Ding Zhaodi, that idiot, was completely oblivious.
She even rushed out when Yang Qiuci was about to convict Xie Daniu and his two children, saying it was all her fault and had nothing to do with Daniu and the children!
Many villagers were watching from outside.
Seeing this scene, they all secretly cursed Ding Zhaodi for being a fool!
But he only cursed in his heart.
Ding Zhaodi doesn't deserve sympathy; let her continue being foolish!
Yang Qiuci made the judgment based on the facts. Why would he not convict the three Xie family members just because of Ding Zhaodi's words?
The final punishment was to give Xie Daniu 10 lashes.
The two children were given verbal reprimands because they were too young.
In addition, Ding Zhaodi must also compensate the Tian family for all their losses.
As for how much compensation will be paid?
Yang Qiuci wanted to ask Tian Lao Er to go back and make some plans, but just as he was about to speak, he heard Tian Yifan's voice requesting an audience from outside the yamen.
When General Cui brought Ding Zhaodi to the Bao Yamen, he did not bring Tian Guoguo or Xie Shuyan.
He had Guoguo wake Tian Yifan up, then had Tian Yifan calculate the losses at home, and then come to the yamen to report the figures!
This was planned in advance!
Tian Yifan gave a rough estimate, "5 taels of silver!"
This time, Tian Lao Er and his group brought back about 200 jin of pig offal, and the price was within the acceptable range.
Of course, it might be a little more.
Ding Zhaodi immediately objected, shouting that there couldn't possibly be that many!
Tian Yifan explained, "Sir, I collected all the pig offal in the yard and weighed it; it was about two ounces."
"That's enough for one pot, she stole three from my house!"
"These three pots were all dirtied by them, so my family can't keep them!"
"Logically speaking, I should have asked her for six taels, but out of consideration for Shuyan, I only reduced it by one tael!"
Finally, they even picked out several types of pig offal and listed their different prices and weights.
He was clear-headed and neither arrogant nor humble.
Everyone present couldn't help but praise the Tian family's grandson for his success.
Tian Lao Er and Tian Lao Si couldn't help but cast admiring glances at Tian Yifan.
Only Ding Zhaodi started making a fuss again.
Yang Qiuci didn't give her a chance.
He slammed the gavel down and roared, "Shut up! Pay five taels of silver immediately! If you keep shouting nonsense, you'll be punished with a beating!"
Hearing the board…
Ding Zhaodi dared not shout anymore.
But her family didn't have five taels of silver left!
The Xie family originally had 8 taels of silver left, but they divided the family property a few days ago. Because Ding Zhaodi spent 5 taels of silver on her own, the Xie family only received 1 tael!
How are you going to make her pay it back?
That's easy to handle.
General Cui said, "Since we have no money, let's continue working for the Tian family starting tomorrow until we pay off our debts!"
As he spoke, he said to one of his bodyguards, "You've been staying in Anping Village lately, so you have to keep an eye on Ding Zhaodi every day!"
The guards immediately agreed!
Given Ding Zhaodi's current condition, wouldn't she be tortured to death if she went to the Tian family?
Did she end up losing more than she gained by trying to steal a chicken?
Ahhh, she wanted to cry!
Then go home and cry!
Yang Qiuci ordered the Xie family of four to be thrown out, and then he had to deal with the Zhao family.
While General Cui was present, Yang Qiuci had the entire Zhao family brought out, but Zhao Bing was not among them. As for Zhao Bing's whereabouts...
"General, Zhao Bing has escaped!"
Yang Qiuci frowned deeply as he recounted how, after learning of Zhao Bing's disappearance, he had searched for him in the surrounding villages without success.
Later, I heard from villagers in a nearby village that they had seen Zhao Bing go outside the city…
I told General Cui the whole story.
Finally, he glanced at the Zhao family.
Upon confirming that Zhao Bing had fled, Yang Qiuci immediately sent people to search outside the city, and at the same time, he also led a group to Zhao's house.
