Chapter 3325 Zhang Family
"What are we talking about?" Zhou Silang couldn't help but say, "They just came here to ask for money, wanting to live off their wealth. But they don't even know how they got the nerve to do that."
"Kick them out," he said angrily. "Didn't you say you were going to sue us at the county government office? Go ahead, I want to see what you can sue us for. Oh, and didn't you say the county magistrate was coming to visit today? Where's he? Hurry and invite him over so we can settle the case right now."
Bai Shan was very surprised. Seeing that the Zhang family was making a fuss again, he pulled Zhou Silang to the back and asked in a low voice, "Fourth brother, what are you so angry about?"
"The Zhang family is so shameless that they actually came to our house and said that the Zhang family married a girl to our family and asked us to marry one back..."
Bai Shan's eyes widened. "What kind of statement is that?"
"What a shameless scoundrel!" Zhou Silang thought he was quite capable, but he was still furious. "Damn it! I've been traveling all over the country for so many years, what kind of scoundrel haven't I seen? You want to take over my Zhou family? Do you think we're all dead?"
Bai Shan asked, "Where are my father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
"They're not home," Zhou Silang said, "They took their eldest sister-in-law and Li Zhong to their uncle's house."
Although Uncle Qian and his men came to the village banquet yesterday, according to etiquette, Qian and Little Qian had not been back to their parents' home for many years. Now that they had finally returned home, they insisted on going back to their parents' home to meet their relatives there.
Bai Shan understood what was going on. He pulled Zhou Silang aside and whispered a few words to him. After Zhou Silang left, he stepped forward to stop the two groups from pushing and shoving each other again. "Okay, okay, how about we go to the ancestral hall or just under the banyan tree and have a discussion?"
He said, "I used to be a county magistrate. How about I offer myself to judge today's case?"
"No, you're from the Zhou family. If you were to judge the case, who would know if you were partial?"
"I'm not partial, I only respect reason. If you're not convinced, then go to the government office and sue the Zhou family. We can also go to court," Bai Shan said. "But I'm curious, what kind of lawsuit is going on between the Zhou family and yours?"
"If you go to court when there's no lawsuit, it's a false accusation, and false accusation is a crime."
The crowd quieted down. Seeing that they were finally willing to obey, Bai Shan turned to the villagers of Qili Village and said, "Go and bring some tables, chairs, and benches over. Then ask the village chief and the elders to come over. If things are getting to the point of violence, we should ask the elders to come and break it up."
There was a commotion at the Zhang family's end, and someone lowered their voice and said, "What's the point of cutting off the relationship? We're here to take advantage of the situation, so we'll just make a scene. How can we win over them with reason? This is still Qili Village."
As soon as these words were spoken, the Zhang family members started to make a commotion. Bai Shan raised his voice and said, "Of course, if you don't want to reason and just want to cause trouble, we have our own ways to deal with it."
His face darkened, and he stared at them coldly, saying, "Tie them all up and either throw them out of the village or send them to the government office. Just say they were captured bandits and were caught red-handed by the villagers."
"You are slandering me. We didn't steal anything."
"You didn't steal anything, and you didn't come to Qili Village to seek justice. So what are you doing here?"
"Cousin-in-law, you can't be partial to one family and discriminate against the other. Our two families are also relatives. Our Zhang family is your father-in-law's maternal uncle, and we have a good relationship. The Zhou family over here harmed your father-in-law back then..."
Bai Shan's forehead twitched slightly and he felt a little headache. He was most afraid of this kind of person in his life. No matter what others said, he only believed in what he believed and would never listen to a word from others.
Zhou Silang brought a group of young men from the village, all holding ropes in their hands.
Bai Shan pulled Zhou Man back two steps and waved his hand, "Tie them all up."
Since we can't reason with others, we can only use unreasonable solutions.
The Zhou family and the young men from the village they brought with them rushed forward, three or five of them held down one person and tied him up with ropes.
The village was suddenly filled with pig-like screams and curses.
Bai Shan turned around and covered Zhou Man's ears with both hands, blocking her sight, and said to Zhou Silang: "Shut your mouth too."
After everyone was tied up and gagged, Bai Shan finally let go of Zhou Man. He looked at the eight young men thrown to the ground and breathed a sigh of relief. He waved his hand and said, "Carry them under the banyan tree to hide from the sun. Don't let them get burned."
Zhou Silang muttered, "Why are you so considerate?"
But they were still carried over.
Most of the young men Zhou Silang called over had just returned from the fields. Even the ropes they used were used to tie rice. They were dressed in shorts and were dirty, but at this moment they were all excited and unwilling to leave. Such a lively atmosphere was really rare.
After they carried the person over, Bai Shan asked Zhou Dalang, "Brother, what does the Zhang family want to do?"
Zhou Dalang: "What else can they do? They just come here to cause trouble. I guess they think our family won't make a big deal out of this. Even if they don't want to, a little bit of it will be enough for them to live on for a while."
He said unhappily, "Our two families haven't been in touch for over ten years. Now only my second cousin is still around. Who would have thought they would show up here?"
Bai Shan asked, "Does the family want to make a big deal out of a small matter?"
Zhou Dalang: "You've already kidnapped someone, how can you still be kind?"
Bai Shan smiled lightly and said, "As long as you want to, it's still possible."
Zhou Dalang thought about it and shook his head, "Forget it. I originally thought that since they came to my house to make trouble, it would be okay to give them a little gift to get rid of them. Otherwise, it would not be good if the news got out. After all, so many people in my family are officials now."
Zhou Dalang knew that if an official had a bad reputation, the censor could impeach him, so he didn't want to make a big deal out of it.
But what Shilang said was right. If they endured it this time, they would definitely come to the door again next time. If they were to act cautiously, there would only be more and more troubles in the future. It would be better to take advantage of the fact that this was their first visit and before things got too big, to make a scene and put an end to their thoughts at once.
"Luckily, Mom and Dad aren't home. Dad would be furious if he saw this." Zhou Dalang and Bai Shan said, "You handle it. If you can break off the relationship, that's best. Even if you can't, we have to scare them this time. Once my second cousin leaves, the two families will be even further apart. Even if they say bad things about us outside, it won't be a big deal."
Bai Shan pondered for a moment, then nodded, "I know how to deal with it."
The Zhou family elders and the village chief were quickly helped to the banyan tree. Bai Shan pondered, "It's not enough for us Zhou family members to be here alone. We need to invite the Zhang family elders and the village chief to come as well."
"That's quite far. It will be dark by the time we get back, right?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Then let's lock him up first and decide the case tomorrow. Why don't we just question him today?"
Bai Shan glanced at the eight people struggling on the ground, pointed at the one who looked the youngest and said, "Take the rag out of his mouth."
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
