"Hey, that young wild boar is getting fat. It is said that it weighs three to four hundred pounds!"
"So heavy? He should be an adult."
"No, my son won it all by himself!"
"..." So you don't think I'm bored at home, but you're showing off that your son is here?
When they arrived at the ancestral hall, there was a lively discussion inside. Two wild boars were tied up in the middle, groaning, and many villagers were standing around them.
"Why are there so many people?"
Good guy, half the village is here, right?
We usually hunt a lot of game, but I don’t see everyone being so enthusiastic.
"The village hasn't been this lively for a long time, and everyone has been feeling anxious for a long time. Of course we have to join in the happy event after all!"
"What Auntie said makes sense."
Cheng Xi sighed secretly, so whether it is modern or ancient times, it is human nature to like fun and cannot be changed.
"By the way, your family's greatest achievement is that you can actually dig out treasures from the mountains."
"Auntie, you are so complimentary. My husband is very lucky."
"The ten acres of potatoes planted yesterday are now very popular. I saw many people wandering in the fields this morning."
"Everyone just wants to see it as a novelty. After the harvest, they will plant it next season to ensure that no one will look at it again."
Cheng Xi paused, "Do you all know about potatoes now?"
Although I plan to promote potatoes, it seems a bit uncomfortable if things get too big.
Now the entire city of Lin'an has been hit by the cold current, and the people are all miserable. Wouldn't it be extraordinary if only Shenjiacun was happy?
It's easy to be hated.
Aunt Cuihua covered her mouth and snickered, "Don't worry, Uncle Six asked the head of the family to tell us yesterday to keep our mouths shut when we leave the village and we won't spread the word."
"..."
The problem is that aunts are hard to believe.
Cheng Xi felt that this was unreliable, but he couldn't think of a better way at the moment. Ten acres of land was too small, so even if word spread, it wouldn't attract much attention.
"Hey, the kids are about to start, look, look, look!"
Lian Hu and others in front were already sharpening their knives and preparing to kill pigs. Aunt Cuihua quickly pulled Cheng Xi back. When she saw many village women gathered not far away, she immediately blended in.
"Killing pigs is not a good look. Let's stay away."
"..." Wait, we are just here to see the pig being slaughtered!
Cheng Xi turned around inexplicably and saw her aunt and girls covering their faces and eyes in unison, and she was immediately speechless.
So it’s fake to watch pigs being killed, but it’s actually just finding a reason to get together and talk, right?
What's the difference between going to a bar and just chatting without drinking?
The two wild boars add up to a lot of meat, and one household can get several kilograms of meat if divided. Cheng Xi stood there in a daze when Aunt Cuihua stuffed several kilograms of meat into her hands.
"Here, I'll tie it up with a straw rope. Take it home and make something delicious at night."
"Thank you, aunt."
"It's easy."
The two of them stayed in the ancestral hall for an hour. It was already evening when the pork was divided, so they simply carried the meat and went home together.
Cheng Xi said goodbye to Aunt Cuihua and opened the door of her house, where she saw Fuguang standing in the yard reporting work to Shen Xingluo.
She looked up at the sky and then remembered that today was the day of Zhou Lesong's execution.
"Did something happen again in Fucheng today?"
"Why would Madam ask that?"
"Fuguang won't come if there's no big deal. I'll know it when I see his figure."
Chen Xingluo chuckled, "Then Madam, you might as well take a guess."
"Um...someone robbed the execution ground?"
As soon as Cheng Xi finished speaking, she saw a strange expression on the person opposite her, "What's that look in your eyes?"
It's a lot like looking at a mentally retarded person, okay?
Although I did just say it casually, I couldn't have a "Are you stupid" expression on my face, as it would dampen enthusiasm.
Chen Xingluo sighed, "At this point, no one wants Zhou Lesong to live."
"Right."
Cheng Xi thought it made sense, "No matter what he confessed, there must be many people who want his life."
There are not so many emotional ties in this world, especially in the officialdom. Since Zhou Lesong is bound to die, he is a useless chess piece.
If he confesses a lot of information, then people with interests tied to him will definitely not let him live. If there is no confession... then there is no need to keep it.
Kill and silence.
"So what exactly happened today?"
"Someone broke into the government office and stole Zhou Lesong's confession."
"It seems like someone can't sit still."
Cheng Xi understood that what the people would know in the first few days of the trial would not be all the confessions, and some things would definitely have to be covered up.
And people who have interests involved with Zhou Lesong will definitely be interested in this confession.
What if they are mentioned in it?
"But didn't you say last time that the news from Lin'an Prefecture did not spread back to the capital so quickly? Who would want to steal the confession? Could it be someone from Lin'an Prefecture?"
"My lady is smart."
Chen Xingluo nodded, "Prime Minister Zhou doesn't completely trust Zhou Lesong. He has to leave a few people in the city to watch over him. Others who interact with Zhou Lesong will naturally think so. The fifth prince blocked the prison before, and they had no chance. Exchange news.”
"So when the Zhou family sentenced him, they became anxious."
Cheng Xi couldn't help but sigh, "Sure enough, the officialdom is like a battlefield. There is no father-son affection or proper entanglement of interests here."
Even his own father was on guard against him, what good outcome could Zhou Lesong have?
"Did they succeed?"
"..."
Chen Xingluo was silent.
Cheng Xi saw that he was silent and didn't say anything. He thought to himself for a moment before speaking uncertainly, "Isn't the Fifth Prince fishing?"
When Fu Cheng and Jiang Lao got together, they would not have thought that someone from Lin'an Mansion would be involved. So what these people would see if they broke into the government office is open to question.
Maybe what they saw was what Fu Cheng wanted them to see.
meaning--
"You haven't even entered Beijing to take the scientific examination and you are worried about it. Who was it that did not mess with you in the past life?"
Chen Xingluo was startled, then shook his head, "I'm just prepared."
The only enemy he remembers from his past life is Zhou Xu. After he was disfigured and injured, his health got worse and worse due to lack of food and delayed treatment due to snowstorms. In the past few years, he could only stay in Shenjia Village to take care of himself.
Fortunately, maintaining his body did not prevent him from using his brain, so he took advantage of the people around him and the Hongwei Escort Bureau to collect information and accumulate strength. On the other hand, Zhou Xuzhi rose rapidly through the imperial examinations, and when he discovered that he was still alive and well, he assassinated and poisoned him in every possible way.
Although Zhou Xuzhi was killed by him within a few years, Chen Xingluo undoubtedly hated him for ruining his future and health. As for the rest of the Zhou family, they can only be regarded as accomplices.
Now that Zhou Xuzhi had committed suicide in advance, he felt that the past was over, and his future path was completely different from his previous life.
But the idea of planning everything has been engraved in my bones, and I can't change it even if I want to.
Of course, he didn't want to change it.
