Chapter 367 The yamen runners in official uniforms and carrying swords came to the village
Fan Qiye sighed: "Thanks to Shui Qing."
Otherwise, it would not be her mother-in-law who died, but the entire village who died and were sold for scraps.
Speaking of this, he felt really shameless!
Did the Fan family's ancestors' graves not be buried well? How could they be so evil?
Fan Qian and Fan Dazhu were just lazy and cunning and didn't care about the safety of the villagers, but Fan Damu actually wanted to kill the entire village!
And last night's disaster, to say the least, was entirely caused by the Fan family.
He has been strong all his life, but when he is old, he is almost embarrassed to see other people in the village.
Fan Qiye looked at the boy, and saw the children kneeling on the floor in the room, as well as Shui Qing, who had been in charge of the overall situation all night, and was very relieved just now.
It can't be said that the ancestral graves were not well buried. At least his family and Jin Xiaozi's family were very good. The ancestral graves did not bear the blame for Fan Qian and Fan Damu's evil deeds.
When he heard them praising Shui Qing, Fan Jin was neither modest nor belittling, but followed with pride: "Shui Qing did a good job indeed.
The village has been in chaos for the past two days, and she cannot do without her, but it would be good for the elders to try and persuade her to take a moment to relax. "
Staying up all night is too much for even a strong body.
She doesn't need to worry about the family, he can do a good job, but he can't take care of the outside things for the time being, so he can only ask the old man Murakami to remind him not to work too hard.
The old man in the yard also understood the meaning of the words and promised: "Don't worry, Shui Qing sent most of the women home to rest last night, and they will be rotated today."
Fan Jin was worried, but he could only thank a few elderly people with worry.
The injured in the village are now injured, and some of the uninjured men are out and will not be able to return for at least several days. The remaining men have to clean up the bloodstains, help the deceased, and guard and patrol... The women are in charge. Everyone eats, feeds the animals, takes care of the children...
Everyone is busy and has no free time, and Shui Qing is responsible for the things that they are responsible for, even if everyone in the village is free, they can't do it.
Only if the water is clear.
The old village chief and his party came out of the yard and went to the Zhao family and Sun family to discuss for a while, and each of them let out a long sigh.
This year’s New Year will be difficult no matter what.
On the way back, I saw that the people making porridge in front of the study room had been replaced by Fan Xiang and Xu Ting. The young girl was making porridge, fetching water and washing the dishes. She was very neat, not inferior to the women who had been doing housework all year round. people.
There were piles of firewood and most of the sacks of grain piled high in the open space.
Fan Xiaoliu was on duty on the embankment at the front gate. The number of patrolmen was changed to one. Although the number of people was reduced, the energy was not low and the spirit was high.
After bandaging, the man and woman went back to their houses to rest.
The other men and women went back to the house in batches to catch up on their sleep, while those who had their turn to work performed their duties.
Seeing this, a few people just felt that God was kind enough to provide their village with clear water. Otherwise, they were afraid that they would become victims of famine or become refugees. Even if they escaped, they would be targeted by bandits once. Can't hide.
Not to mention having an uneasy New Year, it's not even sure whether I'll survive or not.
After looking at the sun in the sky, the old village chief walked towards Shuiqing.
Jin Xiaozi told her not to overwork her.
Shui Qing saw the old village chief walking toward her tremblingly, and quickly stepped forward to ask: "Does the old village chief have anything to tell me? Just say it!"
There was such a big commotion last night. The old man probably didn't fall asleep because he didn't have much sleep. He was just afraid of coming out and causing trouble, so he stayed at home. When he came out after dawn, he helped the three families discuss the burial location, date, and coffin. , I was very tired all morning.
Young people are still physically tired after staying up all night and working hard, let alone these elderly people.
Shui Qing was really afraid that no one would notice, so he added a few more coffins.
Bah, bah, bah, don’t think too much!
As soon as the old village chief smiled, he heard Fan Xiaoliu on the embankment exclaim: "There are people coming! It's a few people on horseback, wearing official uniforms!"
Shanshui Village is located in a remote place, and their village is the only one at the end of this road. These government officials can only come to their village.
Everyone present was excited and looked at Shui Qing.
Shui Qing looked up at Fan Xiaoliu and asked in a deep voice, "How many are there?"
Fan Xiaoliu counted carefully and replied definitely: "Five horses and five people! Official uniforms and swords."
"What should I do, sister-in-law Shui Qing? Can I open the door?" someone asked in panic.
Shui Qing said without hesitation: "Open the door."
Immediately, a man stepped forward without hesitation and opened the door.
The old village chief looked around and warned steadily: "Don't speak without permission later, just listen to Shui Qing's wishes!"
"Okay!" Everyone responded in unison without any objection.
They were originally afraid of dealing with official officials, especially since the results of last night's interrogation were completely beyond their previous knowledge and knowledge. Even if they were asked to come forward to reply, they would be embarrassed. It would be better if they didn't have to come forward.
The horses came very quickly, and soon they came in with the government servants.
Shui Qing stepped forward and asked with a smile: "What officials are you talking about last night?"
The leading yamen servant seemed not to have seen or heard, his sharp eyes swept around the yard, and finally landed in front of the old village chief. He walked straight over, raised his chin and said condescendingly: "Are you the village chief? I have something to say. ask you!"
The other four people also skipped Shui Qing and walked towards the old village chief.
Although a woman's family may be more impressive, she is still a woman, so she has no right to talk to them.
Seeing the five people ignoring Shui Qing like this, everyone present had their chests heaving violently.
The old village chief didn't even raise his eyelids, and asked coldly: "I am old and just went out this morning. What do you want to ask?"
The leading yamen runner frowned, his face full of displeasure.
The old man meant that he could only ask about things after the morning, and he knew nothing about what happened last night!
He looked at the others again, only to see that everyone was glaring at them.
There were only a dozen men and a few women present, but he heard in the morning that they had big knives and various homemade powerful poisons, and nearly a hundred people under Boss Zhu were fooled, not to mention that there were only five of them.
His heart skipped a beat, but he quickly changed his attitude, put on a smile, and asked with a fist: "May I ask who should I ask?"
The old village chief finally raised his eyelids, looked at Shuiqing, and pointed the way: "All matters in our village are decided by her, Hu Shuiqing."
Seeing that it was the person he ignored, and even a woman, the smile on the face of the yamen runner froze.
He turned his head and looked at the others. More than 20 people just stared at them vigilantly, and no one wanted to answer.
These people were extremely united! They admired this woman named Hu Shuiqing very much, and only followed her lead.
Knowing that no one would answer if they didn't ask Hu Shuiqing, the five yamen runners looked at each other and could only grit their teeth and walk towards Shuiqing.