novelhk Chapter 368: It doesn't bite, it's disgusting
Chapter 368: It doesn't bite, it's disgusting
Yuxiu stroked the ten taels of silver in her hands, feeling quite amused and helpless.
She still remembered that when she first came here, Lao Xu's family blocked her and her daughter at the entrance of the dilapidated temple.
At that time, the village chief Xu Qingrong not only did not think about upholding justice, but instead asked me to listen to the Xu family.
Haha, listen to his uncle!
Whoever wants to hear that may listen. Anyway, it is absolutely impossible to make Yuxiu obedient and let those people from the Xu family do whatever they want with her.
At that time, Xu Linzhi was also trying to persuade them with gentle words, and her words implied that the Xu family was doing this for the good of them and their daughter.
But when she said this, I guess she herself wouldn't believe it.
It seems that this time the two families live too close to each other. She sees the pharmacy crowded with people all day long, which makes her feel dissatisfied and has bad thoughts.
"Don't pay attention to her for now. If there is no response from you guys by the time the deadline comes, she will definitely come to your house again to inquire. Then you can ask her for a sky-high price and see how she responds."
Yuxiu returned the note and the deposit to Xu Qing, frowned and thought for a moment, then instructed him:
"See if there is anyone reliable who can keep an eye on her for me. Come over and tell me when she's gone."
Xu Linzhi's family probably doesn't have much money left. If she hears that Yunlan Pavilion has offered a high price, who knows what trouble she will cause.
"Okay, my subordinate will do it now."
Xu Qing bowed to Yuxiu, then turned and left.
"I heard that the village chief and his son and those people were sent to build the river embankment?"
As soon as Xu Qing went out, Xu Qinghe and Cui came in.
When Xu Qing came over before, the couple had already noticed it and had been listening in the next room without coming over to disturb him.
"But today I heard the yamen runners talking about the dam outside the city being built, and those people should be able to be released."
Xu Qinghe frowned. He usually gave a lot of benefits to those yamen runners, so usually when there was something, those people would come over and tell them.
However, this time the bailiff came not to talk about anything else, but to ask him about the arrangements for the three brothers Xu Wenlin.
That's right, Xu Wenlin and the other two were originally going to be sent to the mine again according to Xu Qinghe's intention, but it happened that manpower was needed to build the dam, and at a command from His Royal Highness the Second Prince, everyone was driven out of the city.
Now that the rain has stopped and the snow has melted, the destroyed dams have been repaired, the disaster victims outside the city have returned home, and those who were sent out to do hard labor should be imprisoned again.
“It’s better to get them back than to send them to the mines.”
When Yuxiu heard that Xu Wenlin and the other two were about to return, her eyes rolled and she came up with a good idea.
"Dad, Mom, do you still remember the other people in Xujia Village?"
You have to know that when people first fled from famine, there were hundreds of people in Xujia Village.
Later, after going through all kinds of hardships, the number of people in the team became smaller and smaller.
Some people left the team to seek refuge with relatives and friends, others died of thirst or hunger, and more people were dissatisfied with the tyranny of the village chief Xu Qingrong, so they took the initiative to leave the team and make a living on their own with their wives and children.
In the end, not many people followed the village chief's family to the capital, but without exception, they were all packaged and sold to the mines by him.
Later, those people from the Xu family were found and brought out by the Ning Wang Mansion. As for the other people from Xujia Village, if nothing unexpected happened, they are probably still working hard in the mines digging coal.
"My daughter is right. Her father, why don't we use our connections to get those people back..."
After Yuxiu's advice, Cui's eyes immediately brightened.
"Then...if those people come out and pester our family..."
Xu Qinghe was a little hesitant. Most of the men who could follow the village chief's family were bachelors in the village.
When they were still in the village, they always ran around in front of the village chief Xu Qingrong, and Xu Qingrong would also use his position to give them some benefits.
Anyway, generally speaking, those people are not good people. Now that the two families live so close to each other, it would be very frustrating if they all come to my pharmacy to make trouble.
This is in line with the old saying: if a toad sits on your feet, it may not bite you, but it will disgust you.
"That's fine. These people are not free now. They were sold to the mines. Let's think of a way..."
Yuxiu couldn't help laughing. How could those people have any freedom at all? They walked into the trap themselves and were eventually sold out by the village chief whom they trusted.
So the family of three got together, discussed for a long time, and finally decided on the final plan.
At this time, Yuxiu hoped to get the people back as soon as possible. She didn't know whether when these people met again, it would be like what they expected, with dogs biting each other.
As it turned out, this was not only a scene that Yuxiu wanted to see, but even the two adults, Cui and Xu Qinghe, were looking forward to it.
According to the plan just now, Cui stayed in the clinic as usual, while Xu Qinghe went out to look for Song Yiheng, the eldest son of the Song family.
Song Yiheng had dealt with Xu Qinghe several times, and he knew a lot about the Xu family's affairs, so after listening to Xu Qinghe's story, he agreed without hesitation.
Although the weather is no longer so cold nowadays, people's demand for honeycomb coal has not decreased much.
If you haven't used it before, you may not know that this honeycomb coal, when paired with a coal stove, is a must-have for home and travel.
However, when Xu Qinghe and Song Yiheng arrived at the mine, they found that there were only eight people left in Xujia Village.
These eight men were in very poor health, and each of them was like a walking skeleton. Even though they were covered with wounds, they still had to keep digging and transporting coal.
There is no other way. No matter how tired or painful it is, they have to grit their teeth and persevere.
Because they all knew in their hearts that if anyone couldn't hold on and fell down, he would be dragged away by the guards and thrown into the back mountain to be fed to the wild beasts that howled all night long.
Although being alive is also a torture, but in comparison, walking is better than being torn apart and bitten by wild beasts.
When Song Yiheng came over, the mine manager personally brought people out to greet him. Xu Qinghe followed them, and the group walked inside talking and laughing.
"Xu... Second Brother..."
Because it was rare for outsiders to come to the mine, and Xu Qinghe and Song Yiheng were walking in front, he was very conspicuous and was immediately recognized by the people of Xujia Village.
"Don't worry about the second and third ones, just take them away quickly, the basket is full again..."