Chapter 228: Courtesy first, then attack
"What could be wrong with my medicine?" Xu Yong muttered to himself.
"Uncle, they said that the medicine you prepared ruined the corn." said the Xu family member.
He was so anxious. Why didn't Xu Yong hide yet? Those people might come to his house soon.
When Xu Yong heard that the medicine Xu Zaohua prepared had ruined the corn, he stopped drinking egg tea and cursed Xu Zaohua harshly.
At this time, Fang regretted listening to Xu Zaohua's words.
"Uncle, stop scolding me and hide quickly." The Xu family member who reported the news scratched his cheek anxiously.
There seemed to be chaotic footsteps and shouts coming from the entrance of the village.
Xu Yong was scared.
I heard footsteps getting closer and closer, and I didn't know what to do.
"Why are you still standing there? Run. Climb over the wall from the toilet, quick!"
When Xu Yong's wife Tian, who was doing needlework in the house, heard the news, she put down the half-finished shoe sole, took her clothes and powder box, rushed to the yard, threw the things in her hands to Xu Yong, and pointed to the toilet in the backyard.
There is a hidden path over the toilet.
This road leads directly to the fields, where corn is growing vigorously, and you won't be discovered if you lie down in the cornfield. Going through the cornfield and leading directly to the mountain, no one can find you if you hide in Xu Jin's kiln factory.
Xu Yong took the clothes and the powder box and quickly ran to the toilet in the backyard.
"Quick, close the door for me. Push on, quick!"
Tian and her nephew locked the gate and propped it up with two wooden stakes.
My nephew picked up a table in the yard and placed it against the door.
Tian tied a wolfhound to a stake near the door.
Led by the villagers from Guazhou Bay, villagers from villages near Qinghe Bay swarmed to Xu Yong's house.
The door of Xu Yong's house was closed.
There were a few barking sounds of dogs from inside.
Tong Huaqiong, who has always been at the forefront of the melon-eating crowd, naturally followed along.
Eating spectators is secondary to this farce.
The most important thing was that she wanted to see how this matter could be resolved. After all, it was Tong Huaqiong who first used and promoted the antibacterial and anti-insect drugs, and she was afraid that Xu Yong would do something bad and bring blame on her.
Based on her understanding of Xu Yong, he can even do things that harm farmers, so what else would he not dare to do?
If this bastard Xu Yong really dares to do that, his fate will be the same as Xu Si's, and he will be exiled.
"Open the door!"
"Xu Yong, you bastard, come out if you dare."
The villagers of Guazhou Bay were at the forefront.
It is necessary to avenge both the new and old grudges.
Apart from a few barking dogs, no other sounds came from Xu Yong's house.
Everyone was about to break down the door, but were stopped by Village Chief Hu of Guazhou Bay.
Village chief Hu signaled the villagers to go and knock on the door. Two young and strong laborers walked out of the crowd, rushed to the door of Xu Yong's house, stretched out their hands and knocked on the door with a bang.
There was some fierce barking of dogs inside, but otherwise there was no movement.
"Village Chief Liu, let's use courtesy before force. We knocked on the door, but Xu Yong didn't open it. No matter what we do next, you can't say that we were rude to you in Qinghewan." Village Chief Hu said to Liu Tielian who came over.
Liu Tielian was the village chief of Qinghewan appointed by Liu County Magistrate, so he had to give him some face.
Zhang, the village chief of Yueliang Bay, echoed: "We are only seeking justice from Xu Yong. It has nothing to do with Qinghe Bay."
Liu Tielian had nothing to say at this time.
Xu Yong should be held responsible for destroying other people's crops.
Tong Huaqiong thought that she should quickly break the door open, as Xu Yong, that bastard, would definitely take this opportunity to escape.
With such a large group of people at the entrance of the village threatening to settle accounts with Xu Yong, it was impossible for the Xu family not to get wind of it.
Why do you need to use courtesy before force? Isn't it just a waste of time, like taking off your pants to fart?
Thinking of this, Tong Huaqiong looked at Gu Dashu.
Gu Dashu stood in the crowd, frowning and muttering, "The door is locked so tightly in broad daylight, Xu Yong wouldn't have escaped, would he?"
After all, he is Tong Dajiao’s biological son, and Tong Huaqiong knew what Gu Dashu was going to do with just one look.
Gu Dashu's muttering reminded everyone.
What are you waiting for? If you don’t kick the door, the person will run away.
