20demayo Chapter 1097 Just a handyman
Chapter 1097 Just a handyman
Chu Mo didn't expect that even after moving out of the Governor's Mansion, he couldn't make the other party change his attitude, and alarm bells rang in his heart.
It seemed that he had really provoked someone he shouldn't have provoked this time.
That Village Chief Liu is not as simple as it seems on the surface.
Just as Chu Mo frowned and thought about how to deal with this matter, Chen Baosheng on the side probably saw Chu Mo's thoughts and stepped forward and whispered:
"Sir, please rest assured that the people behind Village Chief Liu will not dare to mess with people in lower positions, but like you, unless there is an unsolvable grudge, he will not dare to mess around."
After hearing what Chen Baosheng said, Chu Mo not only felt uneasy, but actually became more worried.
He knew exactly how much he weighed.
He was just using the name of the governor of Shaanxi Province to cheat and cheat everywhere. If something really happened, Chu Mo believed that the governor of Shaanxi Province would be the first to step forward and add insult to injury.
As for Lin Wan, Chu Mo would not use this relationship unless it was absolutely necessary.
After all, the other party still doesn't know that he has arrived in Dazhou. If his whereabouts are exposed because of this trivial matter, then he really won't even have a place to cry.
On my side, I am just a powerful person, but on the other side, I have real connections that even the county magistrate is afraid of.
Who is strong or weak can be judged at a glance. Therefore, Chu Mo is beginning to regret it now.
But what he didn't know was that his whereabouts, everything about him, including his every move, had been secretly monitored by Lin Wan as soon as he entered the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The timid and fearful county magistrate in front of him was sent by Lin Wan to restrain Chu Mo's actions.
Seeing that Chu Mo was silent for a long time and showed hesitation on his face, Chen Baosheng rolled his eyes and asked tentatively:
"Sir, are you worried that you will suffer retaliation from others after this incident?"
"If you think it's okay, then I will order someone to prepare a generous gift and wait until tomorrow morning. I can be a peacemaker and accompany you on this journey."
Chu Mo's eyes moved slightly when he heard that Chen Baosheng actually took the initiative to get involved and act as the peacemaker.
He knew that the other party was preparing to give him a favor, and he also knew that the other party wanted to build a relationship between the two families.
If it were normal times, he would have scorned this kind of person who took advantage of the situation and flattered him, but now, he had to use the other person and rely on the other person's ability to get through this period of time safely, so he could only accept it happily.
"Since Mr. Chen is willing to help me this time, it's a big deal. Whatever it costs, Mr. Chen, I will give you double the amount when the time comes."
Hearing Chu Mo's agreement, Chen Baosheng immediately beamed.
He immediately handed it over and said:
"Don't dare, don't dare. It's an honor for me to help you solve your problems. How dare you spend money on me?"
"Don't worry, everything tomorrow will be taken care of by the official."
Afterwards, after the two chatted for a while, Chen Baosheng said goodbye to Chu Mo on the pretext of preparing gifts.
Seeing Chen Baosheng's leaving figure, Chu Mo instantly felt a sense of crisis.
It seems that I was careless before. Although this is not Luoyang, it can still be regarded as the foot of the emperor.
Anyone caught at random will be inextricably linked to those high-ranking officials of the imperial court.
No, I can't stay here for long, I must leave as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, he hurried back to the village chief's house with his guards.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Chu Ruowan talking with Kong Xiaomei in the courtyard.
Seeing Chu Mo come in, the two of them hurriedly stopped talking and looked at each other blankly.
"What's wrong, is there a flower on my face?"
Seeing that the two of them were looking at him without speaking, Chu Mo asked suspiciously.
"No, I saw you went out for a trip. Why were you so anxious when you came back?"
Chu Ruowan asked doubtfully.
After looking at Chu Ruowan and then at Miss Kong who was looking at him like a curious baby, Chu Mo's heart moved and he looked at Miss Kong and asked:
"Girl, let me ask you something. Do you know the head of your village? Does he have any official friends or relatives in Luoyang City?"
After hearing Chu Mo's words, the clever Kong Xiaomei Li Ke understood what the other party meant by asking.
He nodded immediately and said:
"I know, the village chief's brother-in-law works as an errand in Jingzhao Mansion. Everyone in the surrounding areas knows about it."
"Now that you have offended someone, I guess that old guy will go to the city to find someone to come back and take revenge on you."
After saying that, he looked at Chu Mo with a smile.
After hearing that the other party was just a relative who worked in Jingzhao Mansion, Chu Mo was relieved.
He was just an errand, not an official, so he wasn't a big shot. It was a pity that he had to worry about it for a long time.
However, what he couldn't figure out was that he had already moved out of the Governor's Mansion, so why didn't Chen Baosheng help him?
Could it be that he thought that a governor outside the country was inferior to a handyman working in the capital?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sneer and secretly scolded the other party for being too small.
Seeing that Chu Mo seemed to become more relaxed after hearing his answer, Kong Xiaomei couldn't help curling her lips and said:
"Don't underestimate our village chief's brother-in-law. I heard that he has great hands and eyes. The village chief caused a lot of troubles before, but they were all solved by others..."
However, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Chu Mo waving his hand:
"He's just a handyman. No matter how powerful he is, it's nothing special. Believe it or not, I will kill him with money."
Hearing Chu Mo's words, Kong Xiaomei couldn't help but widen her eyes:
"You want to pay a bribe?"
"What, is there anything strange?"
Seeing that the other party looked like he had seen a ghost, Chu Mo couldn't help but get interested and joked.
Hearing that the other party admitted the fact that she wanted to pay a bribe so generously, Kong Xiaomei looked around nervously for a while and found that no one was paying attention. Then she hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Chu Mo's hand, and pulled him in. inside the house.
"How can you say such things outside? Do you know that if these words spread, you and these people in the yard will all be exiled to the army?"
Hearing that Kong Xiaomei made the matter so serious, Chu Mo smiled slightly and was about to say that she was making a mountain out of a molehill.
But Kong Xiaomei spoke again and said in an extremely serious voice:
"Sir, you have just come from the Tang Dynasty. You may not know enough about the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"I'm warning you seriously now. In Dazhou, if you dare to commit bribery, as long as someone reports you, you will be punished, whether you bribed an egg or a handful of millet."
"In our Zhou Dynasty, any official who dares to take bribes, bend the law, or take the initiative to ask for bribes, as long as the value of the case exceeds 5 taels of silver, will be dismissed from office and exiled."