Chapter 251: Dragged Out To Settle
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the dead of night, three men in black quietly descended on Bai Wutong’s courtyard.
Xiaobai crept towards them silently and bit one of the men in black on the leg.
The man in black endured the pain and raised his cold blade high. In the next second, the necks of the three men in black sank and they fell to the ground silently.
With a look from Chu Tianbao, who was on the windowsill, Qingfeng dragged the three of them into the woodshed.
When the three men in black woke up, they were already tightly tied up by the Dark Guards Team.
Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao were sitting directly in front of them. Qingfeng asked, “Master, Madam, should we use the potion on them?’
The three men in black were afraid that it was poison. They stammered and struggled, strongly objecting.
She waved her hand. “Let’s ask them first.”
The three of them were just ordinary guards who knew a little martial arts. They thought that it would be easy to kill a farmer. Who would have thought that these people were hiding their capabilities and were not ordinary people at all?
Qingfeng pulled out the cloth from one of their mouths and he hurriedly begged for mercy. “Master, Madam, please spare us. Lord You sent us here.”
“For what?’
Bai Wutong’s gaze was sharp, not inferior to Chu Tianbao’s aura.
He trembled and said, “Lord You asked us to—”
She helped him complete the sentence, “Kill us?”
The subordinate met Chu Tianbao’s cold gaze and begged, “Master, Madam, we’re only following orders. We have no choice but to obey. Please spare us!”
The corners of Bai Wutong’s mouth curled up coldly. If they were spared, You Huaijie would only make things worse.
If one had the intention to kill, one had to pay the price.
The subordinate felt that he was on the verge of death. In order to survive, he hurriedly said, “Don’t kill me. I’ll tell you what outrageous things Lord You has done!”
You Huaijie would die sooner or later!
Chu Tianbao’s cold face did not change at all. He said in a low voice, “Drag him out to settle.”
This was his and his wife’s love nest. They could not tolerate any dirt.
The three attendants were trembling in fear. The attendants who could speak wanted to shout for help and attract reinforcements. As soon as they opened their mouths, they were silenced by Qingfeng, who had expected their actions.
You Huaijie waited until midnight, but none of the three attendants returned.
His heart skipped a beat. He had stayed up until the next morning and sent someone to ask around.
Chu Tianbao and Bai Wutong were fine, but the three attendants he had sent out had disappeared without a trace.
You Huaijie secretly felt that something was wrong. He sent someone to investigate carefully. After knowing that Chu Tianbao’s martial arts were powerful, he clenched his fists and guessed that the three servants were doomed.
Even if he wanted to send someone to capture Chu Tianbao, there was no suitable excuse. Instead, it was very likely that he would be implicated.
Among the Qinghe Academy students, there were a few young masters who came from a government official backgrounds. The Eldest Prince might very well come to Youjia Village personally and could not tolerate any mistakes.
You Huaijie could only hold back his anger for the time being.
Just as You Huaijie was enduring, Bai Wutong and the others gathered to discuss countermeasures.
According to the information Qingfeng and the others had obtained, the Eldest Prince had long been summoned to the Imperial City by Emperor Ling Hui.
As soon as he arrived at the Imperial City, he definitely had to stabilize his position. He probably wouldn’t come all the way back to Youjia Village.
The most important thing for them now was to analyze the current situation and prepare for the worst.
Bai Wutong said, ‘There are nearly 10,000 villagers in the Jade Spiritual Mountain. Even ifyou want the men to mine, the women and children must have a place to settle down.”
“With so many people, the other villages will definitely not be able to accommodate them. It’s very likely that they will be scattered into other villages. We can pack up our things first. When the authorities inform us, we won’t be unprepared.”
Everyone sighed. Cui Muzhi prayed gullibly, “If only they had not detected the mineral vein.”
If they had not detected the mineral vein, everyone would be safe and could continue to live in Youjia village.
They had finally settled down and might have to move out again. Everyone was very depressed.
Bai Wutong also wished they had not detected the mineral vein, but the possibility of detecting it was very high. After all, who would have nothing to do and throw the golden lump into the ground to play?
She only hoped that if they moved, at least no one would have to serve as labour.
It was already very tragic. Their newly built homeland had been destroyed, and they had to even send people to work for free. Everyone’s mental state would definitely suffer a comprehensive blow.
After everyone discussed it, no matter what the outcome would be, they would listen to Bai Wutong’s advice and pack up the things at home.
Bai Wutong thought of the mess on their journey to escape. There was no carriage, and everyone was struggling with their luggage.
She drew a blueprint overnight and designed a suitcase.
Not only could one carry this suitcase on the back, but one could also drag it. It would be much easier if they took the official road.
Coincidentally, the government was afraid that the news would be leaked and attract gold robbers who were not afraid of death. The cleaning paper workshop and the spray machine workshop in the Jade Spiritual Mountain had stopped operation.
All the carpenters in the village had time to make wheels.
Bai Wutong gave the blueprint to Zhao Sheng and a copy to Zhao Yuan.
The wheels made of wood were naturally not as strong as the iron wheels.
After the wheels were made and a few leather boxes made of wild boar skin were fixed in place, an easy to disassemble and convenient suitcase was made.
Bai Wutong put a few pumpkins into the suitcase and tried them.
Not bad. It was solid.
After removing the leather box and carrying it on her back, she could still drag some more goods away.
After putting Stinky into the suitcase and holding the armrest, Lin Yue dragged him gently forward. When the suitcase moved, he chuckled happily.
The cheerful laughter and chubby smile washed away everyone’s worries.
Sheng Huaixuan looked at the wooden suitcase and then at the iron one. He praised, “Sister-in-law is so smart! ”
“If it’s sold in the city, many people will definitely want it.”
If the leather boxes were expensive, they could be replaced with cloth boxes and thick bags, greatly reducing the cost. The city was paved with stone. Compared to the countryside, with such a suitcase, it was much more convenient for the women to move things, sell small items, or let the students go to the academy.
Hearing his hint, Bai Wutong smiled readily and said, “I’ll give you the blueprint. Same old rules.”
Sheng Huaixuan smiled brightly. ‘Thank you, Sister-in-law.” Then he said regretfully, “The mountain is sealed now, and Yu Suisheng can’t leave.” A month’s delay meant a month’s delay in earning money.
Bai Wutong said, “There’s nothing we can do. We can only wait patiently.”
“Zhao Sheng and the others are panicking. Let them do some work. With some harvest in hand, it can also stabilize people’s hearts.”
The men could make wheels, and the women could help sew the boxes. They could earn some money with this.
Because they were worried about being separated from the others, everyone who had originally planned to send their daughters to Cui Lingyi’s school had given up.
After all, it would cost two taels of silver.
Sheng Huaixuan understood Bai Wutong;s intentions and smiled. ‘Then I’ll ask the 30 families in Qinghe who wants suitcases.”
When Sheng Huaixuan negotiated the price, Zhao Sheng and the others could more or less earn something.
Even if the 30 families of Qinghe did not want it, when the mountain was no longer sealed, the suitcases made could be sent to the city to be sold..
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