Chapter 177 Going to the Prison to Celebrate the New Year
The scene was a bit awkward.
"Zhang Laosan is shameless. He's such a grown-up and still wants to steal our cakes and candies!" Fat Liu touched his round belly and pointed at the young man named Zhang Laosan and complained.
"Yes, not only did he steal our cakes and candies, he also wanted to steal the New Year's money our family gave us, saying we had to pay him protection money!"
He Zizhen raised his innocent little face, looked at his housekeeper and asked curiously, "What is protection money?"
"Do we all have to pay protection money?" He Zizhen looked down at his purse reluctantly, "But I want to use my New Year's money to buy candied haws for my sister."
Butler He's face was already gloomy. After Zhao Shi knew that He Zizhen was the young master of the He family, she wanted to drag her son away from this place of trouble immediately.
Everyone in Jiangzhong, and even in Haizhou, knows that the He family's eldest son has only this one lifeline.
Today they almost put the young master of the He family in jail, and tomorrow their entire family might be beheaded.
"Young master, you're joking. No one in Haizhou dares to take money from your pocket." Steward He looked coldly at the yamen runner and the woman beside him.
The relatives who had come with Zhang Laosan's family were smart enough to leave secretly when they saw the He family appear. Even those who were slow to react now kept their distance from Zhang Laosan's family. They did not want to be targeted by the He family in Haizhou.
"Butler He is right!"
The man who had been hiding behind Zhao and Zhang Laosan stood up with a flattering smile. As he spoke, he slapped Zhang Laosan in the face, whose appearance was already unclear, and shouted angrily, "I have taught you for nothing!"
After beating his son, the man apologized to Butler He, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, everyone! It's all because of my poor parenting skills that I've caused trouble for everyone during the New Year."
"My youngest son has been spoiled by his mother since he was young, that's why he's so lawless and has caused dissatisfaction among the neighbors!"
"Please give me, Zhang Youcai, a favor so I can prepare a feast to apologize to everyone! I'm so sorry!"
Zhou Yunshu's eyes showed a hint of irony. Although she disliked the unreasonable Zhao, she despised this man who always let his wife take the lead while he reaps the benefits, but when his wife couldn't control herself, he turned the tables and put all the blame on his wife.
What the hell!
Zhang Youcai bowed deeply to the people around him and also pulled his brother-in-law.
The yamen runner surnamed Zhao immediately said, "Yes, yes, yes!"
He glared at his dumbfounded sister and said angrily, "I have always been upright in the government office. If Steward He had not arrived in time, I would have wronged innocent people!"
If he had looked at the expressions of the people around him when he said this, he would have found that they all rolled their eyes at him in tacit understanding.
People can roll their eyes, but no one will kick someone when they are down.
After all, those with the surname Zhao are all yamen runners and the local tyrants of Jiangzhong City.
Today's incident is over. If he is sent back home from the yamen by the county magistrate, it will be fine. If he continues to work in the yamen, he dare not retaliate or offend the He family, but these ordinary people cannot withstand the revenge of the Zhao family.
"Since this man robbed people in the street and tried to steal other people's property, there is no need for us to go to the government office to report the case. You can take him back yourselves." Butler He watched the two men perform coldly and said.
The smile on Zhang Youcai's face froze, and Zhao the yamen runner also swallowed his saliva.
It's the New Year, can't we just forgive others when we can?
Of course, they only thought about this in their hearts and did not dare to say it in front of Butler He.
"Yes, isn't this gentleman the most upright? Since he won't wrongly accuse innocent people, he will definitely kill his own relatives for the sake of justice, right?" Zhou Yunshu looked at the stiff-faced Zhao yamen runner and added a finishing blow at the right time.
Zhao Yayi's lips twitched unconsciously, "Yes, you are right."
"No, that's not right!" Zhao shouted, grabbing her brother's sleeve.
"That's your nephew. How could you put him in jail for an outsider? If he's in jail during Chinese New Year, how will he live the rest of his life?"
Isn’t this a joke for the entire Jiangzhong area?
Only Zhao Yayi and her son Zhang Laosan care about Zhao's crying. Who else cares about how you spend the rest of your life?
The person who had previously fought with the Zhao and Zhang families said nearby: "Hey, you can't go to the cell, you can just arrest us and put us in the cell!"
"That's right. I think this Zhao guy is just talking, he has no intention of killing his relatives for the sake of justice."
"You're still putting justice above your own, and it's good enough that you don't bend the law for personal gain!"
There were so many discussions around that Zhao couldn't figure out who was talking nonsense, and his face became darker and darker.
"It's New Year's Day, what can't be discussed? You guys are trying to force us to death!" Zhao cried, "He's just a child. Don't you have any children at home?"
"We'll be arrested together, and we'll be imprisoned together. Let's all celebrate the New Year together in the jail!"
"Shut up!"
When Zhang Youcai saw the impatience flash across Butler He's face, he slapped Zhao in the face.
Zhao covered her face and looked at her husband in disbelief. Because her brother was a yamen runner, her husband always treated her with great respect.
But today he actually slapped her in front of so many people. How dare he!
Just as Zhao was about to let her brother make the decision for her, she saw her brother glaring at her and said to Zhang Youcai, "If you want to teach him a lesson, go home and teach him a lesson. Don't embarrass yourself in public!"
If his job was ruined by this idiot today, he would want to kill someone!
Zhang Youcai nodded. He was almost mad to death at this brainless woman.
In the past, he felt good about instigating her to fight for him outside so that he could gain a good reputation. But today, he suddenly felt that this woman was stupid to death.
Put the child in a cell, then put him in there first. It’s only temporary anyway.
His brother-in-law is a yamen runner. Is there anyone who dares to bully his son?
They did this to calm the He family down, and then release the children from prison when the He family no longer pays attention to them.
But because of this stupid woman, the child was sent to jail and no one knows when he will be released.
"My brother-in-law is the most fair and just. What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Youcai growled at Zhao.
Zhao's younger brother had helped the Zhang family a lot in the yamen. If she was stupid enough to lose her brother's official position, he would go home and tear her apart.
"Lock him up, he must be locked up!" Zhang Youcai said so, and Zhao the yamen runner directly grabbed the dumbfounded Zhang Laosan's arm and blocked his mouth.
After the man was detained, Yamen Runner Zhao said to Steward He in a courteous manner, "Then we will return to the yamen first. Steward He, take your leave."
Compared with Zhao Yayi's attentiveness, Butler He just looked at him and nodded faintly.
Zhao the bailiff took his men away, and the Zhang family's people took advantage of the fact that the crowd had not yet dispersed to run away.
The rest of the people silently looked at Butler He who bowed to Zhou Yunshu, looked at the gate of the Zhou family with a hint of deep meaning in their eyes, and then went home.
They remembered that this family was protected by the He and Lu families and should not be provoked.
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