When Mrs. Wang saw so many people outside, she frowned and said resentfully, "Normally you never think of me for anything good, but now when something like this happens... you think of me!" She lowered her head and wiped away her tears.

Everyone was a little confused by her sudden words.

The head of the Tang family asked, "Do you know everything? What do you think we should do?"

Seeing that she was just crying and didn't answer, the others became anxious: "Why don't you say something!"

Wang wiped her tears, raised her head, stood straight, and said righteously: "I can't go! Since ancient times, only children have gone through fire and water for their parents, and I have never heard of a mother going through life and death for a daughter!"

She paused, "A woman's reputation is so important. I have kept it clean for the past few years, being careful and attentive at all times. If I were to go to that filthy place and suffer such a hard life just for my daughter's life, wouldn't that damage my reputation in vain? How can I have the face to go to the underworld to see my husband!"

Her face was full of the expression "everyone in the world is turbid but I am clear", and after she finished speaking, she started crying again.

Her words were so flowery, her attitude so solemn, and at first glance they seemed to make sense, confusing everyone.

After a while, a woman said awkwardly, "It doesn't sound right to me... What do you mean by 'just' for my daughter's life? If my daughter needs help, I will risk my life to save her."

"That's right!" Someone said, "If you can't save your own daughter, won't you be ashamed to see her dead husband?"

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"I've never seen a mother like this before. Her daughter is suffering in the government prison, and she still has the mind to come up with some crooked ideas!"

Everyone was talking at once, and the discussion became increasingly unpleasant.

Wang was so angry that she scolded, "How can a crude village woman like you understand my thoughts?"

Someone laughed sharply, "I told you she was a heartless animal. Even a dog knows how to protect its cubs! She's not even as good as a stray dog ​​on the roadside. Now you can trust her!"

It’s Mrs. Sun.

The head of the Tang family looked gloomy.

Qi Jing stood quietly by the side, watching them fighting each other, and felt really disappointed for them.

Fortunately, the silly child was not there at the moment. If she were there, she would have been very sad to see this scene.

The head of the Tang family was also angry and said, "Alright! Stop arguing! Tang Yongfu! You go!"

When Granny Sun heard this, she immediately rolled to the ground and cried out in injustice: "Oh my, this little girl who doesn't even care about her own mother wants us to die. How can a little girl be worthy of this? We only have this one strong laborer in the family. They are killing us..."

Mrs. Sun didn't dare to provoke the clan leader before, but after several times, the clan leader just scolded her and couldn't really do anything to her. So she gradually became bolder and let go and acted like this. The clan leader really had no way to deal with her for a while.

Fourth Uncle Tang couldn't help but ask, "Can I go? Tang Yongli and I know each other!"

When this was said, everyone was a little surprised. Everyone in the village knew that they had a good relationship, but no one thought it was so close that they dared to do such a thing. It was even more surprising to see that Mrs. Zhou just wiped her tears and did not stop them.

"No!" Captain Zhou shouted, "We need Tang Yongli's family and relatives. Do you think anyone can enter the government hall?"

Captain Zhou had seen a lot of this and had already figured out what was going on.

He had casually ordered someone to be arrested and was not polite in his request, but the county magistrate treated Tang Shiyue as an honored guest... Now that County Magistrate Lin is a new official in office, he does not want to leave the impression that he is not doing his job well, so he tried his best to perform.

Others could not help but say, "No matter who is in your family, go over and take a look first. It doesn't mean anything is wrong! They dare to do that to outsiders. You are all family members and you haven't separated. How can you be so heartless and ungrateful?"

"What do you mean by heartless and ungrateful!" Grandma Sun was reminded by his words and said with glaring eyes: "They are no longer members of our family. Tang Shiyue wanted to separate the family a long time ago, and today is the perfect time to divide the family!"

Captain Zhou frowned and asked, "Separation?"

Tang Yongfu asked, "After the family is divided, does that mean we don't have to take care of it anymore?"

Captain Zhou glanced at Qi Jing obscurely, nodded and said, "If we divide the family, we don't have to pay back the debt, but..."

Granny Sun became more determined: "Then let's divide the family! Now!"

Someone said: "Even if you split up, your family's money was earned by Tang Yongli."

"Nonsense!" said Mrs. Sun, "Those were all gifts my son gave me as a token of his filial piety. I've never heard that he wanted to take back the money for his retirement."

Qi Jing let Granny Sun go on a rampage before he said, "That's enough! Captain Zhou, you've seen the situation. Since they won't go, I'll go with you again and talk to that person. If the county magistrate blames me, I'll take full responsibility!"

Captain Zhou showed hesitation.

The head of the Tang family and the head of the village were also discussing the matter face to face.

Qi Jing stood straight, his face as gloomy as water.

The young ladies in the village were so distressed that one of them, Tang Xiu, could not help but step forward to persuade him: "Qi Xiaolang, her family doesn't care about her anymore, so why bother with you, an outsider!"

Qi Jing did not answer, so Tang Xiu continued, "You are wasting your time and energy. What will you do if the county magistrate blames you?"

Qi Jing said coldly: "Do you think she deserves to die because she has such an unkind family? Why don't you think about what you would do if the same thing happened to you?"

Tang Xiu blushed at his words. Seeing him turning around to leave, she couldn't help but blurt out, "What's so good about her? How am I inferior to her? You want to..."

Qi Jing glanced at her, and she was so frightened that she swallowed the next words.

Qi Jing said coldly: "Ayue is not even thirteen years old this year. She has to support her mother, take care of her younger sister, and earn money to pay tuition for her brother. It's not easy for her at such a young age. I respect her deeply. And you... you are old, but you watch the fire from the other side and sow discord when others are at the critical moment of life and death. You are a despicable person with an ugly face. You are not even worthy of carrying her shoes!"

He turned away.

His words were equivalent to scolding everyone. Tang Xiu was extremely embarrassed and others could no longer laugh at him.

But in the midst of embarrassment, I was also full of envy.

It was not easy for women to live these days, how kind could their families be? If they were to have such a family, could they really feed their family? Could they pay their brother a salary?

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt that this young lady Tang Shiyue was truly respectable and admirable.

After everyone discussed it, Qi Jing, Fourth Uncle Tang, the eldest son of the clan leader, and the eldest son of the village head went to the county government together.

The few people did not see the county magistrate or the county magistrate, but only saw a middle-aged man, who was said to be the county lieutenant.

Captain Zhou stepped forward to report, and Qi Jing followed. Uncle Tang and the other two could only wait outside.

They were all considered capable people in the village, but even the head of the village had never dealt with the county magistrate. Farmers would never enter a government office in their entire lives, so no matter how courageous they were, they would not dare to act rashly when they came here.

After waiting for an hour or so, Qi Jing finally brought Tang Shiyue out.

Several people were delighted and rushed forward. Fourth Uncle Tang asked, "Yuer, how are you? What did the county magistrate say?"