Dajing Village became lively again, but this time it was different from the panic last time. This time it was more about watching the excitement.
Most of the village was surrounded by people in the woods nearby, and people from Xiaojing Village also came over to watch.
Facing Bai Shan and these government officials, some people still couldn't hide their hatred and fear, but this did not stop them from watching the fun.
Some young people even climbed up the tree and stuck their heads to look into the middle.
Jia Wu and Jia Dalang, their father and son, were escorted to kneel beside them while the government officials were digging with hoes and shovels.
After digging for a long time, we finally found some traces, so everyone began to carefully sweep away the soil...
Zhao Shan had been buried there for ten years and had long since turned into a pile of bones.
The government officials dug out the bones and threw them up, while the county government officials squatted nearby and put them together...
Some of the little finger bones cannot be found, but most of the bones can be turned out, and after being spliced together, it can still be seen that they are the same person.
When the Zhao family who followed saw it, regardless of what they could see from the bones, they rushed towards him and were about to cry. However, Lieutenant Dong and his men stopped him and scolded him: "We just pieced together the bones. If you mess up the bones, turn around."
I'll tell you to fight hard, and you'll be charged with obstructing official duties again."
The Zhao family did not dare to pounce.
The person they haven't found for ten years is such a wicked person. How much affection can the Zhao family have for him?
They are shouting and crying so actively, not because of feelings, but because they want compensation.
But they also deserve compensation.
Wu Zuo carefully inspected the bones and saw that there were many cuts on the skull, so he told Bai Shan, "They were hacked to death."
The Zhao family started crying loudly, "Wow, wow, wow".
Bai Shan nodded and asked Jia Dalang and Jia Wu who were kneeling aside: "Is this the skeleton?"
Jia Dalang ignored him, and Jia Wu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, this is it."
Bai Shan looked around the bones and said to Jia Wu, "You have been able to sleep well in these ten years."
Jia Wu said quickly: "I, I can't sleep. I have always had a bad conscience. Sir, this is none of my business. This traitor killed me."
"It's not you who has the final say whether it has anything to do with you, but the law. Even people who don't understand the law can tell whether this matter has anything to do with you," Bai Shan pointed out.
A circle of onlookers asked them: "Tell me, does this matter have anything to do with Jia Wu?"
The shouts shook the sky: "Guangqian!"
Everyone stared at Jia Wu and Jia Dalang angrily.
In their opinion, the reason why their family members were arrested and the village has now become a famous "bandit den" is because of Jia Dalang, and it is because of Jia Wu that Jia Dalang became so evil, so they hate Jia to death.
There are two fathers and sons.
However, Jia Wu has always been a villain. Although the villagers hate him, they don't dare to do anything to him. At most, they scold him in private without letting him hear it.
Bai Shan looked back at Jia Wu, "You heard it," he said in a deep voice with cold eyes, "You cover up Jia Dalang's murder and help him dispose of the body. This is the same crime."
When Jia Wu heard this, his face turned pale. He couldn't help but take two steps on his knees and shouted: "No, no, sir, I can't help it. He threatened me with a knife, and when it comes to shielding, many people in the village are shielding him."
They robbed people in Xiaoliu Village, why didn’t you arrest them?”
When the villagers heard this, they couldn't help but started making noises. Someone shouted in the crowd: "Jia Wu, if you are going to die, don't hold us back..."
"Kill him. The reason why the village is like this is because of their father and son."
Immediately, some people threw clods of earth and stones at Jia Wu, and some fished in troubled waters and threw them at Bai Shan. Daji knocked away the flying stones with a wave of his scabbard, and looked sharply towards the direction in which the stones were flying.
Bai Shan's face darkened and he shouted: "Bold, what this county is talking about now is the death of Zhao Shan, and the robbery of Xiaoliu Village has been determined. The county has arrested all the people who should be arrested. Why, you are the same as Jia Wu
If you think this matter is not over yet, do you want to go to jail for a while?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately did not dare to throw stones at them anymore.
Bai Shan raised his chin slightly and said: "The reason why such a tragedy happened in Xiaoliu Village, and the reason why your Dajing Village and Xiaojing Village became what they are today, in the final analysis are all caused by ignorance, ignorance and unscrupulousness.
Morality and impure folk customs give rise to many evil thoughts, and then they turn evil thoughts into actions and become evil deeds..."
When Bai Shan said this, many villagers were ashamed and angry. If word spread, it would be more difficult for the two villages to gain a foothold here in the future.
"So next, this county will tell you what is wrong, what is right, and what is not allowed by the law," Bai Shan looked at them one by one and said: "The folk customs are not good, so we will change them. We are short-sighted.
Let’s learn, who is born evil?”
Bai Shan pointed at Jia Dalang who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Is it true that he was vicious and surly from birth, destined to be a murderer? Or is it obvious from the moment your child is born that he is destined to become a bandit?"
"No, the sage has said that it is the fault of a son not to teach his father. I only want to ask you, are the young people in your family who followed Jia Dalang in committing crimes, are they responsible for their upbringing?"
Many people in the crowd lowered their heads.
If more than one-third of the households in a place have someone commit a crime, and the crime is something like robbery, how bad will the folk customs become?
And the folk customs are like this, which are the bad customs accumulated from the previous generation, or even the previous generation. It is hard to believe how good and kind their parents and elders are.
Comparing Dali Village with Qili Village, we can see that folk customs are passed down from generation to generation.
For the people in this area, heavy scriptures have been used, and the next step is to educate them.
"You all have failed to fulfill your responsibilities as parents, and he," Bai Shan pointed at the pale Jia Wu on the ground, "is one of the most derelict fathers."
"Do you think that as a father, you can bully, kill and kill your children at will?" Bai Shan said: "Do you think that as a husband, you can beat and humiliate your wife? Not to mention secular ethics, both of these are against the law!"
"There are four crimes committed by Jia Wu. Hiding his son's murder and assisting Jia Dalang in disposing of the body are just one of them. The worst thing about him is that he is unkind and unjust, beating his wife and humiliating his son, and ruining the morals!"
Someone in the crowd couldn't help but ask: "Sir, is he going to jail?"
Bai Shan: "He doesn't need to go to jail. According to law, he should be exiled."
Everyone was so frightened that they took a step back. Exile was more terrifying than imprisonment.
But everyone was vaguely happy. They looked at Jia Wu with gloating, feeling that if he were not in Dajing Village, there would be much less criticism in the village.
Bai Shan glanced at their faces and sighed. It seemed that folk customs and such things still had a long way to go.
Bai Shandao: "Your Jia Lizheng has been imprisoned for shielding Jia Dalang and others. This county will assign you another Li Zheng. From now on, you must follow Li Zheng to learn legal knowledge and change the folk customs."
Bai Shan threatened: "If you don't want to commit crimes and go to jail in the future, or if the folk customs are corrupted and your children cannot get married, just listen to the class honestly and Li Zheng, and the county will come to see you from time to time."