Chapter 194 - Chapter 194: Chapter 189 Hypocrisyi (1/2)
Chapter 194: Chapter 189 Hypocrisyi
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After he cleaned the well, he searched his home thoroughly but did not discover anything else out of the ordinary.
The Pork King meat was hard-won by his hunt and very well hidden; Ah Niu guessed that Old Master Huang likely didn’t have the leisure time to rummage through his belongings.
This time, his residence had been invaded, but his pets proved to be of no use, serving as a wake-up call for Ah Niu.
Scouting pets should be concealed to provide surveillance day and night undetected.
The beehive would have been excellent sentinels, but at night, without night vision, they were essentially useless.
In the future, he might consider taming appropriate insects to serve as guards in the yard.
“Xie Laizi is in trouble!”
“Xie Laizi from the end of the village is in trouble, everyone come and see!”
Someone was shouting loudly outside.
Six hours had passed since Ah Niu used insects to bite people, and only now Xie Laizi was discovered to be in trouble. Such is the bleakness of a bachelor’s life.
No wife, no children, not a single relative close by.
Nobody to care for him if he fell ill.
Even if he died at home, nobody would know.
Xie Laizi, having been bitten by Fourth’s beast, certainly didn’t end well. It could be considered as the end to his life of misdeeds.
Ah Niu naturally did not go to join the crowd for the spectacle.
He was a dignified Insect Master, unable to act as idle as the common villagers.
About half an hour later, Village Head Xu Zhenchang came to seek an audience outside his door.
“Master Qin, our villager Xie Laizi seems to have been bitten by a venomous snake and has died at home without treatment. Now that you are the highest- ranked person in the village, I’ve come to ask for your instructions on how to handle this,”
Xu Zhenchang asked respectfully.
“The man was alone in the world, without kin or children, indeed pitiable. I will go and see.”
Though the Chief was infinitely glorious, and even the village head had to speak cautiously with him,
it also meant he bore great responsibility.
All major decisions in the village were made by Ah Niu.
Accompanying Xu Zhenchang to Xie Laizi’s home, many villagers followed behind.
Ah Niu saw that Xie Laizi’s orifices bled, his expression fierce and terrifying.
The ground was covered with numerous scratches left by fingernails.
“Did anyone check Xie Laizi’s body?”
“We were afraid of the poison and didn’t dare to touch him,”
Xu Zhenchang replied.
Ah Niu felt that Xie Laizi must have gotten hold of Old Master Huang’s wealth, otherwise he wouldn’t have been happily humming a tune.
He squatted down and felt around Xie Laizi’s body, directly finding a two Silver Money weight ingot.
The villagers’ eyes immediately went wide.
All of them were staring intently at that ingot of silver.
Ah Niu then pulled out several dozen copper coins, but nothing more.
“Village Head, how much would it cost to buy a cheap coffin for Xie Laizi’s burial?”
” If we don’t erect a tombstone, two Silver Money should just be enough to handle it.”
“This is what we’ll do, you take charge of the arrangements, and let Xie Laizi rest in peace. If there’s any money left over after using these, divide it among those who carried the coffin and buried the body. If it’s not enough or just barely so, each person involved in the burial will receive fifty Wen Money from me as compensation for their hard work, and I will cover any shortfall.”
Ah Niu effectively ensured the arrangements for Xie Laizi’s funeral.
Two Silver Money for a cheap coffin would leave very little leftover, and decent meals would still need to be provided for those managing the funeral rites.
With so many mouths to feed well for two meals, a few hundred Wen Money was already very modest.
So, two Silver Money was definitely not enough.
Ah Niu estimated he would need to subsidize more than half a Silver Money.
“Thank you, Master Qin! You truly are our village’s great benefactor!”
Xu Zhenchang led the chant, bowing his thanks.
The other villagers also praised Ah Niu as a great philanthropist.
“As villagers, we should naturally care for and help each other. As fellow countrymen, it is my duty to assist where my abilities allow. The locust plague is still wreaking havoc these days, ravaging the crops of the people; I need to help the Yan Family with pest control. The funeral matters of Xie Laizi will trouble you all.”
Ah Niu clasped his hands together and turned to leave.
With the death of Xie Laizi, the secret of Old Master Huang’s visit to him would never be exposed.
He could finally rest easy.
Merely the Executor of the Nine Insect Gang had kept Ah Niu anxious and on edge for over a month, living every day in fear. If he were to provoke the Nine Insect Gang, being marked by them, he couldn’t even dare to imagine.
It would surely be a great calamity.
Returning home, Ah Niu called Xiao Qing back.
She seemed very happy.
Wang Wanyan also followed, with her raised cat trailing behind.
After eating the Pork King meat, the cat’s physique underwent a second growth, becoming much more robust than before.
Moreover, with her taking the cat to hunt in the mountains, allowing it to exercise, its ferocity and wildness were gradually being brought out, giving off a completely different impression.
“Wan Yan, your cat must be much stronger than before, right?”