Those yellow thorn branches were all carefully selected, and each one was polished with cowhide until it was shiny and smooth. They were the teaching pointers that the village gave to Xia Xiucai.
As a tool specifically designed to educate people to understand right from wrong, it is very appropriate to use at this time.
Xu Dongjuan had no intention of being beaten with a stick. Her eyes darted around, and she scrambled to her feet and walked out, still shouting defiantly, "Fairness! Fairness! You're all fair! I'm just a motherless woman, and now that I'm married, I get beaten even for saying a few words at my parents' house. How are you going to face the ancestors of the Xu family in the future!"
A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. He should leave first and then instigate Lianhua Niang to cause trouble when he gets back. Qin Shi can forget about living a peaceful life.
She wanted to leave, but that was just her wish; Jiang Zhi didn't agree.
Seeing that Xu Dongjuan completely disregarded her, Jiang Zhi said to Ma Guan, "Bring her back and give her six lashes!"
Previously it was assaulting his stepmother, and now we have to add another charge: contempt of court!
At this moment, Xu Dongjuan ran towards the school gate with the speed of the wind, startling the villagers and students who were watching, who quickly made way for her. However, Li Laoshi stopped her, saying, "Eldest daughter, don't rush off. Come on, let's hear what the village chief has to say first!"
Xu Dongjuan paused, then said, "Get out! Who gave you permission to be a father?"
Li Laoshi chuckled coldly: "You're not that old, how come you have such a bad memory? Qin Ling is your mother, and of course, your father too."
Xu Dongjuan was so angry that she gritted her teeth and still wanted to charge forward, but Ma Guan, who had caught up with her, grabbed her arm and threw her backward.
She flew backwards and landed face-first in front of Jiang Zhi, completely disoriented: "Ouch, I almost died from the fall!"
Before Xu Dongjuan could react, Ma Guan lashed out with a thumb-thick yellow thorn branch, which landed squarely on Xu Dongjuan's thigh...
"Ah!" Xu Dongjuan screamed in agony as excruciating pain instantly spread throughout her body.
Winters in Bavaria are not too cold.
People here are accustomed to wearing a thick coat on top and two thin trousers on the bottom during winter.
During the day, bask in the sun and warm yourself by the fire; at night, curl up in bed and shiver through the winter.
So even though Jiang Zhi didn't say she'd pull down his pants to beat him, the yellow thorn stick still hurt terribly even through two layers of cloth.
With the second and third blows, Xu Dongjuan immediately rolled on the ground like a gourd, desperately trying to dodge the stick in Ma Guan's hand.
But there was no way for her to escape. She was whipped by Ma Guan until she cried out for her parents: "Grandpa, Aunt, Second Aunt, Second Father, Little Uncle, come quick! You're going to beat me to death!"
She desperately pleaded for help from the Xu family members who were watching nearby.
A few years ago, if Xu Dongjuan and Qin Shi had a quarrel, someone would have said, "It's just a mother and daughter arguing, don't hurt their relationship," and Qin Shi would have taken the initiative to apologize. But this time, no one said a word.
Someone standing behind Jiang Zhi muttered, "These two used to argue all the time, how could they hit each other? Xu Dongjuan is still a aunt who's back to her parents' home!"
Although Jiang Zhi's eyes were on Ma Guan and Xu Dongjuan, her ears were sharp, and she heard the whole conversation. Without turning around to see who was talking nonsense, she simply said, "Since you're talking about the past, then you can continue living your life as before. Don't keep the mosquito coil workshop next year. If you want money, go up the mountain and burn charcoal yourself."
The man's expression changed instantly, and he shrank back into the crowd, scratching his head: "Nothing, I was just kidding!"
You only know the pain when it happens to you; after all, the harm is done to others, but the peace is yours.
More than a hundred people stood in the classroom, and every pair of eyes was watching Xu Dongjuan being whipped and howling in pain.
Lotus Maiden knelt on the ground, trembling like a leaf: "They're going to beat someone to death! They're going to beat someone to death!"
I don't know when, but a slight warmth spread between my legs. Luckily, it was winter and I was wearing two layers, so the wet pants stuck to my legs were not visible to others.
Beside Lotus Mother, Qin Shi was also kneeling, but her beaming expression showed no sign that she was being punished.
