SFS Chapter 370 That’s outrageous
Chapter 370 That’s outrageous
"Ah!" Cui Dashu's wife felt pain in her wrist, and the dagger in her hand fell to the ground with a clang.
Then, the dagger bounced on the ground several times in succession, making a crisp and harsh sound, which seemed particularly abrupt in this tense atmosphere.
If it were before, Qiu Xinran would just treat Cui Dashu's wife normally, thinking that he would avoid using force if possible and try to solve the problem in a gentle way.
But now, this woman dared to be so bold as to hurt people with a knife. Qiu Xinran was completely enraged, and the rage in his heart burned fiercely.
Qiu Xinran's eyes were wide open with anger, as if fire was spewing from his eyes. He kicked the dagger under his feet away with great force, and the dagger flew several meters away in an instant.
Then, he rushed forward like lightning, raised his hand and gave the woman a big slap, and shouted angrily: "How dare you commit murder!"
Then, there were two clicks, and Cui Dashu's wife's arms were broken cleanly and efficiently.
The two moves were swift and decisive, with great force, as if carrying the power of thunder.
Chu Ci couldn't help but gasp when he heard this, as if the intense pain was instantly transmitted to his body, and he felt his teeth aching.
Chu Ci frowned, his expression slightly solemn, and said: "Okay, since Cui Dashu's wife has been captured, let's go back quickly!"
On the other hand, Fan Jingrui faced the unreasonable, arrogant and violent women of the Cui family, which really proved the saying "When a scholar meets a soldier, he cannot explain his reason clearly."
No matter how patiently he explained, how he presented facts and reasoned, he analyzed the cause and effect of the matter clearly and thoroughly.
Those women just wouldn't listen and kept on crying and throwing tantrums. They either sat on the ground and slapped their legs or howled at the top of their lungs. Their sharp cries and curses mixed together, tormenting people's ears.
Until he saw Cui Dashu's wife being dragged back half-dead by Qiu Xinran like a dead dog.
The few of them quieted down instantly. The crying and shouting stopped abruptly. The surroundings fell into an eerie silence, as if even the air had frozen. The only sound that could be heard was the slightly heavy breathing of the crowd.
Before, everyone who had been secretly pointing fingers at Fan Jingrui and whispering to each other, now, no matter how dumb they were, understood that there was something wrong with these women of the Cui family.
They looked at each other with embarrassment and regret on their faces.
Seeing this, Fan Jingrui's tense nerves finally relaxed. He took a long breath and said, "Stop crying, huh! Come on, tie up those women from the Cui family."
The officer who had been hesitating and wandering around suddenly turned into a tiger and tied up the women of the Cui family tightly with quick and decisive movements.
The crowd who were watching the fun finally realized belatedly that the county magistrate was not a weak man who could only talk about principles, and his methods were quite powerful.
They had previously doubted the county magistrate's way of handling the matter and even secretly laughed at it, but now their faces showed awe and fear.
Everyone's heart started beating fast, and they were ready to flee quietly.
Unexpectedly, Chu Ci spoke at this time, her voice clear and loud: "Have you all seen enough of the excitement? Then this wife of the county magistrate would like to ask everyone a question. Have you seen the notice posted in front of the government office?"
At this moment, people's awe of the county magistrate Fan Jingrui reached its peak, so they naturally did not dare to neglect Chu Ci.
"Look, I've seen it." But the voice was so sparse that one could tell there was a lack of confidence in it.
Chu Ci pretended to be unaware of everyone's thoughts and concerns, and calmly asked again: "Since you have seen it, let me ask you, the county government is recruiting workers, 30 copper coins a day, including a lunch, I wonder if anyone is interested?"
Everyone present was hesitant, looking at each other, their eyes full of doubt and speculation. I wonder what Chuci was up to?
Even the bailiffs who were escorting the women of the Cui family could not help but whisper to each other. They put their heads together and pondered the intention of Chu Ci's words in a low voice.
Chu Ci pretended not to know, and scanned the crowd. Then he walked to a sturdy man and said in a gentle voice, "Big brother, are you interested in giving it a try?"
The man looked terrified and waved his hands hurriedly: "Madam, I'm afraid I don't have the ability to do that."
Quite modest, Chu Ci smiled upon hearing this, the smile on his face was like the warm sunshine in spring, and continued to increase the price, saying: "Thirty copper coins a day, payable immediately, no delay, big brother is not interested?"
The sturdy man hesitated again and again, but finally couldn't help swallowing hard, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, and said, "Madam, are you serious?"
Chu Ci pursed his lips and smiled, his eyes showing sincerity: "What do you think?"
"Why should I lie to you? This recruitment is real, and the county government will never fool you with such a thing. You all have just seen what kind of person our county magistrate is. There will be no falsehood in the recruitment."
This world has always been a place where the bold ones die of overeating and the timid ones die of starvation.
Some of the brave ones, or those whose families were so poor that they could barely make ends meet and had nowhere else to turn, could no longer suppress their inner impulse after hearing this, and they could not help but shout in the crowd, "Really? Can we sign up now?"
The voice was filled with urgency and anticipation, as if a drowning person had grabbed hold of a life-saving straw. The volume was so loud that everyone present was shocked.
Chu Ci was delighted when he saw this, and immediately seized the opportunity to say, "Sure, but you'll only get half the pay for half a day, fifteen copper coins. If you don't believe me, you can go over and see. I promise that as long as you don't disrupt the normal construction, no one will chase you away."
If it were before, everyone still had many concerns in their hearts and did not dare to take that step easily.
However, when Chu Ci said this, the situation finally changed.
Finally, a thin but determined man stood up. He took a deep breath and said loudly, "I'll go! It's just a waste of effort! Anyway, it won't be worse than it is now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a dark-skinned young man shouted, "I'm going too! It's better to give it a try than to starve at home!"
Then, a middle-aged man with a weathered face mustered up the courage to say, "I'll go too!"
Yamen runners, have you ever thought that the county government could recruit workers in this way?
Compared to the shocked yamen runners, Fan Jingrui kept looking at Chu Ci with a smile from beginning to end.
It was not until more and more people signed up and the scene gradually became noisy that Fan Jingrui straightened his face and ordered Qiu Xinran and others, "Okay, take them back! There is nothing for you to do here anymore."
Then he rolled up his sleeves neatly, walked to Chu Ci without hesitation, and helped Chu Ci to register. It was outrageous!