Chapter 214: Great Satisfaction

Just when He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye were about to go over and say hello to Old Madam Mo, Mo Jiuye, who had excellent hearing, suddenly heard a chaotic noise in the distance.

This sound didn't herald the coming of danger, but rather the ghostly howling of the Cui family...

At the same time, there were also the sounds of Zhou family members running outside the courtyard wall.

"I heard a group of officials came to the Cui family. Let's go and take a look."

"Hurry up, if you go too late you won't get a good seat."

"With so much crying, the Cui family is probably in trouble..."

Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran looked at each other and walked out of the yard at the same time.

It's not that they are gossipy or like to laugh at other people's families. They mainly want to know more about the Cui family's situation so that they can buy the yard and land at the foot of the mountain from them as soon as possible.

When the two arrived near Cui's house, the place was already surrounded by villagers who came to watch the fun.

The Cui family members cried and begged for mercy more and more intensely.

"Sir, that was all done by Cui Wen. It has nothing to do with me. You can't treat me like this!"

"Sir, please be kind and let me go. I have an eighty-year-old mother at home to take care of."

"Sir, please, forgive me this time..."

The officer was very impatient and kept swinging his whip at the Cui family.

"Just shut up, everyone. Now you're begging. Why didn't you think you'd end up like this when you did that bad thing?"

The whip fell on the dozen or so members of the Cui family one after another, causing the cries to rise again.

Such a scene was a great relief to the members of the Zhao and Zhou families.

The Cui family committed many evil things and finally got their retribution.

I thought I would just arrest a few members of the Cui family, but I didn't expect that the officers would turn around and look for the two clan leaders, Zhao and Zhou.

The two clan leaders looked confused, wondering what the Cui family’s misdeeds had to do with them.

In front of the officers, the two men looked trembling with fear.

"Sir, what do you want to tell us?"

The official shouted, "The county magistrate has said that if the Cui family forcibly marries or coerces anyone from either of your two families and they no longer wish to continue living together, the man can divorce his wife directly, and the woman can ask for a divorce."

Shortly after the officer finished speaking, three women ran out from the direction of the Cui family.

The three of them knelt before the official and said, "Sir, we all want a divorce."

After saying that, the three of them did not forget to glare fiercely in the direction of the Cui family behind them.

He Zhiran looked at the three women. Apart from anything else, their patched clothes made them look out of place among the Cui family.

This shows how difficult their life was after marrying into the Cui family.

Just as He Zhiran was thinking, several people came running from the direction of the Zhao and Zhou families.

Several people found their girls and hugged them and cried bitterly.

"Er Ni, it's your parents' cowardice that has made you suffer in the Cui family for over two years. Now, the county magistrate has allowed you to divorce. Let's get it done today."

"Qiao Xing, those beasts from the Cui family are using you as their servant. Let's divorce them today."

"That's great! My daughter finally doesn't have to suffer in the Cui family anymore. Don't worry, you're back home. Your parents and your brothers will support you."

While several people were holding their daughters and crying bitterly, in the crowd of Zhao and Zhou families, accompanied by the women's ghostly howling, several tall and strong men dragged several women who looked nothing like humans to the front of the police.

Several men threw the women to the ground.

"Sir, we want to divorce you. Even if we can't get married in this lifetime, we don't want a girl from the Cui family."

"Yes, we would rather die than take the Cui family's daughter."

Seeing the men's firm tone, the Cui family girls stopped crying.

A chubby-looking young woman stood up, walked up to a man from the Zhao family, and raised her hand to try to pull his arm.

"Zhao Yushan, it's your blessing that I marry you, don't be shameless."

Zhao Yushan dodged back suddenly, no longer enduring in silence like he had done before.

"I, Zhao Yushan, don't need such a blessing. You'd better go back to your Cui family!"

Cui was not convinced and continued to move forward, intending to tear Zhao Yushan apart.

"Don't forget, I gave birth to two sons for you."

Zhao Yushan sneered: "So what if I have two sons? They still take your surname, don't they?"

The other girls of the Cui family who were dragged out also tried to pull their husbands away. From their behavior, it can be seen that they often use this kind of throwing tantrums in their daily lives.

Seeing that the scene had become chaotic, the police shouted loudly, and the surroundings became a little quieter.

After finally finding someone to back them up, the two clan leaders, Zhao and Zhou, fearing that things might change, immediately ordered someone to go back and get pen and paper, and wrote divorce letters to the Cui girls in public. They also removed their names from the family tree without delay.

Divorce for the women who married into the Cui family was a little more troublesome. Not only did they need the clan leader to help write the divorce documents, but they also had to go to the government office to have them stamped with the official seal before they could take effect.

For this reason, the families of several women immediately decided to follow the officials to the yamen and divorce the Cui family today.

The officials were also very clear-headed. No matter what they had done to help Cui Wen, now that the new county magistrate had arrived, they had to follow his lead. Only in this way could they atone for their sins.

Therefore, the officers worked very efficiently. After tying up the members of the Cui family who had committed crimes, they hurried back to the yamen.

The Cui family lost their temper immediately when they saw more than a dozen clansmen being taken away, including so many divorced women and men.

Even though some people habitually wanted to yell at the Zhao and Zhou families, they no longer had the courage to do so after seeing their different looks.

After more than ten years, the Zhao and Zhou families finally felt proud of themselves in Xiling Village.

They no longer have to worry about being exploited and bullied by the Cui family, and their lives will definitely get better and better in the future.

Seeing that the officers had already taken the people away, He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye returned home before the crowd dispersed and continued to take care of their household chores.

Just as they expected, near dusk, the ox carts made several trips back and forth before they brought back all the goods in the warehouse.

So many things were transported back in one day, which surprised the Zhao and Zhou families.

They knew that the Cui family was wealthy, but they had never bought so many things like the Mo family did just after settling down here.

And looking at the things those people were carrying downstairs, almost all of them were things they had never seen before.

This is not surprising. Even if people who once served as high-ranking officials in the capital were exiled, they still had some background.

Both families were thankful that the Mo family hadn't compromised with Cui Wen. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been assigned to Xiling Village, and these peasants wouldn't have been able to gain experience at home...