Chapter 53: It’s Hard to Persuade the Damned
After cleaning the room and waiting for the bed to dry, Song Shuyan was exhausted. He closed the door and said, "Remember to close the door when you go in or out."
Then he lay down on the bed with his clothes on and dozed off.
She was really sleepy and didn't sleep well at night. She was scared all night.
When she woke up again, there was a lot of commotion outside.
The air was still filled with the aroma of meat.
When she opened the door and came out, she saw two large pots of broth cooking on the stove, and several children were gathered around the stove, drooling.
The aunt who was cooking the fire chased them away, "Go away! Go play somewhere else. Everyone will have a share when it's cooked. Why are you in such a hurry?"
The villagers smiled and praised, "Thanks to Dasheng and his sharp eyes, they actually picked up a big pig that was washed away by the flood."
"That's right!"
"I don't know which village raised these pigs, but we got them for free!"
An aunt lowered her voice and said, "When the flood is over, will anyone come looking for the pigs? If they knew our village had eaten the pigs, wouldn't we have to compensate them?"
"Why do you care so much!"
"Eat first!"
"Besides, the pig is already dead. If we don't kill it and eat it, will it just go bad?"
Song Shuyan stood at the doorway and listened for a long time. The more she listened, the more her brows furrowed. She walked over to the aunt who was stoking the fire and asked softly, "Aunt, was this pig drowned in the flood?"
The aunt stuffed a handful of firewood into the stove and slapped her thigh. "That's right! Fortunately, our village pigpen is in a good location. The team leader led the team to reinforce the pigpen in the rain overnight. Otherwise, our village pigs would probably be washed away!"
Song Shuyan looked at the bubbling pot of meat and felt a headache!
You can’t eat this meat!
Poultry that has been drowned in flood waters is poisonous.
How could she convince the villagers to throw away the whole pot of meat?
"Aunt, do you know where the captain is? I need help with something."
To catch a thief, you must first catch the leader.
Let's ask the captain to take charge of this matter.
My aunt raised her head and looked around in confusion, "Captain?"
"How would I know where the captain is?"
Song Shuyan sighed. She could only look for it herself.
There is strength in numbers. She went back to the room and woke Qin Fei and Chun Mei up. "Wake up! Help me find the captain!"
Qin Fei rubbed his eyes and yawned, "Shu Yan, what do you want to see the captain for?"
Chunmei half sat up, dazed.
Song Shuyan said seriously, "I have something important to discuss with the captain. How about we split up and look for him?"
"Please!" Song Shuyan clasped his hands together and begged.
Song Shuyan pulled Qin Fei out and looked around the ancestral hall. The hall was very large, and because of the rain, the corridors outside the left and right wing rooms were dark and eerie. Fortunately, every room was occupied, and the chattering sounds drove away the fear in Song Shuyan's heart.
"Who are you looking for?"
Seeing the two of them peeking into every room, an aunt couldn't stand it and frowned and asked them.
Song Shuyan pulled Qin Fei to stand up straight and smiled politely, "Auntie, I want to find the captain. Do you know where he is?"
"The captain is not in the ancestral hall!"
"Po Wang's house collapsed, and he and some soldiers helped dig the wall to rescue people!"
An aunt came over and said, "Alas, she just won't listen to our advice. The team leader has been to Mrs. Wang's house several times, asking her to move to the ancestral hall, but she insists that the rain can't flood her house!"
"Look, something's wrong!"
Song Shuyan felt mixed emotions. She clenched Qin Fei's hand and smiled with the corners of her lips pulled. "Auntie, if I told you that the meat stewed in the pot is poisonous and can't be eaten, would you listen to me?"
The aunts looked at each other and then burst into laughter.
"Hey, Song Zhiqing, stop joking."
"How can this meat be poisonous?"
Song Shuyan suppressed his smile, his face sullen as he said solemnly, "I'm not kidding. I went to the captain to tell him that poultry that died in the flood can't be eaten. Eating them will cause poisoning. At the very least, it will cause vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. In severe cases, it can even be fatal!"
Aunts: “…”
The aunts were silent for a moment, unwilling to believe it, "Isn't that an exaggeration?"
"It's a freshly dead pig, how could it be poisonous?"
“That’s right!”
One auntie got anxious and said, "What delicious meat! Song Zhiqing is talking nonsense!"
Song Shuyan sighed, "Believe it or not is up to you."
She ran to the stove and told the aunt who was lighting the fire that these were poisonous.
Even the aunt who was in charge of the fire didn't believe it.
"Go! Go! Go!"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
An aunt with a bad temper sneered, "Since Song Zhiqing said this meat is poisonous, don't eat it later!"
Song Shuyan pursed his lips and sneered, "Don't worry, I definitely won't eat a single bite. I'm afraid that if I eat it, it will be my last meal in my life."
The villagers passing by got angry when they heard this and pointed at Song Shuyan, "Hey! Song Zhiqing, what's wrong with you?"
"You said this meat is poisonous. Do you have any evidence?"
Qin Fei saw several villagers, their fingers almost poking Song Shuyan's face. He pulled her back a few steps, looked at her and shook his head, "Shuyan, forget it. Whether this meat is poisonous or not, what does it have to do with us?"
"I believe you, I won't eat it."
Song Shuyan thought for a moment and said, "Let's go find Meng Qingwei and the others and tell them."
"As for you..." She turned her head and glanced at the villagers, a cold look flashing across her beautiful eyes.
"Believe it or not."
It’s hard to persuade a damned person with kind words.
"Let's go, Shuyan."
Chunmei also woke up and came out of the room, "I know which room Meng Qingwei and the others live in. I'll take you there."
The villagers, seeing their backs, laughed heartily, gloating over themselves, "It's better if these educated youth don't eat. We can even get a little more meat!"
"that is!"
When Song Shuyan and the others went to look for other male educated youth, the team leader and a soldier carried the half-dead and dying Wang Po into the ancestral hall.
"Quick, can someone find some clean clothes for Aunt Wang to change into?"
The voices of everyone mocking Song Shuyan suddenly stopped.
"There's still room in this room. Bring the people over here!"
After settling the people, the captain was exhausted and sat down by the stove with his hands on his hips, warming himself by the fire. The woman who was working the stove scooped a bowl of broth for the captain and said flatteringly, "Captain, have a bowl of soup to warm yourself up!"
The captain took the bowl and was about to drink.
"etc!"
Song Shuyan ran over and quickly stopped him.
The captain was stunned for a moment, but still put down the bowl that was close to his mouth.
Looking at Song Shuyan in confusion.
"This broth is poisonous, you can't eat it!"
The captain's face suddenly turned cold and serious, and he laughed in anger. "Song Zhiqing, are you saying that Aunt Wu poisoned me? How would that benefit her?"
Aunt Wu waved her hands repeatedly and glared at Song Shuyan, "Song Zhiqing, don't talk nonsense!"
"How could I possibly poison the captain!"
"Oh, no!" Aunt Wu turned to look at the team leader, "Team Leader, Song Zhiqing didn't say I poisoned you. She said the pig that drowned in the flood was poisonous!"
"Hahaha!"
"That's right, Song Zhiqing said she wouldn't eat a single bite of these pots of meat!"
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