Xing Fengbao was surprised that Tan Dingguo was willing to pay a fine of twenty yuan. If that money were used to buy grain, how much could he buy?
She felt a pang of heartache and looked at Tan Dingguo with a hesitant expression, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.
Tan Dingguo felt too ashamed to look, so he called out to his two older brothers, who had been standing behind him with dark faces, "We'll help pay for it, but we can't just let this go."
Lock them up in the cowshed for three days, then send them back to their village.
Tan Qingzhou and Tan Qinghe responded and each grabbed their uncle, who was still trying to speak, and dragged him out.
This move dispelled any lingering resentment that might have been present in anyone's mind.
After all, the fine wasn't small, and they had to be locked up for three days. This was a form of punishment, a good warning to those who were up to no good.
Anyone with a brain would think this through. Even when the village chief's relative got into trouble, he could punish him like this. If it were someone else, wouldn't the punishment be even more severe?
Fu Hongxing said to Tan Dingguo with a sigh, "Uncle Tan, you've had a tough time!"
Everyone felt a pang of sympathy upon hearing this.
Everyone felt sorry for Tan Dingguo, since, in the end, this matter had nothing to do with his family.
It's all because he has an unreliable brother-in-law!
Just as everyone was sighing with regret, Tan Qingzhou rushed in in a panic.
"Dad, something terrible has happened! Mom found out about Uncle and went to the cowshed with a stick."
Upon hearing Tan Qingzhou's shout, everyone exchanged glances and immediately followed Tan Dingguo, who was rushing out, towards the cowshed.
Before even getting close to the cowshed, they could hear Xing Fengbao's shrill screams from afar.
"I'll teach you to steal chickens, I'll teach you to be easily swayed, I'll teach you to be brainless, I don't have a brother like you."
A series of angry roars, accompanied by the cracking sounds of the sticks hitting the ground, reached everyone's ears.
The piercing screams and the sound of the stick hitting the ground sounded absolutely genuine.
For some reason, all the men, young and old, fell silent involuntarily, glancing discreetly at Tan Dingguo with eyes full of sympathy.
I originally thought that the village chief was a man of his word, whether at home or outside.
But now, hearing Xing Lanhua's actions, it seems the village chief can only listen to women at home, right?
Unaware of what the people behind him were thinking, Tan Dingguo hurriedly ran into the cowshed and saw Xing Lanhua holding a stick high, about to hit Xing Fengbao, who was lying on the ground clutching his buttocks and screaming in pain.
"Stop it!"
When Tan Dingguo saw his wife with tears in her eyes and her face flushed with anger, he sighed inwardly and stepped forward to stop her.
Among the people following behind, one of the younger members stepped forward to persuade her, "The village chief has already made the punishment, Aunt Tan, please don't be angry anymore."
Xing Lanhua was stopped by her husband, and when she heard others advising her, her raised hands began to tremble.
Then, with a howl, he forcefully slammed the stick in his hand to the ground.
She covered her face and cried loudly.
The stick fell to the ground, startling Xing Fengbao, who was screaming in pain from the beating, so much so that he almost jumped up from the ground.
He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the stick fall beside him, but then a wave of pain surged up all over his body, and he cried out in pain.
"Sister, you're too heartless. I'm the only son in our Xing family."
While crying out in pain, Xing Fengbao sobbed and said to Xing Lanhua with dissatisfaction.
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