Chapter 12 A murder caused by a cabbage

Before dawn, the sky was slightly bright. Wei Sanniang grabbed the basket of wooden sticks at hand and got out of the shack.

From the numerous messy shacks nearby, the old, weak, women and children all got out and walked away in twos and threes.

Soon, Wei Sanniang was surrounded by several people of similar age to Liu Wuniang, all carrying tattered bamboo baskets and long and short wooden sticks.

Wooden sticks are used for self-defense and for digging in the soil. When used with stone chips, they are useful for digging grass roots and peeling tree bark.

There is no other way. The government only gives half a catty of bran and a handful of rice. If you don't find a way to supplement it yourself, you will starve to death sooner or later.

Walking into the wild, looking at people digging everywhere, Liu Wuniang said: "There are no wild vegetables in a radius of more than ten miles, and there are not many grass roots. Why not go further away?"

"There are people everywhere, so it's not worth the distance." Wei Sanniang said.

Walking too far may yield more rewards, but it also consumes a lot of energy, which is really not cost-effective.

Liu Wuniang reluctantly agreed and walked to the ditch, checking from time to time to see if she could find any fish or shrimps.

It's just impossible. This place is not far from the outside of the city. Countless soldiers and civilians have glanced at it and even went down in person. The water is as clean as the basket.

Suddenly, a flash of green flashed in front of Liu Wuniang's eyes. When she looked closely, it turned out to be a big cabbage.

Liu Wuniang was startled, and then she looked around and found no one else. She immediately jumped into the water and picked up the cabbage.

"Good luck, Wu Niang!" When the companions saw this scene, they immediately cheered.

Liu Wuniang said happily: "I don't know who lost it, but I have been given an advantage. I won't go to the wild today. I will go back and cook a pot of soup for everyone to drink together."

"Wu Niang is so luxurious!" Several people cheered.

Wei Sanniang said quickly: "You have to keep your voice low and cover up a few things. Don't let others notice. It would be unsightly to cause a quarrel."

"What Third Sister said is true." Liu Wuniang simply stuffed the cabbage into her clothes.

How can fresh cabbage taste as good as grass roots and bark that cannot be chewed when cooked?With an unexpected gain, several people stopped going to the wild and went back immediately.

When they saw the outskirts of the city, a bullock cart came towards them. Several people hurriedly retreated to the side of the road. Liu Wuniang did not notice that there was a clod of soil under her feet. She staggered and fell to the ground, and the cabbage rolled out.

"Young lady, how dare you steal food!" The driver immediately jumped out of the car, grabbed Liu Wuniang, and cursed: "You have lived here and are used to stealing chickens and dogs. I must not spare you today!"

"Brother, please don't misunderstand, this is for us..."

"Third sister, please don't talk about this thief!" Wei Sanniang was about to explain when Liu Wuniang jumped up and cursed: "You local thief, guarding every plant and tree, always thought that Wenzhou belongs to your family, but you don't know that it belongs to the official family." Yeah, we can't do anything about it. Today, I'm going to go see the officials and explain everything clearly."

"You have such sharp teeth and sharp mouth, but this cabbage did not fall out of thin air!" The driver shouted: "Fellow folks, let me bring the thief to the official! The thief robbed us of our food and clothing, and now he is stealing openly. We must drive him out!"

Local people from nearby flocked to present Liu Wuniang and his party to the officials.

Liu Wuniang was not afraid at all and shouted: "Look, everyone, the natives are bullying others!"

Wow! A large group of refugees gathered around and confronted the locals.

Wei Sanniang advised: "It's just a piece of cabbage, it doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this."

"What kind of cabbage?" Liu Wuniang shouted: "They have always bullied us, not to mention other things, except that the price of rice is more than ten times that of the locals.

If my father and brother hadn't fought against Yuan Lu, would they have been able to live a stable life?Now he is just waiting to be ungrateful. Instead, he is oppressing us. We cannot tolerate this! "

"What a joke!" said the driver: "You are here, eating and drinking for free, raising the price of rice several times, stealing chickens and dogs, destroying countless fields, and killing people all over the house on the day when an official ascends the throne. If it weren't for you, I'll wait for it to be safe..."

Both sides had backup, and they refused to give in. The quarrel got louder and louder. The people behind them started to support each other, but soon developed into pushing and shoving.

Suddenly, someone shouted: "What are you talking about? Kill these vegetable thieves."

