Chapter Eighty-six: Shen Liu Puts Forward Conditions

  Three watches, seeking powder.

  Jia Shen Liu and Xia Tuozi were now lying on the ground, like two piles of mud, completely devoid of the domineering spirit they had when bullying Lian Man Er and the other kids.

  "Oh? Who are they?" Shen Liu said, "Let them speak for themselves."

  "The grown-up asked questions, and you didn't quickly confess the truth. Dare to tell a lie, and you'll know what's bad." The young man went over and kicked the fake Shen Liu first.

  That fake Shen Liu slowly lifted his head, not daring to look at Shen Liu, and glanced sideways, seeing the steward who was following behind Shen Qian.

  "Liu Guanshi, it's me, Shen Qiang! Uncle Liu, save me!" Fake Shen Liu croaked loudly.

  The young man saw the fake Shen Liu not responding to Shen Liu's words, but instead made a move to ask for help from Liu Guan Shi. At that moment, a hand knife chopped down on the waist of the fake Shen Liu. The fake Shen Liu immediately curled up in pain.

  "Liu Guanshi, do you know him?" Shen Qian turned back to ask Liu Guanshi in surprise.

  Liu Guanshi was quite embarrassed.

  "It's just that... I didn't recognize him at first." Liu Guanshi replied with a bow, as if Shen Liu had been beaten until his face was bruised and swollen, it wouldn't be strange if someone who wasn't very familiar with him couldn't recognize him.

  "...His name is Shen Qiang, he's the son of Old Lady Liu's wet nurse. His father passed away early on, and he works in the outer courtyard of that mansion. I don't know how he ended up here either." said Liu the steward.

  "It's like that." Shen Liu heard this, tapped his fingers on the table lightly and asked Sheng Qiang, "Who was it, when did they give you the surname Shen? Who gave you the guts to impersonate me outside and ruin my and the Shen family's reputation?"

  Xin Qiang was just cut by a short young man with a knife, almost fainting from the pain. However, he strangely couldn't make a sound. At this time, when the pain slightly eased, he found that he could speak again.

  "Little one dare not, absolutely not, little one is wronged." Shen Qiang did not dare to speak casually this time, and only shouted grievances repeatedly. When he saw Lian Man'er and several children sitting there, he immediately shut up. Fortunately, he was quick-witted and pointed at Xia Tuizi beside him, "Sixth Master, it's Xia Tuizi who is being unruly and shouting, trying to rely on his power. Sixth Master, I dare not use your name, I dare not do bad things."

  Shen Liu didn't say a word, he just sat there slowly savoring his tea. After a while, another servant came in and reported to Shen Liu that they had already gone to the market to ask around, and it was confirmed that Shen Qiang and Xia Tuizi were using Shen's family name to bully people at the market, and their victims weren't just Lian Jia's siblings.

  Shen Liu nodded and continued drinking tea.

  "Do you have anything else to say?" asked the short attendant to Shen Qiang.

  "...it was Xia Tuizi, he wanted their peanuts. He didn't want to pay for them. It was also Xia Tuizi who hit the kid on the other side. I didn't do anything, and I still got beaten up by them." Shen Qiang pointed at the wounds on his face and arm.

  Shen Liu glanced at Shen Qiang, then looked at Lian Man'er and the others, his eyes flickering slightly.

  Xia Tu Zi heard that Shen Qiang was pushing all the blame onto him and anxiously began to defend himself, stuttering.

  "The young master is at the Zhuangzi, a big shot from the government office. How dare I not serve him well? He told me to call him Shen Liu Ye, but he's taking advantage of me and even snatched a pair of jade bangles from someone's stall at the market."

  Shen Qiang and Xia Tuizi argued, each trying to shift the blame onto the other.

  "It's pointless to say anything more." Shen Liu was clearly impatient with these two people continuing to speak.

  Things are simple, Sheng Qiang relied on being the son of a wet nurse in the Shen family and came to the countryside to dominate. Xia Tuizi took a liking to Sheng Qiang's background and tried his best to curry favor with him, wanting to rely on a big tree to gain benefits. As a result, such things happened.

