nycdaug Chapter 200 People were taken away
Chapter 200 People were taken away
Niu Guilan turned around and said, "I didn't cook this morning. I made some leftover vegetable cakes from last night."
She and her daughter each drank a bowl of water and had breakfast.
Her husband and son were not at home, and she did not want to cook, so she just had one bite to eat in such a hot day.
Ji Wenhe finished mowing the grass in the field and watered the field with the manure water in the bucket.
The sun was getting hotter and hotter. Looking at Miao Zhaodi who was still mowing the grass in the field, she said, "Aunt Miao, the sun is too strong. Go back and take a rest. Come back in the evening."
She didn't even raise her head and said, "You go back first. I'll continue mowing for a while."
"Okay, I'll go home first." She had to go back quickly to change her menstrual belt.
"Hey." Miao Zhaodi responded and cut the grass under the scorching sun.
Wash your hands by the river and walk at the foot of the mountain.
Shen Yuanshan saw her coming and said, "Sister-in-law, you come and look after the shop. I'll go and fetch manure to water the fields."
Ji Wenhe held the sickle in one hand and supported his waist with the other: "No, you have to take a shower after carrying the manure, otherwise you will smell bad, and when you come to sell things, people will smell it."
"Wait until the evening when the stall is closed, and then go and fetch manure water to water the fields. Give me the key."
He took out the keys strung together with a rope from under the basket and saw that she looked unhappy: "Sister-in-law, I will go back to cook at noon."
"Okay." She took the key and walked slowly up the mountain.
As soon as her period comes, she feels weak all over and always wants to lie down. If she lies down all the time, she will feel uncomfortable.
I've been cutting grass for a while and my waist is sore now.
"Ouch, my old waist."
Sitting on the bench, he took off his hat and fanned himself.
The branches in the yard are almost burned out, so it's time to go chop firewood. Also, we need to cut some more thatch to replace them in the winter.
The goods at home have been almost sold out. I will go to town to buy more in a couple of days.
I rested for a while, changed clothes, and washed two cucumbers.
Arriving at the foot of the mountain: "Yuanshan, here you go."
Looking to the east, three horses slowly entered the village: "It's Li Tianba, he's here so soon."
Following behind him were the two people who went to Shen Dadong's house last time.
Shen Yuanshan turned around and took a bite of the cucumber: "A great achievement."
He will definitely come as soon as possible.
Ji Wenhe crossed his arms and leaned against the pillar: "He made a great contribution in the last case of Shen Hubiao. He will make another contribution this time. He must thank the head of the village well."
"Sister-in-law, why don't you go and take a look."
"No, it's so hot, there's no shade outside their house, and we can't go inside. We'll be sunburned to death."
"Aunt Lan is gone. I'll ask her later."
Lan Qiuhua was chatting with Wang Erfeng in the vegetable garden. When she saw them enter the village, she hurriedly followed them to watch the fun.
After a while, they came from the east.
Ji Wenhe put down the silk cord in his hand and stretched lazily: "Aunt Lan, Aunt Wang, what do they say? Did you find out anything?"
Both of them were sunburned and their faces turned red.
Lan Qiuhua sat opposite her and fanned the air with her hand: "We didn't get anything out of them. They refused to admit that they were human traffickers."
"Li Tianba will take them to the government office, torture them with sticks, and see how long they can hold out."
"So Uncle Xiucai, does he agree to take the person away?"
If this person was taken to the government office and then rescued, he would be so angry that he would die.
"What can I do if I don't agree?" Wang Erfeng lowered her voice, "Although he is a scholar, he is a government official."
"They obey the orders of the county magistrate, not Shen Qingyang. If he dares to disagree, he can be detained in the government office for a few days on the charge of obstructing the execution of his duties."
Ji Wenhe nodded in understanding: "He only has the title of a scholar, but he has no real power."
He had no right to make decisions in front of the yamen runners.
Lan Qiuhua agreed: "Yes, he is already so old, he has long stopped taking the imperial examinations, and the county magistrate no longer tries to curry favor with him."
"Besides, the county magistrate of our town has been replaced, and he doesn't even take a scholar like him seriously."
"The only people who can have a say in the county government are our headman's family. The connections of the scholar's family are not enough."
The two human traffickers were taken to the town by Li Tianba, and after two days, there was no news from them.
Just when she thought the matter would come to nothing, three days later, several people gathered in the shed and Niu Guilan trotted over.
"Everyone is here. Let me tell you something."
Without waiting for anyone to ask, she continued.
"I heard from Hongxi that those two people were human traffickers, but the person behind them was not found out."
"They had previously captured two children, a boy and a girl, from another village."
"They said they had never met the person they were in contact with. They knocked the two children unconscious and put them in a place. Someone gave them one or two taels of silver."
"The man was caught and tortured, but nothing was revealed. The three men were beheaded."
Ji Wenhe suspected that these two people were newbies, not veterans who had been doing kidnapping for many years: "It's a good death."
She had been worried that someone behind the scenes would come to rescue them, and it seemed that they were not of much use.
At this time, Zhao Sanniang came over from the foot of the mountain in the east, holding a branch. Everyone stopped talking and looked at her.
Lan Qiuhua smiled and asked, "Sanniang, where is your Shen Ping? Why haven't I seen him these days?"
"He went to town to look for work. He's been gone for days."
"You just got married, and yet you're willing to leave you alone at home."
Zhao Sanniang blushed at Wang Erfeng's teasing and lowered her head slightly.
"I won't tease you anymore. If you have time, come and talk to us."
"Hey, I'm going home first."
Then he nodded.
Miao Zhaodi looked at her from behind and said, "Shen Ping has really changed a lot. His words are not as harsh as before."
Niu Guilan laughed and said, "It was so hard to marry a wife, but now that woman's mouth ruins her, he will cry."
"By the way, Sister Miao, when will your Shen Liang come to visit his relatives? He's getting old, almost twenty years old."
Lan Qiuhua glanced at her and wondered why she brought up their family for no reason.
The oldest person in the village is Shen Liang, who is still unmarried at the age of nineteen.
Miao Zhaodi must have been so anxious, and she even brought it up in front of others, which really hurt them.
"Guilan, you have finished mowing the grass in your field."
She was totally unaware and leaned against the pillar leisurely: "I've finished mowing. I got up early and asked my daughter to do it."
Ji Wenhe asked, "Aunt Niu, your Siyu is thirteen this year, right?"
Niu Guilan nodded: "Well, her birthday is in January, and she will only be fourteen next year. I will look for a match for her after her birthday."
"That's still early."
"It's almost over. When I gave birth to her, I was wondering when I could raise this child."
"Look, thirteen years have passed in a flash. I can get married next year. Time flies."
Yes, time flies. It has been several months since she came here.
I adapted to the life here without realizing it.