Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 306 Barbarian

The journey to Guazhou is long, and at the moment we can only wait for the people sent to investigate the scene to come back to find out the situation.

Of the two guards in charge of this mission, one came back to report the news, and the other went to report to the authorities. I think the Guazhou provincial government should have already started an investigation.

If the provincial government can't solve this case, I'm afraid it will have to be reported to the Dali Temple...

The things he promised his wife were not done well. Xiao Cui was in a bad mood when he got home from get off work. The servants in the front yard were very good at reading people's expressions. They were so quiet that they wanted to become invisible.

But as soon as he reached the backyard gate, he heard squeaking sounds from inside from afar.

"Meow~"

Xiao Cui looked up and saw his raccoon slave looking at him lazily from top to bottom. Its limbs hung naturally on both sides of the wall, and its long tail flapped casually.

"Manman, why did you run out?"

The name of this raccoon is Manman, because this little thing has a very wild temperament.

Hearing Cui Bianxu's question, Manman sighed as if she understood, and drooped her chin on the wall, looking as if she had lost all hope in life.

"You can still sigh? What are you sighing about?" Cui Bianxu stretched out his hand in a bad mood and took the chubby Manman into his arms and tucked it under his armpit, scratching its chin a few times. Manman, feeling comfortable, kept making "meow" sounds in his throat, tilted his head, squinted his eyes, and rubbed his arm slowly.

Seeing this, the gatekeeper bowed and then said, "Jiulang, it's very lively in here today. It seems that Miss Jiang told a story and everyone is talking excitedly. Manman must have run out to get some peace and quiet because it was too noisy inside."

"Tell a story? Is she still here?" Cui Bianxu originally thought that Xiao Jiang had gone home, but when he heard her say that, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.

Young lovers are now in the period of being very affectionate with each other, and seeing each other every day is not enough.

"Miss Jiang has already left. The maids are just telling the story she told today." The old woman was also very anxious. She was on the day shift now, and when it was time for dinner, someone would come to take over her shift.

When the time comes, she will also have to ask what story Miss Jiang told today!

Xiao Cui instantly lost his cheerful mood and walked in calmly with Manman in his arms. It was almost time for dinner, and the cat in the Cui family also had to eat on time.

The further he walked in, the louder the voices became. Ever since his mother and aunt came, the backyard had been replaced by maids and old women. It was usually quite quiet, but today was the first time that he felt like he was walking on the street when walking in his own backyard.

"Bao Xiruo is truly kindhearted. She saved someone, so that person should thank her generously later, right?"

"Of course. Anyone who knows the rules will know that a life-saving favor should be repaid with gratitude."

"Mrs. Jiang should still be giving the lecture in your courtyard tomorrow, right? I wonder if the door will be open tomorrow. If not, we'll have to wait until they finish listening before we can tell them!"

Cui Bianxu looked down at Manman, whose ears drooped in his arms, and whose head he wished he could bury. He flicked its head lightly with his finger and said, "How can a raccoon be so delicate?"

Manman meowed listlessly. Which good cat could stand so many young ladies chirping at the same time?

Walking all the way to Zhao Yue's courtyard, Cui Bianxu heard all the stories about Jiang Shangxian, which aroused his curiosity. The first thing he asked when he saw Zhao Yue was, "Mother, what did Nian Nu say today? I just heard all this when I came here."

Zhao Yue was lying down eating candy. Seeing him come in, she generously gave him one: "Are you back? Come and try it. The girl made it. It's delicious."

As she spoke, she chewed her words and ordered Lian Huan: "I didn't ask you to say this. Jiulang wanted to hear it, so tell him again."

I have already stumbled over and over again, my mouth dry and tongue drooping: ...

Zhao Yue, who had listened to Cui Bianxu's story with great pleasure once more, and felt unsatisfied, began to order people around: "Bring back a dog tomorrow. I think that girl will like it. I'll give it to her to keep her company."

"When did she say she liked dogs? How come I didn't know?" Cui Bianxu was even more surprised. In just one afternoon, his mother even knew that Jiang Shangxian liked dogs?

Why didn't he know?

Zhao Yue was too lazy to waste time talking to him: "Just look for her when I tell you to. Remember to pick a good-looking one."

Cui Bianxu: ....

Okay, it's just raising a dog, which is not a difficult thing. It's just right to pick a smart and docile one to guard the house. There is only Old Fan in the Jiang family, so it would be nice to have an extra layer of protection.

The custom of keeping pets was very popular in the Tang Dynasty. Although women nowadays preferred to keep docile small and medium-sized dogs, many dignitaries kept dogs for hunting. As a result, there were many dog ​​bites, and the Tang Dynasty also issued relevant laws on dog keeping.

For example, in the "Supplement to Tang Ling", Article 33 of the Miscellaneous Regulations is "Livestock biting people": If anyone bites people, both ears will be cut off.

It means that if a dog bites someone, its two ears will be cut off as punishment.

"Tang Code": If anyone kills or injures someone by failing to tag or restrain a dog or by not killing a mad dog, it shall be treated as negligence. The person who is negligent shall be punished according to the law of atonement for his crime.

This article means that if a dog owner fails to supervise the dog properly and the dog injures someone, the owner must pay compensation according to the crime. If the dog injures someone again, both the owner and the dog will be punished, and the dog will be killed.

The Tang Code also stipulates that for dog owners who deliberately let their dogs bite people, if they intentionally let their dogs kill or injure people, it means that if they know that dogs and other livestock can trample and bite people, and they let them go intentionally, the punishment will be reduced by one level.

The last article further stipulates that if a dog is bitten while being treated by a veterinarian, the dog owner will not be held responsible if the dog owner pays for the treatment. However, if the veterinarian does not pay, the dog owner will be held responsible.

Thinking of today's news, Cui Bianxu asked Zhao Yue, "The guards in the palace are going to Guazhou. Are they going to send something to my grandparents' home?"

The Zhao family in Dunhuang had not had much contact with their family, and the distance was too far, so every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, and New Year's Day, Zhao Yue would prepare some festival gifts one or two months in advance and ask someone to send them. Since the Mid-Autumn Festival was close to the Double Ninth Festival, the gifts for both festivals were sent together.

For more than 20 years, she has never returned to her parents' home.

"What are you going to do? Are you going to Guazhou for work at the Dali Temple? This case of yours is quite far away."

Zhao Yue was initially tempted, but then she changed her mind and worried that it would interfere with her son's important work, so she said, "Since it's just an errand, how can you bring so many things? I've prepared everything here and will be leaving in a few days. You can also tell them that you're getting married while you're at it."