The moon was hanging high in the sky, and the branches in the yard rustled in the wind. The crowd in the yard, which had been noisy just now, suddenly became quiet.

Qiuxiang pushed through the crowd and ran out stumblingly. She was stunned to see the leper woman hanging in the air.

Seeing her in a red dress, she suddenly lost her balance and clung to the door frame with both hands, shouting in despair: "Why won't you let us go even if you die! Ah!"

The heart-wrenching sound resounded throughout the Dayu Village. Dabao, who was supported by everyone, kept beating his chest at the door, and his lips were bleeding from biting his teeth.

Many people around started wiping their tears when they saw Dabao being convinced by the other two. Of course, many people were also frightened by the scene.

Hanging yourself in red clothes is a curse in the village.

"What is that lecherous woman doing? Dabao treats her so well, why would she do this?" Lily stood up for Dabao and even boldly glared at the hanged lecherous woman. "I should have known better than to save her from the wolf's mouth!"

"What a sin!"

……

The people in the village kept wailing, but no one dared to step forward to take down the hanged leper woman.

Finally, it was Captain Xia who stepped forward and said, "Send some men to get the leper woman down."

Everyone hesitated and no one dared to move.

At this moment, Hanzi, who had come in at some unknown time, slowly walked into the house, looked around the house, and finally straightened the stool that had fallen on the ground.

His expression was a little different from usual, as if he was even more stunned. He just stepped on the stool and brought the leper woman in red down.

"Burn the clothes! Burn the clothes..."

After putting the person on the kang, Hanzi just kept muttering these two words, staring at the lecherous woman's closed eyes without blinking.

Of course everyone understood what Hanzi meant, but at this time everyone was very hesitant.

"I come."

Lily and Qiu Niang stood up, but were stopped by Hanzi when they approached.

Everyone looked around at each other, not understanding what was going on.

At this moment, Xia Qingqing walked in, and suddenly there was a dagger in her hand, and she slashed at the lecher's clothes.

With a ripping sound, all the clothes were thrown to the ground.

He opened the tinder and threw it directly on the clothes. With a bang, flames shot up into the sky. Hanzi yawned, turned around and left.

The villagers were shocked by this bizarre scene.

The perfect cooperation between the 'village guard' Hanzi and Xia Qingqing made everyone think that they must be some kind of gods.

Otherwise, how would you know these things?

However, from that day on, the villagers became more respectful towards the two.

Whenever there was something delicious, the 'village guard' Hanzi would be given the first chance to eat it. But the strange thing was that Hanzi became as silly as before again.

Of course that's all for later.

At night, Village Chief Zhao arranged a number of people to keep watch, and the elders in the village were also called up to start arranging the funeral of the leper woman.

On the way back, many villagers followed Xia Qingqing, as if they had agreed to follow their carriage to send them home.

Lily turned her head to look at Xia Qingqing. The moonlight shone on Xia Qingqing's face, which was smooth and flawless, making her, a woman, unable to help but take a few more glances.

"Xia Qingqing, weren't you scared just now?"

Xia Qingqing turned to look at Xia Baili, shook her head and said, "I wasn't afraid when she was alive, so why would I be afraid when she's dead?"

Even if she is afraid, it should be the leper who is afraid of her. Isn't this soul from the future world more scary than this new ghost?

I was a little confused by Hanzi's appearance, it was magical. He always played his role at the critical moment.

Perhaps this is the role of the 'village guard'.

Lily shrugged, thinking this was quite true: "That's right."

In this era, after a person dies, their body must be kept for seven days before being buried, of course in the ground. They would also invite mourners and opera singers to the village to "lively" the atmosphere.

However, the way the leper woman died was special. After several elders in the village discussed it, they actually sent someone to another village to invite a Taoist priest the next day.

The rituals were performed in the village for three consecutive days, which immediately caused panic among the people.

In particular, the merchants who came here to purchase seafood were a little scared. They hid in the town and did not dare to enter the village. Huo An had no choice but to find a way to transport seafood to the town.

A simple seafood trading market was quietly formed in the south of the city.

When Liang Qingshan came back from Liangzhou City, his eyes were full of surprise. He was a county magistrate and had done nothing, but Qinghe Town had suddenly become bustling with people.

That day, Xiao Shunzi came to Dayu Village specifically to tell Xia Qingqing to go to the town with Xia Lichang when they were not busy.

After the funeral of the leper woman, the villagers finally breathed a sigh of relief. Xia Wude came to see Xia Qingqing without a moment's rest, insisting that he would not feel at ease until he met with County Magistrate Liang.

Before they left, Shen San from Shenjiazhuang arrived with Shen Mulan. There were five ox carts in total, and on them were all the first batch of furniture that Xia Qingqing had ordered.

This includes beds, tables, chairs, benches, and rocking chairs...

"Mr. Xia, I have brought you the furniture and Mulan." Shen San pulled Mulan to Xia Qingqing's side with a simple smile.

Although he was smiling, his eyes were still on his shoes. He rubbed his calloused fingers, feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Okay, unload."

After hearing Xia Qingqing's instructions, Shen San turned around and went to unload the goods. Seeing that he was much happier doing physical work than interacting with people, Mulan covered her mouth and smiled, saying, "Boss Xia, what do I need to do now?"

"Mulan, come here," Xia Qingqing led Mulan into the west wing and pointed inside, saying, "There's a bed in this hall and in the inner room, and a rocking chair over here..."

She said it in one breath and left, turned to the corner and watched Mulan methodically directing everyone to do the work according to her requirements, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Who is this girl? This body looks very...excellent..." Xia Tiezhu thought for a long time but couldn't find an adjective, so he had to use this word.

After he finished speaking, he looked down at his "muscles", his face tensed and he quickly tightened his coat to avoid exposing his not-so-"excellent" abdominal muscles.

Xia Qingqing took a quick look and found that many young people who were building houses had tied their clothes tightly like iron pillars, and each of them had turned into a shy little girl.

"Daniu's cousin is called Shen Mulan."

After Xia Qingqing finished speaking, she realized something and turned around to ask, "Tiezhu, why are you here today? Aren't you guarding the coal mine?"

"hey-hey……"

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