noffsinger Chapter 43 Recruitment
Chapter 43 Recruitment
Qin Shen frowned as she looked at Dou Weiyi, "What exactly do you want in order to let us go?"
Dou Weiyi was about to walk over when he lifted his leg and found that the tattoo didn't move. He frowned and looked at the fat constable who was holding him tightly. "You two, come and take him away."
The fat constable, who was still sobbing uncontrollably, was dragged away by the arresting officers.
"Sir, you must avenge me! Chop them to pieces!" The fat constable glared fiercely at the five men, and before he could finish his threat, he was dragged away by Constable One and Constable Two!
The five men gave him a disdainful look and even chopped them up. It was so funny that even a dog would laugh its head off.
Dou Weiyi's face darkened; this fat constable was getting more and more arrogant.
Dou Weiyi's legs were freed, so she walked over to the five people, sat down at the table, picked up the teapot, poured herself a glass of water that had already gone cold, and took a sip.
"Deeply in love, as far as I know, you were a scholar with the talent to pass the imperial examination. Unfortunately, someone stole your exam paper in the autumn examination, and you failed miserably. Your parents fell seriously ill and passed away. Your fiancée remarried, and her personality changed drastically, leading her to become an outlaw..."
Dou Weiyi paused for a moment, then looked up at Qin Shen Shen, "I spared your life because I admire your talent. As long as you agree to be my advisor, you won't have to stay locked up here."
Dou Weiyi looked around at everyone and said, "Considering that you killed only wealthy and heartless merchants and were helping the weak and oppressed, I will not pursue your responsibility or report you to higher authorities. Otherwise, ten heads wouldn't be enough for you to chop off."
Hearing this, the chubby girl muttered indignantly, "We didn't kill any wealthy merchants from your county..."
It means you're meddling too much, like a dog catching a mouse—meddling in other people's business, having nothing better to do.
They killed people from other counties, and the local government offices in those counties couldn't catch them at all, so they were still free!
Dou Weiyi slammed his teacup down on the table and looked at the group with a warning, "You didn't kill anyone in my jurisdiction, but who gave you permission to live in the county I manage?"
This is truly a reversal of the natural order, killing people even according to their region.
If you're so capable, then get out of his county.
It's all because his county is poor and sparsely populated. There are many deserted places, making it easy for them to hide.
Because of poverty, when I went to the prefectural city to report on my work, I was not only ridiculed for having the lowest commercial tax rate, but people even mocked me for being a scholar from a military family who couldn't manage the county.
An uncle can tolerate this, but an aunt cannot.
It's okay to criticize him, but criticizing a military general is going too far.
He'd rather fight for his pride than for the steamed bun.
He tried every means possible because of the commercial tax, but unfortunately, the population was small and there weren't many business people.
Li Doudou, a major taxpayer and tofu seller, makes excellent tofu and her business is booming. However, she doesn't follow the proper path; she stays home from selling tofu every few days, insisting on doing "tofu" business instead, which infuriates everyone.
Qin remained silent for a moment, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
Dou Weiyi glanced at him. "It's fine if you don't agree. I heard you like to eat elm seed steamed buns from a certain shop. Oh, and they also sold a new snack today. I couldn't get enough of the taste after trying it. Fine, if you don't agree, you'll all be eating meat buns from now on."
As for that shop, don't even think about it anymore!
After saying that, he glanced at the four people, got up, and was about to leave.
The five of them panicked. The buck-toothed Yu stepped forward in a charming manner and grabbed Dou Weiyi, who was about to leave. "Don't go, let's talk it over!"
Who would want to bite into that hard, fishy-smelling, rotten bun? It's so bad it could kill a dog if you threw it at it. They wouldn't eat it.
After becoming bandits, they lived a life of luxury.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Dou Weiyi sneer and sit back down.
The other four people pushed Qin Shen Shen together, gesturing for him to come forward quickly.
Qin Shen glanced at the group, then reluctantly nodded to Dou Weiyi, "Alright then."
