A group of people appeared outside Yuanyang City, all holding farm tools, and all of them had smiles on their faces.
Although large-scale farming has ended, the fields still need to be taken care of after sowing, so people will still be arranged to work outside the city.
Each team of young men was sent out of the city for seven to eight days and three to five days at most. They were very happy every time they returned to the city because they could be reunited with their families.
Hu Xiaolin was in the team at this moment. There were nearly a hundred people in the team, but he was in the position of being held in high esteem.
Without him, it was just because Hu Xiaolin worked the hardest and was rewarded the most. Hu Xiaolin even killed zombies with a hoe.
"Xiao Lin, since you are at home alone, why don't you go to my house for dinner at night?"
"Er Shunzi, you have so many people in your family, why should we go to your house to drink porridge? Xiaolin, why don't you go to my house and I'll ask your sister-in-law to make two side dishes..."
"Xiao Lin saved my life, so you should go to my house tonight!"
Everyone was talking to each other, but Hu Xiaolin was flustered, and it seemed wrong to agree to anything.
"I said you all should go away. Doesn't Xiaolin have a place to eat? Do you want to enjoy the food one by one?"
The person who spoke was the Dalang of the Chen family, and people who knew him well called him Dalang.
"I'm telling you, Da Lang, what you said is wrong. Xiao Lin hasn't spoken yet. Why are you so anxious here?"
Chen Dalang stopped Hu Xiaolin's shoulder, glanced at everyone present and said: "What do you think, do you think I don't know? Xiaolin and my girl are already engaged, so you should worry less!"
A capable and unmarried person like Hu Xiaolin is naturally a favorite in everyone's eyes. How could Chen Dalang not protect such a good brother-in-law?
"Xiao Lin, marriage depends on the orders of your parents. Since your parents are gone, you can make the decision on this matter yourself!"
These words immediately caused everyone to boo, regardless of whether there was an unmarried person in the family, they all started to make a fuss.
With so many people discussing his marriage, Hu Xiaolin blushed for a moment. He was not that thick-skinned to begin with.
"Okay, we are about to enter the city, please be quiet!"
The sound of the accompanying guards made everyone stop joking and lined up to prepare to enter the city.
The troops who escorted them over watched them pass the suspension bridge and then turned around and rushed back to the station.
Looking at the tall tower in front of them, everyone was extremely happy. They just wanted to see their families as soon as possible.
But this idea is difficult to realize, because they still have to be quarantined in Wengcheng for one night, and they will not be able to leave until tomorrow morning at the earliest.
Only the military and royal convoys are exempt from the quarantine system.
"Have you heard that the prince defeated the rebel army on the front line? The rebels suffered heavy casualties... and they lost Baishan County in just two days!"
"The prince personally leads the troops, how can the bandit army be undefeated?"
"That's true. A thief army is a thief army. Without the blessing of destiny, no matter how hard you try, you will be dead!"
The chatter of the soldiers guarding the city reached Hu Xiaolin No. 2 Middle School, and the last sentence sounded particularly harsh to him.
Without the blessing of destiny, no matter how hard you try, you will always be dead. Isn’t this what you are talking about?
King Yong is a man who has received destiny, and Hu Xiaolin firmly believes in this. Faced with such a person, how can King Ming win?
Unfortunately, his identity cannot be seen in the light, which is the biggest pain in Hu Xiaolin's heart.
The life in front of him is very beautiful, but to him it is like a mirror in the mirror, which is why he has not made an engagement yet.
The Chen family girl is a good girl. For a dirty person like him, it's better not to waste her life.
Following everyone into the Wengcheng, they each found a place to stay, and seven or eight people sat in a circle and chatted.
As the sun set, someone brought them dinner, which was simple white-flour steamed buns.
Hu Xiaolin was tired of eating this stuff, but as long as he recalled the hard days in Liaoping, he could still enjoy it.
As night fell, everyone found mats to sleep on. They could have a good sleep tonight.
Early the next morning, everyone woke up one after another.
In the morning, it was still white flour steamed buns. After everyone had almost finished eating, the defenders opened the inner city gate.
"Go home..."
Amid the joy of the young men, everyone entered the city happily.
As always, there were not many pedestrians on the streets in the city, but at this moment they were all rushing in the same direction.
"Brother, what happened?" Chen Dalang stopped a person and asked.
"There's a traitor who wants to beheaded today, I'll go over and have a look!"
"Traitor, what traitor?"
"The traitor discovered in Jingdong County, this person is really hateful. He actually put dead rats into the workers' pots, causing many workers to lose their lives!"
Most people had heard about the outbreak in Jingdong, but they did not expect that it was caused by humans.
So someone else asked: "Who is this person? Why is he so vicious?"
"It seems like they are spies sent by the rebels from the north!"
After hearing this, everyone cursed: "The traitor deserves to die!"
At this moment, Hu Xiaolin's expression froze on the side, and the scoldings of the people around him made him think of his own end.
Seeing his strange expression, Chen Dalang couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Lin, are you okay?"
"No...it's okay!"
"Let's go and see how vicious this person is!"
“Let’s go and have a look!”
Hu Xiaolin didn't want to go at first, but couldn't bear Chen Dalang's insistence, so he could only follow him to check.
Soon everyone arrived at Caishikou, where a large number of people had gathered to watch, and a man was kneeling on the execution ground in the middle.
This man was none other than Yan Bing. He was arrested in Jingdong and sent to Yuanyang. After being tortured many times, he was no longer human.
On the execution platform, an official sat upright and ordered the junior officials to read out the documents.
The content of the document is simple and unpretentious, mainly describing the prisoner's information, the evil he committed, and his punishment.
"Such evil thieves have lost all their conscience and must be severely punished. They will be judged by the Yuanyang Mansion Office, approved by the trial office, and reported to His Highness the Holy Judge, who will sentence them to death!"
"Prince Shengming!"
The people present chanted and shouted the words "kill him" at the same time, making Hu Xiaolin's expression extremely ugly.
"Kill him...kill him!" Chen Dalang also shouted, completely unaware of Hu Xiaolin's expression beside him.
Yan Bing was completely speechless at this moment. At the last moment of his life, what appeared in his mind was the smiling faces of his wife and children.
When his head was pushed onto the wooden block, one last thought flashed through his mind.
I hope that King Ming can take good care of his wife and children as promised... When the thought falls, so does the butcher's knife.
There were exclamations of surprise at the scene, accompanied by constant applause. Yan Bing was beheaded, which was very satisfying.
"Xiao Lin, what's wrong with you?"
"Brother Chen, I'm fine!" Hu Xiaolin said with a smile.
"You said it was okay. Look, there is no blood on your face. Could it be that... you are afraid of seeing someone kill you?"
Hu Xiaolin did not refute, but said along the way: "After all, he is a living person!"
"You even killed a monster, and you are still afraid of killing people?" Chen Dalang smiled.
But he still took care of Hu Xiaolin, and then said: "Okay, let's go back first!"