The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 24 The shrewd magistrate

It didn't take long for the whole village to be alarmed, and even the village chief rushed over to watch.

In ancient times, those who could kill fierce beasts like tigers were called strong heroes.

This is an event worthy of celebration.

Qiaoer and the women also came over after hearing the news.

Before going to see the tiger, find Lin Hai first.

Looking him up and down.

"Don't worry, I'm not hurt at all!" Lin Hai said with a smile.

"I have always been very worried, fearing that I would be injured if I encountered a tiger. My husband is so amazing, he actually led a group of people to kill a big tiger."

"If you don't have enough confidence, how can you run into the mountains! Let's see how big this tiger is!"

Lin Hai took Qiaoer's hand and came to the tiger.

Qiaoer was so frightened that she desperately hid behind Lin Hai.

"The tiger looks so scary, so big!"

Qiaoer hid behind him and stretched out his head to peek secretly.

Lin Hai felt very funny and said to her: "The tiger has been killed, what else is there to be afraid of?"

"It's scary anyway, I don't dare to get too close!"

The village chief is an old man in his 50s. He stood in front of the tiger with a cane and was very excited.

"Our village has not killed a tiger for many years, and many people have been injured by tigers. Now we are avenging the hunters in the village."

“Don’t worry, village chief, we will continue to hunt in the mountains and wipe out all those ferocious beasts.

You no longer have to worry about tigers running out of the mountains and hurting people. "

Lin Hai said with a smile.

"Okay, if you are so capable, you have to do this. Get rid of all these beasts, and you will be doing harm to the people."

The scene was extremely lively, and some people were bold enough to touch the tiger's fur.

There are also people pulling the tiger's tail, which is very fun.

Qi Hu and Qi Bao hid behind everyone with very gloomy expressions.

"They were so lucky that they actually killed the tiger and brought it back. The bounty alone can get 100 taels of silver, and the tiger can be sold at a good price."

"Brother is right. The key is that the tiger's skin is intact and not too damaged. Such tiger skin is very valuable.

If sold to a wealthy family, it would be worth a hundred and eighty taels of silver.

How on earth did they kill such a tiger?The key is that no one was hurt. "

Qi Bao was also very confused.

Only a dozen people can actually hunt a tiger. Are they more powerful than the people in the government?
The two of them broke their heads and couldn't figure out how they did it.

"No matter what they do, follow me to find Scarface. They will definitely go to collect the reward after a while, and there may be a celebration tonight.

It's a good opportunity to take action. "Qi Hu said through gritted teeth.

"Then let's go quickly. We still have to report the news back and forth. If we are late, we may not be able to make it in time!" Qi Bao said quickly.

The two quietly left the village and ran towards the county seat.

They must tell Scarface the news earlier and let him bring the bandits over to rob.

After showing it in the village for a while, I took the cart to the county government office to collect the reward.

All the hunters go together, which is a very beautiful thing.

Even the village sent people who played gongs and drums to follow, beating all the way.

Passing other villages on the road, many people watched.

Everyone was very excited to see such a big tiger.

Especially in Zhouzhou County, more people were watching at the city gate, almost causing a blockage.

It was up to the government officials guarding the city gate to disperse all the people, so that the donkey cart could continue to move forward.Many people heard about it and spread the news everywhere, and the roads were crowded with people on both sides.

The entire county has not been so lively for a long time.

The hunters all held their heads high and looked proud.

This is a good opportunity to show up.

The county magistrate Zhang Xuelong also received a report that a hunter had shot a big tiger and was sending it here.

I was also very surprised.

"Has someone shot a tiger? A few days ago, a scholar named Lin Hai said he wanted to hunt a tiger. It couldn't be him, right?"

"My master guessed right. It was the tiger hunted by the hunter led by Lin Hai. It was definitely an adult tiger, and its body was longer than a human being."

Zhang Xuelong immediately became very interested and quickly ordered: "Go to the door and have a look."

Looking at the crowd outside, a donkey cart soon came forward.

Lin Hai was leading the way. When he saw Zhang Xuelong, he raised his hands and said, "The student has met the county magistrate. Fortunately, he has fulfilled his orders and brought this big tiger back to you."

Zhang Xuelong walked down and looked at such a big tiger.

Also very shocked.

"It's not easy, it's not easy! How many of you can hunt down such a big tiger?"

He reached out and stroked the tiger's fur.

There are not many scars on the tiger's body, and its skin is very complete.

But the tiger's head was full of small wounds and almost smashed.

"How is this done?" Zhang Xuelong looked confused.

"This is a kind of hidden weapon. You put iron sand into an iron pipe and shoot it out with gunpowder. That's why it caused such a small wound.

This is also the basis for students to dare to take people to hunt tigers. "

"What is gunpowder?" The county magistrate looked confused.

"It's an explosive substance produced through alchemy. But if it's not used properly, it can easily hurt people."

Lin Hai didn't explain it clearly and just fooled him.

Gunpowder is a very powerful killing weapon in this era, and I don't want anyone to know.

Zhang Xuelong didn’t get to the bottom of it either.

Everyone has their own secret, and since he doesn't want to tell it, he doesn't bother to ask.

Being able to hunt such a tiger can even be reported to the government as a political achievement.

If the prefect knows this news, he will definitely give him a certain reward.

"You guys did a great job! Come here and get 200 taels of silver!"

Lin Hai was very confused after hearing this, and asked quickly: "Didn't I say that the reward for hunting a tiger is only 100 taels of silver?"

"The reward is indeed 100 taels of silver, and the other 100 taels of silver is the money to buy the tiger. This county has long wanted to find a good tiger skin, so I think it will be yours."

Lin Hai couldn't help complaining in his heart, he was such an old fox who refused to suffer at all.

I got some extra silver for hunting wolves last time.

This time, I made money back from the tiger.

This tiger will definitely be sold for more than 100 taels of silver, because the tiger's skin is very well preserved, and just one tiger skin can be worth 80 to [-] taels.

In addition, tiger bones and tiger paws are also very valuable.

It can be used to make wine. Tiger paw is a very valuable ingredient.

If you pay 100 taels of silver to buy a tiger, if you sell it separately, you can probably make double the profit.

However, Lin Hai also knew that the situation was stronger than the people, so he could not offend the county magistrate.

He smiled and nodded and said: "Since the county magistrate has spoken, of course we must give priority to selling to you."

(End of this chapter)