Chapter 131
A raging fire burned up, illuminating the sky above Qingfeng Town.

The people around were all awakened, the children were so frightened that they cried loudly, and the old people didn't even have time to put on their clothes, they just wanted to run for their lives.The adults picked up the buckets and shouted to put out the fire!

The yamen also got the news very quickly. The county magistrate Lu broke out in a cold sweat from his sleep, and almost fell off the bed. He didn't have time to put on his clothes, and hurriedly shouted: "Quick, quick, quick, go to the fire."

The shops were connected one after another, and if the fire was not extinguished in time, all the people and shops around would suffer.

If someone is killed and stabbed to the top, he, the county magistrate, has also done his best, and he will never be promoted!For the sake of your own future, you must go all out.

Soon, nearly the whole town was panicking and mobilizing in a more united manner than ever before.

But the fire was so intense that it couldn't be controlled at all. It was like spitting out a mouthful of phlegm when a bucket of water went down, and it didn't have any effect.

The county magistrate Lu was sweating profusely, calling the yamen servants to put out the fire.

The yamen servants kept carrying buckets of water, and many neighbors also brought water from their homes to help fight the fire.

However, the effect is not ideal.

Without modern high-pressure water cannons, such raging fires could not be saved at all.

Someone looked at him coldly, with raging fire reflected in his eyes, and a sense of pleasure of revenge arose spontaneously.

The fire burned until it was almost dawn, and then gradually extinguished. There were ashes everywhere, and there was not a single bit of burned snail noodle shop left.

Several shops in the surrounding area also suffered. Although they didn't have all the scum left, they were about the same.

Whether it is the owner of the shop or the person who rented the shop, they all knelt on the ground and wept loudly.

What the landlord was crying about was that the store was also bought from the previous owner, and he spent a lot of savings. He originally thought that he could earn a fortune from the rental income, but now, all his hard work has been wasted.

Some of them were built by myself, and it cost a lot of money. At this moment, my heart is bleeding.

The people who rented the store were crying because the business was doing well. Although they didn’t earn much, they had no problem supporting their families. Although the money was taken out, it was not much, and most of it had been exchanged for goods.Now that the goods have been burned, it is no different from going bankrupt!
How to do?
Who is responsible?
Who should I pay for?
The only luck is that no one died.

There were only two people who were hit by beams on their feet when they were rescuing supplies from their shop, and they are still lying in the hospital.

Their family members cried to death, the store was gone, and people were injured, how will they live in the future?
The doctor in the hospital was woken up in the middle of the night with a displeased expression on his face. The two wounded watched the doctor's brutal treatment with excessive force in fear, and dared not speak out in anger.

County magistrate Lu watched the fire go out with a dispirited face, watched the two wounded being sent away with a pale face, and listened to everyone's cries with a helpless face.

He has only been in office for less than three months, and he hasn't even fully familiarized himself with the situation in Qingfeng Town. What should he do when he comes here?
The head catcher Zhang Libo walked up to County Magistrate Lu with his head covered in ashes: "My lord, the fire has been extinguished. A total of twelve shops were burned, including the backyard. Among them, five were the most serious. After inspection, no one died. , but we found this in one of the worst burned stores."

With that said, he handed a jar for wine to magistrate Lu.

County magistrate Lu took the jar, and a strong smell of kerosene came out.

County Magistrate Lu hesitated: "Is this done on purpose?"

Zhang Libo nodded: "Nine times out of ten, and there is more than one jar, but those have been smashed, but these jars appear next to the woodpile, it really has to make people suspicious."

County Magistrate Lu: "Which store did you find this jar from?"

Zhang Libo: "My lord, my subordinates asked just now, saying that this is a snail noodle shop that has just opened not long ago. Who is the specific shop, I will go back and ask the master later."

All shops are registered and filed in the Yamen, which is equivalent to obtaining a business license in modern times!
Zhang Libo expressed his doubts in his heart: "My lord, I just asked the people around me, and they all said that this snail noodle shop has been full of customers every day since the day it opened, and there was even a long queue. , may not even be able to grab the soup, I guess, it should be that their business is so good that people are jealous, and at the same time they robbed other people's business, which led to people's resentment, so they simply settled it and burned it directly to avoid future troubles. "

Magistrate Lu frowned, with a thoughtful look: "Not in Yu, you see Lucky Lai Restaurant, and Tongfu Restaurant, their business is also very good, it should be said that they have never been worse, and they have never looked at it. Until someone lays hands on them."

