Chapter 28 Jiang Lao San was arrested
When the two elders of the Jiang family heard this, they felt a little unhappy.
But seeing the constable coming over, they were at a loss and could only murmur in a low voice, "Sir, this, this is all a misunderstanding. Our third child was careless."
Jiang Lao San's legs were trembling, and he nodded hurriedly after hearing this, "Yes, yes, yes, I didn't mean to do that. I just accidentally scratched her when I passed by her."
The constable almost laughed, "Can an accidental scratch cause problems to someone's ears? Do you think I'm a fool?"
"No, no, sir, I didn't lie. I am very strong. I was carrying things on my back that day, and I hadn't eaten. I was also beaten by the Hu family. I was weak to begin with, so it was so serious. In fact, it was not entirely my fault, really."
"You're lying." A little girl of about seven or eight suddenly appeared in the yard. She hid behind Jiang Laoer and pointed at Jiang Laosan and said, "It was clearly you who lost money gambling outside that day and was in a bad mood, so you took it out on Chaochao. Chaochao was avoiding you, but you deliberately walked in front of her, threw her firewood on the ground, and slapped her. I saw her lying on the ground and couldn't get up, so I ran over to help her, but you stretched out your leg and tripped me, causing me to knock out a tooth."
Jiang Laoer's wife was shocked. "Did your uncle cause your tooth to fall out that day? Didn't you say you fell accidentally?"
The little girl was aggrieved. "I dare not say it. I am a girl. My grandparents don't like me, nor do my parents. If I say it, my grandparents will blame me for meddling in other people's business, and they won't be nice to my parents. Then my uncle will bully me even more in the future."
This kind of thing has happened before, and she has learned her lesson.
Jiang Laosan glared at her fiercely. She didn't say anything before, but now she is bold enough to speak up?
The second son's wife rushed over and hit him, "You are such a heartless person, this is your own niece, and you have the heart to do that to her. How have we ever done anything wrong to you, that you have to be so vicious."
Jiang Laosan was hit twice, but he was a man after all, so he quickly fought back and pushed the second son's wife down.
Jiang Lao Er, who was always honest and silent, rushed forward and kicked Jiang Lao San to the ground in a few moves, then punched him twice.
Jiang’s parents immediately felt distressed and said, “Second brother, you are crazy. This is your younger brother.” They were about to step forward to stop him.
Who knew that the eldest wife and her husband would stand in front of them and said, "Mom and Dad, the official is still here, let's ask how to deal with this matter. If you continue to indulge the third child, our whole family will suffer."
“You, you guys…”
The constable watched the farce but did not stop it. He waited until Jiang Laosan was beaten to the point where he had no strength to fight back before he said, "I still need to ask your Excellency for instructions on how to deal with this matter. But Jiang Laosan, you have to come with me now."
Jiang Laosan was lying on the ground crying and wailing, but the constable ignored him and walked up to him, grabbed him and took him away. Jiang's parents wanted to step forward to plead for mercy, but were stopped by the first wife and her husband.
Jiang Laosan cried bitterly and begged for mercy, but no one paid any attention to him.
When I walked out of the courtyard, I saw many villagers gathered outside to watch the excitement. Seeing this scene, some sighed, some were panicked, and some secretly cursed that it was what they deserved.
But as soon as Jiang Laosan was taken away, many people came from the village chief Yue Chai's house, most of whom had bullied Chaochao in the past.
"Village chief, you have to save us. We didn't do anything on weekdays. At most, we said a few sarcastic words, but we didn't hit anyone."
"Yes, yes. We are not so conscienceless that we would add fuel to the fire after seeing the girl being beaten and scolded by the Hu family. At most, we just think she is unlucky and avoid her. We have also been deceived by the Hu family."
"Those Jiang Lao San and Zheng Lao Po are worthless. It's only right that they were taken away by the government, but we are really innocent. At most, we were careless with our words and spoke harshly, but we never used violence."
"My grandson just pushed her a bit, but isn't that what all kids do when they play? They don't understand anything."
"Village chief, please help me."
Yue Chai was in a state of confusion and was feeling upset.
As the village chief, although Yue Chai had never bullied Chao Chao, he had a somewhat cold-eyed attitude. Sometimes he felt that the Hu family was really too much, and he went to persuade them twice. But the Hu family was a bunch of scoundrels, noisy and noisy, which annoyed him. In addition, Chao Chao was said to be a jinx at that time, so Yue Chai didn't want to cause trouble, so he didn't care much afterwards.
Now that he himself feels that his life is over, how can he help others?
Yue Chai had a headache and went to Guo Xiucai for advice.
The latter was helpless. Mr. Guo didn't know much about Chao Chao. He studied in the county town most of the time. Even when he returned to the village, he mostly wrote articles at home or guided several children in the village with their studies. He hardly cared about these family matters.
His family wouldn't bother him with these things, so he only knew the details of Chaochao's affairs after it happened.
Scholar Guo was powerless, so Yue Chai could only comfort the villagers, "Don't panic, just like you said, you didn't do anything to Chao Chao, so I think nothing will happen. Didn't Magistrate Gao say anything before he left today? Jiang Lao San was taken away because he went too far and hurt the little girl's ears. Don't worry, Chao Chao is a kind girl, she won't do anything to you."
These words did not have much calming effect, and the villagers were still worried.
Now they thought of the three members of the Hu family who had escaped early, and wondered if escaping like them would be a way out.
But on second thought, it is impossible for the whole family to escape. Even if they want to, their family members don't want to. Besides, where can they escape to?
The three members of the Hu family couldn't even leave Huaiping County without a pass, and no one knew where they were now.
Hu Laifu and the other two who were being talked about were next to Yangshu Town. They originally wanted to go to Yangshu Town, which was the farthest place from their Shangliu Village in Huaiping County. But Yangshu Town had just caused trouble because of Tianmu, and now the county was paying special attention to it, and it was very strict, so they didn't dare to go there at all.
Therefore, they could only stay in the neighboring Yangshan Town. Fortunately, they still had money, so food and accommodation were not a problem.
They temporarily stayed in a small inn in Yangshan Town, carefully hiding themselves and quietly paying attention to the sky.
"It's not going to work this way. Huaiping County is so small, we'll be found sooner or later."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Zheng said unhappily, "Should we hide in the mountains?"
Hu Baodun was not happy. "I don't want to go to the mountains. I want to eat eggs and chicken legs. Why can that damn girl eat them but I can't?"
(End of this chapter)
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