Chapter 134: So Cruel
The next morning, Shen Jingxuan stood by the window and looked at the scenery outside.
It was sunny yesterday, but today it is drizzling.
When Chuntao entered the room, she saw Shen Jingxuan standing at the window, staring out in a daze.
"Miss, what are you thinking about?"
Fine drops of rain fell on the window sill. Shen Jingxuan glanced at it and asked, "Chun Tao, when do you think the rain will stop?"
"Miss, are you going to leave the house?" Chuntao stood beside Shen Jingxuan, looking at the rain which she didn't know when it would stop and felt worried.
You can tell from the looks of it that the rain won't stop any time soon.
Although Shen Jingxuan had something on her mind, the rain outside blocked her way, so she had to turn around and sit on the chair.
"The rain has stopped, let's go to the farm and take a look." Shen Jingxuan rubbed her forehead lightly, hoping that the rain would stop soon.
But things did not go as planned. The rain outside continued to fall until noon and there was no sign of it stopping.
After lunch, the rain gradually subsided. Shen Jingxuan couldn't sit still any longer, so she took Chuntao out of the house in the rain and got on the carriage.
Shen Jingxuan stretched her hand out of the car window, and the drizzling rain fell on her hand like silk.
She looked up at the sky and saw raindrops like thousands of silver threads floating in the air.
The rain had not stopped and the road was slightly slippery, so the carriage had to move slowly. By the time we arrived at the farm, it was a little later than usual.
When Chen Yi learned that Shen Jingxuan had come to the farm, he quickly asked someone to prepare an umbrella and hurried out to greet her despite the rain outside.
"Miss, is there an emergency?" Chen Yi handed the umbrella in his hand to Shen Jingxuan.
"I just came over to take a look. I have something to discuss with you." The two of them walked into the house together, and Shen Jingxuan put the umbrella in Chuntao's hand.
Chen Yi asked someone to prepare some tea, then looked at Shen Jingxuan, waiting for her to speak first.
Seeing that he was waiting to listen, Shen Jingxuan did not delay any longer: "Chen Yi, are there enough people on the farm?"
"It's enough. Some people have no work and are worried all day long. But there is no spring ploughing or autumn harvest in the village now. There is really nothing we can do."
"How many people like this are there? Can they do things safely?" Shen Jingxuan asked carefully.
"It's safe. They are all old residents of the village. They usually help with some chores. About half of them are here."
Chen Yi didn't know Shen Jingxuan's intention, and it was inconvenient for him to ask too much. He just waited for Shen Jingxuan to ask him something, and then he answered truthfully.
Shen Jingxuan took out the fruit wine that she had prepared long ago and motioned Chen Yi to open it and take a look.
As soon as Chen Yi opened a corner of the cork, the pure and subtle fragrance of the fruit wine overflowed.
His eyes lit up and he said, "Miss, this wine is a little different from other wines."
Although he knew the difference, he was not someone who understood wine, so he did not make any further judgments.
Shen Jingxuan glanced at him approvingly: "It is indeed different, this is wine made from fruit."
"Although the aroma is strong, it is not as strong as ordinary wine. Even if you are a heavy drinker, it won't hurt to drink a few more glasses."
Before Shen Jingxuan could continue, Chen Yi blurted out his thoughts: "Isn't it more suitable for women to drink?"
"Miss, do you know how to make wine?"
Chen Yi suddenly realized his slip of the tongue and lowered his head in silence.
The wine-making methods are each family's secrets, and even within the same family, only a few people know about them.
He was too impatient just now and asked directly about the method of brewing wine.
Shen Jingxuan understood Chen Yi's thoughts. He just saw that the farmers in the farm were frowning every day, so he wanted to help them. He was too anxious, so he did this.
"Yes, I came to you to discuss this matter." Shen Jingxuan did not delay any longer and directly stated her purpose.
Chen Yi stood up suddenly, clenched his fists, and looked at Shen Jingxuan with excitement.
"Then I'll go tell the farmer." After saying that, he walked out of the house.
"Come back, there's no rush for this." Shen Jingxuan called back Chen Yi who was about to step out of the room.
Chen Yi didn't understand why Shen Jingxuan didn't let him tell the farmers in time about such a happy thing. If they knew that they had a job, they would definitely be happier than he was.
"Miss, is there anything else?"
