They will not allow those who harm the village to remain in the village.
Who knows what they might do next?
“Clan leader, I have no objection. However, my Xueyi is registered under my household registration, and she has no relation to them. Let them leave on their own.”
Their land would become clan land, and they'd be lucky to get it bought at half price; some villages would confiscate it outright.
Sun Yun's entire family collapsed to the ground.
This result is undoubtedly very gratifying.
"I'm not convinced..." Father Fang was not convinced.
“Alright, then take them both to the yamen as well, and say that they saved the bandits and almost harmed the whole village.”
This time they were talking about bandits entering the village, and how the villagers worked together to capture them. The reason they didn't mention the two individuals was because they were from the same village, and they too had been deceived.
They also paid some money to tell people that the constables might be talking nonsense.
Upon learning of this, the magistrate immediately arrested the bandits, and the village chief told the truth. He also pleaded with the magistrate to let them go.
The magistrate agreed upon hearing this, but stated that the person must be flogged, which would constitute failing to report a crime.
The village chief thanked the county magistrate.
The county magistrate also rewarded them with a letter of commendation, the finest grain seeds, and twenty taels of silver. This was for the village.
The young people in the village also said it was true.
Of course, this is from the village chief's perspective.
On the village side, both families were naturally very worried when they heard the clan chief say that.
"No, no, no, Chieftain, please don't say that. The two children were just trying to save people."
"Yes, yes, chieftain, we are willing, we are willing to obey the arrangements."
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