On the other hand, Ding San's mother seemed to have just realized something. She suddenly let out an oops. First her eyes widened with a look of surprise, and then she quickly looked at everyone in the hall. As if no one had noticed, she quickly lowered her head.
Go ahead and pretend nothing happened.
In this way, even a fool can't say it's nothing.
Seeing that Ding San was still struggling to speak, Village Chief Ding stared at his mother, "What's your reaction? You know something, right? Why don't you tell me quickly? I really want the police to arrest San'er.
Let me see what you do!"
Please make it clear here quickly so that he can plead for mercy and redress.
Otherwise, if he was really put in jail, he wouldn't have to go out to get people!
Mrs. Ding San raised her head and glanced at Village Chief Ding. She opened her mouth to say something, then shook her head, "What do you want me to say? I don't know anything!"
Village Chief Ding directly used his trump card, "Don't tell me, right? That's fine, I don't care. I'll let San'er be arrested, slapped, and imprisoned. Just go ahead and cry! Don't ask me to save people then."
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"Oh, no!" Mrs. Ding San was anxious and struggled.
Finally, he slapped his thigh and started crying.
"My third son's life is miserable! He lost his father when he was three years old. I, who is both mother and father, drag him all the time and urinate. He has neither enough food nor clothing nor warmth. It's miserable! He still has to be beaten.
The other kids joked that he didn't have a father. It was hard for him to grow up, and I was worried about finding a wife for him."
"If he can't find a wife for such a single Miaomiao, no one will care for him until he retires. How miserable!"
"But he is like this, our family is poor, and no daughter is willing to marry him! I have no choice!"
"It's not easy. There is a family over there in the mountain who is willing to marry their daughter, but the bride price is much more, it costs ten taels of silver! How do you think I can get it? But if I don't get it, this daughter-in-law won't be able to get it back.
I can’t help it!”
"Isn't this just a mouthful? Nowadays, the people in these ten miles and eight villages, let alone the Cheng family, are really prosperous, and the Song family in Songshan Village has made a lot of money, right? Look at this
The big house is so grand. I heard that a two-story building was built to live in, just like the daughter of a wealthy family. I took a look at it from a distance a few days ago. It really looks like a palace. It's so beautiful!
No matter how old or young you are, the Song family must be rich."
As she spoke, she pinched her son, "I just said that, but I didn't expect you, a bastard, to be so bold as to break in and steal things!"
Then he glared at Song Qiu and said: "Look, this bastard is just out of his mind and wants to steal some money to get a wife. He is also suffering. There is nothing we can do about it. Just look at him and get stabbed."
For my sake, let’s forget it? Huh?”
I didn't expect this to be the case.
Just say that I have always been sneaky, but what happened this time? It turned out that I wanted to steal money.
Village Chief Ding also had a look of resentment on his face, "You make snacks in the morning, work hard on your two acres of land, and live a life of your own responsibilities. How come your daughter is not willing to marry you? You deserve it! I'll take you."
You asked for this broken leg! You are being called a thief!"
Ding San, who had been silent until now, muttered, "Oh no! I was stabbed as soon as I opened the window. It hurt so much that I just ran away, but I didn't steal anything."
His mother then answered loudly, "I didn't steal anything. That eldest niece of the Song family, let's just forget it, ah? He deserves to be stabbed, and we accept it and won't ask you to pay for the medicine!"
Song Qiu almost stopped laughing, "Your family has the nerve to ask for money for medicine? Breaking into someone's house trespassing, beating him to death, what's the point of just stabbing him once? He must have run fast, if he dares to come again next time, I will stab him directly
Brain!”
Ding San trembled, and his mother was so frightened that she opened her mouth wide. When she came to her senses, she hurriedly shook her head, "I don't dare, I won't dare next time!" It's better to live than to die. If you can't get a wife, you won't get a wife.
Village Chief Ding smiled and tried to smooth things over, "Old man, look at what happened, we are not outsiders, so there is no need for the reporting officer, right?"
Village Chief Tang looked at Song Qiu.
Song Qiu shook his head, acting like the village chief and grandpa, you just have to figure it out.
Here, she didn't care about pursuing the case. She stabbed him left and right, and her family didn't lose money or suffer any loss.
You can't really detain people and send them to see officials.
The village chiefs of both villages are here, and it is up to the village chiefs to make the final decision.
Village Chief Tang had the idea and said, "For the sake of Fawang's wife, we won't report this matter to the official today, but we can't just let it go. My brother and sister's family has been in trouble all night.
Even the people in the village have been busy for a long time, so it’s so hard to just handle it so lightly!”
Village Chief Ding also understands that this matter cannot be settled with just a few words. After all, this is not a matter of one or two chickens. This is breaking into someone else's house and trying to steal money.
I was mentally prepared at the moment and looked like I was all ears.
"If you don't tell me too much, I'll pay you a tael of silver and settle the matter!" Village Chief Tang said in a non-negotiable tone.
In order not to see the official, Ding Sanniang cried and begged to Village Chief Ding in the end. She asked Village Chief Ding to help him pay the money first, and then Du Chuanfu and others, who were holding a stick across the door, stepped aside and told them to go out.
Village Chief Tang walked away from Village Chief Ding for a few steps, and after muttering for a while, Village Chief Ding also left with a bitter and resentful look. He thought that he had to control Ding San well this time, otherwise, he would come out again next time.
Whatever happened, it would also disgrace their village's reputation.
When he came back, Village Chief Tang handed the one tael of silver to Song Qiu.
Song Qiu took the silver and immediately said with a smile that he would use the one tael of silver to buy white flour and make white flour steamed buns to distribute to every household in the village. At dawn today, every household came to help. It was also hard work and they should be thanked.
The village chief nodded, "I know you are a person with rules, so you can do whatever you want. But grandpa has something to remind you. Going forward, there will be no thieves or robbers in our area. But that is also going forward. Now your new house
It is beautifully built, and there are only a few people in your family. Everyone in the ten miles and eight villages knows that your family is an orphan, and you are a bully.
It’s a wake-up call, so you need to be more careful in the future.”
"Village chief, don't worry, I understand." Song Qiu nodded in agreement. After thinking about it for a long time, she probably had a plan in mind.
After everyone in the village has been sent away, the nearby workshop has also started working. There is a lot of white flour in the kitchen, so you can steam the steamed buns. After steaming, they will be sent to each house.
Song Qiu helped Old Yuan back to the house to take a nap, and was also talking about this matter.
"This house is too big. After what happened last night, I'm still scared when I think about it. What if someone more powerful comes and I can't wait for you to strike first? It's late at night and everything is pitch black. Then
The big garden, that big vegetable garden, if ten or eight people really come in, we won't even know it, don't scare them to death." Old Yuan clapped Song Qiu's hand, but there was still lingering fear on his face.
Song Qiu nodded and agreed: "What grandma said is true. I have been thinking about it. This house is too big and there are few of us. Even if we send people on duty at night to patrol, we can't take care of it. I thought
If we bring back some young and strong servants, if a thief comes, he will be able to deal with it."
With servants to protect her, she can rest assured when she goes out.