Chapter 259 The land is empty?
The clerk, recently promoted by Wang Xiaoqian, listened to the wailing in his ears and tried to tell himself to keep his hands steady. But at this moment, he really wanted to go back and hug his own county magistrate and question him harshly, "Woo, woo, didn't you say the village chief was very gentle?"
When Lu Da and his men hurried over, the twenty boards were almost finished.
Hearing the familiar crying sound, the shriveled Lu Laoliu raised the hoe in his hand and wanted to rush in to reason with this damn village chief, but he was stopped by Lu Da as soon as he made a move.
He scolded in a low voice: "What are you doing? Don't you want to live?"
Lu Da's heart was pounding. After the previous two contacts, he had already realized that the village chief was not a soft persimmon that could be easily bullied, but he had never expected that the village chief would act so quickly.
Moreover, as soon as they arrived, they didn't care about anything and directly raided several brothels in the town, and brought the people here to be beaten openly.
Among them was Lu Yang, the youngest son of Lu Laoliu.
"Sir, I am the head of Luhua Town. Please let me know."
The soldier guarding the gate was blocking the door with a big knife. He glanced down at Lu Da and said in a cold tone: "There is an execution going on inside, wait."
When Lu Laoliu heard the wailing of his youngest son, he could not wait any longer. But just now he dared to fight with others with a hoe, and now seeing so many ferocious soldiers, how could he dare to act rashly? He did not dare to go up and could only poke Lu Da's waist, hoping that he would go up and say a few words.
Lu Da was leaning on a crutch, standing further away with his head down, ignoring Lu Laoliu's anxiety and distress.
Lu Laoliu gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, listen, that's your own nephew. If you continue to hit him, he will be beaten to death."
Lu Da: "Killing him will save our Luhua Town a troublemaker. I told you long ago to take good care of your children. Now he has been caught red-handed by the village chief. That is his fate."
Cui Qingyi was sitting in the courtyard and had already seen Lu Da and the others. However, she was in a good mood at the moment. While drinking the tea prepared by Taozhi, she asked the young clerk, "Master He, what is the crime of privately running a brothel in Dajin? Is the beating enough to sentence them to death in the autumn?"
He Qiu wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied carefully, "My Lord, according to the laws of our dynasty, the punishment for illegally setting up a brothel is determined by its size and the amount of money it makes. I'm afraid the one in Luhua Town won't be sentenced to immediate execution."
Cui Qingyi listened while fiddling with her teacup. After a moment, she pointed to a closed door and said, "Then tell me, how did these girls come here? If any of them were kidnapped or abducted, is that enough for the court to sentence them to death?"
Sir Xiao He... The village chief looks kind and benevolent, so why is he so obsessed with killing people?
"According to the laws of our dynasty, the kidnapping and trafficking of human beings, combined with the illegal operation of a brothel, can indeed be punished by immediate execution."
Finally hearing the answer she wanted, Cui Qingyi nodded in satisfaction. At the end, she did not forget to compliment He Wenshu: "Young Master He is young and promising. He knows the laws of our dynasty well. He will surely have a prosperous career in the future."
After twenty strokes of the cane, the guys who had been shouting their disobedience collapsed in the yard like dead dogs. Captain Wu came over and asked, "Village Master, what are the next steps for these people?"
Cui Qingyi propped up her head and thought for a moment, "The people of Suwen Luhua Town are quite tough. Even the local government is helpless against this place. Since this village chief is new here, we should avoid unnecessary trouble. These troublemakers will be detained for the time being, and we will deal with them after the severity of their crimes is determined."
Captain Wu waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to take these people away and put them under custody.
Lu Da and his group were allowed to enter and greet the people. They happened to pass by Lu Yang and his group who were beaten with sticks. Lu Yang saw his father and instantly became energetic, "Dad, Dad, uncle, save me, save me."
Whenever he got into trouble in the past, his father always found a way to settle it for him.
Before he could continue shouting, the person in charge of escorting him swung his knife. Perhaps he hit his teeth, and blood foam instantly flowed from the corner of his mouth. This completely suppressed his annoying shouting.
Lu Laoliu's eyes were red with anger. Lu Yang was the youngest son in the family and the apple of his eyes. He had only worked in the fields a few times since he was a child, so how could he have suffered such a hardship?
Lu Laoliu was feeling angry.
This anger reached its peak when he was waiting to see Cui Qingyi sitting leisurely under the pavilion built by the soldiers in the middle of the courtyard.
Lu Da led his men to kneel before the village chief according to the rules. This time, they let him kneel firmly on the stone ground and kowtowed honestly, and no one heard him being called out.
Lu Da hadn't knelt before anyone other than the ancestral tablets for many years, but he didn't feel any resentment at the moment. Instead, he clearly realized that after living in this deserted town for so many years and enjoying the preferential treatment of the court, he almost forgot what hierarchy was.
It was Lu Laoliu who couldn't help himself first, and raised his head and shouted: "You are the so-called village chief, what do you mean, why did you arrest my son, what crime did he commit?
Today, if you don’t give me an explanation, I will go to the county magistrate’s office and sue you.”
This time Cui Qingyi didn't need to say anything. Taozhi said coldly, "You're still swearing at the village chief. You have no respect for your superiors. I'll slap you twenty times."
The sound of slaps "Pa pa pa..." continued to be heard. Cui Qingyi felt a little anxious when she heard the sound. The people in Luhua Town were more rebellious than she thought. This shriveled old man also had a bit of banditry.
If you don’t accept the toast, you will have to drink the penalty wine. What should you do if you don’t accept the penalty wine either?
Cui Qingyi pondered while calling out softly.
Lu Da leaned on his crutches, stood up, and bowed to Cui Qingyi again, "Village Master, please calm down. The sixth son loves his son so much that he lost his temper for a moment. Please be magnanimous and forgive him."
Lu Laoliu was also old, and he didn't hold back at all when he slapped those people, which made people feel uneasy.
Cui Qingyi was too lazy to flatter this old guy. She came here with the attitude of getting things done. Considering the current time, if she seized the opportunity, she could still catch up and plant another crop of autumn crops.
After waving his hand, the young clerk He came over with a stack of documents. Cui Qingyi then checked the accounts with the village head Lu Da in this yard.
"A month and a half ago, Luhua Town was hit by hail, which reduced the rice yield. What crops are there to grow in the fields now?"
Unexpectedly, the village chief, who looked fierce and murderous just a second ago, asked about the farming in the next second. Lu Da thought for a while before replying: "Village chief, we in Luhua Town only grow rice once a year, and we haven't planted any other crops in the fields yet."
Cui Qingyi frowned and continued to ask, "Official records show that Luhua Town had hundreds of acres of fertile farmland. Now it's all empty?"
Lu Da was confused. It was not the season for planting crops, so what else could he do if not leave the land empty?
Lu Sanpin, who was standing behind him, was a bit suspicious and added cautiously, "We were planning to plant some autumn crops, but the soil is not fertile enough. If we plant autumn crops, I'm afraid the rice won't grow well next year."
That’s a reason!
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