He was afraid that the Zhao family would also run away.
As a result, the Zhao family not only did not run away, but when they saw him coming, they thought he had news of Zhao Bing and rushed over to ask him.
Yang Qiuci felt a pang of sadness watching this…
That beast Zhao Bing actually abandoned his wife, children, and elderly parents and ran away alone!
He sighed heavily.
Without answering the Zhao family's questions or telling them that Zhao Bing had run away, they simply ordered someone to take them back to the yamen to wait!
The Zhao family was initially quite confused.
Before they arrived at the yamen, they seemed unaware that Zhao Bing had fled.
Until now.
They all heard what Yang Qiuci said.
Zhao Bing's wife stared in disbelief for a long time before finally coming to her senses and quickly crawling to Yang Qiuci's side.
"No, my Zhao Bing won't run away!"
“He said that even if she died, she would take the three of us with her. He won’t. Village head, you must be mistaken!”
She tried to explain herself, tears streaming down her face.
Seeing this, the two children next to Yang Qiuci quickly ran to his side, crying and saying: "Our daddy won't run away!"
"Uncle Yang, you must have made a mistake!"
"Please, Uncle Yang, please help us find our father! He won't run away; he must have been kidnapped by bad guys!"
The two children are only seven or eight years old.
The child's tender little voice cried out, which made Yang Qiuci's heart ache, but she didn't know how to respond!
General Cui also felt a pang of jealousy.
But he focused more of his attention on the two elders of the Zhao family.
Judging from the appearance of Zhao Bing's wife and two children, they really don't know that Zhao Bing has run away. But what about Zhao's parents?
They looked unusually ordinary.
It seems they helped Zhao Bing escape!
And that is indeed the case.
General Cui asked the two elders of the Zhao family in a cold voice if they knew where Zhao Bing had gone.
Both of them initially said they didn't know, but their eyes clearly darted away.
General Cui would not show them any mercy just because they were old. He immediately ordered his guards to bring out finger-crushing devices, and if they still didn't talk, they would be tortured.
The Zhao family elders were willing to endure torture for their son's sake!
The bones are quite hard!
General Cui then ordered his guards to put finger-crushing devices on the two children's hands, making it appear as if he was about to torture them.
The two elders of the Zhao family are not afraid of death, but they cannot bear to see their son die. Similarly, they certainly cannot bear to see their grandsons punished.
Sure enough, they felt sorry for their grandchildren as soon as they saw the finger-crushing devices on their hands!
He immediately kowtowed to General Cui and begged for mercy.
But they truly had no idea where their son had gone!
While General Cui's personal guards were away from the village, they gave all their money to their son, urging him to flee for his life.
General Cui frowned as he listened.
When Zhao Bing's wife first saw General Cui about to use the finger-crushing technique on her son, she was so frightened that she immediately cried and begged for mercy, even trying to have her hands clamped by the guards...
But then I heard what my in-laws said…
She was completely stunned.
For a long while, she sat blankly on the ground as if her soul had been taken away.
The two children were released by the guards and rushed over to their mother when they saw her like this. They cried and nudged her, asking her what was wrong.
Zhao Bing's wife then came to her senses.
Looking at her two well-behaved and sensible children beside her, Zhao Bing's wife's tears streamed down her face.
When the two children saw their mother like this, they were so frightened that they tried to burrow into her arms, but their mother pushed them away.
Zhao Bing's wife staggered to her feet.
Ignoring the presence of General Cui and Yang Qiuci, he walked to the Zhao family elders and asked in a trembling voice, "He... he's really gone?"
Knowing they had let their daughter-in-law down, the two elders of the Zhao family lowered their heads and remained silent.
Is there anything Zhao Bing's wife doesn't understand?
She smiled.
I don't know if she's laughing at her own foolishness or resenting her in-laws and husband's cold-bloodedness.
But she didn't cry anymore.
She took a deep breath, seemingly casually wiped the tears from her cheeks, walked back to her two sons, and stared at them for a moment.
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