Hundreds of villagers of the three clans outside Zhonghuaxi Village are fighting, and it is already a big enough sensation to put it on the boundary of Huaxi. There is no need to wait for Sister Lan's father-in-law, that is, Cheng Kaishan's father Cheng, to move the chief of the same clan as a rescuer, and this matter has already been passed on.

The three villages of Huaxi are the same mile, and the chief is Cheng Kaitai of Xiahuaxi, this person is fifty years old this year, tall and strong, with a beard, and his appearance is fierce, in fact, he was also very capable of fighting when he was young. Now he is famous in Huaxi, and everyone should be called Cheng Zongjia.

The lieutenant chief, who replaces the government in rural self-government, theoretically takes turns to serve as the head of the ten households. However, this rotation system is becoming more and more nominal and extinct, and even in recent years, there have been signs of hereditary replacement of fathers and sons.

Cheng Kaitai also had this idea and wanted to pass on the chief to his son. But he has two worries, one is that his son Xing is too soft, not like himself at all, in his opinion, if he is not domineering enough, how can he control the ground?

The second worry is that the government can't get by, so this needs to be paid for. He has served as the lieutenant chief for many years, and he often deals with the county officials, and he can find a way. But there is not a small amount of money for doing this, and it cannot be sent away without a few dozen taels of silver.

In Huaxi, which is generally poor, only Wang Dahu can come up with such a huge amount of money in one go, and even Wang Dahu has to suffer for a long time.

Therefore, in order to loot money, Cheng Zongjia wanted to use the power of apportionment of forced labor to make a poisonous plan. He wants to introduce a new rule, in the name of annual rotation, to hand over all the forced labor of the entire Huaxi this year to Shanghuaxi Village.

If there are people who can't survive the heavy forced labor, they can only pay the envy silver instead. If you don't even have any money, you can only go bankrupt and sell your land. Cheng Zongjia is fighting the idea of making a fortune from the middle, as for the life and death of the villagers in Shanghuaxi Village, where can it compare with his own business.

However, it was said that on the afternoon of May 3, Cheng Kaitai was preparing for the Dragon Boat Festival at home, and at the same time reprimanded his weak son. At this moment, he suddenly heard the news of the scuffle between the three clans, and Cheng Zongjia immediately threw away the work in his hand and thought about it.

He was very angry, those villagers had disputes, and they didn't come to him for mediation, but they took people to fight without permission, and they simply didn't take him seriously.

Could it be that if you haven't established your authority recently, you will be forgotten? If the tiger doesn't exert his power, he treats him as a sick cat, which is unacceptable!

But he also knew that the people in the mountain villages had little knowledge, and the matter of three melons and two dates could be brought to death. Out of the clan weapon fight, find the source and dispose of it.

In addition, Cheng Zongjia also sensed a sign worth paying attention to. Dozens of people from Fang's house in Shanghuaxi joined in the excitement and made a big fight?

After thinking about it, Cheng Zongjia decided that this was the Fang family's dissatisfaction with being apportioned and forced labor, and took the opportunity to retaliate. This kind of symptom must be suppressed fiercely! Otherwise, how will it work later!

With a fixed end in his heart, Cheng Zongjia was about to send his son to inform all parties, but he saw his cousin Cheng Kaishan and his nephew Cheng Huainan coming over together.

Cheng Kaishan knew that his cousin was domineering, and he dragged people to fight in a neighboring village this time, just for fear of making him unhappy. But he also has no way, and the cousin of labor has to pay a "cost", so it's better to drive without working or not working.

However, this time things turned out like this, Cheng Kaishan still had to come to his cousin in a low voice. "Brother, you don't know that your eldest nephew was seriously ill the year before last and died, leaving Lan's daughter-in-law at my house.

My family is not very wealthy, and it is difficult to raise an extra mouth, and people who are poor do not pay attention to observance of festivals. This Huainan has taken a fancy to my daughter-in-law, and has already given my family a bride price, so he wants to marry his relatives back.

Who knew that at this juncture, my in-laws hid Lan's daughter-in-law and said that they wanted her to guard it for the rest of their lives. But this makes good things on our side impossible to accomplish, how can we not hate! Shouldn't a married woman be in the hands of her husband's house? Please do justice for me! ”

Cheng Kaitai snorted coldly and glanced at Cheng Huainan next to him, "Do you really want to marry a widow?" ”

This Cheng Huainan is in his twenties, and he looks like a roe deer, which is very unpleasant. He is very young in the Cheng family, although he is the same age as Cheng Kaitai and Cheng Kaishan's sons, and he is also a good match for Sister Lan's age, but in detail, he is Cheng Kaitai and Cheng Kaishan's grandchildren, so he has a more humble attitude in front of Cheng Zongjia.

"That's what I mean, and I don't say anything! I also ask my uncle to fulfill it, and I am grateful to my nephew. ”

Cheng Kaitai still doesn't understand, "She is also neat, but she is not the first marriage, where is it worth your pursuit?" You tell the truth. ”

Cheng Huainan had to tell the bottom line: "The old uncle doesn't know anything, and my nephew and grandson accidentally know that Sister Nalan is literate and very smart." If you marry and have children, you will definitely be the material for studying in the future, and you may be able to achieve something to glorify your ancestors, and even the teacher of Fameng will be saved."

Cheng Kaitai couldn't help but let out a loud daxiao, "You bastard, you dare to love with the idea of improving your bloodline, and you would rather marry a widow than raise a seed of reading."

