Speaking of which, Xiao Liu received a task from Magistrate Lou. After asking about the situation, he took Dazui and his mother to Tongfu Inn.

At this time, Lao Bai in the inn didn't know that a board was about to be put on, and was still proudly telling Xiao Guo about his achievements today.

Xiao Guo is also miserable. Last time she won a bet with Lao Bai, she cleaned up Lao Bai and asked Lao Bai to wipe the table for her for a month.

But this old Bai is not the one who suffers a loss. Just yesterday, he set up a game with Beibei as bait, and first used candied haws as bet to win the candied man in Beibei's hands.

Then Xiao Bei, who lost the candy man, was naturally dissatisfied and wanted to find someone to help him get the candy man back.

But she didn't dare to look for the shopkeeper, and Xiao Guo was righteous, so she naturally asked Xiao Guo for help.

Xiao Guo also came to stand up for Xiao Bei without saying a word.

But she didn't know that this was a bureau that Lao Bai specially set up for her.

In this way, under the setting of Lao Bai, Xiao Guo and Lao Bai shook the dice, and Xiao Guo lost to Lao Bai's five sixes.

In the end, Xiao Guo not only failed to help Xiao Bei win the candy man back, but he also had to wash Lao Bai's clothes for half a year.

Lao Bai, who had won Xiao Guo, was also addicted to gambling. Today, he bet with Dazui, who had just returned from home. He won more than 500 dried sweet potatoes, three kilograms of figs, and five kilograms of firewood eggs in a row, forcing Dazui to go home to get things.

"I despise you!" Xiao Guo said contemptuously as he looked at Lao Bai who was showing off his achievements.

But Lao Bai didn't care. In his opinion, it was just the loser's dissatisfaction. He took the dried sweet potatoes very generously and divided them with each familiar guest.

And at this moment, he helped his mother in through the door with his mouth.

"Big Mouth is this?"

Because of Xiaoliu's intervention, Lao Bai had never seen Big Mouth's mother. At this time, he couldn't help but ask curiously as Big Mouth's mother came in.

However, before Big Mouth could answer, the old lady asked directly:

"Is my son bet on you?"

When Lao Bai heard this, he understood. He smiled awkwardly, and then he asked in a low voice to the big mouth beside him:

"Where are my figs and wood eggs?"

"It's outside, come in." The old lady said without waiting for the big mouth to answer.

When Lao Bai heard that the two of them wanted to pay the debt, he was very happy and hurriedly shouted to the outside with a smile.

"Come in quickly."

The people standing outside came in, but they were not the servants, but...

"Brother Bai, your figs and firewood eggs are all in the yamen. Please come with me!" Xiao Liu said with a wry smile when he entered the door.

Lao Bai was also a little confused when he saw this scene. He asked the big mouth mother and son.

"What does this mean?"

But this time, the old lady hadn't spoken yet, Xiao Liu spoke first.

"It means that according to Article 29 of the Seventh and Literature of the Ming Dynasty, illegal gatherings to gamble, the lightest ones will be punished, and the heavy ones will be chopped off."

Xiao Liu said in a deep voice that he, who has the ability to remember everything he sees, has long remembered the Daming Rule in his heart.

"This, we didn't gamble?" Lao Bai didn't know that the big mouth mother and son sued him, and he quickly defended him.

Looking at Lao Bai who was still forcibly quibbling, Xiao Liu sighed and said further.

"More than 500 dried sweet potatoes, three pounds of 5 flower fruits, and five pounds of firewood eggs, this is worth a lot of money! Brother Bai, you don't have to make unnecessary arguments anymore, come with me!"

Looking at Xiaoliu's firm look, Lao Bai knew that he could not escape today, but he didn't plan to let this go, not only to blame the debt, but also to report his big mouth.

"Okay, Xiaoliu, you want to take me, I have nothing to say. But I'm not alone in betting." Lao Bai looked at Big Mouth.

Lao Bai's meaning is very clear. He can't slap his hand, and he will pull his big mouth and go into the water even if he dies.

But Xiao Liu shook his head and said:

"Big mouth is a stained witness, and criminal responsibility can be exempted according to the law."

Xiao Liu knew that this was to encourage the report of gambling. It doesn’t matter if you lose, you can come to the government to report it.

Xiaoliu thinks this policy is very good. If there is another report that we can not repay us, then so many illegal loans should be reduced a lot. Of course, this is off-topic.

Just when Datu thought he had escaped, the old lady said something amazing, shocking Datu, Lao Bai, scholar, and Xiao Guo, who were beside him.

"No need, we give up this right."

Dazui was shocked when he heard this.

"Oh, mom, not mom..." Dazui hurriedly begged for mercy.

But his mother didn't listen to his explanation.

"Take the big mouth away together and beat him to death!"

Xiaoliu and Lao Bai also ignored the big mouth that was about to kneel down and cry. The two of them grabbed the big mouth one by one and directly slapped the big man who was more than 180 pounds out.

"Okay, Brother Big Mouth, you can go to the yamen with us."

"That's right, it's quite a big man, what's there to be afraid of?" Lao Bai also sarcastically said that people who don't know thought he was a tolerant.

"What's wrong?" At this time, the shopkeeper upstairs heard the sound downstairs and hurriedly ran downstairs. He looked at Xiao Liu and Lao Bai, each of whom, with big mouths on his face and asked curiously.

Xiao Liu handed the big mouth to Lao Bai. He explained to the shopkeeper, and then he asked the shopkeeper to prepare the injury medicine in advance, and then took the two of them to the county government office.

Magistrate Lou was ready to open the court for questioning. This was the first time Xiaoliu saw him going to the court.

Magistrate Lou beat the auspicious tree, and the yamen runners shouted together to be powerful. The master was recording, and Xiao Liu stood in front of the hall with a knife.

However, this case is not complicated and there is basically nothing to be tried. In addition, the two confessed to their actions.

Originally, County Magistrate Lou wanted to beat the 30th board to serve as a warning, but because of their sincere attitude, they changed to beat the 20th board each to show warning, and then let them go home.

If the scholar had changed to these twenty strokes, the skin would have to be broken.

Fortunately, Lao Bai had practiced martial arts, his big mouth was thick and thick, and the yamen runners did not make any decisions, so the two of them survived.

However, although the two of them survived, the twenty boards were not so good. They walked back to Tongfu Inn with Xiaoliu's support.

The lights in Tongfu Inn were bright and the door was open. Everyone was not asleep yet, and they were still waiting for the three of them.

The shopkeeper comforted the big-mouthed mother, who sat expressionlessly, and no one knew what she was thinking.

"Old lady, don't worry, they will be back soon. Xiao Liu told me that the bet was not large, and at most it would be a board. If you didn't go to rest first, I'll wait for them here." The shopkeeper quickly comforted him.

After hearing the shopkeeper's advice, the old lady felt warm, but she still said firmly:

"No, I won't go anywhere. I'm here. When my son comes back, you guys go to bed first."

Looking at the old lady's stubborn appearance, everyone sighed in their hearts, "I feel sorry for my parents in the world."

The shopkeeper looked at this, and there was no way. She didn't know if Lao Bai and the others could come back tonight. She looked at Xiao Guo and Xiao Bei and said.

"Xiao Guo, please take Xiao Bei to rest first. Xiao Bei will go to school tomorrow."

"Yeah!" Xiao Guo nodded when he heard this and took Xiao Bei back to the room.
Chapter completed!