Chapter 2859 Severe
The next morning in class, Bai Shan still let the Guo and Wu families and their neighbors expose each other's shortcomings, but he also knew the limits and did not make the situation too ugly.
In fact, the biggest grudge between the two families was this pushing incident, but the ice is not formed in a day. The two families had accumulated a lot of grudges in the previous generation, and when they were counted carefully, they were all trivial matters.
But trivial matters are the most likely to erode goodwill. The two families still have a lot of grudges in their hearts, and even now they are unwilling to give in to each other.
Bai Shan did not make a judgment immediately after they finished their statements. Instead, he said to the crowd, "Warriors breed disputes. Everyone in the same alley is implicated in the rumor-mongering. If the Guo family is the primary culprit, then you are the accomplices."
When everyone heard this, they felt a little dissatisfied. What did this have to do with them? It was the Guo family who said that the rich woman was pregnant with a girl. How could they know it would be a boy? Moreover, the rich woman was cruel enough. Even if it was a girl, there was no need to provoke the Guo family. But the Guo family was also cruel. The rich woman was pregnant, and she might not be careful when her temper came up, but she didn't care at all. She pushed people with all her strength.
The basins of blood and blood-stained quilts from the day before yesterday still shocked them greatly. The Wu family had already lost a child, and it seemed that it was not certain whether the child from the rich family could survive. But what did all this have to do with them?
They didn't do anything.
Bai Shan naturally noticed the disapproval on their faces. He sighed and stood up, saying, "Let's go to the Wu family. They are the biggest victims of this matter. We have to listen to her opinion on how to deal with it."
Village Chief Guo, who had been summoned to the courtroom, immediately said, "How dare I trouble you, sir, to move? Just send someone to call her."
Bai Shan said, "Ma suffered a massive hemorrhage during childbirth the day before yesterday and has already lost half her life. She is still in critical condition. To allow her to come before the court now would be tantamount to murder. This county has all the necessary skills, so even if we move, what will happen?"
Village Chief Guo said, "How can we ask you to condescend to me? This is against the rules."
Bai Shan tilted his head to look at him and asked, "We've never heard of such a rule in this county. Where did you find this rule, Village Chief Guo?"
Village Chief Guo fell silent.
Compared with the old ministers in the court who can quote scriptures and make trouble even if they are unreasonable, Village Chief Guo, who can't even recite the "Laws of the Great Jin Dynasty", is too easy to deal with, because many of his reasons are "I think" or "people think". When you dig deeper, you will find that they are just "someone thinks" without any source.
So it's easy to deal with.
Stop the village chief Guo. The people in the county government knew about this yesterday and have even made preparations. Naturally, they will not cause trouble at this time.
Therefore, everyone moved to the Wu family smoothly.
The neighbors immediately ran back to see what was happening. This time, it wasn't just the men and women in every household in the alley who were listening to the lecture. Everyone in the alley, including children of all ages, quietly squeezed over to watch the fun.
Even the neighbors from several nearby streets were alarmed.
The alley was not big, and there were too many people coming. Not only was the Wu family's yard full of people, but the homes of the neighbors on both sides were also full of people. Everyone climbed up the courtyard wall. If they hadn't been glared at by the yamen runners guarding the yard, they would have wanted to climb up the tree of the Wu family.
Manbao stood in the crowd and watched the fun. Daji and the guards were afraid that she would be squeezed, so they surrounded her. Bai Shancai sat down on a chair in the middle of the yard and saw her as soon as he looked up.
The two looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.
Bai Shan looked around and saw that everyone who should have arrived had arrived, so he slammed the gavel to quiet everyone down.
The bailiffs brought Wu Dafu and the other two up. Dafu's mother listened to the court hearing in the morning. Although Bai Shan didn't say anything, she gradually realized that the situation was not in their favor, because in court he once again pointed out that Dahua splashed water towards the opposite side. As far as what happened the day before yesterday is concerned, it was she who provoked the dispute, so she also had to bear a certain responsibility.
Dafu Niang glanced into the house, hoping that the county magistrate would be more partial to them when he saw his daughter-in-law's miserable condition.
The Guo family is more uneasy than the Wu family. It would be disadvantageous for them to be tried here.
Bai Shan looked at the three people kneeling below and asked again: "The case has been under investigation from yesterday to today. I will ask you again, do you know where you are wrong?"
Wu Dafu didn't think he did anything wrong. His son died and his daughter-in-law became like that. If he didn't stand up, would he still be a man?
So I stubbornly kept silent.
It was Diao who shouted first: "I know, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have pushed the rich lady. After all, she is pregnant. At worst, if she throws water at my door again, I will just pretend not to see it."
Bai Shan said: "You can say such words, obviously you are half-understanding and not convinced in your heart."
He raised his voice and said, "The feud between your two families is long-standing. Yesterday's incident can be discussed in isolation, but it cannot be discussed in isolation. Going back further, if you hadn't spread the rumor that Ma couldn't give birth to a son, and even implied a curse, what happened yesterday wouldn't have happened either."
Diao's face froze. The two times she went to court, Bai Shan only asked questions and basically did not make a conclusion. She did not expect that he would make such a harsh conclusion in front of so many people.
Bai Shan looked at Guo Dacai and asked, "What about you?"
Guo Dacai still gritted his teeth and insisted that he knew nothing, looking very innocent. He said, "Ma's throwing of water was sudden, and Diao's fight with her was also sudden. Neither of them was premeditated. I wasn't home at the time, so I really don't know anything."
Bai Shan shook his head slightly. The village head beside him became anxious and cursed them as idiots in his heart. He forgot to give them a few instructions yesterday, but they were so ignorant of the seriousness of the matter.
Stupid or not, when going to court, even if you are right, you have to admit your fault first and win the favor of the county magistrate first. Besides, they are not the one who is right.
Bai Shan then said to the Guo couple, "Spreading rumors and causing trouble, starting verbal disputes, haven't you been aware of this kind of thing?"
He said, "A husband has the responsibility to educate his wife. Moreover, as the head of the household, you bear the same responsibility as your neighbors. Just because you're a man doesn't exempt you from that responsibility. Have you taught your wife not to gossip?"
Bai Shan then looked at Guo's father standing in the crowd and said sternly, "The root of this all started with your previous generation. Although the feud between your two families has long been unclear as to who started it first, it cannot be denied that your family is the primary culprit in spreading the rumors. Guo Lai, as the head of the household, you also bear unshirkable responsibility."
Guo's father, who was in the crowd, didn't expect Bai Shan to call his name. Seeing everyone looking at him, he felt embarrassed. His dark face turned red and he could not help but lower his head to avoid people's gaze.
Bai Shan said, "According to the law, those who injure others with serious consequences can be sentenced to three years in prison. Diao, you are spreading rumors about your neighbors and this incident is the cause. Your gossip crime is aggravated and you can be sentenced to five years."
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(End of this chapter)
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