ebookland Chapter 414 Norio (7)
Chapter 414 Norio (7)
Scholar Zhang and his mother were both strangled and bleeding profusely before Song Li and her two concubines finally untied the ropes.
As soon as the magistrate was released, he kicked Zhang Xiucai without hesitation, saying, "You shameless bastard, instead of thinking about how to take the imperial examination, you're thinking about crooked ways."
Scholar Zhang stumbled from the kick, crying out, "Sir, I'm innocent!"
The magistrate, not wanting to concern himself with anything else, flicked his sleeves, sat down at the table, and ordered, "Men, cut out their tongues and throw them out."
The one who was studying had his fingers chopped off too.
Reputation is the most important thing; he cannot let these two lowly people ruin his reputation.
If his tongue were cut off and his fingers broken, Zhang Xiucai would never be able to take the imperial examinations again.
Ignoring her own pain, Zhang's mother knelt down and said, "My lord, please don't! This is my only son."
The magistrate waved his hand impatiently, "Drag them all away, where are they?"
Standing to the side, Madam Song reminded him, "Master, everyone has been tied up."
"Alas!" The magistrate sighed heavily, then stormed over and pulled out the sword hanging on the wall. He had never suffered such a humiliation.
Seeing the magistrate charging towards him with a sword, Zhang Xiucai quickly ran away, saying, "Sir, I know I was wrong."
"Shut up and stop."
The threat of death made Zhang Xiucai run very fast, even circling around the table, just to avoid being killed by the magistrate.
Xiong Bufan watched the commotion from the rooftop, surprised to find that Zhang Xiucai was quite fast.
After a while, Zhang Xiucai was slashed several times, and the county magistrate was still chasing after him. The two of them were having a great time playing this cat-and-mouse game.
Xiong Bufan jumped down from the roof, startling everyone. Before the magistrate and the women could react, he grabbed Zhang Xiucai and his mother and ran away.
If we arrive early, we can go to the next place.
Xiong Bufan might not care about other things, but when it comes to eating and making money, he cares a hundred times more.
Zhang Xiucai didn't mind that Xiong Bufan ran fast, and said, "Yu Niang, let's go back, don't keep running around outside."
Xiong Bufan refused without hesitation: "No."
Zhang Xiucai thought Xiong Bufan was unhappy about his pawning of his wife, so he continued to apologize: "Yu Niang, I was wrong. Let's go back and live a good life together."
"Once I pass the exam, you'll be the wife of a successful candidate in the imperial examinations."
Xiong Bufan searched the streets for large houses and smells. After finding a target, he grabbed Zhang Xiucai and his mother and jumped into a house.
He repeated the same action as before, jumping directly off the roof and smashing a large hole in it.
It was just noon, and the host was having lunch when they were stunned by what they saw. They then shouted, "There's an assassin!"
After hanging up the maids and servants who rushed up, Xiong Bufan tied the master of the house and the Zhang family mother and son together.
This family was a little poorer than the county magistrate's family, but many times richer than the original owner's family.
Once again, Xiong Bufan didn't even leave the silver hairpins on the women's heads; he took them all.
The incident with Dianfu seems to have flipped some strange switch on Xiong Bufan, turning him from someone who always seeks revenge to someone who resorts to burglary and honey traps.
However, the people they robbed were either local bullies who preyed on men and women, or ruthless counterfeit medicine sellers, or men who made their fortunes by selling their wives and then poisoning them.
In two days, Xiong Bufan visited the homes of all the villains in town and made a fortune, but the Zhang family mother and son suffered a lot.
Scholar Zhang was thrown on the ground like a rag doll, and he was beaten severely at every house he visited. Now he is barely breathing.
Zhang's mother isn't much better off; her face is covered in blood streaks, and her body is covered in wounds.
In the past two days, she has seen all the important people in town, as well as their wives and concubines.
Those wives and concubines are really vicious, and my own daughter-in-law is no better.
Xiong Bufan sat in the chair, slowly calculating in his mind. He could only say that there were still too few wealthy people in the town.
Kongkong: "Bufan, why don't we go find a place to buy an official position?"
Xiong Bufan: "No, my great undertaking of becoming a concubine is not yet complete."
Looking at the two of them, Kongkong felt that continuing the pawnshop was unrealistic and suggested, "Bufan, why don't we find them a doctor? They look so miserable."
"They're such useless trash. The original owner survived being sold into slavery for five years, but they're already like this after just two days."
Zhang's mother lay on the ground, too weak to curse or hit anyone; she just wanted to stay there quietly for a while.
The best thing is to get some sleep. These past two days, every time she falls asleep, she wakes up to find herself tied up with different people, followed by being scolded and beaten. She's really exhausted.
Xiong Bufan was moved by compassion and carried the Zhang family mother and son to the pharmacy.
These past two days, all the major pharmacies have been packed with customers because Xiong Bufan has been taking action.
So when Xiong Bufan arrived at the pharmacy, he saw a long queue. Zhang's mother thought that Xiong Bufan was going to pawn them again, so she pleaded, "Qiuyu, stop making trouble. Other people's wives are all well-behaved."
Even if she were pawned, she would still bear children for her employer and send the money to her husband.
Zhang Xiucai was panting heavily; he felt like he was going to die.
Zhang's mother's words gave Xiong Bufan an idea: he could also pawn his money at the pharmacy. Every copper coin she had had its own purpose, and she wouldn't use it to buy medicine for Zhang Xiucai and his mother.
Xiong Bufan carried Zhang's mother and son, pushed through the queue, and entered the room.
The old doctor was taking someone's pulse when he noticed someone cutting in line. Without even looking up, he said, "Go to the back of the line."
The person on the other end didn't speak, and the old doctor didn't dwell on it either; he simply skipped over the person.
Xiong Bufan looked at the old doctor. This man had accumulated a lot of merit and was also very poor, so Xiong Bufan would not rob him.
Xiong Bufan forcefully threw Zhang and her child to the ground, then left without hesitation, fearing that if he lingered, the doctor would demand medical fees from her.
Zhang's mother never expected to be abandoned by Xiong Bufan without hesitation. She saw the old doctor lying on the ground not far away, groaning, "Ouch, ouch, it hurts so much."
The old doctor instructed the apprentice to prepare medicine for the patient, then stood up to personally confront the two men and see what they looked like that had become so shameless.
Zhang's mother: "Save my son, save my son."
Seeing that the Zhang mother and son were in terrible shape, the old doctor immediately ordered them to be carried inside and given some wound medicine. He couldn't just stand by and watch them die.
The other people in line were discussing it amongst themselves, expressing their dissatisfaction. Everyone was there because of the doctor's good skills, low fees, and fair treatment. Now that someone had cut in line, they felt it was simply unfair.
After offering a few words of comfort, the senior doctor continued seeing patients who had suffered from sprains and bruises in the past two days, wondering what had happened.
Xiong Bufan hired a carriage and was slowly making her way to the capital. She was going to fulfill the original owner's second wish: to visit the capital.
The carriage was filled with food; this was the first time Xiong Bufan had ever traveled to the capital without being served.