The villagers of Qingshan Village, seeing that the matter was finally over, all wanted to go back, but the village chief stopped them, all with questions.
Then the village chief said, "Those who aren't injured, come with me up the mountain. We'll bring back all the wolves from last night, skin them, and sell their meat..."
"We're going to settle down and start a new life!"
After defeating the hungry wolf last night, everyone wanted to bring him back, but they were all injured and the mountain path was difficult to traverse at night...
So everyone hid the hungry wolf.
Although the village chief was also injured, his injuries were minor. After thanking General Cui, he led a few others who were either lightly injured or uninjured up the mountain.
The Tian family also thanked General Cui.
General Cui accepted the village chief's thanks, but not the Tian family's.
On the contrary, they said...
"I've been so busy lately that I've lost my mind. I had heard that there were problems in Anping Village, but I still arranged for you to come here."
"I have let my family down."
General Cui had only recently returned to the capital, and he was overwhelmed with many things to attend to. He was summoned by the emperor yesterday and didn't return until late at night.
He didn't have time to visit the Tian family.
This morning, he got up early as usual, intending to handle official business first and then visit the Tian family, but he was stopped by Yang Zhao as soon as he stepped out the door.
Yang Zhao told him about the "bad things" that happened in Anping Village.
He then remembered this matter and, forgetting all about official business, rushed over immediately.
Fortunately, the Tian family is safe and sound.
For this, he apologized to the little girl in his arms, saying it was all his fault, and that he would give the little girl an apartment in the city to express his apology.
He really meant to give it to me.
He immediately ordered his guards to bring over the deed; this was for another house he owned in the outer city.
It's not big, just a courtyard house!
Little Guoguo's big, purple grape-like eyes lit up immediately, and she hurriedly wanted to thank General Cui, but Old Lady Tian stopped her in time.
They came to Anping Village of their own free will, and General Cui's act of writing letters for them was already a great favor.
He had already helped them save Old Man Tian before, and today he helped them deal with Hao Lizheng. He has already helped them more than enough!
They could never take his house back!
The old lady quickly refused.
General Cui chuckled and said, "This is a gift from me to Guoguo, so Auntie shouldn't get involved."
Afterwards, the transfer of ownership was directly processed at the Tian family residence with the new prefect.
Grandma Tian wanted to say something, but when she opened her mouth, she didn't know what to say.
The main thing was that after General Cui finished speaking, his little Guoguo kept clapping her hands in thanks and quickly pressed her fingerprint on the transfer document…
What's done is done, what can she say?
Pay me?
Although the Tian family has a few dozen taels of silver now, that's a traditional courtyard house. In a place like the capital, it would cost at least a thousand taels.
The old lady didn't have the confidence to say she would give money!
Alright, let's accept it for now and find another opportunity to persuade my granddaughter to return it to General Cui.
The old lady remained silent, and although the other members of the Tian family also felt it was inappropriate, they could only keep quiet.
However, they were all thinking of finding an opportunity to return the favor.
But only Tian Guoguo and General Cui knew that this house wasn't given away for free; it was a deposit from their transaction!
After finishing this matter, General Cui had another question for Guoguo.
"I suddenly remembered that you said Hao Lizheng used poison to kill people. Do you know what kind of poison it was?"
He was so angry when he punished Hao Lizheng that he forgot to ask him.
Fortunately, when no one was paying attention, Tian Guoguo pulled a medicine bottle from his arms, which contained a kind of Gu poison.
This poison is colorless and odorless. Although it is not fatal, it can cause people to lose their minds and become easily manipulated after it takes effect.
At this point, Tian Guoguo frowned slightly.
General Cui had the same thought as her and also frowned.
Although Hao Lizheng's actions were utterly heinous, it must be said that it was fortunate he targeted villagers who were powerless to even kill a chicken...
If he were more ambitious and targeted someone with superior martial arts skills, it could have caused an even greater disaster!
General Cui immediately ordered the new prefect to arrest the entire Hao family and make sure to find out how Hao Lizheng obtained the medicine!
This is a very serious matter.
The new prefect readily agreed and led his officers and soldiers to get to work.
The village chief and others also brought back the hungry wolves from the mountain at this time.
Including the alpha wolf, there are a total of 14.
This wolf was killed by everyone together. The village chief brought it directly to the Tian family's house and also called all the villagers over to share it.
There are more than 30 households in Qingshan Village, and it's unlikely that the wolf meat can be divided among them.
The village chief then suggested, "Why don't we sell these animals and split the money?"
That's a good suggestion.
Although wolf meat is not tasty, some people still buy it out of curiosity, and wolf pelts can also fetch a good amount of money.
In this way, everyone will have the money to buy a house.
When the topic of buying houses came up, the village chief casually asked everyone, "Now that the ghost of Anping Village has been caught, why don't we settle down here..."
What do you think?
The houses in Anping Village are all quite nice, and the land looks good too, so everyone is willing to buy them.
To settle down, one must buy a house, which requires Wang Youcai's involvement.
Wang Youcai is still unconscious.
However, no one was in a hurry; they just wanted to sell the wolf first.
The village chief was a quick and efficient worker. He immediately ordered someone to fetch water to skin the wolf, and to sell the wolf meat raw.
Tian Guoguo, however, had a different idea.
She tugged at General Cui, who was holding her, and whispered a few words in his ear. General Cui listened and his expression gradually became suspicious.
He countered, "Really? It can work?"
Tian Guoguo patted her little chest and assured her that there would be absolutely no problem.
General Cui then summoned one of his personal guards and asked him to buy some materials.
The guards immediately responded and went to carry out their orders.
Soon, the guards returned with several kinds of spices used in cooking.
Tian Guoguo asked her grandmother to wash all the spices, then take some wolf meat, chop it up, and stir-fry it first and then boil it, following her instructions.
When the villagers of Qingshan Village heard that Granny Tian was going to make wolf meat, they all advised her that wolf meat was very fishy and not tasty.
Grandma Tian trusted her granddaughter and instructed her family to light the fire as her granddaughter had instructed.
After simmering for more than an hour, the wolf meat is finally ready to be served.
At this moment, the villagers who had been trying to persuade Old Lady Tian not to cook wolf meat all gathered around the stove, sniffing the meat incessantly.
This smells amazing!
Even General Cui, who was used to eating delicacies, couldn't help but swallow hard and decided to stay for lunch.
The Tian family didn't have enough bowls and chopsticks, so Old Mrs. Tian told everyone to go back and get their own bowls and chopsticks, and stay at home for lunch to eat wolf meat.
Everyone went back to get their things.
Since the Tian family didn't have enough tables and chairs, they brought their own from home.
Tian Guoguo's wolf meat has a fragrant aroma, and it tastes even better when eaten.
The villagers each received a piece of wolf meat and took a big bite.
The wolf meat wasn't at all as fishy as they had expected; on the contrary, it was so delicious that they wanted to eat the whole bowl!
Some villagers asked Grandma Tian how she did it.
Grandma Tian didn't answer them. Instead, she asked them how the wolf meat tasted and whether they thought it could fetch a high price if they sold it.
Everyone was still staring at the meat soup in the Tian family's pot when they heard Old Lady Tian say "high price," and they all came back to their senses.
Before they could even speak, General Cui was the first to speak, "A high price, it can definitely fetch a high price!"
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