Chapter Eighty-Nine: Execution on the Execution Ground
Zhu Da was about to faint from crying, holding his father and refusing to let go: "Dad! There really are ghosts! I hear it all! He kept knocking on my door, and when he opened it, there was nothing......"
Zhu Dada slapped him on the head: "What nonsense? β
Zhu Ergou was frightened by his son's words: "Da, don't talk nonsense, don't scare yourself." β
Seeing his younger brother like this, Zhu Dada guessed a little in his heart: "Let the child sleep in the same room with you first, and talk about it tomorrow, don't quarrel with my mother." β
"Yes, yes, yes." Zhu Ergou was too busy to respond, glanced at his son fiercely, and lowered his head a little uneasily, how can I say this......
Lin Aqi returned to the house, waved at Yunqi before closing the door, Yunqi nodded slightly, and also entered his room.
"Oops, comfort." Lin Aqi turned over with the quilt in his arms, and the room was warm, much more comfortable than the cold wind outside.
It didn't take long for him to fall asleep, and early the next morning, the Zhu family's troubles spread all over Xilin Village.
"Zhu Dada's noisy and noisy night made his grandmother angry."
"It's not just Zhu Dana's matter, Second Uncle Jin said that he heard Zhu Da and Zhu Ergou arguing about a life lawsuit, it was Zhu Ergou who committed something, and the old lady was angry when she heard about it."
"Huh? What happened to Zhu Ergou? β
"I don't know, but I've heard about it. Merchants, walking outside, how can there be nothing on them? β
"Hi - no business, no business, no business, who knows......"
Everyone talked about it, and Lin Aqi listened with his ears pricked up for a long time but didn't hear a reason.
Yun Qi stood beside her and hit the nail on the head: "Zhu Ergou caused a life lawsuit while doing business outside, and he settled it with money, but the victim was not willing to give up, and he still wanted to find trouble with Zhu Ergou, so he used the excuse of going back to his hometown to visit relatives to avoid the limelight temporarily." β
Lin Archie's eyes lit up: "How do you know so clearly?" β
Yunqi spread out his palm, and there was a piece of paper folded into a square inside.
"What is this?"
"From the spies arranged by Qi Attack."
"That's right, there are a lot of secret whistles in Lord Ming, and even remote places like Xilin Village have a start."
Yun Qi smiled: "Money can make ghosts grind." β
The note unfolded, and inside was a rough description of what Zhu Ergou had committed.
"He actually raped an underage girl? Also ......"
- The girl is still old and cannot be handled, but the second dog of the Zhu family is mad and causes the girl to lose her virginity unmarried, and then fell into the well and died.
This Zhu Ergou.
"It's not a pity that he died!"
The son is not a good thing, and the father is not a good person.
It's a pity that Zhu's second sister-in-law is a woman, she never exceeds the rules, and she has served her in-laws with all her heart and soul for so many years, but did she ever know that her husband is so inferior?
"Don't worry, the government has already come to investigate." Yun Qi's face was expressionless, and the words he said were normal, but there was anger in his tone.
"Let's let, let'sβ"
There was a sound of horses' hooves in front, and a group of officials dressed as officials rode a unified black horse galloping forward, and everyone retreated to make way for an avenue, watching the people of the government go away.
The crowd retreated like a tide and then closed.
"What is the official here for?"
"I don't know, I guess it's a prisoner. Isn't Zhuang still on the run? β
"What, caught Zhuang Yi's boxer?"
"Open your feet, don't ask if your ears are not bright, don't ask about it, it's not lively, you didn't catch it."
"Oh, who are the yacha going to arrest?"
"I don't know, let's go ahead and take a look."
Countrymen are good at all, have plenty of time, and spend as much as they want.
The official sent people to ride horses very quietly, which had already provoked half of the people in the village to communicate, and hurriedly made an appointment to see the excitement.
An official in a dark blue sweatshirt stopped in front of Zhu's house and drove away a crowd of people who were watching the excitement: "Go away!" Officials handle cases, and idle people retreat! β
Although everyone knows that the Zhu family is quite rich, it would be too trivial to ask someone from the official to investigate the haunting last night.
"Who said we were here to check the hauntings?" Immediately, an adult dressed in a navy blue official robe and wearing a small black gauze hat asked a question, and his voice was majestic.
Who is this?
The people looked at each other.
"Huh? Township Chief Yao has been replaced? "The people who came were dressed in the same official robes as the head of Yao Qin and Yao Township in the past, but they were more dignified and had more hair.
Yun Qi bent the corners of his lips slightly, it seems that this Yao Qin is quite knowledgeable.
"He's old and he's gone home."
"Huh?" Lin Archie was a little confused, "I've stepped down." β
Since getting rid of Lin Aqi's name and threatening Yao Qin and the staff, Xilin Village has lost these two figures. Now the newly appointed head of the township is a newcomer transferred from the north, and he is deeply trusted by his superiors. It is said that he has never appeared in front of people, and this is the first time he has gone to the case today.
"Then this Zhu Ergou is lucky!" Lin Aqi smiled and glanced at Yunqi.
"Good luck to him." Yunqi is also unrelenting.
