Chapter 81: Spoiling a Child is Like Killing Him

Tang Sanshui lay on the ground with his butt sticking up, twisting his body, and whining: "I, I didn't mean it, I'm still young, I was just confused for a moment..."

He has always been like this. Whenever he encounters a problem that he cannot solve, he acts like a child and begs for mercy. But it is really disgusting for a twenty-year-old man, dragging a fat and pot-bellied young man, to act like a child.

Someone below couldn't help but say, "You're already over 20 and you're still young!!"

"What a stupid moment! You were so stupid that you harmed several people in the family?"

"You are a born bad maggot, disgusting! Vicious!"

"I'm not!" Tang Sanshui said anxiously: "He, he instigated me! Right!"

He pointed at Hu Gua and said, "It was all his fault!! It was all his fault! Otherwise, what would I know? I'm still young... No, I'm just a country boy, I don't know anything! He taught me everything!"

Hu Gua said coldly: "I don't agree with that!!"

He said to the emperor, "Sir, I'll tell you the truth. I was in trouble in the martial arts world back then, and I was lucky enough to survive. I only have 30% of my Kung Fu left. If I dared to show up in public, why would I hide in this country! I'm also taking risks when I look for medicine for him! If he hadn't begged me in every possible way and stared at me day after day, I would have been worried that if I killed him, people would find out about me... Why would I bother with such things!!"

Someone said: "Neither of you is a good person!"

"Yes, birds of a feather flock together! They are all bad!!"

County Magistrate Liu waited for everyone to speak before he said, "Tang Sanshui, if you know anything about him, you can tell us!"

Tang Sanshui was stunned, then he perked up: "I know! Last year he had no money to eat, so he went to the neighboring county and killed a family. He got a large sum of money and came back to treat me to a drink..."

"I am innocent!" Hu Gua said anxiously, "I was just bragging! I didn't really kill her! Last year, he found a thug and asked his mother to trick his eldest sister-in-law into a place and sell her to him... Unexpectedly, the thug broke his leg for no apparent reason and went crazy when he woke up..."

The two of them spoke one after another, vying to expose each other's shortcomings.

Madam Lin's eyes turned cold.

No wonder someone followed her last year. She was so angry that she beat that person up, but she didn't think to ask... He bribed her too? The second brother outside lowered his eyes and thought.

County Magistrate Liu's attitude of getting to the bottom of the matter clearly showed that he was really determined to get to the bottom of it. He was originally wondering what it was for, but after listening to what he had heard, it was clear that... County Magistrate Liu was more inclined to deal with Hu Gua.

So, could it be Hu Gua’s enemy?

But it doesn’t matter. Anyway, as long as I can deal with Tang Sanshui, it’s good enough.

County Magistrate Liu was very conscientious and even asked Mrs. Liu and Xiao Liu whether they knew about it. Even Mrs. Liu insisted that she didn't know.

This trial lasted for more than two hours, and even the clerks were replaced twice. There were crowds of onlookers.

Magistrate Liu finally said: "They are born of the same mother, but they are so different. One is caring for his family and younger brothers, responsible, like a father and brother, while the other is greedy and cruel, with no humanity... It's really sad..."

He lamented at length.

No one noticed that Mrs. Liu, who was lying on the ground, had her eyes rolling around and her dry mouth opened several times before closing tightly again.

According to the Dayan Law, if someone is murdered, the person who plotted it shall be beheaded. If someone is wounded but not killed, the person who plotted it shall be strangled.

If multiple crimes are committed simultaneously, the more severe punishment shall be imposed.

In this era, confessions are extremely important. If someone points the finger at someone and Tang Sanshui confesses his guilt, he can be convicted without requiring much physical evidence.

In the end, Tang Sanshui was sentenced to death by beheading and was imprisoned on the spot. He was to be executed in the autumn. The date of execution was always after the autumnal equinox, which was usually the end of October in this dynasty, so there were less than two months left.

As for Hu Gua, there are still several cases under investigation, so the verdict has not been made yet.

Tang Sanshui and Hu Gua were dragged away. Tang Sanshui was completely limp, but he turned to Mrs. Liu and cried in pain, "Mother... Mother, mother, save me, save me, it hurts, I don't want to die..."

Granny Liu burst into tears. She crawled a few steps and cried hoarsely, "My son! My son!!"

The county magistrate said coldly: "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place!!" He turned away and walked away.

The onlookers also said: "This is what the old saying says, spoiling a child is like killing him!!"

"Yeah, it's all because of my mother's spoiling me!"

"It's because you've been partial to me since I was little that you've spoiled me like this!"

Granny Liu lay on the ground, wailing and crying, "My son! My darling! Take me away!"

Her hair was disheveled and she was crawling forward, looking very pitiful.

So the person who just said that spoiling a child is like killing him couldn't stand it anymore and said: "It's really pitiful."

"Why doesn't her eldest son care? Just because his younger brother made a mistake, he can ignore his mother?"

The people of Yutang Village couldn't stand it any longer and said, "What do you know? This old woman doesn't even treat our eldest son as a human being!"

"That's right! This old woman is not a good person either. She deserves it!"

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Others said, "She is still a mother after all! How can she live on without her son at such an old age?"

The people of Yutang Village said, "She has no conscience and sold her granddaughter. We should have asked the clan leader to divorce her and expel her from the clan long ago!"

"Oh my, even if she is exterminated, she is still my mother!"

"Would you like a mother like this?"

"This isn't my mother. If she were my mother, I definitely wouldn't ignore her!"

The quarrel became very intense for a while.

The people in the big house also stood up one after another, rubbing their knees. More than one person looked at Tang Qingshan, fearing that he would be soft-hearted.

Tang Qingshan's face remained calm from beginning to end.

He stood up slowly, as if he hadn't heard anything. His legs were a little stiff due to kneeling for so long. He moved them a few times, took the girl from Madam Lin's arms, and walked out without even looking at Granny Liu.

The second brother couldn't help but be surprised.

He found that he seemed to have never seen his father clearly.

There seems to be a very clear line in his heart. Above the line, he can tolerate you no matter what you do and won't even say a single extra word... But once you cross the line, he will exclude you from the scope of his relatives. From then on, he will not be moved or care about your joys and sorrows, even your life or death.

No matter what others think or say, he will never be shaken. He is as firm as a green mountain and a rock.

Several people from the big house quickly followed.

Since arriving, little Liu has been sobbing and paying attention to the movements around her. When she saw everyone leaving, she got up and followed them. Although there were still tears on her face, she actually felt relieved.

After coming out, Tang Lizheng stopped and asked her directly: "Are you from the Erhe family?"

Xiao Liu said anxiously, "Yes, yes."

Tang Lizheng said: "I don't care what your relationship with that person is, but from now on, don't let her enter Yutang Village again."

Such a vicious thing appeared in the village, he was so embarrassed!

Little Liu was overjoyed and lowered her head and cried, "Yes, yes."

Tang Lizheng saw her crying, as if he was so fierce and she dared not speak out, he immediately became impatient and said coldly: "If you can't bear to leave your mother-in-law, then get out with her!!"

(End of this chapter)