The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor

Chapter 1075 Murderer, Opportunity

More than twenty chicken thieves were temporarily imprisoned in the vacant house of Mo's ancestral hall, and were guarded by eight villagers in turns.

The chicken-thief boss who was **** by Wu Hua Da was not willing to be captured. He actually encouraged the villagers guarding them to help him out of trouble, and promised various benefits such as money and beauty.

The villagers were unmoved and took the opportunity to beat the chicken thief boss severely and warned him to be more honest. In their opinion, a person who wants to make a fortune by stealing chickens and dogs will never have a big future. If he really has the ability to get gold and silver, how can he go to a remote place like Liuyang Village to steal chickens? Eat enough to hold yourself up!

The chicken-stealing boss failed to achieve his goal. Instead, he was beaten up and wanted to bite the villagers to death. However, his hands were tied behind his back, and his legs were tied from his ankles to his thighs. He couldn't even stand up, so he could only curse and curse.

At dawn the next day, the village chief and several village elders conducted a preliminary interrogation of these chicken thieves on behalf of the entire village. After determining that the theft of Lao Sun's family and the theft of chickens from eight families was their fault, they found the Mo family. Father and daughter, ask how to deal with it.

Mo Qingze asked this question to Mo Yan, who was obviously not ready to express his opinion as he listened.

Mo Yan had thought about this issue yesterday and asked Yang Bao: "Have you found out their specific identities?"

Yang Bao replied: "After asking clearly, except for the person who took the lead, everyone else is from various villages around the capital, and two of them are from Gaocun and Xiawang Village."

Gaocun and Xiawang Village are located within the Yuhua Mountain range, very close to Liuyang Village. There are several children in the school from these two villages, and there are also marriages between several villages above.

The reason why this group of chicken thieves frequently attacks Liuyang Village is that these two people often tell their associates about the wealth of Liuyang Village in an envious and jealous tone, which arouses the covetousness of others. As soon as they hit it off, they start stealing His eyes shifted to Liuyang Village.

Mo Yan Xiumei raised her head slightly and asked interestingly: "What is the identity of the person who takes the lead? How can he bring a group of unrelated people together for his own use?"

Hearing this, a look of shame flashed across Yang Bao's face: "The man refused to identify himself. His accomplices only knew that his surname was Hu, and they couldn't find out anything else."

Mo Yan thought for a moment, recalling his attempt to attack the villagers when the chicken thief boss was caught last night. An idea flashed in his mind and he said: "This man seems to be a martial artist. Not to mention how powerful his martial arts is. He is afraid to deal with two or three people." That's enough, he keeps his identity secret, so there might be something shady going on."

When Yang Bao heard this, he understood what was wrong and asked nervously: "Girl Yan, what should we do?" If this person really has a big background, who knows whether his companions will take revenge on the entire village. Things come up.

Mo Yan's thoughts were completely different from Yang Bao's. What if this chicken thief boss was really good, a legendary thief or something, and could he do such a thief thing? Thinking again about the threat last night, it was clear that he was a livid person, and that he might have a shady identity.

Seeing Yang Bao's uneasiness, Mo Yan waved to the fur ball lying at his feet and said to him: "I will meet him personally. As for the others, if they have not done something unforgivable, let them steal the The money earned was returned to the villagers who had stolen it. If they did so, they would write another confession for them to sign, and when the spring plowing came, they would be asked to come over and help the villagers who had stolen it, which would be regarded as paying for their crime with work. Otherwise, they would be punished. Take the confession to the Yamen and file a complaint."

Those chicken thieves are certainly hateful, but most of them are first-time offenders and have not harmed anyone. If it hadn't been for this snowstorm, they wouldn't have taken the risk. Although they can be sent to the official directly to receive the punishment they deserve, Da Chu's criminal law is still very strict. Those who commit the crime of theft are punished according to the amount of stolen income. These people do not steal much, but they still have to be beaten and locked up for several times. months.

Such a punishment may not seem serious, but the potential "punishment" may ruin their lives. Not to mention anything else, their relatives, friends, fellow citizens, and neighbors will ostracize them, and even their families will suffer. Under heavy pressure, they may actually embark on the road of crime.

