Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 928 - 926_1

Chapter 928: Chapter 926_1

"Execution, isn’t that sentence too severe? Baozi’s parents and grandparents were all executed. Once Huzi’s father wakes up, he won’t be at peace." Despite being part of the same village, and despite the animosity he felt towards them, the village chief finally found he could not stomach their deaths. He appealed for them, casting a hopeful glance at Huzi’s mother, hoping she would plead for them as well.

Huzi’s mother avoided the village chief’s gaze. Last time, they almost pushed Huzi into the river, and this time they tried to kill his father. What exactly were they planning? She understood their intentions clearly. Before, she could only endure without evidence. But now, with Prince Rui having declared his stance, she would not be foolhardy to plea for mercy. She wouldn’t bring trouble upon herself in the future.

She could never forget the ruthless glare in Baozi’s mother’s eyes when she raised the spade to strike her husband.

If they were spared, her family could be annihilated at any time in the future, and their orchard would fall into the hands of their enemies.

Huzi’s mother knew Huzi’s father would question her lack of mercy when wakes up. But in comparison to their family staying intact, this wasn’t important.

Furthermore, it wasn’t her who was being executed. All she did was choose not to plead for mercy. To ask her to do so now was beyond what she could bring herself to do.

"An eye for an eye. This is justice! If I hadn’t happened to have a miracle healing medicine on hand, Huzi’s father would have undoubtedly died. If she was truly desperate for air or trying to save someone, she could have avoided hitting him in the head! Baozi’s mother can now be considered a premeditated murderer. She must bear the consequences." As for the others, the death sentence might be excessive for this incident alone, but their despicable actions led to the ruin of the entire village’s yellow dragon fruit crops. This simply exposed them for the terrible people they are. Even if they avoid the death sentence, imprisonment is inevitable! Since Shangguan Xuanyi had already spoken, Xiao’er naturally wouldn’t reject his decision in front of outsiders.

This was her respect for Shangguan Xuanyi. Similarly, Shangguan Xuanyi wouldn’t disrespect his wife. They were a respectful couple, sharing a consistent mindset, which was crucial for their future together.

If not for her possession of the spatial elixir, Huzi’s father would not have been saved today. This isn’t an exaggeration. Even in her previous life, where medical science was advanced, even if he could be resuscitated, there would be many after-effects. The brain is the most intricate part of the human body. Until he wakes up, no one dare guarantee what could happen.

The village chief wanted to say more, but Xiao’er interrupted him: "This matter should be handed to the Government Office and be judged by the county magistrate or Magistrate."

After hearing this, the village chief didn’t say any more. The verdict from the Government Office should be less severe, right?

Then again, the Government Office seems to be under their control! The village chief thought with some vexation.

Forget it! He should stop interfering! He couldn’t handle this anyway! It was all due to their own actions! Why couldn’t people behave themselves! Wouldn’t the world be at peace if that were the case?!

Seeing that her presence was no longer required here, Xiao’er said: "It’s almost dawn. I’ll have someone send over breakfast for you all. After breakfast, Auntie can continue to take care of Uncle here. As for you, village chief, you can go to the Government Office to report this incident! The evildoers must be punished as they deserve!"

Xiao’er also wanted to remind Jingrui to ask during his investigation whether Baozi’s father specifically targeted the root of each young fruit plant to pour on concentrated saltwater. From her speculation, he could have done it as this was the most direct and least labor-intensive method. If this is the case, then excavating the soil near each sapling and replacing it with fresh soil should do. Of course, the pits needed to be bigger and deeper than before.

"Thank you, young lady, but we can find something to eat on our own. You don’t have to trouble yourself."

"It’s no trouble. I caused this trouble and am causing nuisance to everyone. That’s settled then. I will have breakfast sent over. Also, Auntie, don’t move Uncle around since he hasn’t regained his consciousness. He has suffered a severe head injury, and many people won’t easily wake up from such an injury."

"This isn’t your fault, young lady. You were just trying to help. It’s Baozi’s father and his evil intentions, all of which are inhumane deeds that a normal person wouldn’t commit!" Wei Zhuang quickly said in her defense.

"I understand. Thank you, young lady."

Xiao’er nodded and left the room with Shangguan Xuanyi.

With dawn breaking, Xiao’er and Shangguan Xuanyi went to join Jingrui and Zhu Yan, father and daughter, for breakfast.

During breakfast, Xiao’er informed them about Huzi’s father’s injury. Zhu Yan shook her head and sighed, "Different upbringings lead to different people."

Xiao’er nodded, "Exactly."

After breakfast, Xiao’er and Zhu Yan went to find a location to set up a new workshop.

As for Shangguan Xuanyi, after having breakfast with Xiao’er, he went to arrange the items in the spatial house. Since the theft of the radiation stone happened a long time ago and there weren’t any leads to trace, this matter was urgent.

Xiao’er has had her spatial house for many years, managing the sowing and harvesting diligently every day. The number of items in the spatial house was beyond her imagination!

Recently, Shangguan Xuanyi has been kept busy every day. Each evening, he would return and fill his two spatial rings, and the next morning, he would go to various villas to store these items.

After several days, Shangguan Xuanyi managed to store the majority of the grains and medicinal herbs, with a small portion left that he planned to store whenever he had free time, considering Xiao’er harvests these every day.

Although grains and medicinal herbs are the least expensive, they are necessities for the people! So, both of them decided to move these items first after deliberation.

It was now Xiao’er turn to categorize and transfer the gems and various kinds of precious stones that were purified in the space, as well as the varied pearls raised in the space’s fairy pond, the treasures and rare collectibles stored in the space, antiques and curios, jewelry, and other valuable items.

Just to move these precious items, it would take Shangguan Xuanyi three days.

Today was the last day. There won’t be a need to shuttle around starting from tomorrow.

The remaining task was for the animals. Xiao’er planned to find a leisure day to go deep into the forest and let all those horses roam free, and then donate them to the Imperial Court. As for the number of horses, Xiao’er only planned to release a hundred thousand.

Releasing a hundred thousand horses at one go will surely be a sensation!

Moreover, although the horses Xiao’er was donating were of the most ordinary breed in the space, they were as fine as the Red Rabbit and other Sweat-Blooded horses when compared outside. Also, they were all around three to five years old and just reached maturity, allowing them for a long lifespan and breeding potential.

As for how to explain the origin of these horses, that was not Xiao’er’s concern. She wasn’t afraid of causing a commotion either and had directly asked Shangguan Xuanyi to think of an explanation.

For these hundred thousand horses, Shangguan Xuanyi intended to establish a secret cavalry. He had already notified the Emperor about this through a secret letter.