Chapter 516 The Engagement Is Aborted
To thank the villagers, Ran Qingxuan and Gu Yanchen pretended to go out, but actually bought half a pork and a variety of vegetables and rice from the space.
Later, they made several large pots of stewed meat. Shan Qi and his men carried a large pot back, and the rest were distributed to the villagers who came to help.
Those who came to help wanted to refuse, but had to accept it after being persuaded by Gu's family.
The people in Yongfeng Village could have several meals of rice when there was a good harvest, but the most difficult time was around the New Year, when they had to replace the rice with brown rice.
In addition to having to prepare New Year's goods, each family is not very wealthy.
The clan leaders on both sides helped them a lot, and Ran Qingxuan also did not forget to ask people from both clans to bring them a copy.
After the crowd dispersed, the three families looked at the roofed house and ate the hot stew with deep emotion.
“Finally, we can have a good New Year!”
The third sister-in-law woke up a little later. After learning that she was one month pregnant, she couldn't control her tears.
Gu Yanjing couldn't help but tear up. He didn't expect that even though he was over thirty and had experienced so much, he would still have the chance to see his child being born.
Several brothers toasted with him, and Gu Yanjing couldn't help but sighed: "Today, not only did we take care of the Qian family, but your third sister-in-law was also diagnosed with pregnancy. It can be said that it is a double happiness..."
"Why is it a double happiness? It should be a triple happiness."
The second sister-in-law pointed to the house they were living in and said with a smile: "It's a good thing that we can rent a house suitable for the New Year, right?"
"Hahaha…"
"Not bad, not bad."
Everyone laughed heartily, and then the third sister-in-law replied with a smile.
"If that's the case, it should be four happy events. My second brother is reunited with us, which is also a happy thing."
Old Madam Gu laughed with tears in her eyes as she laughed heartily with joy.
"Yes, yes, what Chen said is absolutely correct. Although your second brother is a little unconscious now, at least we are reunited."
"Mom, don't worry. My brothers are here now. Once the eldest brother's leg is healed, we will start treating the second brother."
As long as the blood clots pressing on my second brother's cranial nerves are removed and he slowly recovers, he will wake up.
Ran Qingxuan also discussed with Gu Yanchen that they would set out for Lan Yu to find their fourth brother after the second day of the Chinese New Year.
However, this matter has not been mentioned to my family yet. Amidst laughter and joy, everyone chatted until very late before going to bed.
The next morning, before the family got up, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard in the village.
"What's going on outside?"
After Ran Qingxuan stood up, Gu Yanchen followed him in from outside.
"There are officials beating gongs at the entrance of the village. They should be summoning the villagers to go to the threshing ground in the middle."
"Then go and have a look!"
If the police can ring the gong to summon people, then something important must be happening.
The villagers who woke up early saw the police escorting a group of people into the village. They were curious, but when they looked closely, they found that they were escorting the Qian family...
It was not until the officials rang the gong to summon them to the threshing ground that the people of the Lin and Guo clans wanted to know what had happened. After informing each other, they quickly ran to the center of the village.
The Qian clan was the closest to the threshing ground. When they saw Qian Lizheng and his family being escorted into the village by officials, they approached slowly with trepidation.
After spending a night in jail, the Qian family members looked visibly exhausted, and Qian Lizheng, supported by his two sons, could hardly walk steadily.
Zhu Baoju kept cursing her youngest son along the way, accusing him of doing bad things and bringing trouble to the family.
Little did people know that she and her family were not good people either, and had done no less evil things than her son.
Zhao Zihui led his men to escort the Qian family to the threshing ground. He glanced around and spoke only after seeing that most people had arrived.
"Yesterday, the Marquis of Zhenbei passed by the county government office and came across an unjust case. Who would have thought that it would involve the case of the county magistrate being an unkind official."
"After investigation by the Marquis of Zhenbei, it was found that Qian Ming and his family killed fellow villagers for their own selfish desires, bullied men and women, and did things worse than animals."
"He even condoned his family members to commit crimes in Yongfeng Village, relying on his official position to make the villagers unable to seek help."
As he spoke, Zhao Zihui looked towards the Qian family.
"Now Qian Ming has been dismissed from his post as county magistrate..."
The Qian family was taken out of prison early in the morning. They didn't know what had happened and kept crying out for justice.
When he heard that Qian Ming had been dismissed from his official post, Qian Lizheng was so frightened that his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.
Not to mention the other members of the Qian family, just himself has done a lot of disgusting and evil things in the village.
I thought that if I protested my injustice and gave some money, the matter would be over, but I didn't expect things to develop to this point. No matter how much I said, it would be useless.
Just as the Qian family was anticipating what their fate would be, Zhao Zihui spoke again.
"Old Man Guo's son has been sent back from the quarry. Qian Ming caused the tragic death of Guo's daughter, and his elder son is paralyzed in bed and unable to work."
"Mr. Lin's eldest son, eldest daughter-in-law and children all lost their lives because of the Qian family."
"Zhenbei Hou specially ordered the Qian family to compensate the two families with 100 taels each. Furthermore, Patriarch Guo and Patriarch Lin had their legs broken by Qian Lizheng, so they should also compensate 50 taels each."
"The remaining villagers who were harmed by the Qian family will receive compensation in varying amounts..."
"Sir, sir, I have grievances that I have yet to speak out..."
The Qian family members were already half-hearted, but as soon as Zhao Zihui finished speaking, a childish voice rang out.
"Zhanxi, what are you doing?"
When the Gu family saw that the person who was talking was an acquaintance, they didn't understand what injustice his family had suffered and why they waited until today to speak.
"What grievances have you suffered? Why didn't you go to the county government office to register yesterday?"
The boy who came out looked about twelve or thirteen years old, and was Guo Zhanyong's youngest brother.
Guo Zhanxi was dressed simply, and although he still looked childish, one could tell that he was a sensible child.
"Sir, I was in school yesterday and did not go home. I only heard that the evil deeds done by the Qian family were exposed when I came back this morning."
Seeing that the child's words were reasonable and well-founded, Zhao Zihui thought it would not hurt to listen, so he motioned for him to continue.
When Guo Zhanxi heard that the Qian family was thrown into prison, he was a little bit unbelieving. After all, this was something that had never happened before.
But he just watched from behind for a while before deciding to stand up and speak out about his grievances.
Guo Zhanxi broke free from his brother's hand, walked forward and spoke loudly.
"Sir, I am Guo Zhanxi, a student of Chunlin Academy. I have one brother and six sisters."
"Li Zheng Qian originally relied on his position to gain benefits in the village, but since his youngest son Qian Ming became the county magistrate, the people of the Qian clan have started to have evil intentions."
"Qian Lizheng took advantage of his family members and forced my sixth sister to marry Qian Dameng from the Qian family..."
"Although I am young, I understand my parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. However, my family has already rejected it, but Qian Dameng keeps pestering my sixth sister."
"Qian Lizheng took the money, and seeing that my family did not allow it, he secretly forged a marriage contract for the two of us..."
At this point, the Guo family members gritted their teeth and clenched their fists, suppressing the anger in their hearts.
"Qian Dameng holds the marriage contract in his hand and is sure that my family cannot resist. If my sixth sister had not temporarily hidden in my maternal grandparents' house, I'm afraid Qian Dameng's family would have come to our house to snatch us away."
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