Chapter 260 Lu Da's Reversal
Cui Qingyi pointed to the road outside the inn. At this moment, there was a small pile of sheep and donkey dung cleared by the soldiers on the side of the road.
Following the village chief's gaze, Lu San felt his face burning a little, and he silently retreated behind Lu Da.
He is obviously a hardworking man, but why does the village chief make him look like a lazy man after hearing what he said?
Cui Qingyi then asked, "Besides the annual rice crop, has Luhua Town ever considered growing other crops?"
Lu Da replied, "We did plant rice, but the yield was too low. Sometimes we would delay planting rice because we were planting other things, and over time, no one planted rice anymore."
Cui Qingyi...The Great Jin Dynasty was truly the most benevolent feudal dynasty she had ever seen. It was truly a miracle that these lazy people hadn't starved to death for such a long time.
“You didn’t grow crops, but you did grow fruit trees?”
Lu Da: "Fruit trees have been planted. Every household has planted one or two to feed their children."
Cui Qingyi closed her eyes and asked again, "You don't grow crops, you don't plant fruit trees, you don't plant cash crops, and you're just doing crooked things, right? Tell me! Whose idea was it to set up a brothel in Luhua Town?"
Cui Qingyi was really a little angry. The poverty of a place could be caused by natural conditions or insufficient population resources, but in her opinion, laziness was the first reason why the people of Luhua Town lived like this.
If you are more diligent and willing to race against nature, even hail cannot catch up with you.
She had seen many rural towns, but a town like Luhua was the first of its kind in the history of the world, and it was probably a bad habit caused by the imperial court.
Seeing that the village chief was angry, Lu Da was not in a hurry and even had the mood to think about other things.
Since when did Lu Da start to feel that he could no longer dominate Luhua Town?
Perhaps it was because Lu Laoliu's family brought back a daughter-in-law from outside, or perhaps it was because he heard some rumors from the younger generation, that he suddenly realized that Luhua Town, to which he had devoted his entire life, had already become rotten beyond repair.
The people of Luhua Town are being led by some people towards a path of no return.
The imperial court may not care about a small place like Luhua Town now, but what about in the long run?
Wait until the people of Luhua Town make it a habit to do evil, and wait until they become more and more daring. Will the court still turn a blind eye to them then?
If that time really comes, Luhua Town will face a devastating disaster.
Lu Da, who has seen the future clearly in his old age, feels unwilling to accept it. Most of the people in Luhua Town have not done evil, and his sons and grandsons have not done evil. Why should he sacrifice his life for those who do evil?
Lu Da, who had taken care of his brothers all his life, finally listened to his wife's words when he reached the age of knowing his destiny, "Don't worry about them, can't you just live your own life?"
Today, it was the village chief Cui Qingyi who gave Lu Da the courage to go all out.
He raised his head, threw away his crutches, straightened his back, and said in his old voice, full of determination:
"In reply to the Township Master, the names of those who illegally operated brothels and gambling dens in Luhua Town are all on the list of prostitutes I have presented to you. Please investigate this matter thoroughly, severely punish the culprits, and restore peace to Luhua Town."
Lu Da's voice was so resounding that it stunned Lu Laoliu and others beside him, as if the person in front of them was not their eldest brother, but a traitor in the eldest brother's guise.
Lu Laoliu gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, are you sick and confused? There is no one in Luhua Town who runs a brothel or a casino privately. You can't do this and harm your own children."
When Lu Laoliu said "his own children", it had two meanings. One was all the young people in Luhua Town, and the second was Lu Da's own children.
He is threatening Lu Da, Cui Qingyi thought.
Although he had long known that his younger brother was bad to the core, Lu Da was still a little disappointed when he heard that he dared to threaten him, the eldest brother.
This was his younger brother whom he had raised with his frugality, blood, sweat and dignity. If he had known this would happen, he would have let him starve to death rather than causing trouble to the village today.
Bring shame to our ancestors.
He turned around and looked at Lu Liu calmly: "The village chief is still here, it's useless for you to threaten me."
If the village chief had not come, Lu Da would still be hesitant about whether to take this step. Now, Lu Da has no intention of retreating at all.
Luhua Town must go through a baptism of bone removal and flesh cutting before it can revive.
Cui Qingyi...what an unexpected thing.
"Then please ask Lu Lizheng to lead the way and bring back those who have defied the imperial laws and brought disaster to the village."
Lu Da bowed his head respectfully and said, "Village Master, my old bones can't walk anymore, so I'll let my children take the soldiers there."
As he spoke, Lu Da turned his head and pointed outside. Sure enough, his sons, grandsons, and even a few older granddaughters were among them.
This scene was not only seen by Cui Qingyi, but also by Lu Laoliu and others who came with him.
The others didn't react much, or perhaps they subconsciously followed the ideas of Big Brother Lu Da. But Lu Laoliu was different. Realizing what was about to happen, Lu Laoliu rushed towards Lu Da like a madman, "You old thing, how dare you..."
He had just raised his foot, but before he could fully exert his ferocious strength, Captain Wu kicked him to the ground. His old face was buried squarely in a pile of fresh horse manure, and there was no sound at all.
Cui Qingyi looked at Captain Wu and said, "Captain Wu, I'm leaving these men in your care. Try to bring them back alive. If anyone resists, execute them on the spot."
Cui Qingyi said the word "behead" lightly, but it made the people of Luhua Town present feel a chill in their hearts. They suddenly remembered that even the previous county magistrate, who was known for his cruelty, had never said to kill in such a way.
The soldiers were divided into several teams and headed towards different directions of Luhua Town to capture people. Soon, the originally quiet Luhua Town suddenly became noisy, with dogs barking and chickens crowing incessantly, and occasional sounds of weapons clashing.
Taozhi was a little nervous and came closer to ask, "Village Master, with such a big commotion, will something go wrong?"
Cui Qingyi was completely indifferent at the moment. "What are you afraid of? People in Luhua Town who illegally set up brothels and casinos are guilty of a capital crime. Even if you can escape punishment, you can't escape it. Now, I've just arrived here and I've solved such a huge problem. This is my credit. What can go wrong?"
What's more, Zhou Yanxiu is there to support us.
Don't look at Cui Qingyi's words so confidently, but she has been baptized by civilized society after all. When she came to Dajin, apart from the domestic fights she was used to seeing, she had never experienced such scenes. To be honest, she felt scared.
But she couldn't show her fear at a time like this.
Fortunately, Captain Wu's men were well-trained and had experience in suppressing bandits everywhere. When they came in, they had already followed Cui Qingyi's instructions and set up sentries outside, so they were not afraid that these people would get the news and escape early.
Taozhi looked at the mountains around him, feeling somewhat worried. "If these people escape into the mountains, our people hiding there won't be able to find them in a short while."
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