Qiao Baocai had just made an order to whip the mud baby's thirty boards, and wanted to use this as a punishment, but before the feasible punishment of the young man's board arrived in front of the mud baby, someone in the crowd suddenly made a cheer to stop, and she said loudly: "Who dare I think?"

"Who's roaring at the ancestral hall? Qiao Baocai suddenly turned around when he heard the sound, stared at the people in the audience with surprised eyes, and said, "The ancestral hall is deliberating, respecting the clan law, you should stand solemnly, how can there be such a rebellious person?"

Previously, because everyone heard that the mud baby was going to be executed, all the attention was on the mud baby, and the person who spoke suddenly said only the words "I see who dares", not enough to be conscious, so they looked at each other and whispered, and no one knew who the person who spoke wildly was.

"Okay," Qiao Baocai saw that no one stood up to admit his mistake, so he shook his head and said, "Since no one dares to stand up and admit it, then I won't pursue it for the time being.

"Yes!" The young man with the wooden plank in his hand and the young man who was counting from the side walked over together, nodded to Qiao Baocai, and then stood on either side of the mud baby.

"According to the rules of the clan," the counting boy said loudly but slowly, "Thirty boards, the execution begins!"

"Who dare?" and at that moment, the voice appeared in the crowd again. This time, everyone seemed to recognize the location of the person who spoke, and they all set their eyes on Hongxing, who was standing in the middle of the crowd. The red apricot didn't seem to want to hide anymore, slowly walked out of the crowd, came to the front of the stage, pointed to Qiao Baocai and said: "I still say the same thing, it doesn't matter who you kill, but you can't do anything to my son no matter what, if you dare to touch my son, don't blame me for turning my face." ”

"You!" Qiao Baocai took two steps back angrily, and his hand pointing at Hongxing trembled slightly.

"What, doesn't Team Leader Qiao know who I am?"

Qiao Baocai panted and shook his head helplessly, he was worried that if the clan rules were forcibly implemented and the mud baby was punished, Hongxing was likely to be reckless and say in front of everyone that they had a secret affair with Li Hanzi behind their backs, in that case, he would lose his evening and become a joke of the clan, and he would pay the price of disrepute and disrepute. So, he waved his hand at everyone and said lightly: "Forget it, let's get here first today." Temporarily lock these three unscrupulous people in the ancestral hall, punish them for reflecting and repenting in the face of the spiritual position of their ancestors, and do not send them water and food for meals, those who violate the same crime!"

"What's going on?"

"Why don't you fight again?"

"Didn't you just say it well?"

"Why did Hongxing stop the execution as soon as she opened her mouth to threaten?"

"It's a weird thing......"

The people of the clan were suspicious of Qiao Baocai's sudden change of mind, and they didn't dare to come forward to ask, let alone speak loudly, so they had to whisper, and suddenly there was a buzz in the ancestral hall.

"This seems inappropriate," said an old man on the stage, "since the execution is not over, why did it be hasty?"

"That's right," said another old man, "Baocai, the reason why the clan rules and family law can be generally accepted by the clan is because all the clansmen are just and fair, and there is no exception. But you obviously favor one over the other, which is unfair. ”

"That's right," another old man stood up, he took two steps forward, pointed at Qiao Xiaojing, and said to Qiao Baocai, "Yesterday, she was whipped fifty times, and her skin was opened. Today, I beat your own son for fifty boards, and although he was suspected of cheating halfway, he insisted on completing the execution. Why did you come to the mud baby, first lowered to thirty boards, but now you don't even plan to fight thirty boards, forgive me for waiting for the old eyes to be dizzy, I really don't understand what you mean?"

"Treasure," said another old man, standing up, coughing twice, "You are the head of the clan, and originally a few of us old people could not interfere with your handling of the affairs of the clan, but you favor one over the other, and I will have to speak." ”

Facing the questions of all the respected elders in the clan, Qiao Baocai, as the leader of the group, didn't know how to respond, he shook his head, kept walking around on the stage, and the crutches in his hand "knocked" on the ground.

"What's going on?" The mud baby was also puzzled by Qiao Baocai's words and deeds, he pulled Qiao Xiaojing's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Why did my mother say a word, and the patriarch changed his mind, and it seemed that he didn't want to beat me anymore." ”

"This ......" Qiao Xiaojing was about to speak, but after saying two words, she stopped again, and then replied in a low voice, "I don't understand this either, maybe it's because you're still young, and playing the board may break you." It is also possible that the patriarch feels that he has been in the ancestral hall for a long time, and he is hungry, or his mouth is dry, so he may give up for the time being, and it is not necessary to go back to recuperate. ”

"It seems," the mud baby stole a glance behind her, and whispered, "it seems that those old fellows don't agree with the patriarch letting me go, they all seem to want me to be beaten up, and are arguing with the patriarch." ”

"If it hits you, are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid, I've been rubbing my ass on stones and sand since I was a child, and I'm already thick-skinned, if they want to spank me, come here, even if they beat me to death, I won't blink an eye or shed a tear in front of these people. ”

"You're awesome!" Qiao Xiaojing endured the pain and stretched out her thumbs to the mud baby.

