? Saying those a lot of nonsense, it's obvious that it's coming to me, right?"
Chapter completed!