After Tian Zongren left with the young men, Zhu Renxia told Master Jiang not to mention the "beauty pageant" again.
"If the inspector asked, everyone would say they didn't know where Tian Gui was, let alone what he was doing!"
"Why don't you report the truth?"
Jiang Erhu looked puzzled, "If you ask me, why don't you report it directly to the Inspector? Just say that Tian killed Brother Dali and robbed Axiu. This is what caused God's damnation. He deserves to die unjustly!"
"I heard that officials in the Qiangui area protect each other. I wonder if this Lord Inspector is on the same level as the Tian Magistrate? If he reports it rashly, he will probably cause great trouble to Jiangjiacun."
Zhu Renxia explained patiently, "Besides, the Tian family has been a chieftain in Guizhou for many years, and it is impossible for the court to remove Tian Zongren for such trivial matters."
"The person who killed my father-in-law was Tian Gui. He is already dead. My father-in-law's great revenge has been avenged. If Jiangjia Village wants to live a peaceful life in the future, we can no longer offend the Tian family."
Village Chief Jiang stroked his gray beard and told the villagers present: "What Ren Xia said makes sense. If asked by an official, you should answer according to what he said."
"Don't worry, village chief, we remember!"
"Listen to the young master and the village chief. If anyone talks nonsense, don't blame him for being kicked out of Jiangjia Village!"
The villagers who gathered to watch the excitement nodded.
After Guo Zizhang led people to investigate the scene and the body, he came to question the villagers in Jiangjia Village.
The first person to ask was naturally the village chief Jiang Fuzi.
The old man acted well and answered according to Zhu Renxia's instructions.
"We only know that this young master is the son of Magistrate Tian. We don't know where he is going, let alone what he is going to do!"
"I only saw a big silver temple falling from the sky, covering Mr. Tian and his party. The little old man hurriedly took the villagers to the county government to report to the official, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't rescue the people. Alas... What a pity!"
Guo Zizhang interrogated several other villagers, and they all gave the same answers as Mr. Jiang.
Seeing that the sun was declining, he had no choice but to order a return to Guiyang.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty the Inspector!"
Zhang Baichu, who was ordered to monitor, was relieved and bowed to see him off with Zhang Tuiguan and County Magistrate Chen.
"After Guo returns, he should sort out the case and report it to the governor, who will then decide whether to report it to the court."
Guo Zizhang got on his horse and said before leaving.
"Long live the Lord, you have a lot of things to do every day, so you don't need to report this little thing, right?"
Zhang Baichu said goodbye with an apologetic smile, "Besides, for such a strange and bizarre thing, I'm afraid the adults in the capital will suspect that Shi is making it up."
"drive!"
Guo Zizhang ignored the master's suggestion, whipped his horse, and took the lead.
More than fifty riders followed closely behind, heading towards the direction of the setting sun.
After Guo Zizhang left, Zhang Baichu became arrogant and glared at County Magistrate Chen: "It's going to get dark soon. Why don't you leave and wait for dinner?"
"I'll wait for Master Zhang to leave first."
Magistrate Chen looked humble, like a brothel escort in a brothel.
"Farewell!"
Zhang Baichu rolled up his sleeves and mounted his horse, and left Jiangjiacun with Zhang Tuiguan and the officials from Liping Mansion.
After the two groups of people left, only the Jinping County government servants were left at the scene.
Magistrate Chen came to the fifth place's stretcher and said apologetically: "Master, are you okay? There is nothing I can do. When I get back, I will give you more food to nourish your body."
"Ouch... Ouch..."
The fifth man was lying on a makeshift stretcher, screaming, "Master, can I still go on my way if I look like this?"
"Isn't it okay to carry it on a stretcher?"
"Every bump hurts like hell."
County Magistrate Chen had no choice but to call Master Jiang over, "Master is seriously injured. This county allows him to rest in your village for some time. Do you have any objection?"
Master Jiang said: "There is an abandoned inn at the east end of our village. It can be cleaned up and people can live in it. Jiangjia Village is willing to provide food and drinks to the master."
"Serve Master well and serve me well. This money is for you."
County Magistrate Chen took some silver coins from his sleeves and rewarded Mrs. Jiang, leaving two government officials to take care of the fifth, and returned to the county town overnight with the other officials.
The sun is fading.
Jiangjiacun, which had been noisy for a day, finally calmed down.
