Chapter 215: Fight between Gods
After walking halfway, I saw that people were working hard here and the dust was flying.
The Han and Li people were all covered in dust and dirt, and none of them was lazy.
"Sir!" Yang Dalang stepped forward and greeted, "How come you have time to come here?"
"I'm busy. I came to see how the preparations for spring plowing are going." County Magistrate Hu didn't expect that the road would be so long.
"Don't worry, sir. Although we are in a hurry to build the road, we have not delayed the spring plowing. The rice seedlings have been grown, and we will start transplanting them after the road is paved." Yang Dalang said with a smile.
"Then I feel relieved." County Magistrate Hu nodded. If every village is as hard-working as Huanggou Village, why should they worry about not having a good life?
"Have any strangers visited you in the past few days?" County Magistrate Hu asked casually.
"Stranger?" Yang Dalang paused. Could it be that the gang had already reported to the authorities to look for the horse?
"Yes, they are merchants from other places, buying land." County Magistrate Hu did not beat around the bush.
"Yes, I came here yesterday." Yang Dalang was surprised and suspicious, but he still told the truth.
"When was it yesterday?" County Magistrate Hu felt nervous. He didn't want Huanggou Village to be involved.
"Around this time, the gang came on horseback and trampled the newly paved mortar road into a mess.
When they came out again, they not only trampled a lot of our wheat seedlings, but also knocked over women and children and almost trampled people!" Speaking of this, Yang Dalang was in a bad mood.
"Oh, when did they leave?" County Magistrate Hu was in a heavy mood. After listening to Yang Dalang's description, he was afraid that Huanggou Village was not unrelated.
Trampling on wheat seedlings, knocking over women and children, and even nearly trampling people, doesn't this arouse public anger?
"He came out after only half an hour in there. He was very unhappy that he failed to buy the land." Yang Dalang replied.
"So, he left at the end of the day?" County Magistrate Hu looked at the sky and calculated the time.
"Yes!" Yang Dalang nodded.
County Magistrate Hu looked at Yang Dalang, his mind racing.
If what Yang Dalang said was true, then the purpose of those people wearing black clothes and coming here in the middle of the night was self-evident!
He came with bad intentions! He only tried to harm others but ended up hurting himself. Instead of harming others, he was eaten by a wild beast.
"Did you hear anything last night?" County Magistrate Hu asked again.
"Noise? Yes, we heard wolves howling in the distance just as we rested. We were so scared that we couldn't fall asleep. After a long time of noise, the beasts finally dispersed." Yang Dalang said truthfully.
As for where the beast came from, he knew it very well.
"The wild beasts didn't come here?" County Magistrate Hu raised his eyebrows.
"Sir, wild beasts usually hide in deep mountains and forests. They will not run to crowded settlements on their own initiative unless they are extremely hungry in winter." Yang Dalang replied.
At this time, he didn't know that the group of people had gone to see his grandmother, and he just thought that County Magistrate Hu was here to track down Ma Er.
I don’t know whether Aying and the others have hidden the horses. Yang Dalang doesn’t intend to tell you at the moment.
"Well, thank you for your hard work!" County Magistrate Hu patted Yang Dalang and walked inside on foot.
The carriage was left there and the road was not dry, so County Magistrate Hu could not do the evil thing of running over it with the carriage.
Just two or three miles along the roadside, there are also a lot of people working hard.
"Well, it looks like it will be completed in the next few days!" Magistrate Hu stroked his beautiful beard, with a sense of pride rising in his heart.
This is the best road in Wuxian and even in Wuzhou. It is better than the official road and there is no need to worry about mud on rainy days!
"Cluck, cluck, cluck..." A few horses came running ahead, and on each horse there was an adult man with a child.
The children from poor families had never ridden a horse before, and the feeling of galloping made them scream with excitement.
Yang Erlang, Pei Sanlang and others seemed to have returned to the past, full of vigor and vigor, whipping their horses and galloping on the new road.
