nashuaworldcup Chapter 212 The Village Was Surrounded
Chapter 212 The Village Was Surrounded
Several constables were divided into three groups.
A group of people rode back to the county government office and reported the matter to the county magistrate.
A group of people were responsible for checking other villages to see if there were similar incidents.
The rest are responsible for guarding the women and protecting Xingzi Village.
Under the arrangement of the village chief, the young and middle-aged villagers of Xingzi Village are responsible for patrolling in and outside the village.
All the grain from each household should be collected and not hung outside to dry for the time being.
Mu Baobao was also taken home by Zhu.
The entire Mu family gathered at Mu Laosan's house.
Boss Mu and other young and middle-aged men guarded the door and backyard to prevent anyone from breaking in.
The rest of the people stayed in the main room.
"The people in Straw Village are truly wicked," Qian said, gritting her teeth. "Every village has experienced a harvest failure, but none are as vicious as those in Straw Village."
Liu and Wang strongly agreed.
"That's right. We never did anything like this when our village suffered a harvest failure in the past."
"I think the Straw Village is used to being arrogant and domineering. In their opinion, there is nothing they dare not do, only what they want to do."
"This time, we are all thanks to Yuyu and Yueyue. If they hadn't discovered this, we don't know how much loss our village would have suffered."
When Mu Baobao heard the names of his third and sixth brothers, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Grandma, can the third and sixth brothers go back to school?"
Zhu was sewing new clothes. She smiled and said, "If Mr. Cheng agrees, I have no objection."
As he was speaking, Cheng Zishi and Doctor Deng arrived.
The two sat in the main room.
"It's safer for us to stay here," Doctor Deng said with a smile.
The Mu family was eager for Cheng Zishi and Dr. Deng to stay at their home so that they could feel more at ease.
Zhu asked Qian to prepare some food and drinks.
"No, no, we brought some cakes." Doctor Deng placed a few boxes of cakes on the table. "My baby and I bought these in town."
“Originally, it was sold to babies.”
When Mubaobao heard this, he took out several wrapped cakes from his pocket and said, "Grandma, this is a gift I brought for you."
"These are the cakes from the Zheng family. They are delicious."
The pastry had been in her pocket for too long and had been squeezed around so much that it was a little broken.
Zhu took a piece and tasted it, her eyes lit up, "It's really delicious."
"Baby, you're so thoughtful. Let's save the remaining cakes for everyone to eat together, okay?"
Baby Mu nodded his little head heavily, "Okay, let's eat together."
Qian poured two bowls of sugar water for Cheng Zishi and Doctor Deng, then sat aside to sew a quilt.
All the quilts and clothes for the house need to be made. Fortunately, some of them have already been made, and the rest can be made before the New Year.
"It's getting colder." Doctor Deng took a sip of sugar water and chatted casually. "I think it will snow soon."
Zhu glanced outside at the sky, feeling somewhat worried. "I just hope it doesn't snow too soon and that it'll be sunny for a while."
"Every year at this time, the thing I fear most is snow and rain."
"Once it snows or rains, it will affect the drying of rice."
Wang took over the conversation and said, "Yes."
"In the past, when the weather was bad, there were often days when the clothes couldn't be dried by drying them in the sun and had to be baked on the kang."
What the villagers fear most is bad weather after the autumn harvest, which will greatly affect the drying of rice.
When talking about this matter, the Zhu family members had a lot to say.
How will the harvest be this year? How much tax should be paid? How much grain can be left for the family? How should the grain be used? And so on.
The Mu family's life has been much better this year. They no longer have to count their food like in previous years, but they cannot waste it.
Mu Baobao didn't understand what was said, so he held the medical book and looked at the pictures on it to learn about herbs.
……
After the news of Straw Village’s evil plan spread, the other villages were really furious.
If a family had a daughter from Straw Village, she would either be beaten half to death, kicked out of her husband's home, or even divorced.
As for the Straw Village wanting to cause trouble—
At this moment, Straw Village is already unable to take care of itself.
The county magistrate sent hundreds of people to Straw Village and surrounded the entire village.
All the villagers, regardless of age or gender, gathered in the middle of the village, and Captain Ma took the list and called out their names one by one.
If he is not there, he will be treated as a fugitive.
"You guys from Straw Village are really brave."
Captain Ma looked at the people of Straw Village as if they were idiots. "They think they are the kings of the world and can rob any village they want."
"The county magistrate said that since your village likes to rob others so much, you don't need to live."
No matter how fierce and violent the people of Straw Village are, they only dare to act violently in front of other villages, not in front of the constables.
"It's a misunderstanding, there must be a misunderstanding. Our village has always been law-abiding and would never do such a thing." As soon as the village chief spoke, the villagers cried out for justice.
"Master Constable, this is unjust. It is impossible for our village to do such a thing."
"I beg you to understand, Constable, our village has always been a place of peace and tranquility, and we would never do such a thing."
Captain Ma immediately drew his sword and placed it on the village chief's neck. "Are you crying out for justice?"
The village chief shuddered, fearing that he would chop him down the next second, "I..."
"You'd better get this straight," Captain Ma slapped the village chief's face with his saber and said fiercely, "We're here because we have evidence."
"It's not like you can just cry out a few words of injustice and nothing will happen to you."
The villagers present looked at each other in bewilderment. What evidence? What evidence could the county magistrate have?
They didn't do anything harmful, they just did something to help the village survive.
Captain Ma had seen too many prisoners, and he knew what these villagers were thinking just by looking at their expressions.
Villagers like those in Straw Village have been arrogant for too long, and they will not think they are wrong unless they are really facing death.
In their subconscious, whatever they do to other villages is right and they cannot be wrong.
"The county magistrate has already ordered that everyone in your village be thrown into jail and interrogated strictly."
He said slowly, "Whether you can survive then will depend entirely on whether you are willing to confess honestly."
For the villagers, going to jail is a big deal.
Hearing this, they both started crying.
"God, please open your eyes and take a look. We are almost being wrongly accused to death."
"No, no, I don't want to go to jail!"
"Master Constable, we are truly innocent. Please don't put us in jail."
Captain Ma let these people cry and shout, and he ordered his men: "Keep a close eye on everyone in the village."
"Anyone who dares to escape or does something they shouldn't do will be executed on the spot!"
The detectives agreed and stared at the villagers fiercely with their swords in hand.
Even though a small number of villagers had different thoughts, after seeing this scene, they no longer dared to have any thoughts.
They dared to guarantee that if they did anything, they would be hacked to death by the constable.
They don't want to die.