The two young and strong laborers who knocked on the door in Guazhou Bay kicked the door open.
A large number of people rushed into Xu Yong's house like a stream.
Tong Huaqiong saw a kicked-over table near the door, two fire sticks broken in two, and a dog barking at the top of its lungs.
All this indicates that Xu Yong had already received the news in advance.
"Dashu Niang, look at what this has caused. I'm afraid someone will die." Liu Tielian couldn't stop the excited people from other villages, and said to Tong Huaqiong with a worried look on his face.
Tong Huaqiong had no sympathy for Xu Yong. She said to the village chief: "In the final analysis, this is Xu Yong's own fault."
He tried to seize Tong Huaqiong's pesticides for his own profit, but ended up failing. He deserved it.
The only pity is the corn that was destroyed and the farmers who were affected.
"Where is Xu Yong?" After the door was kicked open, the village chief Hu of Guazhou Bay asked with full energy.
Tian stood in the yard. Although she was panicking, she still maintained the demeanor of the wife of the village chief and said to the newcomers, "You came here with sticks and knives to confiscate my property? Village chief Hu, do you still remember the fight between the two villages over water last year? If you bring people to seek revenge and find the wrong target, my man is no longer the village chief, and this revenge will not be shared with my family."
Tong Huaqiong glanced at Tian.
She had no friendship with Tian in the village. After all, she was the woman of the former village chief and a well-behaved daughter-in-law of the wealthy Xu family. They looked down on her, a village woman from a small family who was prone to throwing tantrums.
However, Tong Huaqiong was not fooled by Tian. It was obvious that Tian was pretending to be ignorant.
Village Chief Hu did not respond to Tian's suggestion and said, "Stop talking nonsense. The pesticide your husband prepared destroyed our corn. Don't even think about covering up for Xu Yong. Let him out."
Zhang, the village chief of Moon Bay, said: "Xu Yong, if you have the guts, come out. What kind of man are you if you let your woman take the lead?"
Tian held her chest and angrily shouted, "What pesticides? What nonsense are you talking about? You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."
This is even more pretending to be confused.
Even Liu Tiejian couldn't stand it anymore and shouted at Tian: "Xu Yong's family, whether you know the truth or are pretending to be confused, your husband mixed pesticides and destroyed the corn in several villages in Guazhou Bay. It is normal for people to come to Xu Yong to ask for an explanation. Where is Xu Yong? Let him come out? Otherwise, if he uses force, even I won't be able to stop him."
Tian knew that pretending to be confused would not work, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Xu Yong went to Zheng's house in Pingchuan to visit his niece. If you want to find him, go to Zheng's house in Pingchuan County."
Tong Huaqiong understood what Tian meant and knew that the bastard Xu Yong must still be hiding at home.
Tian was reminding him to run to Zheng's house to hide.
After all, none of the peasants who besieged Xu Yong's house had the courage to go to Zheng Juren's house to ask for someone.
As soon as Tian finished speaking, there was a commotion in the crowd.
"Not to mention going to the Zheng family, I will pull him out even if I go to the ends of the earth. Others are afraid of the Zheng family, but I am. The worst that can happen is that I risk my life. If the corn cannot be saved this year, I will have no food to survive until the winter. I might as well take this opportunity to kill Xu Yong." A villager from Guazhou Bay shouted.
Tian clutched the handkerchief and turned her eyes to see Tong Huaqiong in the crowd.
I have an idea in my mind.
Tian pointed at Tong Huaqiong and said aggrievedly, "Everyone in our village knows that the pesticide was prepared by Widow Tong. If you want to blame her, go blame Widow Tong. The recipe came from her."
Why should women make things difficult for other women?
Tong Huaqiong cursed the herb in his heart.
Since Tian has a lot of bad intentions, don't blame her for being rude.
Tong Huaqiong shot back, "Shameless guy. Your family saw that the medicine I prepared was effective in curing ear rot, so they secretly prepared it and sold it for money. He must have prepared less medicine to save money, which caused everyone's corn to wither and turn yellow. I haven't even settled the score with him for ruining the efficacy of my medicine. This bastard brought up a coward. I shouldn't have been so kind to give him the medicine in the first place."
The villagers from various villages who were holding weapons became even more angry.
It turned out that Xu Yong stole Widow Tong's prescription and deliberately omitted one ingredient.
"Everyone, listen to me, Xu Yong must still be hiding at home. Don't let him go."
With Tong Huaqiong fanning the flames, everyone rushed towards Xu Yong's house.