Chapter 710: Medicinal Materials Destroyed
It was already November when the Wan family returned to Shizi Village, and the Chinese New Year was approaching.
As soon as Wan Laoer's carriage arrived at the entrance of the village, it was stopped by the village chief.
"Village chief? What's going on?" When Wan Laoer saw the village chief's panic-stricken face, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
The village chief took a breath and said, "Jinzhu, go and have a look. Your herbs have been pulled out. Mr. Jia has already taken people there."
"What? Which village is he from? This damn bastard is not doing anything wrong." Wan Laoer was furious. You should know that in Da Qi, if you destroy the crops in the fields, you will be arrested. Depending on the severity of the case, you can be sentenced to jail or beheaded.
"It's Dougou Village over there. Mr. Jia and Mr. Chen have already led people there."
The village chief was very anxious.
"Okay, I'll go check it out."
Wan Laoer hurried the carriage back home.
"Second brother, go and have a look. We have been walking for several months, how could this happen? We must find that person. He is so heartless. How could he harm the things in the fields?"
Old Mrs. Wan was also very anxious.
"Dad, I'll go with you." Fubao got off the carriage and ran quickly to the stable.
Pinellia and Angelica dahurica must also be included.
"Fubao, you have to be careful." Tong Yan reminded him with some concern.
"Mother, don't worry, I won't go forward, and I'm not going to fight, there's no danger."
Wan Laoer didn't have time to say anything more to his family, and he also walked out leading a horse.
The four men each rode a horse.
It was chilly outside, so Tong Yan quickly put a red cloak on Fubao.
"Banxia, Baizhi, please take good care of the young lady."
"Don't worry, Madam. I know."
The four of them galloped towards Dougou Village. Fortunately, it had not snowed recently, but the road was still a little slippery due to the snow some time ago.
When they arrived at Dougou Village, there were almost no people in the village. Wan Laoer dismounted and grabbed a child and asked, "Kid, where are the adults in your village?"
"Look, everyone is going to the fields. Something big has happened there."
The child pointed to the ground not far away and said.
Wan Laoer let go of the child and rode his horse to the field.
It was difficult to walk in the fields, so Wan Laoer had to lead the horse. Fubao sat on the horse's back, protected by Banxia.
A few people saw the crowds from afar.
As Wan Laoer came closer, someone immediately discovered him.
"The boss is here, get out of the way."
The people behind hurriedly urged the people in front.
"The boss is here? Go and have a look. The herbs we planted have been pulled out."
The reins in Wan Laoer's hand were also taken away by someone.
Wan Laoer and Fubao walked in smoothly. The area around the place was full of people, all with angry looks on their faces. Even though it was freezing cold outside, everyone came out with their hands in their pockets to see what was going on.
Especially the family in charge of this land almost fainted from crying.
"Mr. Jia, I'm back. What's going on?"
The two elders, Wan, had already reached the middle of the field. He looked around and saw that several acres of medicinal herbs had been pulled out. There were messy footprints on the ground, and those herbs that were not yet mature had been frozen into popsicles.
Wan Laoer bent down to pick up one, tears streaming down his face with heartache. These few acres of land were worth thousands of taels of silver.
Wan Laoer's heart was bleeding.
"Brother Wan Er, you are finally back. I received a report from the village chief of Dougou Village early this morning and learned that something happened here. However, I still have no clue. This must have happened in the middle of the night." Jia Yanbing was also extremely sad.
"Are these herbs hopeless?"
I wonder what Wan Laoer is still expecting in his heart?
Jia Yanbing nodded, completely shattering Wan Laoer's expectations.
"Brother Wan, I have asked someone to report to the police. I estimate that the county magistrate will arrive tomorrow, but the scene still needs to be protected. I did not let the people go to the ground to avoid destroying the scene."
Jia Yanbing had been acting cautiously enough, and he did not expect such a situation to occur in the field. However, Jia Yanbing already had some guesses in his mind.
"Mr. Jia, do you have any information about the suspect?" Wan Laoer felt that since Jia Yanbing was so calm, he must be sure of it.
"This is not the place to talk. Let's go back first and leave this to Elder Chen."
Old man Chen nodded, looking relatively calm.
"You guys go back first. I'll help the villagers collect the herbs."
On the way back, Banxia and Fubao rode on one horse, Jia Yanbing rode a horse alone, and left the carriage to old man Chen.
It was getting dark when they returned to Shizi Village.
Old Mrs. Wan was so anxious that a big blister appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"What's the matter?" When Old Mrs. Wan heard that Old Man Wan and others had returned, she ran out in a hurry.
Wan Lao Er came forward dejectedly, "Mom, the loss is huge. Several acres of medicinal herbs have been pulled out."
"Ah? My God, who is the heartless one who did this?"
Old Mrs. Wan almost fainted from anger, but luckily Fubao asked Banxia to hold her up.
"Mom, take care of yourself."
Wan Laoer was shocked and realized that Old Lady Wan was no longer the same as before. She was too old and could not withstand such a big blow.
Several people returned to the house and sat on the warm kang. Only then did they feel alive. The cold wind was raging outside, and although the house was warm, the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
"Brother Wan, Auntie, don't worry, I have probably already guessed who the other party is."
Jia Yanbing pondered for a while before speaking.
"Who?" Wan Lao Er asked immediately, and Wan Lao Tai also became alert.
"This story started in July. In July this year, the landlords and gentry who imitated us in planting medicinal herbs had their herbs infested with insects. In less than a month, the leaves that had just grown to a finger length all turned yellow. The liquid medicine prepared by the herbal farmers they hired could not kill the insects. As a result, large areas of medicinal herbs died. They lost all their money. Not only did they spend a lot of money on seeds, but they also wasted a year, and the fields produced nothing."
"They all came to our house to ask for the insecticide formula, but it was too late. Even if Elder Chen gave them the formula, their herbs would be useless. Besides, why would Elder Chen give it to them? So I guess they hated our family so much that they sent people to pull out our herbs."
After listening to Jia Yanbing's story, Wan Laoer was a little confused. It turned out that there was such a big connection between them.
"But if they sent people to pull out the herbs, then we can just report to the police and have them all arrested."
"Dad, this is inappropriate. We have no evidence. What the gentleman said is just a guess. Even if the lord wants to help us, he must provide evidence. Otherwise, wouldn't he be a corrupt official?"
Fubao disagreed.
Jia Yanbing praised: "What Fubao said is right, so we have to find a way to get witnesses and evidence now. If you are assured, leave this matter to me. I promise that I will be able to collect all the evidence before the adults come tomorrow."
Wan Laoer had no right to worry, he was actually eager for it.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm 100% assured. Mr. Jia, what are you going to do?"
Jia Yanbing smiled and said, "I need to borrow Pinellia and Angelica dahurica for a while."
Banxia and Baizhi immediately stepped forward and said, "Sir, please send me orders. I will never refuse even if it means death."
"It's not that serious. You two can split up and one of you can go..."
Jia Yanbing told the two of them his plan, and they nodded and left immediately.
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