Chapter 227 [Don’t even think about taking advantage]
After sending the person in charge out, County Magistrate Huang felt relieved.
If he can't get the reputation of doing good deeds, then the people from the He family can't get it either!
He wanted to destroy the image that the He family had spent a lot of money to build in the past few days!
He was waiting for good news tomorrow, since today was already the fifth day.
Tomorrow morning will be the sixth day. The water level of Haizhu River has now reached a safe level. It seems that the Dragon Girl has completed her tribulation and has passed away!
He just didn't believe that the goddess Dragon Girl cared so much about the tiny Haizhu River.
"These past five days have felt like five years. I've had to spend money every day. I'm even afraid to go to a brothel for a drink. When will I finally get to midnight?"
County Magistrate Huang subconsciously glanced at the birdcage clock ornament that he often placed on his desk.
But now that place was empty, he remembered that he had used the broken ornament as an excuse to call the shopkeeper Ma for a lecture.
When Shopkeeper Ma left, he took the ornament with him, saying he was going to repair it.
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Today is the last day, and Jiang Lili has to finish the work, so she goes to bed a little later than usual.
Just as she was washing up, Xiaopang sent her a message.
@Zhang Xiaopang: Li Li, I found an important file while checking the micro camera and voice recorder!
[Group member Zhang Xiaopang uploaded the group file: video excerpt.mp4]
Jiang Lili clicked on the video, and the camera angle was facing County Magistrate Huang's face.
In the video, County Magistrate Huang said indignantly: "Why should I be scolded for paying money while his He family is so prosperous?!"
The housekeeper stood by, his tone cunning: "Since you can't stand it, why not just do something? Since you can't get the good reputation, then destroy it and don't let them get it! This way, no one can take advantage, and you will feel better."
County Magistrate Huang asked with interest, "What do you mean?"
The butler smiled and said, "Have you ever heard of the datura flower, sir? It was rampant in Lianzhou, Lingnan for a while. The Yun family in Lingnan used datura flowers, ground into powder, and added it to food in restaurants, which was addictive."
Huang Jun Shou: "Oh! I heard about that incident. Even the Minister of Agriculture was brought here!"
"I know someone who has a shipment of datura flowers."
The housekeeper unpacked his evil plans: "Isn't the He family kind enough to provide free meals? Send two skilled men to place the datura flower in the He family's kitchen. Tomorrow morning, we'll send someone to investigate and catch him in the act."
"Let's say the He family pretended to provide relief to the people by giving them porridge and medicine, but in fact they were drugging the people to control them and make them do their bidding!"
"Great, great!" County Magistrate Huang's face flushed with excitement. "Isn't Fuzhu Restaurant's morning tea business very good? How about we serve some too?"
"Seal and confiscate all the He family's shops in Haizhou!"
There was a greedy glint in County Magistrate Huang's eyes.
The housekeeper looked cautious: "Sir, this is too drastic and unsafe! If the He family invites the Minister of Agriculture again, we will be in trouble."
Huang County Magistrate finally gave up: "Well, we can still slowly try to persuade the He family in the future. The Dragon Girl is gone anyway. Let's just pour cold water on these people who enthusiastically support the He family!"
"Before doing this, I'm going to give Shopkeeper Ma an ultimatum. I want him to give me the fruits of his charity. That way, we can have the best of both worlds. Now it depends on whether he knows what's good for him."
County Magistrate Huang pointed in the direction of the birdcage clock and said, "Butler, just say that this time axis ornament is broken and ask Shopkeeper Ma to come over again!"
The important content of the video ends here.
Jiang Lili was at a loss whether to laugh or cry after watching the video. This time, the timeline ornament was presented by County Magistrate Huang himself, and the entire process of their conspiracy was also presented. She didn't know what to say!
Jiang Lili also didn't expect that the forbidden flower, the Tura flower discovered by He Lin, could appear in Haizhou again.
Looks like I'll have to sleep somewhere else tonight.
Jiang Lili woke up the groom who was sleeping in the next room and threw him a bag of silver. "Let's go to the He family farm first!"
The next morning, the rain had stopped. This was not Jiang Lili's doing. Jiang Lili did not have the ability to adjust the weather in such a large county, but the severe convective weather had ended.
At the hour of Chen, the people in the He family's farm got up one after another and started to work, and they started eating on time at exactly the hour of Chen.
The cook and the servants carried the wooden barrels to the most open area of the village, and the victims lined up in an orderly manner to receive their meals.
"Wow, it smells so good! Today's porridge is mushroom and shredded chicken porridge!"
The person at the front of the line sniffed the aroma emanating from the barrel.
"The chickens we raise ourselves are so delicious."
His wife gently hit him on the shoulder and said, "You're flattering yourself. We've only had this chicken for five days!"
The people at the back of the team said, "But raising chickens according to Manager Jiang's method is indeed much more standardized than raising chickens at home. We can use this method to raise chickens when we go back!"
Everyone was chatting when suddenly there was a noise outside.
The steward of the He Family Manor, Jiang Guanshi, called out, "Hey, what are you doing? Stop kicking the door and smashing things!"
Immediately afterwards, the gate of Zhuangzi was kicked open and soldiers rushed in.
The victims looked at the officers and soldiers in horror. Everyone was always afraid of the officers and soldiers under Huang Junshou.
"We've received a report that the He family farm mixed pollen from the Toraja flower into the food for the disaster victims. The Toraja flower is a forbidden flower. Consuming it can cause hallucinations and lead to addiction!"
The leading officers and soldiers used their knives to knock the bowls of porridge out of the hands of the victims.
"What else to eat?"
"The He family put something in your porridge and wanted to control you!"
Someone asked in confusion: "How do you control us?"
The leader of the officers and soldiers looked at the puzzled expressions of these people and asked: "Do you feel particularly happy and carefree here?"
"That's because the datura flower causes hallucinations and arousal!"
After hearing this, the victims looked at each other in confusion and couldn't help but express doubts: "But the place we live in is real, and the warm clothes we wear are also real."
"If none of this is true, then what is?"
The leader of the officers and soldiers was speechless for a moment.
"Idiot, this is just a way for them to control you. Once you become completely addicted to the datura flower, they will treat you like slaves. How can they treat you so well?!"
When the officers and soldiers saw that the first reaction of the disaster victims after hearing about the Tura flower was not fear or panic but questioning, they all thought that these people were brainwashed.
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