If she hadn't retained a sliver of reason, she would definitely have jumped up and clapped her hands in celebration.
Even so, people can control themselves, but they can't control their mouths; they keep opening and closing.
If Lotus Maiden were more lucid, she would surely have heard Qin Shi saying, "Well done, wonderfully done, excellently done! Left and right, whip harder! Hit harder!"
Of all these people, Xu Genqing is probably the one who is most upset.
The one who was beaten was her half-sister, while the two kneeling were her biological mother and mother-in-law.
Lianhua wasn't doing well either; even with Xu Genqing supporting her, she couldn't stand up. Da Xiang quickly brought out a stool from the classroom so she could sit down and be more stable.
"Brother Qing, what should we do? We don't know anything!" Lianhua tried hard to hold back her tears and asked Xu Genqing beside her.
These two are really embarrassed.
Just as Lotus Mother said, Xu Dongjuan was the matchmaker for the two of them, and now they are living a sweet and loving life, and they still need to thank this great matchmaker.
However, the two women also knew that their sister-in-law's reasons for acting as matchmaker were not for the good of the Xu family, but simply to annoy their mother-in-law.
These two knew it, and Jiang Zhi knew it even better.
Qin hated Xu Dongjuan to the core, so naturally she told Jiang Zhi everything.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Lianhua and Xu Genqing's marriage was arranged by Xu Dongjuan; it was actually a scheme and a conspiracy.
Although Xu Dongjuan was married, she didn't want her stepmother Qin to have an easy life, nor did she want Xu Genqing to have an easier life than her own younger brother, so she naturally wanted to find ways to make things difficult for him.
She married into a family in the next town who ran a small business. She met Lianhua's family at the market.
Knowing that the Ding family were all fools, and that they had a daughter, they wanted to arrange a marriage for Lianhua.
Then, under the pretext of asking Xu Genqing and his elder brother to come to her house to help with chores and meet Lianhua, the two young people had no objections, and the eldest sister-in-law immediately arranged the marriage.
Not only was Qin Shi, the mother, kept in the dark, but Xu Genqing was also completely unaware. He only thought that Lianhua was pretty, had a lovely smile, and spoke softly, unlike other women who were fierce.
By the time Madam Qin found out, the Xu family was already sending gifts and proposing marriage.
Qin made a scene, but it was no use. Instead, she was lectured by the villagers: "You're so ignorant. You should kneel down and be grateful to have an older sister who helps your brother with his marriage. Remember to treat your stepdaughter as an honored guest in the future."
To have her own son's marriage snatched away like this, Qin Shi felt like she'd been force-fed a fly, forced to swallow her pride and tears. How could she possibly be kind to Lianhua?
Through Lianhua Niang, who is brainless, Xu Dongjuan can control the affairs of the Xu family at any time, and even has someone to speak for her when arguing with Qin Shi.
If Xu Genqing is doing well, Qin Shi will have to bow down and be subservient to her stepdaughter for the rest of her life.
If Xu Genqing is not doing well, Qin Shi will naturally be unhappy, which suits her just the way she wants. She hopes Qin Shi suffers and that her life is not as good as her own.
As for Lianhua... Lianhua and her daughter were just tools; her happiness had nothing to do with Xu Dongjuan.
If Lianhua were beaten to death by Qin, Xu Dongjuan would definitely be the first to urge Lianhua's family to make Qin go to jail and pay with her life.
In fact, half of Qin's previous torment of Lianhua was an expression of her resentment towards Xu Dongjuan.
He was bullied by Xu Dongjuan in the first half of his life, and he still can't get rid of her shadow in the second half.
On the field, after hitting six bats, Xu Dongjuan's voice was hoarse from yelling.
Ma Guan is skilled at fighting.
In the past, when masters punished their servants, it was to instill fear and make them experience the pain.
Therefore, you need to hit slowly, wait for the initial stinging sensation to subside, and then hit the second time, allowing the pain to be fully experienced.
After the beating, Xu Dongjuan was in excruciating pain. Her eyes were red as she glared at Jiang Zhi: "I'm not convinced! What did I do wrong? Why did you beat me like this?"
Jiang Zhi snorted coldly and said to the village children, "The school is a place to learn and understand principles. You have been in school for a year, so it's time to test your academic performance. Everyone, tell me, why was she beaten?"
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