bestfiction Chapter 107 Come to find trouble
Chapter 107 Come to find trouble
After taking the brown rice and giving some instructions, the village doctor got up and went home.
Once home, he wiped away the cold sweat and cried out, "Wife! Come help me up! Guess what I saw?"
"What's wrong? Why are you so scared?"
"I saw so many sacks at Feng Qian's house! Do you remember what they said about that witch, no, about that Jiang Mianmian?"
"I remember, wasn't it said that a lot of rice and grain were stolen from Fengshui County by a witch... Ah, no way, it is..."
The village doctor quickly covered her mouth, saying, "Stop talking! Let's not get involved in this!"
He didn't want to offend either Feng Qian or that enchantress or fairy!
Meanwhile, the constables from Hong'an County had already rushed to the vicinity of the minibus, shouting, "What kind of monster dares to destroy the mountains, forests, and vegetation of my Hong'an County?"
The people of Fengshui County were not to be trifled with either; they all put down what they were doing and slowly gathered around.
Magistrate Ye stopped Jiang Mianmian, who was about to get out of the carriage, and blocked her way. "I am the magistrate of Fengshui County. I have already spoken with your magistrate. He will be staying here for a few days. If there is anything else, he should come to me in person!"
"You think the magistrate is the only magistrate? We're not here to cause trouble, we're here to get an explanation!"
Qu Bantou snorted coldly, "This is all our Hong'an County territory, and now you've ruined it all. You must give us a satisfactory explanation!"
"Oh? How do you plan to explain this?"
Magistrate Ye didn't really take a squad leader seriously.
So what if he has a lot of constables? He currently has a full 80,000 men under his command!
However, his calm tone sounded like he was giving in to the boss's words: "These things have already been dug up, it's not realistic to replant them. We're not unreasonable, so you can just buy them all."
A man dressed as an accountant stood in front of them with an abacus and started calculating rapidly.
"A tree costs fifty taels of silver, a basket of grass costs twenty taels of silver. They dug up about 20,000 trees and 50,000 baskets of grass, which totaled two million taels."
Everyone in Fengshui County was stunned by this ability to fabricate stories.
"Two million taels? Why don't you just rob someone? You want fifty taels for a broken tree? I'll stuff it in your mouth, you believe me?"
"Exactly, how can you even say that out loud!"
Qu Bantou acted as if he hadn't heard, and looked at Magistrate Ye with a smile, "So, are you going to give me the money or not?"
"I'll say it again: if you have something to say, have your magistrate come over and talk to me."
Magistrate Ye looked at him with disdain, "You? You're not worthy!"
The registrar gave a wink to one of his fellow villagers.
"Pooh!"
"spit!"
"Hey!"
Several villagers surged forward, spraying water at Qu Bantou and his men.
It is not very harmful and extremely insulting.
"You bunch of unruly people! Don't push your luck!"
Qu Bantou was furious. "They destroyed our stuff, and not only do they not pay us, they also want to pass through Hong'an County? No way!"
"Pooh!"
"spit!"
"Hey!"
"!!!"
Qu Bantou retreated repeatedly, shouting, "You, you wait!"
Left with no other choice, he led a group of people to retreat to an open area between the Fengshui County camp and Qingbao Village.
"You guys wait here, I have to go out for a bit!"
His clothes were spit out, and he felt so disgusted that he wanted to vomit. After saying that, he went straight to Feng Qian's house.
Then they saw bloodstains in the yard. "What happened? Who's injured?"
"Chief Qu, he's our boss! He's been assassinated!"
His heart skipped a beat; he had a gut feeling that something was wrong with what was happening today.
After he left, Magistrate Ye finally allowed Jiang Mianmian to get out of the car. "When I was talking to their magistrate that day, he said that this headman Qu was very fierce and that he couldn't control him. Sure enough! Sigh."
Jiang Mianmian nodded. "So, what does Magistrate Ye plan to do now?"
"There are many of us, so we're not afraid of him. We'll be staying here for a few more days anyway, so he won't dare to do anything. As for when we retreat eastward, if that guy surnamed Qu really dares to cause trouble, that's even more uncertain."
A ruthless glint flashed in Magistrate Ye's eyes.
Shi Yi disagreed, saying, "Although they only number a little over a hundred, they are all fully equipped. If we include all our soldiers and yamen runners, we might not lose in a head-on confrontation. But if they break in at night and kill a few defenseless villagers, wouldn't we suffer a huge loss?"
"Lord Shi is right, the sooner this matter is resolved, the better!"
The registrar always felt uncomfortable being watched by those people.
"Let's talk in the car."
Working with these people is very brain-saving for Jiang Mianmian.
She left the squad leader of the team that was throwing away rice behind, and the rest of the team went back for the time being.
Once everyone was on the carriage, she got straight to the point, “The rice and grain were stolen by Yu Tieniu and Gou Xingwang. They joined forces with Feng Qian from Qingbao Village. I can see what they’re up to today. Feng Qian even contacted Qu Bantou. Their goal isn’t just the two million taels of silver, but all our supplies. They might even be after Fairy’s carriage.”
She wasn't sure if these constables were the people Feng Qian had sent, but after seeing his face, she was immediately certain.
Because Qu Bantou was also one of the leaders of that group of refugees in his previous life!
Among the hundred or so people who came, there were also faces I remembered!
Now she has all the faces she remembers!
These words stunned the others. "They're really asking for trouble! How dare they try to take advantage of a fairy? Aren't they afraid of incurring divine punishment?"
"I'm afraid we've already made trouble."
Jiang Mianmian smiled. Feng Qian had already lost an arm; this was retribution.
Magistrate Ye took a deep breath. "So what do we do now?"
He wouldn't even agree to give money, let alone ask for a car directly! That guy surnamed Qu has gone completely mad!
Everyone else looked at Jiang Mianmian, saying, "Miss, just say it."
"They were sent back today, but they'll definitely come back again, however..."
Jiang Mianmian paused, "They probably won't come openly, but they'll likely start causing trouble, so tonight we need to..."
Fifteen minutes later, the minibus door finally opened.
Shi Yi and the others, still feeling dizzy, got back to work as usual.
Jiang Mianmian went to the storage point to check today's supplies, which were twice as much as yesterday's. Taoyuan would definitely undergo another change tonight!
If we keep digging like this, we'll have to move the entire camp tomorrow, otherwise digging things will be difficult, and transporting them here will be a hassle.
She stored everything into her spatial storage and ranked the eight teams according to their performance that day. The team with the highest performance received 200 catties of brown rice and 50 catties of cured meat for free, with the amounts decreasing in that order. "The fairy is considerate of your hard work, so she's giving you all an extra meal today! Eat early, and get some rest!"
Each team leader had a megaphone and cheered, "Extra food! Thank you, fairy!"
Soon, the aroma of cured meat wafted far and wide.
The group of people brought by Qu Bantou were still hungry. Upon hearing this, they curled their lips and said, "What kind of monster is this, making such a loud noise!"
"Pah! That's definitely not cured meat. It was given by a monster; who knows what kind of meat it is!"