"Hmph!" the mud baby smiled smugly.

"Anyway," Qiao Xiaojing said sincerely, "I have to thank you, thank you for risking so much to come to my rescue, and now you are still suffering with me." ”

"Don't thank me," said the mud baby, "I was going to save you, but I never wanted you to thank me before I saved you, and I didn't save you for you, I just didn't want to watch them beat you." Anyway, saving you is my own business, it has nothing to do with you, you don't need to think too much. ”

Although the mud baby is incoherent, but it is not frank, this kind of human nature is more brilliant than these so-called elders, as well as those few highly respected people, I don't know how many times brighter, Qiao Xiaojing didn't expect this mud baby to be so innocent, she looked at him and smiled, feeling warm in her heart, so she didn't say anything more.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Qiao Baocai tried his best to restrain his emotions, trying to avoid the eyes of those old men with white hair, standing in front of the ancestral spirit card and pondering for a few seconds, and suddenly said, "Since you keep calling me the patriarch, it means that I am still the head of the clan in your minds, and since I am the patriarch, then I have the final right to decide on the punishment for the mistakes made by the clansmen." The reason why I arranged it this way is naturally my reasoning, everyone just needs to abide by it, and there is no need for private discussion and discussion. ”

Whether it was the old man on the stage or the ordinary people in the audience, they were even more puzzled when they heard Qiao Baocai's words, and looked at each other, no one knew why such an arbitrary and rigid thing happened, it can be said that this situation had never happened before.

"What?" Qiao Baocai lifted his crutches and slammed down on the floor, roaring angrily, "Didn't you understand what I said?" Then he pointed to Qiao Xiaojing, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked viciously: "You guys, what's wrong with you, why did you start questioning my decision one by one as soon as this rotten woman appeared, why is this?"

Qiao Baocai's move really worked, several old men on the stage no longer questioned anything, they walked to the stage one by one on crutches, trembling, and then the door of the ancestral hall opened, and the clansmen under the stage consciously separated again, and a passage for the old man and Qiao Baocai to go out appeared in the crowd, and then there was a buzzing sound.

"Son," when the clansmen were about to leave, the red apricot walked over, glared at Qiao Xiaojing with disdain, and then said to her son Niwa with a smile, "Don't worry, as long as the old lady doesn't speak, no one will dare to touch your finger." ”

"He," the mud baby asked, turning her head to look at the ancestral hall gate, puzzled, "why did he listen to you so much?"

"You don't have to care about this, in short, you won't be hurt in any way. But you remember for me, stop messing around, as long as you stop messing around, I'm sure you'll be released soon. When the red apricot said this, she suddenly saw Qiao Xiaojing looking at her, and immediately asked Qiao Xiaojing angrily, "You, what do you think I'm doing?"

"Aunt Hongxing," Qiao Xiaojing said weakly, "I don't think I offended you, I just looked at you, why are you so angry?"

"You," the red apricot glared at Qiao Xiaojing, and said viciously, "Why do you look at me, don't you know what kind of character you are? Anyone can look at me, but you can't look at me, I'm afraid that you will dirty my face!"

"Mother, why are you so mean?" the mud baby couldn't listen to it anymore.

"You shut up for me," the red apricot glanced at her son Niwa, pointed at Qiao Xiaojing, and said to you, "You are mixed with her, I haven't settled accounts with you yet, you dare to teach you a lesson." ”

"What's wrong with her?" the mud baby glanced at Hongxing timidly, and saw her glaring at him angrily, so she said no more.

"What's the matter?" said the red apricot disdainfully, "You're embarrassed to ask, my old face is too embarrassed to answer you." What's wrong with her? Are you deaf and don't listen to what other people say? She's a huo, and she's for men......

"That's enough!" Qiao Shuangxi, who was leaning on the side, really couldn't listen to it anymore, he interrupted the red apricot's filthy words, and roared angrily, "No matter what, you are someone else's aunt, as an elder, how can you say such ugly words, anyone with a discerning eye knows that she was framed, and those devils and traitors spread these rumors in order to destroy her image." ”

"Hmph," the red apricot glanced at Qiao Shuangxi and said coldly, "People say you're a fool, I think it's right." When are you still talking for her here, those ugly things, people say that they have noses and eyes, can they be made up? If you don't do it, you have to get entangled with this person's coquettishness, don't you take your father's reputation into account?"

"Forget it," Qiao Shuangxi said lightly, "Think about yourself before talking about others, don't make jokes." ”

"You ---" Hongxing naturally heard Qiao Shuangxi's words, and turned around and walked out of the ancestral hall.