Chapter 24 Jinjiang First Release Chapter 24 Octopus and Bear Paw I am...
Bang!
The slap was as strong as a tiger's paw, and a gash appeared on the corner of Yu Qingfa's mouth.
When Yu Dayou was about to hit him again, the village head and Yu Qinglong stopped him: "Yu Da, stop it/Father, please stop hitting him!"
The power is too great. If he were to hit Yu Qingfa twice more, he would probably be killed!
Yu Qinglong quickly pulled his father aside. The village headman surveyed the mess and spoke slowly but calmly, "Yu Qingfa, you stole money from our family and used it to hire someone to beat up Yu Qingye. You also want Yu Qingye to hand over his brother, Qinglong, to the police. Is that what's going on?"
Yu Qingfa's face turned pale. He suddenly realized what he had said before and stiffened his neck, saying, "I didn't!"
Zhang Wangshi, who lived next door, was also there. She asked, "Why didn't you? We all heard it clearly outside just now!"
She'd come over just to get some information and testify. Who would want to hear such abject nonsense? It's bad enough that they hired someone to beat up their own cousin, but they also wanted the older brother to give his younger brother to a drunken, violent widower! Is that human behavior?!
Zhang Baodan slowly came to her senses, realizing that the previous outburst was probably a deliberate act by the Second House, just to get Yu Qingfa to tell the truth. Zhang Baodan suddenly lunged at Ye Meihua, "Hey, you Second House members! I'm going to fight you!"
Ye Meihua and Zhang Baodan were tussling with each other. The old lady saw this and her eyes went dark: "You, both of you stop it! I'm not dead yet!"
After saying that, he said, "Head, you just heard wrong. My grandson was just angry that I spent money on his cousin's education, so he had some disputes with the second wife. But he definitely didn't steal money or hit anyone."
There were other neighbors there too. A house in the countryside has lots of drafts, and it's summer. Loud conversations inside the house can be heard outside, not to mention these people shouting their eyes out. How could they not hear clearly?
The village head adjusted his long beard and said, "Mrs. Yu, please stop covering up for him. So many people heard it, could they all have misheard it? I'm the village head, and I can't just pretend I don't know about something like this. Stealing, assault, and threats are all illegal, and you won't be in the right even if you go to the government. Qingfa is really outrageous. Do you want to settle this with Mrs. Yu privately, or go to the government and demand justice?"
Zhang Baodan stopped after hearing this. "Sue the authorities? How can we sue the authorities? Why sue the authorities for such a small matter? Besides, didn't his eldest wife also beat my Jia Qingfa? Let's call it even. And the money? It's my money. I said my son took it, not stole it. Who can say it was stolen?"
Yu Qinglong said, "That's not what you said, Third Aunt. My second brother's injury is much more serious than Qingfa's. Besides, my second brother's injury at home delayed his learning of the craft and his ability to earn money. Yu Qingfa is idle all day, how can it be the same?"
Zhang Baodan gnashed his teeth in hatred: "What business do you have here, a youngster?"
Yu Qinglong said, "It was my second brother who was beaten, so of course I am responsible. Now you either let us beat Yu Qingfa as well, and make sure he is not any less injured than my second brother. Or you can compensate my second brother with three taels of silver to cover his medical expenses and the loss of work and schooling."
The old lady said, "Impossible! Is Qingye made of gold? And he's only worth three taels of silver! How can a young man like you have the right to speak here? Dayou, why don't you take care of him? It's not right for an unmarried man like him to talk nonsense here!"
Yu Dayou said, "He was just speaking up for his brother. Filial piety is the way of life. Long Ge'er cares about his brother, but he's not like Qingfa who beats his own brothers. This is all thanks to my Yuehua's good teaching. Why should I care?"
The old lady drooped her face and said, "Then what if I don't pay the three taels of silver?"
Yu Dayou said, "Then sue the authorities. Let Qingfa go to jail and learn his lesson."
Zhang Baodan knelt down in front of the old lady on the spot and said, "Grandma, this won't do. If you really lock me up, won't that be the end of it?"
The officers in the cell are really evil. If you don't show filial piety to me often, they will either beat you or scold you. Then it will be more than just a matter of three taels of silver!
The old lady looked at the head of the village and said, "Head, please be fair. Isn't three taels of silver too much? Even if Qingye was really beaten, it wouldn't cost that much to treat his injuries."
The village head said, "Why don't you go see Qingye yourself, old lady? Then you can say whether three taels is too much or not."
The old lady gritted her teeth and said, "Second brother, come here! Help me up!"
Ye Meihua helped the old lady up, feeling a little frustrated. Yu Qinglong had previously said that his family members would come. He just wanted them to get evidence of Yu Qingfa's assault, beat him up, and let Yu Qingye vent his anger. He didn't expect so many people to come!
This is also setting a trap for her!
But she couldn't waver. She had already done it, and there was no room for regret! Most importantly, she couldn't leave any future trouble for her son!