  Lian Man'er originally thought that Shen Qiang was at least a descendant of the Shen family. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be just the son of a wet nurse. Looking at his attire, it's no wonder that the Shen family is so wealthy. However, impersonating Shen Liu's name, cheating and swindling, not even paying for peanuts, this is really too much.

  Being impersonated like this, Shen Liu should be very angry. Even Man Er thought so, and she couldn't help but sneak a glance at Shen Liu. Shen Liu was calm and composed, with no signs of anger on his face, but the servants in the house all looked more solemn than before.

  "...the government is in such a mess, with people who are so lawless. Take them to the market and give each of them sixty lashes." Shen Liu said in a low voice.

  Lian Man'er was startled, sixty strokes of the rod, that's enough to beat someone to death. Isn't this punishment a bit too severe? Lian Man'er wanted to speak up, but after glancing at Shen Liu, she immediately shut her mouth.

  Shen Liu did this not because the two people bullied them, but because these two impersonated him, disrespecting him and the Shen manor. There might even be deeper reasons behind it, which she couldn't investigate.

  Lian Wan'er was like this, Lian Zhi'er, Wu Lang and Xiao Qi were even more uneasy. They were all kind-hearted children, the only punishment they could think of for these two people was to beat them a few times, as long as they didn't bully them again.

  "Sixth Master Shen, we won't hold it against you for bullying us." Wu Lang said as he stood up to Shen Liu.

  The simplicity of the young man from Wolong Township is evident. He also knows that Shen Liu's identity is not ordinary, and one sentence can take a person's life. But he doesn't want anyone to die because of them. Wolong didn't think as deeply as Lian Menger did, he thought Shen Liu wanted to beat these two people mainly because of their business.

  Shen Liu's phoenix eyes slightly raised, his gaze shifted onto Wu Lang's body, sizing him up from head to toe.

  Wu Lang under Shen Liu's gaze, his whole body seemed to be pierced by ten thousand needles, but he still stared straight at Shen Liu without retreating.

  "What's your name? Want to come with me?" Shen Liu suddenly said.

  "Ah?" Lian Man'er was startled, what did Shen Liu want to do? Had he taken a liking to Wu Lang? This might be a good opportunity for Wu Lang, and those servants calling Shen Liu "Sir" indicated that Shen Liu held an official title. Following him would give Wu Lang a bright future. But Shen Liu was too mysterious, thinking about the danger he had encountered last time, Lian Man'er began to worry again. If Wu Lang followed Shen Liu, he would also be in danger. In that case, it would be better for him to stay at home and farm, living a peaceful life.

  "My name is Lian Jihong, and my nickname is Wulang." Wulang replied honestly, "At home, except for my father, I am the only laborer. I have to stay at home to take care of my family."

  Lian Man'er hadn't even thought it through when she heard Wu Lang respond to Shen Liu like that. It's okay, Wu Lang was only twelve years old after all, still just a kid. Lian Man'er let out a sigh of relief. The young man's face showed a look of disappointment.

  Then someone dragged Shen Qiang and Xia Tuizi out. Perhaps it was because Shen Liu's expression was too calm, the two were dragged out of the door before they reacted, sixty boards would be their death sentence, and the two wanted to shout loudly. A nearby attendant quickly pressed a hand on each of them, and the two men's shouts were swallowed back into their throats.

  "What about the adults and those hoodlums downstairs?" asked the short young attendant.

  "Also bring the past, each person hits twenty boards." Shen Liu instructed, his eyes slightly narrowed, and lightly swept across Lian Man'er's face. "......Then take them to the county government office, take my note, tell the county magistrate that it is my words, if these people dare to do evil again in the future, they will be asked for me."

  "Yes." The young man of small stature replied and backed out.

  "These two slaves are from Shen's house, they injured you, Shen's house should compensate." Shen Liu said slowly to Lian Man Er.

  Shen Liu wants to compensate them for their medical expenses?

  Lian Wan'er's eyes blinked, has the opportunity for wealth arrived? Can she open her mouth wide like a lion?

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