The villagers here were arrogant, and they might not listen to Gao Lizheng's account, but they dared not listen to Luo Guanshi's account. When they saw Luo Guanshi coming with so many people, and the guards with swords and guns, they dared not move.
Steward Luo said loudly, "Madam Chen is my young master's needlework teacher and a member of my Tang Garden. Anyone who bullies her is bullying our Tang Garden, and is an enemy of me, Luo, and my master, the Lieutenant General."
In the past, the people in Tangyuan were relatively low-key and never mentioned what official position their masters held. But today, Manager Luo revealed his master's identity for Chen Ahfu.
Sir Lieutenant General, that's a very high official position.
After hearing this, those who were still angry at first lowered their raised "weapons".
A fearless man stepped forward and said, "Master Luo, that evil woman Chen Ahfu beat my mother like this, what do you say?"
Chen Ahfu threw the stick in his hand to the ground, walked out and said to Manager Luo, "Uncle Luo, it was those two gossipers who were talking about Dingzhou Governor Chen and his mother. I was kind-hearted and was afraid that they would bring trouble to our entire Xiangluo Village, so I went to teach them a lesson."
She wouldn't be stupid enough to speak out about what she was saying about Wang.
Although the two women were mainly discussing Wang, they also discussed Master Chen and his mother. She wanted to defend herself, but she had no way to do so.
Manager Luo looked around at the villagers and said with great sorrow, "I have also heard some rumors in the village. You are so bold that you even dare to discuss the great judges in the prefecture in public. This is a serious crime of slandering important officials of the court. Aren't you afraid of being reported and losing your heads?"
Hu Laowu squeezed out of the crowd and said, "Master Luo, I can testify that the women of those two families love to talk about other people's merits and faults. This time they are even bolder and even said it about Master Chen. How about this, I will go to the county town right away to find my fourth brother-in-law who is a constable, and come to arrest these two audacious evil women."
Manager Luo glanced at him and said in a serious tone, "Well, take my uncle's note and go directly to the county magistrate."
When Hu Laowu heard that he might be able to meet the county magistrate, he was overjoyed and said, "Okay, okay, I'll do it right away."
The two families had already been frightened by the accusation by Manager Luo that they had made of "making irresponsible remarks about important officials of the court", and when they heard that they had to go to the county town to find the county magistrate and the constables, they were even more frightened.
The two women quickly got up from the ground. One of them shouted, "It's unfair. We didn't scold Master Chen. We just said that Master Chen's mother sent Wang back home."
Another woman also shouted, "We dare not, we will never talk about Master Chen and Wang again."
Their men were so angry that they slapped her in the face. One man slapped her and cursed, "Stupid woman, how dare you talk nonsense. If you want to die, don't take our whole family with you."
The other man kicked and hit her, cursing, "I'll beat you to death, you foul-mouthed bitch, for still farting."
Manager Luo looked at the two families and said, "These two stupid women are still talking nonsense in front of so many people. If you let them continue to talk like this, it will not only harm your two families. The whole village is related to each other, and if it continues like this, half of the village will be harmed." He said to Gao Lizheng, "Brother Gao, you are too kind. You can't reason with some unruly people who harm others and themselves."
Gao Lizheng's face flushed red as he glared at the two families. He was also afraid that the matter would be reported to the county magistrate. If so, wouldn't it make him look incompetent?
He quickly smiled and said to Manager Luo, "No, I will definitely teach them a lesson." He then said to the strong women, "Go, give Ding and Xing ten slaps each, so that they can learn a lesson and know what to say and what not to say, so as to avoid bringing harm to our village."
Gao Lizheng was a relatively gentle person and rarely used lynching in the village. But this time the incident was too serious, and the two women had to be taught a lesson. If Manager Luo really intervened and took the matter to the county government, it would be difficult to handle. The villagers were not very clear about these things, but he heard some rumors that the power behind the master of Tangyuan was so great that even Master Chen could not afford to offend him.
The villagers were also scared. If this was a joint crime, half of the village would be implicated. They all began to blame the two women and said they must be severely punished.
The strong women were also related to Mrs. Ding and Mrs. Xing in many ways, and were afraid of being implicated. They agreed to pull the two women aside, and two people would pull them while one would beat them.
This is the case of everyone pushing when the wall falls. At first, it was Wang who was pushed, and now it is the two women who are pushed.
Even the families of Mrs. Ding and Mrs. Xing did not dare to plead for mercy. Being slapped ten times in the village was better than being arrested and taken to the county government office.
Chen Afu felt particularly relieved when he heard the slapping sounds of lips and the screams of the two old women.
After the beating, Manager Luo said to Hu Laowu, "Since we have already taught them a lesson and they know they are wrong, don't report it to the county government yet. We are all neighbors, and harmony is the most important thing. But you must watch carefully, if anyone dares to talk nonsense and wants to get himself killed, tell Gao Lizheng. If Gao Lizheng doesn't care, report it to the county government and ask the county magistrate to investigate."
Hu Laowu hurriedly bowed and agreed, Gao Lizheng also said that he would definitely take care of it, and even the heads of the two families bowed to thank Manager Luo for his kindness.
Chen Ahfu secretly gave a thumbs up. This was the cleverness of Manager Luo's handling of the matter. Wang's matter should not be brought to the table now. The more it is said, the worse it sounds and the more it cannot be explained. It is necessary to put a big hat on her and use thundering means to curb the rumors and stop the villagers from discussing it.
The two families didn't dare to make a fuss anymore. After their women were beaten, they carried them on their backs and went home.
The crowd gradually dispersed. Chen Ming, Chen Ye and Chen Agui went to thank Manager Luo, Gao Lizheng, Carpenter Wu and others again. This time, even Hu Laowu thanked them and said that he would invite them to his home some other day.
Chen Ahfu dragged the pale, staggering Wang home. Wang was trembling all over, and her steps were unsteady. Chen Ahfu had to use a lot of effort to drag her.
In front of the gate of the fenced courtyard, A-Lu, who was leaning on a crutch, was waiting with Da-bao. At that time, someone came to report that Chen A-fu had a fight with someone, and Chen Ming and Wang Shi saw many people with hoes and clubs running out of the village. They were afraid that the two children would be hurt by mistake, so they resolutely refused to let them follow.
They saw many people walking from outside the village to the village, and they were so scared that tears came out. Dabao cried and asked, "Uncle, why haven't my mother, grandma, and grandpa come back yet?"
Ah Lu said with tears in his eyes, "Wait a little longer. If they don't come back, we will go find them."
When they saw Chen Ahfu supporting Wang Shi back, they wiped their tears and went to greet them. Ah Lu asked nervously, "Where is my father? Is my father okay?"
Chen Ahfu said, "Dad is fine, she is talking to someone and will be back soon."
Several people went home together.
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