The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1094: The Thought Is Terrifying

Chapter 1094: Chapter 1094: The Thought Is Terrifying

"Ladies, what are you doing here? This is not a good place, it’s too terrifying."

A man driving an ox cart saw them and hastily came over, asking.

"Uncle, is Wan County really that terrifying?" Sui Ziyou looked at him and asked in return.

"Terrifying? How could it not be?"

The man’s face tensed up with anxiety upon hearing her question.

"I’ve heard that hundreds of people have died in Wan County, and we’re talking about hundreds of lives, not cabbages or radishes that vanish without a trace. Besides, no one knows who will be next.

If it weren’t for the county magistrate’s order, who among us would willingly come to Wan County to deliver vegetables? I’d rather let the veggies rot in the fields."

All that for a tiny bit of silver, which is nothing compared to keeping one’s own head on their shoulders. Who would dare come to Wan County to seek death? These days, nothing is more important than one’s own life.

"Uncle, do you know when people started dying in Wan County?" Lin Caisang asked.

"Oh, I need to think about that."

Upon hearing her question, the man was taken aback momentarily and then began to recall with concentration.

"Oh, right, it was that day, oh dear, that was two months ago. At first no one knew why people were dying, but as the deaths increased, the situation alarmed the city defender.

Now, the whole of Wan County is surrounded by soldiers. I’ve heard that a bigwig from Jianan City has come and is staying right here in the county.

No one knows if he can subdue the demons and evil spirits of the county. Everyone is saying, with so many sudden deaths in Wan County, it must be because the county magistrate did something atrocious to offend the demons and evil spirits in the mountains."

At these words, Sui Ziyou raised her eyes and glanced at Lin Caisang, both filled with helplessness.

The casual hearsay of the common people, if there’s even one truth in a hundred sayings, that would be a surprise.

Putting aside the kind of person the county magistrate of Wan County may be, even if he did commit some heinous act, wouldn’t the offended party be the heavens rather than demons and evil spirits?

"Uncle, all this talk is just nonsense. Didn’t you say that a bigwig came from Jianan City? If the county magistrate really were no good, wouldn’t this bigwig have removed him from office by now?"

She said to the man.

Moreover, she had already heard from her sister-in-law that the people of Wan County were poisoned, not diseased.

"Tsk, the girl makes a good point," the man said after listening to her and nodded his head.

"Even though the county magistrate isn’t at fault, the constant deaths are still chilling to the bone, and who knows who will be next?"

Just thinking about it was terrifying. The poor people of Wan County couldn’t leave and were destined to die within, which made him realize that they, the country bumpkins, were, in fact, the lucky ones.

Even though they had to deliver vegetables to the county every day, at least they could go home, couldn’t they?

After a while, the gates of Wan County were opened, and several soldiers came out driving ox carts.

Lin Caisang saw that they replaced the empty ox carts with those of the vegetable suppliers and then prepared to drive the fully loaded carts into the county.

But...

"Wait."

Just as they climbed onto the ox carts, ready to drive them into the county, Lin Caisang, who had been watching them, spoke up.