sbdcsierra Chapter 365 My man is missing, please help me
Chapter 365 My man is missing, please help me
In addition, there was no news from the man at home. After hitting a wall countless times and having nowhere to turn to for help, Chen Daju finally learned her lesson.
She smiled at Qin Wan in a flattering manner:
"Don't be afraid, niece. I have no other intentions. I just want you to speak well of the county magistrate and ask him to bring your uncle back."
Seeing that Chen Daju's niece could speak in front of the county magistrate, the women from the same village as Chen Daju begged Qin Wan:
"Niece Daju, your aunt and I are from the same village. Since we are from the same village, can you help us too?"
"And me, and me."
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The women were talking at the same time, and Qin Wan was getting a headache from the noise.
Magistrate Xu gave the officer next to him a look, and the officer understood and shouted sternly:
"Shut up and listen to the adults."
As soon as the officer drew his sword, the women who had been talking at once suddenly became quiet.
Magistrate Xu first looked at Qin Wan:
"Wanwan, it's too hot outside. Can I borrow your house for a while? Uncle Xu needs to examine it carefully."
"Of course, Uncle Xu, please come in."
Qin Wan opened the gate and County Magistrate Xu entered the main hall. The officials moved tables and chairs for him to use as a court.
The women stood obediently in the yard under the guidance of the officials.
This was the scene Qin Jingnian saw when he came back from picking watermelons.
Seeing Qin Wan standing aside, Qin Jingnian walked over and asked in a low voice:
"Sister, what are you doing?"
Qin Wan pointed in the direction of Magistrate Xu:
"Uncle Xu is about to start the trial. You will know when you see it."
Magistrate Xu asked the woman who had first rushed out to ask him to find someone to stand up and answer.
"Where is your man's hometown and how did he disappear? Tell me in detail."
The woman said quickly:
"In reply to the magistrate, my husband is from Xiawan Village.
My husband found a job in the county late last summer.
The wages for this job are high, three taels of silver a month.
That means you have to eat and live at the host's house, and you cannot go home until the work is done.
For farmers, being able to earn wages is a blessing, no matter whether they can go home or not.
In the past few months, the master would give money to the family on time every month.
But two months ago, the money suddenly ran out.
The man didn't go home either.
It's not just like this in my family. Many men in our village who were chosen by the master to work did not return home.
Only then did we realize that something was wrong.
After a while, the people still hadn't returned home. Not only that, there were many families in other villages who had the same experience as us.
We decided to go to the county and report to the authorities.
At that time, the county lawyer promised to help me find the person, but after more than a month, there was still no news.
Today, I and other villagers came to Taohua Village to fetch water and unexpectedly saw you, so I thought of asking you to help me find someone."
County Magistrate Xu frowned. Was he not the only one?
People go missing every day across the country, but large-scale disappearances, especially of middle-aged men, are rare.
Although County Magistrate Xu was serving as the magistrate in Chizhou, he never missed any news from the capital.
He knew that the Changsheng Sect used living people to create puppet monsters.
The disappearance of so many strong men at the same time forced County Magistrate Xu to suspect the Changsheng Sect.
"Do you know where your men work?"
The woman shook her head:
"I don't know. The owner gave us a lot of money. He didn't tell us, so we didn't ask."
"You just said that you go to the master's house in the county every month to get your wages. Where is the master's house in the county?"
The woman shook her head:
“Every month, our village chief goes to the county to collect the wages on our behalf.
The head of the county would give the wages of all the men in the village to the village chief, who would then take it back to the village and distribute it to every household.
After the incident, the village chief took us to the place in the county where he received his monthly wages, and found that there was no owner of that place at all.
I heard from the neighbors that the yard has always been rented by a tenant.
I rarely see him, maybe once a month."
"Is your village chief among the people fetching water?"
Chen Daju nodded hurriedly:
"Yes, yes, sir. The chief of our village is my father-in-law. He should still be queuing in the queue outside the village."
Magistrate Xu glanced at his subordinate next to him:
“Go and bring the head of Xiawan Village.
Also ask the water-carrying team if there are any men missing from their families, and bring them along as well.”
The officer bowed respectfully:
"Yes."
After the officers left and the shining sword was no longer in front of him, Chen Daju's thoughts began to move again.
Standing in the yard, she could see the cool well water in the yard and smell the aroma of food coming from the kitchen from time to time.
If she could restore her relationship with Chen Dahua's family, she wouldn't have to queue up for water in the hot sun anymore.
We don’t have to eat coarse food at home all day long.
Seeing the brother and sister standing in the corner of the main room, Chen Daju wanted to get closer to them, so she took a few steps over:
"Hey, niece, nephew, where is your mom? It's been such a long time, why haven't I seen her?"
Qin Jingnian didn't have a good face for this stupid and bad so-called aunt, and rolled his eyes unceremoniously:
"What does my mother's whereabouts have to do with you? Why, do you want to ask my mother for a bowl of blood again?"
Qin Jingnian showed no disguising of his mockery, but Chen Daju seemed not to notice it and waved her hands repeatedly:
"No, no, nephew, you misunderstood. I just haven't seen your mother for a long time and I miss her. After all, we are sisters from the same mother.
"Sisters who are still connected by broken bones, there is no overnight hatred, don't you think?"
Qin Wan felt it was a waste of time to say a few more words to such a person.
He took her mother's blood and almost caused her mother to be cursed by a blood curse. Whether it was done out of ignorance or intentionally, it is not worthy of forgiveness.
Qin Wan grabbed Qin Jingnian, who was about to say something, and walked to Magistrate Xu.
Chen Daju, who still wanted to get close to County Magistrate Xu, did not dare to walk up to him. He suppressed his resentment and stood back in the crowd obediently.
There was a noise coming from outside the yard. It should be the police bringing people here.
There are quite a few people listening to the sound.
Magistrate Xu said to the people standing in the yard:
“Just leave one person as the representative, and let the others do what they should do.
I will send someone to look for your man, and I will notify you when there is any news."
As he spoke, County Magistrate Xu pointed to the woman who spoke first and drove all the other women out of the yard.
There's no way, the yard is too small and not many people can stand there.
"Jingnian, do you have any writing brush, ink, paper, or inkstone at home?"
"Yes, Uncle Xu. I'll get it for you."
Magistrate Xu nodded, and the police officers walked in with a large group of people at the gate.
Seeing these people, County Magistrate Xu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Just today, so many men from different households were missing in the queue for water!
How many are there in the whole county?
A huge crowd of people came in, and there was no room in the yard, so some people had to stand outside the yard.
The head of Xiawan Village was also invited.
When the village chief saw the magistrate for the first time, he shrank his neck timidly.
"Are you the head of Xiawan Village?"
"Yes, yes sir."