Before he finished speaking, a stone flew out and hit Wei Sanniang on the forehead.

Wei Sanniang cried out in pain and fell to the ground, dripping with blood immediately.

"Traitor, if you don't give me a chance to survive, you have to fight!" Liu Wuniang roared and rushed over, knocking the driver to the ground.Mud and rocks flew, sticks were waved, and thousands of people on both sides immediately fought together.

"23 people died due to insufficient treatment, 31 were seriously injured, and more than [-] were slightly injured."

"Just for a piece of cabbage?" Zhao Shi looked at the cabbage that he could no longer recognize, and was in disbelief.

Group fights are normal, even later generations have seen them before, but because of a cabbage...it's really ridiculous.

Lu Xiufu replied: "It's not just a piece of cabbage, but the contradiction between the two sides is deep and irreconcilable.

The locals blamed the food panic on outsiders, and the outsiders hated the locals for their xenophobia. They were already resentful of each other, and someone instigated it, which led to tragic disasters. "

"Can we find out who is the instigator?" Zhao Shi asked.

Lu Xiufu replied: "The left and right are nothing but wealthy and powerful households. They want to use public opinion to put pressure on His Majesty to move to Fuzhou."

"What abominable Duan!" Zhao Shi said bitterly: "The rats are deeply favored by the emperor. When the country is in crisis, they don't want to repay their favor. Instead, they are restrained at every turn and wish they could kill them quickly."

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, please bear with me for the time being, and wait for your ministers to arrange things properly, so that you can capture them all and avoid any future troubles!"

"Hey, I just hope this kind of thing never happens again." Zhao Shi couldn't help but sigh.

It is actually understandable that people fight and even kill people because of their idleness. People, there is no reason to be impulsive, but because of a piece of cabbage... In the final analysis, it is still a conflict between locals and outsiders, and the root of the conflict lies in the lack of supplies. .

"Your Majesty is worried about the common people. This is a great blessing for the country!" Jiang Wanzai walked in and said, "I have appeased the people and the matter is over."

"I don't know how the Grand Master should deal with it?" Lu Xiufu asked.

"Order to disperse and give the dead a bucket of food, the seriously injured in half, and the slightly injured one liter." Jiang Wanzai replied.

"In troubled times, people's lives are like grass and grass, and there is nothing they can do." Zhao Shi sighed with emotion.

Jiang Wanzai was able to settle the matter, which shows that the people generally agree with compensation. A mere dozen kilograms of rice is worth a life... If this is the case, so what?

Liu Fu said: "If we don't want this to happen again, we must have enough food. However, the problem is that there are too many people and too little land. It is urgent to move people to Liuqiu Island."

"Tomorrow we will arrange for one group to take the sea route to Fuzhou. We will set off immediately when Mr. Chen returns the news." Jiang Wanzai said.

Zhao Shi said: "How about using Zhao Shu as the transfer envoy to Fujian and responsible for relocating civil servants?"

"Zhao Ming is honest and upright, yes." Jiang Wanzai agreed.

Zhao Mo, in the first year of Deyou, he was appointed as an envoy along the river and knew Jiankang Mansion. When Yuan soldiers arrived, he abandoned the city and fled. Even so, because he escaped from Lin'an and went south to seek refuge, Zhao Shi still gave him great importance.

There's nothing I can do, I'm short of people.

Liu Fu said: "Your Majesty has clearly observed where the food, ironware, medicinal materials and other materials needed by the immigrants come from?"

Zhao looked at Jiang Wanzai.

Jiang Wanzai said: "Tomorrow morning Jiang Xin will lead two thousand troops to Fuzhou. We can take action the next day. Even if there are fish that slip through the net, the news will not reach Fujian."

"Okay!" Zhao Shi clapped his hands and cheered: "There are hundreds of casualties today, all of which are caused by him. Start early, have enough money and food, and the soldiers and civilians will return home!"

So, several people discussed the details for a while.

What happened in the morning really excited everyone. Even if there was insufficient evidence, we had to arrest him first.

During the discussion, Zhang Wangbei came in to report. Squire Yu Ji and others asked to see him and presented him with a memorial.

Lu Xiufu advised: "If your majesty can't bear it, I will take it as a serious matter when I see it."

Zhao took a deep breath and felt that he still couldn't control his emotions, so he agreed to be received by Lu Xiufu instead.

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(End of this chapter)

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