Hu Cong was in charge of building the Mo family's house. Now that the house has begun to take shape, the time when people are most needed has passed.
Although Hu Cong also wanted to take care of these villagers, there was no shortage of manpower. If he used people from Xiling Village, others would lose their jobs.
Therefore, Hu Cong was very embarrassed.
How could Mo Jiuye put him in trouble because of this?
It just so happens that the family needs manpower to take care of the farmland.
After discussing with the clan leaders of the two families, twenty people from each clan came to help, and the wages were still thirty cash per day.
Such wages are higher than those for building a house. The Zhao family and the Zhou family all know that the Mo family takes care of them. For this reason, they must not be vague when doing work for the Mo family.
As for the Cui family, now that they no longer have the support of Cui Wen, many people in the clan have entered the class room, and the rest of the clan are basically people with little ability.
When they heard that the Zhao and Zhou families went to work for the Mo family, not only did they not have to leave the village, but they could also get such high wages every day, they all became jealous.
Putting aside the thirty cents of wages earned every day, if the Mo family had not appeared, their Cui family's backers would not have collapsed.
Everyone can see that the new county magistrate is on good terms with the Mo family. If he had not been for the Mo family, he would not have driven out the Cui family and killed them all.
Now they are better, their backbone is gone, and the fertile land in their hands has been sold for a small sum. Now they only hold a little bit of land and a worthless yard.
The year has just begun and already some of them are hungry.
The more the Cui family thought about it, the more uncomfortable they became, so they got together to figure out how to create trouble for the Mo family.
They were not stupid and knew that even if they asked, they would not be hired, so they unanimously gave up this plan.
But they really couldn't swallow this tone.
A group of people discussed and discussed, and finally decided on the best way.
In short, if they want to cause trouble for the Mo family, the Cui family will do anything they can.
snort! So what if the Mo family has a good relationship with the county magistrate?
So what if there is a head catcher at home?
I will make sure that your Mo family will never be able to turn over this time...
At noon the next day, a very honest-looking man from the Cui family mingled with the people who were helping the Mo family build their house.
The Zhou family and the Zhao family help the Mo family cultivate the land, and they look familiar and can't go there. There is no big problem in building a house. Those people don't know who he is, and they will definitely think he is a newcomer.
Another advantage of working for the Mo family is that they provide lunch.
The Cui family sneakily came to the makeshift stove and poured a packet of white powder into the pot when no one was paying attention.
He thought he had done it perfectly, but he happened to be caught by Mo Jiuye, who had not come to check on the progress of the house construction for a long time.
As soon as Mo Jiuye approached, he saw someone sneakily following the workers.
He originally heard that the flush toilet had been installed and wanted to come over to take a look. Who would have thought that he would find a clue.
Unfortunately, he was a little far away. He didn't want to show his Qinggong in front of these people, so he followed quickly like an ordinary person, so he was a step too late and failed to stop them.
Even so, it would be impossible for the Cui family poisoner to escape.
Mo Jiuye saw that the man wanted to leave after doing something bad, so he stepped forward and grabbed his collar.
"who are you?"
The Cui family also felt guilty chasing the thief, and when they were caught, they were trembling with fear.
He turned around and saw that Mo Jiuye's ice-like eyes were staring at him.
"Mo...Mo Laojiu, what are you going to do?"
Mo Jiuye smiled instead of getting angry: "I want to ask you what you want to do."
It is impossible for the Cui family to admit that they came to poison.
He struggled hard to break free from the restraint, but his strength was not as strong as Mo Jiuye's.
The more he struggled, the stronger the hand holding his collar became, and finally, he gave up.
"Don't get me wrong, I just thought that we are all from the same village. If your family builds a house, I will come over and help."
How could Mo Jiuye believe such a bad excuse?
He probably doesn't believe it himself.
For this kind of person, Mo Jiuye didn't bother to waste any words and continued to grab the Cui family members by their collars and walk to a crowded place.
Hu Cong had just finished arranging what he was going to do at the moment when he saw Mo Jiuye walking over carrying a very unfamiliar person.
He greeted him: "Ninth Young Master, what is this?"
Mo Jiuye snorted coldly and threw the Cui family to the ground.
"This man drugged the hot soup and I caught him."
Hu Cong was shocked when he heard this. If you say that in the capital, among the rich and deceitful families, it is not unusual at all for such drugging activities to occur.
In a barren land like the northwest, and looking at the man in front of him dressed like an out-and-out farmer, how could he have such dirty thoughts?
You know, there are more than 100 people working on the entire building site. If this is some kind of strong poison, it will be more than 100 lives!
The more Hu Cong thought about it, the more tense the atmosphere became. People who usually didn't do much violence couldn't help but step forward and kick the Cui family members hard.
"Tell me, who are you and why do you want to poison me?"
Seeing that there was no hope of their escape, the Cui family could only try their best to excuse themselves.
"I didn't poison, I really just wanted to come here to help. The wages paid by your Mo family are so high, who wouldn't be angry if they saw it?"
Don't tell me, what he said was quite reasonable. If Mo Jiuye hadn't caught him and showed up, some people would really believe it.
Mo Jiuye had no intention of arguing with such a person. He called over a few workers and asked them to bring over the pot of drugged soup, and then said to Hu Cong:
"Brother Hu, please arrange for someone to prepare lunch again. I will send this person to the Yamen now."
For a person who grew up in a family of officials, the first thing that comes to mind when encountering a problem is to go to the government to resolve it.
Especially if they want to live a stable life in the northwest, they must behave according to the rules in front of outsiders.
Hu Cong is also unambiguous in his work, especially when such a big thing happens under his hands, he must pay attention to it.
Soon, Mo Jiuye drove his carriage over, followed by his fifth brother.
The fifth brother filled a small porcelain bottle with some drugged soup, while Mo Jiuye tied up the Cui family and threw them into the carriage.
He Zhiran also learned about this at home. She knew that Mo Jiuye would definitely handle the matter properly when he went to the Yamen, so she stopped thinking about following along.
Besides, even if she wanted to join in the fun, her husband, who was watching her all day and not letting her move, would not agree.
Many members of the Cui family stood at the door of their house and looked toward the foot of the mountain. They were all wondering why the person who sent the poisoner hadn't come back after being gone for so long. Was there some accident?
Just when the Cui family was distracted, they saw the Mo family's carriage speeding toward the entrance of the village.
