Xu Yongsi and Jiang Hong surrounded the man from both sides and intercepted him, but he suddenly took out a fire starter and laughed crazily.
The man threw the tinderbox out, and just as it was about to fall to the ground, Su Sijin's eyes flashed coldly, and she bent over and threw out several silver needles, and the flame on the tinderbox was extinguished.
Xu Yongsi and Jiang Hong subdued the criminal and pinned him to the ground.
Su Sijin turned around, her sword already against Shi Tianci's neck, her almond-shaped eyes icy, "Shi Tianci, aren't you afraid that the fire will burn you to ashes?"
Shi Tianci trembled and said in a muffled voice, "Niece-in-law, you are really wronging me. I am not that stupid. I haven't lived enough. I don't want to die."
In order to gain Su Sijin's trust, he questioned the man fiercely, "Feng Hu, what on earth do you want to do? Who gave you the courage to make decisions on your own? You're going to burn this whole county to ashes as well."
"You traitor, am I not good enough to you? How dare you try to murder me."
Feng Hu is one of Shi Tianci's most trusted people. He is responsible for handling matters that Shi Tianci is not convenient to handle outside the county government office. Feng Er can handle them all perfectly.
Therefore, he really did not expect Feng Erlai to do this today.
Feng Hu ignored Shi Tianci's curses and questions, and looked ready to die. Shi Tianci gritted his teeth and was determined to cut him into pieces.
Su Sijin sneered, "Uncle Xu, throw him out to feed the locusts."
Feng Hu, who was ready to die, finally cracked. He raised his head and roared with bloodshot eyes.
"Poisonous woman, you are so vicious at such a young age. Madam is right. The people in the Lu family's eldest house are all snakes and scorpions, all crazy, all cold-blooded and heartless, all cruel and inhumane."
"Aunt?" Lu Changming scratched his head irritably.
"Second brother, you are wrong. Old Lady Lu and Uncle Lu, Second Uncle Lu, and Third Uncle Lu disowned our eldest brother because he was disabled, and I was a sickly child. They also disowned our widowed mother because she was a burden, so they cut off our relationship."
Lu Changji pointed out the relationship between the Lu family's eldest son and Old Madam Lu in a clear and frank voice.
Su Sijin snorted and spoke coldly.
"So, Madam Shi wanted to roast thousands of people including Magistrate Shi for her own selfish desires?" The Madam Feng Hu was referring to was Madam Lu's most beloved youngest daughter.
What was it called? Lu Changgong said it, but she didn't remember it.
"What?" Shi Tianci was furious.
"This vicious woman even dared to murder me? Doesn't she know that without me, she won't be able to live a good life?"
Shi Tianci threatened furiously, and Su Sijin glared at him coldly, "Shi Tianci, stop playing double game with your wife here. I, Su Sijin, am not stupid, and I won't fall for your tricks."
"There is a road to heaven but you don't take it, there is no door to hell but you insist on breaking in. Then I will grant your wish." Su Sijin pushed the sword forward a little and threatened Shi Tianci to go to the iron gate.
"My dear niece, you are being wronged. I don't understand any of this double-act or single-act talk, and I won't risk my life. My father told me that I can go back after a while, and I..."
"It's futile to make random connections. Stop talking nonsense and get out immediately." Su Sijin didn't listen to his explanation. She didn't believe Shi Tianci. He was a very cunning man.
She remembered what he said to the yamen runner. She felt something was wrong at the time and didn't expect him to be waiting here.
"My dear niece, you can't look at me like this. I'm your elder after all, and you should call me uncle. If you force me to leave now, aren't you sending me to be food for the locusts?"
Shi Tianci would never take a step forward no matter what.
"I only have one elder, Zheng Jie, my mother. You... you are such a thief, hollowed out by alcohol and sex, don't insult the word 'elder'."
Su Sijin didn't waste any more time talking to him and kicked him out directly. Whether he lived or died was not up to man.
Feng Hu was also thrown out by Xu Yongsi and Jiang Hong.
In an instant, two ghostly howls were heard outside, but Su Sijin knew that they were just shouting to scare people, and in fact they had already run away.
After a while, the figure disappeared.
Su Sijin didn't know whether the locusts were eaten by them or escaped. She only cared about the delicious taste of the roasted locusts.
Seeing that the harvest was almost over, Su Sijin called on everyone to take out simple tools such as cloth and nets, "Aren't you all out of food? Locusts can solve the urgent problem. The locusts you catch will belong to you."
"So, the more you catch, the longer you can eat it. As for how to make it, don't worry, I will teach you later."
Most people are skeptical about whether locusts are edible, but when their stomachs are empty, they don't care too much.
"But..." Su Sijin's words turned around and successfully pulled back everyone who was eager to try, "Twelve-year-old children are not allowed to go out of the city to catch locusts, regardless of whether they are boys or girls."
"But... why?" someone protested dissatisfiedly.
"Why? Why do you think?" Su Sijin looked at the man coldly, then glanced at the group of confused people. She did not intend to explain.
She doesn't owe anyone anything, she just suggests.
Whether it is adopted or not is none of her business.
Even if something goes wrong in the end, you have to pay the price for your greed.
"Think about it yourself! Okay, now grab your tools and start catching locusts."
As Su Sijin finished speaking, everyone rushed out, and Su Sijin arranged Zheng Jie, Chen Tingyun and Lu Qiuling in a relatively safe house.
Lu Changming was eager to try, "Sister-in-law, I'll go too."
After saying that, he took a piece of cloth and walked out, "Stop, you and my third brother's mission is to protect the women and children at home."
"But sister-in-law, didn't you say that locusts are edible? We're running out of food at home, and I..."
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