A happy event in a fertile field: the black-bellied husband is as beautiful as a flower

Chapter 170 Sudden Changes
Fortunately, Yin Heng had reminded her a few words before, so that she could be prepared.Meng Yan had no choice but to move out the original owner's grandfather, whom she had never met before.She would rather let Mrs. Xia believe that it is really grandpa who blesses her. As for other things, she cannot easily tell Mrs. Xia.

Fortunately, no one knows where Meng Yan's grandfather came from and what he did.This turned out to be a good cover up.

The Xia family is a typical feudal woman, so of course she believes in this.After getting such an answer, she was both relieved and sad, so she didn't ask any more questions.

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In the past two days, in the cotton fields outside the city, the cotton stamens have fully bloomed.The gloom on the faces of the cotton farmers has long since dissipated, leaving only the joy of a good harvest.

Tomorrow, the steward of Ah Nanji will bring people to the field to collect cotton.

The night was breezy and the sky was clear.

As soon as the night wind blows, the cotton plants all over the mountains and plains shake their heads in response.

Later, under the vast darkness of night, a star suddenly lit up somewhere.The flames became brighter and brighter, spreading in all directions with the help of the wind.

The cotton farmer who lived nearby was the first to notice and ran to the field in a hurry. Looking at the blaze, he shouted hoarsely: "It's on fire! It's on fire! Come and put out the fire!"

The cotton plant is dehydrated, and the roots and cotton are very dry and flammable.If the sudden fire was not extinguished in time and allowed to spread by the wind, I am afraid that this large cotton field would be burned to ashes before dawn.

No matter whose cotton field is burned, the cotton farmers cannot stand idly by, otherwise it will be their own land next.

So the cotton farmers heard the movement and ran to the fields to fight the fire.

When Xu Chenfang got the news, she immediately took her men out of the city overnight.The magistrate Zuo Chengjin has always supported the people's livelihood, so he will give him this convenience, and let the people below open the city gate in time to let him go out.At the same time, Zuo Chengjin also sent a team of officials to support.

Everyone worked together and finally controlled the fire in the middle of the night and successfully extinguished the fire.

Meng Yan only found out the next morning.After she and Yin Heng had breakfast, they hurried out of the city to have a look.

When I arrived at the place, I looked around and saw a black scorched scar in the originally white cotton field.

The fire had already turned cold, and there was only a pile of black ash left in the black-scarred field.The few cotton farmers who had their cotton burned were crying heartbreakingly in the face of this unwarranted disaster.

This fire was by no means an accident, but someone deliberately did it.Xu Shenfang knew very well that if he hadn't wanted to buy it, perhaps the cotton field would not have been burned.

So Xu Shenfang asked his own people to negotiate with those cotton farmers, and Xu Shenfang would still pay them with money, and he would be responsible for the burned ones.

The cotton farmers are grateful to him, and everyone is very united, and they work together with Xu Shenfang's staff to step up the harvest of the remaining cotton to avoid any accidents.

Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and none of us stood idly by. In the end, most of the cotton fields were saved.Xu Shenfang had losses, but the losses were not particularly large.

At that time, Xu Shenfang saw Meng Yan and Yin Heng walking from the cotton field. He hadn't closed his eyes all night, and his face was tired.

Meng Yan asked, "Has the arsonist been caught?"

Xu Shenfang said: "Leave it to the official."

After the accident last night, Zuo Chengjin deliberately ordered people to pay attention.Sure enough, after the city gate opened this morning, the officials caught a suspicious person who entered the city.

The arsonist is unlikely to be one of the local cotton farmers, because there is wind at night, and the fire will spread to their own fields if they are not careful. Who would do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit themselves?Then the arsonist may be a business rival who wants to hinder Xu Shenfang from purchasing cotton.

The gates of the city were closed last night. If the arsonist returned to the city, he would have to wait until after dawn this morning.

So the officials questioned the people who entered the city one by one.When the arsonist arrived at the city gate and saw that something was wrong, he planned to turn his head and walk away, but was discovered by the officials, who immediately chased after him and arrested him.

In the morning, Xu Mingyou's people came to report to him in a hurry, saying: "My lord, the government has come."

At that time, Xu Mingyou was in a certain shop of Xu's family. When he heard the words and turned his head, he saw several officials coming directly to the door.

The official didn't beat around the bush, and said, "Boss Xu, I'm here to invite you to go to the yamen under the order of the magistrate."

Xu Mingyou said: "Dare to ask me what I did?"

The official said: "You will know this when you go."

Today Zuo Chengjin opened the court to hear the case of arson in a cotton field outside the city.When the common people heard that the big boss of the Xu family was also involved in the case, they gathered outside the trial hall to watch curiously.

When Xu Mingyou came, the arsonist was kneeling in the hall with his hands and feet chained.

Zuo Chengjin asked Xu Mingyou to identify whether this person is the manager of his shop.

The man looked up at Xu Mingyou, he knew that perhaps only Xu Mingyou could save him, but when he saw the look in Xu Mingyou's eyes, he felt shuddering.

Xu Mingyou said: "Master Mingjian, as early as a few days ago, this person was kicked out of the Xu family's shop because of a business mistake, and he is not in charge of the Xu family now." He turned to himself kneeling on the ground The former subordinate said condescendingly, "For the sake of your seniors and juniors, I planned to give you another chance, but I didn't want you to commit a crime and go to court."

His heart sank to the bottom instantly.

Only he himself knew that not only would Xu Mingyou not help him, but he was also reminding him that there were seniors and juniors in him, if he dared to pull Xu Mingyou into the water, his family would be implicated.

He worked for the Xu family and worked hard for so many years, but he was kicked out of the Xu family because of a mistake.He thought that as long as the cotton field outside the city was burned and Xu Shenfang's bamboo basket was empty, Xu Mingyou would definitely hire him again.

Unfortunately, he still failed in the end.

So this man confessed in the court: "Yes, I did set the fire in the cotton field! I hate Ah Nan Ji, I hate Xu Chenfang, and it is because of Xu Shenfang that I was kicked out of Xu Shenfang by the eldest son." Home, I just want him to taste the power!"

As the actual victim of interests, Xu Shenfang has the right to attend the trial.

Faced with this person's identification, Xu Shenfang raised her eyebrows and said, "It seems that it was your boss who drove you out of Xu's house, and your boss is not me. It's not my fault that you hate me, but you used It's your fault to hate setting fires in my name. That seems to do you no good, unless you think you can get something out of it?"

The arsonist gritted his teeth and didn't say a word.

In the end, the magistrate ordered him to be punished with a staff of one hundred, and then he was taken down and put in a prison.

Xu Mingyou watched him coldly as he was beaten bloody, and then dragged away from him.

The magistrate ordered to leave the hall, and the people who were watching dispersed.

(End of this chapter)