The setting sun hangs on the water surface, dyeing it red in layers.
On the outer city canal next to the trestle, curses and screams intertwined. In the surrounding low shacks, countless people craned their necks to look out. As the curses gradually grew louder, the spectators gradually moved forward.
, surrounding a triple courtyard that stood out among the low shacks.
"The fight started. Hey, the Geng family beat up those who asked us to vacate the house!"
"Did you see any blood? Did you use surgery?"
"Have the officials arrived?"
In the crowd watching the excitement, everyone was buzzing around asking each other questions, and it was as noisy as headless flies.
Of course, there are also people who rejoice in others' misfortunes and point with arms crossed.
"The Geng family is quite stubborn when it comes to replacing their old house with a new one. They just won't leave!"
"What do you know? A family's private property is a house handed down from their ancestors. To expropriate their land, not only will they be given a house, but they will also be given money!"
"You still won't leave after you give me money? Too little? How much do they want? They are so greedy!"
"People are so infuriating. How many lives have we suffered? Haha, we don't even have a house deed. Look at this person!" Remember https://m in one second.
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"Do it! Just do it for their family! If you don't leave after you give me money, you'll make the land expropriator angry, so I won't give him a single copper!"
In this world, there are rumors and rumors about the bad nature of people. It is normal to hate others but not blame yourself. Even if it is one-sided, it is normal.
The Geng family's courtyard is really a big tree in this place where poor people gather. His house is close to the canal, and the triple courtyard has sixteen rooms. The three of them live in three rooms with their wives. The rest are rented out to businessmen who come and go, and the family is also responsible for
Providing meals to those merchants brings in a lot of monthly income.
At this moment, in front of the Geng family's yard, a rogue with blood on his head was supported by several people, and he cursed bitterly at the closed door of the Geng family.
"Damn it, if you dare to hit grandpa, just wait."
But before he could finish scolding him, he was pulled hard by someone.
Uncle Kuan, the more prestigious security guard in this area, showed up and shouted to the Geng family, "Old Geng, what's going on? If someone talks nicely to your family, how can your family take action?"
On the wall of Geng's courtyard, a red-faced man in his fifties showed his head and cursed loudly, "Good words? Damn it. You asked him what he said. He said that my family would not leave and burned my house down! Lao Kuan
, my great-grandfather, grandpa, me and four generations of my family worked hard to earn this house. Why should he say to move, we will move!"
As he said this, the man climbed up the wall and shouted to the people watching the excitement, "Neighbors, my Geng family is kind and I have never been embarrassed by my neighbors in these years. Please comment on my own house.
Why make room for others!"
Uncle Kuan couldn't help but yelled loudly, "It's a good thing that the imperial court is requisitioning land so that we can live in new houses. Don't be so messy! I'll give you the ability to beat people! You've already seen blood. Are you not afraid of lawsuits? Besides, it's not in vain."
The person in charge of the land acquisition has already told you about your house. If you are given two triplexes for your house, five silver dollars per person will be given to you. If you don’t move, are you trying to raise the price by sitting on the land?"
There was a roar, and everyone watching the excitement immediately went crazy.
Five silver dollars, a poor man who has worked hard, has never seen five silver dollars in his life. And it is given based on the head of the family. Geng Jia has seven or eight people, which is 40 silver dollars. Plus two triple courtyards, he Geng Jia
The family suddenly became a rich man.
If some of the people watching the excitement were gloating at the misfortune at first, now they are so jealous that they are burning with jealousy.
"Fart!" the man from the Geng family cursed loudly, "What's the use of giving money? Giving money will ruin the livelihood of my children and grandchildren, no way! What happened to the court's land acquisition? The title deed of this house has the official seal of the court, and it is my family's private property. God
The collapsed property is also my family's private property. If I don't agree, I can't expropriate it!"
"Old Geng, you are being unreasonable!" Uncle Kuan was still shouting outside, "We are a poor place. If it weren't for the grace of the government, the young and old men would have to stay in shacks for many more lives. Now that the land is being acquired, you
If you don't move your home, the neighbors in this area won't be able to move. Who will let your house stand in the middle of it?"
"Everyone has finally got hope, so you can't bear it because your own family cannot move because it affects the surrounding neighbors? You can't be too selfish, and all the benefits in the world can't belong to your family. That's right, you can't catch it.
Don’t let go!”
