"Qiu Lizheng, we don't dare to come anymore. Please forgive us for once!"
"We were just foolish. Your village distributed dividends today, and we got carried away..."
"We didn't intend to harm anyone, we just wanted to steal something and leave."
The leader was probably in his early thirties, but he was flexible and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
When others saw this, they also kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"You don't want to hurt anyone, but you all carry daggers?" the village head said in a deep voice.
The leader's back was instantly wet with cold sweat. The laws of the Great Chu State had extremely severe penalties for theft and robbery.
"We just wanted to use it to open the door bolt. We really didn't intend to hurt anyone."
"You think I'm a three-year-old kid, don't you? My first choice is orphans and widows. If they resist, can you not hurt them?"
"I heard it myself. That guy just said he wanted to humiliate the woman."
The head of the village was filled with anger, and the leader was almost pissed off by his own people. They dared to say such things, they were really courting death.
"Tie them all up and report to the police tomorrow." The village head was too lazy to say more.
The leader was furious when he heard this and shouted, "Qiu Lizheng, we never intended to attack your Taohua Village."
"It was Lin Shuncai from Linjia Village who told me that your village had distributed a large sum of money to the villagers and was going to hold a buffet. That's why we came."
"Really, I didn't lie to you."
As soon as the leading man said this, Zaohua, who was watching the excitement in the crowd, exclaimed in surprise.
"It's actually him?"
"Zaohua, what's wrong?" Grandma Zaohua asked anxiously.
Zaohua told her mother-in-law what happened yesterday, and her mother-in-law immediately became angry.
"What a narrow-minded person! He was greedy for fame and fortune and broke off the engagement. Now that he's lame and can't get his hands on my bride, he wants to bring unrest to our entire village."
"He must be severely punished!" Grandma Zaohua shouted angrily.
Other villagers also shouted: "They must be severely punished."
"Fu'an." Qiu Yinong said.
Fu'an hurried forward and bowed, waiting. Qiu Yinong said, "Tomorrow morning, ride your horse to the town to report to the authorities and have the head of the pavilion send someone to take the man away."
"Then Lin Shuncai must not be let go."
"Yes, young lady." Fuan accepted the order.
"Uncle Jing, arrange two people to watch them." Qiu Yinong said to An Jingcheng again.
"Don't worry, girl."
The village head also instructed the men in the village: "Throw them into the empty house in the east, and we will arrange a few people from the village to keep an eye on them."
"Xiao Liu, our village now has workshops, brick kilns, and porcelain kilns. I think it would be a good idea to arrange some people to keep watch and patrol at night."
"Fourth Uncle, I was just about to tell you about this."
"Young people or children in the village who are interested in learning martial arts can learn from Uncle Jing."
"Even if nothing is achieved, it can still help you stay healthy. What do you think, Fourth Uncle?"
Qiu Yinong looked at the village head and asked.
The village head nodded, agreeing with Qiu Yinong's words: "Okay, I'll do a count later, and those who are willing to learn will be allowed to learn from Brother An."
"Okay, it's getting late. It's okay if we don't arrange for manpower. These servants of mine are all trained martial artists."
"No, after all, this is our village's business, it's not good to let your family be the only one to send people."
The village head rejected Qiu Yinong's proposal. Seeing this, Qiu Yinong no longer insisted, said something to the village head, and turned around to go home.
Lying on the bed, the small system told her that the merit points had been credited.
I opened the panel and took a look. It had increased by another ten points, and now it was twenty-six points.
It is really difficult to increase the merit points. I didn’t study it too much. I closed the panel and went to sleep with my eyes closed.
The next day, when Qiu Yinong woke up, the head of the village had already come to the village with the yamen runners.
He even secretly sent people to Linjia Village to capture Lin Shuncai.
"Captain, our village is having a buffet today. If you don't mind, you can stay and have a meal with us before leaving."
The village head extended an invitation to the head of the pavilion.
The headman said cheerfully, "I heard Lord Guo mention your Taohua Village. Now that I've come to see it myself, it's indeed a very nice village."
"This place is blessed with outstanding people. I will shamelessly stay here to enjoy the feast and share in the good fortune. Perhaps I will have the opportunity to advance further in the future."
Chen Jingzhi laughed heartily, but he never thought that what he said as a joke today would actually come true soon.
"It is a blessing for our Taohua Village that you have honored us with the honor. Please come in." The head of the village laughed and invited Chen Jingzhi to sit down and have some tea.
…
Lin Shuncai was sleeping soundly at home when someone knocked on the door.
Lin's mother went to open the door out of curiosity and saw two yamen runners standing at the door. Her legs went weak instantly.
"Master, why are you coming to our house?"
"Is this Lin Shuncai's home?" asked one of the yamen runners.
Mother Lin had to hold onto the door frame with one hand to steady herself. She replied tremblingly, "Yes, my son's name is indeed Lin Shuncai. Sir, is there any misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding? Your son instigated others to go to Taohua Village to commit robbery in the middle of the night. How can it be a misunderstanding?" The officer snorted coldly.
Lin's mother could no longer hold on and fell to the ground.
The yamen runners quickly found Lin Shuncai's house and pushed the door open. The loud crashing sound woke Lin Shuncai up.
"Mom, are you annoying? Can you let me sleep a little longer?"
"Lin Shuncai!" Two shadows blocked the bed, and a loud shout scared Lin Shuncai so much that his eyes, which had just been closed, opened instantly.
When he saw two yamen runners standing in front of the bed, he was so scared that he wet his pants.
The bailiff looked at him with disdain and fanned his nose with his hand.
"You instigated others to harm and rob people, so come with us!"
"You, you're mistaken. I didn't instigate anyone. I was sleeping at home the whole time."
Lin Shuncai wanted to make a few more excuses, but the bailiff didn't listen to his explanation and just picked him up.
He put the shackles on him with disdain and pushed him: "If you have anything to say, go to the county government office and talk to the county magistrate!"
County Magistrate, this is so serious.
Damn Zhang Goudan, didn’t we agree not to give him up?
Damn it, he should have gone to find the bandits, but now he has gotten himself into trouble.
Lin Shuncai was taken away like this, and his mother cried at home.
Father Lin hurried back from the fields and heard his wife say that his only son had been taken away by yamen runners. He felt like the sky had fallen.
"What should we do? What's going on?" Father Lin was anxiously jumping up and down.
Lin's mother cried intermittently, and the onlookers sighed after hearing her.
This Lin Shuncai is really a piece of shit. He doesn't want Zaohua, so now he can't be the son-in-law of the grocery store.
He comes back again, hoping that Zaohua will be with him again because of their past relationship?
What the hell is he thinking?
Zaohua is now married to Taohua Village, and many people envy her. Taohua Village now runs a workshop and distributes dividends to villagers, and they live a good life.
Maybe Taohua Village will produce a top scholar in the future. Only someone would be crazy to be with a cripple like him who has no ambition.
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