Mo Yan did not propose to send them to an official position. It was also out of this consideration that paying for their crimes with work was a test for these people. If they were willing to come honestly during the spring plowing time, she was willing to let them go. Otherwise, she would have to send them to prison. Officer, a real lesson has been learned.

“Girl Yan, this is a good idea, just do what you said.” Yang Baomei smiled broadly, obviously having the same considerations as Mo Yan, not wanting to do things too badly.

Not to mention anything else, the two villages, Gaocun and Xiawang, all have the same surname, passed down from the same ancestor. They are much more united than the villages with mixed surnames. Now Liuyang Village is more and more closely connected with these two villages. , If those two people were really sent to prison, they might become enemies with the two villages.

When Mo Yan came to the ancestral hall with Mao Tuan, the other chicken thieves had been taken to another house by the villagers. Only the chicken thieves were left in the original house, lying on the cold ground with his mouth gagged. .

Hearing the footsteps, the chicken thief boss raised his neck and took a look. He saw Mo Yan's eyes bursting with hatred. The next moment, he met a pair of sharp tiger eyes. He felt chills in his heart and his face was full of fear. Trying to retreat.

Mo Yan patted the hair ball on the head and said to it: "Take the smelly socks out of his mouth. I have something to ask him."

When Mao Tuan heard this, a light of disgust flashed in his eyes. He walked up to the chicken thief boss with his legs raised, and waved his sharp claws over. Under the horrified look of the chicken thief boss, he suddenly hooked it into his mouth. The smelly socks were quickly thrown aside.

Mo Yan looked at the frightened chicken thief boss and was very satisfied with the shock the hairball had given him. She asked straight to the point: "What is your real name? Where did you come from?"

Hearing this, the chicken-thief boss moved his eyes from Mao Tuan to Mo Yan, and said disdainfully: "Why should I tell you, this stinky bitch? But if you, stinky bitch, are willing to let me go, I will tell you. It’s okay.”

Mo Yan's expression remained unchanged, and he did not take the insulting words of the chicken thief boss to heart at all. He just said to Maodan, who was already angry and wanted to bite the chicken thief boss to death immediately: "He is so rude, and he can't keep up with you." , just play with him and teach him the principles of life."

 “Roar—” The hairball was so excited that he roared with joy at his owner. I haven’t played with anyone for a long time, and I didn’t expect that one came today. Thinking about it, I really miss it!

"No - no, you stinky bitch, let it go away, let it go away -" the chicken thief yelled like a pig, making the chicken thieves in the other room tremble with fear.

"Haha, it's fun, I'll wait for you outside." Mo Yan encouraged Mao Tuan with a smile, and walked out amidst the horrified shouts of the chicken thief boss, and closed the door at the same time, so as not to expose the tragic situation inside to the passing villagers. Leave a psychological shadow.

 “Don’t, don’t come over, don’t come over, ah—”

“It hurts, it hurts—help, help—”

 "Uncle Tiger, please have mercy! The little one doesn't dare anymore, the little one won't dare anymore! Uncle Tiger, have mercy on me, Uncle Tiger, have mercy on me—"

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In the next half hour, the crying and screaming in the room did not stop. In another room, the chicken thieves who were still debating whether to draw money could no longer think of any resistance. Obediently, he pressed his fingerprints on the confession, and hastily agreed to go to Liuyang Village during the spring plowing to pay for the crime with work from the house of someone who had been robbed.

Until the chicken-stealing boss lost the energy to scream, Mo Yan finally opened the door and let Hairball stop his one-sided torture.

Maodan gave the bruised chicken-stealing boss one last claw as he was still not satisfied. The chicken-stealing boss twitched but did not make any sound.

"Tsk, tsk, how pitiful! The hairball is worse this time." Looking at the chicken thief who was covered in blood and almost inhumane, Mo Yan sighed without mercy, took out a bottle of medicinal powder and poured it on On the chicken-stealing boss.

If you lose too much blood and pass away, or if you die without holding on, it will be very troublesome.

