Chapter 94: It’s Hard to Persuade the Damned
The big guys gathered in a circle frowned and took a few steps back when they heard the sarcastic voice.
Zhao Zhilan saw Zhou Cuihua pushing Chen Changshui's shoulders and the two of them walked over together.
As soon as Liu Lizheng saw Zhou Cuihua, he started to feel a headache.
Chen Changshui is a dull person, but Zhou Cuihua is an unreasonable and shameless person.
"Why are you, a woman, joining in the fun?"
Liu Lizheng frowned and said, "The rain that day was calculated by a hermit master. Auntie Yun was kind enough to tell us. How come you don't understand the reasoning at all?"
Zhou Cuihua glanced at Zhao Zhilan, her eyes almost rolling up her sleeves. "Village head, you're the only one of your age who's fooled by her! Is she kind? She's just afraid that we'll find out about the wild boars too. I don't even know about them robbing the mountains!"
"Zhou Cuihua, you idiot!"
Zhao Zhilan was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and cursed, "If I was really afraid that you would find out, I would have gone there quietly. Why would I have to ask the village head to stop you?"
"I'm telling you, if you insist on letting Chen Changshui go up the mountain, I can't do anything about it, and neither can Li Zheng Liu. But if something really happens, you can't blame our family!"
"Tsk!" Zhou Cuihua curled her lips. "I'm not blaming you. If our Changshui hunts a wild boar someday, don't get jealous!"
Zhao Zhilan was almost amused by her stupidity. It's hard to persuade a damned person with kind words. If you don't show mercy, you'll just kill yourself!
Anyway, she had said this, and Zhou Cuihua insisted that Chen Changshui follow her up the mountain, so it was none of her business.
Liu Lizheng was also helpless. He glanced at the five people led by Wu Ergou and finally said, "Are you guys determined?"
"I know you mean well. I'm not afraid of death anyway, so I plan to go to the mountains and try my luck," Wu Ergou said. "If they're willing to follow me, I don't have much to say."
The other three men either relied on their own strength or had really difficult financial situations at home. They wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make some money and go to the town to exchange some money so that they could have a better New Year.
So the three men nodded in unison.
"I...I'll go too." Chen Changshui responded in a muffled voice.
He actually didn't want to go.
But Zhou Cuihua was strong-willed. Not long ago, the woodshed at home collapsed. She spent 500 coins to repair the house and the chicken coop. Some of the chickens were burned to death, while others were lost. Only two were left.
There is not much money or food left at home now, and Chen Xiaojuan has to eat mixed grains with them, and Chen Chengcai, who is studying in the town, has to give them money every month.
If we could really hunt a wild boar, our family would be much better off.
Seeing him respond, Zhou Cuihua's satisfied squinting eyes disappeared into a smile: "Our parents are brave enough to go into the water! Unlike some families, who are a bunch of cowards! They dare not go up the mountain on such a bright sunny day!"
Zhao Zhilan was too lazy to argue with her, but when she saw her smug and about to leave with Chen Changshui, she hurriedly stopped them.
"You'll be there in a moment."
"What? Do you regret it? I didn't expect we didn't fall for your trick!"
Zhou Cuihua couldn't stop smiling. She was so happy that she had imagined the scene of Chen Changshui hunting the wild boar over and over again in her mind.
Zhao Zhilan put on a stern face and shouted towards the main hall of her house, "Chenglu, bring me some paper and pen!"
"Hey, here comes the milk!"
Yun Chenglu responded, carrying a small wooden stool and trotting over.
Baoya followed Yun Chenglu with two pieces of mulberry paper, a brush and an inkstone in her hands.
Yunhua and Yunyue followed at the end, holding a small dish of cinnabar paint and a small dish of water in their hands.
The four children ran to Zhao Zhilan. Yun Chenglu placed a wooden stool between them. Baoya spread out the mulberry paper and ground the ink with her deft hands. Yunhua and Yunyue mixed the red pigment with cinnabar and water.
"You...what are you doing?" Zhou Cuihua was frightened by the scene and asked with wide eyes.
Zhao Zhilan curled her lips and said, "While Liu Li is here, I have to make this matter clear to you."
"Zhou Cuihua, you're notorious for not keeping your word. If something happens to Chen Changshui while he's in the mountains, and you come crying and making a scene, I can't afford it. Let's sign a written guarantee."
"I won't sign!" Zhou Cuihua put her hands on her hips and stiffened her neck. "I can't even read, what can I do if you write nonsense?"
"Ahem!" Liu Lizheng coughed with a dark face. "You're not taking me seriously! With me here, I don't think anyone dares to mess around!"
Zhou Cuihua was startled by his intimidation and her attitude softened immediately: "Liu Lizheng, I trust you. But this is just a trip to Tiger Tooth Mountain. It's not like I've been there before, so why bother making such a fuss..."
"That's true. I also think it's better to write it clearly." Liu Lizheng rolled his eyes at her. To deal with such an unreasonable woman, you have to use something she is afraid of to suppress and control her. Only then will it be effective.
"Aunt Yun had good intentions today, but it was you five who insisted on going up the mountain. So, if anything goes wrong, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself! No one should even think of picking a fight with the Yun family!"
Liu Lizheng glared at everyone present. Although he was a thin old man, his aura of having been a village chief for many years was so strong that no one said a word.
"Wait until the documents are written. Anyone who wants to go up the mountain, please give me a fingerprint! Otherwise, don't go!" He knocked his crutch and said sternly.
After he finished speaking, the Yun family's children had ground their ink. Baoya dipped the brush in the ink, moistened the tip of the brush and handed it to the headman. Yunyue ran back with her short legs and got a cushion for him to sit on.
Liu Lizheng sat upright, looking a bit like the county magistrate he was in his youth, and quickly finished writing the document.
"Today... there are villagers from Feishui Village who, despite the Yun family's advice, have gone to Tiger Tooth Mountain on their own. If anything happens, you will bear all the consequences yourself. You must... absolutely not cause any trouble for the Yun family. Otherwise, you will be taken to the authorities and treated as troublemakers!"
The date of signature is November 34th year of the Geng year.
Baoya pointed at the neat and handsome handwriting with her little finger. Although she spoke slowly, she almost recognized it all.
She has a good memory and can remember all the words that her elder brother taught her once. After a while, she knows quite a few words.
Liu Lizheng nodded in appreciation: "Not bad, Baoya read it all correctly!"
After saying that, he turned to the five people gathered around him and said, "You guys, come over here and press your fingerprints. Also, if there are others who want to go, come over here and press your fingerprints as well. If not, I'll fill in the number of people!"
After he finished speaking, there was another round of discussion among the crowd. By the time Wu Ergou and Chen Changshui had pressed their fingerprints, two more people came over and pressed their fingerprints as well.
Liu Lizheng filled in "seven" on the document, and it became: There are seven villagers in Feishui Village today.
Everything was done. After the ink and fingerprints dried, Liu Lizheng folded the paper and put it away.
"Okay, let's all go home and do what we need to do!" He waved his hand and went back by himself, and the crowd dispersed.
Baoya followed her brothers and sisters to pack up the stools and cushions. When she looked up, Chen Xiaojuan was standing not far from her like a ghost.
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