Chapter 370 is outrageous
"Ah!" Cui Dashu's wife felt pain in her wrist, and the dagger in her hand fell to the ground with a clang.
Then, the dagger bounced on the ground several times in succession, making a crisp and harsh sound, which seemed particularly abrupt in this tense atmosphere.
If before, Qiu Xinran just treated Cui Dashu's wife with a normal attitude, thinking that if he could avoid being violent, he would do so and try to solve the problem in a gentle way.
But now, this woman dared to be so bold as to hurt others with a knife. Qiu Xinran was completely enraged, and the anger in his heart was burning.
Qiu Xinran's eyes were wide open with anger, as if fire was about to spit out of them. He kicked the dagger under his feet hard and it flew several meters away in an instant.
Then, he rushed forward like lightning, raised his palm and gave the woman a big smack on the cunt, while shouting angrily: "How dare you commit violence!"
Then, there were two clicks, and Cui Dashu's wife's arms were broken off neatly and efficiently.
Those two moves were swift and decisive, full of force, as if carrying the power of thunder.
Chu Ci couldn't help but gasp when he heard it, as if the intense pain was instantly transmitted to his body, and he felt his teeth aching.
Chu Ci frowned, his expression slightly serious, and said, "Okay, now that Cui Dashu's wife has been captured, let's go back quickly!"
On the other hand, Fan Jingrui faced the unreasonable, arrogant and violent women of the Cui family, which really proved the saying "When a scholar meets a soldier, he can't explain his reason clearly."
No matter how patiently he explained, how he presented facts and reasoned, he analyzed the cause and effect of the matter clearly and thoroughly.
Those women just wouldn't listen and kept on throwing tantrums and crying. They either sat on the ground and slapped their legs, or howled at the top of their lungs. The sharp cries and curses mixed together, tormenting people's ears.
Until he saw Cui Dashu's wife being dragged back half-dead by Qiu Xinran like a dead dog.
The few of them quieted down instantly. The crying and shouting stopped abruptly, and the surroundings fell into an eerie silence, as if even the air had frozen. Only the slightly heavy breathing of the crowd could be heard.
Before, everyone was secretly pointing fingers at Fan Jingrui and whispering to each other. Now, no matter how dumb they were, they understood that there was something wrong with the women of the Cui family.
They looked at each other with embarrassment and regret on their faces.
Seeing this, Fan Jingrui's tense nerves finally relaxed. He breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Stop crying, huh! Come on, tie up these women from the Cui family."
The officer who had been hesitating and wandering around suddenly turned into a tiger and tied up the women of the Cui family tightly with quick and decisive movements.
The crowd watching the excitement finally realized that the county magistrate was not a weak person who only talked about principles, and his methods were quite powerful.
They had previously doubted the county magistrate's way of handling the matter and even secretly mocked him, but now their faces showed awe and fear.
Everyone's heart started beating fast, and they were quietly preparing to escape.
Unexpectedly, Chu Ci called out at this moment, her voice clear and loud: "Everyone, have you seen enough of the excitement? Then, this wife of the county magistrate would like to ask everyone a question. Have you seen the notice posted in front of the government office?"
At this moment, people's awe of the county magistrate Fan Jingrui reached its peak, and naturally they did not dare to neglect Chu Ci.
"Look, I've seen it." But the voice was so sparse that you could tell there was a lack of confidence in it.
Chu Ci pretended to be unaware of everyone's thoughts and concerns, and calmly asked again, "Since you've seen it, let me ask everyone, the county government is hiring workers. Thirty copper coins a day, including lunch. I wonder if anyone is interested?"
Everyone present looked hesitant, looking at each other, their eyes filled with doubt and speculation. I wonder what Chu Ci was up to?
Even the yamen runners who were escorting the Cui family women couldn't help but whisper to each other. They put their heads together and pondered the intention of Chu Ci's words in a low voice.
Chu Ci pretended not to know, scanning the crowd. He then walked over to a sturdy man and said in a gentle voice, "Big brother, are you interested in giving it a try?"
The man looked terrified and waved his hands hurriedly: "Madam, I'm afraid I don't have that ability."
Chu Ci was quite modest. He smiled upon hearing this. The smile on his face was like the warm spring sun. He continued to increase the price and said, "Thirty copper coins a day, paid in cash, no delay. Big brother is not interested?"
The sturdy man hesitated again and again, but finally couldn't help swallowing. He swallowed hard, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, and said, "Madam, are you serious?"
Chu Ci pursed his lips and smiled, his eyes showing sincerity: "What do you say?"
"Why would I lie to you? This recruitment is a real thing. The county government would never use such a thing to fool you. You all just saw what kind of person our county magistrate is. There is absolutely no falsehood in this recruitment."
This world has always been a place where the bold die of overeating and the timid die of starvation.
Some of the bravest, or those whose families were so poor they couldn't even afford to eat and had nowhere else to turn, could no longer suppress their inner urge and shouted at the top of their lungs in the crowd, "Really? Can we sign up now?"
The voice was filled with urgency and anticipation, as if a drowning person was grabbing at the last straw. The volume was so loud that everyone present was shocked.
Chu Ci was delighted when he saw this and immediately seized the opportunity to say, "Sure, but you'll only get half the pay for half a day, fifteen copper coins. If you don't believe me, you can come over and see. I promise that as long as you don't disrupt the normal construction, no one will chase you away."
If it were before, everyone still had many concerns in their hearts and did not dare to take that step easily.
However, when Chu Ci said this, the situation finally changed.
Finally, a thin but determined man stood up. He took a deep breath and said loudly, "I'll go! It's just a waste of effort! Anyway, it won't be worse than it is now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a dark-skinned young man followed suit and shouted, "I'm going too! It's better to give it a try than to starve at home!"
Then, a middle-aged man with a weathered face mustered up the courage to say, "I'll go too!"
Yamen runners, have you ever thought that the county government could recruit workers in this way?
Compared to the shocked yamen runners, Fan Jingrui kept looking at Chu Ci with a smile from beginning to end.
As more and more people signed up and the scene gradually became noisy, Fan Jingrui straightened his expression and ordered Qiu Xinran and the others, "Alright, take them back! You have no business here anymore."
Then he rolled up his sleeves neatly, walked over to Chu Ci without hesitation, and helped Chu Ci to register. It was outrageous!
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