 …

After a moment, the door of the room was reopened. Mo Yan walked out with the hair ball and said to Yang Bao who was waiting outside: "This man must be closely guarded. When the gate of the Yamen opens after the Lantern Festival, he will be detained." past."

When Yang Bao heard this, he couldn't help but ask: "Who is this person?" Is he really a murderous thief?

Mo Yan felt that the identity of the chicken thief boss had nothing to hide, so he said: "His real name is Liu Hu. He was sentenced to death for theft and murder. Later he escaped and fled to the capital. Taking advantage of the snowstorm, he wanted to Winning people over to continue doing evil, unfortunately we happened to catch him this time."

This Liu Hu used to commit crimes in a gang, and he had more than one life on his hands. It's just that he was lucky and escaped from the prison. His dozen or so accomplices were not so lucky. On the day they deliberately created chaos and escaped, they were all shot and killed by random arrows in the prison.

After hearing this, Yang Bao stroked his beard and sighed: "It's really his own fault. If he could repent and be a good person after escaping, he might not be able to live a peaceful life like ordinary people, but he didn't cherish it and came to the capital to cause trouble." Oh, this is not seeking death."

Mo Yan nodded and was convinced that it was not a pity for a person like Liu Hu to die. After knowing what he had done, she decided to send him to the official directly. Don't think that such a person would regret it.

“This time our village caught the escaped death row prisoner, which is considered a great achievement. When the time comes, we will send him to the Yamen, and the Yamen may reward him. Uncle Yang, our village will become famous again.”

Yang Bao didn't expect this. Hearing Mo Yan's words, he couldn't believe it: "Is there really a reward?"

Mo Yan nodded with a smile: "There must be this, but I don't know what the reward will be."

Yang Bao was overjoyed and said with a bright face: "No matter what the reward is, this is the honor of our village. This benefit cannot be bought with a few taels of silver."

At this point, Yang Bao said with some embarrassment: "It's not you this time. Let alone catching Liu Hu, whether you can catch these chicken thieves and eliminate harm for the people is a question. To be honest, this reward should be Only your family can handle it."

"Uncle Yang said this and it's a big deal." Mo Yan waved his hand nonchalantly: "I'm from Liuyang Village, so this honor naturally belongs to the whole village. Besides, the folks who caught these people last night are all You put in the effort, but you can’t give all the credit to my family.”

When Mo Yan said this, Yang Bao really didn’t know what to say.

Mo Yan didn't want to be entangled in this topic, so she reminded: "It will take another three days for the government to issue the seal. During these three days, Uncle Yang has worked hard to keep a close eye on this man. If he escapes, I am afraid that There will be endless troubles.”

Yang Bao looked solemn and said, "Girl Yan, I will arrange for people to take turns guarding you every day, and I will never give him a chance to escape."

“Well, Uncle Yang can just make arrangements.”

The two of them talked a few words about the other twenty chicken thieves, and Mo Yan, urged by Mao Tuan, took the big guy home who couldn't wait to wash his paws.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, Yang Bao and a dozen able-bodied villagers sent Liu Hu, who was **** with five flowers, to the Yamen.

On the first day of unblocking the seal, a death row prisoner came to the door. This was a very good sign for Jingzhao Mansion, especially after learning that this death row prisoner was from the village of Hejia County Lord and the future Mrs. Weiyuan Hou. After being caught, Yang Bao and others received warm hospitality.

Jing Zhaoyin was even more generous. With a wave of his hand, he rewarded Liuyang Village with twenty taels of silver. He also ordered his subordinates to immediately make a plaque and send it to Liuyang Village on an auspicious day to commend the people of Liuyang Village. An act of loyalty and courage.

Yang Bao carried twenty taels of silver and returned to the village with ten other villagers with glowing faces. It didn't take long for Yang Bao's house to be packed with villagers from three floors outside after hearing the news.

In Liuyang Village, where even dropping a needle could trigger a fight last year, twenty taels of silver was not a small amount. It was evenly divided among the dozens of families who participated in catching the thief. Each family could also get two to three hundred coins, enough for one person. The family of three has been eating meat for a month.