"It seems that this level has passed!"
Zhu Changan, who had been sitting in front of the landscaping box and observing for half the night, got up and stretched before getting ready to go to bed.
Today's drama is about to end and I will appear. The county government, prefect's government, and inspector's office appear one after another in Jiangjiacun. It can be said that it is noisy. The only thing that makes Zhu Changan regretful is that his health has not changed much.
[Zhu Changan: Health value 35, +0 today]
Zhu Changan looked at the values on the LCD screen and said to himself: "This won't work. I have to find something to participate in tomorrow. I must speed up the recovery of health points."
After the county magistrate left, Zhu Renxia, seven or eight villagers and two government servants carried the fifth to the abandoned post station.
"Young man, I think you are a nice person, so I would like to remind you."
The fifth man lay on the stretcher and said, "That Tian Zongren is cruel and ruthless, and Zhang Baichu is so scheming, they will definitely not let it go. You in Jiangjia Village must be careful at night these days to avoid being poisoned."
"Thank you, Master, for reminding me."
Zhu Renxia frowned and held his fists in thanks.
After a while, everyone cleaned up the station.
Master Jiang sent two baskets of dry noodles, water from the well, pots and pans, bedding, pillows and other supplies.
After settling in, Zhu Renxia took the villagers to leave, leaving only two government servants to take care of the fifth.
Zhu Renxia returned to the village and told Master Jiang about the fifth place reminder. Master Jiang was so frightened that he sweated on his forehead and hurriedly summoned Jingzhuang to his yard for a meeting.
Zhu Renxia said: "There are at least forty or fifty strong men in our Jiangjia Village. From tonight on, we should be armed to protect the village."
Lu Buping, Jiang Yimu, Jiang Erhu and others shook their fists: "We are willing to obey the master's instructions and protect Jiangjia Village."
Jiang Xiaoyu, who was wrapped in a sheet and had a wooden sword on his waist, also jumped out: "I'll be on guard."
This child was frightened by today's battle. Normally, the boy from Naughty Dan Island didn't dare to say a word for a whole day. It was only now that he finally recovered.
Master Jiang stroked his gray beard, feeling worried.
"Tian Zongren has three thousand clan soldiers under his command. If he is determined to get rid of our Jiangjia Village, dozens of people will be like a mantis!"
An old man of the same age as Mr. Jiang echoed: "Second brother is right. The son of Magistrate Tian died in our Jiangjia Village. How could he let it go? I think we should abandon our family property and run away for our lives!"
Everyone looked together and saw that the person speaking was an elder from Jiangjia Village, named Jiang Yide.
He has three sons, named Jiang Xiong, Jiang Bao, and Jiang Jiao.
The eldest brother, Jiang Xiong, is the only butcher in the village, the second child, Jiang Bao, works as a postman in the town, and the third child, Jiang Jiao, makes a living by fishing in the Li River area.
Because of the existence of these three sons, Jiang Yide was quite prestigious in the village, and his status was second only to Master Jiang.
"no!"
As soon as Jiang Yide finished speaking, a big butcher stood up to object, it was the boss Jiang Xiong.
"Where will you go if you leave your family business? Leaving your hometown is not a death! Dad, if you want to leave, you can leave. I will stay to protect the family business!"
Jiang Yide sighed: "You are so protective. Is there still a pig in the whole Jiangjia Village? There have been droughts in recent years, and people can't eat. Who is feeding the pigs? Do you still think you are the butcher?" "
"Didn't Mr. Zhu just pray for rain and the crops will slow down?"
Jiang Xiong, who is in his thirties, looked dissatisfied. "There will be a good harvest in two months. Then I will go to the town to buy a few piglets. I can reopen the business by the end of the year."
The villagers raised their arms and shouted: "We are not leaving either, we are staying to protect our homes and fields!"
Zhu Renxia raised his hand and said: "Everyone, please be patient for a moment. I would like to ask Tianzun if he can help us build a castle in Jiangjiacun?"
"Yeah!"
The villagers all agreed, "If the gods can lower the huge temple and trap Tian Gui to death, they will definitely help us build the castle."
"God, please save our Jiangjia Village?"
Master Jiang was the first to kneel on the ground and shouted to the sky.
"Everyone knelt down and kowtowed."
The forty or fifty villagers present knelt down and kowtowed. "They all kowtowed and begged the old man to help us build a castle in Jiangjia Village."
