Chapter 164: Fell into a pit and died
Su Ying had indeed overlooked this point before. Since she planned to use these people, she would not be too harsh on them.
"There are still some dry food up there. Come with me to get some so we can deal with it when we return."
These people didn't expect Su Ying to agree so readily. They were very grateful in their hearts. In this hellish place, the one who could give them a bite to eat was their benefactor.
There was still a lot of dry food left from the food they brought out this morning, so Su Ying asked them to each take some to last for two days.
These scholars were also particular about food. Even though there was not a grain of rice left at home, they did not take extra dry food.
"Thank you, Madam Su. We will remember your kindness in our hearts."
More than a dozen people bowed to express their gratitude.
"Don't worry, there will be a time for you to report back, but don't sit idle after you go back. Go and take a good look at the children in the West District who are between three and six years old, and between six and nine years old. Take three years old as a progressive stage, and count them all the way up to sixteen years old. See how many children there are in these age groups. After the statistics are completed, find someone to deliver the results to the Tiger Camp."
Of course, they responded to this little thing, "Don't worry, Madam Su, we will complete the task conscientiously."
"good."
Meanwhile, on the burned earth slope, Cheng Ming was also working hard with his men to reclaim the land. He had observed the condition of the saplings and thought that all the saplings had better be planted in the next few days, otherwise the survival rate would be reduced. So he got up before dawn today and immediately asked No. 2 and others to gather the men in order to reclaim the earth slope as quickly as possible.
"Everyone, work harder and dig out the tree roots in the ground, otherwise it will affect the growth of the saplings."
They had limited tools, and it could be said that they had collected all the tools in the entire West District, but it was still difficult to dig. Some of the tree roots were firmly embedded in the ground, and they had to dig a very deep hole to pull out the roots.
"Fuck, is this a job for humans? There are so many tree roots on this slope, and we have to dig them out by hand. It will cost us our lives. We only had two coarse grain steamed buns for lunch, so we don't have the energy to work."
"That's right. They clearly want us to do hard labor. Will we get a share of the fruits when they're grown?"
Someone threw the stone chisel in his hand into the pit and then hid in the tree pit. Anyway, there were people all over the hill and no one would notice them.
Cheng Ming gritted his teeth and followed the two people to dig out a tree root, then threw the trunk aside.
"You guys continue to clean the roots down there. I'm going to go get some water."
Cheng Ming wiped the sweat from his face, walked to the side, picked up the water bag and took a sip, and then he saw two people sleeping in the pit.
He stuffed the water bag, frowned and walked over, "What are you two doing? Get up and work."
The two were obviously asleep, and they didn't move even after Cheng Ming called them several times.
Cheng Ming had no choice but to jump into the dirt pit and give them a push, "Get up, you can't be so lazy."
The two of them suddenly woke up, their eyes red and bloodshot, staring at Cheng Ming angrily, "You bastard, didn't you see your grandpa was sleeping? How dare you touch your grandpa? Are you tired of living?"
Cheng Ming frowned, "Everyone is working, you are just being lazy. You can take a break if you are tired, but you have been hiding in this pit since morning until now, and you haven't even dug out a tree root. The lady's food will not be wasted on people like you."
The other party saw that the pit was high enough and no one around was paying attention to this place. The two exchanged glances and saw a sinister and cold look in each other's eyes.
"Who do you think you are? We are not someone you, a bastard, can teach a lesson to. I have long been fed up with you. Today I must teach you a lesson!"
Before he finished speaking, he pounced on Cheng Ming.
The pit was not big to begin with, and it was already very crowded with three people standing in it. The other party suddenly pounced on him, and Cheng Ming had no room to dodge and was pressed down into the pit by him.
Another person grabbed a handful of mud and stuffed it into his mouth.
Cheng Ming struggled to break free from their restraints, but he didn't know kung fu and was no match for the two men.
Because the pit was quite high, the people around were busy with their own things and didn't notice anything unusual here.
Cheng Ming struggled and kicked his opponent in the stomach. When the opponent retreated in pain, he turned around and tried to climb up, but the mud was too slippery and he couldn't climb up at all. He could only try to spit out the mud in his mouth and try to call for help, but the opponent didn't give him a chance to speak, and grabbed the yellow mud and stuffed it into his mouth and nose...
Xiao Jin went to the slope with a shovel. His main job these days was to patrol to prevent any uncooperative people from causing trouble.
He just came over from the field and was about to go up to the slope to take a look.
"Where is Cheng Ming?" As the main person in charge of this area, Cheng Ming is naturally the first person to be looked for when arriving here.
Patrolman No. 2 looked around. He had just seen Cheng Ming digging tree roots with others, but how come he disappeared in the blink of an eye?
"Maybe he was tired and went to find a place to rest."
Xiao Jin didn't think much about it. This job was not easy, so it was normal to feel tired.
"kindness."
Xiao Jin walked past a pit and saw two people filling it with soil. Usually, after the tree roots were dug out, the soil dug out previously needed to be filled in.
The two men saw Xiao Jin walking past them and were about to breathe a sigh of relief when they caught a glimpse of Xiao Jin stopping out of the corner of their eyes.
The two men's hearts instantly rose, and they shoveled the soil faster.
Fortunately, Xiao Jin's footsteps only paused for a moment and he left soon.
Just as the two of them exhaled, a tall figure appeared behind them, "What are you doing?"
"ah!"
The two screamed in fright.
They threw away the chisels in their hands and tried to run, but Xiao Jin grabbed the back of their necks one by one and pulled them back.
"Tell me, what did you do?"
The two men struggled to break free from Xiao Jin's hand, but that hand was like an immovable iron clamp. They felt as if the meridians on their necks were being pinched fiercely, their temples were throbbing, and their vision was getting darker and darker.
"I say, I say..."
Xiao Jin's dark eyes dimmed as he loosened his grip. The two men gasped and said, "That Cheng Ming fell into the pit and died. I, we, buried him."
Xiao Jin's pupils shrank, and he kicked the two men in the heart. He immediately called for people to come over and carefully dig up the soil in the pit.
Soon, they found Cheng Ming, who was buried in a pit and completely motionless.
Xiao Jin lifted Cheng Ming up and checked his pulse, but could hardly sense his breath.
He helped the man up, looked at the yellow mud stuffed in his mouth and nose, and slapped his chest with one of the sheets inside.
(End of this chapter)
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