A group of officials completely lost the flattery they used to lazily surround in front of the township elders, and one by one they were full of energy and hulala, as if they had come to raid the house, and entered the Zhu family's house.
The Zhu family, which was the most wealthy in the past, has become the most jubilant place for everyone to watch the excitement for a while.
"What happened to the Zhu family? provoked the officials to mobilize the public. β
"Xiaojuzi, don't think that you read some books and say something here that we don't understand, aren't they just a little more crowded, it's not a big deal, it's estimated that it's the same as before, go through the motions and call for tea, and the Zhu family will send some gifts and it's over."
"I don't think it's that simple." An uncle next to him who touched his chin and cleaned the slag said, "This new township chief has a lot of momentum." β
Lin Aqi and Yunqi leaned against a tree, holding the newly bought hot buns and chewing happily: "If this new township chief is really a good official who thinks about the people, let's quickly find out the truth and give justice to that poor girl." β
Yun Qi swallowed the bun and nodded: "Whose child's life is not life." β
These words were quite sad, Lin Aqi couldn't help but sour his nose, and he inhaled before saying: "Yes, Zhu Da is his precious son, how can he be ruthless to a girl who is about the same age as his son?" This kind of person should take care of him! Let him also know what is called the Heavenly Dao King Law. β
"There are also a lot of patriarchal families in Xilin Village, but fortunately, my master and sister don't dislike me, they say that no matter if I am a man or a woman, they are very happy to pick me up. It's not easy to raise me so big, presumably that girl's family is even more so, how can she let go of this beast? β
Yunqi looked at the person beside him, and couldn't help but think of that milk doll again, if she grew up, would she be as big as her?
Maybe it's so lively and smart, and he can't make fun of his temperament at every turn.
When Zhu Ergou was pressed and taken away, Mrs. Zhu, who was sick and wearing pajamas, cried and chased out.
"My second son! Why are you arresting him......" Mrs. Zhu cried miserably, and the onlookers all showed unbearable expressions.
"The old lady is so pitiful."
"Well, the poor man must have something to hate, who knows what this Zhu Ergou has done to hurt the heavens and reason?"
Zhu Da no longer had the arrogance he used to have, and he cried with his grandmother and wanted to step forward to pull his father, but was stopped by the big knives of the officials.
Zhu's second sister-in-law is even more pitiful, she has to suffer all these unjustified disasters, her husband is rampant outside, and she is a woman who lives in a small village and doesn't know anything, but she has to bear everyone's guidance.
Zhu Ergou's verdict was issued five days later, and the sky of the Zhu family was instantly gray and silent.
"Death penalty?" Zhu's second daughter-in-law was stunned for a while, her face like ashes.
Zhu Da was the first to react, crying and asking his uncle to spend money to save his father, Zhu Dada's hands were also trembling, and one accidentally overturned the teacup.
Mrs. Zhu was still sick, and no one dared to tell her about it.
The family was in ruins, angry, sad and desperate.
Lin Archie has slept well these days, and he is full of energy to ask Yunqi for news every day.
As soon as this incident broke out today, the entire Xixiang was plunged into an unprecedented tossing and noise.
"Did you hear that? The second dog of the Zhu family will be beheaded on the execution table in the vegetable market in three days! β
"What? Tell me what you wantβ"
The person who revealed the news looked disdainful, looking disgusted that you don't even know this, wiped his face and said slowly and excitedly: "Zhu Ergou is not doing business in Hangzhou, he takes a fancy to a girl from a poor family, although the person is poor, but he is ambitious, he refuses to obey Zhu Ergou, and finally makes the girl die, but it is miserable......
"Oops!" The onlookers all showed disgust, "Isn't this what you want me to do?" Why is this happening? β
"That is to say, Zhu Ergou is really unlucky, the impact of this matter is so bad, and he has lost his life."
"It's not that he's unlucky, if people don't know, unless they don't do it, if he didn't do such a thing, why wouldn't he be here?"
There is some truth to this. How many people settle things with money, and how many things can't be settled with money?
After Lin Aqi saw the posted verdict, he finally let out a long breath.
"It's never too late to be righteous, and joy is like fairness in your heart." Lin Aqi curled the corners of his lips slightly, "Township Chief Quan is really good!" β
Yun Qi's expression was indifferent, and his brown eyes were full of satisfaction.
When the two returned to the Lin family, they could still hear the crying of the Zhu family, which was half a village away.
Those who have been beheaded and convicted are not allowed to enter the genealogy, mourn, or cry and burn paper to worship. Thinking about it, everyone in the Zhu family must be very sad in their hearts. Life is not easy, and my heart is not easy either.
Zhu's second daughter-in-law cried and fainted several times, and the old lady was also ill, and there was no close care of her relatives.
Zhu's daughter-in-law had a conflict with the old lady in her early years, which was very incompatible, and at this time, she had to take care of her mother-in-law with care.
Zhu's daughter-in-law went out with a stomach full of anger to pick up the things that the buyer wanted, and actually met a store that refused to sell to her.
"What do you see? What's there to see? Zhu's daughter-in-law scolded several times with a gun and a stick before turning around and leaving.
Lin Archie stood in front of the candy seller, a little confused. Yunqi is also puzzled, could it be that this is the legendary menopause?