When the village chief He heard this, he said to He Dacang: "Go, take the gong in the clan, beat the gong to inform the He family, let everyone go to the ancestral hall, men, women and children will go, except for those who are paralyzed on the bed, no one is allowed to do it!" ”

He Dacang didn't know why his father suddenly wanted to summon the clansmen to the ancestral hall, but he could only take the gong and inform the He family.

Village Chief He took the key to the ancestral hall and said to the He family present: "Go to the ancestral hall, and I will give you an explanation today." ”

Widow Qiu, He Daqian, and He Laosi were very happy to hear this, this is because Village Chief He is afraid of them and wants to give in. They immediately followed Village Chief He to the ancestral hall of the He family.

The ancestral hall of the He family is a blue brick house with a very large courtyard, and if the He family has something, they will discuss it here.

A gong sounded in Dafeng Village, and He Dacang struck the gong while informing the He family to hurry up to the ancestral hall, and the clan had something to say.

Now it is Shen Shizhong, and it will be evening in half an hour, and there are many people at home in the village, hearing the sound of the gong, they all ran out and asked He Okura: "Okura, what's going on?" Why do you suddenly want to go to the ancestral hall? ”

He Dacang said: "Don't ask, hurry up, there is something to say in the clan." ”

was busy with work, and in the evening, all the people of the He family were gathered in the ancestral hall.

There are many members of the He family, hundreds of people, old and young, but all of them are wearing old clothes with patches, which shows that the He family is very poor.

"Village chief, why did you suddenly call us to the ancestral hall, but what's wrong?" The He family asked.

Before Village Chief He could speak, Widow Qiu stood up with a small waist and shouted, "Isn't there something serious?" The Gu family promised to give us a batch of tofu to the He family, so that we could pick it up and sell it in other villages, so that we could make money. But the village chief's uncle hid this matter, and only informed He Wazi, He Laotian, and He Wanli that he wanted to hand over this tofu livelihood to the three of them, and didn't let us do it. Everyone is a family, why don't you let us make tofu together for a living?! ”

When the He family heard this, they were all shocked and asked the village chief: "Uncle village chief, is this true?" ”

When Widow Qiu went to the door of Village Chief He's house, they actually heard some rumors, but they couldn't bear it, so they didn't follow, but now when they heard this, they really didn't feel very comfortable.

Widow Qiu listened to the He family's questioning, she was so happy, as long as the He family followed her to make trouble, not to mention that this tofu made a living, even the village chief He had to be removed from the position of village head.

As long as she does this, she can go to the Lu family to ask for credit. The Lu family hated Village Chief He to death, and they had long wanted to take the position of village chief and let Lu Laosan sit down.

Village Chief He did not answer the words of the He family, but pointed to Widow Qiu and said: "The ancestral hall is important, and the patriarch and the clan elder have not spoken yet, how can there be any reason for you to shout as a woman?" You're breaking the rules of the clan, come on, press her down, and hit her with twenty boards. ”

Widow Qiu couldn't be cured before, it was in his house, but the He family ancestral hall is a place to worship the ancestors of the He family, and the He family will not sit idly by.

Ten members of the He family immediately stood up, this is a clansman who specializes in enforcing the rules of the clan, and without waiting for Widow Qiu to shout, they immediately grabbed her, pressed her on a bench, and slammed the board.

"Ahh ”

When the He family heard this, they thought of the fact that they were bullied by the Lu family, and they beat them even harder.

Many people from the He family scolded: "Beat her, beat this shameless prostitute, and vent her evil anger to Shan Wa's father!" ”

Shan Wa's father is a good person, when he was alive, he often went into the mountains to hunt, and the He family ate the game he gave.

But Widow Qiu is a shameless person, because of her good appearance, Shan Wa's father has only been dead for two months, and she hooked up with the Lu family brothers.

Da Chu allowed the widow to remarry, and the He family didn't want Widow Qiu to keep guarding the mountain baby's father, and after rumors came out in the village, the clan sent an old woman who had accumulated years to find Widow Qiu, saying that if she couldn't keep it, she would remarry, don't make such an ugly scene.

