Chapter 237 Return to the Village
Chapter 237 Return to the Village
"Don't." Su Tang shouted in the carriage to stop Qi Feng from hitting the man.
There is only one permanent way to deal with unruly people.
"Yes." After hearing Su Tang's words, Qi Feng retracted the whip and pulled the reins.
But the warhorse under him snorted impatiently several times.
Horse: It wants to rest early. These people blocking the way are really annoying! !
After Su Tang finished speaking, she had no intention of showing up, and the group of people just blocked the entrance to the village.
At this time, an old woman from the village said, "I heard the voice of that little girl just now, and it does sound a bit like the girl from the Su family."
"Grandma Liu, I'm afraid you remembered it wrongly. The girl from the Su family hasn't come back for a long time, and she hasn't spoken to you many times. I'm afraid you remembered it wrongly." The ruffian-like man just now said to the old woman who was speaking with a giggle.
"Well, maybe." After what the ruffian said, the old woman was no longer sure.
"Hey, I say, if the girl in the car is from the Su family, why not get out and show her to the villagers? If she is really a girl from the Su family, we will definitely let her go."
At this time, more and more people gathered at the village entrance, but the people in the carriage stopped making any noise.
Apart from the villagers' discussions, the only sound around was the impatient stomping of the ground by Su Tang and her companions' horses.
"Hey, why are you all gathered here? Don't you have anything to do after eating?" At this time, the village chief also hurried over, and saw that Su Tang and his group's carriage was stopped at the entrance of the village. He immediately shouted at the villagers who were blocking the road to the village.
"Hey, Village Chief Liu, you're here."
"Everyone, please move aside. The noble man is coming to the village. Why are you stopping him?"
"Who knows if the person in the car is a distinguished person or someone who is not to be seen by others? It has been a long time. If it was the sister of the Su family, she would have come out to meet the villagers long ago. Why is the sister of the Su family still not to be seen by others?"
The man with a sharp tongue is a rogue in the village. He is over 30 years old and still unmarried. He steals and cheats on people on a daily basis and is not liked by the villagers.
Some elderly people in the village could no longer bear to watch this, and since the village chief had also arrived, they immediately followed up on what the village chief had just said, "Old Liu, you are not a child anymore, it is not appropriate to block the road, just let them pass."
"Go to hell, what are you saying? If this guy comes to the village to rob, and something is missing from my house, will you compensate me?"
"What do you have at home? You're lucky you didn't steal from others."
"Oh, how come there is nothing left in my house? My house is still in good condition. I just renovated it last autumn."
"Don't be ridiculous. What difference does it make whether your thatched house is repaired or not..."
"Ha ha ha ha......"
The villagers laughed at the gossip, but the scoundrel seemed to be enraged and shouted at the top of his voice, "Hey, I won't let them go just because I haven't seen the Su family's sister today!"
"Get out of the way, Gouzi, Shunzi, what are you guys still watching? Pull Liuzi away quickly and don't block the distinguished person from entering the village." The old village chief finally couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted to several young men from the village who came to watch the fun to carry the rogue away.
"Don't touch me, hey, I'm telling you guys, be careful or I'll come to your house at night and take away your chickens..."
"Hold him. If he dares to steal, break his legs and throw him out of the village." How could Village Chief Liu allow this man to continue making trouble here?
All the carriages coming to the village now go to Su Family Valley. Regardless of whether the person sitting in the carriage is Su Tang or not, we cannot let this scoundrel offend anyone.
Several villagers who were holding Liu Zi were a little hesitant, but after hearing what the village chief said, they immediately held Liu Zi tightly to prevent him from breaking free.
"Oh." Village Chief Liu sighed and hurried to Qi Feng, a man he had seen before.
After all, as the head of a village, he needs to deal with all kinds of people on a daily basis, so he does have the ability to remember people.
Village chief Liu smiled and bowed slightly, saying: "Oh, I'm so sorry! I blocked your way. It's all my fault that I didn't discipline the villagers well. I'd like to apologize first, and please come into the village." After saying that, he bowed deeply again.
Qi Feng didn't hear Su Tang's response, he just looked coldly at the village chief below.
The village chief stood there awkwardly. He rubbed his hands, not knowing what to say next. He was also afraid that the people in the village had offended Su Tang.
Ever since he knew that Su Tang was a princess, he had been afraid of Su Tang in his heart. After all, she was from the royal family, and it was ingrained in the common people's bones that they would fear members of the royal family.
