Chapter 223 Zhu Family Was Raided
"We only have one person like him to support the family. If he dies, what will happen to us, an orphan and a widow? Oh my God, this is going to kill me!"
Similar cries could be heard everywhere.
Liu Guangyao's face turned pale, and he glared at the head of Liujiazhuang angrily, "How is it? Are all the people here?"
The village chief was so anxious that his forehead was sweating. "Everyone is here, everyone is here."
"Now that we're all here, why don't you leave quickly? Do you want to be laughed at?" Liu Guangyao gritted his teeth.
Shen Ying acted as if nothing had happened, looking at the sky and then the ground, which made Liu Guangyao even more depressed.
People from several villages came one after another, and after counting, they headed towards Moshi Town.
At the same time, Mr. Ma's family was in turmoil because of the military service.
Sang knelt in front of Ma Rencai with tears and snot, begging, "Master, Fei'er is my only son, and he doesn't have a son yet, so he can't go and die!"
Ma Rencai naturally couldn't bear to part with his healthy younger son, but his eldest son had a crippled leg and was automatically removed from the government's list of eligible soldiers, so he didn't have to serve in the military. So he and Ma Xingfei were the only ones in his family who could serve.
But his injuries haven't healed yet, and he'll probably have to recuperate until early spring. If Ma Xingfei doesn't go, who will?
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place! Sang, you are just tying yourself up in knots!" Ma Rencai said quietly.
If Ma Xingteng had not broken his leg, or if he had not been injured, Ma Xingfei might not have had to serve in the military. But now that the father and son were in this situation, the government did not even give them a choice and directly named Ma Xingfei to serve in the military.
Sang burst into tears and shook her head vigorously, "I'm not wrong! I'm not wrong at all! Why do you treat us like this? I don't accept it, I don't accept it!"
Ma Rencai lay on the couch and said coldly, "What can you do if you don't accept it? Don't think I don't know who is behind the boss's affairs! I just didn't pursue it because of the Ma family and Fei'er, but God is watching what people do. If I don't pursue it, God will. You have to bear all the consequences of the cause you planted!
Not only you, but also your brothers and nephews from your mother's side, Sang Yong and Sang Rong must go, what do you think your cowardly elder brother will choose?"
Sang was stunned and forgot to cry for a moment.
Ma Xingteng came in with Liu Tiechui and his group, glanced at the embarrassed Sang on the ground, and respectfully saluted Ma Rencai, "Dad, the town official is here to take the people away. I just went to my second brother's yard but couldn't find him. I wonder where he went?"
Ma Rencai glared at Sang fiercely, took a deep breath, and ordered: "Housekeeper, turn the house upside down and find the person for me! If you can't find him, we will all die together!"
Liu Tiechui on the side hurriedly said, "Father-in-law, there is no need to say such things. If he really did escape from the military service, the government would investigate. As long as it is proven that your family is innocent, they will not be implicated. The man will just be sentenced to death, and the government will execute him immediately to serve as a warning to others."
"You!" Sang pointed at Liu Tiechui tremblingly, gritting her teeth in hatred, "You have such a vicious mind!"
Liu Tiechui looked innocent, "This has nothing to do with me. I just reported the matter to the county government. I can't interfere with what the county government does."
Sang's eyes rolled wildly, and he kept thinking of a solution.
Liu Tiechui looked at her coldly, "I advise you not to struggle. Since the decree came down, there have been many people who want to escape military service. What methods have they not tried? They paid money to find someone to replace them, and even resorted to self-mutilation. As a result, look at those people, those who self-mutilated were arrested by the government, and they were sentenced to exile and never allowed to come back.
How long do you think they can live? Impersonation is a serious crime, and your entire family will be implicated. Your only way out is to accept your fate and be fully prepared to go to the battlefield. Maybe you can come back safely."
Finally, Sang couldn't hold on any longer, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
At this time, the housekeeper also brought people to find the embarrassed Ma Xingfei in the woodshed of Ma's house and dragged him out.
"Don't arrest me, I don't want to serve in the military, I won't go, I won't go, I don't want to go! Dad! Dad! Didn't you say I'm your hope? Dad, save me! Mom, Mom! Help me!"
Ma Xingfei panicked and collapsed, shouting and kicking, and even drowned. He was no longer the high-spirited and domineering man he used to be.
Ma Xingteng just stood under the eaves and watched everything calmly.
Ma Xingfei collapsed even more, roaring angrily, "It's you! You did it on purpose, right! You want to kill me and monopolize everything in the Ma family, I will never let you do that, everything in the Ma family is mine, it's mine!"
Ma Xingteng raised his eyelids slightly, curled the corners of his mouth sarcastically, and said nonchalantly: "Then you have to come back alive, my good brother!"
"Ah!" Ma Xingfei struggled even harder.
"Cough cough cough" Ma Rencai's violent coughing sounded in the room.
Ma Xingteng paused and stepped in.
Ma Rencai's eyes were filled with sadness. "Boss, your brother is about to go to the battlefield. Let him let bygones be bygones, okay?"
Ma Xingteng pursed his lips, his expression tense, his eyes filled with emotions, "Dad, I would rather serve in the military than be disabled for life! This is Ma Xingfei's fate, it has nothing to do with me! But I will never let the person who hurt me go!"
“What else do you want?” Ma Rencai was also anxious and sat up suddenly. “Yes! I know that Sang is not a good person, and not even a good wife, but we are husband and wife after all. Her only son also went to the battlefield and almost took half of her life. You know, sometimes living is more painful than dying. Dad just wants to ask you to spare her life!
Anyway, the entire Ma family will be yours in the future. This is all I ask, and you won't agree to it?"
Ma Xingteng felt strange. It took him a long time to calm down. He looked at Ma Rencai inquiringly, "Dad has something in the hands of Sang family? Or is Dad afraid of Sang Rong?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Ma Rencai reacted strongly.
Ma Xingteng had almost figured it out, he sneered, turned around and left.
Liu Tiechui gathered everyone together and distributed ribbons of different colors to them according to the villages they belonged to, so as to facilitate headcounting after arriving in the county town.
On the way, Shen Yi distributed the things he brought to Su Chunlin and the others, and explained to them in detail the method of use.
Several people put on the boots prepared by Su Tai and put on waterproof coats, and they felt different instantly.
The people beside him were so envious that they asked, "Brother, where did you buy these shoes?"
Many people pricked up their ears to eavesdrop.
Su Chunlin said proudly: "My daughter made this for me, you can't buy it!"
Everyone was silent for a moment.
After walking for a day, the group finally arrived at the county town, only to find that the city gate was full of officials.
Liu Tiechui went forward with a serious look to inquire, and came back and said loudly: "Just now, several impostors were found in Cui's house in the county. Now the county magistrate and the soldiers are going to arrest them. It is estimated that the chaos will continue for a long time. Everyone should rest where they are and don't run around. If you can't find the person and implicate your family, I can't save you!"
Liu Tiechui warned again and again, his sharp eyes seemed to engrave everyone in his mind.
(End of this chapter)
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