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Chapter 198 Letter of Recommendation
Huh?
I have a copy of this note at home, it's still in the drawer of my desk.
Why does Zhao Ergou also have one here?
Li Xiaoyu narrowed his eyes, looked at the handwriting carefully, lowered his head and recalled the one at home.
When she thought about it, she found something wrong.
The handwriting on the note at home was not as strong as the one on the door.
He turned around and looked at Zhao Ergou who was tied to the pillar.
She carefully tore off the paper, but despite her caution, the edges and corners were still not intact.
Gu Fei’s handwriting is so beautiful.
How could I stay in Zhao Ergou's house?
She held the paper in front of Zhao Ergou, raised her chin slightly, and avoided looking at the blood on his body.
He asked sternly, "When did you go to my house and steal this paper?"
Zhao Ergou was almost knocked unconscious. Fearing that he would be beaten by Li Xiaoyu, he looked around weakly.
He replied guiltily, "It was a long time ago. I lost a bet and was coming back from the mountain path. I passed by your house. Your front door was closed, but the door to the main room was open. I saw a steamed bun on the table."
Hearing the word "mantou", Li Xiaoyu frowned slightly.
She remembered the day when she was tickled by the monkey. Gu Fei said that he had pressed a steamed bun on the note.
Zhao Ergou’s next words directly confirmed this matter.
"There was a piece of paper under the bun, and my hands were dirty, so I used it to wipe them and took it back."
I stuck it on the kitchen door without thinking.
He never thought that he would be caught as a thief by Li Xiaoyu and his gang.
As soon as he finished speaking, a fierce punch hit him in the stomach.
"Ah..." Zhao Ergou's face wrinkled into a ball, and he cried out in pain: "I have confessed everything, why are you still hitting me?"
Li Xiaoyu folded the paper and held it in his hand.
He clenched his teeth and glared at him fiercely, his voice filled with anger: "Fuck you, it's you who caused me to be scratched into a loofah by monkeys in the mountains."
"I hit you with a punch, and I was merciful."
I don’t know what medicine Gu Fei used on me, but fortunately there were no scars on my body.
Otherwise, she would have to twist Zhao Ergou's head off and kick it like a ball today.
A group of people were searching around Zhao's house.
They didn't find anything valuable, so after informing the village chief, they sent the man to the government office.
With so many thefts, Zhao Ergou couldn't pay the fines.
If he doesn't die in prison, he will be locked up for ten or half years.
As the group was preparing to return to the village in a hurry, a yamen runner secretly stopped Li Xiaoyu.
She asked Li Wu and Li Guangchang to wait for her outside.
Watching his sister leave, Li Guangchang asked curiously, "Dad, what does the yamen runner want from Xiaoyu?"
Li Wu touched his missing ear.
He was also confused, "I don't know."
The bailiff took Li Xiaoyu to a study room. When the county magistrate saw her, he waved his hand and asked the bailiff to leave.
He turned around and looked at the yamen runner who was leaving.
Li Xiaoyu walked to the desk and asked respectfully, "Sir, what can I do for you?"
Look, the little girl knows nothing.
The magistrate raised his hand, motioned for her to sit down, and said kindly, "Sit down and talk."
She sat upright in the chair, waiting for the county magistrate's orders.
"I saw your villager Li Fugui come to the government office to apply for a travel permit, and your name is on it. Don't you plan to return to Shu in the future?"
Li Xiaoyu thought the county magistrate was going to talk about something.
It made her feel a little nervous.
It turned out to be just about the road permit, and she told the county magistrate her plan with a smile.
After hearing this, the county magistrate's eyes showed even more appreciation.
"So, you just want to see the outside world."
Li Xiaoyu nodded: "Well, while you are still young, go out and see more."
Otherwise, when you get old, you won’t be able to walk.
She didn't say this out loud. After all, the county magistrate was an old man, and saying this would be disrespectful to him.
The county magistrate agreed with her words.
I also talked to her about my youth.
"When I was young, I had the same idea as you, but basically every place I went to changed according to the imperial court's orders."
Li Xiaoyu could tell that the county magistrate's accent was not from Shu.
She couldn't tell the specific accent.
"But being able to see different customs and practices is also a wonderful memory."
Listening to the county magistrate's words, Li Xiaoyu smiled and nodded.
Seeing the little girl's sincere smile, the county magistrate put the paper he had just written into an envelope and handed it to her, "Take this."
I took the mud-yellow envelope and saw the word "letter of recommendation" written on it.
Li Xiaoyu looked at the county magistrate in surprise, and asked in a startled tone: "Mr. County Magistrate, what is this?"
The latter had a kind smile and didn't look like a dignified person at all.
"Although I haven't known you for a long time, from the day you dared to compete with a group of men for the painter position, I could see that you were a child who had high standards for yourself."
As he spoke, he looked at the envelope in the woman's hand and said earnestly:
"In the past few months of our cooperation, your grasp of the murderer's portrait has become more and more accurate. Although you will come back in the future,
But during these days of absence, I hope you can continue to paint, not only to improve your own skills, but also to help the government protect more people. There are regulations between the countries that recommend talents without distinction. "
"Take this letter of recommendation to the local government office and they will make arrangements."
Li Xiaoyu did plan to continue working as a painter after arriving in the north, but she did not expect the county magistrate to give her a letter of recommendation.
It would be a lie to say you are not grateful.
Holding the letter, he stood up, bent down and bowed to him respectfully.
"Thank you, sir."
Hearing her sincere voice, the county magistrate walked up to her and helped her up.
He responded with a sincere smile: "Come back soon, Master and I are waiting for you."
The woman curled her lips and smiled: "Yeah."
After chatting with the county magistrate for a while, she put the envelope in her arms.
When I walked out of the yamen, I saw Li Wu and Li Guangchang walking back and forth at the door like flies, and their heads bumped into each other.
She pursed her lips helplessly: "Go home."
Hearing her voice, the father and son quickly looked up, rushed over and circled around her twice.
"Old Third, you didn't get beaten, did you?"
"Xiaoyu, why did they leave you alone?"
Seeing their anxious expressions, Li Xiaoyu lowered his eyes and thought it would be better to wait for a while before telling them.
He said calmly: "Nothing, just asked some questions about Zhao Ergou, let's go."
The father and son were confused, so what did Zhao Ergou have to ask?
In March, Grandma Wang passed away.
This was the first funeral in the village in the new year. An old man passed away, and every household had to go to help.
When Li Xiaoyu went to pay her respects, she saw Li Fugui kneeling on the ground.
There was a pile of paper ashes in the brazier.
He knelt upright and placed sheets of yellow paper on the pile of paper ashes, letting them blow away in the wind.
Burning yellow paper scraps flew into the air.
The entire mourning hall was filled with a layer of fine paper ash.
Li Fugui's condition was just like the pile of paper, seemingly unobstructed but seemingly ready to fall down if touched.
She sighed, walked to the mourning hall, bent down and bowed three times.
He squatted in front of Fugui and comforted him, "My condolences."