Chapter 320 I will make sure that your Mo family will never be able to recover
Hu Cong is in charge of building the Mo family's house. Now the house has taken shape and the time when people are most needed has passed.
Although Hu Cong also wanted to take care of these villagers, he had no shortage of manpower. If he used people from Xiling Village, others would lose their jobs.
Therefore, Hu Cong was in a very difficult situation.
How could Mo Jiuye let him be embarrassed by this?
It just so happens that we need help to take care of the farmland at home.
After discussing with the patriarchs of the two families, each clan sent twenty people to help, and the wages were still thirty cents per day.
Such wages are higher than those for building a house. Both the Zhao and Zhou families know that it is the Mo family that takes care of them, so they must not be vague when working for the Mo family.
As for the Cui family, now that they no longer have Cui Wen's support, and many people in the clan have been put in jail, the remaining members of the clan are basically people with no great abilities.
When they heard that the Zhao and Zhou families went to work for the Mo family, not only did they not have to leave the village, but they could also get such high wages every day, they all became jealous.
Not to mention the thirty cents they earn every day, if the Mo family had not appeared, the Cui family's backer would not have fallen.
Anyone could see that the new county magistrate was on good terms with the Mohist school. If he had not been for the Mohist school, he would not have killed all the Cui family members.
Now, they have lost their backbone, and most of the fertile land they had has been sold. Now they only have that little piece of land and a yard that is worthless.
The year had just begun and some of them were already going hungry.
The Cui family felt more and more unhappy, so they gathered together to think of how to make things difficult for the Mo family.
They were not stupid. They knew that even if they begged, no one would hire them for work, so they all gave up the idea.
But they really couldn't swallow this.
A group of people discussed it over and over again, and finally decided on the best solution.
In short, the Cui family tried every possible means to make trouble for the Mohist School.
Humph! So what if the Mohists have a good relationship with the county magistrate?
So what if there is a constable at home?
This time, I will make sure that your Mohist sect will never be able to recover...
At noon the next day, a man from the Cui family who looked very honest mixed in with the crowd helping the Mo family build a house.
The Zhou and Zhao families were helping the Mo family tend the farmland, so he couldn't go because he was familiar with them. However, there was no big problem here when building the house. Those people didn't know who he was and would definitely think he was a newcomer.
Another benefit of working for the Mo family is that they will provide you with lunch.
The Cui family sneaked to the makeshift stove and poured a bag of white powder into the pot when no one was paying attention.
He thought he had done it perfectly, but he was caught red-handed by Mo Jiuye, who hadn't checked the progress of the house construction for a long time.
As soon as Mo Jiuye approached, he saw someone following the workers stealthily.
He had heard that the flush toilet had been installed and wanted to come and take a look, but unexpectedly, he discovered a clue.
Unfortunately, he was a little far away, and he didn't want to show off his lightness skills in front of these people, so he followed quickly like an ordinary person. As a result, he was a step late and failed to stop it successfully.
Even so, it would be impossible for the person from the Cui family who poisoned the person to escape.
Seeing that the man wanted to leave after doing something bad, Mo Jiuye stepped forward and grabbed his collar.
"Who are you?"
The Cui family also felt guilty about chasing the thief, and when they were caught, they were terrified and trembled all over.
He turned his head and saw Mo Jiuye's icy eyes staring at him.
"Mo...Mo Laojiu, what are you going to do?"
Mo Jiuye smiled instead of getting angry: "I want to ask you what you want to do."
There is no way the Cui family would admit that they were the ones who poisoned.
He struggled hard to break free from the grip, but his strength was no match for Mo Jiuye's.
The more he struggled, the stronger the hand gripping his collar felt, and finally, he gave up.
"Don't get me wrong, I just thought we were from the same village, and I came to help you build your house."
How could Mo Jiuye possibly believe such a lame excuse?
I guess he doesn't even believe it himself.
Mo Jiuye was too lazy to waste time talking to such people, and continued to grab the collars of the Cui family members and walk towards the crowded place.
Hu Cong had just arranged what he needed to do when he saw Mo Jiuye walking towards him carrying a very unfamiliar person.
He went up to him and said, "Ninth Young Master, what is this?"
Mo Jiuye snorted coldly and threw the Cui family members to the ground.
"I caught this guy putting drugs in hot soup."
Hu Cong was shocked when he heard this. In the capital, among those wealthy families who were full of intrigue and deception, it was not uncommon to see such drugging happening.
The Northwest is such a barren place, and the person in front of me is dressed like a typical farmer, how could he have such dirty thoughts.
You know, there are more than a hundred people working on the entire construction site. If this is some kind of highly poisonous drug, that would mean more than a hundred lives lost!
The more Hu Cong thought about it, the more angry he became. Even though he usually didn't get violent, he couldn't help but step forward and kick the Cui family members hard a few times.
"Tell me, who are you and why did you come here to poison people?"
Seeing that there was no hope for them to escape, the Cui family could only try to exonerate themselves.
"I didn't poison you. I really just wanted to come and help. The wages you Mo family pay are so high, who wouldn't be jealous?"
Not to mention, what he said was well-reasoned. If he hadn't been caught red-handed by Mo Jiuye, some people would actually believe it.
Mo Jiuye didn't want to argue with this kind of person. He called a few workers over and asked them to bring over the pot of drugged soup. Then he said to Hu Cong:
"Brother Hu, please arrange for someone to prepare lunch again. I will send this man to the government office now."
For someone who grew up in a family of officials, the first thing he thinks of when encountering problems is to seek help from the government.
Especially if they want to live a stable life in the Northwest, they need to follow the rules in front of outsiders.
Hu Cong is also decisive in doing things, especially when such a big thing happened under his leadership, he must take it seriously.
Soon, Mo Jiuye drove his own carriage over, and his fifth brother followed him.
The fifth brother filled a small porcelain bottle with some drugged soup, while Mo Jiuye tied up the Cui family members and threw them into the carriage.
He Zhiran also learned about this at home. She knew that Mo Jiuye would definitely be able to handle the matter properly if he went to the yamen, so she gave up the idea of following him.
Besides, even if she wanted to join in the fun, her husband, who kept an eye on her all day and didn't let her move, wouldn't agree.
Many members of the Cui family were looking out from their doorsteps towards the foot of the mountain. They were all wondering why the person they sent to poison hadn't returned for so long. Did something unexpected happen?
Just when the Cui family was distracted, they saw the Mo family's carriage speeding towards the village entrance.
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