Chapter 1995: Filial piety is not a reason for stealing
More people are echoing that person’s words:
"Yes, he stole things just to fulfill his filial piety. It's extenuating circumstances. Please forgive him and don't cut off his hand."
"Cut off his hand and he will be useless. His mother still depends on him for support."
"Yes, this is your first time to sell medicine, and you will come to sell medicine again in the future. Give him a chance to prevent him from retaliating against you."
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After listening to everyone's words, Mengyu looked at Gu Dongxing.
Gu Dongxing said coldly: "If he had successfully framed him just now, what kind of punishment would we have?"
The shopkeeper of Jishengtang said: "If he succeeds in suing you for false accusation, you must compensate him. This compensation is up to him, but it cannot exceed ten times the subject matter. In addition, you must also apologize to him."
Mengyu looked at everyone with a sad expression and choked up her words: "We came out of the Black Forest because I was pregnant and could no longer stay in the Black Forest. So I took the medicine I collected in the past two years with me and planned to sell it.
After taking the medicine, I bought a house to live in and have children.
This man stole my medicinal materials in the first place. If he sincerely repented and apologized, we might not be able to forgive him, but he had bigger plans. Not only did he not admit his mistake, he also falsely accused us.
If he succeeds in framing us, all the medicinal materials we collected for two years will belong to him, and we will be penniless. By then, we will not be able to buy a house and will be homeless.
No one would rent a house to someone else to give birth to a baby. My baby is most likely to be born on the street. If it gets caught in the wind and rain, one of the three will die, because I am pregnant with...
twin.
So, you think he stole things to fulfill his filial piety, and you think he was willing. However, if his purpose is achieved, but it kills us, mother and son, do you also think he is right?
Can his filial piety towards his mother be enough to deprive us, mother and son, of our lives?"
Before, everyone only thought that Lao Wai stole things out of filial piety, so they felt it was excusable. But now after hearing what Mengyu said, they felt that Mengyu was right.
Because this man caught him first and just asked him to take out his things and apologize. But he not only refused to apologize, but also refused to take out his things. Someone took the dirty things out of his arms, and he also wanted to
Go and take it back.
He even put forward an even more hateful condition: he wanted all the medicinal materials in this woman's basket, which shows that this woman is not a person who knows how to repent at all!
Seeing everyone's expressions of being moved, Mengyu continued: "Besides, if he wants to fulfill his filial piety, he should use his own abilities to earn money and honor his parents, but he stole the things and went back.
If his mother eats what he stole, and his mother eats something that does not belong to her, she will also become a thief and become guilty.
If his mother knew that the medicinal materials he brought back were stolen, she might not only not be cured of the disease, but also become depressed because of it. Not only would the disease not be cured, but it would be worsened.
It can be seen that if he steals things and goes back to honor his parents, not only will it not benefit his parents, but it will also cause harm."
When everyone heard Mengyu's words, they felt that she was right. They immediately felt ashamed that they had helped Lao Wai speak before. Yes, they only considered that the thief stole the medicine to fulfill his filial piety to his mother, so they felt that
It's excusable, but he forgot that his plan was successful. How pitiful this woman is!
I never thought that by using public opinion to force the couple to let the thief go, they were actually aiding the evildoer!