There's such a twisted cow hidden in Huangjiakou, and he only discovered it today!
Luckily, I didn't offend this ancestor, otherwise...
Just thinking about it made Brother Huang's scalp tingle.
“Yes, yes,” Huang Shi said, forcing himself to speak, “this cow does have some problems.”
Upon hearing their conversation, the remaining people immediately understood why the three were so badly injured, and their gazes towards Huang Xiaoliu instantly changed.
A mixture of apprehension and slight disdain, along with a hint of admiration—in short, a complex and indescribable feeling.
“Sixth Brother is fine,” Fourth Brother said indignantly. “The problem lies with these three people. Look at the kitchen knife, axe, and sickle on the ground. What are they trying to do, sneaking into our house in the middle of the night?”
These words drew everyone's attention to the three people on the ground.
Huang Shi: "What's going on? The Laisheng family hasn't arrived yet?"
"I guess she knows something's wrong and doesn't dare to come out," Brother Huang said disdainfully. "This woman has been married into Huangjiakou for over twenty years, and she's still so treacherous. We should really go to Tiejiazhuang and ask them how they raised their daughter. They say a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup, but what's the point of her still clinging to her and sucking blood after all that water has been spilled?"
“If someone from Tiejiazhuang comes tomorrow, we can ask them.” Huang Shi said thoughtfully. “In any case, we can’t let these three go easily.”
It hasn't been long, and our family is already being targeted. Does he, as the clan leader, have so little authority?
This time, we must not let it go. Whoever these three people are, they must pay the price, even if they are already in a very miserable state.
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Huang Sheng's wife finally came over, pushed and shoved by her husband.
"Later, do you recognize these three, my dear wife?" Huang Shi asked directly.
“I know him,” she said softly. “He’s my brother from my maternal family.”
"Do you know why those three appeared in Huangjiakou in the middle of the night?"
"have no idea."
"Are you sure?" Brother Huang gave Laisheng a wink.
"Tell the truth, or I'll just send you back to your parents' home," Huang Laisheng said coldly.
If it weren't for the children, he would have really wanted to send his perpetually clueless wife back to her parents' home.
“It’s none of my business, it really isn’t my business,” the daughter-in-law collapsed to the ground. “I just casually mentioned that the second wife’s family was rich. Their bad intentions have nothing to do with me.”
"You don't know what kind of person your own brother is?" Huang Shi said coldly. "Where has Huangjiakou wronged you that you would invite a wolf into your house?"
“Exactly,” Brother Huang agreed wholeheartedly. “Why did you bring this up out of the blue? Are you afraid no one will try to take advantage of it?”
“Clan chief, village chief, it’s all my fault,” Huang Laisheng said guiltily. “I failed to discipline my wife.”
“You are indeed wrong,” Brother Huang scolded. “I reminded you last time not to spoil your wife. It’s only been a few days and this has happened. Why did you make her go back to her parents’ home? Every wife only goes back to her parents’ home during holidays. But your wife is different. She goes back every few days with things, as if she’s afraid her family will go hungry.”
He had never seen such an ungrateful woman. She couldn't even make a living herself, yet she still cared about her parents' family. If his own wife were to support her parents' family like that, he would have divorced her long ago.
“I know,” Huang Laisheng grabbed his wife, “I just beat her up.”
"Would hitting her work?" Brother Huang looked at Laisheng with disappointment. "She's like a dog that can't stop eating shit. From now on, don't let her touch anything in the house, and don't let her go back to her parents' house."
"Alright," Huang Shi waved his hand, "Let's think about how to deal with these three."
“Let’s report this to the authorities directly,” Jiang Nuan said. “These people have ulterior motives. If the government doesn’t teach them a lesson, they will harm even more people in the future.”
“We can’t report this to the authorities,” Lai Sheng’s wife knelt down. “Fifth Sister-in-law, my brother didn’t do it on purpose. Please have mercy and don’t hold it against them.”
"Don't you feel any remorse saying that?" Huang Xiaosan couldn't help but speak up. "With a kitchen knife and an axe, you prepared so thoroughly. You're saying this wasn't intentional, that you were treating everyone like fools?"
“That’s right,” Huang Lao Er said, straightening his chest. “You say you’ll let them go, but can you guarantee that the three of them won’t cause trouble in Huangjiakou again, or come back to retaliate against my family?”
"Yes, I can guarantee it. I will persuade them to turn over a new leaf and start anew."
"What guarantees do you have?" Jiang Nuan's cold voice rang out. "If something really happens, how will you take responsibility?"
"I swear on my life."
“Shut up,” Huang Laisheng slapped his wife across the face. “Who cares about your worthless life? Don’t say another word, or you can go back to your parents’ home.”
Do you really think he can keep tolerating this indefinitely?
In the past, they only had a few things, and their family wasn't starving, so giving them away was just a matter of tightening their belts.
Now that such a big incident has occurred, they still want to protect these scumbags. Have they ever thought about their families even a little bit?
Sure enough, you can never be ungrateful!
"In the next life," Huang Shi waved his hand and said, "This matter was caused by your wife. The reason you didn't suffer any losses this time is because the ox was powerful, not because the three of them were soft-hearted and gave up. For this matter, you will be fined three years of no fruit money. Do you accept this?"
"I agree, it's the clan leader's decision." Huang Laisheng glared at his wife before speaking in a deep voice.
"As for these three," Huang Shi rubbed his head, "it's better not to report them to the authorities. That would directly create enmity with Tiejiazhuang. It's not worth it for three scumbags."
He paused for a moment before continuing, "How about this, break one of his arms, lock him up, and let the Tie family pay a ransom."
After everyone left, Jiang Nuan quickly invited the four elders of her family over. "Mother, my eldest brother said he's going to break one of the three Tie brothers' hands. Will something bad happen?"
"What could possibly happen?" Old Huang said calmly. "Thieves should have the awareness of being thieves. They were caught, and it's already good enough that they didn't lose their hands."
"Looking at it this way, it would be better to hand him over to the authorities; at least we could save one of his hands."
“You’re wrong,” Old Lady Jiang said slowly. “Sending someone to the authorities isn’t just about getting a few dozen lashes; it will also affect the reputation of Tiejiazhuang.”
"Is it that serious?" Jiang Nuan touched her nose. "Why didn't Lai Zi have any problems before?"
Jiang Nuan only now realized how incredibly lucky Lai Zi was to grow up with his hands and feet intact.
“It’s different. No matter how much trouble Lai Zi causes, it’s all in Huangjiakou. We’re all from the same clan, so no one will go too far,” Grandma Huang explained. “No one dares to tell anyone what he’s done.”
As long as Lai Zi's surname is Huang, no one will dare to gossip.
Because you can't write two Huang characters in one stroke, if Lai Zi's reputation is ruined, Huangjiakou won't be any better off.
“That makes sense. The Tie brothers deserved it,” Old Mrs. Huang said. “They went out to steal and got caught. No one would dare say anything even if they were beaten to death, because they were in the wrong.”
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