bookcurios Chapter 141 Too busy to take care of themselves
Chapter 141 Too busy to take care of themselves
"Are you purchasing goods or purchasing people? Make it clear!"
Jiang Mianmian gave him a shove.
"Zi~"
"Tell me, tell me, I'll tell you!"
Hong grimaced in pain, "It's about buying girls and sending them to the mines for those people to have their fun with."
The mine was full of men; besides the workers, there were also servants of the Yuan family who acted arrogantly and domineeringly.
Eating and drinking weren't enough; they even bought things for young girls. It's obvious what they wanted to do with it.
"Did you buy all those girls in Pingfu Village?"
Master Hong nodded. "Pretty much."
No wonder the woman was so enthusiastic towards me and Twenty-Six; it seems she's become accustomed to this routine.
After all, if it weren't for the two of them, it would have been her two children who had to be sold.
But aren't those two children a bit too young?
What size children do you buy?
Hong Ye's eyes darted around, "Just...just like you guys."
"Zi!!"
"I want them all!"
Which mine is it?
"The ancient well iron mine to the north."
"Swear that you will never do evil again, and then thank me!"
Master Hong was dumbfounded. "Huh?"
Jiang Mianmian raised the stun gun.
"May you prosper!"
He immediately swore, "I, Hong Daniu, hereby swear..."
The other three followed suit and, before they were shocked by the electric shock, quickly took the initiative to swear an oath.
[Merit +188, Merit +188... Accumulated Merit.]
Four consecutive 188s, still not enough.
Jiang Mianmian kicked one of the lackeys and said, "Get up and call everyone in your compound here to swear an oath."
The lackey nimbly got up and ran out.
In no time, more than twenty people were summoned, filling the entire courtyard.
Everyone still looked bewildered. "What happened? How did they fall asleep?"
"Me too, I suddenly don't know anything anymore!"
"Look! Master Hong has been kidnapped!"
Hong Ye was being held to the neck by Jiang Mianmian with an electric baton, afraid that they would say something that would cause him to be shocked again.
He hurriedly spoke up, "Everyone, kneel down! Quickly swear an oath!"
The lackey ran over and demonstrated it.
The newcomers were naturally dissatisfied with Jiang Mianmian, and as a result, after they swore an oath, they were given a shock.
The people behind them were much more obedient.
Twenty or so 188s quickly accumulated 150,000 merit points!
[With accumulated merit points ≥ , the host obtains the title of Level 1 Peach Blossom Spring Master.]
[One hundred residents, fifty slaves, and twenty skilled craftsmen will be awarded as prizes.]
The explanation of the different quotas follows. All three identities can enter Peach Blossom Spring and live there long-term, but the differences are significant.
Slaves must perform six hours of hard labor every day, the specifics of which are entirely arranged by the Peach Blossom Lord. If they do not perform well, they will be punished in various ways; if they perform well, they will gain one to five merit points for the Peach Blossom Lord.
Residents are much freer; they only need to complete three hours of labor to increase the merit points of the Peach Blossom Spring Master by five to ten.
The skilled craftsman takes two hours and earns ten to twenty merit points!
Jiang Mianmian was overjoyed. On average, as long as she bound all three types of slots, she could earn a thousand merit points every day! And this was only for the title of Level 1 Peach Blossom Lord. The higher the level, the more slots there should be. Then she wouldn't need to grind merit points everywhere; she could accumulate merit points while lying down!
Feeling happy, his expression softened considerably when he looked at the group of people on the ground.
"I'll take you to the yamen to find Magistrate Qiao."
Everyone: "..."
You've already sworn an oath, why do you still need to go to the government office?
However, now that they have all witnessed the power of the stun gun, no one dares to ask.
Everyone was tied up, and Jiang Mianmian used a sleeping pill to knock them all unconscious before starting to pack them up.
Although it's called a small courtyard, it's actually quite large. There are three woodsheds in the backyard, all filled with grain.
Further ahead were several large rooms with little furniture; they were just large communal sleeping areas with tables, chairs, and benches, all of which had been taken away.
There was a kitchen in the front yard, where an old woman was hiding, trembling with fear, with a straw mat on the ground.
"Are you the one who cooks for them? Did you buy them or were they robbed?"
"Ah."
The old woman opened her mouth, revealing only half of her tongue inside.
The two couldn't communicate, but Jiang Mianmian could roughly guess what had happened to her. "You're free now. I'll send them all to the yamen tomorrow."
She confiscated the kitchen items and turned to leave.
The old woman knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times in a row.
Jiang Mianmian went back and transferred everyone to the bus, then drove straight to Hong'an County.
When we arrived at the North Gate, it was already dawn, and many people had gathered at the city gate.
She brought so many people with her, but didn't get out of the car. She drove straight to the gate and said, "Tell your Magistrate Qiao to bring his men out and tell them that Jiang Mianmian is looking for him."
The gatekeepers had all heard of her great reputation, and they quickly summoned Magistrate Qiao.
"Tell me first, how are the Qu Ban Tou and the others doing?"
Last time, she made him take Qu Bantou and his group back, saying he would give a satisfactory answer, but there has been no news since. If he continues to shirk his responsibilities, she will bind those people to Taoyuan as slaves! She will make them reclaim wasteland and dig for stones!
Let's test this identity and see if it works!
Magistrate Qiao's face turned pale when he saw that her bus was full of people. "Grandma, what have you done now?"
“They wanted to sell me to the mines; they’ve done that before.”
Jiang Mianmian opened the car door. "Here, I've brought it to you."
"Qu Bantou and the others are still locked up in jail."
Magistrate Qiao looked around, then leaned close to the window and whispered, "The prefectural government still hasn't given me an answer. I can't just execute them, can I? But they're all locked up in my cell, and I can't even afford to feed them. And now you've brought so many people. I really, really don't know what to do!"
"Where are your granaries? Don't you have plenty of grain reserves? Open the granaries and release the grain, otherwise your entire county will starve to death. The prefecture is too busy to take care of you."
“That won’t do!” Magistrate Qiao shook his head repeatedly.
He had been honest his whole life and would never dare to do such a thing, otherwise he wouldn't have been trampled on by Qu Bantou and his gang.
"Alright, get everyone out of here first. I have other things to do. I'll come back to you when I'm done. Keep those guys from the squad leader for me; I need them."
Jiang Mianmian asked Twenty-Six to go down and help.
Twenty-six kicked each person down with a single kick.
Jiang Mianmian & Magistrate Qiao: "..."
The two returned to Pingfu Village, but instead of entering the village, they stood on a high place.
It just so happens that you can see the entire Pingfu Village and the Zuo family's house.
Jiang Mianmian took out her binoculars and saw that a large number of people had gathered at the Zuo family's house, discussing something. Before long, they started fighting.
"Twenty-six, what should I do?"
In order to survive, their hands were stained with blood, more or less.
She wasn't a real fairy; how could she possibly judge their crimes? So, she was willing to send those who could be taken to the yamen (government office). But with so many people in Pingfu Village, it was impossible to send them all to the yamen. If she just let them go, what would happen to the young girls who were struggling or dying tragically in the mines?