Yang Zhijin freed her legs from Zhu Lei's hands, took a few steps back, and moved a little further away from Zhu Lei.
He didn't ask Zhu Lei, but turned his gaze to Village Chief Li.
"Village Chief Li, tell me, what exactly happened?"
"Yes, Lord Yang."
Village chief Li hurried forward and knelt in front of Yang Zhijin.
"Village Chief Li, no need to kneel, come forward and answer."
"Thank you, sir."
Then Village Chief Li brought Zhu Lei and the villagers to the village to rob food. At first, he said he would not give them a penny, and later he said he would pay two cents per pound. The villagers were unwilling to do so, and the opposition was so strong that the two villages started fighting.
At this point, Village Chief Li's tone was still calm, but then he became excited.
He said indignantly, "Master Yang, Village Chief Zhu wanted the village's grain. We couldn't fight him, so we had our grain taken away. It's our own fault, that's fine. But Zhu Lei is going too far. He said if they drive Li Mengyue out of the village, they will buy the grain from us at two cents per pound."
"Bah! What kind of world are we in now? Food is so precious that you can't even buy it even if you have money. How dare Zhu Lei be so arrogant? It's one thing to ask for food, but he even wants to drive our noble people out of the village. How can this be allowed?"
"Yes, the village chief is right. We must not drive Li Mengyue out of the village."
"Li Mengyue is from our seven villages. Why should we just listen to Zhu Lei's words?"
"I think the people of Zhulin Village are jealous. They are jealous that we have Li Mengyue. That's why they came up with this evil idea to get rid of her. Stealing food is just an excuse. Getting rid of Li Mengyue is their real purpose."
"What are you talking about? When did Village Chief Li say that Miss Li should be driven away? Just listen to what the village chief said. Lord Yang is still here. What nonsense are you talking about?" Village Chief Zhou said, and the villagers who were filled with righteous indignation suddenly quieted down.
Seeing that the villagers were no longer so angry, Village Chief Li continued to explain clearly the reasons why Zhu Sijin died and why they compromised and were willing to sell all 20,000 kilograms of grain at the price of two cents per kilogram.
After hearing this, Yang Zhijin understood exactly what had been said.
Before coming here, he had been in Qingshan Town, dealing with conflicts arising from refugees. He had just dealt with a few people when he saw someone coming to report a case.
It is said that Village Chief Zhu took the villagers of Zhulin Village to Xinghua Village to rob food.
When he heard the three words "Xinghua Village", he became interested in it.
In fact, Xinghua Village has a different meaning to him.
He handed over the unresolved matters to his master and led his men to Xinghua Village without hesitation.
To be honest, if he hadn't been in Qingshan Town, who knows how much time Village Chief Wang's son would have wasted rushing to the county town.
He was worried that someone might die, so he ordered his men to hurry up, but even after they rushed to Xinghua Village, they still couldn't avoid the loss of life.
However, when he heard that the person who died was not a villager from Xinghua Village, he felt relieved.
Although he is the chief official of Wuning County, all the people under his jurisdiction are under his jurisdiction and are responsible for them.
But everyone has selfish desires. He is not a saint, and the same is true for him. Compared with other villages, he has come to Xinghua Village more often, so it is inevitable that he will favor Xinghua Village.
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