Chapter 266 Female Evil Star
blood splattered
The people who were closest to the scene and didn't have time to react even had blood splattered on their faces, and the entire vision turned blood red.
Before this, no one really thought that the village chief dared to kill people. When Zhou Yanxiu was in office, he also killed many people in order to intimidate Dongping County, but they were all bandits who had become bandits and were causing trouble in the village. He was very tolerant and kind to the people.
Therefore, even though Cui Qingyi, the newly appointed village chief, arrested people in a big way here, and even though the county magistrate held public trials and sentenced some people to death, there were still people who believed that the village chief was just a woman and she would not and dared not kill anyone.
But now, six lives were lost in the blink of an eye.
Just when people thought that today's nightmare was over, the woman standing on the podium pointed towards the crowd with her slender jade finger.
Without Captain Wu's instructions, the soldiers quickly stepped forward and captured Lu Dahu and his wife, who ran the inn, among a group of prisoners. In the horrified eyes of the onlookers, the couple's heads rolled into the crowd in a moment.
“Ahhhhh…”
In this situation, people can only scream instinctively to release the extreme fear in their hearts.
Those who had gathered together hoping to get something for nothing by extorting food from the village chief were even more terrified. This was not a female Bodhisattva, but a female Yama!
Lu's thighs were so weak that he couldn't stand. If Lu San hadn't put his hand on his back, he would have fallen to the ground.
At this moment, Cui Qingyi's heart was not calm. She was born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze of civilization. She had never witnessed such a bloody scene.
The fishy smell lingering around her nose almost drowned her. If she hadn't put on powder earlier, the paleness of her face would have been impossible to hide from anyone.
But she had no choice. Luhua Town could not be broken without tyranny and force. Only by breaking it could it be rebuilt.
Taozhi leaned closely behind Cui Qingyi, providing support for her master.
She had lived in the palace for more than ten years and had seen many more cruel things than this. At that time, they were even asked to carry buckets of water to clean up the blood after killing someone.
Cui Qingyi suppressed her nausea and stood up straight, her voice firmer than ever before: "I hope today's bloody lesson can always serve as a warning to the people of Luhua Town. Those who commit crimes will only end up dead under the rule of this township.
Anyone who dares to incite the people to revolt will be put to death immediately, and their family and friends will be held jointly responsible and sentenced to five years of hard labor."
As soon as these words were spoken, without Cui Qingyi's further instructions, Captain Wu's men spontaneously took the newly compiled roster and went to the prisoners' homes to arrest them.
Now, the soldiers no longer had to use whips to urge the prisoners to make clay bricks. Lu Laoliu's son and grandson even almost started pushing and shoving each other because they were fighting over the tools.
Faced with the threat of death, they didn't even think about collecting the bodies of their recently deceased father and grandfather.
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After this incident, Cui Qingyi felt a little unwell. The result of trying to suppress the nausea was a splitting headache.
The planned trip had to be put on hold for the time being. Cui Qingyi instructed someone to go to the county, "Go to Fanjiazhuang and ask Mr. Fan to bring more craftsmen, then go to Moxiangzhai to find the shopkeeper Qi, and tell him that I need a teacher to teach the children and ask him to help find one.
Also, go to Jinxiu Manor to find Manager Gong and ask her to come here as well."
Seeing the village head's originally fair and rosy face turn pale and sallow, Aunt Cui quickly made the bed for her to lie down. "Just give me your instructions and sleep well. We servants will do our job well."
Cui Qingyi had no intention of making things difficult for herself. The scene of heads falling to the ground today had shocked her no less than the people in Luhua Town.
Seeing Cui Qingyi close her eyes, Aunt Cui hurried back to the kitchen to make a calming soup. Fortunately, they had brought a lot of commonly used medicinal herbs before they came. They were originally intended for the soldiers and the rescued girls, but Cui Qingyi used them first.
Captain Wu took care of the camp affairs and came to visit Cui Qingyi.
Seeing the weariness in her expression, he consoled her with a few words: "Don't blame yourself too much, Village Master. If you don't kill them today, these people will surely cause even greater trouble in the future, and I'm afraid that more innocent people will be implicated."
Cui Qingyi pursed her lips and said, "With the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty in place, these people who assassinated the village chief are committing treason and will be punished with death.
I'm just not afraid of being laughed at by Captain Wu. I've lived for over twenty years and have never even killed a chicken myself. I was really a little scared today."
Captain Wu waved his hands hurriedly. "What's so funny about this? Back then, I was just a nobody. The first time I followed my superiors to suppress bandits, I was so scared that I almost peed my pants. Hahaha..."
Although she knew that these were words to comfort herself, Cui Qingyi's mood did improve a lot.
Cui Qingyi's headache was relieved after drinking the tranquilizing soup, but she still felt nauseous. In the evening, Captain Wu sent someone to bring her a pot of strong liquor, saying that it was more effective than the tranquilizing soup.
It was unknown whether the wine party was of any use, but the next day Cui Qingyi showed up at the camp in a tight outfit, looking energetic. The majestic big dog following her was also very eye-catching.
Wangcai followed Cui Qingyi closely, rolling his eyes at Xiaoba and Jingjiu behind him from time to time. Who could be as reliable as Wangcai as a guard? They were two useless two-legged beasts.
Xiao Ba has been feeling that Wang Cai's eyes are not right when he looks at her today. She poked Jing Jiu's arm and said, "Hey, don't you think that the way this dog looks at us today is not right?"
Jingjiu disagreed, "You're overthinking it. Be on your guard."
If Konjac were here, he would definitely be able to explain to these two people, "Yes, Wangcai is looking down on you two."
Lu Da came early as usual. He didn't sleep all night and his face was even more wrinkled.
Cui Qingyi was in no mood to care about him. After looking through the population information form of Luhua Town that had been re-registered yesterday, she looked at Lu Da in disbelief. "Luhua Town is so big, and there aren't even a few carpenters?"
Lu Da: "There were carpenters of the older generation in the past, but they couldn't make money here, so gradually, fewer young people were willing to learn this craft."
Cui Qingyi...what a bunch of weirdos gathered together.
"Then go and ask. Find me anyone who knows a little bit of carpentry and house-building skills."
Lu Da didn't dare to ask Cui Qingyi what she wanted to do. He just took the order and went to do his job.
Cui Qingyi was left looking at the thousands of people in Luhua Town with worry. Although she had a good relationship with Uncle Fan, even brothers should settle accounts clearly. She had to pay him for his work.
But Luhua Town can’t come up with the money... Wait, wait, Cui Qingyi suddenly had an idea. Who said Luhua Town can’t come up with the money? Without money, what can those gamblers use to gamble?
She was killed by these people and her property was confiscated. Where did the money go?
Cui Qingyi was annoyed. It was the first time she did this and she had no experience.
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