Chapter 3327 Someone is coming
"He originally wanted to take some benefits and leave, but after drinking and being teased by his companions, he got into a conflict with Fourth Brother and his group as soon as he arrived at the Zhou family."
Zhou Man: "What about what they said about asking our Zhou family to marry off their daughter?"
"That's because Big Brother and the others have been refusing to pay, so they're saying this to scare Big Brother and the others," Bai Shan paused and said, "But I think they might have this intention in their hearts. Big Brother is right. We have to do as Fourth Brother said and crush them once and for all and eliminate all their thoughts. Otherwise, it will definitely cause trouble in the future."
Although it is not infinite, it is still annoying if it pops up from time to time.
Bai Shan felt that it was a good idea to sever ties with relatives. If such ties were not severed, they might cause trouble in the future.
"I've put them in the side rooms. Although eight people living in one room is a bit crowded, it's manageable," Bai Shan took a sip of tea. "I'll ask the kitchen to send them some food later, and put away anything in the room that could hurt people. We can wrap this up tomorrow when the Zhang family arrives."
Yin Huo shook the folding fan in his hand and said, "Detaining innocent people is tantamount to lynching."
Zhou Man also looked at Bai Shan, "You are still an official, knowing the law but breaking it..."
Bai Shan: "...So you mean to hand it over to Fourth Brother and the others? Keeping it at the Zhou family, in case they start fighting and hurt someone..."
Zhou Man immediately said, "It's obvious that I'm entertaining guests. The people in the room are either my cousin or my nephew. They rarely come home, so it's reasonable for me to entertain them for one night."
Yin Huo stood up, fanning himself with his folding fan. "It's good that you have your own ideas."
Bai Shanze tapped Zhou Man's nose and said, "Aren't your relatives my relatives?"
The Zhang family received the news from Qili Village after dark and wanted to rush over immediately, but the elders decided to go the next day after seeing the dark night.
They set out early. The next day, Zhou Man and Bai Shan had just finished breakfast when someone came in and said, "Master, Madam, someone from the village said the Zhang family has arrived."
Bai Shan immediately stood up and said, "Go and release the people in the wing room. Oh, have they had breakfast yet?"
"I was just about to give it to them."
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "Then wait until they have breakfast before going over. I'll get them some water to wash up and have them clean up."
The servant responded and left.
In the side room, the person who had been tied up all night was untied. His hands and feet were numb, and even his mouth was numb. He didn't want to say a word.
The Bai family's servant brought up warm water and said, "Dear guest, please wash up first."
The people of the Zhang family were shocked and wanted to take the opportunity to run away, but after taking only two steps, they saw many servants with sticks guarding the door, so they immediately stopped.
After being locked up for a night, the eight people finally became timid and no longer as bold as they were yesterday.
They washed their faces and simply tied their hair. Just as they were about to speak, two servants came in. One of them was carrying a large basket from which came the smell of flour and meat.
The eight people looked over with wide eyes.
The servant lifted the cloth from the basket, revealing a basket of plump, white buns. "You, our distinguished guests, haven't had breakfast yet, so you must be hungry. How about having some buns and some tea before you go out?"
"I-can we go out?"
"Of course," the servant said, "Our master said that the elders of the Zhang family will be coming today. After breakfast, our master and his wife will accompany the guests to pay their respects."
"I tied you up yesterday because I was afraid you might impulsively do something harmful to yourselves. I did it for your safety. Please forgive me."
The eight people from the Zhang family: You’re kidding me, they’re hurting themselves because they’re brain dead.
They just run!
But... they looked at the buns in the basket and decided to eat them first. Even if they had to run, they would have more energy after eating, right?
The eight people immediately rushed over and divided up all the buns in the basket in an instant.
Bai Shan and Zhou Man were about to pick them up and take them to Zhou's house when they saw Yin Huo already dressed and standing at the gate of the courtyard.
Seeing the two of them, he snapped open his folding fan and looked up at the sky. "The sun is so bright today. I wonder what the scenery in the village is like. I seem to..."
"Let's go together." Zhou Man felt that it was difficult for him to rack his brains to come up with a reason, so he said directly: "We will go and hire someone now."
Yin Huo immediately closed his folding fan and said with a smile, "Let's go."
The eight people from the Zhang family had eaten and drunk their fill, and were looking outside quietly when they saw Bai Shan and the other two walking towards them. They immediately retracted their feet as they had just stretched them out.
Bai Shan pretended not to see anything and stepped forward to greet them, saying, "Hello, cousins, hello, nephews, the elders of the Zhang family have arrived in the village. Let's go out and meet them."
The eight people from the Zhang family asked, "Are you really going to let us go?"
"Of course it's true," Bai Shan asked with a smile, "otherwise why would I hold my cousins and nephews hostage?"
Just to occupy his bed and eat his rice?
The eight people from the Zhang family huddled together and followed Bai Shan out tremblingly. They were really scared by him yesterday. He arrested them without saying anything and refused to listen to any further explanation. They remembered clearly the feeling of being unable to break free.
Everyone from the Zhang family has arrived, and the village heads of the two villages and the elders of the two families that Bai Shan requested are already sitting at the Zhou family.
Although it is a good time for autumn harvest and today is a sunny day, many villagers have left their work in the fields and are lying outside the Zhou family's wall to watch the fun. They are of all ages, young, middle-aged and old, and most of them are men.
Even Bai Shan couldn't help but whisper to Zhou Man, "Why are most of the people in the village who like to spread rumors still men?"
Zhou Man looked at him with disdain, "Isn't this normal?"
Their village has always been like this. You can tell by the number of men and women sitting under the banyan tree every day.
The eight people were brought to the yard. Bai Shan ignored them and rushed to the Zhang family to cry about being kidnapped last night. He waited until they had spoken clearly before stepping forward. He first saluted the elders from the Zhou family, and then turned around to salute the elders from the Zhang family.
"...My last name is Bai, and I'm the son-in-law of the Zhou family. The elders should have heard of me. My wife is Zhou Man, the youngest daughter of the Zhou family," Bai Shan said. "Yesterday, the Zhang family and the Zhou family had a huge quarrel, and even came to blows. The two families are relatives, but yesterday's quarrel almost reached the point of murder. If we continue to deal with it in such a confused manner, it will definitely cause great trouble in the future. That's why I'm being so arrogant and asked the elders of both families to judge this matter."
He paused and said, "I'm so brave. I've been a county magistrate for a few years, so how about inviting myself to be the host?"
The Zhou family naturally had no objections, while the Zhang family looked at each other in confusion. After a while, an elder of the clan mustered up the courage to whisper, "Master Bai, you are the son-in-law of the Zhou family, so naturally you stand on their side."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "I'm just the host. The judgment should be left to the elders on both sides. There are so many villagers gathered here. Everyone has eyes to see and ears to hear. Whether I am biased or not, they will naturally make their own judgments after listening."
(End of this chapter)
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