Cthulhu

Chapter 373 Good City Lord

When the two arrived at the vegetable market, Catherine dragged him to a meat stall, pointed to a piece of fresh meat and asked, "Uncle, how do you sell the meat?"

"Three silver coins per catty, how much does the girl want?" The stall owner may have eaten too much pig offal, and he is very strong. He wiped his hand on the oil-stained apron and asked honestly with a pork knife.

"Isn't pork in other cities 35 copper coins a catty? Why is it five copper coins cheaper here?" Hearing the price, Cheng Cheng couldn't help asking in doubt.

The stall owner looked Cheng Cheng up and down. He probably had never seen such a fool. Others bargained for the cheapest price. He was kind enough to sell himself a little higher.Then he said: "Small profits but quick turnover. These pigs are all our own, so it saves a lot of intermediate costs, and it's normal to be cheaper. Don't worry, my fat third brother's pork is never watered, and there is no deception."

"It turned out to be like this. I found that there are more people shopping for vegetables in the city than before. What's going on?" Cheng Cheng changed the question after understanding the reason.

"Hey, don't you know this? We have a good city lord in Jade Maiden City, who has found a way out for the people in the city. Men can go down the well to mine to make money, and women can also weave embroidery at home. In this way, everyone's pockets It's all bulging, so it's natural to get it to eat better. To tell you the truth, my fat third brother opened a pig farm, and thanks to the trust of the city lord, he lent me two thousand gold coins. Now he not only runs the pig farm Well, even the daughter-in-law took it, it’s really thanks to the city lord, otherwise I thought I would be a bachelor for the rest of my life.” The fat third brother was full of praise when he mentioned the city lord, it seems that Marylou’s status in the hearts of the people in the city is really true Not light.

Hearing what Fat Third Brother said, Cheng Cheng already understood that the city's economy has improved.If the current situation continues, every household will be able to build a new house within two years, and I can't help but feel happy.

The two chatted for a while in front of Fat Third Brother's stall. He was also a hospitable person. Once they chatted, they stopped doing business. She wasn't as pretty as she was, which made Cheng Cheng want to laugh but didn't dare to, fearing that the third brother, who is a loyal supporter of Marylou, would chase after him all over the street with a kitchen knife.

Cheng Cheng dragged Catherine away because of the repeated urging of the meat-cutter behind him. When he left, the fat third brother asked the two to come and take care of them often in the future, and gave them a [-]% discount.Obviously, as long as anyone praises Marylou in front of him, he can send two catties of pork for free. This fan is not ordinary crazy.

Then I went to a few small vegetable stalls, and also learned about the people's livelihood in Jade Maiden City, and found that Jade Maiden City has indeed changed a lot. According to the aunt who sells vegetables, every household in Jade Maiden City used to be poor, and some were so poor that they couldn't open the pot, let alone It is said that the money was used to buy vegetables and cut meat.

But now, with Marylou helping the residents of the city to find a way out, the status quo is changing day by day, and many families are gradually getting better off. Some of the bold and daring ones have made a career, bought a house, and added land.For example, Fat Sange is one example. He already has his own pig farm, and he kills pigs and sells them himself. The cost is low and the sales are cheap.

At least, the streets are no longer deserted, and many people go to the streets to buy this and that every day. With money, who doesn't want to eat better and wear better?So the streets became lively.

"Catherine, what do you think is worth changing in the city now?" Cheng Cheng and Catherine walked back to the City Lord's Mansion side by side without taking a carriage, and Cheng Cheng asked suddenly.

"The roads, except for the road on the street just now, are better. The roads on other streets are very bad, and some of them are not even paved with stone slabs. After a heavy rain, it is full of mud, and it is difficult to walk. I think the roads in the city should be repaired first. Make a change." Catherine agreed casually.

Looking at the floor that was broken into dozens of pieces under my feet, a lot of dirt ran up from the cracks, and this phenomenon happened all the way. These roads are simply too dilapidated.He nodded and said, "I think so. The roads in the city must be changed first. Otherwise, if someone comes to the city to invest in some industries, they will definitely not have confidence seeing such a road."

Back home, Catherine cooks with her mother and cooks several dishes by herself, all of which Cheng Sheng likes to eat.After dinner, while in bed, Cheng Sheng told Marylou about repairing bridges and roads, and immediately got her approval, because it is necessary to change the road surface in the city.

The name Cheng Sheng, the swordsman of Wuli Country, is not a household name in Douwu Empire. As long as you ask someone on the street, there is an 80.00% chance that you will get some useful information.Therefore, Jian Feiyang got the information that Cheng Cheng was the lord of Jade Girl City without any effort.

