In reality, when we talk about deliberation, it's just a matter of three cobblers discussing it.
Zhang Juntou is a soldier, and his current household registration is completely forced upon him. When it comes to family ethics, he's not even as good as the gossipy woman under the old tree at the village entrance.
Needless to say, Xiaoman believed that anyone who dared to harass his brother and sister-in-law would be beaten to death with a stick.
Jiang Zhi's approach inevitably incorporates modern concepts, namely divorce and remarriage, so that everyone can part amicably. However, this approach is not feasible here.
Here, a marriage contract can determine a woman's freedom, and marriages are mostly arranged by parents and matchmakers!
Dazhu can send someone away with a divorce agreement because of love.
On the other side, a marriage certificate can also be used to imprison and torment a person, and apart from a few words from the bride's family, no one else can intervene.
As Xiaomanye said, they definitely won't release her easily. No matter how much money it costs, even if it means selling land, they will keep Chunfeng.
Zhang Jun clicked his tongue and said, "Why think so much now? Maybe the people over there died on the way, or maybe they stayed in another place and never came looking for us. Even if they did come looking for us, you can just pay them some money!"
At this point, he winked and said, "Aren't you in contact with Magistrate Zhang right now? Just ask the magistrate to break off that person's engagement!"
Men think differently; they don't have so many roundabout considerations.
To solve a problem, it all boils down to two things: power and money. As long as you have the right connections, there's nothing that can't be resolved.
Jiang Zhi thought this would work too; if the problem couldn't be solved, then the person who caused the problem would be dealt with.
Let's take it one step at a time. Nothing has happened yet, so don't worry yourself sick.
Xiaoman, standing nearby, felt that this resonated with her. As long as her fists were strong enough, she would beat the person into submission.
So, Chunfeng's household registration was still registered under the Xu family, and the land ownership of both families was settled, and everything was done.
After temporarily settling things here, Xiaoman couldn't sit still. He stammered that he needed to find a few acquaintances.
Needless to say, Jiang Zhi knew that Xiao Man must have gone to Xu Yaozu to have a talk.
A while ago, Xu Changshou and his gang caused a scene on the mountain, and Xiaoman was angry for several days.
Xiaoman was already a powder keg that couldn't be contained. Just now, when she entered the village, she heard that a family wanted to seize her land. How could she swallow this insult?
Xu Changshou being beaten was Zhang Juntou's punishment, and he himself still had to make a statement.
Jiang Zhi wanted to stay and say a few more words to Zhang Juntou, only reminding him: "Consider the consequences of your actions, and if you can avoid it, don't hit people! If you do hit someone, hit them lightly!"
Xiaoman is impatient, so we had to remind him first. Xiaoman agreed and left.
As soon as Xiaoman left, Zhang Juntou asked anxiously, "Was Xiang Dejin really just here to deliver grain to you?"
Jiang Zhi hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "It was indeed a delivery of grain. I just casually mentioned that Magistrate Zhang is very interested in the medicinal herbs here and would like to ask for some more in the future."
She covered up the matter of the pills, only saying that Magistrate Zhang had inquired about the herbs.
Zhang Juntou had no doubts; Magistrate Zhang and this family had known each other through medicine, so it was normal for him to specifically ask about medicine now.
Asking about medicine... Asking about medicine...
Zhang Jun was still thinking about his reward: "Sister-in-law Jiang, did Magistrate Zhang mention any reward? That green fruit we had last time, uh! It's the reward we deserve!"
Jiang Zhi was about to bring this up when she asked in surprise, "Last time, Magistrate Zhang said he would send that kind of letter to your General Chu. Didn't Squad Leader Zhang receive any commendation from the army?"
Zhang Juntou was full of complaints, but he couldn't say much to a peasant woman, so he could only manage to say, "The war is the priority!"
After learning that Jiang Zhi had also failed to receive what Magistrate Zhang had promised, Zhang Juntou felt inexplicably better and laughed heartily, "Don't worry, you're just a peasant woman, Magistrate Zhang wouldn't lie to you."
Jiang Zhi replied blankly, "You're a squad leader now, but you'll eventually be promoted to general after the war!"
