"Today's silver, each of you must pay 8 taels, otherwise, you will all go to jail!"
Wang Lizheng knew that sweet words and flattery would not work to control this group of hooligans.
"You Li family, and you Wang family, don't think I don't know that if you shield robbers, the officials can still put you in jail. If you don't want to make things awkward, just take out the money!"
Liu Mazi's hard bones finally softened, and he howled at his father, "Dad, I am your only son, you can't just ignore me!"
Old man Liu sighed heavily. It's not that he couldn't borrow eight taels of silver, but he felt that if he didn't let this kid suffer a little, his life would be ruined. But this prison sentence was too severe.
Wang Daqiang looked at his mother.
Old Lady Wang said quickly, "Qiangzi, don't worry, I will go to your eldest brother to ask for money, he will not ignore you."
Seeing an arrow stuck in her son's knee, Old Lady Wang was heartbroken. "They are all injured like this, and they still want us to pay money. Aren't they afraid of retribution if they take the money?"
Wang Lizheng said, "They are not afraid of retribution. If you don't get the silver, your Qiangzi will take retribution on you right now."
Mrs. Wang, “…”
Grandma Liu said with a sad face, "Village head, my family really can't afford the money, how about I give the house as compensation to the family..."
Compared with the three rogue families of Li, Liu and Wang, it is the family of Grandma Liu that gives him the most headaches.
He really couldn't understand why the Tao family, who were so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat, still kept such a useless thing.
Wang Lizheng sighed and said, "Sixth Granny, your house is not worth eight taels. I think you should use one of Lai Fu's arms to pay off the debt."
Hearing what Wang Lizheng said, Granny Liu panicked, "No, no, I'll go and beg them... I'll kneel down and beg them..."
"Grandma..."
Tao Laifu crawled over and grabbed her, crying, "Don't beg them. Our family has no money. They can do whatever they want with the money. Don't beg them..."
Wang Lizheng pulled the four people who had a say aside to discuss the matter.
There are several people from Taoyuan Village here.
Zhou Lizheng looked at Wang Heidan coldly, "You have become successful. You have learned to scheme against the villagers. How come you are so capable?"
"Village head, I, Wang Heidan, am a dead man. You can kill me or chop me up, all is up to you." Wang Heidan was tied up with ropes all over his body, looking like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
Zhou Lizheng said, "I can't kill you, nor can I cut you up. Since you don't care, let's report it to the police."
Ma Yong was so angry that his teeth were itching, and he wished he could kill the beast immediately. If he hadn't joined forces with outsiders, his father wouldn't have suffered so much.
Just as he grabbed the hatchet, Song Yuehua held him down and whispered, "Don't be impulsive!"
Song Yuehua said, "Grandpa Zhou, please send him to see the official. If you don't lock them up for a few years, how can you be worthy of Grandpa Ma?"
Wang Lizheng, who was next door, heard this and said quickly, "Let's discuss it properly! If Wang Heidan is sent to see the official, it will also affect your Master Zhou!"
Zhou Lizheng said, "I have been a Lizheng for more than ten years, and I have had enough. If I can't even seek justice for my fellow villagers for this position, I might as well quit."
Why are they all so stubborn!
Wang Lizheng was so upset that he had to persuade him in a different way, "Brother Zhou, if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about these useless people. They are so young, and they made mistakes because they couldn't think straight. If they go to jail for a few years, their lives will be ruined. How can you bear it?"
"I didn't realize you were such a kind-hearted person," Song Yuehua snorted and laughed, "Then let me give you an idea."
Wang Lizheng asked, "Girl, tell me what you think."
Song Yuehua led the people outside and whispered, "First, lock up the five offenders together, then put their family members in, and let them figure out the result themselves."
Wang Lizheng said in disbelief, "Is it that simple?"
"Well, it's that simple." Song Yuehua said.
After the five men were locked up, Song Yuehua and several villagers squatted on the other side of the wall to listen to the opera.
At the beginning, the five of them tacitly agreed not to say much.
After staring at each other for a while, Tao Laifu couldn't hold back and said, "They want 40 taels of silver. Even if my grandma sells her house and land, it's still not worth that much money. What do you think we should do?"
Liu Mazi also stared at Li Laosi, Wang Daqiang, and Wang Heidan, wanting to see what they would say.
Li Laosi was tormented and had just woken up from a coma. After listening to Lai Fu's words, he said, "40 taels, each family can contribute 8 taels."
"What do you mean 8 taels per family? With our situation, where can we get 8 taels? Do you want to kill me?" Tao Laifu shouted, "Besides, this was originally planned by you and Wang Heidan, you are responsible!"
"Then what do you want?" Li Laosi was so angry that he moved and accidentally pulled the wound, causing him excruciating pain.
Tao Laifu said, "Anyway, I will only give you 2 taels at most, and you guys can figure out the rest yourself."
"Dream on!" Wang Daqiang said, "You are a dog. You don't bark at other times, but you bite people at times like this. You are capable of doing things, but you are not capable of taking responsibility. Are you still a man?"
"I'm not a man! I'm just a dog! I only have two taels of silver!" Tao Lai Fu roared.
"I'm going to kill you today," Wang Daqiang wanted to stand up, but the arrow in his knee had not been taken out yet. He fell to the ground and agitated the wound, causing him to roll on the ground in pain.
"Look at how cowardly you all are. It's just a beating and jail time, it's not a big deal." Wang Heidan, who had all his limbs intact, laughed while sitting in the corner.
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