When the group arrived at Yu Dayou's house, they found Yu Qingye lying on the kang, his face covered in wounds. His bones were clearly dislocated. Doctor Mo was already resetting Yu Qingye's bones.
Doctor Mo said, "Qingye's leg bone is broken. I'm afraid he'll need three or four months to recover."
The old lady was speechless. The blood was all over her body and had not been wiped clean.
But she still felt that three taels was too much! That was three taels of silver!
At this moment, she just wanted to beat Qingfa, the evil spirit, to death.
He said to Da Youdao: "Two taels at most!"
Yu Dayou said, "Three taels, not a penny less. I'm almost going to kidnap Yu Qingfa and send him to the government office."
Zhang Erban said, "Three ounces is already very little, isn't this too harsh?!"
He and Yu Qingye had a good relationship; the last time they met, they even cut the dog's hair together. How long had it been since then? Seeing his friend beaten like this, he was also very angry. He said, "A strong man can earn a few taels of silver as a farmhand for a few months. Old Madam Yu, you can't be so partial. Although you are his step-grandmother, Qingye also called you grandma when he was growing up. It's not about treating everyone equally, but you can't go too far, right? This is your precious grandson's fault."
"That's right, three or two is not much."
"I'd definitely ask for more."
People always sympathize with the weak. Now Yu Qingye lay on the kang, seemingly unable to speak, and everyone was talking to each other, all trying to speak up for him.
The old lady said, "But I can't afford so much at once! I'll give you 500 coins first, and I'll give you the rest later!"
Yu Dayou said, "Qing family, tie up Qingfa and send him to the government at dawn."
The old lady said, "You guys want to force me to death!" Then she glared at Ye Meihua fiercely, "Look at what you've done!"
Ye Meihua said, "It was Qingfa who did the good thing. He shouldn't have hit his own brother and threatened others! What does it have to do with me? Mother-in-law, you can't be so partial."
She can suffer losses, but she will never allow anyone to ruin her son's future!
It wasn't that she didn't understand that Yu Qinglong had set her up. But she still fell for it because Yu Qingfa had said he was going to Wende Academy to cause trouble. Knowing her nephew, Qingfa, she knew he was definitely capable of such a thing. She couldn't just stand by and watch. She would nip any hint of trouble in the bud.
If anyone from the third house dares to look for her son again, she will ask her son to kill his own relatives for the sake of justice!
You must always stand on the right side of things. Although Yu Qinglong was not kind this time, he also sounded a wake-up call for her.
Seeing that no one was speaking up for her family, the old lady yelled at Zhang Baodan, "Why are you crying? You raised such a good son! Why don't you go back and get the money?"
Zhang Baodan said, "Where do I have the money?! That bastard Dagui took it all. And now this little troublemaker has come. What have I done? I'm sobbing... Ye Meihua! It's all because of you, bitch! Take this money! Pay at least half!"
Ye Meihua said: "It's not our Second Branch who caused the disaster, why should we ask the Second Branch to pay? No!"
Zhang Baodan said, "Then let Qingfa be arrested! I don't have that much money anyway!"
Yu Dayou said, "We can't let Qingfa stay at home, lest he run away. Village head, if they don't agree to take the money, then tie Qingfa up and we'll send someone to watch him until dawn before sending him to the government."
The village head thought for a moment and said, "This is the only way. Let's find a few young men to watch over it together."
When Zhang Baodan saw someone really grabbing a rope to tie up her son, she stamped her feet and said, "Mother-in-law, you can't just ignore it. Qingfa can't be arrested. You people from the second house are so cruel. If Qingfa is arrested, I will never let you Qingxi live happily!"
Ye Meihua said, "Don't you still have some dowry? Why not use it to pay for it? Can't money be more important than Qingfa?"
Zhang Baodan thought about her silver bracelet and silver hairpin, and it was indeed almost enough. But these were all she had. She had no choice but to ask the old lady for help again: "Mother-in-law, you have to help me a little."
The old lady glared at Yu Qinglong fiercely: "Zhou Yuehua, you taught him such a cruel way, I wonder who would dare to want him in the future!"
Yu Qinglong said, "It's okay if no one wants me. I can still go to you from time to time to show my filial piety to you, so that Qingfa won't get angry with you."
The old lady was so angry that she gasped: "No need! Second and third families, follow me!"
Zhang Baodan and Ye Meihua each supported one side, but the old lady pushed them away fiercely, as if she was very angry.
Yu Qingjia and Yu Dayou followed at this time, and it was obvious that they either wanted to get the money or kidnap the person.
Yu Qingjia held a torch, and Yu Qinglong followed. The group went to the Yu family's old house. Originally, they had been looking for people to help testify, but now there were more people to watch the fun.
In the old house, Yu Qingcai was crying, "Brother, what should I do?"
