Chapter 2860 Punishment
When Diao heard this, her face turned pale, and even the Guo family members looked very unhappy.
If a family has a daughter-in-law who is in prison, it will affect the children's future marriage prospects, and even the adults will lose face when they go out.
Village head Guo, who was standing by, had a dark face and couldn't help but glare at Guo Lai in the crowd, thinking that it was Guo Lai who had failed to manage his family well, which caused the trouble today.
Bai Shan and Guo Dacai said, "You failed to control your wife and allowed rumors to spread unchecked, causing great harm to the neighbors and even violating public morals. According to the law, you should be sentenced to three months' imprisonment and twenty strokes of the cane."
Village Chief Guo couldn't help but look at the clerk beside him.
The clerk nodded slightly, indicating that Bai Shan had applied the law correctly, but had simply sentenced him according to the most severe law.
Village chief Guo frowned and lowered his head.
Wu Dafu was a little proud, so Bai Shan looked at him and said expressionlessly: "Even if it is excusable, it is illegal. Chasing and hacking people with a knife is extremely bad."
Wu Dafu's face changed, and Dafu's mother's legs felt weak.
Then Bai Shan said, "According to the law, he will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane and one month's service. If he commits any more violent acts, his crime will be aggravated."
Dafu Niang collapsed to the ground, knelt on the ground and cried out: "Sir, if he is beaten with twenty sticks before going into military service, my son will die."
Bai Shan ignored her and looked around at everyone before saying, "Today's disaster is not unrelated to the neighbors on this street. Three people make a crowd, and a rumor needs more than three people to spread it. If you didn't fail to distinguish right from wrong, how could today's disaster have happened?"
"Ma was bleeding profusely during childbirth and might not survive. If she dies, that's two lives. If she survives, that's one and a half lives," Bai Shan slammed the gavel and shouted, "Isn't one and a half lives enough for you to reflect?"
Bai Shan's eyes swept over sternly, and anyone who met his gaze could not help but lower their heads in shame.
Some women couldn't help wiping away their tears when they thought of Dahua lying in the house.
Diao was already trembling on the ground. At this moment, she remembered that if she really went to jail, the Guo family would probably divorce her, and she would not be able to return to her parents' home, and her life would be over.
The Guo family members also looked unhappy, and no one spoke for a while.
Just at this moment, the door that had been ajar was pushed open. Everyone heard the noise and turned their heads to look over, only to see Dahua leaning against the door with a pale face.
Zhou Man immediately stepped forward to support her. Dafu's mother reacted and also stepped forward to support her, whispering to her: "Dahua, please ask the county magistrate for mercy. Dafu can't go to serve. His family is waiting for him to go to the fields."
Dahua couldn't help but turn her head to look at Zhou Man who was supporting her.
Zhou Man held her hand and said, "Just say whatever you want to say. I think everyone wants to know what you think. You are the biggest victim, and the adults also want to hear your thoughts."
Bai Shan turned around and ordered, "Give her a chair."
Dahua sat down on the chair a little nervously. She couldn't help but look at Zhou Man again, then she lowered her head to look at the kneeling Wu Dafu and the Guo couple.
Bai Shan asked her, "Did you hear my verdict just now?"
Dahua nodded. Bai Shan's voice was loud, so she naturally heard it in the room.
"Are you satisfied?"
Of course she was not satisfied. As my mother-in-law said, if Wu Dafu went to serve in the imperial court, would he be able to come back alive?
And what about the land at home?
But she is not Diao. Her long-term forbearance has taught her how to show weakness correctly, and...
Dahua glanced at Zhou Man again, then finally clenched her clothes tightly, stood up and knelt down, saying, "Please forgive my husband, sir. I am willing to forgive the Guo family."
Bai Shan raised his eyebrows. He had prepared a lot of words but hadn't had time to say them yet. He didn't expect Ma to be so tactful.
Bai Shan had someone help her up, and after she sat back down in the chair, he asked, "Do you know that you are seriously ill and may not survive?"
"Know."
Bai Shan nodded, glanced at Zhou Man, and then asked her, "Then do you know that even if you recover, you may not be able to have children in the future?"
Manbao looked at Bai Shan in surprise, but lowered his head after just one glance.
As soon as these words were spoken, Dahua's face turned pale and she couldn't help but look at Zhou Man.
Manbao nodded and said, "Indeed, you are lucky to be alive."
Wu Dafu, who was kneeling, couldn't accept this result and quickly said, "How can I not be able to have children?"
Manbao said unhappily, "What's impossible? She's almost dead, isn't it normal that she can't have children?"
Wu Dafu's face turned pale and he didn't say anything.
Dafu Niang was also shocked and speechless for a moment.
Bai Shan waited until they had digested the news before continuing to ask, "In that case, are you still willing to plead for them?"
Guo Dacai and his wife were worried, and Wu Dafu also turned to look at her.
Dahua looked at Wu Dafu, then at Diao, and asked, "If I plead for mercy, will my husband not have to serve in the imperial service?"
Bai Shan said: "I will mediate with you depending on the situation."
Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a long time, Dafu Niang reached out to pull her clothes and urged, "Dahua, the two children are still waiting for their father to come back from earning food."
Dahua then responded, "Please forgive my husband and...Ms. Diao."
Bai Shan then nodded and looked at the Guo couple, "Ma is pleading for you. Are you, the Guo family, willing to resolve the conflict between the two families?"
Guo Dacai and his wife were not unwilling, and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes."
Bai Shan then said, "Okay, in this case, all the medical expenses and consultation fees for Ma's treatment will be covered by your Guo family. Is that a problem?"
Diao wanted to say no problem, but Guo Dacai asked first, "How much does this cost exactly?"
Bai Shan said: "Ask the doctor, as long as she takes the medicine for one day, you have to pay her for one day's medicine."
Dafu Niang immediately said, "Now my daughter-in-law's medicine costs eighty-six coins a day!"
Guo Dacai's face changed. If he eats it for ten days, wouldn't it cost eight hundred and sixty coins?
Judging from Ma's condition, she will definitely not get better even after ten days of taking the medicine.
He couldn't help but look at his father.
Guo Lai pondered and said nothing.
Bai Shan continued: "In addition to the money for medicine, there is also money for replenishing the body."
He pulled out a menu Zhou Man had given him and said, "I don't want you to pay me, just give me the food. That way you won't accuse the Wu family of taking advantage of you."
Bai Shan said, "She needs at least a year to recover from this illness. During this year, she needs two eggs a day, half a pound of meat every two days, no matter if it's chicken, beef, mutton, or pork, and a fish every ten days, no less than two pounds..."
Not only the Guo family, but also the neighbors were all surprised.
"Of course, besides this, you have a third option," Bai Shan said. "Just pay the money to sever the ties and pay a 50,000 yuan fine to Ma. From now on, the conflict between your two families will be resolved. Anyone who actively stirs things up will be punished separately."
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(End of this chapter)
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