Although County Magistrate Lu has not been in office for long, he still has a little understanding of the big families in the town. This is a compulsory course for being an official, and local snakes can't afford it.

Even if he doesn't understand, these people will automatically come to the door, and everyone knows the unspoken rules.

Moreover, County Magistrate Lu felt that a shop that had just opened for a short time, no matter how good the business was, was just a bowl of noodles, how much money could it make!

Unlike restaurants, a high-end dish can cost hundreds of pennies, or even a tael of silver. Who would touch these foods that only ordinary people eat.

Zhang Libo: "My lord, my subordinates have learned that the fire started from the snail noodle shop. The snail noodle shop is not inhabited like other shops. They don't keep people at night."

Many shops are like doing business in the front and living in the backyard!
Ye Qing felt that everyone was from the same village, they were always accompanied, and the distance was not far away, and the shop was already closed before evening, so there was no need to keep people inside.

Everyone has a home, who doesn't want to be with family.

The county magistrate Lu said in a deep voice: "Then investigate thoroughly to see who is so arrogant and capable of murder and arson. Let's go and investigate. I will never forgive you. There are still people in the small Qingfeng Town who dare to act so boldly." , lawless."

Tension Bo: "Yes!"

When Ye Qing received the news, she was coaxing the coquettish Zhuang Zhuang softly!

This little guy, as long as he leaves Ye Qing, he will keep making noises, even Liu Shi can't do anything to him.

Fortunately, he was rescued in time yesterday, otherwise, Zhuang Zhuang would have become a vegetable all his life.

Liu was afraid for a while, and kept saying, "Thank you Guanshiyin Bodhisattva for your protection."

It was already late after returning from the town, Ye Qing didn't have a good rest at all.

Doudou and Guo Wencong were not seriously injured, they were just overly frightened and their hearts were hurt!
The same is true for Xiao Ya, when she thinks of poor Xiao Hei, she can't stop crying.

Doudou and Zhuangzhuang were already very attached to Ye Qing, but now it's all right, even Guo Wencong wanted to come over, but was carried away by Mrs. Zheng!
Considering that the two children are still too young, Ye Qing decided not to go to town today, nor to settle accounts with Ye Daniu, but to stay with them at home!

Ye Haihe didn't go either, he was afraid that Liu Shi would fall into a demonic disease in self-blame, and if he couldn't get out, he would be finished.

"What did you say?" Ye Haihe looked at Ye Hailin in disbelief!
Ye Hailin ran out of breath, and repeated what he said just now: "The shop was burned, and everything is over."

Liu couldn't believe her ears, it was like a thunderbolt hit her head, and it was as if someone had poured cold water from head to toe, making her whole body numb.

Ye Haihe stood there motionless like a log!
After a long time, the Liu family cried out loudly: "Which bastard did it, did our Ye family offend you? You treated us like this, God, please be merciful and help us."

Ye Haihe squatted on the ground, hugged his head tightly with both hands, and tears fell down!

He was distressed about the money, after all, two thousand four hundred and ninety taels, plus the decoration money, already exceeded 490 taels!
He felt sorry for Ye Qing even more, this was her hard work, he saw how hard Ye Qing worked, and now he has nothing left.

"The shop was burned?" Ye Qing looked at Ye Hailin!

Ye Hailin nodded: "We went there early in the morning, only to find that our shop had been burnt down, and all the materials inside had been burned up, and not only our shop, but also the ones next to it were also doomed, but the most serious thing was Ours! Just now the government made a record and asked if we had offended anyone..."

When Ye Hailin came over, Ye Qing guessed that something happened to the store, otherwise he wouldn't rush back.

Doudou hasn't gotten up yet.

Ye Qing came out after putting Zhuang Zhuang to sleep.

The room was very noisy, there was the cry of Liu's collapse, and the soft sobbing of Ye Haihe!

Only Ye Qing was calm.

"Third Uncle, I see."

she says.

Then he calmly picked up the wooden toys that Zhuangzhuang and Doudou threw on the ground.

But Ye Hailin looked very distressed: "Big girl, who do you think did it, so wicked?"

Ye Qing: "Let's wait for the government's decision, I'll go out for a while."

Ye Haihe raised his head and stared at her blankly.

She is very calm, like the surface of a lake without waves.

However, for some reason, Ye Haihe felt that a terrible storm was brewing under the calm lake.

When the Ye Hailin brothers came back to their senses, Ye Qing had already gone out.

Liu Shi came to her senses and chased after him: "Big girl, where are you going?"

Ye Qing didn't answer her, and walked straight forward.