Yu Qingfa sat on the kang with a gloomy face, his hands clutching his stomach. After all, he was young and had always been a braggart, but now, hearing about the appearance of an official, he was afraid.
But the kick was really hard, and he still couldn't recover.
Zhang Baodan couldn't stand it anymore and pointed at Yu Dayou: "You guys are bullying us because we have no one in the third room, right? Wait until my Dagui comes back, and see which of you I'll let go!"
The old lady came in and counted out some money. She felt so sad just thinking about it: "Old Third, you can add some more yourself!"
Zhang Baodan took out the bracelet angrily and slammed it on the table.
Yu Qinglong picked up the money, but heard the old lady say, "You black-hearted thing! I raised you for several years, and this is how you repay me?"
Yu Qinglong said, "Grandma, wasn't it Qingfa who made the mistake first? Why are you blaming me?"
The old lady was trembling with anger. Yu Qinglong asked his eldest brother to check if the money was enough. After confirming that it was, he turned around and said, "Father, the money is all there."
Yu Dayou slammed his fist on the table. "Third brother's family, keep an eye on your Qingfa from now on. We in the eldest branch don't like to cause trouble, but we're not afraid of it either. If any of you dare to touch my child again, I'll skin him alive!"
Zhang Baodan turned pale with fear. Although Yu Qing was angry, he didn't dare to say a word when he met those tiger-like eyes.
He didn't curse until everyone had left: "Yu Qinglong, don't be so proud! I'll kill you sooner or later! You little bastard!!!"
There was a slapping sound, followed by a barrage of curses from Zhang Baodan.
Yu Qinglong pretended not to hear and thanked the villagers who came to help. Yu Dayou personally sent the head of the village back home.
The three of them came back only after they were completely busy.
"That bastard Qingfa got away with it." Yu Qingjia thought about it, still feeling a little bit resentful, and said, "He should be slapped twice more."
"Brother, do you think we'll suffer if we don't beat him?"
"Your second brother is so badly injured, I don't know how long it will take for him to recover."
"That's why we have to get the money first. There are plenty of opportunities to beat people up, but if you beat them up first, you won't get the money."
"Little brother, are you saying..."
Just as they were entering the house, Yu Qinglong took Yu Qingjia into the woodshed.
Yu Qingjia saw his wife had woven a straw lid that was about half the size of a coffin lid. He asked uncertainly, "Brother, you're not planning to wrap Qingfa, are you?"
Yu Qinglong said, "No, just find a suitable time to beat him up."
Yu Qinglong didn't say when the right time would be. But starting from this evening, Yu Qinglong would go out for a walk when he had nothing to do.
He also learned to weave straw sandals, making two pairs of extra-large ones, as no one in his family wore shoes that large. Yu Qinglong worried that the shoes would leave footprints that were heavier in the middle and lighter around the edges, so he also covered his feet with sandbags, like stockings.
They were all made of rags, filled with sand. But when you put them on and put on straw sandals, the footprints left behind were really huge, and neither one looked lighter.
On the fourth night, Yu Qinglong asked Yu Qingjia to bring a straw mat and a rope. He went out with a wooden stick and two pairs of extra-large shoes and sand socks.
Of course the two brothers would not take the village road. They walked through the backyard, up the mountain, and took the mountain road.
The moon was not full this night, but the sky was good and visibility was relatively high.
The two of them circled around and arrived at the backyard of the Yu family's old house. At night, Yu Qingfa went out to the backyard to use the restroom. Like a ghost, Yu Qinglong emerged from the darkness and covered his mouth. The two brothers quickly gagged him with a cloth, carried him away, and then covered him with a straw lid and beat him hard with wooden sticks!
Bang!
The muffled sound was heard for a long time. Yu Qingfa was still humming at first, but then it became lighter.
Yu Qinglong quickly pulled his elder brother and told him not to beat anyone to death, leaving Yu Qingfa with a few breaths before leaving.
The two ran fast. On the way, Yu Qingjia asked, "Why do you have to use a straw lid to beat them?"
Yu Qinglong said, "You'll know tomorrow."
The next morning, the news spread. Yu Qingfa had been beaten while urinating at night. He was sore all over that he gasped in pain every time he spoke. But a look at his body revealed no obvious injuries.
There were two particularly large footprints in the yard, neither of which looked human. Furthermore, the pain, with no injuries on his body, led to strange speculation in the village that Yu Qingfa had probably offended some deity and was being punished.
The news later spread to the neighboring village, and even Fang Dingman heard about it.
Fang Dingman said to his son, "Shu'er, what do you think is going on?"
Fang Shu carefully made a new mark on the wooden stick, muttering, "Ten days, and in another twenty days I can go to the Yu family to propose marriage."
Fang Dingman was speechless: "Did you hear what I said?"
Fang Shu said, "I heard that. By the way, Father, I've thought about it and decided that I should go see Doctor Mo. Long'er's second brother is injured, and I can't pretend I don't know."
Fang Dingman: "..." You heard shit!
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