eurekapd Chapter 59 Collect, collect, collect, and take revenge along the way
Chapter 59 Collect, collect, collect, and take revenge along the way
In the latter half of the night, the tranquil Mengjia Village welcomed a new batch of guests.
There were ten people in total, men and women, all wearing black cloaks. They came to the bridge and reined in their horses. The leader made a gesture, and they all dismounted.
The leader launched a firework into the sky, waited a moment, and then his companions arrived.
"You've finally arrived." Mu Feng beckoned to them, signaling them to follow. "How's the situation at the border?"
"The drought on the grasslands is severe, and the Hu people are planning to amass a large army to capture Yongcheng in one fell swoop. The two armies will be at war within three days. This place is not safe, and we need to evacuate as soon as possible. How are you and Musheng doing, young master?"
"Mu Sheng has recovered from his injuries, young master," Mu Feng paused, "and you are also well."
The next morning, Meng Ranran had only been away from home for a short while when she ran back, panting.
"Sister, Mother, no, something terrible has happened!"
Shan Qiyu and Yao Shanyun were talking in the sun when they saw this and said, "Take it easy, what's wrong?"
"Slow down, slow down!"
Meng Ranran looked around: "Where's my older sister?"
"here."
Meng Fuqing led Meng Ali out of the house. On this rare day of leisure, she was teaching Meng Ali to read.
Meng Ranran hurriedly said, "Brother Xie said that there will be a war at the border in less than three days!"
Unexpectedly, Xie Jin's men arrived so quickly. Meng Fuqing thought to herself that the time she had been waiting for had finally come.
"What?!" Yao Shanyun jumped to his feet. "Is the information accurate?"
"He has a companion who just returned from Yongcheng; he can't possibly be lying!"
Yao Shanyun paced anxiously in circles, "What... what should we do?!"
Meng Fuqing said, "Auntie, go home first and tell your son and daughter-in-law to hurry to the county town to buy grain before the news spreads!"
“Qingqing is right,” Shan Qiyu replied, “It’s good to have someone at home so that we know if the village chief has any instructions.”
Reminded by the mother and daughter, Yao Shanyun immediately calmed down and hurriedly went home.
Dan Qiyu also rushed to the kitchen to take a look. Some time ago, he had bought a lot of things from the town or county, and they were all still safely stored away. They were originally intended for use during the famine, but unexpectedly, war actually broke out.
She couldn't help but feel grateful that Qingqing was so thoughtful, always remembering to bring things back with her.
The news spread quickly, and by noon, almost the entire village knew that war was about to break out on the border.
Some people didn't take it seriously, thinking that if the barbarians were so powerful, they would have attacked long ago, and the soldiers at the border weren't just sitting idly by.
Some people hurriedly either hitchhiked or walked to the town or county to buy grain, worried that if the city gates were breached, how could they, with their families, outrun the horses?
Only Meng Fuqing's family continued eating and working as usual.
The chaos lasted all day, only subsiding at night.
That night, Meng Fuqing went to town again. This time, she went even further before taking out the motorcycle from her spatial storage.
Whenever war breaks out, these wealthy families are the first to flee. If they weren't quick, she was really worried that the Lin family would get the news and run away.
She arrived at the Lin family's house with practiced ease. First, she put on a black N95 mask for better protection, so as not to get infected herself when she was spreading the drug. Then, she climbed over the wall and roof tiles, moving quickly across the roof with her body bent over.
Compared to last time, there were far fewer servants in the Lin residence. She easily arrived at the courtyard where the Lin family's storeroom was located. She first drugged the servants guarding the gate, and after many days, she visited the Lin family's storeroom again.
This time, there weren't as many things in the storeroom as last time, but she didn't mind the lack and simply took everything out of the storeroom.
She even took the hanging curtains with her, leaving the whole room empty when she left.
After leaving the storeroom, she would manipulate vines to search for courtyards where men lived, drug the servants, and then sneak into the bedrooms to drug the sleeping men and women.
Aside from the chamber pot and bathtub, she stored everything else in the room into her spatial storage. When she left, she only left the woman on the bed with a blanket, taking the rest of the bedding with her.
Many of the rooms contained private stashes of money and jewelry. When she left, Meng Fuqing did a quick calculation and found that, not counting the silver and jewelry, she had collected seven or eight thousand taels of silver notes alone.
Finally, she went to the study again and ransacked it once more.
All the land deeds of the Lin family were kept in the study. Even though those deeds were of little use to her, they prevented them from selling land and buying shops to make money in a short period of time.
Unfortunately, time was too short, and she didn't recognize what the Lin brothers looked like, otherwise she could have sought revenge on the eldest and third brothers.
Half an hour later, Meng Fuqing left the Lin family and headed towards Master Li's house.
The Li family had already separated, and this Li Si lived alone in Yan'er Lane, in a two-courtyard house, which was much easier to find than the Lin family's house. There were no servants outside the bedroom door, so Meng Fuqing easily arrived at the place where Li Si was sleeping.
The bed was neatly made in the darkness, and it seemed that no one was lying on it.
Meng Fuqing placed a vine by the door and confidently began rummaging through the house. Only after she finished did she realize that Li Si's possessions were truly meager; they were barely enough to maintain appearances.
After she finished, she was about to go next door to take a look when she heard the creak of a door opening, followed by footsteps of varying weight and a long, loud burp.
At the same time, she also sensed the scene that the vines perceived—the person outside was Li Si.
Even though Li Si had been drinking, his long-standing military experience made him immediately aware that the door wasn't properly closed. He picked up a wooden stick from the ground and walked step by step toward the bedroom door.
However, as soon as he approached the door, a long, thin, snake-like thing suddenly lunged at him. He only saw a flash of green light before his eyes, and something pierced into his empty eye socket.
His only remaining eye was wide open, and his body went limp and he lay motionless on the ground.
After killing the person, Meng Fuqing walked out of the house and left the Li family without even glancing at the corpse on the ground.
When they returned to Mengjia Village, it was already dawn. After staying up all night, Meng Fuqing was inevitably a little tired, so he went back to sleep as soon as he got home.
I woke up feeling refreshed.
As she stepped out of the house, Meng Ali was writing on the ground with a small twig in the yard. Upon seeing her come out, he immediately ran happily to her.
"Big sister, you've been sleeping so much today! Mother was called to a meeting by the village chief. She said there'll be food in the pot when you wake up, just heat it up and eat! Ah Li, I'll go start the fire now!"
Meng Fuqing grabbed his collar. "Was the village chief talking about the border war at the meeting?"
Meng Ali nodded, "I only listened for a short while, but what the village chief said was really scary!"
Did he say whether the whole village would be leaving together?
Meng Ali's eyes widened in surprise. "Big sister, how do you know everything? Grandpa Village Chief said that if the border falls, we have to leave together. The more people there are, the less likely anyone will steal our things!"
"Okay, I understand. Ah Li, you can continue writing. I'll heat up my food myself."
Meanwhile, the Lin family in Shili Town was in complete chaos. When they woke up, the storeroom was empty, the courtyard was empty, the study was empty, and most of the men in the mansion had caught a cold. If they had been found out any later, they might have frozen to death.
In an instant, the entire mansion was filled with cries and curses, with everyone shouting, "The sky has fallen! The sky has fallen!"