Seeing this direction, Mrs. Liu stopped, feeling sad for a while, and then went back to the direction of the old house, where Ye Daniu and his wife lived!

Is Da Ya going to settle accounts with him?
Mrs. Liu turned around and walked back, but she still didn't want to go, so as not to soften her heart again!

If the shop is also run by a big cow, it is really not an exaggeration to beat him to death!
Ye Daniu, who was still dreaming, was grabbed by a pair of plain hands.

The other party was very rude and threw him to the ground hard, the pain was so painful that Ye Daniu almost carried him on his back.

I was unlucky yesterday, I have lost all the ten taels of silver, I am going to recharge my batteries, and go to the new house at night, and I must get Ye Qing's money.

When he saw clearly that it was Ye Qing, he couldn't help but tremble: "Ye Daya, what are you doing?"

Ye Qing kicked him over and looked at him sharply: "Ye Daniu, didn't I tell you not to provoke me? Who gave you the courage to challenge my patience over and over again."

Ye Daniu: "Ye Daya, why did I challenge your patience? What did I do wrong again? Do you have any sense of shame, just rushing into the big brother's room just like that, be careful that you won't get married in the future."

Ye Qing kicked over again, with such force that he almost knocked Ye Daniu out!He said coldly: "Ye Daniu, I have already given you the opportunity, now, you wait and sit in the cell."

"Tell me clearly, what did I do?"

"Did you burn the shop?"

"What shop?"

Ye Qing swung his fist and hit Ye Daniu desperately.

Ye Daniu held back the pain in his body and stammered, "I really didn't burn down your shop, please don't do it."

"Whether you have a fever or not, I will sue you to the government."

Ye Daniu broke out in cold sweat all over his body: "Are you serious?"

Ye Qing: "Of course it's true, but before you go to jail, I'll let you taste how life would be worse than death."

Ye Qing thought about it, for a scoundrel like Ye Daniu, the best way is to let him spend time in prison!
Unless he is killed, a person like him will never change.

He committed a burglary yesterday, and almost threw his son to death!

The innocent Doudou and Guo Wencong suffered the same disaster, and even Xiao Hei could not escape the bad luck.

Then, tomorrow he will make the possibility of killing his parents.

For money, this kind of gambler can do anything.

It was impossible to kill him, although Ye Haihe and his wife hated him for not living up to expectations.

But that was also their son, how could they watch him die in front of their own eyes, maybe Ye Qing would become their enemy.

Being in a prison is different, people are still alive, and there is still a miss.

As for the man behind the snail noodle shop, don't worry, he will be found out.

After a while, there was a cry like a pig being killed in the house, but no one dared to come to dissuade him.

Everyone in the village basically knew that Ye Daniu almost fell to his death, and everyone condemned Ye Daniu's shameless behavior!
Bind Ye Daniu's hands, pulled by a long rope, Ye Qing rides in front, and Ye Daniu follows behind!

At first he was able to keep up, but slowly, Ye Daniu couldn't run anymore, and Ye Qing didn't turn his head back, letting the horse run!
When he came to the yamen, Ye Daniu felt that he was almost useless.

When County Magistrate Lu was struggling with the shop arson case, the drums outside the hall were bursting!
The owners of the eleven shops that were burnt down here just complained about their grievances, asking the government to find out who was behind the scenes and compensate them for their losses.

If the government is incompetent, they will bring this matter to the prefect's mansion, and let the prefect's mansion send people to investigate!
After finally making a promise that they would be justified, they were sent away. Unexpectedly, before they were quiet for a quarter of an hour, something happened again.

County Magistrate Lu: "What happened? Who complained and beat the drums?"

A yamen servant ran in: "My lord, it's Ye Qing from Shihe Village, and she wants to sue her elder brother Ye Daniu!"

When County Magistrate Lu saw Ye Daniu, who was neither human nor ghost, he was dumbfounded. Who is suing whom?

To sue Ye Daniu would not be able to sue Ye Daniu in a short while.

The yamen still needs to collect evidence, Ye Qing is not worried about this, it is a fact that Zhuang Zhuang was thrown yesterday.

When he wanted to sell Ye Qing back then, there were many witnesses.

Yesterday's burglary was also evidenced by physical evidence.

No matter which item, it is enough for him to drink a pot!
Before leaving, Ye Qing: "Lord County Magistrate, my snail noodle shop was burnt down last night, please, Magistrate, find out who is behind the scenes and give me justice!"

County magistrate Lu: "Are you the owner of the snail shop?"

"Exactly!"

(End of this chapter)

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