Magistrate Zhang ordered the constable to take the man away and also asked the constable to invite the village chief of Leshan Village.
When they arrived at the government office, Magistrate Zhang took out the letter of severance and read it out in front of the people.
When the people heard this, they accused Luo Minghu and Kong Meixue of being inhuman and greedy, and said they should be severely punished.
At this time, the village chief came and also testified that it was Luo Minghu and Kong Meixue who were greedy.
In the end, Magistrate Zhang beat Luo Minghu and Kong Meixue with ten strokes of the cane each and imprisoned them for seven days.
Because the village chief failed to manage the villagers well, Magistrate Zhang fined him two months' salary. If he did that again, he would lose his position as village chief.
The village chief came in anxiously and left angrily.
As soon as he returned to the village, he immediately investigated the villagers and found out that the source was actually his third daughter-in-law.
This time, the village chief's wife was completely furious.
After deducting two months' salary, they deducted two taels of silver, which was enough to cover half a year's expenses for a family like theirs.
The village head's wife immediately asked the village head to divorce his third son's wife on his behalf and drive her out of the house.
The third daughter-in-law cried and begged her mother-in-law to forgive her, saying that she would never dare to do it again.
She begged her two sisters-in-law to help intercede for her. But the two sisters-in-law hated her to death when they thought about not having two taels of silver, so how could they help intercede for her?
The third daughter-in-law asked her husband to ask her parents-in-law for help. However, under the threat of her two brothers, her husband did not dare to intercede for her.
Finally, they succeeded in kicking her out of the house.
The village chief said in front of the villagers that if they heard any more gossip about the Luo family, they would be driven out of Leshan Village.
When the villagers saw what happened to the village chief's third daughter-in-law, as well as Luo Minghu and Kong Meixue, they returned home and warned their wives and daughters-in-law.
When they saw what happened to Kong Meixue and the village chief's third daughter-in-law, no one dared to make a noise and the village became quiet again.
This matter has finally come to an end.
Luo Mingkuan never came out during the whole incident because he was afraid that his parents would be sad.
When Ji Tianming and Wang Yumei heard that their second son and his wife were imprisoned by Prefect Zhang, they did not go to the government office to plead for mercy, but just stayed at home to take good care of their granddaughter.
After hearing this, the Ji family couldn't help but sigh, character is really important.
If every family has people like Kong Meixue and the third daughter-in-law of the village chief, not only will there be no peace in the family, but the family may also be broken up and the wife and children may be separated.
Otherwise, why would the ancients say, "Marry a virtuous wife, and a virtuous wife will bring prosperity to three generations."
The next day, the Ji family packed some simple luggage and put it in the carriage, went to say goodbye to the two elders of the Luo family, and then got on the carriage to leave Leshan Village.
The villagers of Leshan Village sent the Ji family away with envy, jealousy and hatred.
Many villagers in Lu Ran were jealous and even resentful of him, but they dared not do anything. Fearing that they would be driven out of Leshan Village by the village chief, they could only flee to the original village.
Wang Yumei watched Cai Jiao riding in a carriage to the capital to enjoy a good life. It would be a lie to say that she was not envious.
Every family has its own problems.
If they didn't have a daughter-in-law who loved to make trouble, she and her husband could go to the capital to enjoy a good life. But she couldn't do that. With the second daughter-in-law being like this, she and her husband left, and the ones who suffered were her son and granddaughter.
"Do you regret it?"
Luo Hu looked at his wife watching her walk away, with envy in his eyes, and asked with some heartache.
If it weren't for the mischievous daughter-in-law at home, my wife would also be sitting in a carriage at this moment, going to the capital to enjoy a good life.
"No regrets, the second son needs us. When the eldest son becomes successful, he can lead his wife and two grandchildren to a good life, and I will be relieved. Since the eldest son has given us the shop, let's open it tomorrow. We can open it for a day and earn money for a day, waiting for the second son and his wife to come back."
Wang Yumei said to Luo Hu, "Let's open the shop tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Luo Hu said.
With a wife like this, what else could a husband ask for!
Live a good life with your spouse in the future and protect this home.
Ji Guansen brought his parents to Huojia Village, entered the village, and came to Gao Zhijun's mansion.
The steward came out to greet them and led them into the courtyard.
Luo Mingkuan came out to greet them and told them that they might have to spend the entire New Year here and could go to the capital on the first day of the new year.
The Ji family didn’t care. Anyway, they couldn’t go to the capital during the New Year and couldn’t see their grandchildren.
Luo Hu and Wang Yumei opened a shop to do business, but since their skills were not as good as Gao Zhishan's, their business was average.
On New Year's Eve, Luo Mingkuan took the two elders back to Huojia Village to celebrate the New Year. He gave them many gifts and a hundred taels of silver.
On the first day of the new year, Luo Mingkuan sent his parents and niece back to the shop before returning to Huojia Village. He asked the village head and housekeeper to check on his parents when they had time. If they were not doing well, please write a letter to let them know.
After asking for help, he went back to his room to pack his things as he was going to the capital today.
This time they were protected by Baihu sent by Gao Zhijun and the guards bought later, a total of three people.
Three carriages drove out of Huojia Village and headed towards the capital.
Luo Hu and Wang Yumei returned to the shop. They secretly went to the city gate, wanting to see their eldest son off in person.
In order to avoid being seen by their eldest son, they hid themselves.
When the carriage arrived at the city gate, the two old people saw their eldest son sitting in the carriage, and Wang Yumei burst into tears.
Now that the boss is gone, it will be difficult for her to see him again.
My wife and I are old and don’t have many years left. I am afraid that this separation will be the last of us.
Luo Mingkuan seemed to have sensed something. He turned around and looked back, but saw no one he knew. He felt downcast. His chances of seeing his parents would be even smaller now that he was gone. He felt like an unfilial son.
Raising a son is a way to support one's old age. Raising a son is to honor one's parents and fulfill one's filial duty in front of their parents. What have I done? Luo Mingkuan held his head in his hands and cried softly with tears streaming down his face.
"Let's go back. We've gone too far! If you want to see them, we can go to the capital and watch them from afar."
Luo Hu comforted his wife.
He wanted his family to live in harmony, but God didn't allow it. The second son married a troublemaker and tore the good family apart.
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