"Behave on your conscience. If hundreds of neighboring households cannot move because of one household, wouldn't you feel guilty?"
Uncle Kuan's words immediately ignited the crowd again.
Only then did the neighbors who were watching the excitement come to understand.
Yes, the court was requisitioning this large area of land. If the Geng family didn't move, they wouldn't be able to move either. In the future, the warehouses built by the court along the canal will not be able to bypass the Geng family!
The Geng family is really immoral. For the sake of their house, so many people cannot live in new houses. It is really bad!
The Geng man's face was red and bruised, and he cursed loudly, "Lao Kuan, don't do this! My back hurts when I stand and talk. Why don't you try it instead?"
As he was talking, he suddenly saw a group of men with malicious intentions in the distance approaching menacingly with their arms open, and he was immediately frightened.
"Boss, Second Brother, someone is coming. The copycats are blocking the door. If anyone dares to come here today, we will fight with them!"
In the yard, the two sons of the Geng family did not answer, but they both picked up four or five forks and hammers and blocked the door with determination. The female family members also tied up their clothes tightly and stood in front of them holding rolling pins, kitchen knives and other objects.
Behind my grandfather.
The old lady of the Geng family, holding her two grandchildren, hid at the door, crying and shouting.
"Fight with those damned ones, we can't let them take over our house!"
"Give it, give it!"
A group of men uniformly dressed in green and black coats came over with sullen faces, and the first few scolded the onlookers.
The crowd who craned their necks to watch the excitement suddenly shrank their necks and timidly moved out of the way.
They all knew these men. It was said that they were the ones authorized by the government to expropriate land and demolish houses. Originally, some people still had complaints about these men in their hearts. They thought these ruffians would do a lot of things to the government.
But now, many people seem to understand in their hearts. Evil people need to be punished by evil people, and these scoundrels are just the right people to punish the Geng family, who are insecure and have a bad conscience.
"What's going on?"
With his two eyes squeezed together hard, Huang San said angrily to the rogue with a bloody head.
"Third brother, this family is fucking crazy. I just said a few words, and a brick was slapped on me!" The beaten rogue, with blood on his face, shouted loudly, "If not, if not afraid
If you delay the important matter, I will stab you with a knife!"
"This is outrageous!" Huang San said angrily, looking at the Geng family's yard with a grim look on his face, "Today the bastard turned over and hit our brothers on the head. Brothers, get up here, rush in and beat them.
What a dog!"
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As soon as the voice fell, more than a dozen men rushed over aggressively.
With a roar, the spectators who had just retreated and watched the excitement immediately gathered around again, with inexplicable expectations for what was about to happen on their faces.
"Wait a minute!" Old Uncle Kuan roared, "Don't move yet!" He said, cupping his hands and saying to those around him, "It is indeed wrong for the Geng family to beat people, but you can't do it. If you do, you have to step on me!"
"Uncle Kuan is a man of justice!"
"Please don't stop me!"
"Uncle Kuan, don't hit you!"
The people around were all talking at once again.
Huang San looked at Old Uncle Kuan, his eyes rolled around like two little tadpoles, and he shouted, "No beating? My people were beaten, why didn't the Geng family give me an explanation? It's okay not to beat.
The Soldiers and Horses Division went over and said: According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, how should private fights be judged if they see blood?"
As he spoke, he snorted coldly, "If my brother misses work, training, and food and drink expenses when he is a doctor, the Geng family will have to pay for it! It takes a hundred days to break the muscles and bones. If he suffers from sequelae and is unable to work for the rest of his life, who will take care of him?"
Since your old Uncle Kuan wants to be a good person, ask the Geng family to give him an explanation!"
The men of the Geng family were so angry in the courtyard that they gnashed their teeth and yelled, "Fart, fart, fart! This scoundrel, why did he arrest my grandson and burn my house down?"
"Who the hell heard that? You, a cunning man, will be punished even more for spewing blood!" shouted the beaten ruffian.
"I can't defeat you! Anyway, we are here to guard our ancestors' property. If you have the guts, come in!" The man from the Geng family became angry and shouted loudly, "Look at us, we have torn you bastards into pieces.
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"Grandma's is more vicious than our men!" Huang San sneered, "I won't shed tears until I see the coffin!"
At this time, someone suddenly shouted from the side.
"Official servant!"
"The inspection gentlemen are here!"
This chapter has been completed!