Chapter 734: Isn’t it a bit too pretentious?
For a moment, the atmosphere was a bit tense.
Zhu Feng glanced at Ye Zheng, who understood and immediately said to the soldiers, "The Lord hasn't given the order yet, so who gave you the permission to act?"
When the soldiers heard him say "Sir", they were stunned.
But the leader also understood.
He knelt down hurriedly: "I deserve to die."
All of a sudden, all the soldiers around knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly at Zhu Feng's feet.
Zhu Feng just glanced at them indifferently without saying much. He raised his head and looked at the stubborn and angry faces behind the fence.
The villagers of Jufu Village are very strong, unlike ordinary thin people, because they have been making a living by carving stone tablets since childhood.
When they make a fuss, the noise is much louder.
Under normal circumstances, if Zhu Feng encountered such a situation, he would have waved his hand and ordered the soldiers behind him to rush forward, beat those who should be beaten, and kill those who should be killed, without wasting any time talking to them.
But this time——
He turned his head and looked at the carriage not far behind him. He could vaguely see the young woman lifting a curtain and looking outside carefully.
All right.
For the first time ever, I'd like to talk to these people and find out whether they are really troublemakers or if there is something else going on.
So, he said coldly, "Who is in charge?"
At this time, Uncle Shi, who was standing in the crowd, pushed aside the others, walked up to him, and said to him, "Sir, I am the one in charge."
"Who are you?"
"I am the village chief of this village. My name is Shi Eryi."
It's a simple name.
It seems that when his parents gave birth to him, one of them was twenty-one years old, which is a common way of naming among the people.
Zhu Feng couldn't help but think of his father. The Emperor Gao's childhood nickname was also the same.
So, I felt a little emotional for a while, and my anger gradually disappeared.
However, his face still showed an awe-inspiring arrogance. He stared coldly at Shi Eryi and said, "Why are you gathering to cause trouble?"
Shi Eryi said: "We did not gather together to cause trouble."
“…”
"It's these officials who are here to trouble us."
…
While they were talking, Nan Yan sat in the carriage, lifted a corner of the curtain, and watched carefully.
She was terrified when she saw the soldiers and the villagers about to fight, fearing that something bad might really happen.
If it were normal times, it would be fine.
Today, Zhu Feng and I happened to be here. Then, the villagers’ disturbance would be charged with the crime of deceiving the emperor or even regicide. By then, I’m afraid no one in the entire Jufu Village would survive.
So, she spoke softly to Zhu Feng for a long time.
Fortunately, Zhu Feng also listened and calmly got off the carriage and walked over. From the current situation, it seems that he at least did not kill immediately after he arrived.
It’s not bad, not bad!
Nan Yan patted his chest and continued to watch carefully. Suddenly, he heard the soldier next to the carriage say, "Who is it?!"
Nan Yan lifted the curtain and saw that it was a child running over from the side road, eating something in his hand. He was frightened by the soldiers and dared not move.
Nan Yan said, "Don't scare him."
Ran Xiaoyu went over and asked a few questions, then said, "It seems like he's a kid from this village who sneaked out to play."
"Bring him here."
"Why."
Ran Xiaoyu led the child over and walked to the carriage.
The child was only four or five years old and was wearing open-crotch pants. However, perhaps because he didn't have enough money to buy better clothes, the sleeves and trouser legs were much shorter, revealing his round little arms and legs. He had never seen such a big scene and was shocked at this time.
The thing in his hand fell to the ground.
Nan Yan looked down and found that it was a hawthorn on the candied haws.
The child burst into tears.
People in this kind of village are relatively poor. They seldom go to the city throughout the year. If you bring some sweets like this for your child, I'm afraid he will save them and eat them sparingly. As a result, they fall down all of a sudden. How can they not be sad?
When Nan Yan saw him like this, she hurriedly coaxed him, "Don't cry, kid. Come here. Auntie has some delicious food here."
Just in case she got greedy, Zhu Feng had someone prepare some snacks in the car. She immediately went to get a piece of brown sugar cake and handed it to the child: "Eat this, it's delicious."
When the child saw the food, he stopped crying, took a bite while sobbing, and immediately opened his eyes wide in surprise.
I've never eaten anything so delicious.
He said, "Thank you, Auntie."
He is a polite child.
Nan Yan waved her hand and asked him to come up. Ran Xiaoyu immediately held the child and sat beside the carriage, preventing him from entering the emperor's carriage.
Nan Yan asked, "What's your name?"
"Little Stone."
"What a lovely name."
Nan Yan reached out and stroked his hair, then said, "Little Stone, why is it so noisy in your village?"
Little Stone said, "Some fierce uncles came to chase us away. My father, my eldest uncle, my second uncle, and my brothers in the village refused to leave, so we started arguing with them."
"Why won't you leave?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "The government is going to build a city wall here. After it's finished, it can protect you, and you can also move to a new place to live."
Little Stone looked at her for a while longer.
Then he said, "Daddy said those uncles are too fierce, we won't move!"
Nan Yan was stunned.
Could it be that they just don't want to move because the person who came to notify them had a bad tone or a bad attitude?
This - isn't it a bit too hypocritical?
Nan Yan was just thinking about it when Little Stone said, "Daddy also said that no matter where we move to, we will be driven away."
“…”
"So, we still have to stay here."
Listening to the child's tender voice, Nan Yan blinked, as if she felt something.
She thought for a moment and said, "Little Stone, can I take you home?"
"good."
Nan Yan was about to get off the carriage when Ran Xiaoyu hurried over: "My Lady, be careful."
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
She got off the carriage with a smile, then took Little Stone's hand and walked forward.
Meanwhile, Zhu Feng's eyes grew colder after hearing what Village Chief Shi Eryi said. He said, "Just because the person who came to read out the decree spoke in a bad tone, you're going to disobey the government's order?"
“…”
"If you are not troublemakers, what are you?"
Upon hearing his words, the villagers also became angry: "How can we be considered troublemakers?"
The two sides were arguing when suddenly a woman came running up from behind and said anxiously, "Twenty-one, twenty-one, Little Stone is gone!"
"What?"
When the village chief Shi heard this, he frowned.
The villagers around him all said, "It must be these officials who arrested Xiao Shitou and threatened us!"
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