 But now, these two or three hundred pennies are nothing. In the end, Mo Yan suggested that five taels of the twenty taels of silver should be used to build a gatehouse at the entrance of the village and hang a plaque commending the yamen on it. The plaque could not be sent and left to gather dust in the corner!

 This proposal was unanimously approved by the villagers. The remaining fifteen taels are used for school education funds to reward outstanding academic performance or to assist children from poor families who love to study.

Studying is a money-consuming thing. As a result, fifteen taels of silver is not enough, and it can last for two years at most. Later, some villagers proposed that at the end of the year, as long as the family has children studying in school and their annual income exceeds 20 taels, they should allocate 500 yuan for this fund; if their annual income exceeds 50 taels, they should use One tael...and so on, no more than ten taels at most.

 Except for a few families who were not very happy, this proposal was unexpectedly approved by most people.

The villagers have lived a hard life for many years, and even if they have extra money at home, they dare not spend it lavishly. However, people are prone to misfortune and good fortune, and no one can guarantee that if life is good, it will always be good. If you spend a little money now, if your family cannot afford to send your children to school in the future, at least the school will allow your children to continue studying. This is the real reason why most villagers are willing to give money to the school.

This is entirely voluntary. As for those who have the ability but are unwilling to pay, no one will force them. Of course, if people from other villages are willing to pay, no one will refuse.

"Yan Yan, I think your next plan can be implemented." Xue Tuanzi looked at the new red lines on the merit bead and said to Mo Yan happily.

"I didn't expect that I could get merit like this." Mo Yan sighed. She just made a suggestion at Yang Bao's house. She didn't expect that it would be recognized by so many people, and she even said what she didn't say. .

Although the merits are not much this time, as long as the plan is implemented, more people will be helped, and the merits will continue to increase?

“So, is it time for you to take action?” Xue Tuanzi urged urgently, wishing that things could be done tomorrow and the space would be upgraded to the next level the day after tomorrow.

"Why are you anxious? This matter can't be done in three or two days?" Mo Yan comforted the impatient Xue Tuanzi: "This matter is quite involved. Since I am using Chu Heng's name, I have to tell him. If he’s not happy, we still have to think about it.”

"Oh, you mortals are just trouble." Xue Tuanzi sighed helplessly, looking at his master, he had a sudden thought: "It would be great if you were the emperor. We don't have to worry about anything. How about I sacrifice and let you be the queen?" ?”

"You guy, you are talking nonsense again." Mo Yan flicked Xue Tuanzi's belly with his finger and said funnyly: "Not to mention whether the price you pay for letting me be the queen will violate the law of heaven. Just those political affairs can Tiring people to death, what kind of happiness is there? Although it’s great to be a queen in charge of other people’s destiny, but so what, won’t you die?”

Xue Tuanzi thought about Mo Yan's question with snail eyes, seeming to understand something, but not understanding anything at all. During its long life in the world of cultivation, there was nothing it wanted to do but couldn't do. Even if it is trapped in space now, it still has the ability to change the mortal world. Of course, it will pay a heavy price.

Mo Yan didn't expect Xue Tuanzi to figure it out, so he changed the topic: "It hasn't snowed in the past two days, and the snow seems to have started to melt. I plan to go to the city tomorrow to see Sister Liu, and also visit Chu Heng by the way. , talk to him about this matter."

Upon hearing this, Xue Tuanzi said sourly: "You remember your sister Lan, but you ranked her behind her in the important matter of accumulating merit. Humph, in your heart I am not even as good as your friend."

Mo Yan couldn't laugh or cry. She hugged the angry Xue Tuanzi and explained: "Sister Lan's matter is more urgent and can be easily solved so I will go to her first. If it were you, I would do the same thing."

“Really?” Xue Tuanzi looked at Mo Yan suspiciously, feeling a little happy again.

"Of course it's true. In my heart, there is no difference between you and Xiner Zhen'er. They are also my relatives. You see, your body is still made of my blood. I regard you as my sister."

 (End of this chapter)