Just when Village Chief Liu was at a loss, a high cloud of dust was raised outside the village.
A group of people and horses rushed towards the village quickly.
"Who is this again?!"
The recent Dahe Village is extremely lively, with nobles on horseback coming to Dahe Village from time to time.
The cavalry stopped behind Su Tang and his team's convoy, and a man in official uniform staggered off the horse.
Perhaps because he had been riding for too long or the horse was running too fast, the man almost fell to the ground when he got off the horse.
Fortunately, the horse he had just ridden was relatively docile and did not kick him away because of his panic.
"Oh, I'm late." The man shouted loudly and ran towards the carriage where Su Tang and the others were.
When they arrived at the side of several carriages, the man in official uniform glanced at the carriages of the Su Tang convoy, and finally ran to the front carriage and knelt down with a "bang".
"This, isn't this Magistrate Hu?!" Village Chief Liu saw the person kneeling down and his eyes widened in surprise.
The village chief would occasionally go to the provincial capital to delegate some village affairs. Prefect Hu was an official of the prefecture and county to which Dahe Village belonged.
Although the village chief couldn't speak to Magistrate Hu, after all, he was not qualified, but he had seen Magistrate Hu from afar.
When the villagers at the entrance of Dahe Village heard what Village Chief Liu said, they stood up in surprise and knelt down in the direction of Prefect Hu.
That was the prefect. In their minds, ordinary people like them would definitely kneel down when they met such a high-ranking official.
The people who came with Magistrate Hu quickly walked behind Su Tang's motorcade and knelt down along with Magistrate Hu.
For a moment, a circle of people knelt down around the convoy where Su Tang was.
"Stand up." Su Tang's voice sounded again in the carriage.
Magistrate Hu staggered to the ground and struggled to stand up.
Although Magistrate Hu stood up, the villagers who were kneeling beside him did not dare to stand up with him.
Everyone pricked up their ears, listening to the conversation between the prefect and the people in the carriage.
"Your subordinate, I am late. Has the princess been stopped by the villagers?" Governor Hu took a look at the situation at the entrance of the village and immediately understood the purpose of Su Tang calling him here.
It seems that these ignorant villagers of Dahe Village disturbed the princess and her entourage.
"Princess? What does that mean? Where did the princess come from?" Some villagers looked up and looked around after hearing what Magistrate Hu said.
"Are you stupid? Look who Magistrate Hu is talking to." A smart person in the village reacted immediately and said to the man.
"You said the princess was in the carriage?"
"Maybe." The man, who had never seen the princess, said uncertainly.
At this time, Su Tang opened the carriage curtain and said to Magistrate Hu, "Since Magistrate Hu is here, let's go sit in the valley."
"Yes, yes, then, your humble official, eh? Qi, King Qi?!" Prefect Hu looked inside the carriage, but saw Qi Lingheng sitting in the carriage. He was so shocked that his eyes widened.
"Well, the prince and the princess are going home. Magistrate Hu will escort us back."
"Yes, yes, I will escort the princess and the king of Qi home safely." After saying this, Magistrate Hu waved his hand behind him and said, "Come here, escort the eldest princess and the king of Qi home."
The people brought by Magistrate Hu immediately stood up and said, "Yes."
Magistrate Hu brought almost all the yamen runners from all the prefectures and counties, and even brought his own servants, just to make sure they wouldn't be taken care of properly.
But Su Tang notified him in too short a time, and it took him a lot of time to mobilize people, so he arrived later than Su Tang today.
Fortunately, Su Tang did not scold Magistrate Hu for this, which made Magistrate Hu feel a little relieved.
More than thirty runners in yamen uniforms came running from behind Su Tang's motorcade, together with a dozen servants from Magistrate Hu's family in uniform, and the group surrounded Su Tang's motorcade.
Prefect Hu trotted to the front of the convoy, saluted and greeted Qi Feng who was sitting on the warhorse, then waved his hand at the village gates who were still standing at the entrance of the village and shouted, "The Grand Princess and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi, please pass. The people should make way!"
After hearing this, Village Chief Liu also hurriedly drove the villagers to make way for the village entrance, and then he was the first to kneel down, "Dahe Village Chief Liu Da'an, welcome the Grand Princess and the King of Qi home."
