lcionline Chapter 205 A Terrifying Assassination Night
Chapter 205 A Terrifying Assassination Night
Village Chief Tao acted swiftly and decisively, making an example of someone to deter others.
No one dared to fool them.
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli didn't pay much attention and were busy at home pickling preserved eggs.
This time they collected over eight hundred duck eggs, enough to keep the two of them busy.
After placing the earthenware jar containing the preserved eggs into the already full cellar, Gao Mengli looked up at the cellar piled high with grain and clapped her hands.
Besides rice, the cellar also contained sorghum, wheat, and several bags of millet.
Rice production is a concern these days, since green, natural, and pollution-free rice, grown without chemical fertilizers, can't be produced in large quantities.
When Gao Mengli came out of the cellar, it was already dark.
Ali waved to the rooftop and asked, "Ali, did the village chief and the others apply fertilizer to the rice seedlings in the fields?"
The rice seedlings have already sprouted ears and will soon be forming grains. It's time to apply some fertilizer to increase the yield.
Ah Li jumped down from the roof and nodded to Gao Mengli, "Well, there hasn't been enough sewage lately."
A few days ago, the old house even asked him to come over and help them collect sewage from the public toilets in Pingyao...
Countless people in the surrounding area rely on the public toilets in Pingyao County to produce excrement, and they wish they could stay there day and night to collect it all for their own fields.
If we're talking about villages that don't lack manure, the only one is Xingyu Village, where the entire village raises pigs.
Gao Mengli narrowed her eyes. "Ali, there are quite a few people in the village lately. Why don't you go to the county town and ask the magistrate if he'd be willing to build a public toilet at the village entrance?"
After all, there are more and more people working in the village, and they all solve the problem by digging pits.
It was fine for the workers, but for the merchants from Pingding County who came to the oil mill to transport oil, using that squatting toilet seemed rather unhygienic.
Moreover, the pit was dug in soil, which is not conducive to the fermentation of manure.
Building public toilets requires land, which means buying residential land and managing it. The expenses are considerable, and the profits are not much.
It would be suitable for Dou Weiyi to develop public toilets in villages and distribute them separately.
Moreover, time is tight, so the sooner the better.
After receiving the instruction, A-Li nodded and ran outside.
We boarded a horse-drawn carriage and went to the county town.
By the time we arrived in the county town, it was already dark.
Ah Li glanced out of the car and her brows furrowed involuntarily.
There is murderous intent!
Why would there be murderous intent in a county town?
He quickly got out of the car and told Zhao Chen to go back first.
After all, this was his master's personal groom, and there couldn't be any mishaps.
Zhao Chen was puzzled, but he still drove back.
After the carriage left, A-Li walked quickly toward the county government office.
Sure enough, the closer one got to the county government office, the stronger the murderous aura became.
He stood at the entrance of an alley not far from the county government office, his back against the wall, cautiously peeking out.
A dozen or so men in black had already climbed onto the roof.
Ah Li thought to himself, "This is... an assassin?"
Rain Night Pavilion eventually sent people over again!
How could this be allowed? He had only enjoyed two months of peace. Immediately, he strode towards the government office.
Meanwhile, in the government office.
Dou Weiyi, who was enjoying a drink with Tang Guangjun, was completely unaware of the impending danger.
Wen Chou and Qin Shen Shen were keeping him company on the sidelines.
Tang Guangjun raised his glass to Dou Weiyi, "Brother Dou, your Wangyue Village in the county is a treasure trove. If you have any other good things to share, don't forget your brother here!"
Dou Weiyi smiled and clinked her cup against Tang Guangjun's before downing it in one gulp.
He finished his drink and put his glass on the table. "Sure, sure!"
Tang Guangjun was his nightmare since childhood, and the "other people's child" that his elders talked about!
But so what if she's the "other people's child"? Now she's following him with utmost respect!
Dou Weiyi was extremely pleased with herself, and her smile stretched almost to her ears.
Tang Guangjun saw that he had finished drinking and was about to pour him more wine.
Sudden.
A cracking sound was heard.
The assassin above the roof broke through the roof and fell, his gleaming sword instantly splitting the dining table in two.
Dou Weiyi, who was already tipsy, was so startled by this sudden turn of events that she jumped up from her stool, her chopsticks flying out of her hand and flying a long way.
It landed perfectly on Tang Guangjun's hair bun.
Dou Weiyi's face twitched with heartache. Damn it, that wooden table worth six hundred coins was just chopped up like that?!
Tang Guangjun shuddered and quickly checked himself over. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he found that there were no holes from chopsticks all over his body.
He scrambled to his feet, staggering, and tugged at Dou Weiyi's arm. "Brother Dou, this man in black... he doesn't seem to have any good intentions."
Dou Weiyi staggered a couple of steps, barely managing to steady herself before letting out a burp.
He has eyes; he saw.
Dou Weiyi turned his head and glared at the men in black, shouting loudly, "Who goes there?"
"Hmph, the one who'll take your dog's life."
The man in black was ruthless and taciturn. He snorted coldly, raised his sword, and charged forward.
Although Dou Weiyi was a little tipsy, he was now mostly sober. Seeing the man in black raise his sword to stab him, he dodged to the side.
He yelled at the top of his lungs toward the door, "There's an assassin!"
Hearing the noise, the night watchmen panicked and rushed to help. One of the watchmen saw about a dozen men in black outside the door and hurriedly rushed inside with his knife in hand.
In his haste, he tripped over the threshold, fell face-first into the mud, and his broadsword flew out of his hand, piercing the chest of one of the men in black.
The man in black never understood why he was killed by someone else's "mistake"—he was stabbed in the chest.
With a loud bang, the man in black incurred the wrath of the Northwest.
This dramatic scene stunned Dou Weiyi and the others.
The man in black was filled with anger. He cursed and drew his sword to fight the crowd.
When Ah Li came in, he saw government offices being kicked out like sandbags, slamming into the courtyard with a "thump, thump".
There was a lot of wailing.
He quickly used force with his palm, and instantly, the hem of his clothes was torn off.
He was stunned for a moment when the mask was put on his face.
As assassins, neither of them had ever seen the other's true face.
However, wearing a mask actually makes it easier for "colleagues" to recognize you.
He quickly ripped the veil off his face, his heart bleeding.
The perfectly good clothes became tattered and torn because of his "misjudgment".
After a moment of heartache, he raised his knife and went to help.
Qin Shen and Wen Chou shielded the intoxicated Dou Weiyi and Tang Guangjun behind them.
Unfortunately, the two of them didn't appreciate it at all.
Pushing aside the two people in front of him, he joined the battle.
But the man in black is the "Rainy Night Butcher," a top-notch martial arts expert.
Dou Weiyi and the others could each handle two or three, but they couldn't defeat them.
The arrival of Dou Weiyi and Tang Guangjun made the scene even more chaotic, with Dou Weiyi's forehead covered in sweat.
He looked up and saw Ah Li entering with a crescent-shaped blade. His eyes lit up with joy. "Ah Li, quick, I need help here!"
After saying that, he continued with his hands, but then tilted his head and vomited violently.
Ah Li?
The leader of the assassins paused upon hearing the name.
Turning his head, he saw Ah Li charging towards him with a crescent-shaped blade, and he was greatly alarmed.
The lead assassin's eyes widened.
Their kung fu style was exactly the same.
Isn't this a stepping stone they threw out?
Is this... a defection and betrayal?
Ah Li watched the leader of the assassins' movements and was startled. Had his "true colors" finally been revealed?
This wouldn't do, so he immediately kicked away his companion and leaped over to stand next to him.