But Widow Qiu didn't know what kind of wind to smoke, so she said that she would not remarry, and she would personally pull the mountain baby to grow up.

There is no way in the clan, seeing that she is unwilling to remarry, and she can't be tied up and sent to the Lu family, so she can only warn her and let her pull Shanwa to grow up, and don't do anything to disgrace the He family and Shanwa's father and son.

didn't think about it, Widow Qiu is getting more and more excessive, just forget if she doesn't remarry, and in the end she is very embarrassed, and the face of the entire He family is lost for her.

By the time Village Chief He wanted to drive her out of Dafeng Village, it was already no longer possible, and Widow Qiu was so fascinated that the Lu family brothers came forward to warn them that they were not allowed to drive Widow Qiu away.

In fact, the He family knows very well that the Lu family just wants to use Widow Qiu to beat their He family's face, but the daughter of the Lu family is the concubine of the county lord, and with the county lord protecting her, how dare they offend the Lu family.

can only endure, this forbearance has endured for so many years.

The twenty boards were quickly finished, and Widow Qiu was beaten to death, and several women from the He family were escorted to the side to guard.

He Daqian and He Laosi were so frightened that they didn't expect that Village Chief He, who had been in the nest for 20 years, would be tough.

This widow Qiu is protected by the Lu family, and the village chief dares to beat her, so won't they be beaten to death?

Village Chief He looked at He Daqian and He Laosi, who were trembling all over, and was not polite to them, so they were pressed down, and each played ten boards!

He Daqian and He Laosi were beaten and screamed, and after the beating, they were taken aside.

After teaching these thorns, Village Chief He said to the He family: "This tofu livelihood was personally begged by the old man to the Gu family, and he can make it for whoever he wants, where do you come from?!" ”

"The Gu family's tofu is in short supply, and the tofu made every day is not enough to sell, so I can ask the He family for these, which is already given by the Gu family for the sake of the same village."

"But before this deal has been done, you have taken the lead in making trouble, do you think that if you make a fuss, you can make tofu? I tell you, dream! ”

"I only make a living from this tofu for the honest and hard-working clansmen, the Wazi family, the Lao Tian family, and the Wanli family are all more honest than you and can endure hardships, if you don't accept it, okay, get out of Dafeng Village and find another way!"

Village Chief He scolded so much that he was almost out of breath, and after resting for a while, he continued to scold: "Don't think about going to the Gu family to make trouble if you can't get tofu from me, I tell you, it's useless!" ”

"If you want to go to the Gu family to get tofu, you have to sign the contract according to your fingerprint, the contract has been signed by our family, the Gu family is only signed by one family in each village as a representative, you don't want to go to the Gu family to make trouble, the Gu family is in a hurry, and the officials will arrest you!" That's the family that the county lieutenant is protecting, you can't afford to mess with it! ”

The peasants are afraid of officials, and when the He family heard this, they were really timid, and some people originally wanted to go to the Gu family to ask for tofu, but now they have also put their minds to it.

Seeing that they were afraid, Village Chief He finally said: "If you want to make tofu for a living, you have to be honest and patient." I have already told the Gu family that when the Gu family makes more tofu, I will ask the Gu family to give us a few hundred catties more to the He family, so that everyone can do this business. I am the patriarch of the He family, can I not think about you? ”

When the He family heard this, they were overjoyed and hurriedly asked the village chief: "What the village chief's uncle said is true?" ”

He Dacang sneered: "Believe it or not, can my father still lie to you?" ”

When the He family heard this, they didn't dare to question it anymore.

Seeing that they had all learned a lesson, he waved his hand tiredly, and said: "Let's go back, I will take it to heart, regardless of whether it is tofu or other livelihoods, I will die, and I will find a few for you, and I will not let you suffer from poverty for the rest of your life!" ”

These words were very serious, and when Village Chief He said it, his voice was choked, and the He family did not dare to stay any longer, and left one after another.

He Daqian and He Laosi were also helped back by their families.

As for Widow Qiu, no one paid attention to her. After she woke up, she limped away, but instead of going home, she went to Lu's house and cried to Lu Laosan.