The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

The village chief saw that the gate to Yin Baicai's courtyard was locked, hoping that no one was home.

He ordered the men in the village to kick the door open.

Everyone carried water and poured it onto the fire.

If this fire were to spread to the edge of the village, the consequences would be unimaginable!

The weather is dry now. If a spark is blown to the edge of the village, more than one house will be burned down!

It's likely the entire village was burned down.

The villagers were united and ran back and forth, and by the time the first ray of light shone from the horizon, the fire had already been extinguished.

Seeing that Li Zhe was also putting out the fire with everyone else and wasn't rushing to rescue people from the fire, the village chief knew that Yin Baicai must not be at home.

The villagers who rushed to put out the fire were all exhausted and collapsed on the ground.

Suddenly everyone became curious: why did Yin Baicai's house suddenly catch fire?

The village chief asked Li Zhe, "Where is Cai Ge'er now? Why is his house on fire?"

Li Zhe lied: "He wasn't feeling well yesterday, so I let him rest at my house first. The fire doesn't look like it was started by Cai Ge'er himself."

Village Chief: "How do you know it might have been caused by Cai Ge'er not putting out the fire?"

Li Zhe frowned and said firmly, "Impossible. Look, the fire clearly started from the roof. If Cai Ge'er didn't put out the fire, it must have started burning from below. In that case, the pillars near the ground would definitely be the first to catch fire."

Everyone looked in the direction Li Zhe pointed, and indeed, as Li Zhe said, many parts near the ground were still intact, and even the small stools at the bottom were not burned.

Grandma Wu came in at this moment. "The village chief, Li, is right. When I came out to take a look, I saw that the fire started from the top."

"But how did this fire start out of nowhere? And it started on the roof."

Li Zhe said with a stern face, "This fire is probably caused by someone? Otherwise, Cai Ge'er didn't light any fires at home all day yesterday, how could a fire have started?"

Everyone was shocked to hear Li Zhe say this. If it were true, what kind of hatred must there be to set someone on fire and burn them to death?

Fortunately, Yin Baicai wasn't home yesterday; otherwise, even if she hadn't been burned to death, she probably would have been choked to death by the thick smoke.

Although the villagers were jealous of Yin Baicai's big house, they weren't so heartless as to want to burn her to death.

The village chief can't figure out who did this!

Although there are frequent conflicts in their Peach Blossom Village, there probably aren't any people this ruthless!

Liu Laosan, who came to help put out the fire, suddenly said, "Uncle Village Chief, I don't know if this has anything to do with Tian Xiaoqiang! It's just that once when I brought him food, I heard him talking in his sleep about burning people to death or something."

The village chief had no suspects at the moment, so he said to Liu Laosan, "Go and call Tian Xiaoqiang over. I'll interrogate him."

The village chief didn't want to suspect Tian Xiaoqiang, but he had a precedent to follow!

They just threw the wooden pulley into the well a while ago, and they also stole from Cai Ge'er's house last time.

If we're talking about who in the village has a grudge against Cai Ge'er, then he's definitely the prime suspect.

When Liu Laosan arrived at Tian Xiaoqiang's house with two villagers, the house was already empty.

Even the clothes in Tian Xiaoqiang's closet were gone. Old Liu cursed, "This bastard is probably the one who did it. Look, he's disappeared without a trace."

The group quickly returned to report to the village chief, "Uncle, Tian Xiaoqiang has run away. I think he's probably the one who did it."

The village chief's face darkened. He hadn't expected Tian Xiaoqiang to do something like this. But he had only burned down the house; Cai Ge'er was fine. Even if the matter was reported to the government, they wouldn't care.

No one gets killed, so the government officials won't bother with such a trivial matter.

Since Magistrate Ma took office, he has become increasingly irrelevant in Qingshui Town. If you have money, things are fine, but if you don't, he'll dismiss you with just a few words.

Li Zhe was naturally aware of the village chief's concerns; he had long since figured out Magistrate Ma's character.

He's a money-grubber; you can only order him around if you have money.

Li Zhe pulled the village chief aside, and the two went to the side to whisper to each other.

The village chief nodded in agreement.

This matter is related to Li Zhe after all, so it would be appropriate for him to intervene.

Everyone strained to hear their conversation, but they couldn't hear anything from the distance.

A few men whispered among themselves: "Did you see that look in Li the bully's eyes just now? If I saw it now, Tian Xiaoqiang would be half dead if he wasn't.

“I think so too. That bully Li is protecting Yin Baicai like the apple of his eye! Didn’t you see? He just built that big house at the entrance of the village without warning.”

Liu Laosan spat on the ground: "That damn Tian Xiaoqiang deserves it. He should have done this. How could he have such audacity to set people on fire? If he had burned down my house, I would have beaten him half to death."

The villagers left quickly.

The news of Tian Xiaoqiang setting fire to Yin Baicai's house spread quickly throughout the village.

Wang Huanhua, Tang Xiaoyan, and others showed dissatisfaction when they heard that Yin Baicai had not been burned to death in the house.

This jinx was incredibly lucky; it didn't get burned to death.

However, rumors quickly spread that Yin Baicai had stayed at Li Zhe's house yesterday, and that the two might already be...

After this was said, the gossipy women in the village became active again, spreading rumors and gossip everywhere.

The rumors spread like wildfire, quickly engulfing the entire village.

When Tang Xiaoyan heard that Yin Baicai had slept at Li Zhe's house last night, she was filled with jealousy. This jinx is really shameless, sleeping at Brother Li's house before even getting married.

He used to seem honest and simple, but I never expected him to be so shrewd and quick to gain entry into the inner circle.

If this continues, how will I ever have a chance again?

It seems I'd better act quickly.

Yin Baicai was drunk all night and didn't get out of bed until the sun was high in the sky.

He rubbed his forehead, momentarily disoriented and unsure of where he was.

Li Mo, who was sleeping next to her, muttered something under his breath, and Yin Baicai finally realized that she had gotten drunk again yesterday.

This wine is really harmful. How could I have been so greedy again? I'm sure I've caused a lot of trouble for that bully, Li.

Yin Baicai slipped on her cloth shoes, opened the door, and saw Li Zhe preparing vegetables in the yard.

When Li Zhe heard the door open, he looked up and saw Yin Baicai with messy hair and sleepy eyes.

"You're awake. I've bought the groceries. You can cook in a bit."

Yin Baicai nodded blankly, then walked to the water vat, washed her face, and only then did she fully wake up.

Li Zhe thought he would tell Yin Baicai about his house after she finished eating breakfast.

"The porridge is still warm in the pot. Go to the kitchen and get it. Eat first, then I have something to tell you."

Yin Baicai casually ran her fingers through her hair, tied it up with a hair tie, and headed towards the kitchen.

As she walked, she pondered the expression on Li the bully's face. What was he trying to say to her?

Quite curious.