This is truly eye-opening; I've never seen anything so unreasonable.

The younger generation of the Zhao family, in particular, had never seen such a rogue and scoundrel before. They didn't know how to describe their feelings at that moment; they were just disgusted.

Huang sneered, "According to your logic, it's wrong for others to have money. The palace has the most money, so why don't you go and rob it?"

Stop making trouble here.

The reason your son is suffering today is entirely because you, as his mother, haven't taught him well.

If your son is convicted and imprisoned one day, it will be your fault as his mother.

If a son is not taught properly, it is the father's fault; if your son has no father, then that is your fault.

Shut your mouth right now. This old woman doesn't have time to listen to your wailing. If you want to wail, wait until the officials come.

If your wife hears you using foul language again, she won't hesitate to clean your mouth.

I see there's still snow in the yard. If the snow water isn't enough to clean your mouth, there are a few bricks by the gate; those should be enough to clean it.

Hearing Huang's threat, Shuigen's mother dared not cry anymore. She tried her best to pull her son up from the ground.

Unfortunately, his son's bones were so badly broken that he would cry uncontrollably if he was hit even slightly.

Especially since he had become one with the earth beneath him.

When Shuigen's mother discovered her son's predicament, she still mustered up the courage to run home and bring him a blanket and clothes.

This old woman was a madwoman. To prevent her son from freezing to death on the ground, she actually untied his belt in front of everyone and pulled him out of his frozen cotton trousers.

This process was naturally filled with Shuigen's wailing and howling; it was truly an eye-opening experience.

Daya turned around immediately. Huang felt that this woman was even more ruthless than her, truly shameless.

After being given clean cotton pants, Shuigen was wrapped in a quilt by her mother, and she was in much better condition than before.

Now it doesn't look like it was half-dead before.

The wait for the officials to arrive was truly agonizing.

The guards tied up all the thieves and threw them into the middle of the village chief's yard.

Fires were lit around these people.

One reason was to ensure that these people wouldn't freeze to death, and the other was that with firelight, watching over them wouldn't be too difficult.

Otherwise, in this pitch black, it's not impossible for one or two to sneak away.

The temperature inside the village chief's house is now almost the same as outside; it's as cold as an icebox.

If it weren't for the fact that they could heat the kang (a traditional heated bed), the Zhao family would have preferred to sleep directly in the carriage; it would have been truly miserable.

They woke me up in the middle of the night and made me freeze outside for an hour or two for no reason. I really don't know who to complain to.

Sanbao and Sibao are twins with similar temperaments. They get angry when they see that their grandparents and Mr. Tong are also going to wait with them in the cold night while the smoke from the house dissipates.

When the two of them were unhappy, the thieves in the yard suffered.

We took them down before, but didn't actually fight them. They were just too sensible, which prevented them from having a chance to unleash their true strength.

Now that these people are tied up, it would be very convenient for Sanbao and Sibao to take action if they were unhappy.

Once inside the circle, the two brothers kicked everyone in the outer circle repeatedly.

The thieves sitting in the circle were actually relieved that they hadn't been beaten up.

These two guys are the kind of people who have been taught to be fair and just since childhood. They reached out and pulled the people in the circle out, and then kicked them.