Zhang Juntou gave a wry smile.
I'm now in logistics, so it's impossible for me to go to the battlefield again.
Given Zhang Zheng's "people-oriented" approach to governance, it's impossible for him to achieve merit by "suppressing bandits."
If you want to get promoted, you can only wait for communication between the government and the military, which is a "negotiation". There are rewards, but the waiting time will definitely be long.
Jiang Zhi inquired in detail about the current situation in Xujia Village. The two, feeling sorry for each other after being dismissed with flatbread by Magistrate Zhang, exchanged a few words of sympathy and then went their separate ways.
As soon as Jiang Zhi stepped out, she saw Xu Errui rushing over: "Mother, Xiaoman and Uncle Yaozu are fighting!"
Xu Errui wasn't in the office just now. As soon as he entered the village, he went to the medical shed, delivered the last of the year's medicine to Doctor Xu, and settled all the previous accounts.
The amount of medicinal herbs that can be picked on the mountain is limited. Once they are used up this year, we will have to wait until summer and autumn to pick more.
Moreover, as the wounded soldiers in the medical tent gradually left, the supply of logistical materials here was no longer tight, and there was no longer a need to purchase herbs from outside.
But Xu Dong said that when he returned to the city, he hoped that Jiang Zhi could still supply him with medicine, which would naturally be after the medical shed was closed.
Seeing Xu Errui, who was starting to appear calm, seem flustered, Jiang Zhi frowned: "Xiaoman, what's wrong? He said he wouldn't hit people casually?"
Xu Errui said, "Uncle Yaozu has a gash on his forehead and has been sent to Doctor Xu. That aunt is demanding compensation from Xiaoman!"
Jiang Zhi sneered: "Hit her, that's probably just an excuse. She really wants money. Let's go find Xiaoman."
As they talked, the two quickly arrived at Xu Dong's pharmacy, where a crowd of people were watching the commotion outside.
In the crowd, Xu Dong was wrapping Xu Yaozu's forehead with gauze, and there was blood on the ground and on his clothes.
Yaozu's wife was clinging tightly to Xiaoman's clothes, shouting to the people around her, "He broke his head, he has to pay compensation, he has to pay compensation!"
To Jiang Zhi's surprise, Xiao Man was unusually calm, letting Yao Zu's wife pull and tug at him, but her face was frighteningly dark, as if she was about to hit someone with a stick at any moment.
The arrival of Jiang Zhi and Xu Errui caused the crowd to disperse.
"Let go!" Jiang Zhi said in a deep voice.
Yaozu's wife trembled, almost letting go of Xiaoman's hand, but gritted her teeth and kept pulling: "I want him to pay me back!"
When Xiaoman saw Jiang Zhi approaching, her suppressed anger and grievances suddenly burst forth: "Auntie, I didn't even know what happened before I went over there, and Xu Yaozu is trying to extort me!"
This was a rare occurrence, and the surrounding crowd immediately erupted in a commotion.
Some people questioned, "Xiaoman, are you lying? Hitting a wall hurts so much, who would be stupid enough to do that?"
The speaker was a man with his hands in his sleeves and his neck hunched over.
“Yes! Yes!” one woman echoed, but most people remained calm and observed from the sidelines.
Apart from the wounded soldiers in the medical tent, the people here are migrants who have settled here. Since there is no conflict of interest, these people are unlikely to speak, so they can only be members of the Xu family.
Jiang Zhi looked at the two people who echoed her, feeling sorry for them, as they were unrelated fictional characters and she had no recollection of them.
Xu Errui stepped in to help her out: "Brother Qing, Sister-in-law Pi, did you see Xiaoman hit someone?"
The guy called Qing shook his head: "I didn't see it, and I don't think it's possible for him to run into a wall on his own."
Sister-in-law Pi, however, was agitated: "If you're not going to hit him, why are you coming here to find them? All he said was that he wanted to farm your paddy field, what's the big deal? The field is still in your hands!"
She stood up for Xu Changshou's family, who were beaten for saying just one wrong word. They were even related by blood, yet they showed no regard for such a small thing. They were truly heartless!
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