After the arson incident, Xu Wen's third uncle Xu Zhian called him several times. The most important message was that because Xu Wen was determined not to be the patriarch, he had no choice but to take over the important task of the patriarch. In addition,
He also told Xu Wen that a group of people from Jiangkai Real Estate had recently come to the village, and they were intimidating and offering inducements, making the village restless.
When his third uncle said that people from Jiangkai Real Estate had appeared in the village, Xu Wen thought that he should go back to the village to have a look. The people from Jiangkai Real Estate were different from the Wang family in the village. They could do anything.
After entering the village, Xu Wen felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere. Some old men and women from the Xu family were standing on the roadside whispering, while the Wang family, men, women, old and young, gathered in groups and talked loudly. Xu Wen passed by them.
At that time, I heard some intermittent voices: The Xu family is going to look good now. It depends on what they do. The Xu family is not monolithic.
Did something happen to the Xu family? Why didn't you listen to your third uncle? Xu Wen asked where his third uncle was on the roadside and quickly drove to the Xu family ancestral hall.
The door of the Xu family ancestral hall was closed. After Xu Wen knocked on the door, a small window in the door opened. Seeing that Xu Wen was coming, a young man said to him, "Brother Wen, please wait a moment," and then closed the small window. It seemed that
I went in to report. After a while, the young man opened the door a crack and let Xu Wen walk in.
The courtyard in front of the ancestral hall was full of people. It seemed that just like the last time when the clan leader was elected, the heads of every family came here, but this time people's faces were full of worries and there was no concern at all.
Looking very happy.
Xu Wen separated everyone and came to the door of the ancestral hall. He saw a wooden stake standing in the middle of the yard, and a person was tied to the wooden stake. The man looked about forty years old, with a dark face and big eyes.
Full of fear.
The patriarch Xu Zhijun stood in front of this man, holding a soft whip made of cowhide in his hand. Seeing Xu Wen come in, the patriarch nodded to him, and then continued the movements of his hand. The patriarch was seen holding the soft whip.
Raising it above his head, he came to the gate of the ancestral hall, knelt down in front of the ancestor's tablet and said loudly:
"My ancestors of the Xu family, Xu Zhijun, the head of the 36th clan, asked to become a monk today to punish the unfilial descendants who betrayed my Xu family. Please protect our Xu family and bring prosperity to our family."
After Xu Zhijun finished speaking, he kowtowed to his ancestors three times with a soft whip in his hand. Then he stood up and walked to the wooden stake, waving the soft whip in his hand. The whip made a crisp crack. He looked around with a majestic look.
The standing crowd said loudly:
"Every descendant of the Xu family, listen up. The unfilial son Xu Zhinian violated the Xu family rules, secretly colluded with our mortal enemies, the Wang family, signed a demolition agreement without authorization, harmed the interests of our Xu family, and committed a serious crime of betrayal of the family. Today we
Xu Zhinian was punished in accordance with family rules and his family was expelled from the Xu family and kicked out of the family tree."
"Expelled from the family, kicked out of the family tree."
"Expelled from the family, kicked out of the family tree."
"Expelled from the family, kicked out of the family tree."
Everyone agreed in unison with the clan leader's decision. Their faces were all flushed with excitement, and their eyes showed ferocious looks, as if they wanted to eat the man tied to the stake.
Xu Zhijun raised the soft whip in his hand high, and everyone stopped shouting immediately. Everyone stared at the soft whip in the patriarch's hand, looking forward to the punishment.
"According to the rules set by our ancestors, for those who betray the family, each descendant of the Xu family will send a representative to whip the traitor. The whipping must be done with all one's strength to show loyalty to the family. Starting from me now, everyone will take turns.
Don't be soft-hearted when whipping forward."
After Xu Zhijun finished speaking, he raised the soft whip high above his head, concentrated all his strength on his arms, and was about to swing the soft whip so that it would fall slightly on the tied person.
"Stop!" Xu Wen shouted, stepped forward and grabbed the whip-holding hand of his third uncle Xu Zhijun.
Third uncle Xu Zhijun turned his head and glared at Xu Wen and said sternly:
"What are you going to do?"
"Third uncle, you can't hit anyone. It's against the law."
"Hmph! What's illegal? This is our Xu family, and our Xu family has the final say on the Xu family's affairs." Xu Zhijun tried hard to withdraw his arm, but he tried several times without success. His arm was
Xu Wen held on tightly.
"Third Uncle, this is a legal society. Family laws cannot be greater than national laws. We must not use lynching to punish our clansmen." Xu Wen took the soft whip from Third Uncle's hand and held it in his hand.
"Xu Wen, do you also want to rebel?" Third Uncle said angrily, pointing at Xu Wen's nose.
"Third Uncle, let's talk carefully if we have anything to say, let's discuss any issues and find a solution together, but we must not resort to lynching or violate the law." Xu Wen said loudly to Third Uncle and his clan members.
After listening to Xu Wen's words, some of the tribesmen who were watching began to whisper. Some tribesmen were not in favor of using lynching to punish tribesmen, but because this was a family law left by their ancestors, if they objected, they would
He was looked down upon by his tribe, so no one dared to stand up and oppose him. Now that Xu Wen came forward, some people began to express their dissatisfaction.
However, there are still many stubborn and die-hard elements among the clan members who are loyal to the family law. When they saw Xu Wen snatching away the clan leader's soft whip, they all loudly rebuked Xu Wen.
"Get down here."
"Return the family law to the patriarch."
"Get out."
Several people even stood up and surrounded Xu Wen, trying to snatch the soft whip in his hand. Xu Zhijun saw that the situation was about to get out of control, so he shouted loudly:
"Don't move yet, let him tell you what solution he has."
Seeing the people surrounding him disperse, Xu Wen put the soft whip in his hand behind his back, walked to the wooden stake, and untied the rope tied to Xu Zhinian. Tears of gratitude poured out of Xu Zhinian's eyes, and he
As soon as his legs went weak, he was about to kneel down in front of Xu Wen, but Xu Wen grabbed him.
"Thank you, thank you nephew for saving me." Xu Zhinian murmured and wiped away tears.
"Okay, it's okay. Don't be afraid. Let's work out a solution together." Xu Wen patted his shoulder and said.
"How to solve the problem? He has already signed the demolition agreement. Can he get the agreement back?" A descendant of the Xu family next to him asked loudly.
Xu Wen was about to speak when suddenly there was a violent banging sound at the door of the ancestral hall courtyard. A dozen villagers named Wang opened the door carrying a huge log.
A group of police officers filed into the courtyard, each holding electric batons and explosion-proof shields, and surrounded the Xu family in the courtyard. The leader of the police, with a smile on his face, walked into the courtyard at the end of the group with square steps.
Xu Wen looked up and saw that this person was Wang Haijie, the deputy director of the Sanshan Township Police Station who had hidden the driving record memory card some time ago.