"Aye, aye, let's do it again!" Hu Zi was still not satisfied and didn't want to get off. There were many children waiting on the roadside.
"Okay, Amu and Asang haven't sat down yet, we can't let you play alone!" Yang Erlang smiled and patted his son's head.
I was frightened yesterday and was in a daze, which made me very worried. I was still dazed when I woke up in the morning.
After several horses were branded and ready to go to work, Yang Erlang suddenly got on a horse and rode it for a few laps.
Seeing Hu Zi staring at the horse, Yang Erlang pulled him onto the horse.
From the initial nervous fear of clamping legs together to the novelty and excitement later, and then to giggling non-stop, she regained her former cleverness, liveliness,
The other children were so envious that they pestered their uncles and aunts to ride big horses too.
So a group of older kids took the younger kids to play.
"Sir!" Yang Erlang's face changed when he suddenly saw County Magistrate Hu, and he quickly dismounted. He didn't expect the county magistrate to arrive at this time.
Seeing Yang Erlang's reaction, County Magistrate Hu's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that those people were killed by people from Huanggou Village? Or were they thrown onto the official road to attract wild beasts?
"Your Huanggou Village is great. You bought horses so quickly!" County Magistrate Hu took a deep breath and said slowly.
Yang Erlang looked at Magistrate Hu in surprise, then smiled. "Thanks to you, the road will be repaired soon. We'll buy a few horses to replace the walking force, making it easier to get in and out."
"Da da da..." A horse came running over, and Su Ying came slowly with Xiao Tao and Atang.
This is Su Ying's first time learning horse riding.
Riding a horse in Chang'an was something only noble ladies could do, as low-ranking officials like my original self could not afford to keep a horse.
If you want to learn horse riding, you can only go to a horse farm outside the city. It is expensive, and you can't learn it in one or two times. Even if you learn it, you don't have many opportunities to ride it.
Seeing that the horse was docile, Aying bravely learned to ride it.
Atang followed and got on the horse. The horse was trembling with fear and didn't dare to move, just strolling obediently.
When Xiaotao saw Atang getting on the horse, she also clamored to ride, so the three sisters rode together and strolled along at the end.
"Hey, Lord Hu!" Su Ying was not panicked at all and got off the horse with a smile.
Magistrate Hu pulled Su Ying aside and scolded her, "You are so bold! Why are you riding around showing off when you are in the middle of a storm?"
"What's the matter? Did they report to the police? It's not our fault. They woke up in the morning and ran to our village!" Su Ying shrugged and said indifferently.
"They reported it to the police? They couldn't report it to the police! It was passersby who reported it!" County Magistrate Hu said in a strange tone.
"What does that mean? Their horses were lost, so why did a passerby report it to the police?" Su Ying found it strange.
"It's on the official road ahead. A ferocious beast appeared last night and gnawed those people to pieces!" County Magistrate Hu pointed out.
"W-what?" Su Ying was stunned, her eyes wide open.
"You don't know?" County Magistrate Hu was astonished.
Someone is here to take your lives, but you are completely unaware of it and are still riding their horses and showing off. Why do you feel so confused?
"Why should we know?" Su Ying asked back.
"They trampled the wheat seedlings yesterday and almost trampled on a child. The horse ran to our village on its own, so why not? As for being eaten by wild beasts, they deserved it! Who told them not to be good people?"
"You!" County Magistrate Hu was choked by Su Ying, feeling both angry and amused.
"It's true they were devoured by wild beasts, but now that this horse has run over to you, I'm afraid you're in trouble."
"Are you talking about the Lu family? The village chief and others are waiting! If they have the guts, they can come and ask for the horses!" Su Ying said with a smile.
"You! Only you from Huanggou Village dare to be so arrogant!" County Magistrate Hu pointed at Su Ying and smiled helplessly.
Aren't the people living here from those prominent families? They are basically family, so it's like a fight between gods.
Thinking of this, County Magistrate Hu felt much more relieved.
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