Although the news came easily, he had to pay attention to it. Just imagine a hero of the empire, who was entrusted with the territory of the empire, could he be easily moved?If it was in Wuli Country, the Jian family crushing Cheng Cheng to death was like crushing an ant, but in the Dou Wu Empire it was different, the Jian family had not yet reached the point where their hands and eyes could reach the sky.

Therefore, Jian Feiyang sent dozens of elites from his family to go to the Jade Girl City to assassinate Cheng Cheng. If possible, he would capture Cheng Cheng alive. As a last resort, you can't take its life, you have to catch it back and play slowly, just like when a cat catches a mouse, play with it until it dies.

But what Jian Feiyang didn't expect at all was that, out of the dozens of family elites sent out, there were only two remnants and defeated generals left when they returned.Seeing the two elite subordinates kneeling in front of him, Jian Feiyang slapped the table and shouted in disbelief: "What's going on? What's going on?"

"We didn't expect that Qunying would seem to know that we would go to sneak attack. They had already laid a big net and waited for us to drill. So this time we were caught in a trap. Only the three of us escaped from the encirclement. None of the other brothers were spared and all of them suffered, and one brother died on the way because he couldn't hold on." A man who was running on the ground raised his head and said in pain.

"How could this happen? Is there an inner ghost?" Jian Feiyang calmed down the anger in his chest, thinking that this matter was too strange. Not many people knew about entering the Fighting Martial Empire to attack the Heroes Association this time, how could it be possible?

"I don't know?" Shaking his head, the man said without any fear.

This sneak attack was a task secretly arranged by Jian Feiyang for these dozens of elites, and not many people in the family knew that the ghost appeared. Does it prove that one of the two people who escaped back was the ghost?Or are both of them ghosts?

The two of them were not stupid people either. After hearing Jian Feiyang's question, they really couldn't answer why, so they could only kneel on the ground in great fear.

"Come on!" Jian Feiyang was furious, slapped the table and roared.

Four guards with long knives on their waists entered the room and ordered: "Pull these two people out and chop them up."

"Yes!" Without saying a word, the four guards stepped forward and dragged two people who kept shouting for injustice out of the house.

"Cheng Cheng, even if you have three heads and six arms, I will cut them off for you." Jian Feiyang held the tea bowl in his hand, the water in the bowl kept rippling, and even spilled out and splashed on the table.Because the hardness of the tea bowl could not withstand the gradually increasing strength of the palm, it shattered immediately with a bang.

Douwu Empire, Jade Maiden City.

"Husband, I just got some news, do you want to hear it?" During Cheng Cheng's stay in the City Lord's Mansion these days, Marylou has learned to crutch, and she comes back for dinner on time every day.After returning to the house after eating, she sat on his lap and asked with a charming smile.

"What news?" He put his arms around her waist and asked puzzled.

"I just got the news this morning that Sewell, the lord of Fengyu City, was dismissed by a letter of decree from the empire. Someone came to take over the position of the lord of Fengyu City this morning." There was some secret joy in her eyes, Marylou I don't have a good impression of the old man Sewell. He is rich, lustful, and greedy. It is really a disaster for the people to be the lord of the city.

"Oh, is there such a thing?" The tone seemed surprised, but Cheng Cheng had a smile on his face, as if everything was under control.

"That's right, the military in the city disappeared thousands of people for no reason and died in a mine accident. How could he escape punishment for such a major event? This is also the retribution that should be given." Marylou was a little angrily.

In fact, the mine disaster was caused by human beings. It was Cheng Cheng who asked Yan Dong to do it. When all the members of the Qunyinghui left the underground tunnel, Yan Dong took a few people to bury the magic blaster underground, and waited for the tunnels on both sides to be dug. The hole had to be triggered to blow up the primer, and then a large area of ​​landslides began underground. Due to the force of the attack, no one escaped.

In order not to expose the fact that a large amount of diamonds were excavated in Jade Maiden City, those who entered the cave became fearless victims. Sewell was also dismissed because of this major dereliction of duty. Rebirth will not be hired again. The two tons or so of diamonds were buried in the ground, and even Marylou didn't know about it.

Only Cheng Cheng and Yan Dong, who participated in this matter, knew it, but they would only rot in their stomachs and be brought into the coffin in the end.

Things were handled almost as well. Cheng Cheng felt that it was time to go back to the academy. Seeing that the construction of the city defense was rushing day and night, the elves and goblins also settled down in the city, and the monster army of the Xuantian Department was also established because of Shi Ao's return. , everything seems to be developing towards good convenience.

(End of this chapter)