flstandardbreds Chapter 1125 A Righteous Act to Help the Poor and Weak
Chapter 1125 A Righteous Act to Help the Poor and Weak
The crowd and carriages moved very slowly forward because the officials and yamen runners at the city gate were stopping people entering the city and collecting entrance fees from each of them.
Several yamen runners stood in a row at the city gate, shouting and even waving whips.
The city gates of Dongchang Prefecture have become a gateway to hell; if you're short even a penny, you can forget about getting through!
"Listen up, everyone, get your money ready!"
Don't waste my time or cause me any trouble!
Did you hear?
Hurry up! Pay up, pay up!
A burly yamen runner, with one hand on his hip and the other wielding a leather whip, stood in the middle of the city gate, shouting orders with an arrogant air, his face tilted back and his lips pursed.
Fearing chaos and the horses might be startled and injure someone, Xiao Jingyu jumped off the carriage and immediately took control of the horses.
Leng Rongyue also got off the carriage and came to Xiao Jingyu's side, moving forward with the crowd.
Two of the constables blocking the city gate sat at a table collecting entry fees from each person, while several others specifically stopped people entering the city to sell their goods, counted what they wanted to sell, and then collected a cut.
While Leng Rongyue and Xiao Jingyu were getting impatient, they finally lined up and crossed the bridge over the moat to reach the city gate.
There were seven or eight people and an oxcart ahead of them.
At the front was an old woman dressed in patched clothes, clutching a basket of eggs tightly in front of her, pleading pitifully with the constables.
"Kind-hearted official, please have mercy!"
The old woman isn't selling these eggs; she's bringing them to my seriously ill daughter.
"My wife is poor; she's only managed to save up these eggs with great difficulty. Could you...?"
"cannot!"
Before the old woman could finish speaking, the constable shouted, "You old hag, you've got some pretty good ideas!"
You're trying to play the victim, saying these eggs are a gift, hoping I'll be soft-hearted and let you go, so you can turn around and sell them for money, pocketing all the profits, right?
Stop dreaming! Hand over the money honestly, or don't blame me for confiscating your eggs and sending you, you old hag, to jail!
"No! No!"
The old woman waved her hands repeatedly, "Sir, this old woman is not lying!"
The old woman's daughter is truly seriously ill. She sent a message through someone, saying she wants to see her mother... wants to see her mother... one last time!
The old woman then took the few eggs she had left in the house, hoping to see my poor daughter one last time!
Because the family was poor and couldn't afford the city entrance fee, no one else in the family could go to visit, so... only the old woman could go into the city alone... to see her daughter one last time...
Your Honor, please consider this an act of kindness and good deeds!
Please, have mercy, let this old woman and her daughter see each other one last time, and let my poor daughter eat one last bite of the egg her mother brought her!
"Please, sir!"
The old woman knelt before the bailiffs, crying and pleading.
Unfortunately, the old woman's pleas and pleas evoked not a shred of sympathy from these heartless yamen runners. The burly runner with the fierce face walked straight over...
Without saying a word, he lashed the old woman twice with the whip.
The old woman cried out in pain.
Despite the pain, she gritted her teeth and endured it, still tightly protecting the small basket of eggs in her hands.
"You old hag, are you looking for death?"
Leave the eggs behind and get out of here!
If you dare utter another word, you'll be in big trouble!
A bailiff rushed forward, cursing, and snatched the basket of eggs that the old woman was clutching tightly in her arms.
No! That can't be!
"Sir, please have mercy, please have mercy!"
The old woman tried to plead again, but the bailiff snatched the basket away with force, and several eggs flew out of the basket and fell to the ground... and broke.
"Ah, the egg! My egg!"
That's for my daughter!
That's for my daughter!
The old woman tried to lunge forward to snatch the basket from the constable's hand, but another constable pushed her to the ground and then kicked her!
Many people closed their eyes with a heavy heart, thinking... this old woman is doomed today.
Those nearby clearly heard a crisp "crack" sound, followed by a "thud" as someone fell to the ground.
And then……
"Ah! Ah!"
Several shrill screams rang out.
Because it was at the city gate, echoes of "Ah! Ah!..." came from inside the gate opening.
People listened... and the screams didn't seem to come from the old woman lying on the ground. When they opened their eyes, they realized that the screams were coming from the constable who was about to kick the old woman.
Someone saw that just as the constable raised his foot to kick the old woman, a young man flashed forward and kicked the constable directly in the leg!
The yamen runner who was kicked was now clutching his leg, screaming and rolling on the ground... It was clear that one of the runner's legs was broken!
Xiao Jingyu made a move... oh no, I mean, he kicked.
Leng Rongyue then went over and helped the old woman who had fallen to the ground up.
"Ma'am, how are you? Are you alright?"
The old woman had clearly fallen hard; with Leng Rongyue's help, she managed to stand up, her face showing undisguised pain.
"Thank you, kind girl!"
The old woman is alright!
only……"