"Don't tell them yet. Take them to make some preparations first."
Shen Jingxuan instructed Chen Yi to lead the farmers to dig a cellar in the yard.
Once he has dug the cellar and has space to store fruits and wine, he can then prepare to make wine.
Shen Jingxuan asked for pen and ink, drew the appearance of the cellar, and told him to finish these things and send a message to the mansion. Then she would come here to teach Chen Yi how to make wine.
After seeing Shen Jingxuan off, Chen Yi did not stop but went to greet the farmers. A group of people gathered together, waiting for Chen Yi's instructions.
I don't know when the rain stopped, but the road was still as muddy as ever.
The sky was gradually getting dark, and there were even fewer pedestrians. Looking around, the only sound was the gurgling sound of the carriage in the darkness.
The cool night breeze blew gently, Shen Jingxuan lifted the car curtain and looked at the darkness outside.
Before we knew it, the carriage had traveled a long way.
In a trance, Shen Jingxuan seemed to sense a figure swaying. She listened carefully and, in addition to the rumbling sound of the wheels, she could vaguely hear footsteps.
The carriage suddenly stopped, and Shen Jingxuan hurriedly grabbed Chuntao to prevent her from rushing out of the car due to inertia.
The coachman had already fainted from the shock of the man in black in front of him, and there was silence outside the carriage for a while.
Shen Jingxuan comforted Chuntao, lifted the curtain, stood on the shaft, and looked down at the people in front of the carriage.
The men in black stood there motionless, as if they were just waiting for Shen Jingxuan to come out. After seeing her, several of them moved and ran towards the carriage.
Thinking of Chuntao in the carriage, Shen Jingxuan left the carriage first and walked away, followed closely by the man in black.
Their target is Shen Jingxuan. As long as they take her head, the mission will be completed.
When she landed, she turned around and looked at the four people chasing her: "Who are you?"
The men in black said nothing, drew their swords and attacked Shen Jingxuan.
Shen Jingxuan understood their identities instantly.
Hiring someone to kill someone? Shen Jingxuan thought that the men in black were hired to kill her, so she quickly attacked them.
She attacked extremely quickly, and before the man in black could react, one of them fell down.
Shen Jingxuan picked up the fallen sword and continued to fight with several people.
But in the blink of an eye, the three of them fell to the ground.
"Tell me, who asked you to come?" Shen Jingxuan held the sword in her hand, and the tip of the sword tapped the cheek of a man in black back and forth.
"You're not going to tell me?" Shen Jingxuan sneered, and the sword in her hand pierced into the body of the man in black.
"Mmm..." The sudden pain made the man in black groan.
Shen Jingxuan knew that they had their own rules, but she also knew that rules were meant to be broken, and it all depended on the means used by the person who broke the rules.
The sword in his hand was raised and dropped again, and the man in black who was stabbed finally couldn't bear it and fainted.
As Shen Jingxuan drew her sword, the tip of the sword turned and gently scratched the neck of the man in black.
The other three people breathed a sigh of relief. They had not expected that the assassin this time was not only better in martial arts than them, but also so ruthless.
"Say it?" Shen Jingxuan continued to ask.
The man in black still refused to speak, and the result of not speaking was that the second man died and the third man's head and body were separated.
Shen Jingxuan looked at the last man in black calmly, and the sword in her hand gently passed across his body, as if outlining his figure.
The tip of the sword circled around his body and returned to the black-clothed man's chest.
The man in black was shaking all over and he lay there, not daring to move, for fear that if he moved even a little, the tip of the sword would irritate his heart.
"Still not telling?"
Shen Jingxuan looked at him with interest: "How about we do something interesting this time?"
"How about I slice your meat piece by piece, and I will make sure you stay awake so that you can enjoy the taste of the meat?"
As Shen Jingxuan spoke, the smile on her lips gradually widened.
The man in black felt extremely cold. Although he was not afraid of death, he had to watch his flesh being cut off piece by piece and then fed into his mouth...
Thinking of this, the man in black felt his stomach churning and began to dry heave.
Seeing that he refused to speak, and looked timid and ready to die, Shen Jingxuan slowly raised the sword in her hand.
Out of the corner of his eye, the man in black saw the sword getting closer and closer to him. He was so shocked that he shouted loudly: "I say, I say..."