“Things are different now,” Village Chief Huang said, pursing his lips and looking displeased. “Don’t say anything more, just do as I say.”
“Father,” Huang Qini was so frightened by these words that her face turned pale and her legs trembled. After hesitating for a while, she mustered up her courage and whispered, “I am only thirteen and have not yet come of age. I want to stay with you and your mother for two more years.”
“That’s right,” the clan chief’s wife chimed in. “Qini is still young and her body hasn’t fully developed yet. Those seasoned constables might not be interested in her.”
He paused for a moment, secretly glancing at his least favorite daughter-in-law, before speaking, "The third son's wife is excellent in both looks and figure. Why don't we let her come?"
"Mother," Huang Qing couldn't help but cry out, "Can't you speak like a human being?"
Look at their family, what kind of people are they? The father lets his daughter seduce men, and the mother willingly makes her son a cuckold.
This is insane, absolutely insane!
His once stern but fair father and gentle and kind mother had all changed, becoming people he could hardly recognize.
“That’s right,” Huang’s third son immediately shielded his wife behind him. “Father and Mother, your son cannot let your grandson be motherless at such a young age. Forgive me for being unfilial, but even if I die, I will not agree to such an absurd thing.”
At that moment, he really wondered if he was someone else's illegitimate child.
In all my years, I've never seen parents treat their children like this.
Father has gone mad. He's completely lost his mind in his quest to keep his position as clan leader.
The clan chief ignored his two noisy sons and turned his attention to his other three sons. "Second and fourth sons, if you can't keep an eye on the third son's wife, then use your own wives instead. You can decide what to do."
Thinking about it carefully, having both the daughter and daughter-in-law together would increase the chances of success.
Although the old woman was a bit dim-witted, her concerns were not wrong. Those officials, who had become picky eaters, might not even look at their daughter, who was just a bean sprout.
As soon as Chief Huang finished speaking, Huang Qing's third brother and sister-in-law were immediately grabbed by his second and fourth brothers, one each.
The remaining Huang family's seventh daughter, trembling with fear, huddled behind the clan chief's wife and refused to come out.
"You beasts!" Huang Qing screamed, ramming into his two older brothers. "You're all beasts, a bunch of beasts!"
Meanwhile, as the auspicious hour approached, Lai Zi, not wanting to waste any time, quickly climbed over the wall and entered the Huang family's house, where he heard a resounding cheer.
Before they had taken two steps, a chorus of curses erupted.
"Boss, Brother Lan, brothers, what are you doing?" Lai Zi's voice was helpless. "The auspicious time has arrived, let's go."
The sound fell to the ground, but no one responded.
And so it was repeated, as always.
Seeing this, he had no choice but to follow the sound into the hall.
As soon as I entered, I saw a group of people surrounding the cattle and occasionally letting out lewd laughs.
Shaking his head to banish these unhealthy thoughts, Lai Zi walked over and then shouted at the top of his lungs, "The magistrate is here!"
Inspector Niu subconsciously tossed aside the book in his hand and then said, "The magistrate is here! Quick, check if my hat is straight!"
"My belt, where's my belt?"
"My official boots, where are they?"
Seeing this, Lai Zi said helplessly, "Boss, we're not on duty today, don't panic."
“Oh right, the shifts have changed, it’s not our turn to be on duty today,” Inspector Niu said, bending down to pick up the book he had just thrown on the ground.
The moment he stood up, he suddenly realized something and froze. "What time is it? Is it already the hour of Mao (5-7 AM)?"
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