Chapter 161: Turbulence in the Pipa Pavilion

It is just like this: being sympathetic and caring for women is heartless, while cooking cranes and burning the piano will cause trouble.

Li Kui scratched his head and laughed dryly with an innocent look on his face.

When everyone looked closer, they saw that the girl's cheeks were as red as dirt, her mouth was speechless, and she had fainted.

The old man was so frightened that he fell to the ground. Seeing a group of big men surrounding him, he was scared to death and trembled, unable to struggle.

The hotel owner was very upset because the guests were scared away, and now that this incident had happened, he shouted that he would file a complaint with the authorities.

The bartender also knew the father and son who were singing for money, and with the help of the shopkeeper, he naturally mustered up the courage to block the way at the door.

In addition, an old lady rushed in from outside, claiming to be the woman's mother, and the entire Pipa Pavilion was in chaos.

Cao Jie took one look and said in a deep voice, "Don't gather in a circle. This girl is fine. She just fainted from fright. Father-in-law, aunt, don't be afraid. My brother frightened your daughter. I will take care of this matter."

Seeing Cao Jie was elegant and seemed to be a scholar, the old man felt relieved and nodded, "Is my daughter really okay?"

"It's okay! Give her some sugar water, or honey water."

Sure enough, before she was fed a small bowl of sugar water, the girl woke up, blinking her long eyelashes.

Seeing that the black bear was still standing aside, the Pipa girl almost rolled her eyes again. She just shrank in her mother's arms and didn't dare to raise her head.

Cao Jie gave a bitter smile, raised his foot and kicked Li Kui on the butt, and shouted: "Why don't you apologize?"

"Yes, yes, it's my fault. Please ask my father-in-law and wife to plead with my brother. I won't dare to do it again next time."

"Do you want there to be a next time?" Cao Jie said angrily. It's only the first day and I have to clean up his mess. This will cause me headaches in the future.

But considering his ability, this little thing is nothing.

So he said patiently: "My brother was wrong in this matter. Please see how to solve it, old man."

At this time, her mother carefully checked and found that it was just a piece of oily skin on the forehead. So she took a handkerchief, wrapped her head herself, and put away her hairpins and rings.

Seeing Cao Jie was gentle and polite, the father-in-law bowed and said humbly, "To be honest, my surname is Song and I am originally from the capital. I have only one daughter, whose nickname is Yulian. I taught her a few songs when she was young and asked her to sing at the Pipa Pavilion to make a living.

It was my father and I who had no vision, didn't look at the situation, ignored what the officials said, and only cared about singing songs to get tips. Today, my brother accidentally hurt my daughter and scratched a layer of skin. In the end, didn't he go to the government to investigate and implicate the officials? "

Seeing that he was speaking his mind, Cao Jie nodded secretly. Although singing for money was not elegant, he was a man who knew when to advance and when to retreat. He said, "After all, it was my brother who hurt your daughter. I will give you 20 taels of silver. The young lady can marry a good man in the future, and she won't have to sing for a living here."

"Where can I get twenty taels?"

The father-in-law was shocked again, but the mother was very interested.

At this time, Zhang Shun hurried back and was also shocked when he saw the tense scene.

After figuring out the situation, he breathed a sigh of relief, leaned close to Cao Jie's ear and said, "Brother, can I talk to you for a moment?"

"what happened?"

"Brother, I don't know how Song Jiang, Song Gongming, was wanted. Now the city's captains and yamen runners are all looking for him in Jiangzhou."

"Could it be that the incident of the birthday gift has been exposed?"

After all, the prefect of Jiangzhou was Cai Jiu, and the birthday gift was given to his father to celebrate his father's birthday.

Song Jiang is now the thief who robbed the birthday gift.

But if he didn’t say his name, who would know that he was Song Jiang?

Would he write a poem and sign it again on Xunyang Tower? !
"I don't know why. I just heard that it seemed to be a rebellion."

"Rebellion?" Cao Jie was also confused. He didn't know what Song Jiang had done that led to him being involved in rebellion.

At this time, a pair of yamen runners also hurried to the Pipa Pavilion. Seeing many big men gathered, they surrounded them with smiles on their faces.

When Cao Jie saw that the scene was getting even more chaotic, he took out some silver and stuffed it into the arms of Mr. Song, saying, "The yamen runners are here, so don't get involved. Leave when you have time."

"Yes, thank you, sir."

Outside, Dai Zong was communicating with the yamen runners.

No matter what, Dean Dai is also an official, big or small. Although he is not in the same system, he still has some face.

Moreover, the bailiffs came over just to extort some silver from him, not to really capture Song Jiang.

In order to capture Song Jiang today, the yamen runners in Jiangzhou ate a lot of food and wished they could do this every day. They didn't feel tired at all.

"Dean Dai, the flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. You guys are still drinking. Sorry to bother you! Sorry to bother you!"

After receiving the silver, the captain of the police naturally spoke nicely to the other party.

As luck would have it, that "Wasp Sting" Huang Wenbing also led a team of yamen runners to the Pipa Pavilion.

He looked into the pavilion and his eyes fell on Cao Jie.

"Go and ask who that person is. He looks unfamiliar. What is he doing in Jiangzhou? Do you have any official proof?"

Soon, the clerk came to report: "This man is from Yuncheng, Shandong, named Cao Jie. He came to Jiangzhou to buy medicinal materials. He has a public certificate issued by the magistrate of Yanggu County."

"Yuncheng Cao Jie?"

Huang Wenbing thought for a moment and said in deep thought, "So it's him! He was the one who cost the country its life and caused the waterworks to suffer. He traveled across the 36 provinces and caused chaos in Shandong. I'm talking about Song Jiang... Hey!"

"How come you don't know that there is no Shandong boy Mengde in the No. 36 Middle School?"

"Meng De...Meng De...Zhou Gong spits out food to feed his guests, and the whole world is at peace! You want to rebel too!"

When he thought of this, Huang Wenbing narrowed his eyes and looked at the men around Cao Jie. The faces of the men became more and more ferocious, like rebels and bandits causing chaos.

"Sir, I am Dai Zong, the jailer of the two courts in Jiangzhou."

Dai Zong approached Huang Wenbing with a serious look on his face, and said with a bow, "The people in the pavilion are my dearest friends and relatives, not bandits, and all of them are from good families."

"Whether it is a bandit or not, your opinion does not count."

"Yes, yes, your Excellency has a keen eye and can make the judgment."

At this time, a horseman came up and shouted, "Master Tongpan, we have found traces of Song Jiang in the direction of Lushan Mountain. Several brothers have been injured. I hope you can send reinforcements as soon as possible."

"Lushan? Song Jiang wants to escape to Lushan?"

Huang Wenbing shouted, "Quick, lead the troops to Mount Lushan and make sure to capture Song Jiang."

After that, he turned his head and looked at Cao Jie, then said to Dai Zong: "I will remember you. These people must not leave Jiangzhou easily. I will deal with them after I capture Song Jiang. If they get away, I will hold you accountable."

Looking at Huang Wenbing's departing back, Cao Jie asked, "Who is that person?"

"He is an idle judge in Wuwei Army who attached himself to the governor Cai, and that's how he called the shots in Jiangzhou. In fact, he is nothing, so don't pay any attention to him."

Dai Zong said it lightly, but Cao Jie became serious.

(End of this chapter)