Chapter 108 Men, seize him!
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and pour the grain into the grain bin. Are you waiting for me to do it for you?"
At this moment, an official walked over with his feet splayed, speaking in a very aggressive tone, and kicked the large grain measure placed on the ground.
A grain measure for a load of grain, which looks like it can hold one and a half dan (a unit of dry measure), can actually hold two people lying down.
The fourth brother quickly grabbed the grain bag and whispered to Song Chunxue, "He must have said something to deliberately target us."
"You figured it out. Be smart later, don't sell your mother." Although she didn't expect the fourth brother to help her in any way, he was still one of her own.
The mother and son poured a bag of grain into the grain container, but it wasn't full yet; there was still some distance to the mark.
But Song Chunxue knew very well that if the bag was full, 100 jin would definitely be enough.
"Bang bang bang!"
The next moment, the official in front of him suddenly kicked the grain bin several times.
The already incomplete engraving lines were suddenly stretched out even further.
Song Chunxue's pupils contracted slightly. "What are you doing!"
The official in front of him squinted his beady eyes and tapped a stick in his palm.
"You've stuffed cotton into this grain, haven't you? So much of it's gone. What are you standing there for? Keep pouring it out, or wait for me to pour it all out for you?"
The fourth brother was furious. "Even if this is filled with iron or stone, you can kick it twice with your donkey hoof and it will fall down. What kind of skill is it to bully ordinary people?"
"Hey, you blind bastard, who are you cursing? Say it again if you dare!" He arrogantly pointed at the fourth brother and stepped forward, raising his stick to hit him.
"What are you doing, sir? Are you going to beat someone?" Song Chunxue shouted. "You kicked us and embezzled our grain, and now you want to beat us? I'm going to the county office to report you!"
I wonder if that incognito visitor has entered the manor. I remember he would have come in my past life.
If she doesn't make a big fuss, how will she attract them to come over?
"Shut up, you widow!" The officer turned to Cheng Yuan. "What's wrong with the people on this estate? Not cooperating with the grain delivery? We're going to arrest them and interrogate them!"
Cheng Yuan chuckled and said, "Sir, don't be angry. This woman is ignorant. I'll talk to her."
As they were talking, Cheng Yuan walked over.
With a smug smile, he said, "Song Chunxue, would you like to speak to me in private?"
Song Chunxue frowned. "Speak your mind, or shut up."
“You… are completely impervious to reason. Do you know the consequences of offending the officials? They can easily fabricate a charge and throw you in the county jail for a while.”
As he spoke, Cheng Yuan lowered his voice, leaned close to Song Chunxue's ear, and said with a sinister smile, "The county government's bigwigs are all local thugs and hooligans, or ruthless bandits who have killed people. You can imagine what will happen to a woman like you if you go in there."
He shook his head smugly and held up two fingers. "Give me two taels of silver, and I'll take care of this for you today."
Looking at her bright faith, Cheng Yuan added with a smile, "If you can take good care of me, I can save you ten pounds of grain, how about it?"
"Pah!" Song Chunxue spat at his cheek as he leaned closer. "You let him arrest me. I've never been to the county jail in either of my two lives, and I just happen to want to go and take a look."
"You son of a bitch, you're so shameless..." Cheng Yuan was immediately enraged and raised his hand to slap Song Chunxue's face.
Song Chunxue was even faster. She pulled out a rolling pin from her lower back, gritted her teeth, and lashed it hard at his large belly.
If you apply it to this area, a thick layer of oil usually won't leave a mark.
"What are you doing, you unruly commoner? You dare to hit the village head?" the rat-eyed constable shouted arrogantly. "Men, seize him!"
Song Chunxue turned her head and gave the fourth brother a wink.
"What are you doing? This dog of a village head was just trying to harass my mother. You're all bullying her. You're all fat, filthy men who exploit the people. My mother isn't stupid, why would you hit her for no reason?"
"I'm going to the county government office to beat the drum and accuse you of bullying women!" The fourth brother pushed Cheng Yuan aside with all his might. "This bastard just asked us for money. Are all you officials so shameless?"
"Fine, you ignorant brat, gag him, tie him up and take him away!" The rat-eyed man was so angered by the scolding that he stepped forward to hit him.
"Help! Murder!"
The fourth brother turned around and ran along the back of the yard, shouting as he ran.
Song Chunxue breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that he could summon the official who was traveling incognito.
"Bang!"
The next moment, Song Chunxue felt a sharp pain on her forehead; a blow to the head had left her body numb.
Damn it, he was careless.
She staggered back a step, clutching her forehead, and everything went black.
"mother!"
The leader shouted, "What kind of skill is it for you to bully a woman? If you've got the guts, come at me!"
As he spoke, the eldest brother grabbed a shovel that was standing to the side and slammed it hard against Cheng Yuan's forehead.
"Jiang Yeming, don't be as foolish as your mother. Be careful, or I'll have you all thrown into jail and let your whole family taste the prison food!"
He clutched his arm and cursed angrily, "Are you all crazy? It's just paying grain. You were so cooperative in previous years, but this year you've been blinded by greed after eating meat, haven't you?"
"Please, gentlemen, hold him down. I want this shovel back."
Cheng Yuan suffered a loss today, and he's the kind of person who always seeks revenge. He'll get his revenge tenfold for those two blows.
He gritted his teeth, thinking that if word got out that he had been beaten by the Jiang family, he would be laughed at to death!
As they spoke, the three officers approached Jiang Yeming.
“Sigh,” Li Jingyi, who was squatting not far away, stood up at this moment, “That’s enough. There are still dozens of households that haven’t been confiscated. If you really cause trouble, it will be difficult to explain to the county magistrate.”
Cheng Yuan instantly became furious. "Li Jingyi, what do you mean by this? Are you siding with this widow? Did you two sleep together last night?"
Everyone present was stunned for a moment.
Having just recovered her senses, Song Chunxue was instantly overcome with anger.
"Bang!"
"Spreading lies to my face, do you really think I'm dead?"
Song Chunxue pointed at him and cursed, "You're just like your father! Your tongue is longer than a gossipy woman's. It's a shame you're not a toad eating flies!"
"Song Chunxue!"
Cheng Yuan was so angry that his face turned ashen, and he clenched his fist and swung it at her.
Song Chunxue was not to be outdone. She wielded the rolling pin frantically and haphazardly, striking Cheng Yuan like she was pounding garlic.
"What the hell are you all standing there for? Get over here and hold this woman down!"
A novice can defeat a master with a flurry of punches; Cheng Yuan was unexpectedly overwhelmed by Song Chunxue's attacks.
Just then, the fourth brother, who had been walking around the courtyard, shouted at the top of his lungs, "Murder! The officials are killing people! Help! The officials here are abducting women!"
As soon as he said it, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Pah!" He slapped himself in the mouth. "This is ruining my mother's reputation!"
"You unruly commoner, where do you think you're going!"
The officials outside the courtyard gate were enraged and arrested one of them each.
Song Chunxue was pinned to the ground. Just as she was about to struggle, she glanced up and saw a group of people entering through the entrance, their steps hurried.
The man in the lead wore black official boots, and his greyish-white long robe swayed as he walked with a steady and elegant gait, which put her mind at ease.
She gave up struggling and let the officers' fists and feet fall on her.
"stop!"
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