But what is the use of the farmer's study, it is all wishful thinking! The Fang family has a showman, so what's going on? In addition to being good-sounding, it's not a bitter haha's riddle. ”

Cheng Huainan nodded with a smile on his face, "The old uncle's teachings are right, but if you say so, your nephew is always unwilling if you don't try it." I also ask the old uncle to be kind to the same person and take Sister Lan out of his mother's house, if it really happens in the future, it will also be the glory of our Cheng family. ”

"That's it! The old man knows! Cheng Kaitai had an idea, and called his son Cheng Yuanmao and ordered: "You go to Zhonghuaxi to tell Wang Dongyan and ask him to come to me!" Go to Shanghuaxi again and let a few people from the Fang family come to see me! ”

Cheng Yuanmao got the instruction and went out of the house to deliver a message. After more than half an hour, he came back and reported: "Mr. Wang of Social Studies said that he did not dare to come to Huaxi Village. ”

Cheng Kaitai patted the case and shouted: "How did you pass on the words? Didn't scare to scare him? ”

"Dad, that Mr. Wang is also a man with a head and a face, he taught his son me in the past, and if he doesn't want to come, forget it." Cheng Yuanmao persuaded.

Cheng Kaitai scolded: "You can't be a thing, don't talk these nonsense to your father!" You go to spread the word again, Ming Ri will meet in front of the Xishen Temple between the two villages, if you refuse to come again, don't blame me for being polite! Also, tomorrow you will follow your father, learn how to break things, and take over in the future! ”

Cheng Yuanmao walked to the door of the room, and suddenly heard his father add a sentence: "You still have to tell Wang Dahu that this time he told him not to interfere, otherwise he will bother me when he collects grain this year!" ”

When he arrived, Cheng Kaitai took his son, Cheng Kaishan, Cheng Huainan and others to the Xishen Temple.

It is said that there are chiefs and old people in the village who have their own responsibilities, and it is the responsibility of the old people to mediate disputes, but Cheng Kaitai acts domineering and is also the head of the Cheng family. dare to meddle in the affairs that should be managed, claiming that in Huaxi, one acre and three points of land, his lynching is the law.

At the same time, the old man was old and weak, so he gradually stopped doing things, only hanging on his name, and Cheng Zongjia came forward for everything.

However, he said that Cheng Kaitai went out of the village, and saw a circle of people in front of the temple from a distance, presumably they all heard the news and came to see the excitement. There are people from the three villages, because of the friendship of fighting together yesterday, the Wang family and the Fang family are slightly closer, and the Cheng family is standing farther away.

There are still small circles in the big circle, and when he got closer, Cheng Kaitai recognized the teacher of social studies. In the Fang family, there were two people present, and one of them also recognized it, it was Fang Fengshi; Although he didn't know the other fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy very well, he could guess from his temperament that it should be the son of the missing Xiucai's family.

For some reason, Cheng Kaitai looked at this talented son very unpleasantly, because he had always disliked readers, and he hated that he always had an inferiority complex in front of readers, and he thought that he was no worse than readers!

Pressing his thoughts, Cheng Kaitai looked around at everyone and said: "Things in Huaxi have not been calm recently, and the old man is a mile long, and he is in charge of things that are not peaceful. Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, so without further ado, today is going to end things quickly! ”

Then he spoke to the other party at the right time, and his attitude was extremely arrogant and rude, "Isn't the patriarch of the Fang family the old man Fang Zhili?" Why didn't you see him coming? ”

Fang Fengshi held back his anger and replied: "The second uncle is old and his health is not safe, so today's trip will be replaced by Zai. ”

Cheng Kaitai walked in front of Fang Fengshi in two steps, suddenly flew up, kicked Fang Fengshi to the ground, and shouted: "Yesterday, your Fang family was very restless, did you think the opposite?"

Whether you are convinced or dissatisfied, if your Fang family misses this year's conscription, so that the old man cannot pay to the government, then the old man will not give up with you! At that time, one of you will be counted as one, and all of you will be detained in the yamen to play boards and show the public! When the punishment is bankrupt, don't blame the old man for not saying ugly things in front! ”

The onlookers of the Fang family cheered, and the Wang family also coaxed, but the Cheng family began to applaud. I just had a fight yesterday, and my heart has not been eliminated, and I am still emotional.

Cheng Kaitai turned a deaf ear to the surrounding noise, and scolded the crowd: "Who dares to die, stand up and let the old man see!" ”

The other representative of the Fang family was Fang Yingwu, he saw Fang fall to the ground at the right time, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him up.

At this moment, Fang Fang's green muscles burst out, and he clenched his fists and was about to attack, but he was clenched by Fang Yingwu. Before coming, Fang Yingwu had confessed to him, thinking about this, Fang Feng endured it stubbornly, but his breath always echoed in his heart and couldn't get out.

After Cheng Kaitai finished his seizure, he saw that the Fang family swallowed their anger and smiled with satisfaction. This kind of small people are used to remembering what to eat and not to fight, so they have to deal with it like this. Even if they want to do it, there are still many Cheng family members behind them, I'm afraid they won't succeed? Even when he arrived at the Yamen, he was familiar with many of his officials, and he would be biased towards himself.

After dealing with the Fang family, Cheng Kaitai walked in front of Wang Shushi, but saw Wang Shushi shrinking back timidly, probably because he saw Cheng Zong's Party A flying foot and kicked Fang Fengshi, and he had a yin shadow in his heart.

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