Chapter 285: No Mercy

After hearing the scolding from the yamen runners, the servants in the farm fell silent. They knew very well that their indentures were in the hands of their masters, and now the yamen runners were coming to their house. If they made any unusual movements and were beaten to death, they would have nowhere to appeal, so they all knelt down in unison.

Wu Zhong then took two steps forward and said:

“The young lady is kindhearted and will only punish the culprit. Those who identify the person who deceived the master can continue to stay, otherwise the whole family will be sold out!

Of course, you guys don't want to make random accusations. The yamen officials will investigate. Those who knowingly commit crimes will be sold to mines and women will be sent to brothels!"

Wu Zhong's words made the people kneeling below stop thinking carefully. Then a ragged 10-year-old boy stood up with a red face, pointed at the village head and shouted:

"I pointed out the village head. He deceived his superiors and bullied his subordinates. Half of the income of the village went into his family's pocket. They also regarded themselves as the owner of the village and lived in this yard!

The village head Wu Liang saw that my sister was pretty and forced her to be his concubine. My family disagreed, so they withheld seeds so that we could not grow crops, in an attempt to force us to agree!

My sister had a hot temper. She knew that the village head was trying to force her to do this with the lives of our family, so she hanged herself on the door of their house! Everyone in the village knew about it!!!"

Wu Liang's face turned pale at this time. He turned around and pounced on the young man viciously, but because he was not a good boy, the people in the village refused to cooperate and directly blocked his way.

The butler gave a wink, and immediately a strong guard rushed into the crowd, slashed the man's back with a knife, captured him, tied him up, and brought him to the front.

With the young man taking the lead, the people in the village began to speak out about the evil deeds that the head of the village had done over the years. It can be said that none of the more than ten people in the head of the village's family were innocent.

Lianyi called Wu An and asked him to take two guards and follow the young man to the village head's residence to seize all his property.

The whole family of the village head was under control. The eldest son of the village head was strong and powerful, and wanted to resist, but was directly cut off one arm by the guards. The yamen runners on the side just watched and did not stop him, because these people had indentures and were the private property of the master, and their fate depended on the master's wishes.

After a while, Wu An came back trotting, walked up to the housekeeper and whispered a few words in his ear. The housekeeper nodded, then came to Lian Yi, bowed and said:

"Miss, the village head has hidden a lot of money, grain, and silk in his home."

"Let Wu An take Luo Huai to take inventory. I want to see how much this bunch of rats raised on the farm have greedily taken."

Lianyi's childish voice sounded, and the surroundings were silent.

"Yes, Miss!"

Luo Huai's status was second only to Luo Ying. He was honest but not stupid. He knew that the young lady was trying to establish her authority, so he readily agreed, ran in to get paper and pen, and left again with Wu An.

"Brother Yamen Runner, if we have such a wicked slave at home, we can decide his fate ourselves."

Lianyi turned around and asked the two yamen runners, mainly to give them enough face.

"Of course, you can do whatever you want with me, they are my lady's private property."

The bailiff understood the twists and turns and immediately nodded with a smile.

Lian Yi nodded and said to Wu An beside her:

"The village head is the culprit, he shall be punished with a hundred strokes of the cane!"

"yes!"

The guards obeyed the order and picked up the village head, tied him to a black stool, and after taking off his outer trousers, they found that the village head was actually wearing a snow-white silk inner garment, which made Wu Zhong's face turn pale.

"beat!"

At the butler's command, the sound of "pa pa" of the board hitting flesh reached everyone's ears.

Lianyi's gaze swept across the tied-up village head family, then paused on a girl who was the same age as Luo Ying, before she lowered her eyes to block the dark light in them.

This girl was the one who was transferred from the manor by the housekeeper to be the original owner's personal maid. After all, her two personal maids were killed by criminals at that time, but the indentures of the people in the manor were still there, so she could naturally be used by the original owner.

Little did he know that this family had long lost their loyalty, and the only person he could trust turned out to be an accomplice of the person who secretly plotted against him.

How could the village head's old body withstand the beatings from the guards? His screams gradually became weaker and weaker, and he died in just a quarter of an hour.

"Miss, he has passed away!"

Lianyi nodded, then raised her little finger and pointed to the plump wife of the village head and said:

"She's next!"

"Miss, spare me! I am a woman of my family, and I obey the arrangements of the man in my family. I dare not disobey."

"Take off her coat!"

Lianyi was too lazy to waste time talking to the other party and gave the order directly.

The guard grabbed the fat lady who was making a fuss, and pulled off her outer coat, revealing a red silk gown underneath, dressed like the lady of the house.

Luo Ying's eyes were about to burst into flames, and she cursed directly:

"You are such a rude servant. The master just passed away. You knew that the young lady was going to come here to mourn, yet you dared to do something wrong? Beating you to death would be the least of your worries!"

The people below lowered their heads even lower and wanted to cover their ears directly, but the sound of the board hitting their bodies and the woman's loud and loud screams made their bodies tremble continuously.

There was not much expression on Lianyi's face. This village is full of bad habits. If it is not cleaned up, the village will change hands sooner or later.

Perhaps because of her thick flesh, Zhuangtou’s wife lasted a little longer than Zhuangtou, but she also died.

Lianyi raised her hand again and pointed at her eldest son who had a broken arm. Then the eldest son struggled desperately and begged for mercy, but unfortunately after the board fell rhythmically, the sound became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared completely.

At this time, the smell of blood had spread, making the people kneeling below tremble with teeth.

The village head has a second son who looks weak and seems to be literate. He has a good reputation among the people in the village. Whenever the village head does something too much, he stands up to dissuade him and protects the children in the village. No one accuses him of doing anything bad, but just because he is the village head's son, he is pushed to the front.

Lianyi's hand pointed at the other person without hesitation, and the guard carried him to the newly vacated bench.

"Miss, please spare me! I am innocent! I have never participated in any family affairs and even tried to dissuade them, so my relationship with my parents has always been at odds!"

"Butler, tell them the reason!"

Lianyi was actually too lazy to explain, but she didn't want the people in the village to think that she was indiscriminate, cruel and overbearing when she was establishing her authority.

"Dissuade? If you really want to dissuade him, the village head should not be able to do those things that are against the will of heaven and earth. I'm afraid your dissuading is just for the other villagers to see, in order to prevent the conflict between your father and the villagers from escalating!

You are a vested interest, but you still put on a hypocritical skin. You are the most vicious person! If you didn't have the support of the village head, how would you learn to read? How would you learn to keep accounts? "

The housekeeper flipped through the account book that Wu An had trotted over and asked in a cold voice.

When these words reached the ears of the villagers, they began to whisper to each other. The next moment, the sound of the board hitting flesh was heard again, and everyone shut their mouths again.

(End of this chapter)