The villagers at the entrance of the village were scolded by the government officials and knelt down one after another, but they all raised their heads in disbelief and looked at the convoy passing by.
A gust of wind blew by, and a corner of the curtain of the carriage where Su Tang was sitting was lifted up.
When the villagers saw the faces of the people in the carriage, they all opened their eyes and mouths wide in disbelief.
They saw the person in the carriage, it was the little girl from the Su family, and there was only a man beside her.
The princess that the prefect and the village chief just mentioned is the sickly girl from the Su family whom they knew before!!!
The wheels of the carriage rolled on, and the sound seemed to be pressing down on the villagers' heads.
Everyone was wondering, had they ever offended the Su family before?
Have you ever offended the girl from the Su family? !
The carriage passed through the village entrance and headed towards the valley.
The villagers didn't think of getting up until they could no longer see the group of people.
"Village chief! That, that, is the person sitting there really a princess?" a villager suddenly shouted.
"Yes, Village Chief, that is the girl from the Su family, right? I saw her, and she looks exactly like the girl from the Su family!"
"Yes, but she is dressed much better than before. I saw that girl wearing several hairpins on her head. I don't know if they are silver hairpins..."
"Village chief!! Village chief, I didn't mean it. Please go and talk to Princess Su Jiaya. I, I am willing to give her my house to atone for her crime!" The beggar who had just blocked the way suddenly ran to the village chief, hugged the village chief's legs and cried loudly, as if he had just been bullied.
A strong man hugged the village chief's legs and cried his heart out. If this happened in the past, no one would believe it.
"Hmph, you'll just have to wish you good luck." The village chief snorted coldly.
Who dares to plead for this man? I just asked him to go, but he refused to listen.
As the saying goes, good words can’t persuade a damned ghost!
The village chief flicked his sleeves and walked towards the Su family’s valley with a frown.
After walking a few steps, the village chief suddenly turned around and said to the villagers behind him: "You'd better be quiet and don't disturb the lives of the princess and her family again. If anyone wants to rush towards the edge of the knife, don't blame me for not warning you in advance! ”
After saying that, the village chief left without looking back and walked towards the valley.
“Well, I told you, the village chief must have known something, so he kept stopping us from disturbing the Su family.
Also, everyone should go home and think about whether your family has offended the Su family." A fat aunt said to everyone, and she also hurried home with a backpack on her shoulder.
"I knew it, why would the village chief favor the Su family for no reason? Hey..." An old man knocked the pipe in his hand and walked back home with his hands behind his back.
It's time to think about whether anyone in the family has offended the Su family.
How come the Su family had a princess?
Could it be that Father Su’s wife is the imperial concubine?
Alas, that’s not right. Isn’t Old Man Su the emperor?
Su Tang was protected by Governor Hu and his entourage and was escorted out of the valley.
The person guarding the entrance to the valley noticed it immediately.
They opened the gate of the valley early for a simple reason. Su Tang had given them a military telescope before, and with this telescope they could see from a distance who was coming into the valley.
"General Qi." Someone stepped forward and grabbed Qi Feng's horse, then glanced at the carriage behind and asked, "Is the King of Qi here?"
"Yes, the princess is here too." Qi Feng handed the reins to the man, then turned around and went to the carriage behind him to welcome Su Tang and Qi Lingheng to get off.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted by the driver, and Qi Lingheng jumped off the carriage first. Then he gently stretched out his hands and smiled as he welcomed Su Tang to get off the carriage.
"Princess and King Qi are welcome home." The soldiers guarding the gate in the valley came to the door to greet Su Tang and the others.
"Well, no need to be polite, just pull the carriage in." Su Tang said to the people.
The convoy of Su Tang and his group was pulled into the valley, leaving only Magistrate Hu and a group of yamen runners and servants standing outside the valley waiting for Su Tang and his group's orders.
"Governor Hu, now that you're here, let's go into the valley and take a look around." Su Tang looked at Governor Hu who was standing in a daze outside the valley.
It was the first time for Magistrate Hu to come to Dahe Village, and it was also the first time he saw such a place that looked like a pass in Dahe Village.
This was under his jurisdiction, yet he had never known about it.
Hu Zhifu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and responded repeatedly, "Oh, OK, OK." Hu Zhifu responded and instructed the people he brought with him, "Stay at the door and don't let anyone disturb the tranquility here..."
After giving his instructions, Magistrate Hu turned around and quickly caught up with the group in front, walking at the very end.
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