Zhao Laizi's expression changed, and in the end he could only force a fawning smile:
"Don't be angry, Caiping. I was just joking around with everyone! Hehehe."
Ye Caiping gave a cold laugh, just in time to see Zhao Futou, the patriarch of the Zhao family, walking over with a sullen face, and said:
"Uncle Zhao, does your Zhao family enjoy making jokes about ruining a woman's reputation?"
Zhao Futou felt utterly humiliated and glared at Zhao Laizi:
"Shameless bastard! I thought you were just a petty thief who didn't do anything productive, but I never imagined you were so vicious! If it were a timid woman, you would have driven her to her death!"
"Shuisheng, Tieniu, hold him down, break his legs, and expel him from the family register."
Zhao Laizi and Lai Pozi's minds exploded.
They certainly considered the consequences of this.
Cheng then became attached to Ye Caiping, binding her to him.
If it doesn't work out, I'll just get a few scoldings, it won't hurt me.
Unexpectedly, the clan chief wanted to expel him from the clan genealogy!
Those who are expelled from the family genealogy will have their names written on the household register. They will be looked down upon wherever they go.
And Zhao Futou even wants to break his legs! How is he supposed to live like that!
"Uncle, you can't do this to me! What did I do? I was just expressing my feelings for Caiping... I didn't do anything to her! I didn't touch her... I like her so much that I can't even hang myself? Waaah..."
Grandma Ye's voice trembled with anger: "Everyone knows what wicked thoughts you have in mind, and pretending to be naive won't work! Do you really think we're blind? Zhao Futou, you have to give my Caiping an explanation!"
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, what I just said was what I was telling Caiping."
Seeing that Zhao Futou was actually going to get serious, Zhao Laizi was so frightened that he cried and begged again:
"Uncle, my father was your cousin. Before he passed away, he asked you to take good care of me. Please give me another chance... I'll never do it again..."
Granny Lai was also crying and sobbing, tugging at Ye Caiping's clothes to apologize.
Zhao Fu frowned.
In the past, he would have at most given him a beating as a warning, but things are different now.
Ye Caiping runs a workshop, and her son works there, earning thirty coins a day!
Now that Zhao Laizi is plotting against Ye Caiping like this, I'm afraid that Ye Caiping will get angry and kick all the Zhao family members out of the workshop! And she won't help the Zhao family in anything they do in the future.
"Shut up! Shui Sheng Tie Niu, hold him down. Shunzi, get a stick, hit him!" Zhao Shunzi is Zhao Futou's son.
Ye Caiping kept a cold face, but secretly shook her head at Ye Lizheng.
Ye Lizheng was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood. He only spoke when Zhao Shunzi returned wielding a large stick:
"Old Zhao, this punishment is too harsh, Caiping, what do you think?"
Ye Caiping frowned: "I'll do whatever you say, Uncle Village Head."
Zhao Futou breathed a sigh of relief; he also felt the weight was a bit heavy: "Then, according to the village head, what do you think..."
"Measure it again yourself."
"Uncle, I really won't do it again! If I do something wrong again, you can break my legs then..." Zhao Laizi was so scared that tears and snot streamed down his face.
Granny Lai had already fainted.
Zhao Futou hesitated for a moment before saying, "Then give him ten strokes of the cane every day for ten days! If he does this again, break his legs and expel him from the family register."
Ye Lizheng retorted, "Drive them out of the village again."
"Cai Ping, is this alright?" Zhao Futou asked.
"Let's let him off this time for the sake of Uncle Village Head and Uncle Zhao."
Ye Caiping said reluctantly. It wasn't that she was soft-hearted, but if she really kicked him out of the village, she was afraid that Zhao Laizi would hold a grudge and cause her trouble outside.
Now that he's trapped in the village, Zhao Laizi is afraid of being expelled and will be more cautious, so he'll likely settle down.
I really want to kill him; there will be plenty of opportunities later.
"That's settled then!" Zhao Futou nodded gratefully. "Tie Niu, bring a stool over and start beating him."
Zhao Tieniu quickly did as Zhao Futou said. Zhao Shunzi took the carrying pole, swung his arm and hit Zhao Laizi's buttocks, making Zhao Laizi howl in pain.
Only after Zhao Laizi finished beating them did Ye Caiping and the others head back home.
Along the way, Ye Daquan was very indignant, muttering, "Why did the village head plead for him? He got off easy."
Ye Caiping said in a low voice, "Don't go too far. If you push him too far, he'll cause trouble for us outside, and that will be a loss for us."
Ye Daquan was taken aback, but then he understood: "Then I'll come here every day to keep an eye on him and make sure the Zhao family doesn't let me win."
...
The next morning, Ye Caiping took Ye Jin'er and Ye Huan'er out together.
They've come to Lijia Village for a funeral.
Ye Daquan parked the oxcart outside Lijia Village: "Little sister, are you sure you don't need me to come along?"
"No need. You wait here, Jin'er, Huan'er, and I will burn some paper money and light an incense stick before we come back."
As he spoke, he led his two daughters into Lijia Village.
Walking along the familiar village road, the Ye Jin'er sisters were filled with emotion. This was the village where they had lived for more than ten years, and now they had returned.
Soon, they arrived at Li Qin's house.
Villagers and relatives came in droves to pay their respects.
"Isn't this Ye Shi and Zhao Di and Lai Di? What are they doing here?" Some villagers recognized Ye Caiping and the other two.
As soon as he finished speaking, many villagers looked over.
Li Zhiyuan, Zhang Shuiniang, and their family also happened to come to offer incense. When they saw Ye Caiping, their expressions changed.
"Ye, what are you doing in our village?" Li Zhiyuan hated Ye Caiping to the core.
Especially after Granny Zhao inexplicably showed up at his house to deliver gossip, the mere thought of her made him feel agonizingly miserable. How could a woman who had left him be doing so well!
Ye Caiping scoffed, "Of course we're here to see off Aunt Li."
"Hmph, you're not welcome here!"
"Mind your own business. What, is it a funeral in your family today?"
Li Zhiyuan choked for a moment.
"I was invited here by the host family today! If your Li family really didn't welcome me, I wouldn't have the nerve to stay here. We'll just leave."
With that, he turned to leave.
Li Zhigang immediately jumped out of the room: "Hey, hey, hey, Sister Ye... Sister Ye, don't go! My grandmother was always good to you and loved Zhaodi and her sister. She will be happy to see you off in heaven."
As she spoke, she glared at Li Zhiyuan: "It's not your mother's funeral today, why are you so concerned? Sister Ye is a distinguished guest I invited, you can't be cursing her like that."
Although Li Zhiyuan passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, Li Zhigang had never gotten along with him since childhood and did not fawn over him like others did; he would criticize him whenever necessary.
Li Zhiyuan almost fainted.
Old Mrs. Li, who was standing nearby, was also lying in a coffin; she was so angry that she almost fainted.
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