Dou Weiyi was secretly delighted, but her face remained expressionless. She glanced at Qin Shen Shen's disgusted expression as she swallowed a fly, and said, "If you had agreed earlier, you wouldn't have had to suffer for so many days."
He still acts like a bandit, not even understanding the saying "a wise man submits to circumstances." Only when forced to "threaten" him did he give in.
Dou Weiyi glanced at the group indifferently and said, "Alright then, come out with me."
Dou Weiyi was in a great mood and was about to lead the group out.
Zhuangzhuang objected. He argued that since these were bad people, they could get out, so there was no reason for him, a good person, to be locked up.
He immediately became anxious and agitated, grabbing at the door frame, crying, "My lord, my lord, there's me, there's me!"
Dou Weiyi paused, then remembered the butcher. He turned to the anxious Zhuangzhuang and said, "Stop howling. I've already sent a letter to your family. The day your family's pork stall is moved to Pingyao County will be the day you're free. You won't be locked up for many more days."
"Huh?" Zhuangzhuang was stunned. He lived so far away, why would he travel all the way to Pingyao County to sell pork?
Does that mean we'll use the pork stall to buy his freedom?
"My lord, what about me!" Li Doudou's charming voice rang out as she leaned against the door frame, looking at Dou Weiyi with captivating allure.
Dou Weiyi felt a wave of disgust. "You? Looking at you, you're incorrigible. Lock you up for a while longer."
After saying that, he ignored Li Doudou's aggrieved expression and strode out of the cell.
The others followed him out.
Qin Shensheng turned to look at Li Doudou, then ran over, "Doudou, don't worry, once I get out, I'll find a way to get you out!"
After speaking, the two looked at each other affectionately and clasped hands.
"Cough cough... You guys are disgusting."
Qin Shen Shen and Li Dou Dou looked down and saw Qian Yan Er looking at them with a look of utter disdain that was hard to describe.
I thought his boss had hidden some money, so I came to check. I never expected to see this scene. I really want to gouge out Li Doudou's eyes. What kind of eyesight does he have? Can't this handsome guy see anything?
To fall for that womanizer Qin Shen Shen? Bah, he's blind! We'd rather not have those eyes at all.
Qin Shen Shen took one last deep look at Li Dou Dou, then turned and followed the others out.
Meanwhile, the group followed Dou Weiyi to his residence. After washing up and changing their clothes, they sat at the table where food was prepared for them, looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Am I seeing things? This is it?" Buck-toothed Yu disdainfully picked at the dishes on the table.
"Could it be that Dou Weiyi's family is facing a famine?" Looking at the thin porridge in front of him, the toothless father felt that he had guessed the truth.
"I'm not eating!" The chubby girl simply turned her head away, not wanting to look at the coarse food on the table.
Qian Yan'er wasn't picky at all; she poured all the soup and oil from the plates into her own bowl, saying, "If you won't eat it, I will!"
They ate with gusto, though they kept their heads down.
Qin Shen Shen looked at the food, which already had very little oil, and then Qian Yan'er poured away the oil, making her even less willing to eat it.
Dou Weiyi walked in and saw that apart from Qian Yan'er, the others showed no intention of making a move. She looked at them with a mocking expression and said, "If you're not going to eat, then go hungry. We still have physical labor to do later. If you don't finish, there won't be another meal."
The chubby girl immediately protested, slamming her hand on the table and yelling, "We want to eat elm seed steamed buns and locust flower egg pancakes, not your bland and tasteless food!"
Dou Weiyi's face darkened, and she squeezed out her "compromise" through gritted teeth, "Fine, I'll give you money for breakfast from now on, so you can buy it yourselves, okay?"
Upon hearing this, the father with the missing tooth was immediately delighted and found Dou Weiyi more agreeable. "Alright, you know what's good for you!"
Seeing that everyone had stopped making a fuss, Dou Weiyi's face darkened.
It seems he should find some time to try these elm seed cakes and locust flower egg pancakes. Foods that can make these people submit must really be delicious.